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In other news, nation's #1 recruit Seantrel Henderson has named top 3 of UF, USC, and OSU. Could someone post story please? Thanks in advance.
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uly 13, 2009 [h1]Nation's top player planning visits[/h1]
Adam Powell
CarolinaBlue.com
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NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. --- This year's Nike Peach Jam not only features the top high school basketball talent in America. It alsofeatures the nation's No. 1 football prospect,
Seantrel Henderson ofSaint Paul (Minn.). A hulking 6-8, 335-pounder, Henderson is running with the Howard Pulley Panthers squad---teammates with top North Carolina hoops prospect
Harrison Barnes.
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| Five-star offensive lineman Seantrel Henderson is considering making a visit to North Carolina before narrowing down his list. | |
Although Henderson is not exactly a Rivals 150-caliber basketball prospect, he was doing some good things to help the Panthers, who were blown out in theirfirst game on Sunday and then lost a close game Sunday night.
"The first game, we really didn't come out and play too well. Tonight (Sunday night) I thought we played well, but we had a couple of mistakes at theend," said Henderson. "We did some good things but we just didn't do enough to pick up the 'W.' I mean, I can't blame it on thecoaches or nothing like that---they don't play."
Despite the two losses, Henderson is enjoying the AAU basketball experience and the opportunity to play in front of a 'Who's Who' of high-majorcoaches.
"It's a pretty good experience for me, you know, coming out here with the college coaches and all these good teams and playing with the best. It'sjust fun to me," he said.
Although the Pulley Panthers still have the AAU nationals later in the summer, Henderson isn't sure he'll make that event because of some upcomingfootball visits.
"We've got another (AAU) tournament, but I think I might be on a couple of visits, so I might not be able to make it, but that's pretty muchit," he said.
Specifically, Henderson said he's planning to make a couple of trips in the coming weeks with his mother to some schools on each coast. Thus far, Hendersonhas visited primarily Big Ten programs that are fairly local to his home in Minnesota.
"My mom is going to take me to Florida and California to visit Florida, Florida State, and USC," he said. "I've been to Iowa. I've beento Wisconsin. I've been to Michigan, Michigan State, and I believe that's it. That's it."
There's a chance that Henderson could drop in on Gainesville for their prestigious 'Friday Night Lights' camp, although it hasn't beenofficially set up.
"I have heard of it (Friday Night Lights). It could be a possibility," he said.
When asked about why he plans to visit Florida, Florida State, and Southern Cal, he mentioned the prestige of each of those programs.
"I just know they've got a nice track record of sending guys to the 'League' (NFL), and a lot of good guys come out of those schools," hesaid. "I just think that maybe I could be another one of those guys. I know they breed a lot of guys, so I just think that those would be nice schoolsthat I might fit in, as long as I go check it out and that I'm comfortable there."
Henderson is planning the Gainesville trip despite saying that he hasn't been in contact with Gators head coach
Urban Meyer in a while.
"Urban Meyer, I haven't really talked to him in a long time, since I was like a sophomore. I haven't heard from them since then," he said."I'm going to have to get in touch with them. It's been a while since I talked to any of them."
Along with his planned trips to Florida and California, Henderson mentioned that there's a few other schools in the Southeast that he'd potentiallylike to visit, including North Carolina.
"I was supposed to come out here to visit Georgia, but I don't know when I could get down here to visit a little bit. I'd like to get down toGeorgia and see what that's like, and I was seeing about going to Clemson," he said. "I was supposed to go down there (to UNC) too, so it mightbe, I'll probably end up going to North Carolina and South Carolina unofficially for sure, just to check it out and see how things are going."
Henderson recently fielded phone calls from the coaching staffs of both basketball and football at North Carolina, and UNC head basketball coach
Roy Williams informed him that similarly to former football player
Jesse Holley andcurrent football player
Greg Little, Henderson would definitely have the opportunity towalk onto the basketball team at North Carolina if he signs with UNC and so desires.
"I talked to Roy Williams about two or three weeks before I came down here (to the Peach Jam). He said he was going to be down here watching my team overhere," he said. "I talked to them (the UNC football coaches) about a month ago."
North Carolina is one of several schools that Henderson says would allow him the chance to play both basketball and football, and it's an idea he'sseriously entertaining.
"Yeah, I would like to do that (play basketball and football). It's a big possibility that I could be doing that, as long as I could handle both ofthem and manage my time with both sports," he said. "Yes sir (schools have said I could play both), UCLA, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina,Georgia, and I think Ohio State and Oklahoma."
At this point in his recruitment Henderson says he knows for certain of three official visits he's planning to take, and the other two are up in the air.
"I know for sure I'm going to USC, Florida, and Ohio State (for officials). The other two I'm going to have to figure that out," he said.
With so many awesome options for his collegiate future, what are some of the big factors for Henderson as he attempts to narrow his list and make hishighly-anticipated choice?
"Just a place where I know if I come that I can live there for three or four years, however long I'm there, and there's people I'm comfortablearound," he said. "Just a comfortable place that I can be at---you know what I'm saying?"
A mammoth young man with incredible film on the football field, it's a natural thing to compare Henderson to another Midwestern offensive linestar---former Ohio State standout and new Chicago Bear
Orlando Pace.
"Yeah, I get a lot of that (comparisons to Pace). Yeah, it is (good to be compared to him). He's a big dude," said Henderson, who mentioned thathe currently weighs 335 pounds, bench-presses 335 pounds, and recently ran a 4.88 40-yard dash.
As a result of his impressive combination of size and mobility, some schools have informed Henderson that they could see him occasionally moving around andhelping the team in more areas than simply offensive tackle.
"A couple of coaches mentioned that to me (possibly doubling as a tight end). Wisconsin, they mentioned that to me. Michigan and Michigan State mentionedthat to me," he said.
Right now, Henderson doesn't claim any leaders, although he'd like to narrow things down a bit before going into his senior year in a few weeks.
"It's kind of wide open, but I'm going to start narrowing it down right before school starts," he said.
His current plan is to make his big announcement on National Signing Day.
"Probably National Signing Day," he said about a decision.
