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CHRIS COLEMAN CONFIRMS FIU COMMITMENT
July 10, 2009 by NBE Blogger · 1 Comment
6’10 native of Buffalo (NY) had Big East offers, but chose Isaiah Thomas’ new school
It came as quite a surprise to many last night when Jeff Goodman of FoxSports.com reported that Chris Coleman had made a verbal commitment to Florida International University and their new head coach, Isaiah Thomas.
Even today, reports denying the commitment have popped up across the internet. Matt Whitfield decided to get the scoop directly and while checking in with Coleman earlier this evening at the Reebok All-American Camp in Philadelphia, the 6-foot-10 center who attended Mt. Zion Academy last season, confirmed his commitment to FIU.
“I liked that he played in the NBA, coached in the NBA and he’s got a lot of experience and stuff,” Coleman told NBE this evening. “That is where I am trying to get, so that is why I committed.”
Coleman and his team attended the FIU team camp a couple weeks ago and he got a chance to see the campus and meet Thomas and his staff. It was actually at that time that he committed to FIU.
From the Big East, Connecticut, West Virginia and Syracuse had offered and Coleman said that Virginia Tech, Texas, North Carolina State and Wake Forest were among the others that had offered.
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Check out what others are saying about this post...[...] – The other commitment actually was made public on Wednesday night, but caused much buzz among coaches and the media on Thursday. Although some reports indicated a commitment was not made, NBE caught up with the player and, emphatically, Chris Coleman Confirms Commitment to FIU. [...]