Recruiting

An article in the Lansing State Journal about some of the recruiting battles in the state of Michigan, particularly with coach Borseth & Suzy Merchant of MSU:

In his 27 years coaching the girls of Detroit Country Day, Frank Orlando has sent his share of talented players on to college basketball.

His Yellowjackets have three of the state's most highly recruited underclass players this season: junior guards Amber Moore and Sharena Taylor and sophomore center Madison Williams. And they're all firmly in the sites of the state's highest- profile coaches - Michigan State's Suzy Merchant and Michigan's Kevin Borseth - as they adjust to recruiting in the Big Ten.

"I've really seen a lot of energy from both head coaches and their coaching staffs," Orlando said. "They're very eager to work with high school coaches. For sure, myself, I've seen coaches at games and received calls and a lot of positive reinforcement from both schools."

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Jason Wilkins, who runs the Web site michladyballers.com and sponsors summer showcase events for girls, said 5-foot-11 guard Moore and 6-6 center Williams are two primary targets of both programs, as is junior center Destiny Williams from Benton Harbor.

"What I've noticed about girls is that (coaches) really don't start offering scholarships until after their junior year," Wilkins said.