Center Darien Nelson-Henry commits to Penn [UPDATED]

Update: We spoke to Darien Thursday afternoon — see more from him in this DP article.

The Penn men's basketball recruiting class of 2012 received its third commitment Thursday — and second this week — in Darien Nelson-Henry, a 6-foot-10, 265-pound center out of Kirkland, Wash.

Scout's Dave Telep tweeted the news today, noting that Washington State and Boise State were both "in the mix." Nelson-Henry is rated an 88 by ESPN, which rates him as one of top post players in the state of Washington.

While a very different build than Penn target Mike Hall (who committed to Harvard earlier this week), Nelson-Henry will add much-needed size to Penn's frontcourt.

Here's some video of the big-man in action, from Hoopscout, which describes him as having soft hands and running the floor well for a player of his size: