Recruiting Central: St. Joseph's Prep star Vasturia heading to Notre Dame

Posted: November 01, 2011

Allen Rubin calls Stephen Vasturia a coach's delight.

It turns out that Notre Dame's Mike Brey will become the lucky coach. Vasturia, a 6-foot-4 junior guard at St. Joseph's Prep, gave an oral commitment Monday to play basketball for the Fighting Irish.

He is scheduled to hold a news conference at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at his school.

"He's a terrific shooter, [a] heady player that has a great understanding of the game," said Rubin, a recruiting analyst and editor for Hoop Scoop recruiting service. "He moves well without the ball."

Hoop Scoop ranked Vasturia as the nation's 75th best player in the Class of 2013.

He reportedly chose Notre Dame over Temple, Northwestern, Penn State, Georgetown and Virginia.

"His upside is tremendous," Tony Sagona, who coached Vasturia for the Jersey Shore Warriors, told FiveStarBasketball.com. "He has great range. He's a great shooter. He just has a tremendous feel for the game. And he's a wonderful kid."

Vasturia averaged 18 points last season while playing mostly point guard for the Prep.

Jenkins on campus. Jalen Jenkins, a forward from Cardinal Hayes High in the Bronx, took an unofficial visit to Temple on Monday. The 6-6 senior, who is a year younger than most of his classmates, may attend a year of prep school before heading to college.

More commitments. Chestnut Hill Academy's Billy Dooley and Isaiah Baker of the Shipley School both announced their college plans last week.

Baker, a 6-8 senior forward, gave an oral commitment to Holy Cross. Dooley, a 6-4 senior shooting guard, accepted a scholarship offer from American.


Contact staff writer Keith Pompey at 215-313-7081, kpompey@phillynews.com, or @pompeysgridlock on Twitter. Read his blog, "Owls Inq," at www.philly.com/owlsinq

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