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'08 NH PF Emmanuel Negedu (Tennessee Verbal)

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Pretty interesting read....Any chance we can corral him to Columbus?



UA hoops recruit asks for release

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Steve Rivera - May. 18, 2008 03:03 PM
Tucson Citizen
Arizona incoming freshman Emmanuel Negedu will not be a Wildcat next season.
In a meeting with coach Lute Olson on Sunday morning in the Boston area, Negedu, an athletic 6-foot-7 forward, asked for his release from his letter of intent.
Negedu said Olson tried to convince Negedu to come to Tucson for another visit to be reassured he'd be fine at UA, but Negedu, who played at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H., said he had been deciding on the move for at least three months. "Everyone makes a decision in life; this is my decision," Negedu said in a telephone interview on Sunday. "I'm going to stick with it."
Olson is on the road and could not be reached for comment.
Negedu, a native of Nigeria, said the number of coaching changes and this past season's circumstances of Olson being out for the entire season played a part.
"There have been so many changes that I feel they've lied to me all along about the situation," Negedu said. "Everything has changed a lot since I've signed down there. I can't take it no more."
Negedu signed in November as part of UA's top seven recruiting class. He's rated at No. 40 overall of the incoming freshmen.
It's not clear if Olson will grant him his release. Negedu said that if Olson does not grant him his release he'll return to the Academy for another year, hopeful that he'll get re-recruited to go to another school. It's an option he doesn't really want to do "because what do I have to prove in high school anymore?"
If he's granted a release, he'll look to sign with another school immediately.
Negedu said his feelings changed for Arizona when he made a visit in February for UA's game with Arizona State.
"Before I signed with Arizona they said it was fun, the players loved it and everything," he said. "But when I took my official visit no one seemed happy. Everything changed. Lute Olson left, taking a break. No one (knew) where he went."
Negedu said his feelings changed on that trip, although he was optimistic things would get better.
"It was terrible," he said of his visit. "I never (see) a person go on a visit and not have a host. I was in my room most of the time. I didn't go to class to see how it goes."
He said if he did decide to go to Arizona now it would be a case where there was a chance he'd want to transfer by the end of his first season.
"I don't want to happen to me," he said.
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I am not positive but I think when we started to get in on him, or show some interest, Babbitt had already verbal to us. I think we offered Emmanuel late but UConn was involved along with some Iowa and Iowa State. I think he is originality from Indiana. If he does get out of that LOI with Arizona and things are pointing that way, I would have to believe that we would get more involved with him and hopefully Crater and he developed a good relationship while they were at Brewster. I also like him because I do not think he would be a one and done.
 
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Will Olson release Negedu?

Even though it is common practice in this era for schools to grant releases to signees-- Indiana, LSU, Stanford and Marquette are some marquee programs that did so this off-season -- the act almost always revolves around a head coaching-change rather than multiple changes within the staff. That's why a source close to the situation told CBSSports.com Olson isn't currently open to the idea of releasing Negedu, particularly in this year when he figures to lose Jerryd Bayless and Chase Budinger to the NBA Draft.


Basically, the situation breaks down like this: If Olson releases Negedu he could open his recruitment, and it's likely many schools -- among them Indiana and Tennessee -- would quickly get involved in an attempt to add the 6-foot-7 athlete in time for the upcoming season. But if Olson does not grant the release, Negedu would probably have to enroll at Arizona against his wishes or return to high school for a year in order to void his letter of intent.
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LitlBuck;1166625; said:
what is the point that you are trying to make:huh: I have read that article and the kid is willing to go back to high school!
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] "What can I prove by going back to high school for one more year? Nothing," Negedu said. "I've got nothing to prove. I had a great season. We won everything. I was the MVP of the league. I was the Gatorade Player of the Year. What do I have to prove in high school anymore? Nothing. I'm just ready to go to college ... but I do not picture myself at Arizona anymore. I just want my release."[/FONT]
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I think it's pretty clear he doesn't want to go back to HS. Not sure what article you were reading.
 
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