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The athletic 7'0 highlights another excellent recruiting class for Scott Drew's staff.
If the early signing day for the men's basketball class of 2012 goes according to plan, Baylor will solidify themselves as one of the premier programs in the country.
After signing Perry Jones III in 2010 and Quincy Miller in 2011, Scott Drew has once again secured a commitment from one of the top players in the country: Isaiah Austin, a 7'0 200 center out of Burleson, Texas.
Austin, the nephew of former NBA center Ike Austin, is ranked as the No. 3 player in the country by ESPN.
He shows incredible athleticism for a man his size in highlight tapes, and he is expected to be a lynch-pin in the Bears 2-3 zone defense. His offensive game, however, is still considered a work in progress.
Baylor's 2012 recruiting class is ranked No. 10 in the nation by ESPN, with Top 100 PG L.J. Rose (Houston) and 6'9 forward Chad Rykhoek (Fort Worth) expected to join Austin in Waco.
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2012 McDonald's All-American Game Rosters: Baylor Commit Isaiah Austin On West Team
The McDonald's All-American Game brings some of the best high school basketball players from around the country together to play against each other in front of a national audience. According to SB Nation's Sean Keeley, one of those players is a Baylor University commit from Arlington, Texas: center Isaiah Austin.
Austin will be wearing No. 8 during the game, which is slated to be played in Chicago on March 28. Austin stands at 7-foot-0 and weighs in at 210 pounds. He's rated as the No. 1 recruit in the state of Texas, the No. 1 recruit on ESPNU's top-50 Midlands recruits and he's considered to be the No. 2 high school center in the country behind Nerlens Noel. He's also ranked at No. 3 on ESPNU's top-100 high school recruits behind Noel and Shabazz Muhammad, both of whom are not committed to any college yet.
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Feb 09 5:23p by Jason Garrison