Tony “Tone” Carr, Class of ’20

Tone CarrTony Carr has committed to Penn State.

He is the highest-rated Nittany Lion basketball recruit in 23 years, possibly ever. (In 1993, Dan Earl was a fourth-team Parade All America. Pete Lisicky was ranked 29 by Bob Gibbons heading into his senior year and 53 after his final high school season. Carr is rated as high as 39 — on Scout.)

He continues what is becoming a Philadelphia pipeline that was begun with DJ Newbill and has continued with Brandon Taylor, Julian Moore, Shep Garner, Mike Watkins and Nazeer Bostick.

Highly ranked Lamar Stevens of Philadelphia Roman Catholic and DeAndre Hunter of Friends Central remain on the recruiting board.

Josh Verlin has great coverage at City of Basketball Love (photo theirs, too):

“I believe I can go there and change the whole landscape, with guys like Nazeer Bostick and Josh Reaves and Mike Watkins and Joe Hampton,” Carr said. “I feel like we can change the whole school around make history up there and be special.”

* Updated with Lisicky ranking at 2:30 pm