DePaul signee a Face in the Crowd...

Thanks to Jeff Rutherford for the story and links: DePaul-bound senior Darquavis Tucker, a future college wing player, is featured in SI's Video Faces in the crowd. Tucker was chosen by users of Takkle.com, a social-networking website for high school student-athletes.

Speaking of DePaul, their coach, Jerry W (Weinwright) is going to be - in my opinion - the next John Beilein with a dose of Thad Matta. His Richmond teams were able to bite some of the big names, and this year they beat Kansas and its boatload of McDonalds stars. Beating top-rated teams gives one street-cred with top caliber talent. A college/coach is more likely to get a high-level recruit if they beat Kansas but lose to Iona, rather than beat Iona but lose to Kansas. DePaul is struggling with consistency, but that is not unexpected with college basketball teams. DePaul is on its way to become one of the top recruiting destinations in the upper/lake-midwest. Having said all that, they still have to earn it between the lines...