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Friday / April 19.
  • Collin Gillespie to Villanova

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    By JOSH VERLIN

    Just a few short months ago, Collin Gillespie was the most sought-after Division II recruit in the region.

    Instead, he’ll play his college basketball at one of the top Division I programs in the country.

    The Archbishop Wood senior guard saw his recruiting stock skyrocket over the course of the fall and winter, and ended the steep ascent on Saturday night when he called up Villanova head coach Jay Wright and accepted a scholarship offer from the defending national champions.

    “It was always my goal, as a kid, but I never really thought it was going to happen like this,” he said. “I just was playing just to play, and then see what would happen as I was playing and we went along. But I was excited when all of these schools started reaching out, and when I talked to Coach Wright and their staff and their players, it just felt right.”

    Click here for the full story on COBL.com.

     

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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