Tyshawn Taylor attends the same school as 2010 commitment Tristan Thompson, and '09 target Dominique Cheeks. He's a 6'2 point guard who signed with Marquette in the early period in November after considering Kansas, Georgia Tech, and Virginia Tech. He's taken official visits to Marquette, GT, and VT. That means he has two left.
He has already received his LOI release from Marquette, which he asked for because Tom Crean left there to take the job at Indiana.
According to this Scout.com premium article ---The Link --- he's whittling it down between Texas, Florida, and Kansas as to who will get his remaining two visits. Obviously that could change, but this late in the process I doubt it does.
I realize many folks --- including me --- are wondering where they're going to get the scholarship spots from, and the answer is, I have no idea. They have JD Lewis's former spot available for sure, but that's the only one we know about for certain.
I would assume Tyshawn Taylor's spot is incumbent upon DJ's decision regarding the draft, although as we're all aware, a player can declare for the draft and still return to the team.
J'Covan is supposed to sign on Monday, and I fully expect him to. He still has work to do to get qualified, but it's all doable, and I expect him to be on campus as soon as the NCAA Clearinghouse gives the all clear indication, which would probably either happen by the second summer session (my hope) or before school started.
Jeff Taylor is also supposed to make his announcement on Monday, and Devin Ebanks is coming in for an official visit next weekend. I think that's it at this point for the '08 class, but Taylor didn't pop up on the radar until very recently, so who knows?
What I will say is that if there's room, I'd love to get this kid. I don't think he's on the level of TJ or DJ, but he will add some length to the PG position, and he's certainly a high enough caliber talent that Texas could win at a high level with him.
Honestly, I can't quite believe we're this late into the '08 recruiting period and things are still this much up in the air.
He has already received his LOI release from Marquette, which he asked for because Tom Crean left there to take the job at Indiana.
According to this Scout.com premium article ---The Link --- he's whittling it down between Texas, Florida, and Kansas as to who will get his remaining two visits. Obviously that could change, but this late in the process I doubt it does.
I realize many folks --- including me --- are wondering where they're going to get the scholarship spots from, and the answer is, I have no idea. They have JD Lewis's former spot available for sure, but that's the only one we know about for certain.
I would assume Tyshawn Taylor's spot is incumbent upon DJ's decision regarding the draft, although as we're all aware, a player can declare for the draft and still return to the team.
J'Covan is supposed to sign on Monday, and I fully expect him to. He still has work to do to get qualified, but it's all doable, and I expect him to be on campus as soon as the NCAA Clearinghouse gives the all clear indication, which would probably either happen by the second summer session (my hope) or before school started.
Jeff Taylor is also supposed to make his announcement on Monday, and Devin Ebanks is coming in for an official visit next weekend. I think that's it at this point for the '08 class, but Taylor didn't pop up on the radar until very recently, so who knows?
What I will say is that if there's room, I'd love to get this kid. I don't think he's on the level of TJ or DJ, but he will add some length to the PG position, and he's certainly a high enough caliber talent that Texas could win at a high level with him.
Honestly, I can't quite believe we're this late into the '08 recruiting period and things are still this much up in the air.
