Tony Chenault, the newest Demon Deacon
I'm guessing most of you heard about Tony Chenault's commitment earlier in the week, but I hadn't had the chance to really write about it and decided this would be a great time to do so.
Philadelphia native Chenault is a great pick up for the 2010 recruiting class. Point Guard was definitely a position the coaching staff was looking to fill for 2010, and Chenault was one of the best available. It's great to see that the coaching staff has the ability to go up to a place like Philadelphia and grab one the best players there.
I've only ever seen Chenault in short highlight clips, but everyone who has seen him play has glowing things to say. I get the impression that he's the type of PG who likes to attack the basket and is very powerful; he may not be quite as quick as Ishmael Smith or Jeff Teague, but his ability to get to the basket is impressive.
Since Smith will have graduated and the possibility exists for Teague to leave early as well, a 2010 point guard was very important, and I believe the Deacs got a good one. He and J.T. Terrell are the start of a great class. Interestingly enough, the 2010 class is now well ahead of the 2009 class, but that isn't necessarily something to be concerned about.
Congrats to Tony on making a good decision. See you in Winston-Salem.
8/7/08, 12:48 PM
What exactly do you mean when you say that the 2010 class is now well ahead of the 2009 class?
8/7/08, 12:54 PM
he means we have two commits for 2010 already, and only one for 2009. JT and Tony are also considered higher prospects than CJ Harris (2009), but I'm very happy to have CJ.
8/7/08, 12:57 PM
Thanks for clarify for me, Christopher. You're exactly right.
I, too, am excited about CJ regardless of his rankings. He'll definitely be a contributer.
8/8/08, 1:27 AM
That is to be expected. We will have 6 or more 'ships to hand out to the 2010 class, but only have 3 for 2009. We have locked into the guys we want for the other 2 2009 spots and they will be visiting during football season. You have to be more selective when you have fewer grants.