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North Central's Smith-Rivera getting stronger for his sophomore year
By Kyle Neddenriep
Posted: August 28, 2009Read Comments(4)RecommendE-mail Print ShareA A Here's a scary thought for North Central High School basketball opponents: D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera started training with weights this week.
"I really haven't done it much before," said the solidly built 6-3 sophomore guard. "My coach, Doug Mitchell, wants to get me in there and get stronger."
Smith-Rivera is already one of the area's best at finishing around the basket. Teaming with senior Terone Johnson, a Purdue recruit, the Panthers should have one of the state's top backcourts.
Smith-Rivera shined on the 15-and-under Indiana Elite, attracting quite a following from major Division I coaches. Already with offers from Indiana, Purdue and Tennessee, Smith-Rivera said he's planning an unofficial visit soon to North Carolina. He also has a trip scheduled this weekend that will take him to campuses at Kentucky, Louisville and Xavier.
"I'm looking forward to the visits," Smith-Rivera said. "You see a lot of the coaches out at the tournaments, but it's nice to be able to see the school."
Smith-Rivera visited the North Carolina campus during a tournament in May. "I'd be interested in going there," he said. "I like how they run the program. I liked the school. Hopefully I'll get an offer."
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08-28-2009, 04:07 PM #1
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08-30-2009, 11:06 AM #2
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top 20 prospect at X this weekend
http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/demling/blog.html
I can confirm that Indianapolis North Central D'Vaunte Smith-Rivera - the 6-foot-3 bruising guard who is a top-20 player nationally - didn't attend the Indiana Elite Camp because he was scheduled to make unofficial visits to Louisville, Kentucky, Xavier and Cincinnati this weekend.Chris Mack: "I just knew that I had a lot more passion for basketball than I did for hydraulic oil."
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08-30-2009, 12:42 PM #3
Very good news. Here's hoping that Mack and crew continue to do what they need to do! I have complete faith in our coaches, especially seeing as they have done more than their fair share already.
If you think of me, I hope you think of me well and if you drink to me, don't drink cheap - Ken "Firehose" Akers (1/27/85 - 1/22/11)
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08-30-2009, 12:58 PM #4
It's only a matter of time before we land a 5 star guy.
Then again, as soon as whoever it is commits to Xavier, he'll drop 25 spots in the rankings.
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08-30-2009, 02:58 PM #5
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10-15-2009, 01:59 PM #6
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Looks like he will be visiting again this weekend per Demlings Blog
Indianapolis North Central standout sophomore D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera will be making an unofficial visit to Xavier this weekend for a practice and football game. He's considered one of the elite sophomores in the country and many figured he would attend Hoosier Hysteria in Bloomington on Friday.
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