Winning does have its rewards — though they may not come until months later.
After leading the Quakers to their first Big 5 win in four years, point guard Zack Rosen and forward Jack Eggleston were rewarded on Tuesday.
Rosen was named as a first-team selection on the all-Big 5 men’s basketball team, joining Temple’s Lavoy Allen and Ramone Moore and Villanova’s Corey Fisher and Corey Stokes.
Rosen, who was a second-team selection last year, averaged a team-high 14.3 points during his junior campaign. He put together some of his brightest performances of the season against Villanova and La Salle, scoring 20 and 19, respectively.
As for Eggleston, the second-team nod provides some consolation after the senior was only an honorable mention all-Ivy.
The 6-foot-8 Noblesville, Ind., native led the Quakers with eight boards a game and was a consistent force down low. Eggleston leaves Penn as the 17th-highest scorer in the program.
Staying put. For a moment, it looked as if Harvard coach Tommy Amaker would follow Princeton’s Sydney Johnson out of the Ivy League.
But only for a moment.
Amaker reportedly met with University of Miami officials yesterday to discuss the vacant head coaching position, but after deliberating, he has decided to stay at Harvard.
Amaker said in a statement released by the university, “I am appreciative of and flattered by the interest shown in me by other fine universities, but I am proud and honored to represent Harvard. I look forward to continuing my efforts to teach, lead and serve at this great institution.”
‘Pooh’ nabs another stud. Jerome Allen may be adding one more feather to his recruiting cap.
Flint Powers star Patrick Lucas-Perry will announce his decision this afternoon after narrowing down his choices to Penn and Oakland University.
There are reports that Lucas-Perry will join the Quakers, and if he does, he will become the seventh member of Penn’s recruiting class of 2011, which already includes Henry Brooks, Keelan Cairns, Camryn Crocker, Simeon Esprit, Xavier Harris and Greg Louis.
Lucas-Perry, a 5-foot-11, 165-pound point guard from Flint, Mich., has opened eyes across the country with his solid play and his great pedigree. His brother, Laval, transferred to Oakland after playing at the University of Michigan. Lucas-Perry has also been coached in AAU by former Michigan and NBA forward Tim McCormick on Team Legion.
The Johnson fallout. Princeton is still reeling from the sudden departure of coach Sydney Johnson for Fairfield.
The Tigers lost one recruit when Lincoln Christian senior guard Clay Wilson decommitted.
The 6-foot-3 Wilson was “shocked” by the sudden departure of Johnson who will now be coaching in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
Meanwhile, Princeton Athletic Director Gary Walters is still looking for a replacement. The leading contenders are assistant coach Brian Earl, Northwestern assistant coach Mitch Henderson or American assistant Mike Brennan. All are former Tigers’ players.
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