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Manning's hiring may keep Wright in Tulsa
Over the past few weeks when Tulsa fired its basketball coach Doug Wojcik, Eisenhower High School's D'Andre Wright was starting to have second thoughts about signing with the Golden Hurricane, but that appears to have changed in the past few days after word spread that Danny Manning is taking the job.

When Wojeck was ousted at Tulsa, Wright started to waver according to Ike coach Bruce Harrington, but something changed a couple of weeks ago when Tulsa Athletic Director Ross Parmley got involved.

"Ross did a great job handling this and I have to give him a great deal of credit," Harrington said Thursday. "Two weeks ago he came down here on a Sunday and went to D'Andre's house and told him everything that was happening. He wanted him to know that they were trying to get a good coach and that he just wanted D'Andre to wait and see who they hired and then make a decision. He even told D'Andre that he would give him a release if that's what he wanted."

But when Manning's name was announced Monday, it seemed to ease the concerns....

Still hope Kruger and company convince him otherwise. Closer to home and a better program. I'd rather have Wright than Korcheck or Spangler... I just have a feeling that he is going to end up being a really solid player.

 

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Welp it doesn't look good according to this Tulsa World article:

Tulsa men's basketball incoming recruiting class — Zeldric King, James Woodard and D’Andre Wright — will honor their commitments to join the program next season.

“I’ve heard great things about him,” Wright said. “He’s done a good job of develop big men at Kansas. It’s an exciting thing, especially for me being a post player.”

 

[BoulderSooner]

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i don't think OU would have taken wright even if he was around

 

[SuperHoops]

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Since he's signed his LOI would it even be legal for Kruger to contact him now?

 

[vbdad]

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We weren't interested enough to offer early probably didn't change our mind over the season.

 

[BoomerCase]

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Yes, it would definitely be a violation until he was released from his LOI if Kruger were talking to him.

 

[Seymore Cox]

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I heard several schools including OU were ready to pull the trigger if he asked out.

 

[Sam]

Re: Manning's hiring may keep Wright at Tulsa >>> Lawton Constitution

We weren't interested enough to offer early probably didn't change our mind over the season.

LOL, if the full healthy D'Andre Wright that was playing high school ball this winter had been on the AAU circuit this summer, a lot of Big 12 schools would've started fighting over him. Tulsa got a major steal.