Player updates: 7-4-09

**Dar Tucker (Arthur Hill) nor Mike Bramos’ (Grosse Pointe North) names were called on draft night but both have still managed to keep their NBA dreams alive.  Tucker has signed with the Utah Jazz and will play on their summer league team in Olando, FL and Las Vegas, NV later this month; while Bramos will play with the Detroit Pistons’ summer league team. 

**Recruitment has heated up for two more Country Day Yellowjackets as guards Kenny Knight and Lee Bailey both took an unofficial visit to Dayton on Monday.  Knight and Bailey were given a tour of the campus and arena by Head Coach Brian Gregory and assistant coach Cornell Mann.  After the tour both players participated in an open gym with the Dayton players.  It was reported to NGS that both players played well in the open run and shot the ball extremely well.  “We had a great time, it was really fun, and the coaches were great and treated us real good,” stated Knight.

**Brandan Kearney and Percy Gibson both took an unofficial visit to East Lansing on Tuesday and both players walked away with offers from Coach Izzo.  Kearney and Gibson spent Tuesday afternoon listening to how they could fit into one of the top programs in the country.  After a tour of campus the players also took part in an open gym against the Spartan team and a handful of former players, which included Steve Smith.

**Roy Marble Jr., of Southfield-Lathrup put a quick end to his recruitment after receiving an offer from Iowa, where his Dad is the school’s leading scorer.  Marble played well at Michigan’s elite camp and really showed an improvement his game, especially on the perimeter.  Before the Iowa offer came it appeared that Marble would be staying closer to home as the University of Detroit was in the lead of Marble’s recruitment.