Penn commitment: Cameron Gunter (updated 2/20/10)
20 February, 2010The Vitals:
Height: 6-8
Weight: 185 lbs.
High School: Ridley HS, PA
What the Ratings Agencies Say:
ESPN: Grade 75
Scout.com: *
Rivals.com: N/A
High School Team and Results
Team profile: The Green Raiders
2/19: Central Bucks South beat Ridley in a first round playoff game, 41-32. Gunter picked up early fouls and finished with 2 points. Now it’s time to hit the weight room.
2/16: Penncrest blew open a close, low-scoring game at the foul line in the 4th quarter and beat Ridley 45-26 to win the Central League Championship. Gunter led Ridley with 11 points and 6 rebounds.
2/13: In a Central League semifinal game at Lower Merion, Gunter led Ridley with 15 points and 10 rebounds and the Green Raiders upset Lower Merion 42-40. They’ll play Penncrest in the finals on Tuesday.
2/8: Gunter scored 11 points but Ridley (14-7, 11-4) fell to first place Lower Merion 55-47.
2/6: Philadelphia Inquirer item on Gunter and Ridley (2nd item)
2/2: Gunter had 8 points, 8 rebounds and 6 blocks as Ridley (14-6, 11-3) beat Haverford High 44-23.
2/2: Delco Times article on Gunter
1/30: Gunter again led Ridley (13-6, 10-3) with 10 points but they lost to Haverford School 51-43.
1/29: Ridley (13-5, 10-3) lost to Conestoga 36-33. Gunter led the team with 10 points.
1/26: Ridley (13-4, 10-2) topped Garnet Valley 46-33. Gunter led the team with 15 points and 10 boards.
1/23: Ridley (12-4, 9-2) lost a non-League game to Downingtown West 41-37. Gunter scored a team-high 18 points.
1/22: Gunter scored 10 and and had the game-winning assist as Ridley (12-3, 9-2) won at Penncrest (13-2, 9-2) 41-38 in OT.
1/20: Gunter scored 4 in another Ridley defensive defensive battle, beating Radnor 37-29.
1/16: Gunter scored 6 as Ridley punished Haverford 47-26.
1/15: Ridley (9-3, 6-2) blew a big lead in the fourth quarter but held on for a 52-48 win at Marple Newtown. Gunter had 10 points in a balanced scoring attack.
1/12: Gunter had a game-high 13 points as Ridley beat Strath Haven 42-34. Ridley does play D.
1/9: Ridley’s Gunter sticks to his verbal to Penn.
1/7: Gunter had 4 points and 9 rebounds as Ridley beat Harriton 47-38.
1/5: Gunter led Ridley with 11 as the Green Raiders beat Upper Darby 59-46.
12/22: Ridley lost to Lower Merion 41-35. Unofficially Gunter had 12 points (5-9 FG, 2-7 FT), 7 rebounds, 1 block, 1 assist and 2 TOs. Sophomore Mike Robbins (son of Penn alum Carl Robbins) broke a late tie with a 4-point play for Lower Merion.
12/15: Scored 12 as Ridley won at Garnet Valley 54-35.
12/12: Scored 16 as Ridley topped Academy Park 52-36.
12/11: Was held to 4 points but added 8 boards and 7 blocks in Ridley’s 48-37 win over West Chester Henderson.
December 13th, 2009 at 8:04 am
Steve: Hit the weight room, son.
January 11th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
Great to see it confirmed that Gunter is still coming to Penn. Dau has also confirmed his commitment as did Steve. Would be great to see Miles Cartwright and Casey James confirm and even better if Kevin Panzer came back into the fold for Penn…
February 15th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
Has Howard or anyone else seen Gunter play lately? Just looking at his numbers, his team’s success and the local paper coverage it sounds like he could be an immediate contributor. And if that’s the case then we’re going to have a deep and talented interior next year.
February 15th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
A number of people, including me, have seen Gunter play and opinions are very split. Some think he’ll be able to help next year, especially with rebounding and shot-blocking. Others think he’s a year away. One of the reasons it’s difficult to project is that he’s often the focus of the other team’s defense so he does not get a lot of touches in the offense and Ridley plays at a slow tempo (look at their scores). Gunter is more advanced than Garvin Hunt, and seems to enjoy playing more. He’s more advanced offensively than Cam Lewis and perhaps a little taller. He has a decent release in his shot and has some range on his jumper. He shows flashes of good moves in the post and is not a bad passer out of the post. He runs and jumps well. The big question will be how he responds to the pace of the college game (he may actually thrive in a faster tempo) and the physicality of playing against guys bigger and stronger than he is. But there’s no question he has a high upside if he works hard.