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.

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This morning basketball takes the spotlight, as yesterday Philadelphia point guard Tony Chenault verbally committed to play basketball for the Demon Deacons, joining the class of 2010. Chenault is currently a three star prospect according to Scout.com. I'll publish my own take on this commitment in the next day or two, but here are some other stories until then.

Speaking of basketball, the pairings for the Anaheim Classic have been announced, and Wake Forest will face Cal State Fullerton in the first round, Thursday, November 27, on ESPN2. UTEP and St. Mary's are the other teams in Wake's bracket, and Wake would face the winner/loser of their game Friday on ESPNU. The final games are set for Sunday the 30th, with the championship being played on ESPN2. This doesn't exactly set Wake up for the matchups they would have most wanted from a strength of schedule perspective, but it does set them up well to have a good shot at winning the tournament.

Of course we can't totally ignore football, so here is Dan Collins' usual football notebook, as well as this feature on Josh Adams.

I'm traveling today, so if I'm slow to answer emails or anything like that I apologize. I expect to still have a full practice report up tonight.

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