Basketball Picks Up Third Commit for '08

Dee Bost became the third Bulldog commitment for the '08 class on Wednesday. He was a senior in high school this past year but will be attending prep school, Hargrave to be specific, for a year to get his grades up to par. Thus the reclassification to an '08 recruit. Scout ranked him as a 4 star in '07 and had him as the 95th player overall and the 20th ranked shooting guard. He is still a 4 star in '08, but Scout doesn't rank reclassified players so I have to go by the '07 rankings. According to Rivals, Bost is a high 3 star, the #115 player in the country and the #21 ranked point guard. He averaged 17.8 points, five rebounds, and 4 assists his senior year.

Bost will almost certainly be a point guard at State and the replacement for Jamont Gordon. He might play SG for a while until he gets his feet wet. From what I can tell he is a distributor first and scorer second, which is fine as there will be plenty of other scoring options. Here's a little snippet:

Bost showed his toughness at the King James event in Akron. Will fire into the lane as though he is built like a prize fighter, as opposed to the smaller Satterfield-like frame he carries. Sees the floor well and loves to run the break. Is a very good shooter from deep, but loves the 'track team' style of play. - Mike Ryan

He played point guard in high school as well as playing quarterback and cornerback in football. He was the MVP of both the football and basketball state championship games, which if I'm not mistaken is the first time that has happened in North Carolina. Given that, its not suprising he was named the North Carolina male athlete of the year. Basically, he is just a leader and a winner. The Clarion Ledger has a little bit more on Dee Bost here and here.

This is really an impressive class Stansbury has put together here. We're talking close to the level, if not on the level, of a Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, North Carolina, etc type class. We're talking Final Four level potential. Thats right, I said it. Maybe we should ask him if he would want to start recruiting for football too? Just a thought. Assuming Gordon goes pro next year, we have one more scholarship left to give. If he happens to stay, then we are done for '08. Which would be fine with me.