Georgetown Recruiting, Jeff Borzello, Notre Dame Recruiting

LUBICK UPDATE (UPDATED); GARLAND TO VA TECH

Updated at 11:55 AM Friday, July 10.

BY JEFF BORZELLO

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Will he or wont he? That is the question today about the possibility that Georgetown-commit Nate Lubick is not going to end up a Hoya after all.

According to a source with knowledge of the situation, Lubick is going to decommit from Georgetown and will look elsewhere.

“He is re-opening his recruitment,” the source said told NBE Thursday at the Reebok All-American Camp, seemingly confirming a rumor that began Wednesday night among some of the coaches in the Philadelphia University Gallagher Center.

However, a source close to the Playaz AAU program indicated late Thursday night that Lubick IS still committed to the Hoyas.

Lubick, a 6-8 forward from St. Mark’s (Mass.), announced his commitment to the Hoyas in early October of last year. A versatile big man who can run the floor, Lubick is ranked No. 47 by Rivals.com. He plays AAU ball with the New England Playaz, who just competed in the Adidas it Takes 5ive event in Cincinnati earlier this week.

Asked by NBE’s Chris Dokish this morning to comment, NE Playaz head coach John Carroll stated, “Right now Nate is committed to Georgetown. What he does in the future is up to Nate. If you know what I’m saying. Is that a fair way to say it?”

One major college assistant head coach at the event, who is not recruiting Lubick, predicted to us rather matter-of-factly, “He will [de-commit], plus he will eventually go to Duke”.

That remains to be seen where Lubick will go, or even if he will go, since he is still committed to Georgetown, but there is no doubt that many coaches at the events are talking about it.

A source with knowledge says that Lubick was considering Michigan and UCLA strongly before choosing Georgetown, but does not know where he will be looking for a second destination if he does open it back up.

Notre Dame could be a possibility, the source indicated.

Stay locked to the NBE Basketball Report for more on this possible Lubick story as we expect to see Lubick and the NE Playaz today at the BasketbBull First Eight event at the Mass Mutual center in Springfield (MA) and will look to see if he could set the record straight himself on the status of his commitment with the Hoyas.

-Chris Dokish contributed to this report
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Virginia Tech might have found its next point guard in a long lineage of excellent floor generals.

Tyrone Garland, a 6-1 2010 prospect from John Bartram High School in Philadelphia, has decided to commit to the Hokies.

“It was the right place for me to focus at,” Garland said at the Reebok All-America Camp in Philadelphia. “There’s a good coaching staff, and my family and coaches liked it there.”

There is a press conference scheduled for 5:15 p.m., where Garland will make his announcement official.

He said that he chose the Hokies over La Salle, Temple and Nevada. At the Rumble in the Bronx in June, Garland said he also had interest from Nebraska, Drexel, St. Bonaventure, Memphis, Seton Hall, Rutgers and Western Kentucky.

“I can make a good impact there,” he said. “I’m going to be bringing good shooting and I can be a coach’s point guard. I play defense and I play hard.”

Garland said he informed Virginia Tech head coach Seth Greenberg a couple of days ago of his decision.

A source close to the Virginia Tech program told me on Thursday that “we are very excited to get that one.”

Garland reportedly played very well at the Virginia Tech Elite Camp when he attended. It was his second time at the Blacksburg campus, as he also visited last summer.

As is the case with many highly-recruited prospects, Garland was happy to finish the process.

“I just wanted to get it over with,” he said. “During the games today, I was thinking about it. I wasn’t really into the game.

“I’ll be much more relaxed now. I’m excited.”

For more recruiting news and updates from Philadelphia today, see NBE’s Reebok All American Camp Update III.