Room for one (two, three) more?

 

Coach Jerome Allen's first recruiting class ballooned to six over the last couple days as two European commits declared their intention to come to Penn over the weekend, and big-time recruit Henry Brooks (Ga.) did the same yesterday. They join Greg Louis (Fla.), Cam Crocker (Calif.) and Xavier Harris (Pa.) to fill out an already large class — especially after seven freshman joined the Quakers last year.

But could there be more on the way? There are still a few prospects that Allen and co. might still be considering. How big could this class get? Let's take a look at the players still on the table (keep in mind that this is very speculative):

  • Keegan Hyland. Penn already reeled in a Keelan from Ireland, but there might be a Keegan from Maine coming. The Penn coaching staff was spotted last week giving a tour to the former Gonzaga freshman guard who left after a semester, and is now looking for a new home. He dealt with some injuries and never saw significant action for Gonzaga. Wherever he ends up, he'll have to sit out the next year in compliance with NCAA rules.
  • Patrick Lucas-Perry. The Michigan guard has a story similar to Brooks, but a year removed. PLP drew interest from some big time programs, but tore his ACL, and the interest decreased. He's still yet to commit, and Penn's main competitor for Perry's interest is Oakland, where his brother Laval plays. He listed Penn and Oakland as his top two last month.
  • Will Davis. Remember the one-time Quakers commitment who decommitted in early January? He's still on the market and he could conceivably re-commit.
The class' current distribution is four forwards and two guards. Last summer we spent a lot of time speculating how the large roster would play out for Penn, and it looks like the case will be the same this year.
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