By JOSH VERLIN
Just a few short months ago, Collin Gillespie was the most sought-after Division II recruit in the region.
Instead, he’ll play his college basketball at one of the top Division I programs in the country.
The Archbishop Wood senior guard saw his recruiting stock skyrocket over the course of the fall and winter, and ended the steep ascent on Saturday night when he called up Villanova head coach Jay Wright and accepted a scholarship offer from the defending national champions.
“It was always my goal, as a kid, but I never really thought it was going to happen like this,” he said. “I just was playing just to play, and then see what would happen as I was playing and we went along. But I was excited when all of these schools started reaching out, and when I talked to Coach Wright and their staff and their players, it just felt right.”
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