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Tony Carr Twitterverse

Updated with Carr’s tweet at 3 pm

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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

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Carr to announce at 2 p.m.

Tony/Tone Carr, down to Penn State, Temple, Providence, SMU and Maryland, set to announce this afternoon at Shep Garner’s alma mater.

  • Scout: 39
  • ESPN: 52
  • Rivals: 53
  • 247 composite: 53 – and jumped to 101 on 247 today*

* Updated 1:12 pm

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Afoot?

Today:

July 17:

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Still in the hunt for Carr, Stevens

Tony Carr, reported by City of Basketball Love, 7/17:

Tony CarrSo now there are five schools remaining in the running for the 6-foot-4 point guard, who’s ranked in the top 60 in his class by all the major scouting services.

In no particular order: Temple. Penn State. Providence. Maryland. Southern Methodist….

[On] Penn State: “I think I have the best relationship with their coaching staff, I’ve visited there a few times, the campus is beautiful. I can go there and play with one of my best friends, Nazeer Bostick, it would be a very easy transition, and I can go there and try to change that program around.”

Lamar Stevens, on Twitter, 7/24:

Stevens details also from City of Basketball Love.

Lamar StevensCommonly considered between both Stevens and Carr at this point are Temple, Penn State, Maryland, and Southern Methodist.

Stevens is still giving strong consideration to Villanova, despite the Big 5 school not offering Carr as well.

Both Temple and Penn State appear to have realistic chances of landing the duo as Carr and Stevens inch closer to making their college decisions.

Images from City of Basketball Love

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BSD: Recapping the First July Evaluation Period

Chad Markulics:

Last weekend was the first of three major evaluation periods in July, and Penn State’s coaches were joined by a few hundred of their colleagues at the Nike Peach Jam in Augusta, SC, among other events, considered by many to be the premier event in grassroots basketball. The subject of Pat Chambers’ evaluations was, of course, Team Final. The Philadelphia AAU program normally features Tony Carr, but Penn State’s top target sat out the entirety of Peach Jam with a hip injury. Without their star guard, Team Final struggled to a 1-4 record, though the lone win came in an upset against top overall prospect Harry Giles’ Team CP3.

Source: Penn State Basketball Recruiting: Recapping the First July Evaluation Period – Black Shoe Diaries

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Black Shoe Diaries: 2015 July Recruiting Primer

Eric Gibson:

We’re almost exactly halfway through the college basketball offseason, which means the crucial July live recruiting periods are here. If you haven’t been paying attention, this is the most important month on the college basketball recruiting calendar. Over three 5-day periods, college coaches will be evaluating as many prospects as they can at various AAU gyms across the country.

For Penn State, we’ve been talking for months about the importance of this recruiting class and the impact it will have on the direction Pat Chambers’ program ultimately takes. While the results on the floor have been particularly unimpressive in four years, this staff has made a positive impression on the recruiting trail. One the program desperately needs to grow to breakthrough in the Big Ten…

Source: Penn State Basketball: 2015 July Recruiting Primer – Black Shoe Diaries

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Jones: Penn State gets tough, defense-savvy guard with big-game cred

Dave Jones:

I remember vividly the first time I noticed Terrence Samuel. It was midway in the first half of his Connecticut Huskies’ ugly but interesting 2014 NCAA tournament national semifinal upset of No. 1 overall seed Florida. And it’s a window into the kind of player Penn State is getting when Samuel transfers in and begins playing the season after next.

At the time of Samuel’s entry, UConn was trailing 16-4 with nine minutes left in the first half and had been thoroughly outplayed by Billy Donovan’s national leader in defensive efficiency. The Huskies had bumbled through 16 possessions, six ending in turnovers. They needed to jump-start their offense, but how?

The answer seemed counterintuitive but it worked: More defense.

That’s what the Brooklyn-bred Samuel, then a freshman, brought to the game as UConn coach Kevin Ollie switched to a triple-point-guard lineup. Teaming with Shabazz Napier and Ryan Boatright, Samuel was a dynamo, pressing the perimeter, harassing the Gators on double-teams like a jumping spider hopping around a screen door. For a 6-3 guard, he’s dogged, disruptive and surprisingly quick.

In less than six minutes, Connecticut had tied the game 20-20 at the under-4:00 timeout and the game never took another significant turn. The Huskies continued to dominate on the defensive end. Florida never made a single 3-pointer after its first possession and died with a sigh, 63-53.

Samuel played 18 minutes and the Huskies were a whopping +15 while he was on the court. He was in the middle of the game’s single pivot point….

 

Source: In UConn transfer Terrence Samuel, Penn State gets tough, defense-savvy guard with big-game cred | PennLive.com

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Nittany Lions add transfer to backcourt

Jeff Rice at 247:

Penn State has added transfer guard Terrence Samuel following a Tuesday visit to campus, sources confirmed to Lions247 Tuesday. CBSSports initially reported the story.

The former Connecticut Husky and South Shore (Brooklyn, N.Y.) guard will have two years of eligibility remaining after sitting out the upcoming season due to NCAA transfer rules. The 6-foot-4, 200-pound Samuel averaged 3.0 points and 1.7 rebounds during his first two collegiate seasons, upping his minutes from nine per game during the Huskies’ national championship run in 2014 to just over 20 per game — with eight starts — this past season.

Source: Nittany Lions add transfer to backcourt