Zollo To WKU

Western continues it's roll. Congrats to Vinny. GREAT kid...

Great news! Congrats to Vinny and family.

Western continues it's roll. Congrats to Vinny. GREAT kid...

Congratulations to this outstanding young man! He will be a great fit at Western!

http://www.winchestersun.com/stories/2010/10/18/spo.412900.sto

Congratulations to Zollo! Hopefully EKU & WKU play each other, it would be good to see two GRC 2011 grads go at it.

I bet Gold Sunrise is heartbroken that he/she did not get the word out first!

Very cool :thumb:

Congratulations to Zollo! Hopefully EKU & WKU play each other, it would be good to see two GRC 2011 grads go at it.

 

I bet Gold Sunrise is heartbroken that he/she did not get the word out first!

:lol: I could have, Vinny called me this morning to tell me he was committing. He had not called Western at that time to let them know .

Feel this is a great fit for Vinny. Also close to home and this was important to him, especially after the death of Mykal Barnes.

I'm always glad when 10th region players get to the next level. Congratulations!

Here is the recutiting class for Western for 2011.

Committed/Not Yet Signed
Name	Pos	Ht/Wt	Stars	Rank
George Fant	PF	6-6/225		NR
Derrick Gordon	SG	6-3/187		41
Cezar Guerrero	PG	6-0/175		14
Deng Leek	C	7-0/240		NR
Nigel Snipes	SF	6-5/185		NR
Vinny Zollo	PF	6-9/240		NR

Article from the Winchester Sun:

http://www.winchestersun.com/stories/2010/10/19/spo.500298.sto

Zollo chose the Hilltoppers over several schools including Miami of Ohio, Tulane, Depaul, Cincinnati, St. Joe’s, Depaul, Morehead, Bradley, the University of Pacific, UNC Wilmington and Marshall. Zollo had planned on taking an official visit to DePaul before making a decision to attend Western.

Zollo added that he was glad to get the recruiting process settled before the start of practice, which began Monday night. “My priorities are set,” he said. “It’s about my team first and my career second. We know where we’re going.”

Here is the recutiting class for Western for 2011.

 

Committed/Not Yet Signed
Name	Pos	Ht/Wt	Stars	Rank
George Fant	PF	6-6/225		NR
Derrick Gordon	SG	6-3/187		41
Cezar Guerrero	PG	6-0/175		14
Deng Leek	C	7-0/240		NR
Nigel Snipes	SF	6-5/185		NR
Vinny Zollo	PF	6-9/240		NR

Congrats to Vinny. Great athlete, but an even better kid off the court. I expect nothing but great things from him over the next 4 years.

AS far as Western's recruiting class goes, WOW! They should be a regular in the NCAA tournament over the next 4 years.

Congrats to Vinny. Great athlete, but an even better kid off the court. I expect nothing but great things from him over the next 4 years.

 

AS far as Western's recruiting class goes, WOW! They should be a regular in the NCAA tournament over the next 4 years.

According to J. Demling, Western recuiting class is ranked in the top 15 by analysts that was just released.

Western Kentucky University's six-man Class of 2011 is being lauded by analysts.

The Hilltoppers had Derrick Gordon committed and the past two weeks added Deng Leek, Nigel Snipes, George Fant, Cezar Guerrero and Vinny Zollo.

"Ken McDonald and his staff deserve a raise for a job well done," Hoop Scoop editor Clark Francis wrote on his website about the class. He added the "class has a little bit of everything."

Francis has the class ranked at No. 14 in his newest rankings. He still has Kentucky No. 1 and Louisville No. 2, followed by St. John's, Duke and Arkansas.

http://jodydemling.courier-journal.com/

A matured Zollo signs with WKU

http://jodydemling.courier-journal.com/

Zollo has played the past two seasons at Clark County. He was an All-State selection as a junior and is considered one of the top players in the Class of 2011 statewide.

"I like Zollo," Hoop Scoop editor Clark Francis said. "He's a strange player because he's not a tough inside but he just has a nose for the ball and gets rebounds. I like him."

Zollo had plenty of other options when he picked Western but said he was sold on Bowling Green after visiting and talking with fellow signee Derrick Gordon.

"Western recruited me pretty heavily during the spring and a little during the summer but it didn't seem like an option for me," Zollo said. "It just didn't seem like it was for me.

"I was really set on going somewhere else, primarily out of state but then I became good friends with Derrick. We had played against each other this summer. I started talking to him and said I would give it a shot and made the trip and was blown away."

From the Winchester Sun. Zollo signed yesterday in the school library.

Zollo signs with Western Kentucky University

ws-zollo-signs-with-wku-111210 Mike Wynn/mwynn@winchestersun.com / November 12, 2010 George Rogers Clark senior Vinny Zollo signed to play basketball with Western Kentucky University on Friday after thanking family, coaches and the community for their support over the years and promising to make the most of his college career. Zollo was flanked by his mother, Robyn Curry; sister, Kyndal Curry; and step-father, Jim Curry.