Updated: Greg Louis participates in signing day

Just a quick note on the recruiting front: Penn basketball commit Greg Louis out of Dwyer High School in Palm Beach, Fla., signed a national letter of intent to come to Penn next year.

According to a short story from the Sun Sentinel, Louis was one of 12 athletes from Dwyer to sign letters yesterday, most for football.

However, as the Ivy League doesn't offer scholarships, National Letters of Intent don't really apply to the Ancient Eight. As the recruiting site berecruited.com points out, the Ivies use "likely letters," which have "the effect of a formal letter of admission provided the candidate continues to have satisfactory secondary school experience. Coaches may initiate the requests for these letter, but only the office of admission can issue a “likely” letter.”

Update: I got in touch with Louis last night and he told me there was no likely letter signing. Instead the school was just having a "ceremony," as he called it, to honor the Dwyer athletes headed to the NCAA. Louis said that he and his classmates were signing souvenirs for teachers and program boosters.