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Can Baylor land top '09 recruit?

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For the last two summers, Dwon Clifton coached the D-One Sports 17-and-under travel team, and saw the program's profile rise as his star point guard John Wall climbed the recruiting rankings to become the top player in the class of 2009. On Thursday, Dwon -- who coached D-One to the Reebok Create-N-Finish Cup final in Las Vegas last week -- officially parlayed his coaching success into a job with Baylor University as the director of player development. "It's a loss for our program," said Clifton's brother, Brian, the 33-year-old D-One Sports founder. "Dwon's a special talent dealing with the kids and knowing the game at the level that he does." Whether Clifton's decision will affect the recruitment of Wall -- a 6-foot-4, 184-pound speedster from Raleigh, N.C. who played in Baylor's Elite Camp earlier this summer -- is still to be determined. His current list of schools includes Baylor, Kentucky, Oregon, Oklahoma State and N.C. State.

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August 3, 2008  12:50 PM ET

This whole recruiting has turned into a joke. He is rated #1 by one source. One of the top recruits in the nation, from NORTH CAROLINA, and he isn't considering Duke, UNC, or Wake? And, he doesn't have anymore interest in Memphis or KU? Sounds fishy to me. Like money involved fishy.

Have fun in Waco J-Wall.

August 3, 2008  01:12 PM ET

Baylor......omg....lol, Baylor? Your joking right?!

August 3, 2008  10:11 PM ET

You go to Baylor when your career is over not just starting!

August 4, 2008  08:18 AM ET

WOw, so many haters of Baylor, who had a fine season last year and Drew's a good coach. It does seem fishy when coaches like that get jobs at universities and all of a sudden the big fish lands with him. Remember Kansas giving Danny Manning's pops an ****'t coach gig?

August 4, 2008  08:34 AM ET

It doesn't matter about the program guys. It's about the relationship. Beasley came from Maryland and went to KANSAS ST, Mayo came from the east coast and went to USC. They both had people they trusted go to these schools so they went too. Next year we'll probably hear about a top recruit going to Penn St. because his AAU coach got hired there.

August 4, 2008  09:36 AM ET

Somehow I don't see John Wall leading Baylor to the National Title like Manning did the Jayhawks. And, Danny went to high school in Lawrence too. It's KU.

This is Baylor basketball. It would be like the top football player in the state of Texas going to play at Duke.

August 4, 2008  11:09 AM ET

Gaylor? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

August 5, 2008  12:47 PM ET

Go Pokes!!

August 5, 2008  01:50 PM ET

Definitely an interesting situation here, and one I'll be following. Wall is an amazing talent though, no doubt about that.

August 5, 2008  03:22 PM ET

can Baylor land the top recruit...? Maybe...but he won't be there long enough for them to accomplish anything anyway...

August 7, 2008  11:04 AM ET

He could always go to Europe! That seems to be the trend for top recruits right now! Especially if he is considering Baylor i have seen them play live here against Gonzaga not to impressive Go Zags!

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January 5, 2009  08:19 PM ET

Waco Sucks, but Scott is a great guy, we have one of the top 5 B Ball workouts facilities in country, the program has some great kids coming in anyway. I would love to get his kid!!

all you haters can keep hatin...

 
January 5, 2009  08:22 PM ET

Baylor has one of the top 20 Basketball programs in the Country. Scott is a great guy and our coaches/facilities are 2nd to none.....

Waco sux and the kids there are kinda prics, but as a fan, Ill take him...

you haters can keep hatinng...

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