Collier Talks St. John's, Seton Hall

Devon Collier is in high demand in the Big East and he’s touring the local schools to check them out.

The 6-foot-7 senior forward from St. Anthony visited Seton Hall on Wednesday and St. John’s on Thursday and plans to attend the Cincinnati-Rutgers football game on Monday.

Ranked No. 134 in the Class of 2010 by Rivals, Collier visited St. John’s with New Heights athletic director Kimani Young.

“The St. John’s visit was better than I expected,” Collier said. “I was able to see the campus. The campus was nice. I explored the whole campus and it was a nice experience.”

Collier met with St. John’s head coach Norm Roberts and talked with several players, including Justin Burrell, Malik Booth, Omari Lawrence and Dwight Hardy.

Coach Roberts said he liked Collier’s versatility and ability to play both forward spots.

“He said I could play the wing. I would be a mismatch forward,” Collier said.

A day earlier, Adam Berkowitz of New Heights took Collier to South Orange, N.J. to see Bobby Gonzalez and Seton Hall.

“It was good. Seton Hall was better than I expected also,” Collier said. “I was able to see the campus, the campus was big.

“I met with the teammates. I saw the arena [Prudential Center]. I met with the AD [Joe Quinlan]. He told me about the school.”

Earlier in the week, Seton Hall also hosted Collier’s AAU teammate, JayVaughn Pinkston of Bishop Loughlin.

Going forward, Collier lists Providence, Seton Hall, St. John’s, Maryland, Arizona, Oregon State, Rutgers and Michigan State as options.

“I don’t have a favorite,” he said.

Michigan State just reached out “a few days ago” and could come to an open gym at St. Anthony next week.

On Monday, Collier with visit the newly refurbished Rutgers Stadium to watch Greg Schiano’s team meet the Bearcats in a Big East football tilt.

Several teammates, including Ashton Pankey and Elijah Carter, are slated to join him.

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