ESPN's Top 5 A-10 Recruits --- URI has 2 of 'em!
Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2013 2:26 pm
Top Five 2013 Recruits
G E.C. Matthews
College: Rhode Island
Hometown/High school: Detroit/Romulus
The Rams earned this ESPN 100 commitment by besting teams from the Big 12 and Big Ten for his services. A tough and hard-nosed scoring threat, Matthews is best when he is removed from having to the run the team and free to cause havoc in the lane. He has a gift for contorting himself and finishing at the rim with strength and reliability. He'll play combo guard for coaches Dan and Bobby Hurley and hopes to eventually transition to the point.
SG Josh Brown
College: Temple
Hometown/High school: Jersey City, N.J./St. Anthony
A fringe ESPN 100 prospect, Brown is unique in many ways. He committed to Temple then decommitted only to come back to coach Fran Dunphy a second time. Brown is a typical St. Anthony winger who prides himself on toughness and will be a solid defender. His game is slashing to the rim, finishing and creating. What position will he play in college? Hard to say. He's that guy you begin practice with at one position and change your mind three times before the session ends. The one thing a coach won't do is take him off the floor.
PG JeQuan Lewis
College: VCU
Hometown/High school: Dickson, Tenn./Dickson County
VCU coach Shaka Smart is a proud evaluator of talent, and Lewis was a player the staff spotted a few years ago as it was chasing future UConn (now Vincennes University) center Michael Bradley in Tennessee. The Rams struck early with this veteran of a smaller AAU team and guarded him in July with the force of their full staff. Smart will lose Darius Theus after this season, so don't be surprised if he plugs in Lewis to play alongside Briante Weber.
PF Hassan Martin
College: Rhode Island
Hometown/High school: Staten Island, N.Y./Curtis
This is a power forward who you can't help but like. In the paint, he gives you a taste of everything and operates from a blue-collar perspective. The lefty is an extra-effort maven. He comes up with blocks, and he doesn't like to rebound; Martin loves to rebound. This is a get-it-done forward with a motor that is revved all the time.
PF Isaiah Watkins
College: Duquesne
Hometown/High school: Toronto/St. Benedict's
Good teams must have players like Watkins. He is a hard worker who takes tremendous pride in rebounding. In his area, he is a monster. Watkins is a team-first guy who understands when all the plays aren't run especially for him. He has played with talent beside him the past four years and hasn't minded cleaning up missed shots from his high school and travel team friends. His body is built for early playing time, and his approach to the position is wholesome and founded in being a part of a winning team.
G E.C. Matthews
College: Rhode Island
Hometown/High school: Detroit/Romulus
The Rams earned this ESPN 100 commitment by besting teams from the Big 12 and Big Ten for his services. A tough and hard-nosed scoring threat, Matthews is best when he is removed from having to the run the team and free to cause havoc in the lane. He has a gift for contorting himself and finishing at the rim with strength and reliability. He'll play combo guard for coaches Dan and Bobby Hurley and hopes to eventually transition to the point.
SG Josh Brown
College: Temple
Hometown/High school: Jersey City, N.J./St. Anthony
A fringe ESPN 100 prospect, Brown is unique in many ways. He committed to Temple then decommitted only to come back to coach Fran Dunphy a second time. Brown is a typical St. Anthony winger who prides himself on toughness and will be a solid defender. His game is slashing to the rim, finishing and creating. What position will he play in college? Hard to say. He's that guy you begin practice with at one position and change your mind three times before the session ends. The one thing a coach won't do is take him off the floor.
PG JeQuan Lewis
College: VCU
Hometown/High school: Dickson, Tenn./Dickson County
VCU coach Shaka Smart is a proud evaluator of talent, and Lewis was a player the staff spotted a few years ago as it was chasing future UConn (now Vincennes University) center Michael Bradley in Tennessee. The Rams struck early with this veteran of a smaller AAU team and guarded him in July with the force of their full staff. Smart will lose Darius Theus after this season, so don't be surprised if he plugs in Lewis to play alongside Briante Weber.
PF Hassan Martin
College: Rhode Island
Hometown/High school: Staten Island, N.Y./Curtis
This is a power forward who you can't help but like. In the paint, he gives you a taste of everything and operates from a blue-collar perspective. The lefty is an extra-effort maven. He comes up with blocks, and he doesn't like to rebound; Martin loves to rebound. This is a get-it-done forward with a motor that is revved all the time.
PF Isaiah Watkins
College: Duquesne
Hometown/High school: Toronto/St. Benedict's
Good teams must have players like Watkins. He is a hard worker who takes tremendous pride in rebounding. In his area, he is a monster. Watkins is a team-first guy who understands when all the plays aren't run especially for him. He has played with talent beside him the past four years and hasn't minded cleaning up missed shots from his high school and travel team friends. His body is built for early playing time, and his approach to the position is wholesome and founded in being a part of a winning team.