Brookins commits to Siena 

May, 3, 2010
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By Christopher Lawlor
Rakeem Brookins (Philadelphia/Roman Catholic) declared for Siena after decommitting from Tulane in Novemeber after a coaching change.

The first team, all-state guard visited Siena and Northeastern last week, but pledged to the Saints on Thursday thanks to their recent success and proximity to his home.

"He didn't want to take a lot of time and he kept his list short," Roman Catholic coach Chris McNesby said. "I told him to wait until a new staff was hired at Tulane. He did, and when none of the coaches were retained from the previous staff, Rakeem decided to reopen his recruiting."

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Christopher Lawlor has covered high school sports for more than 20 years, most recently with USA TODAY, where he was the head preps writer responsible for national high school rankings in football, baseball and boys and girls basketball. He also ran the Gatorade national player of the year program for nine years.
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