Post by elp525 on Oct 25, 2011 8:19:25 GMT -5
10/24/2011
Chip Fontanazza
MetroNews Recruiting
The Mountaineers have found the shooting guard they have been looking for in the 2012 recruiting class. 6-foot-3 guard Terry Henderson from Neuse Baptist Christian School in Raleigh, North Carolina has committed to WVU. Henderson made the announcement at his school on Monday afternoon.
The North Carolina native becomes the third recruit in the Mountaineers’ 2012 recruiting class. He joins guard Eron Harris and forward Elijah Macon. The Mountaineers received all three of these commitments in the past month.
WVU assistant coach Jarrod Calhoun recruited Henderson who's a 3-star prospect by Scout.com. West Virginia was also after highly touted shooting guard Andrew White from The Miller School in Charlottesville, Virginia. Both players took official visit to West Virginia in the past month, but Henderson was the first to pledge to the Mountaineers.
Henderson has scored over 2,000 points in his high school career and has won two state championships and a national championship at Neuse Baptist Christian School. He has been called the best-kept secret in Raleigh by Neuse head coach Ken Adrian.
“I know some of the highly rated players in Raleigh, but Terry is the best shooter,” Adrian told the News & Observer in Raleigh. “Come on out and watch, and you will agree with me.”
The reason Adrian calls him a secret is because Neuse is a very small school (235 students K-12) and they were never known for basketball until Henderson arrived in 2007.
When Henderson arrived, the coaches noticed how talented he was and he made the varsity squad in 8th grade. He did get offers to play at many other top basketball schools in the area, but decided to stay at Neuse, a school that isn’t on the top of many college recruiter lists.
“I wanted to stay [at Neuse] to try and build the program,” said Henderson to the News & Observer.
That’s exactly what Henderson did. Meanwhile, Henderson played a huge role for the school in 2010, when they won the 2010 NCSAA Division III national championship.
Now Henderson will join a team that plays in the toughest conference in the nation and will try to help Bob Huggins win a national championship.
Chip Fontanazza
MetroNews Recruiting
The Mountaineers have found the shooting guard they have been looking for in the 2012 recruiting class. 6-foot-3 guard Terry Henderson from Neuse Baptist Christian School in Raleigh, North Carolina has committed to WVU. Henderson made the announcement at his school on Monday afternoon.
The North Carolina native becomes the third recruit in the Mountaineers’ 2012 recruiting class. He joins guard Eron Harris and forward Elijah Macon. The Mountaineers received all three of these commitments in the past month.
WVU assistant coach Jarrod Calhoun recruited Henderson who's a 3-star prospect by Scout.com. West Virginia was also after highly touted shooting guard Andrew White from The Miller School in Charlottesville, Virginia. Both players took official visit to West Virginia in the past month, but Henderson was the first to pledge to the Mountaineers.
Henderson has scored over 2,000 points in his high school career and has won two state championships and a national championship at Neuse Baptist Christian School. He has been called the best-kept secret in Raleigh by Neuse head coach Ken Adrian.
“I know some of the highly rated players in Raleigh, but Terry is the best shooter,” Adrian told the News & Observer in Raleigh. “Come on out and watch, and you will agree with me.”
The reason Adrian calls him a secret is because Neuse is a very small school (235 students K-12) and they were never known for basketball until Henderson arrived in 2007.
When Henderson arrived, the coaches noticed how talented he was and he made the varsity squad in 8th grade. He did get offers to play at many other top basketball schools in the area, but decided to stay at Neuse, a school that isn’t on the top of many college recruiter lists.
“I wanted to stay [at Neuse] to try and build the program,” said Henderson to the News & Observer.
That’s exactly what Henderson did. Meanwhile, Henderson played a huge role for the school in 2010, when they won the 2010 NCSAA Division III national championship.
Now Henderson will join a team that plays in the toughest conference in the nation and will try to help Bob Huggins win a national championship.
