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Columbia coach Joe Jones added a fifth member to his recruiting Class of 2006, securing a commitment from Wesley Matthews, a 6-3 shooting guard out of South Cobb High School in Georgia. Matthews was reported to be involved with Harvard after scholarship offers failed to materialize. He played with the Atlanta Celtics AAU team founded by the late Wallace Prather Jr., the father of former Cornell player Wallace Prather III .
The recruits:
PF Pawel Buczak – 6-8 – Moorestown HS (Moorestown, NJ)
F/C Zach Finley – 6-9 – St. Thomas More HS (Rapid City, SD)
SG Lincoln Gunn – 6-4 – De la Salle HS (Concord, CA)
G/F Chris Petrie – 6-5, 180 lbs – The Hun School (Gettysburg, PA)
G Marcus Schroeder – 6-3 – De la Salle HS (Concord, CA)
SG Blake Wilson – 6-4 – Haddonfield Memorial HS (Haddonfield, NJ)
The recruits:
C Elgin Fitzgerald – 6-9, 245 lbs – Palmer HS (Colorado Springs, CO)
C Kurt Graeber – 6-9, 250 lbs – Fullerton JC/Arizona State/Palos Verdes HS (Rolling Hills Estates, CA)
PG Robby Pride – 6-1, 180 lbs – Kent Denver School (Englewood, CO)
PG Brandon Ware – 5-11, 160 lbs – Seagoville HS (Dallas, TX)
Glen Miller — the most successful coach in program history — is now at Penn and Brown finds itself looking for his successor. Athletic director Mike Goldberger can go in several directions with the hire, and those close to the serarch say he’s looking to have a new coach in place by early June. Here are some of the candidates who have been mentioned publicly and privately.
The Classes of 2010 are taking shape at Harvard and Dartmouth with some recent additions, two of whom could be immediate impact players next season. Harvard brought in a pair of guards and a forward, while Dartmouth has added another point guard and center.