BIG EAST RECRUITING UPDATE: DEPAUL

September 23, 2008

VERBAL COMMITMENT ALERT: Mike Stovall, 6'5 G/F from Mineral Area College

DePaul Lands Mike Stovall of Mineral Area College (Chicago Hoops) as the JUCO guard, formerly of Chicago's Marshall High School, verbally commits to Jerry Wainwright and staff.


Projected 2009-2010 Roster:

Seniors: Will Walker (PG)
Juniors: Darquavis Tucker (SG), Mac Koshwal (PF), Mario Stula (G/F), Mike Stovall (G/F)
Sophomores: Mike Bizoukas (PG), Eric Wallace (F), Jeremiah Kelly (PG), Devin Hill (F), Krys Faber (C), Kene Obi (C)
Freshmen: No Commitments at this date


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DePaul lands their first commitment from the class of 2009 and they make some inroads locally as JUCO standout Mike Stovall is coming back home to finish his college career at DePaul. The 6-foot-5 Stovall originally signed with Oregon State after a high school career at Chicago's Marshall High School.

At Oregon State Stovall played in just seven games last season, scoring six points in 38 total minutes of action. Stovall left the school after one semester as he never felt comfortable that far from home and enrolled at Mineral Area College in a program that usually has several players from the Chicago area. Stovall will compete this season at Mineral Area and then move on to DePaul with two years of eligibility left.

Stovall is an athletic and versatile guard who can shoot it from deep. As a senior he averaged around 20 points and 8 rebounds for the Commandos of Marshall and coach Lamont Bryant.


Another new face on the floor for 2009-2010 at DePaul will be Ohio State transfer Eric Wallace. Wallace visited DePaul last spring and cancelled a visit to LSU last weekend, when he decided that he would make the Blue Demons his future team. After sitting out the 2008-2009 season with DePaul, Wallace will have three years of eligibility remaining, beginning in the 2009-2010 season.

Wallace played just 72 minutes last season in 15 games with the Buckeyes averaging 1.8 PPG. Wallace is a 6’7 forward, originally from North Carolina, who spent an extra prep season at Hargrave Military Academy before signing with Ohio State.

We are still trying to pinpoint exactly where the recruiting priorities for DePaul are in the class of 2009. Currently, two scholarships are open and one target getting a lot of attention is Brewster Academy swingman Givon Crump. Jerry Wainwright has made the trip to Brewster for an in-house visit and Crump will be making an official visit to the DePaul campus in the near future. Crump is an excellent three-point shooter and if your in to March Madness Betting that skill will interest you, the question with Jerry Wainwright remains, however, will he bring in enough horses around players like Crump or the current stars Dar Tucker and Mac Koshwal to make it into March Madness at DePaul.

Guards Darius Smith, of Marshall in Chicago and John Taylor of North Lawndale Prep also seem to be on the DePaul radar. As the fall recruiting period continues on, we will try and find more recruiting targets of the Blue Demons.

Other resources for DePaul and midwest recruiting news include ChicagoHoops.com, IllinoisHSbasketball.com and Illinois Prep Bulls-eye who all do a great job covering Midwest recruiting and updates often with news from DePaul on the recruiting trail.