Evansville get a committment

[Da Coach]

Steve Merfeld and University of Evansville have a new committment for 2007. With the graduation of 5 scholarship seniors (Matt Webster, Brad Strickland, Kyle Anslinger, Justin Petty, and Arturs Stalbergs) UE needs to "reload".
A 3-star 5'10" point guard Monice Garratt announced a verbal committment to Evansville. He finished a 4 year career at Westbury Christian High School in Houston last year, and has spent the last year at a prep school, Cornerstone Christian in San Antonio. He chose Evansville over offers from Illinois State, Northern Iowa, Northern Illinois, Texas-Arlington, and Missouri State.
He told TexasHoops.com in an interview yesterday that "Southern Illinois just started recruiting me and was calling, but I felt that Evansville was the right place for me and they have a good class coming in." He is a former teammate of Evansville freshman Jay Couisnard, who also attended Westbury Christian.

Article (premium)--

http://www.chicagosports.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=33747&sport=2

Rivals profile--

http://www.chicagosports.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=33747

Evansville's other recruits--
SIGNED LETTER OF INTENT......Pos...Ht...Wt...Hometown
Clint Hopf..............................PF...6-8..220..Birdseye, IN
Jonathan Vanhoose.................SG...6-4.........Russell, KY

COMMITTED/NOT YET SIGNED..Pos...Ht...Wt...Hometown
Monice Garrett.......................PG..5-10..150..Houston, TX
Lamar Lee.............................PG..5-11.........Lafayette, IN

Lamar Lee's status is uncertain after he was ruled ineligible to play his senior season in high school. Maybe that's the reason they got Garrett?

http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070131/SPORTS0103/701310350

[Da Coach]

Here is a list of all the 2007 commits for the 10 MVC teams--

Name Pos Ht Wt Status Home State School
Buycks, Dwight G 6'2" 180 Verbal Wisconsin Bradley
Egolf, Will F 6'9" 200 Signed Alaska Bradley
Maniscalco, Sam G 6'0" 175 Signed Illinois Bradley
Thompson, Anthony F 6'10" 190 Signed Texas Bradley
Williams, DeAaron F 6'5" 190 Signed Illinois Bradley
Korver, Kaleb G 6'4" 190 Signed Iowa Creighton
Stinnett, P'Allen G 6'2" 175 Signed Nevada Creighton
Walker, Kenton F 6'8" 215 Signed California Creighton
Daniels, Ryan G 6'1" N/A Signed New Mexico Drake
Faines, Wendell F 6'8" 220 Signed Nebraska Drake
Parker, Josh G 6'0" N/A Signed Illinois Drake
Garrett, Monice G 6'0" N/A Verbal Texas Evansville
Hopf, Clint F 6'9" 220 Signed Indiana Evansville
Lee, Lamar G 5'11" N/A Verbal Indiana Evansville
VanHoose, Jonathan G 6'4" N/A Signed Kentucky Evansville
Odzic, Sead G 6'3" 195 Verbal Illinois Illinois State
Rubin, Alex G 6'1" 185 Signed Minnesota Illinois State
Ashworth, John G 6'3" 195 Signed Indiana Indiana State
Printy, Jordan G 6'5" 180 Signed Iowa Indiana State
Carter, Aaron G 6'3" N/A Signed Indiana Indiana State
Vette, Clayton C 6'9" 230 Signed Iowa Indiana State
Austin, Lamont G 6'0" 165 Signed Kansas Missouri State
Brock, Tomas G 6'1" N/A Verbal Missouri Missouri State
Cline, David F 6'7" 205 Signed Arkansas Missouri State
Weems, Kyle F 6'6" 210 Signed Kansas Missouri State
Barz, Brent F 6'10" 200 Signed Iowa Northern Iowa
O'Rear, Lucas F 6'6" 220 Signed Illinois Northern Iowa
Bocot, Justin G 6'3" 170 Verbal Illinois Southern Illinois
Evans, Nick C 6'11" 245 Signed Illinois Southern Illinois
Fay, Carlton F 6'8" 230 Signed Illinois Southern Illinois
Wood, Brandon G 6'3" 180 Signed Indiana Southern Illinois
Alang-Ntang, Guy F 6'7" 215 Signed Wichita State
Baker, Evann G 6'2" 175 Signed Wash. D.C. Wichita State
Bowles, Denzel F 6'9" 235 Signed Virginia Wichita State
Hatch, Graham G 6'4" 195 Signed Arizona Wichita State

[tornado]

Re: Evansville get a committment

Steve Merfeld and University of Evansville have a new committment for 2007.

OK...does this guy now reconsider SIU and ISU?

[Big Mike]

OK.does this kid now consider siu?