Xavier Harris decommits

Penn has gone 30 years since getting it's last men's basketball recruit out of the Philadelphia Public League, and it appears the Quakers will go at least one more as Xavier Harris is now decommitted.

Harris, a graduate of Constitution High, gave the Quakers an oral commitment in late January, though he was reportedly told he would have to raise his SAT scores 30 points. But a tweet today from Joe Stein of New Jersey Shore Shots basketball club indicates that the 6-foot-5 forward is "now available" and will be playing with the club during the upcoming recruiting period.

When he originally committed, Harris' coach said he had been sold on Dartmouth before visiting Penn, so that may become an option once again.

The decommitment brings the recruiting class back down to six players -- three forwards and three guards. Despite the sentimental loss of bringing a local kid (and pubber no-less) to Penn, coach Jerome Allen also loses a player in a position where the Quakers will need the most help.

Of the three remaining big men coming to Penn next year, Greg Louis appears to be the most game-ready. Irish recruit Keelan Cairns will likely need some time to adjust to the American college style of play, and it is unclear just how game-ready Henry Brooks will be since tearing his ACL earlier this year.