{"id":201556,"date":"2015-09-22T11:36:10","date_gmt":"2015-09-22T15:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/?p=201556"},"modified":"2015-09-22T11:36:10","modified_gmt":"2015-09-22T15:36:10","slug":"sedee-keita-reportedly-visiting-this-weekend-top-100-big-man-lists-penn-state-in-top-six","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/pennstatehoops-com-has-ceased-operations\/sedee-keita-reportedly-visiting-this-weekend-top-100-big-man-lists-penn-state-in-top-six\/","title":{"rendered":"Sedee Keita reportedly visiting this weekend; Top-100 big man lists Penn State in top six"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With one scholarship to give, the Penn State <a href=\"http:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/recruiting\/scholarship_matrix.php?gradYear=2016&#038;sortOrder=heightDESC\">scholarship matrix makes the case for a big man<\/a> to round out the class. <\/p>\n<p>Looks like the staff is pushing hard for 6-10 Sedee Keita of Putnam Science Academy in Connecticut. And, after being off the radar for a while, the Nits have landed in Keita&#8217;s top six:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">Top 6 <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/EgOxvDV3On\">pic.twitter.com\/EgOxvDV3On<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sedee Keita (@skeita16) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/skeita16\/status\/646099313572085761\">September 21, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Black Cager&#8221; blogger Delgreco Wilson, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scout.com\/college\/temple\/forums\/3506-cherry-and-white\/13624039-re-2016-basketball-recruiting\/ms\/174635570\">posting on the Temple board<\/a>, reports that Keita is scheduled to visit Penn State Saturday, and will be joined by commits Nazeer Bostick, Tony Carr and Lamar Stevens, as well as fellow Philly hoopsters and current Nittany Lions Mike Watkins and Shep Garner:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;He [Keita] is scheduled to visit PSU next week&#8230; Lamar, Nazeer, Carr will be there along with Shep and Mike Watkins to make him feel welcomed&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>PSU recruits Philly better than everyone right now&#8230;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CHSGUD_8pVE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/insider.espn.go.com\/college-sports\/basketball\/recruiting\/player\/evaluation\/_\/id\/188489\/sedee-keita\">Keita is ranked No. 78 by ESPN.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another name that&#8217;s not been heard in a while tweeted to the surface this week, too:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bruce Pearl, John Groce, Rick Byrd and Penn St are in for 2016 Hamiilton Heights big Abdul Ado, 17s Shai Alexander, Therren Szmidt&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Corey Evans (@coreyevans_10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coreyevans_10\/status\/646048553337393152\">September 21, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The 6-9 Ado, from Chattanooga, is <a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/college-sports\/basketball\/recruiting\/player\/_\/id\/190530\/abdulhakim-ado\">ranked No. 68 in the ESPN top 100<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/ncaa\/basketball\/recruiting\/player-Abdulhakim-Ado-158177\">No. 74 by Rivals<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/247sports.com\/Player\/Abdul-Ado-38707\">No. 101 composite by 247<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scout.com\/player\/190862-abdul-ado\/analysis?year=2015&#038;s=75\">Scout says<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Ado is a defensive master who blocks shots prolifically and appears to relish contact. He stands a solid 6-10, 225 pounds, but more importantly he competes with a voracious attitude. He doesn\u2019t attempt to float on the perimeter or attempt ballhandling trickery that\u2019s currently outside his grasp. While developing offensively, he does show some promise on that end of the court as well.&#8221;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, some of Penn State&#8217;s other recruits are shaking out <a href=\"http:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/lamar-stevens-commits-to-penn-statewith-one-more-to-give-already-best-class-ever\/\">following the Stevens commitment<\/a>. Two wing forwards previously scheduled to visit, Top-50 recruit Mario Kegler and Cleveland&#8217;s Willie Jackson, appear to be headed elsewhere. Kegler has canceled his Sept. 26 visit, and Jackson is announcing his college choice tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With one scholarship to give, the Penn State scholarship matrix makes the case for a big man to round out the class. Looks like the staff is pushing hard for 6-10 Sedee Keita of Putnam Science Academy in Connecticut. 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