Post by elp525 on May 8, 2011 9:03:13 GMT -5
05/07/2011
"Let's go, it's official I'm taking my talents to West Virginia University."
Those are the latest words from the newest member of the 2011 Mountaineer basketball team, Aaric Murray (Photo right, Credit: Aaron Bracy/Philahoops.com), who announced his intentions to play for WVU over Oklahoma State earlier this afternoon.
Aaron Bracy of Philahoops.com was at Murray's press conference and tweeted "Well Aaric Murray is here. Wearing #wvu clothes. I'd say it's official" right as the 6-foot-10 center entered the room.
“Just all-around program, Big East is the best conference, Coach (Bob) Huggins put a lot of people in the (NBA), I love the players…the school, I loved everything about it," Murray told Bracy.
“I had the wrong people in my corner,” Murray told Aaron Bracy of Philahoops.com. “I felt as though I made the wrong decision going to La Salle,” he said. “I wanted to go (to WVU) out of high school. Now I have a second chance, why not take it.”
There had been speculation for weeks that Murray was going to attend WVU after spending one season at La Salle. On April 30th, Murray tweeted "I'm the newest member of the West Virginia team!".
"At 6-foot-10, Aaric runs the floor well, can jump and certainly block shots, and he is agile enough to fit our system,” said coach Bob Huggins in a release by WVU. “Having Aaric practice with us and learn our system this year will no doubt help him when he is able to compete the following year. Our staff is excited to have him in our program for three years.”
Murray joins Aaron Brown (Darby, Pa., Penn Wood High), Gary Browne (Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, Arlington Country Day School/Jacksonville, Fla.), Pat Forsythe (Brunswick, Ohio, Brunswick High), Jabarie Hinds (Mount Vernon, N.Y., Mount Vernon High), Tommie McCune (Saginaw, Mich., Saginaw High), Keaton Miles (Dallas, Texas, Lincoln High) and Dominique Rutledge (Newark, N.J., Western Texas College) as signees in this year’s recruiting class.
"Let's go, it's official I'm taking my talents to West Virginia University."
Those are the latest words from the newest member of the 2011 Mountaineer basketball team, Aaric Murray (Photo right, Credit: Aaron Bracy/Philahoops.com), who announced his intentions to play for WVU over Oklahoma State earlier this afternoon.
Aaron Bracy of Philahoops.com was at Murray's press conference and tweeted "Well Aaric Murray is here. Wearing #wvu clothes. I'd say it's official" right as the 6-foot-10 center entered the room.
“Just all-around program, Big East is the best conference, Coach (Bob) Huggins put a lot of people in the (NBA), I love the players…the school, I loved everything about it," Murray told Bracy.
“I had the wrong people in my corner,” Murray told Aaron Bracy of Philahoops.com. “I felt as though I made the wrong decision going to La Salle,” he said. “I wanted to go (to WVU) out of high school. Now I have a second chance, why not take it.”
There had been speculation for weeks that Murray was going to attend WVU after spending one season at La Salle. On April 30th, Murray tweeted "I'm the newest member of the West Virginia team!".
"At 6-foot-10, Aaric runs the floor well, can jump and certainly block shots, and he is agile enough to fit our system,” said coach Bob Huggins in a release by WVU. “Having Aaric practice with us and learn our system this year will no doubt help him when he is able to compete the following year. Our staff is excited to have him in our program for three years.”
Murray joins Aaron Brown (Darby, Pa., Penn Wood High), Gary Browne (Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, Arlington Country Day School/Jacksonville, Fla.), Pat Forsythe (Brunswick, Ohio, Brunswick High), Jabarie Hinds (Mount Vernon, N.Y., Mount Vernon High), Tommie McCune (Saginaw, Mich., Saginaw High), Keaton Miles (Dallas, Texas, Lincoln High) and Dominique Rutledge (Newark, N.J., Western Texas College) as signees in this year’s recruiting class.
