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Sleeper Report: William Thomas

We spoke with Coach Tom Coleman of East Cleveland (OH) Shaw High earlier today, and he had high praises for his 6-5 senior point guard William Thomas. We haven't seen Thomas play yet, but he has made a name for himself in this area and now with the departure of OJ Mayo to West Virginia, he is considered by many to be the top point guard in Ohio. Coleman had an outstanding summer and capped it off with an MVP award at Five Star Camp (July 24-July 30). Coach Coleman compared his star guard to a high school version of Magic Johnson and said that he is the top passer in Ohio, knows how to get to the hoop, rebounds well, and has an improving shot (although that is the area of his game that has the most room for improvement). Thomas already has 23 scholarship offers--mostly from mid majors-- but Louisville and Pitt have took notice and will be evaluating him this season. Of the schools that have already offered, Kent St. and Ohio are his favorites at this time along with Louisville and Pitt. We will be recieving Shaw High School's schedule later this week and will be planning some trips to watch their big games, so expect more updates in the future about this big time player that won't be under the radar for long.

POSTED: 9-12-2006

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