Recruits Paul Hewitt is targeting

I thought it was interesting to read from ESPN's Dave Telep that Paul Hewitt was still scouting recruits even after his dismissal from Georgia Tech.  The guy has a passion for evaluating young talent and probably wanted to keep the an eye on what was out there in case he did get back into coaching. Don't forget he might have some global reach as he is head coach of the U19 national team this summer. So far it seems Hewitt and assistant coach Chris Kreider are busy hitting the recruiting trails and a few names of kids they are looking at have surfaced. Keep in mind these guys would be in the 2012 recruiting class.

Devon Scott (6'8" 210): He stated on twitter that George Mason had contacted him. The connection is probably from Chris Kreider's time at Georgia Southern because they had offered to him. He was averaging a double-double on his Columbus, Ohio high school were he also played with Ohio State's Jared Sullinger.  He's a video of him playing against Sullinger in a different league. Would be a solid front court rebounder for the Patriots.

Mohammed Alie-Cox (6'6" 240): First of all, awesome name, Alie-Cox is another double-double type player who is "built like a linebacker".  He is a local kid from Fairfax who consistently produces and had a couple of 20 point/ 20 rebound performances in high school.  

Eric Fanning (6'5" 200):  One of the latest names we have heard. Don't know if he's a SG or SF but he seems very athletic and can just flat out score. You can find a couple of videos of him destroying some weak high school competition.  The Recruit Scoop describes him as an excellent offensive rebounder and that he gets to the basket with ease. He averaged about 11 rebounds a game in high school and also once dropped 53 in a contest.  He is also one that assistant coach Chris Kreider was looking at while at Georgia Southern.

Donovon Jack (6'9" 200): It was reported today that George Mason has offered to Jack.  A high energy forward who would be keeping with the tradition of Mason having lefty forwards.  

Barrington Alston (6'8" 220): Another outstanding rebounder the staff has offered to but I'm not sure if this offer came before Larranaga's departure. Nevertheless he is another example of how the Patriots are looking to upgrade their rebounding.  Not the best scorer but definitely the type of physical forward Mason could use in the front court.

If Luke Hancock does in fact transfer the team will have another open scholarship that they will likely use for a 2012 recruit.  That would make this 2012 class very important to the team's immediate future and we will be seeing a lot more names added to this list.  But for now I wanted to show the type of recruits Coach Hewitt and Kreider are currently targeting.