{"id":1289,"date":"2012-05-02T16:37:51","date_gmt":"2012-05-02T23:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/?p=1289"},"modified":"2012-05-02T16:37:51","modified_gmt":"2012-05-02T23:37:51","slug":"jones-pf-donovon-jack-commits-to-penn-stateduquesne-emigre-donovon-jack-commits-to-penn-state-pennlive-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/pennstatehoops-com-has-ceased-operations\/jones-pf-donovon-jack-commits-to-penn-stateduquesne-emigre-donovon-jack-commits-to-penn-state-pennlive-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Jones: PF Donovon Jack commits to Penn State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reading&#8217;s 6-9 Donovon Jack has committed to Penn State. Jack originally committed to Duquesne in the fall, but was released after a coaching change.<\/p>\n<p>Jones:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;[Donovon] might have chosen Penn State originally had he had the opportunity,&#8221; said his father, Curt Jack, on Wednesday night. &#8220;Pat Chambers and his coaches recruited Donovon at Boston University and then when they came to Penn State. But they received a commitment [from 6-7 forward Brandon Taylor] and they had no scholarships left.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jack&#8217;s commitment further accentuates an unprecedented presence of Penn State both around the Commonwealth and especially in the extended Delaware Valley talent hotbed. He is added to commits and signees D.J. Newbill Philadelphia Strawberry Mansion, Brandon Austin Philadelphia Imhotep Charter, Taylor Trenton Catholic, Geno Thorpe Shaler and Isaiah Washington Williamsport.<\/p>\n<p>Beaver Falls 6-6 senior forward Sheldon Jeter, who also has been heavily recruited by Penn State, is expected to announce his commitment on Thursday with late-comers Vanderbilt and South Carolina challenging Wisconsin and PSU.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.pennlive.com\/davidjones\/2012\/05\/duquesne_signee_donovan_jack_r.html\">Duquesne emigre Donovon Jack commits to Penn State | PennLive.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading&#8217;s 6-9 Donovon Jack has committed to Penn State. Jack originally committed to Duquesne in the fall, but was released after a coaching change. Jones: &#8220;[Donovon] might have chosen Penn State originally had he had the opportunity,&#8221; said his father, Curt Jack, on Wednesday night. &#8220;Pat Chambers and his coaches recruited Donovon at Boston University &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/pennstatehoops-com-has-ceased-operations\/jones-pf-donovon-jack-commits-to-penn-stateduquesne-emigre-donovon-jack-commits-to-penn-state-pennlive-com\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Jones: PF Donovon Jack commits to Penn State&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Jones: PF Donovon Jack commits to Penn State - PennStateHoops.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/pennstatehoops-com-has-ceased-operations\/jones-pf-donovon-jack-commits-to-penn-stateduquesne-emigre-donovon-jack-commits-to-penn-state-pennlive-com\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Jones: PF Donovon Jack commits to Penn State - PennStateHoops.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Reading&#8217;s 6-9 Donovon Jack has committed to Penn State. 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