http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/10915244 It appears Baylor will land the No. 1 basketball recruit in the country. D-One Sports coach Brian Clifton told CBSSports.com on Thursday that Baylor has hired his brother and assistant, Dwon Clifton, as its director of player development. On the surface, it's a meaningless transaction. But given that the Cliftons coach elite point guard John Wall, sources have indicated this transaction will lead to Baylor gaining a commitment from the Class of 2009's top prospect, and sooner rather than later. "After receiving offers from several schools in the Big 12 and many other conferences, Dwon has decided to accept a coaching position at Baylor University," Brian Clifton said via text message. "Dwon will rejoin his former collegiate coach Matt Driscoll as a member of the Bears staff." Driscoll was an assistant for Larry Shyatt at Clemson when Dwon Clifton played there earlier this decade, but that's barely crucial to the equation. The key to this development is Clifton's relationship with Wall, a quick, fast and dominant point guard who was spectacular in the Reebok Summer Championships last week in Las Vegas while leading D-One Sports to a runner-up finish. Officially, Wall is still considering Kansas, Kentucky, Memphis, Oklahoma State, Oregon, North Carolina State, Southern California and Texas in addition to Baylor. But that list should be dwindled to one in the coming weeks as the Clifton hiring precipitates Wall's imminent commitment to the Bears.
I gotta come up for some games this year. Can't wait...sad not being able to just drive 5 minutes to Ferrell anymore...damn graduation.
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NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Baylor is getting a lot of good recruits ... its absolutely amazing. We'll see if Drew can parlay it into an actual tourney win where it counts
All I've got to say about this is that I hope the NCAA is still monitoring Baylor's program... not exactly the cleanest over the last 10-15 years... from Daryl Johnson's wire fraud, to Patrick Dennehy/Carlton Dotson, to Dave Bliss... I'd be suspicious of this news...
they will be tough with Jerrells , Dunn and Wall; still don't understand all these top players going to a school with no tradition or fan support yeah we would have taken him but these Clifton guys are bad news. oh well, one of your ex' s{lucas} got us to a final four. we should lay about sixty on your football team in Stillwater this year!!
"still don't understand all these top players going to a school with no tradition or fan support" Because Drew outworks everyone else.
