Villanova Formally Signs Philadelphian Markus Kennedy

To the Wildcat faithful-

As Villanova prepared to embark upon its 90th season of intercollegiate play, coach Jay Wright formally signed a recruit from its own backyard, 6-9 power forward Markus Kennedy. (It also signed 6-5 wing forward James Bell - see separate post.)

Back in July, a short Philadelphia Daily News article had this to say on Kennedy:

The last thing Markus Kennedy wanted to do was change schools for the fourth time in 4 years. But the highly touted 6-9, 260-pound Villanova recruit, who lives in Yeadon, Delaware County, has opted to go to Winchendon (Mass.) Prep.

Kennedy, who committed to Villanova in April, found out that his school, Living Faith Christian Academy in Cherry Hill, had closed last month. That left him and his family scrambling to find a high school for his senior year.

Kennedy was thinking strongly about attending Penn Wood, the defending PIAA Class AAAA state champions. But Barbara Kennedy, Markus' mother, asked for suggestions from Villanova coach Jay Wright and he recommended Winchendon...

Kennedy wanted to attend Penn Wood, but Winchendon offered stronger academics and plays a national schedule. The school is considered one of the top Class A programs in Massachusetts.

Kennedy started at Monsignor Bonner, transferred to St. Patrick's in North Jersey and attended Living Faith last year....

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John F. Kennedy - "Ich bin ein Berliner"; Markus Kennedy - I Am a Villanovan....

To the Villanova Wildcats faithful-

VUHoops and I Bleed Blue and White report that Markus Kennedy, a 6-9 power forward, will be joining the Villanova Wildcats program, in the fall of 2010, assuming that all goes according to plan... Kennedy made it official this afternoon at a news conference... Kennedy's final two choices were Villanova and West Virginia...

VUHoops also linked helpfully to a Philadelphia Daily News story on Markus Kennedy... as did I Bleed Blue and White, in this case to the early leaking of the news on Philly.com...

VUHoops also noted that-

Kennedy joins Florida’s James Bell in Villanova’s Class of 2010 Recruiting Class.

(The headline to my post - President John F. Kennedy, speaking in Berlin at the height of the Cold War on June 26,1963, famously told the residents, "Ich bin ein Berliner"... )

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VUHoops, I Bleed Blue and White on Potential 2010 Villanova Wildcat Markus Kennedy - Decision Wednesday

To the Villanova Wildcats faithful-

For those of you interested in the goings-on of the recruiting trail, both VUHoops and I Bleed Blue and White have stories up regarding the decision of Markus Kennedy, who would potentially be arriving as a Villanova Wildcat in the fall of 2010...

Apparently, Kennedy will be announcing his decision tomorrow (Wednesday, April 29) at 12:30 PM at his high school, where he will formally decide between Villanova and West Virginia...

Go Wildcats!