Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BASKETBALL RECRUITING head man Shaka Smart also present, he scored 23 points on 10‑of‑17 shooting, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked five shots in a 66‑62 win over Garner Road April 26. Allen was so dominant at times, it might have been a better matchup if Garner Road head coach and cur‑ rent NBA player David West — a 6‑9, 250‑pound power forward for the Indi‑ ana Pacers — had inserted himself into the game as a player/coach. With such a heavy Big 12 contingent at his games, one could assume Allen is Big 12 bound, but he told Blue & Gold Illustrated that he's open to being re‑ cruited by schools from all regions of the country — including Notre Dame. Allen averaged 21.4 points, 13.3 re‑ bounds and 4.1 blocks per game for St. Stephen's last season en route to earning All‑Central Texas Player of the Year hon‑ ors from the Austin American Statesman. JAVIN MONTGOMERY-DELAURIER Power Forward • 6-9, 195 Charlottesville (Va.) St. Anne's-Belfield Rivals.com Rankings: Three‑star prospect and No. 117 overall recruit in the coun‑ try. The Skinny: One of the hotter names nationally after the April evaluation period, Montgomery‑DeLaurier added offers from Clemson, Miami, Wake Forest and Vanderbilt after his per‑ formance on the first adidas Gaunt‑ let, April 10‑12, in Duncanville, Texas. Head coach Mike Brey and Solomon watched him put up 18 points on 7‑of‑ 10 shooting, and add five rebounds and two blocks in 21 minutes against the New England Playaz April 25.