Nate Taphorn has committed to Northwestern. Bill Carmody and Tavaras Hardy were courtside to watch his games this weekend.

Here is the full story: http://northwestern.scout.com/2/1202607.html

Wow, what a huge addition!!!

What a shocker, that one was a bit unexpected. I'm glad he made the decision! Congratulations Nate!!

Nice.  Keep the momentum going now let's add a power forward and an athletic slasher to this class.

beeninpumas wrote: Nice.  Keep the momentum going now let's add a power forward and an athletic slasher to this class.

And that is precisely what the coaches are looking to do. Tavaras Hardy was out in San Francisco scouting a power forward yesterday.

Yes, I believe his name is Marcus Lee.  He'd be a great get.

Hunter Myers is the San Fran kid, a big power forward. Hope to speak with him this week.

Oh OK,  my mistake.  Thanks for clearing it up, Chris.

Taphorn can really shoot it. Great get for you guys. Congrats.

... kid and a very good basketball talent. If he were 6'-8" and had greater exposure, he would be a top 50 player in the country. Great stroke from beyond the arc, great hops and a physical presence in the paint who is willing to bang. In other words, he can score from the baseline to beyond the arc. But he's 6'-6", and maybe a tad shorter.

 Can a really smart and talented, but not freakish 6'-6" 225 lb. athlete make it at the 4 spot in the Big Ten? Does the Princeton offense and a good dose of zone defenses make it more likely a shorter power player with Meyer's versatility and abilities can help us go dancing? I think so. We're not exactly at the forefront of the kid's recruitment. Nevada and Cal and ASU have all offered and been on him for a while. But we have everything this future valedictorian could be looking for academically. And unless Stanford offers we should have a good shot if we offer.

 GOUNUII

I'm excited about the fact that the coaches wanted Sina and Taphorn so badly and were able to get it done. It's a great sign for the future.

GOUNUII wrote: ... kid and a very good basketball talent. If he were 6'-8" and had greater exposure, he would be a top 50 player in the country. Great stroke from beyond the arc, great hops and a physical presence in the paint who is willing to bang. In other words, he can score from the baseline to beyond the arc. But he's 6'-6", and maybe a tad shorter.

 Can a really smart and talented, but not freakish 6'-6" 225 lb. athlete make it at the 4 spot in the Big Ten? Does the Princeton offense and a good dose of zone defenses make it more likely a shorter power player with Meyer's versatility and abilities can help us go dancing? I think so. We're not exactly at the forefront of the kid's recruitment. Nevada and Cal and ASU have all offered and been on him for a while. But we have everything this future valedictorian could be looking for academically. And unless Stanford offers we should have a good shot if we offer.

 GOUNUII

There aren't many Charles Barkley's (6'6'' power forward) out there, but Luke Harangody (6'7'') was very effective at ND.