Derrick Favors, the number one college basketball prospect in the country according to Scout, announced his college decision today and he's going to be a Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket. Paul Hewitt (right), GT coach, is probably pretty thrilled. Sidney Lowe, who runs the the coffee-less N.C. State Wolfpack, well, probably not so much.
It was mentioned as well during the press conference that the Jackets are hoping to land John Wall, the number one point guard in the country. That seems unlikely though -- Wall and Favors only had Memphis as a common recruiting link.
It was rumored that Favors was heading to Tech anyway -- it's not a total coincidence that he announced his intentions on ESPNU ... 30 minutes before the Jackets tipped off against the Blue Devils in ESPN's prime spot.
And even if Georgia Tech doesn't get Wall, they're already set for the class of 2009; Favors joins Mfon Udofia (ranked sixth at point by Scout) and Kammeon Holsey (28th at power forward) to give Hewitt three out of the top 100 overall recruits.
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gt is going to surprise a lot of people next year i promise