Mike Auger commits to Penn basketball

Mike Auger, a 6-6, 205-pound small forward from New Hampton School (New Hampshire), has committed to Penn basketball, per his high school coach Pete Hutchins' Twitter feed.

"A BIG Congratulations to Mike Auger @mike_auger22 who has decided to attend #PENN next fall! @RivalsNation @PennBasketball," Hutchins tweeted earlier this morning.

In August, ESPNBoston reported that Auger, Class of '14, had scholarship offers from Fairfield, Vermont, New Hampshire, Holy Cross, Dartmouth, Binghamton, Quinnipiac, Loyola, and Stony Brook.

Last month, Auger had narrowed his list down to Penn, Princeton, Holy Cross and Dartmouth.

Auger tore his labrum at the beginning of his sophomore season and aggravated the injury two years later, resulting in multiple shoulder surgeries.

ESPN Insider touts his toughness and describes Auger as a "brick wall when defending the post." ESPN also has Auger ranked as the 10th-ranked recruit in New Hampshire. Future150.com described Auger as "a scrappy forward who does the little things in order to help his team to win" after watching him at The HoopGroup Summer Classic in Philadelphia in July. He doesn’t need the ball to score and can attack off of the dribble. In addition, he seems incredibly coachable.