Devin Wilson, a point guard from Mountour High School in the Pittsburgh area, tells me he has picked #Hokies basketball over GMason, St Joes— Mark Berman (@BermanRoanoke) April 15, 2013
Rivals.com lists him as a 3-star prospect, 6-4, 185 (http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Devin-Wilson-1...).
Here's more from Mark Giannotto.
Devin Wilson is 6-4, takes place of Robert Brown on #Hokies roster. JJ told me Fri he wants to play more guard-heavy lineups next season.— Mark Giannotto (@HokiesJournal) April 15, 2013
Devin's highlights are below.
He was the Post-Gazette basketball player of the year and said this:
"When I got up there, I really liked the campus," Wilson said of Virginia Tech. "I think a bond grew with the coaches. Plus, to play very high basketball in the ACC is a great opportunity."
Devin's a multi-sport athlete, according to Doug Doughty he had 71 receptions for 900+ yards his junior year.
Comments
This is good news because of the system JJ wants to run. An up and down attack needs more guards, which we don't have a lot of right now, so maybe by adding more bodies he can run his system and see how it works. I don't think 40 minutes of hell requires a lot of talent, just a lot of hard work. Defense comes down to effort, if you can get your guys to give effort on defense and force turnovers then the run-outs will be there and you don't need to have 5 star recruits to have an effective transition game (Florida Gulf Coast anyone?).