Antonio Pena

Offered per Pena.

07/13/05: "According to sources close to the situation, the 6-7, 220-pound Pena, who spent last season at St. Thomas More (Conn.) under Jere Quinn, will announce he is committing to Villanova on Thursday." - www.ScoutHoops.com (3 to 1)

07/07/05: "Small forward Antonio Pena continues his impressive play. In addition to consistently knocking down his 17-foot and in jumpshot, he is posting up strong and grabbing boards while leading his team out on the break." - www.RivalsHoops.com

07/06/05: "Antonio Pena has five schools on his list and claims offers from all of them. He mentioned Louisville, Pittsburgh, St. John's, Illinois, and Cincinnati." - www.PrepStars.com

07/06/05: "St. Thomas More's Antonio Pena said Louisville, Georgia, Miami, St. John's, Villanova and Cincinnati have all offered." - www.RivalsHoops.com

07/04/05: Listed as the 86th best player in his class. - www.ScoutHoops.com

06/24/05: "Right now, he projects as a power forward." - www.RivalsHoops.com

06/20/05: Listed as the 88th best player in his class on the RSCI list (consensus of five recruiting services)

06/12/05: "He's aggressive, plays hard and has Big East written all over him." - www.ScoutHoops.com

06/08/05: Listed as the 131st best player in his class. - www.RivalsHoops.com

06/06/05: Listed as the 61st best player in his class. - www.PrepSpotlight.com

06/02/05: "Pena said that he's seriously considering Villanova, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Miami (FL), Georgia, Syracuse, Louisville and St. John's." - ScoutHoops.com

05/23/05: "The 17's upended the Metro Hawks 83-78, keyed by Antonio Pena's 27 point performance (19 in second half). . .In the second half, Pena came alive on the offensive end. The 6-foot-7, 230-pound power forward from St. Thomas More Prep (CT) swished a 13-footer along the baseline, knocked down a three to help Juice draw to within four at 56-52 with 12:02 to play, and canned another trey two minutes later to keep things close." - www.NewYorkInsider.com

05/03/05: "My list is: Louisville, Syracuse, Miami, Cincinnati, St. John's, Pittsburgh, Texas, and Georgetown," said Pena. "They've all offered. Coaches from all of the schools came in to see me recently." Pena does not currently have a leader and he doesn't have a time table for his decision." - www.NewYorkInsider.com

04/19/05: "Listed Villanova, St. John's, Miami, Cincinnati, Louisville and Syracuse (all schools listed have offered)." - RivalsHoops.com

12/02/04: "A year ago Antonio Pena was a junior power forward doing most of the dirty work inside for Sebastian Telfair's Abraham Lincoln HS Railsplitters in Brooklyn, NY. Although Telfair was clearly the focal point of that team, it wasn't hard for coaches to spot Pena and recognize the talent and work ethic that he possessed. This year Pena transferred to St. Thomas More and re-classified as a junior. . . " - RivalsHoops.com

11/25/04: "This strong rebounder has good bounce and facing skills. He recently re-classified as a junior. This will allow him to catch up academically, plus give him time to develop inside-out game. Capped a solid weekend with 21 points versus Fork Union and was in double figures on the boards twice!" - www.hoopmasters.com

11/05/04: "Antonio Pena, a 6-7 now-junior who is being given more leeway to step out onto the perimeter and develop his wing skills. "I've been really impressed with Antonio because when he first got here, I thought he was an inside player," Quinn said. "But he's skilled away from the basket. He has some of the skills of a three-man, but can defend bigger players." - ScoutHoops.com

10/01/04: Named First Team All Tourney (along with Andray Blatche) at the IS8 Fall Championship Weekend in NYC.

08/12/04: Listed as the 71st best player in his class. - RivalsHoops.com