The Bellarmine Prep (Wash.) point guard, who had decided to re-open his
recruitment in the wake of the staff changes at Arizona this past offseason, has decided to stick with Arizona, according to GOAZCats.com.
"He just gave his verbal commitment and we're really excited about
it," Abdul Gaddy, Sr. told
the web site. "It was made this afternoon in the last hour. He came back
from his official visit yesterday and he told me, 'dad, I really think Arizona is the right place for me.'
Gaddy was pursued by just about everyone after re-opening his recruitment, but
ultimately chose Arizona over Pac-10 rival UCLA following this past weekend’s
official visit to Tucson.
Gaddy's pledge wasn't the only news for the Arizona program on Monday as the program may have committed a violation after a letter was sent to the Rebounders Club board of directors from Lute Olson's office in an effort to get them to donate to a local AAU tournament called the Cactus Classic.
"A 'personal and confidential' letter was sent to Rebounders Club
board of directors over the electronic signature of Lute Olson,
requesting that they provide financial assistance to Jim Storey's
Cactus Classic AAU Tournament," Livengood said in a July 2 letter to
Ron Barker, Pac-10 associate commissioner in charge of governance and
enforcement. "The letter expressed how important this tournament is to
the Arizona basketball program's recruiting. The letter also stated (correctly)
that 'The athletics department can't assist in any way.' Which would
include requesting that donors make financial contributions."
Olson denied knowledge of the letter.
"Others
inside and outside of the department stated that they thought that he
had requested that the letter be sent," Livengood told the conference.
Jeff Goodman is a senior college basketball writer for FOXSports.com - This is the only place you'll find continuous daily updates from the world of college basketball, so check back as often as you'd like.