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DeShaun Thomas sticks with Buckeyes
? By Ryan Gregg | Saturday, May 16, 2009

Fort Wayne?s (Bishop Luers) DeShaun Thomas reaffirmed his commitment to play for Thad Matta and the Ohio State Buckeyes moments ago.

Thomas told reporters the Buckeyes had been recruiting him since about the eighth grade.

?I like the teachers, the campus and I like coach Thad Matta,? Thomas said. ? ? See if we can?t get a National Championshiup my freshman year.?

Since committing about two years, many rumors have swirled around whether Thomas would make good on his word.

?I really don?t worry about it,? Thomas said of the rumors. ?They see me at an IU game, or they see coach Crean speaking at our school or whatever and then they are, ?Oh, he?s decommitting.? But, you know, I am just there learning.??

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UPDATE: 12:20 p.m. - Deshaun Thomas confirmed his commitment to Ohio State after his team's morning game at Assembly Hall. There had been rumors that the 6-7 Thomas had opened up his recruiting again and was considering Indiana. The Fort Wayne Luers senior-to-be said he had been taking calls from other coaches, but has recently been telling them his pledge to Ohio State is solid.

Not that it keeps the other coaches from contacting him.

"I was kind of thinking (I might open it up), but (Ohio State coach) Thad Matta built a team around me and that's what I want," said Thomas, who has 2,254 career points and could break Damon Bailey's state scoring record next year. "I'll go there with Jared Sullinger and we'll win a national championship our freshman year.

"I tell other coaches I'm sticking with Ohio State. That's where I'm going."

Thomas said he's looking to improve his ball-handling and shot off the dribble this summer.

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