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'12 NY C DaJuan Coleman (Syracuse Verbal)

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He really likes Ohio State. They weren't really on his list; now they're right into the top three, as high as anybody.
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Very strange comment for a "source" to make. I've never got the sense that OSU was 1 or 2 on his list but Coleman has consistently mentioned OSU in his top 3.
 
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Jared Sullinger Recruiting DaJuan Coleman to Ohio State
By Adam Zagoria on August 10, 2011

For a while it seemed as if Syracuse and Kentucky were in a two-team race for DaJuan Coleman, the 6-foot-10, 285-pound center from Jamesville DeWitt High School.

But now that Coleman has spent more time this summer with Ohio State big man Jared Sullinger, the Buckeyes are on level ground with the Orange and the Wildcats.

?They?re definitely equal now that I did a little more research and stuff like that,? Coleman told SNY.tv by phone from the adidas Nations event in Los Angeles.

Coleman said Sullinger, whom he has known for several years, has pitched him the idea of coming to Ohio State, possibly to replace Sullinger after he heads to the NBA following his sophomore season.

?I think Sullinger is basically [saying] his school is just pushing me harder,? Coleman said. ?That?s what I want. I like competition and stuff. They push me harder, give me the ball, put me in the right spot. You know, make me better as a player.?

He added: ?Ohio State, I like how they use their big man and develop big men so that?s one thing about them.?

Still, Coleman has never visited the campus and said he?s in the process of trying to plot out visits.

He?s interested in visiting both Ohio State and Kentucky, which hosts Big Blue Madness Oct. 15.

?Yeah,? he said, ?I think so.?

It appears as if it will come down to Syracuse, the hometown school, Kentucky or Ohio State when all is said and done.

?That?s my top three,? he said.
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http://www.zagsblog.com/2011/08/10/jared-sullinger-recruiting-dajuan-coleman-to-ohio-state/
 
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Coleman Visits Syracuse, Ohio State
By Adam Zagoria on August 21, 2011

DaJuan Coleman, one of the top big men in the Class of 2012, is currently on an unofficial visit to Ohio State this weekend after visiting Syracuse Thursday, his AAU coach Jim Hart told SNY.tv.

Coleman lists Syracuse, Ohio State and Kentucky as his top three, and will likely visit Kentucky Oct. 15 for ?Big Blue Madness.?

?That?s my top three,? Coleman told SNY.tv earlier this month.

He said he had developed a friendship with Ohio State big man Jared Sullinger, who was recruiting him to the Buckeyes.

?I think Sullinger is basically [saying] his school is just pushing me harder,? Coleman said then. ?That?s what I want. I like competition and stuff. They push me harder, give me the ball, put me in the right spot. You know, make me better as a player.?

He added: ?Ohio State, I like how they use their big man and develop big men so that?s one thing about them.?

Syracuse is the hometown favorite, while Kentucky is involved with many of the top players in the Class of 2012.
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http://www.zagsblog.com/2011/08/21/coleman-visits-syracuse-ohio-state/
 
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Amile Jefferson supposed to visit same weekend...

Coleman to Visit Ohio State

By Adam Zagoria on September 06, 2011

DaJuan Coleman has tentatively set his official visit to Ohio State for the weekend of Sept. 23 and will likely take all three officials before making a decision.

?OSU is penciled in for the fourth weekend of September right now,? Jim Hart, Coleman?s AAU coach, said by text. The Buckeyes host Colorado in football Sept 24.

The 6-foot-9 Coleman out of Jamesville DeWitt is also considering hometown favorite Syracuse and Kentucky, but no Syracuse visit has been set.

He will trip to Kentucky the weekend of Oct. 15 for Big Blue Madness.

?He wants to take all the visits,? Hart said. ?He wants to give everybody a shot.?

Sullinger took an unofficial to Ohio State the last weekend in August. The school has been working hard on Coleman, using Jared Sullinger to help recruit the big man.

?I think Sullinger is basically [saying] his school is just pushing me harder,? Coleman told SNY.tv last month. ?That?s what I want. I like competition and stuff. They push me harder, give me the ball, put me in the right spot. You know, make me better as a player.?

He added: ?Ohio State, I like how they use their big man and develop big men so that?s one thing about them.
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http://www.zagsblog.com/2011/09/06/coleman-to-visit-ohio-state/
 
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Pretty sure they meant to say Coleman took an unofficial but because they were talking about Sully so much they just mistakenly typed his name.

Coleman took an unofficial to Ohio State the weekend of August 27-28.
 
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Jamesville-DeWitt's Dajuan Coleman schedules official visits to Ohio State, Kentucky
Published: Wednesday, September 07, 2011
By Katie Kramer, syracuse.com

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The Post-Standard, 2011Jamesville-DeWitt's Dajuan Coleman grabs a pass from a teammate during a game against CBA last season.

It was a busy summer for Jamesville-DeWitt basketball player Dajuan Coleman, who took part in a number of different big-name camps. Now Coleman is narrowing his college choices down and is set to make some official visits.

Coleman was already scheduled to head to Kentucky on October 15 for Big Blue Madness and the high school senior has just added another college trip to his list.

Coleman's AAU coach told Adam Zagoria that the 6-foot-10, 285-pound center has tentatively scheduled a visit to Ohio State for the weekend of September 23.

Ohio State big man Jared Sullinger is making a case for Coleman to end up with the Buckeyes.

"I think Sullinger is basically [saying] his school is just pushing me harder," Coleman said earlier this summer to SNY.tv. "That?s what I want. I like competition and stuff. They push me harder, give me the ball, put me in the right spot. You know, make me better as a player."
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http://blog.syracuse.com/sports/2011/09/jamesville-dewitts_dajuan_cole_2.html

Coleman has 'Cuse in final three

By: Mark Larson

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Highly-touted hoops recruit Dajuan Coleman has Syracuse in his list of three finalists as he narrows his college choices entering his senior season.

The J-D high school star has planned his first official visit to Ohio State September 23rd and may visit the Orange the following weekend according to his head coach, Bob McKenney. McKenney says the fact Coleman is visiting the Buckeyes first has nothing to do with the order in which he's ranking his final three choices.

Coleman will visit Kentucky in mid-October for the Wildcats' midnight madness event. He's ranked among the top five centers in the country in the class of 2012.
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http://centralny.ynn.com/content/top_stories/556413/coleman-has--cuse-in-final-three/
 
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Coleman wants to ?see what it?s like? at Kentucky
Posted on September 9, 2011 by Jody Demling

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Jamesville-DeWitt, N.Y., big man DaJuan Coleman is one of the top prospects in the Class of 2012 and has the University of Kentucky in his final three.

The 6-foot-10, 280-pound Coleman is one of the players that will visit Lexington on Oct. 14 for Big Blue Madness and noted that he wanted to "see what it?s like like," at UK.

"I want to take all my visits and look at the schools," Coleman said in a recent phone interview. "(Kentucky?s) coaching staff does a nice job of getting players and then helping them get to the next level and that?s what I want to do.

"I?ve heard about it and want to see what it?s like there."

Coleman will also visit Ohio State on Sept. 23 and then is also likely to make an official visit to his third finalist - Syracuse.

At the time, Coleman said he didn?t have a timetable for a decision.

Coleman is ranked as the No. 11 player in the class nationally by Scout.com, No. 14 by ESPN.com and No. 27 by Rivals.com.

He said he feels like he?s "really improved" his game since last fall.

"I am just focused on basketball and I have been," Coleman said. "I am in a lot better shape than I was this time last year. I have been working hard on that."
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http://blogs.courier-journal.com/jo...leman-wants-to-see-what-its-like-at-kentucky/
 
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Calipari doesn't do a remarkably good job of helping players get to the next level. He does a remarkably good job of landing recruits with strong NBA potential and getting them to buy in to playing hard for him. Recruiting unusually well is what Calipari does. Developing players isn't. Hell, Calipari's had as many 1st round pick centers who committed to him but never played for him (Enes Kanter, Amar'e Stoudemire, Kendrick Perkins) as ones who actually did play for him (Camby, Cousins, Daniel Orton). (I'm classifying guys who did or likely would play C in college as centers here). Don't buy the Calipari spin, DaJuan.
 
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Coleman Hosts Calipari for Home Visit
By Adam Zagoria on September 21, 2011

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On the same night he locked up shooting guard Archie Goodwin with a verbal commitment, Kentucky coach John Calipari visited with 6-foot-9 big man DaJuan Coleman.

“It was good,” Coleman told SNY.tv by text. “He was telling me about the past players he developed. And he said he liked the way I play and he can bring the best out of me because he knows I can do multiple things on the court.

“It was a really good meeting.”

Calipari has tracked Coleman for some time, even watching him the New York State Federation title game last spring.

Coleman may postpone his official visit this weekend to Ohio State and will then visit Kentucky the weekend of Oct. 14 for Big Blue Madness. He is also considering Syracuse, but no visit date is set.

“All three are pushing hard and the race looks fairly equal right now,” Albany City Rocks coach Jim Hart told SNY.tv.
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http://www.zagsblog.com/2011/09/21/coleman-hosts-calipari-for-home-visit/

Reports in recent weeks had 2012 recruits Dajuan Coleman and Amile Jefferson scheduled to make official visits to Ohio State this weekend.

I'm hearing today that won't happen. Not this weekend, anyway.

Jefferson, a wing forward from Philadelphia, may be in town the following weekend for the football game against Michigan State. Jahlil Okafor, a 2014 center and high school teammate at Sam Thompson at Chicago Whitney Young, also is scheduled in that weekend for an unofficial visit.

As far as Coleman, nothing is definite, which could mean his race is narrowing to a tug of war between hometown Syracuse and Kentucky.
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http://www.buckeyextra.com/content/...11/09/recruits-not-visiting-this-weekend.html
 
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http://www.buckeyextra.com/content/...11/09/recruits-not-visiting-this-weekend.html
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Calipari was telling Coleman about all the players he "developed." Seriously? I mean, how hard is it to babysit a guy for a year? I'm sure Enes Kanter benefited greatly from sitting out a year under Cal's tutelage :roll2: Cal is an amazing recruiter, and does a good job of getting his guys to buy in, but he doesn't deserve to be singled out for his skill at player development. When you have had as many C commits that went first round that never played for you as ones that actually did ... and when only one of the Cs who did play for you that went 1st round played more than one year ... then you're clearly a much better talent evaluator/signer than developer.
 
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Jamesville-DeWitt basketball player Dajuan Coleman says he'll pick a college in early November
Published: Monday, October 03, 2011
By Katie Kramer, syracuse.com

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The Post-Standard, 2011
Jamesville-DeWitt's Dajuan Coleman grabs a pass from a teammate during a game against CBA last season.

Basketball player Dajuan Coleman is getting ready for his senior season at Jamesville-DeWitt. Still looming for the 6-foot-10 center is the decision of where he will go to college next fall.

Coleman has narrowed his choices to Kentucky, Ohio State and Syracuse.

He's had an in-home visit with Ohio State and Kentucky. He postponed a visit to Ohio State two weeks ago. He will be at Kentucky's Big Blue Madness the weekend of October 14. He'll be visiting Syracuse in the next week or two, and says he just needs to get in touch with the coaches. Once he finishes his visits, he says he'll decide which school to attend.

Coleman told Orange Fizz he would like to make his decision in early November. He says all three schools are equally in the running, but had this to say about his hometown team:

"My thoughts on the Orange are real big, they?ve been here since 7th grade recruiting me real hard and my thoughts of them are real good,? Coleman said.
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http://blog.syracuse.com/sports/2011/10/jamesville-dewitt_basketball_p.html
 
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