2011 Recruits Belfield, Atkins, Bourne Make Their Calls

Posted by CoHoops Paul Seaver

Three east coast guys are off the board from the class of 2011, each of their decisions ranging from the ACC to the Big South to the Southern Conference.

North Carolina native Keith Belfield will head to the Southern Conference after giving his verbal commitment to Furman on Friday. The wing man from Davidson, North Carolina joins Jordan Loyd in Furman's class of 2011.

Belfield's decision to play for the Paladins was decided over the likes of Davidson and Liberty.

Moving slightly north to the state of Virginia, Arlington native and 6-foot-6 power forward James Bourne is headed to Winthrop. Bourne, a slightly undersized PF has tremendous aggressiveness and should be a great addition to the Eagles.

He will join Florida guard Andre Smith at Winthrop in the class 2011.

Maryland native, Darion Atkins also also made his collegiate decision and he is headed to the ACC. Atkins informed the University of Virginia of his intentions to become a Cavalier in 2011.

The 6-foot-8 power forward is considered the 38th best prospect at his position and settled on Virginia after receiving attention from Notre Dame, Maryland, George Mason, and VCU.

Virginia head coach Tony Bennett has begun to string together a pretty solid recruiting class for 2011. Alongside Atkins, Bennett will also bring in Paul Jesperson and Malcolm Brogdon.

*Photo: Darion Atkins *Credit: rivals.com

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More 2011 Prospects Come off the Board this Past Weekend

Posted by CoHoops Paul Seaver

Texas Tech head coach Pat Knight picked up a verbal commitment over the weekend from Humble, Texas native Hershey Robinson. Robinson, a 6-foot-7 power forward is from just outside of Houston and becomes the second to verbally join Knight's class of 2011.

5-foot-9 Andre Smith has committed to Winthrop. The Florida point guard is known for his smarts on the court and play making decisions and should be a great addition in the back court for Winthrop. He is considered the 102nd best point guard prospect in the nation, according to ESPNU.

Fred Landers will be heading to North Florida. The 6-foot-6 Landers joins previously committed Jacoby Davis Jr. at North Florida, giving the Ospreys and head coach Matthew Driscoll quite a solid stepping stone for UNF in 2011.

6-foot-8 big man Kameron Dunnican has given his verbal announcement to attend Georgia Southern. Dunnican, rated as the 25th best center in the class of 2011, according to scout.com, is a native of South Carolina and chose the Eagles over Appalachian State.

5-foot-11 point guard Jevonte Thomas has decided to continue his playing career at the University of Houston. A native of Irving, Texas, Thomas will move a little further south in the state and join the likes of Jherrod Stiggers for the Cougars class of 2011.

Temple has picked up the commitment of point guard Will Cummings, one of the more highly regarded guards in the class of 2011. Rated as the 93rd best point guard in the class, Cummings should be an instant bonus in the back court for Fran Dunphy with his great speed and quickness.

*Photo: Will Cummings *Credit: espn.go.com

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