Basketball Signing Period Begins

While it's not likely to grab the TV shows on ESPNU or anywhere else, today marked the beginning of the late signing period for basketball.

From what I understand our women's basketball team led by second year head coach Sheryl Baldwin-Tener is expected to sign two this week, including top rated SF Miranda Smith, who I profiled here.

On the men's side, we have one scholarship available and Coach Ron Hunter has been actively recruiting with Asst. Coach Darryl Labarrie to find a much needed shooter.

For all of your updates, keep it locked here and to the PantherTalk.com Forums.

Women's Basketball Set to Sign #33 Ranked Wing in Country

According to the Franklin News Post, Coach Sheryl Baldwin-Tener and staff just landed a tremendous scorer in Patrick Henry HS (Virginia) Wing Miranda Smith. Smith is likely the highest rated recruit in the history of women's basketball at Georgia State.

She scored 912 points in her Sophomore and Junior seasons.  To give you an idea how nuts that is, you typically play 20-22 games per season before playoffs. That's an average of better than 20 points per game for her career at Franklin County HS before transferring to Patrick Henry for her Sr. year.

ESPN Scouts, Inc. rates her as the #33 Wing in the Country.

Photo Courtesy of Franklin News Post