5/7/2008 - Wisconsin Sports Network

By Mark Miller
Wishoops.net Editor

For all of his junior season and for the better part of April, Madison Memorial junior Jeronne Maymon had all of two scholarship offers -- from Baylor and UW-Green Bay.

Well, that situation has changed – and in a big way -- for the multi-talented and quickly emerging 6-foot-6 combination forward.

In the past 10 days or so, Maymon has received scholarship offers from Marquette, Iowa State, Tennessee and USC, according to his father Tim Maymon.

“And we are hoping to hear soon from Kentucky and Minnesota as well,” Tim Maymon said. “Kentucky is involved and is close to making an offer and we expect Minnesota to also get involved.

“Marquette is making a lot of noise right now, and we really like Iowa State and Baylor. Baylor and Iowa State might be the top priorities because the coaches there have said they will run their whole team through Jeronne. The coaches at Baylor said they can make him the Kevin Durant of Baylor. The coaches at Iowa State have said Jeronne will be their ‘go-to’ player and will form a great one-two combination with Diante Garrett.”

Maymon continues to light up the travel-team circuit like few other players in the nation in the class of 2009.

After playing extremely well at the Real Deal on the Hill in Houston and the King James Shooting Stars Classic in Akron, Ohio, in April with the Wisconsin Gators Elite squad, Maymon turned in another strong performance while competing for the Illinois Bobcats at the Bill Hensley Memorial Run ‘N Slam Classic last weekend in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

In a game against The Family out of Detroit, Maymon finished with 33 points to help lead the Bobcats to a narrow victory over a program that includes highly regarded frontline prospects DaShonte Riley (6-11, undecided), Derrick Nix (6-9, Michigan State) and Donnovan Kirk (6-8, Miami, Fla). Michael Haynes of Chicago Washington teamed with Maymon to form a dynamic frontline for the Bobcats as he added more than 20 points.

Maymon is scheduled to compete with the Illinois Bobcats again this weekend at the GBOA Tournament at the University of Illinois-Chicago. He is also slated to participate for the Bobcats at the Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions in North Carolina on May 23-25.

“We will take some unofficial visits this summer, but only to schools that have made an offer,” Tim Maymon said. “We will be playing at a tournament in California in the summer and will probably stop by USC at that time. And we will visit Tennessee after playing in a tournament in Las Vegas in July.

“Schools will need to match what Baylor and Iowa State are offering in order to get Jeronne. He is not redshirting and he is not coming off the bench.

“Jeronne has proved the last three weeks how good he is and how well he can compete on a national level. It’s been a frenzy in terms of recruiting, but we’re still looking to narrow our list to our top three schools in June and then take some unofficial visits.”

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Notre Dame’s McHugh set to attend St. John’s University

Green Bay Notre Dame senior Max McHugh will attend St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota, and play basketball for the Johnnies.

A versatile 6-6 forward who can make perimeter jump shots or score in the lane, McHugh averaged a team-best 17.2 points per game last season as Notre Dame finished 7-14 overall last season. McHugh earned second-team all-league honors in the Fox River Classic Conference.

St. John’s finished 14-12 last season, including an 11-9 mark in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Former Notre Dame standout Patrick McKenzie is an assistant coach in the St. John’s program.

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