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'10 OH Wing Cameron Wright (Pittsburgh Verbal)
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Cleveland (OH) Benedictine
AAU: King James Shooting Stars
Ht: 6' 3.5"
Wt: 195 lbs
Former OSU verbal, decommitted/released 4/24/09
Offers: Wisconsin, Akron, Cleveland State, Ohio
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"I didn't think it was a big deal, the de-commitment," former Gopher verbal David Gilreath said. "I think this was the best decision of my life."
"(The University of Minnesota) didn't really compare," UW Kicker Taylor Mehlhaff said. "I loved the atmosphere here. It was pretty easy to cross (Minnesota) off the list. I wanted to play at the highest level possible but I also wanted to have that college atmosphere."
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05-14-2009, 03:06 AM
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Reportedly offered. The more info we can dig on this recruit, the better
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"I didn't think it was a big deal, the de-commitment," former Gopher verbal David Gilreath said. "I think this was the best decision of my life."
"(The University of Minnesota) didn't really compare," UW Kicker Taylor Mehlhaff said. "I loved the atmosphere here. It was pretty easy to cross (Minnesota) off the list. I wanted to play at the highest level possible but I also wanted to have that college atmosphere."
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05-14-2009, 10:07 AM
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You got this on the football board
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05-14-2009, 01:44 PM
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Heavy, I believe that is a pic of him freshman year as well. I am gonna try to find the other pics I saw, but he has filled out a ton.....thick and strong looking like JT now.
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05-14-2009, 04:46 PM
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Benedictine guard, OSU go their separate ways - Cleveland.com
4/24/09
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When Cameron Wright got off the phone with Ohio State men's basketball coach Thad Matta on Tuesday night, the junior guard from Benedictine knew he was not going to fulfill his dream of playing basketball for the Buckeyes.
Eighteen months after giving an oral commitment to Ohio State, Wright dropped that pledge and opened up his recruiting after getting the feeling the Buckeyes didn't want him anymore.
While recruits in football and basketball backing out of non-binding oral commitments isn't unusual, this wasn't a case of a kid changing his mind. Ever since OSU assistant John Groce, the primary recruiter for Wright, left to become the head coach at Ohio last June, Wright said contact from the Buckeyes had been sparse, and the call from Matta on Tuesday led to the final parting.
"I was definitely going to stick with Ohio State," said Wright, who had been one of five players pledged to Ohio State's Class of 2010. "I had thoughts when coach Groce left because I always thought I was one of his guys. But my dream was to go to Ohio State. But things became evident when they didn't show me any respect by giving me one call per month like they said they would do."
The NCAA limits contact with recruits during the season but it's not hard to send a message. Wright's high school coach, Rob Stircula, said Wright had contact with Buckeyes just four times since Groce left, and three of those were unofficial visits Wright instigated.
"He's been really down and disappointed, but he's had a bad feeling for a while," Stircula said. "He always kept putting it off because he wanted to go there so bad, so he kept ignoring the signs."
Schools sometimes rescind scholarship offers if players have troubles with academics or off-field issues, but that didn't happen here, with Stircula saying Wright's GPA is above 3.5. He was also a first-team all-state choice in Division II after averaging 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists per game.
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"I didn't think it was a big deal, the de-commitment," former Gopher verbal David Gilreath said. "I think this was the best decision of my life."
"(The University of Minnesota) didn't really compare," UW Kicker Taylor Mehlhaff said. "I loved the atmosphere here. It was pretty easy to cross (Minnesota) off the list. I wanted to play at the highest level possible but I also wanted to have that college atmosphere."
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05-15-2009, 01:13 PM
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Here's another article from an Ohio State reporter on Bucknuts.com after Cameron Wright's King James team beat the Florida Rams consisting of 3 Division 1 players( One going to Louisville, Fab Melo #2 center in the Country 7'0 275pd being recruited by everyone, and another big time player)... Cameron finished with 32points and was 7-7 from the line down the stretch..
http://www.bucknuts.com/blog/post-detail.php?p=6540
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http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recru...ory?id=4105144
The main player they talk about in this article is Langford from Florida Rams and 3 other players from his team.. Led by Cameron Wright with 32 points (7-7 free throws down the strecth, Derek Jackson (Central Michigan) 17pts (Wright's High School teammate, King James beat them 84-80...
This is what the article mentions about Cameron Wright: Six-foot-5 wing Cameron Wright (Cleveland/Benedictine) was very aggressive and did a good job attacking the rim in transition and slashing in the half court. He made his presence felt on the offensive glass and finished through contact.
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05-15-2009, 01:56 PM
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05-19-2009, 01:58 AM
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I would be ecstatic if Wright chose UW. He's the type of player many Wisconsin fans desire and a young man of exceptional character.
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05-29-2009, 12:47 PM
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Wright will visit UW June 11th.
And he is starting to pick up more D1 offers:
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Stircula said Indiana offered Wright a scholarship last week and that Georgia Tech and Minnesota recently joined a list of interested teams that includes Cincinnati, Dayton, Miami, Notre Dame and Xavier.
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05-29-2009, 12:52 PM
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I would be very happy to have Wright at Wisconsin....sounds like he won't make his decision until November. Let's hope he has a great visit here in Madison.
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05-29-2009, 02:22 PM
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Picture from a early December game in 2008 this past Junior season. pretty solid frame had 22 points, 6 steals, 2 blocks, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 turnover in this High School game against Padua.
Cameron Wright (Middle)
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06-10-2009, 08:23 AM
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Wright will be in Wisconsin weekend of June 12th to visit the University.
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06-10-2009, 10:13 AM
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It's supposed to be a pretty nice weekend in Madison....mid-70s on Friday and Saturday, slight chance of rain Sunday. Should make for a good time....hopefully they swing by the terrace  |
06-12-2009, 12:54 AM
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Rivals $
6/11/09
Wright spent the day (Thursday) touring the campus. Came away impressed. Visiting Notre Dame tomorrow, not in a rush to make a decision.
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"I didn't think it was a big deal, the de-commitment," former Gopher verbal David Gilreath said. "I think this was the best decision of my life."
"(The University of Minnesota) didn't really compare," UW Kicker Taylor Mehlhaff said. "I loved the atmosphere here. It was pretty easy to cross (Minnesota) off the list. I wanted to play at the highest level possible but I also wanted to have that college atmosphere."
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