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SPARTANS, OTHERS MAKE GAINS

PrepStars.com staff
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August 5, 2010

Michigan State made one of its most significant wins it can make this recruiting cycle, getting a pledge from IN BF/WF Branden Dawson, a super athletic combo forward whose play got better and better during the course of the summer. Dawson is one of the strongest and most explosive players in the Class of 2011, and thanks to those qualities he’s a terrific finisher and offensive rebounder.

There’s definitely some positional confusion with Dawson because he’s small for the post yet not enough of a handler to play on the wing. Nevertheless, at least for college, his strength, leaping ability and relentless style should result in early and big dividends for the Spartans.

ELSWHERE. …

Elite incoming freshman Will Barton, one of Memphis’ best signees, has encountered eligibility problems with the NCAA. He joins Enes Kanter (Kentucky) and Josh Selby (Kansas) as elite 2010 signees whose eligibility remains unresolved. … TX BF Thomas Gipson, a solidly built big man with a blue collar mentality, pledged to Kansas State. … Unheralded PA WG Darrun Hilliard announced for Villanova. …