Bragging rights are going to be up for grabs at Washington Catholic Athletic Conference boys basketball games this season. With yet another local star verbally committing to play for Georgetown, the league now features fourfuture Hoyas on three different teams.
O’Connell junior guard Jason Clark is the latest to say yes to Georgetown coach John Thompson III, accepting a scholarship offer on Wednesday night. That decision came on the heels of commitments from DeMatha junior forward Chris Braswell earlier this week and last week by St. John’s senior guard Chris Wright. They join DeMatha senior guard Austin Freeman, who chose Georgetown in January.
“I don’t ever remember this many local kids going to one place,” said St. John’s coach Paul DeStefano. “John Thompson is capitalizing on Georgetown’s reputation. A school with both the academic and basketball traditions they have isn’t a hard sell. It’s pretty obvious that Georgetown is back.”
Clark, Wright and Freeman were all first-team All-WCAC selections last season. Braswell, a 6-foot-9, 230-pounder, was an honorable mention pick. But he is ranked the No. 7 power forward in the class of 2008 by the recruiting Web site rivals.com.
“Every one of those guys is a great player. That’s definitely something I thought about,” said the 6-foot-2 Clark, who averaged 16 points per game last year. “It’s not that I talked to any of them personally about my decision. But you can see the direction where the program is going. It’s going to be a lot of fun.”
