DePaul Offers Rising In-State Class Of 2011 Prospect

May 13, 2009

8:30 P.M. CST

When DePaul University decided to hire both Tracy Webster  and David Booth as assistant coaches, it was done primarily with the intent to step up local recruiting efforts even further.  There is no question that the new Blue Demon staff is already off to a heck of a start, as tonight they extended a scholarship offer to 6'9 class of 2011 center Nnana Egwu from St. Ignatius College Prep in Chicago while Egwu was on an unofficial visit to the Lincoln Park campus tonight.  This news was confirmed by Mike Mullins, the CEO of the Illinois Wolves traveling team program.

Egwu's offer is his first from a Big East school to go along with previous offers from Illinois, Northwestern, Purdue, Wisconsin, and Oregon State.  At the present time Egwu remains among the hottest commodities in Illinois from the loaded class of 2011.

Blue Demon head coach Jerry Wainwright  and his assistants are totally dedicated to making local recruiting one of their foremost priorities, and with that being said we can guarantee everyone that they will be devoting plenty of time to the top in-state prospects in the 2011 class.  We believe that the hiring of Webster, in particular, could definitely enhance DePaul's recruiting options with many of those players. 

With that in mind, we look for the Blue Demons to become definite contenders for 6'7 forward Mike Shaw  and 6'5 swing man Dre Henley, both from De LaSalle Institute in Chicago, as well as several other top-tier 2011 recruits, including 6'5 forward Wayne Blackshear  from Morgan Park High School in Chicago, 6'5 shooting guard Jacob Williams from St. Patrick High School in Chicago and 6'2 combo guard Chasson Randle from Rock Island High School in Rock Island, IL just to name a few.

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