08 April 2008

Taylor King to visit 'Nova

posted by Foye's Boy
4/08/2008 11:59:00 PM

Taylor King, the 6'7" transferring forward from Duke University, will reportedly visit with Villanova and coach Jay Wright this weekend.

King played in every game in his freshman year, and was a McDonald's All-American at Mater Dei Highschool in Southern California. King was originally offered a scholarship from Villanova before committing to Duke. The other schools he is considering transferring to include USC, UCLA, and Gonzaga.

King saw time in every game last season for the Blue Devils, averaging 5 points and 2 rebounds. One of his strongest abilities is his ability to make shots from the perimeter. King shot an impressive 40 percent from three last season.

If King did choose to come to Villanova, he would have to sit out a year. However, we do have a scholarship for him (Malcolm Grant), and I think he would be an excellent fit for this program. Taylor King could very well be a nice gift that falls in Jay Wright's lap, if things go well this weekend.

Labels: Grant, Jay Wright, Taylor King, transfers

15 Comments:

At 10:19 AM, April 09, 2008, Anonymous said...: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3336130

we finished ranked #22. please add to main page
At 1:12 PM, April 09, 2008, Anonymous said...: Villanova was actually 24th. This is around where I expected them to finish at the beginning of the season. Despite a terrible midseason, they played very well in the last 10 games. Next year they should be preseason top 10.
At 7:15 PM, April 09, 2008, Anonymous said...: Huey, where are you from, Bethune Cookman?
At 7:41 PM, April 09, 2008, greyCat said...: Technically Malcolm has not decided to transfer just yet (I realize the odds strongly favor him leaving though...too bad), but there was one available for 2008 at the beginning of the season, and Andy Ott transferred in January. That makes two currently available. Should Malcolm decide to leave Villanova (don't do it Malcolm!), the 'Cats would have 3 scholarships available this summer.
At 9:36 AM, April 10, 2008, Anonymous said...: Corey Stokes is hosting King, according to Facebook.
At 11:06 AM, April 10, 2008, Anonymous said...: Glad to see you got Huey's post off quickly. We don't need that CRAP.
At 11:45 AM, April 10, 2008, Anonymous said...: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v96OX4ZSfdY&feature=related
At 1:59 PM, April 10, 2008, Anonymous said...: pete, why wont you add our final ranking to the main page? nova nation deserves to know.
At 4:02 PM, April 10, 2008, pete said...: I'm not too big on rankings...Maybe I'll write something short up tonight, but in any case people can see it in these comments.
At 8:16 PM, April 10, 2008, Foye's Boy said...: I saw Dominic Cheek on campus today driving around in a golf cart with Jay Wright....He is a tremendous recruit, and it would be a great move by Jay Wright if he could lure him in....He is the 12th best player in the Class of 2009 according to Rivals.com....I've seen this kid play at St. Anthony's and he is going to be a flat out star....Thoughts??
At 9:36 PM, April 10, 2008, Anonymous said...: Foye's Boy...

Good news... Keep us informed!
At 4:04 PM, April 11, 2008, Anonymous said...: i actually just saw him about 20 minutes ago with coaches gunning and chambers.
At 4:04 PM, April 11, 2008, Anonymous said...: king that is.
At 5:22 PM, April 11, 2008, Foye's Boy said...: yeah i saw king riding around today with the assistant coaches too around west campus....but dominic cheek was definitely here yesterday cause jay wright stopped and was talking to us when were playing basketball outside with some of the team....i would gladly take either one of them
At 12:46 AM, April 12, 2008, Anonymous said...: I saw king earlier tonight.. he'll like all the white women...