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looks like decent offers from good schools
http://rivals.yahoo.com/smu/basketball/ ... ith-103115
usc

http://www.bvinews.com/all_news/sports/7321.html



Colleges lining up for Leslee Smith’s services
BY Dean Greenaway - BVI News Chief Sports Correspondent
Originally published: September 01, 2009 10:34:00 AM
Last updated: November 30, -0001 01:54:24 AM

image Former BVI High School player Leslee Smith

Former BVI High School standout Leslee Smith-who played on the BVI National Team that won silver in the CBC Championships hosted here earlier this summer-is getting looks from several colleges and universities.

After helping Team BVI to the silver, Smith returned to Houston where he has been over the last year, and participated in several tournaments with his AAU team, that has helped his stock rise tremendously.

During a tournament in Las Vegas SMU head coach Matt Doherty first saw the 6-foot-7, 245-pound wing.

"I got a call after the tournament," Smith told PonyPride.com’s Armen Williams. "I was excited. My coaches were all telling me that after that tournament I'd be getting some offers because of my performance. I was glad that they called me."├óΓé¼┬¿├óΓé¼┬¿

Smith, a Humble Christian Life senior without much knowledge of SMU, eventually paid a visit and liked what he saw there. "I thought that it'd be interesting and at the same time I took an unofficial visit," he told PonyPride.com. "It was a good opportunity to work out and see the campus. I got there on Saturday morning pretty early."



Smith’s interest in SMU came after the Vegas camp when he spoke to Coach Doherty who said that he would definitely offer the BVI native a scholarship. "He said that I have a good feel for the game and he likes me as a player and a person," Smith explained. "He thinks that I could do well if I came to SMU."├óΓé¼┬¿├óΓé¼┬¿

Besides the SMU Mustangs, Smith has offers from Lamar and McNeese State, while USC was recently added.
"They offered right after the Double Pump tournament in Los Angeles," he said. "I was out there and went and visited the school, too."



With all the available options, Smith is favoring SMU.

"I guess the coaches at SMU make me feel more comfortable and I got a chance to see his coaching style. They're on top of my list because I know how Coach Matt coaches and I'm comfortable with that," he explained.

Smith still looks forward to visiting a few more programs and does not plan on committing until the late signing period.

Billy Joe wrote:I am eating a big turd sandwhich on this one. I did not think we could get him. Doh and his staff deserve a lot of praise for signing a great player.

I can only assume you had a nice dose of mustard or something to deaden the taste.

I assume we still have just a commitment. When is the signing period? Or is it already underway? Has he actually put his signature on the dotted line?

I believe the fall signing period begins Nov. 11.

From the article above:

Smith still looks forward to visiting a few more programs and does not plan on committing until the late signing period.


Do we know that he is now going to sign early?

SMU89 wrote:From the article above:

Smith still looks forward to visiting a few more programs and does not plan on committing until the late signing period.


Do we know that he is now going to sign early?

He's signing early and done w/visits. He'll be in Dallas over Thanksgiving for a big hs tourney. we need Mustang fans out, in Pony colors, supporting the kid. He'll love it

SMU89 wrote:From the article above:

Smith still looks forward to visiting a few more programs and does not plan on committing until the late signing period.


Do we know that he is now going to sign early?

looks like this is a dated article......?

"Originally published: September 01, 2009 10:34:00 AM"

Very good -- Sept 1, 2009 is prior to November 3, 2009.

If you read past the date, the article provides background some might find interesting.

PonyDoh wrote:

SMU89 wrote:From the article above:

Smith still looks forward to visiting a few more programs and does not plan on committing until the late signing period.


Do we know that he is now going to sign early?

He's signing early and done w/visits. He'll be in Dallas over Thanksgiving for a big hs tourney. we need Mustang fans out, in Pony colors, supporting the kid. He'll love it

Nice - thanks.

SMU89 wrote:Very good -- Sept 1, 2009 is prior to November 3, 2009.

If you read past the date, the article provides background some might find interesting.

Um....I was answering your question about if he was still looking around at other schools, by pointing out that the date of the article was before he committed to us.

My question was do we know if he is going to sign early. (Which PonyDoh said is yes)

If someone commits prior to the early signing period, does that mean they have to sign early?

I would assume some still wait until the late signing period, but do not know for sure.

Just feel better when the ink is dry. Thanks.

Look at this way, you commit in October for the November signing period. The next signing period is not until May.

There's no way this coaching staff would allow that much time to go by. They sealed him by getting the commitment and will close this month. Too much time kills all deals. They didn't recruit this guy just to hang on to the verbal for another 7 months.

It's like a football recruiting commitment in January to have him sign in February. We should expect to see the formal announcement in November.

I think part of us are freaking out because we haven't had a kid with this kind of potential walk through our halls in awhile.

As for the Derrick Roberts comments earlier in this thread, I agree he was a disappointment. But I think his injuries had more to do with that than just his inability to play to his potential. He seemed like a good kid.

PonyDoh wrote:

SMU89 wrote:From the article above:

Smith still looks forward to visiting a few more programs and does not plan on committing until the late signing period.


Do we know that he is now going to sign early?

He's signing early and done w/visits. He'll be in Dallas over Thanksgiving for a big hs tourney. we need Mustang fans out, in Pony colors, supporting the kid. He'll love it

Where is the Thanksgiving Tourney? or better question which Tourney will they be playing in?

ponyscott wrote:

PonyDoh wrote:

SMU89 wrote:From the article above:

Smith still looks forward to visiting a few more programs and does not plan on committing until the late signing period.


Do we know that he is now going to sign early?

He's signing early and done w/visits. He'll be in Dallas over Thanksgiving for a big hs tourney. we need Mustang fans out, in Pony colors, supporting the kid. He'll love it

Where is the Thanksgiving Tourney? or better question which Tourney will they be playing in?

it's the pop up

http://www.metroplexhoops.com/

Thanks, but wow never heard of that school in the metroplex....will be there though.