USF Inks Prep Standout Dante Curry BBall

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USF Inks Prep Standout Dante Curry

TAMPA, Fla. – The University of South Florida men’s basketball program has announced the signing of prep standout Princeton “Dante†Curry to a National Letter of Intent, head coach Robert McCullum announced Wednesday evening on the opening day of the signing period.

Curry, a 6-4, 175-pound guard, will join the team next fall and have four years of eligibility.

“We are extremely happy to add Dante to our program,†McCullum said. “He is a player we targeted two years ago and have had the opportunity to evaluate and observe him in numerous situations.â€Â

Curry is entering his senior campaign at Kissimmee Poinciana High School. A first team all-county selection by the Orlando Sentinel as a junior, he averaged 19.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game last season.

A varsity starter since his freshman campaign, Curry has garnered all-conference accolades each of the previous two seasons.

“Dante is an explosive and skilled player who can play both guard positions,†McCullum added. “His ability will give him a great opportunity to come in right away and make his presence felt.

“Dante has never wavered since making his verbal commitment and we are happy to know this was his first choice and where he wants to be.â€Â

[Velcro]

Awesome... man...we are going to have some big guards next year...  Dennis/Howard/Curry all over 6'2.

[TripleB]

Awesome... man...we are going to have some big guards next year...  Dennis/Howard/Curry all over 6'2.

Next year .........  :'(

[Velcro]

I am confident that Mac will get the current roster playing well, but certainly depth is going to be a HUGE problem this year.

[smazza]

great news

[bulls96go]

luck be a lady next year!

[USFMikeB]

How did we manage to get such a high quality recruit when there's such a powerhouse program in his own backyard?

[Velcro]

High quality recruit... don't let the darksiders hear that?  They would never want to admit that Mac is actually a pretty good recruiter.  They'll just say I'll hold judgement til i see the kid play... but then when someone isn't "highly touted", they will attack Mac for not recruiting the big name player instead of reserving judgement.

From what I have heard, FSU's Leonard Hamilton said Chris Howard is going to be First Team All Big East in his freshman year (that was before his injury)... We shall see, but that is a mighty high praise from a pretty good coach that has McDonald's All-Americans on his roster.

Assuming we are healthy, which is ALWAYS a big if... next year's roster:

PG Chris Howard(rs fr)/Dante Curry(fr)/Capko(sr)

SG Collin Dennis(jr)/Dante Curry(fr)

SF Melvin Buckley(sr)/McHugh Mattis(sr)/Rob Thomas(fr)

PF Zaronn Cann(so)/Melvyn Richardson(sr)/Aris Williams(so)

C Franklin Jones(fr)/Frane Markusovic(so)

And the recruiting class isn't done yet.

Next year's team isn't shaping up to badly.

This year is going to be rough, but it will be very important to gain that experience.

[TripleB]

High quality recruit... don't let the darksiders hear that?  They would never want to admit that Mac is actually a pretty good recruiter.  They'll just say I'll hold judgement til i see the kid play... but then when someone isn't "highly touted", they will attack Mac for not recruiting the big name player instead of reserving judgement.

From what I have heard, FSU's Leonard Hamilton said Chris Howard is going to be First Team All Big East in his freshman year (that was before his injury)... We shall see, but that is a mighty high praise from a pretty good coach that has McDonald's All-Americans on his roster.

Assuming we are healthy, which is ALWAYS a big if... next year's roster:

PG Chris Howard(rs fr)/Dante Curry(fr)/Capko(sr)

SG Collin Dennis(jr)/Dante Curry(fr)

SF Melvin Buckley(sr)/McHugh Mattis(sr)/Rob Thomas(fr)

PF Zaronn Cann(so)/Melvyn Richardson(sr)/Aris Williams(so)

C Franklin Jones(fr)/Frane Markusovic(so)

And the recruiting class isn't done yet.

Next year's team isn't shaping up to badly.

This year is going to be rough, but it will be very important to gain that experience.

Isn't one of those incoming next year wavering a little now, not signing just yet? Jones, maybe?

[Velcro]

Haven't heard that

Jones is being encouraged to follow in Howards footsteps and go back to his regular school to focus on academics to get eligible.

Not sure on Rob Thomas, hopefully he stays committed... very good pickup.

They are still fighting for Mayfield from Texas... we really need some big bodies, and he and Jones are very big.