Victoria Sun writes about Ramon Eaton and Darius Nelson

Recruiting realities change outlook for Darius Nelson and Ramon Eaton
Northern California duo entered high school hoping to play together in college, but the recruiting process altered their perspectives
Victoria Sun
ESPN RISE
11/16/2010

Born just two days apart, Sheldon (Sacramento, Calif.) duo Darius Nelson and Ramon Eaton have always felt more like brothers than cousins.

“Twin brothers,” Nelson, a 6-foot-5 scorer, clarifies.

At the end of seventh grade, their bond grew stronger when they began living under the same roof...

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It was a weekend of commitments

Sheldon (Sacramento) High teammates Darius Nelson and Ramon Eaton will be playing their final season together in 2010-2011 as Nelson just committed to UTEP and Eaton to Pepperdine. Bill Paterson has the details here.

Here is a very frank ESPN evaluation of Nelson.

Here's the same for Eaton.

The biggest news of all was Josiah Turner saying yes to Arizona -- here's an ESPN article on that commitment. We thought Turner would be a Jayhwak.

Calling Jabari Brown...calling Jabari Brown...how was Seattle?

Updates on various Sacramento area basketballers

Some of this information was already known but there are still plenty of new items:

Recruiting roundup: Del Oro's Barry creating a stir among high-profile college programs
Bill Paterson
Sacramento Bee
April 30, 2010

It may be spring sports season but this is the hot an heavy time for high school basketball and football recruiting.

One of the biggest area stories is that of Remi Barry, the international student from France via Florida who was not allowed by the CIF to play basketball this past season at Del Oro High School...

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