Guys, I caught up earlier with Henrico (Va.) 2016 three-star guard De'Monte Buckingham earlier, just to catch up. Buckingham is No. 148 in the Rivals150 and I saw him in Roanoke at a tournament last fall.
The big news, obviously, is Buckingham won a state championship a few weeks ago, leading Henrico to a 28-1 finish. But with that, Buckingham played all season with torn tissue in his right knee. He said he thought he had a bad sprain and wore a brace all season, but last Friday, had surgery to remove the tissue. He's now sitting out until early to mid May, so it's not a bad setback. But Buckingham said the pain started early in the season.
Bucklingham said he was very high on VCU, but now isn't sure with Shaka Smart leaving for Texas. Richmond has also made a huge push, as has East Carolina. But VT showed a lot of interest last fall and has basked off tremendously. But basically, the Hokies and about everyone else are waiting to see how he bounces back from surgery and how he plays at 100%. This summer, Buckingham will likely pull in a lot more offers, but for now, it's just waiting to see how he does this summer and who offers.
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This post was edited on 4/3 11:04 PM by Jason Stamm
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The big news, obviously, is Buckingham won a state championship a few weeks ago, leading Henrico to a 28-1 finish. But with that, Buckingham played all season with torn tissue in his right knee. He said he thought he had a bad sprain and wore a brace all season, but last Friday, had surgery to remove the tissue. He's now sitting out until early to mid May, so it's not a bad setback. But Buckingham said the pain started early in the season.
Bucklingham said he was very high on VCU, but now isn't sure with Shaka Smart leaving for Texas. Richmond has also made a huge push, as has East Carolina. But VT showed a lot of interest last fall and has basked off tremendously. But basically, the Hokies and about everyone else are waiting to see how he bounces back from surgery and how he plays at 100%. This summer, Buckingham will likely pull in a lot more offers, but for now, it's just waiting to see how he does this summer and who offers.
Full story coming, but as always, what's posted here, STAYS HERE. Don't de-value your own subscription by giving away information to others who don't pay like you do. It's also a violation of our terms of service and will result in the termination of your subscription.[/B]
This post was edited on 4/3 11:04 PM by Jason Stamm
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