VUHoops on Dominic Cheek's Official Signing As a Villanova Wildcat, and the Basketball Banquet

To the Villanova Wildcats faithful-

VUHoops.com continues its fine coverage of offseason Villanova news... some highlights...

On the official news that Dominic Cheek is now a Villanova Wildcat:

Official word from campus today that the fourth and final member of the 2009 Villanova Recruiting Class, Dominic Cheek, has signed his National Letter of Intent.

Of course we reported that the McDonald’s All-American signed last week, but it’s always good to see an official press release.

On the Basketball Banquet awards, in which deserving Wildcats - especially senior Frank Tchuisi - received some time in the spotlight...

Frank Tchuisi took home the Jake Nevin Award for “selflessness and providing an outstanding example to his teammates”

Go Wildcats!

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Future Villanova Wildcat Dominic Cheek Slam Dunks in Jordan Brand Classic, According to ESPNRise.com

To the Villanova Wildcats faithful-

VUHoops.com reported on Friday, April 17, that a pair of future Villanova Wildcats - Dominic Cheek and Mouphtaou Yarou - would participate in the Jordan Brand All-Star Game on Saturday.

ESPNRise.com has reported on the results of the game, and Cheek was mentioned in the article by Christopher Lawlor, an expert on high school hoops for two decades:

The Black team was the aggressor for the first 13 minutes, taking a 37-25 lead following a Villanova-bound Dominic Cheek slam dunk off a miss.

However, I don't focus on recruiting on this site. I really don't know very much about recruiting, and so it's not something I consider my strong suit.

Accordingly, as a general rule, I'll try to refer you to sites that do have a particular expertise in that area. For example, for those of you who:

1. are avidly interested in recruiting, and
2. who do want more detail;

SLAM!'s Justin Walsh did an extremely detailed live blog. Unfortunately, from a Villanova perspective, Cheek isn't mentioned at all, although Walsh does note that the other future Wildcat, Yarou, went up for the opening tip:

Mouphtaou Yarou and John Henson tip off for white and black respectively- John wins the tip, passes off to Cousins.

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