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Fellow assistant Anthony Solomon traveled to Virginia to deliver the news to Robinson. "I don't know specifically how long they've been recruiting him; I just know they extended him an offer," Christchurch coach Ben Thompson said. "He's kind of blowing up on the radar. He's quietly making his way up the ladder. I don't know if they had seen him before that weekend. I talked to Coach Solomon, and he said they want him bad." With athleticism to play inside or out, the rangy recruit with great defensive flexibility was named the Virginia Private School Player of the Year after averaging 17.7 points, 9.4 boards and 2.6 blocks per game while helping lead Christchurch to a state championship. "He had a great year, helped us win a state championship for the first time since 1991 and ended up putting up some good numbers," Thompson added. "He turned some heads." Robinson also holds offers from Auburn, Boston University, Connecticut, Gardner-Webb, Rutgers, Towson, Virginia Tech, Western Kentucky, Xavier and others. Georgetown has also expressed interest recently. Martin Geben Grabs Notre Dame's Attention Martin Geben has gotten bigger and better in the last 12 months. So has his list of college basketball suitors with the second of two spring evaluation seasons under his belt. At the Nike Elite Basketball League (EYBL) event April 26-28 in Hampton, Va., the 6-9 forward from St. Maria Goretti High in Hagerstown, Md., displayed a blue- Geben, a native of Lithuania, landed on Notre Dame's radar after a strong season — 17 points and 12 rebounds per game — at Hagerstown (Md.) Goretti High. photo courtesy 247sports collar game plenty of programs would like to have at their service in 2014. Notre Dame and Maryland made that desire official April 27, with each extending the 18-year-old Lithuanian an offer. Geben is the fourth big man the Fighting Irish have offered in the class of 2014. For months, Notre Dame has been among those schools intrigued by the soft-spoken prospect. Balanis saw Geben, the 2012‑13 Baltimore Catholic League Player of the Year, play on Feb. 19. Since then, Solomon, according to Geben, has been in contact the most. Brey, along with assistant Martin