DARIUS SMITH - DEPAUL'S TOP TARGET??

Over the course of the past few weeks, Darius Smith and DePaul has been mentioned in the same breath quite often. Illinois PrepBullseye mentioned Smith as one of DePaul's top targets, and now the Chicago Sun Times blog has their opinion on Smith as DePaul's top target; These top targets would be ideal matches.

The scouting reports on Smith consistently praise him for his defensive abilities. A starter on the Marshall squad since his freshman year, Smith's scouting report also includes comments about how good of a teammate he is, as he is willing to do what it takes to win. His shot was questionable coming into this AAU season, and that, along with underexposure in prior years on the AAU circuit, likely kept high-major squads from strongly pursuing him. However, in the past few months, Smith has picked up high-major offers from Marquette, Minnesota, Baylor along with DePaul, as well as getting detailed looks at from Iowa State, Iowa, Kentucky and Wisconsin.