'08 CA C Festus Ezeli (Vanderbilt Verbal)

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

FESTUS EZELI

Rivals.com

Maryville (CA) Yuba C.C.

Ht: 6-foot-11
Wt: 255 lbs
AAU:

Another prospect who is moving up the charts this summer.

Ohio State and Florida recently offered. Listing California, Florida, Ohio State, Oregon State, UCLA, Vandy, West Virginia and Creighton. All have offered.

Rivals.com update 7/20/07

Has not decided if he will attend prep school or go D1. Ohio State recently offered.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Rivals.com$

Las Vegas: Day One.......Ezeli has offers from Virginia, Cal, Florida, Ohio State, Vanderbilt, DePaul, West Virginia, Oregon State, UCLA and Pepperdine.

[starBUCKS]

Yikes... what's with that name. Festus? I don't know how many other ways it can be pronounced.

[el mastiff]

Originally Posted by starBUCKS

Yikes... what's with that name. Festus? I don't know how many other ways it can be pronounced.

Festus for the rest of us.

[Crashcup]

Originally Posted by el mastiff

Festus for the rest of us.

At 6'11'', you can bet on that.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Rivals.com$ (Minnesota site)

Ezeli is waiting on the NCAA clearinghouse to determine his eligibility. There is a chance he will select a school in time to be on campus this fall or possibly go the prep school route. Florida, DePaul, Vanderbilt and Pepperdine are just a few schools that have indicated they would take him this fall while Cal, Ohio State, Oregon State, UCLA, West Virginia and Creighton have offered for the 2008 class.

[OSU_Buckguy]

Marty Mac's World: A 6-foot-10 17-year-old tests basketball waters

sacramento bee

He said he spent the last collegiate year at Yuba College taking science courses. Festus Ezeli didn't play basketball, which could be a bit surprising to some considering his 6-foot-10 stature.

However, Ezeli is not your average 6-10 17-year-old. He never has seen "Gunsmoke," although he has heard of it quite often. He's actually Festus Jr.

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"This summer, I've heard from Ohio State, Florida, USC, Cal and UCLA. I went on a three-way visit to UConn, Vanderbilt and (Boston College) and then also Harvard. I've also heard from UNLV and (Pacific)," Ezeli said. "It's been crazy, but it's been nice to be wanted."

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[graveyard.roses]

Rivals is listing that he has signed a letter of intent at Vanderbilt.

[OSU_Buckguy]

Coveted hoops recruit signs with Vandy

nashville city paper

Festus Ezeli, a 6-foot-11, 250-pound center from Marysville, Calif., verbally committed to the Vanderbilt basketball team Monday and signed a letter-of-intent Tuesday, The City Paper has learned.

He will be eligible to play during the 2007-08 season but is expected to redshirt. He will be one of six incoming freshmen in VU's class of 2007.

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