BY PETE PELEGRIN
ppelegrin@MiamiHerald.com
Dominique Ferguson, the No. 8 player in the nation according to ESPN, is being recruited by traditional college basketball powers Duke, Florida, Kentucky, Indiana and UCLA.
However, none of those schools have an NBA Hall of Famer as their head coach so Ferguson is taking his basketball talent to FIU to play for Golden Panthers coach Isiah Thomas.
Ferguson, a five-star 6-8, 210-pound power forward from Lawrence (Ind.) North High, verbally committed to FIU on Friday morning while taking an unofficial visit to the school.
“The main thing in my decision to come to FIU is Coach Thomas’ past success in the NBA as a player and coach,” Ferguson said. “He knows what it takes to get to the next level and that’s what I eventually want to do.”
Scout.com ranks Ferguson the No. 9 player overall and No. 5 forward in the nation.
Last season at Lawrence, Ferguson averaged 15 points and nine rebounds while playing several positions. More – MiamiHerald.com
