RE: OJ Mayo...

[Michael Ryan]

There is no validity to this. OJ decided his HS just a few months ago
and there is no way he is close to a college decision as of yet. 

I do know he has been on the Clifton campus more than once, so the
interest is there, but there is >4 years< to go !!   Jamar taught us
that players have very valid second thoughts. 

....and yes, he really is playing at NCH this fall.

BTW- he IS one heckuva player. 

Mike Ryan


-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Thomas [mailto:address@hidden 
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 12:48 PM
To: address@hidden
Subject: [UC Basketball] OJ Mayo...


> From The Hoop Scoop Online:

I know that verbal commitments from freshmen in High School are
virtually worthless considering the dynamics involving Jamar Butler, but
I found this
intriguing:

Wedneday, August 13, 2003  - Ironically, a week after we told you where
we thought each of the three top freshman - 6'6 Frosh Taylor King from
Santa Ana (Mater Dei) CA to UCLA, 6'3 Frosh O.J. Mayo from Cincinnati
(North College Hill) OH to Cincinnati, nad 6'1 Frosh Nolan Smith from
Washington (St. John's) DC to Louisville - in the nation were leaning in
terms of their college choice, King went ahead and made what appears to
have been the earliest verbal commitment on record when he picked UCLA.
Well, here we go again, as 6'7 Frosh Kevin Love from Lake Oswego (H.S.)
OR, who Patrick Stanwood ranked as the #2 player at the 14-Under/8th
Grade AAU National Tournament last week in Orlando, FL, could be a lot
closer to making a verbal commitment to the University of Oregon than
anybody realizes.

Here is the link:

http://www.hoopscooponline.com/visitors/scoop123.html

Any validity to this?