This week will be a big one on the recruiting front for Our Savior New American star forward
Cheick Diallo.
Pittsburgh head coach
Jamie Dixon saw the 6-foot-9 Diallo on Monday, Kansas head coach
Bill Self is due Wednesday and St. John’s coach
Steve Lavin and Iowa State coach
Fred Holberg are expected Thursday.
Diallo, who is an uncommitted and a consensus top-7 recruit nationally, last week won his second Gatorade Player of the Year honor. As a senior at the Long Island school, he averaged 17.6 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks for the 22-12 Pioneers. Diallo is considering Kentucky, Kansas, Iowa State, St. John’s and Pittsburgh and will commit in the spring.
St. John’s lost on Friday night to San Diego State in the NCAA Tournament
and Lavin has since said he hopes to be extended.
He will need to add at least one big next year, when it remains unclear if
Chris Obekpa will return. The Red Storm have three commits so far, all guards in
Brandon Sampson, Sammy Barnes-Thompkins and
Samir Doughty.
Lavin is recruiting several other bigs and guards both overseas and in the U.S.
