Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, September 21, 1994 TAG: 9409230073
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: By DOUG DOUGHTY STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Mike Terrell, Alexander's coach at Jordan High School in Durham, N.C., said the announcement will be made at a news conference at 4 p.m. today at the school.
``We know where he's going [and] Virginia knows where he's going; it's pretty much official,'' Terrell said. ``He's going to Virginia.''
Alexander, no relation to Virginia players Cory Alexander and Chris Alexander, averaged 29 points per game last season after moving to Durham from Monroe, Conn. One of his basketball teammates at Jordan, Adrian Burnim, is a first-year football player at Virginia.
Alexander is related to former Duke All-American Grant Hill, the first-round draft pick of the NBA's Detroit Pistons. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski visited Alexander at his home, but the Blue Devils may have been hurt by their surplus of perimeter players, Terrell said.
Other coaches to visit Alexander's home have been from Arkansas, Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech. Steve Fisher, Michigan's coach, canceled a trip to Durham scheduled for Tuesday night.
``I'm surprised it happened this quickly,'' said Terrell, noting Alexander took an unofficial visit to Virginia but did not take any paid campus visits.
The only players to visit Virginia officially are 6-10 Tom Wideman and 6-91/2 Scott Johnson, both from Marietta, Ga. Johnson's coach said Wednesday that UVa is at the top of a list that includes Wake Forest, Indiana, North Carolina State and Tennessee.
Alexander came to national attention during the summer with his play at the Nike Festival in Indianapolis. One recruiting service rated him the No.3 prospect at the camp, and he has been rated the No.18 prospect in the country by Basketball America magazine.
by CNB