Country Day center Riley is headed to Georgetown
PREPS: Country Day center Riley is headed to Georgetown
Birmingham Detroit Country Day junior center DaShonte Riley has committed to play basketball for Georgetown.
Riley, 6-feet-11 and 220 pounds, visited Georgetown last fall and again recently with his mother, Colette Anderson. Riley said he was attracted to the Big East school because of its reputation for developing big men.
"It was a good decision for him,"
Country Day coach Kurt Keener said Wednesday. "I think he will do very well there."
Considered a top 20 recruit by Rivals.com for the Class of 2009, Riley had numerous offers -- including from Michigan and Michigan State.
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BASEBALL: Kevin Manson pitched a complete game and Joe Bonadonna's seventh-inning home run was the difference in Illinois' 3-2 victory over Ohio State in the opening game of the Big Ten tournament at Michigan's Fisher Stadium. The fourth-seeded Illini play the top-seeded Wolverines at 7:05 tonight. In Wednesday's other game, No. 3 Penn State beat No. 6 Indiana, 6-1. Today's other games: No. 5 Ohio State vs. Indiana, 12:05 p.m.; and No. 2 Purdue vs. Penn State, 3:35. ... Eastern Michigan defeated Western Michigan, 8-5, in the first round of the Mid-American tournament in Chillicothe, Ohio. Third baseman Zack Leonard went 2-for-4 with four RBIs for the Eagles (22-32), who face Bowling Green at 4 p.m. today. Western (29-23) plays Ohio in an elimination game at 9 a.m. Central Michigan (29-26-1), which lost to Kent State, 4-2, plays Ball State at 12:30 p.m. ... Adrian senior Bobby Rickstad is the American Baseball Coaches Association's Mideast Regional player of the year and the Bulldogs' Craig Rainey is coach of the year. Rickstad -- 6-2 with 47 strikeouts and a 3.70 ERA -- hit .360 with seven home runs and 38 RBIs.
BASKETBALL: Matt Samuels -- a 6-0 Washington, D.C., native who averaged 22 points and five assists as a senior at Coastal Christian Academy in Virginia Beach, Va. -- signed a national letter of intent to play for Oakland U.
RUNNING/WALKING: The Komen Detroit Race for the Cure to benefit breast cancer research is 8 a.m. Saturday, May 31, at Comerica Park. The events are a 5K run, 5K walk and one-mile walk. Online individual registration ends at 5 p.m. May 29; afterward, runners/walkers can register May 30 at the event expo at the Max M. Fischer Music Center or on race day at Comerica Park. Fees: $30 for adults 18-64, $15 for ages 6-17 and 65-over.
ROWING: Michigan State's Matt Weise is the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association's Central coach of the year.
SOCCER: Detroit Ignition forwards Mike Apple and Jamar Beasley were chosen for the 12-man U.S. roster for the CONCACAF Futsal Championships, June 3-8 in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
SOFTBALL: Madonna senior designated player Christina Finch of Albion was named to the Daktronics All-American Scholar Athlete team.
TENNIS: William & Mary senior Megan Moulton-Levy of Monroe advanced to the second round of the NCAA singles championship for the third straight season, defeating Hannah Grady of Long Beach State, 6-3, 6-2.
