Two recruiting updates in the aftermath of Miller
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SHAREWith the fairly unprecedented move to remove Glen Miller as head coach in the middle of the season, the biggest impact of the decision will perhaps be on recruiting. Miller had seemingly hedged his job to an extent with a very strong recruiting class, which was potentially jeopardized by his dismissal. Once my finals are over later today I'm going to look into more of the impact on recruiting, but the Northstar Basketball Blog has already begun to figure out just how this move might shake up the already shaky Class of 2014.
NBB reports that local product Steve Rennard from St. Joseph's HS in Metuchen, N. J., was accepted to Wharton this past week and will definitely be coming to Penn. Penn's other top local prize, big man Cameron Gunter, is more unsure of his status with the Quakers after Miller's move. "Right now I'm just trying to get all the facts together and talk it through with my family," he said. "I don't know the full extent of the situation, so I can't comment on that right now." See the full text of NBB's report after the jump.
Steve Rennard Still Set for UPenn, Cameron Gunter Unsure
With the news that came out today that Glen Miller was fired as the head coach at the University of Pennsylvania early in his fourth year at the Ivy League school, five recruits' futures shifted. Though Miles Cartwright '10 of Loyola (CA) might be the most well-known nationally of the bunch, there are two local seniors that are committed to the Quakers in Cameron Gunter '10 of Ridley (PA) and Steve Rennard '10 of St. Joseph's Metuchen (NJ). I had a chance to catch up with both Gunter and Rennard this evening for an update on where they stand.
Gunter, a 6'8 power forward who drew mid-major interest and was a great get for Penn, told me that has yet to talk to anyone from the school. "No, I have not." Does the in-state standout still play on going to the Big Five program? "Right now I'm just trying to get all the facts together and talk it through with my family. I don't know the full extent of the situation, so I can't comment on that right now." Asked if he has been accepted to the Ivy League school yet, Gunter replied, "I received the 'likely letter' [which] . . . says that I will most likely be admitted to the school, which is more or less their form of admission."
As for Rennard, he still plans on going to Penn. "Yes, I'm still going. I got officially accepted into Wharton [the school of business] last week," commented the 6'1 combo guard. I inquired if that would be regardless of who the coach is, and Rennard answered, "Yes, most likely. I can't pass up Wharton." Has the sharpshooter spoken with anyone on the Penn staff yet? "No, I was told that [Assistant] Coach [Michael] Martin was either going to call me tonight or tomorrow." He added, "My mom spoke to him earlier."
Right now, it looks like Penn will be able to hang on to Steve Rennard, but the status of Cameron Gunter as a future Quaker remains unclear.