Six weeks after committing to Arizona for a second time, Abdul Gaddy has decommitted. Again.
Gaddy, a 6-foot-3, 175-pound point guard from Bellarmine (Wash.) Prep, opted out when Arizona’s legendary head coach Lute Olson stepped down last Thursday to spend time with his family and was replaced on an interim basis by Russ Pennell.
“We just kind of sat back and watched it,” his father, Abdul Gaddy Sr., told the Arizona Daily Star. “It seemed like they didn’t know what direction they were going to be going in. There was nothing concrete there.”
Gaddy, who previously decommitted when Josh Pastner left the Arizona staff for Memphis, is now considering UCLA and Washington.
Gaddy joins Solomon Hill and Mike Moser among decommitted Arizona players. All three told Arizona media sources that they will look elsewhere now that Olson has retired.
The Wildcats now have no players committed for the November signing period.
A Los Angeles native, Hill is considering hometown USC, among other schools. Moser, from Portland, Ore., joined Hill in decommitting last week.
Arizona, which appears in disarray, could also lose juniors Chase Budinger and Jordan Hill to the NBA draft after this season.
Mark Few of Gonzaga and Sean Miller of Xavier would seem like strong candidates to replace Pennell next season, while John Calipari and Jamie Dixon look like longshots.
xufan02 / October 28, 2008
Sean Miller is not a likely candidate for the Arizona job. He was born and raised in Pittsburgh, he has no west coast ties both personal and recruiting. Also he has not yet established a national recruiting presence at Xavier, that is something that will be needed while at Arizona. Also he is signed through 2016 and has a 2.5 million dollar buyout. He also have a top 20 class in 2008, stud SF Kevin Parrom in 2009, and is positioned for a great class in 2010. Balitmore native and rivals top 50 recruit Jordam Latham is visiting Xavier this weekend and has been rumored as a Xavier lean. I could see Miller going to Pitt is Jamie Dixon went to Arizona, but Sean is a Midwest guy.
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