After Alex Goldstick's Daily Colonial article about scholarships, GWhoops.com poster Thinker's followup, and the confusion afterwards, I contacted the Daily Colonial for a clarification of the story. Here's what editor Alex Byers said:
Thanks for your interest in the story. I check out both gwhoops.com and Colonial Hoops quite frequently, and saw the post that thinker made. While I wasn't on the phone with Bower when Goldstick spoke with him, I did speak with Goldstick at length about the conversation afterwards.So there you have it. Could be Nigel Munson.
After Bower confirmed Beatty, Edwards, and Alexander, Goldstick asked about the status of Katuka and Jared Cunningham (though we now know that Cunningham won't be coming). What I've heard repeatedly is that Bower said, "THEY have paperwork," which logically implies that there is more than one recruit remaining.
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We have another scholarship to give. Nigel is reportedly interested in GWU. He might come here. The Daily Colonial still misinterpreted what Bowers said. Or he misspoke, either way, he didn't know about another recruit.
We understand your point of view. Per your conversation with Brad, he is not aware of another recruit other than Katuka.
The difference, however, is in the two conversations. While Brad may have told you that he doesn't know of other recruit, as far as I know, he did not say that to our reporter.
On a side note, thanks for the insider info you've brought here and to GWhoops recently. It can be hard to get a hold of the right personnel during the summer, especially from half a country away.
You do make a good point that the original story could have included Bower's name.
We'll make sure to clear the air next time.