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Rutgers coach Fred Hill sent shock waves through the Big East Monday night when he received a commitment from 6-9, 260-pound junior center Greg Echenique of St. Benedict's of Newark, who is arguably the best low-post prospect on the East Coast. Echenique chose the Scarlet Knights over Pitt, Notre Dame, Duke, Villanova, Memphis, Florida and Penn. The Scarlet Knights also got a commitment from 6-6 junior forward Austin Johnson of Blair Academy in New Jersey.

New York Daily News

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March 25, 2008  09:26 AM ET
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Good job Fred Hill. His coaching is suspect but he can recruit.

March 25, 2008  09:49 AM ET
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Plenty of talent in the area, the more he can tap into it the better.

March 25, 2008  10:27 AM ET
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I thought Fred Hill coached baseball, whoops I forgot about the nepotism rampant in NJ government.

March 25, 2008  10:52 AM ET
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Duke really needs an athletic effective post player if the program is going to return to dominance.

March 25, 2008  11:12 AM ET
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he is a very good recuiter....he got all those guys on nova like landry and all them...R-U is a team on the rise watch out for them in a year or 2

March 25, 2008  01:02 PM ET
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Good to see mid-level teams finally getting better at landing blue-chip prospects.

March 25, 2008  02:04 PM ET
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Rutgers may be moving up the ladder in the BIg East, but we will have to wait and see!

March 25, 2008  02:29 PM ET
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Don't forget about my man from St. Anthony's

March 25, 2008  03:26 PM ET
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I'm shocked too because I've never heard of the guy! Which NCAA bracket is he playing in? Maybe they can do the next story on Cal State San Luis Obispo's basketball program.....

March 25, 2008  04:39 PM ET
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Damnit. I thought Notre Dame had a good chance with him.

March 25, 2008  06:23 PM ET
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Good for Rutgers. Nice to see a player stay in the area.

March 25, 2008  06:47 PM ET
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Long time to go before he is a college "student" !!! NBA draft, grades, change of heart !!!

March 25, 2008  10:00 PM ET
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Damn, that kid is HUGE!!!

March 25, 2008  10:53 PM ET
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Glad he didn't go to Dookie. That school should burn to the ground for what it did to their LAX players.

 
March 29, 2008  12:18 PM ET
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Ouch. 'Nova really needed height....

Good for Hill.

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