California big man drawing ACC interest

Three-star power forward Kenny Lawson spent the summer playing behind the Lopez twins for the EBO AAU club, but that did not stop a number of schools from seeing his potential. Even though Lawson, 6-foot-8, 220-pounds and from Vista (Calif.) High School, plans to sign in the spring, he recently visited on Pac-10 school and will possibly visit an ACC school this month.

Last weekend Lawson visited Oregon State and came away with a very positive impression.

"The thing that really stood out was how well I fit in with the team," said Lawson. "I had a really good time, and the football game was fun."

Along with Oregon State, Lawson has an offer from Creighton, whom he visited in September.

"I liked everything about my Creighton visit," he said. "There was nothing I disliked at all. I had a chance to tour the campus and an opportunity to meet the academic advisors. I also spent some good time playing pick up with the team."

Joining Oregon State and Creighton on Lawson's school list are Providence, Maryland, Virginia, Tulsa and San Diego State.

The Maryland coaching staff is scheduled to visit Lawson on Friday, and there is the possibility that Lawson will head to ACC country for Midnight Madness.

"I'm tentatively scheduled to visit Virginia on October 14th," he said. "I'm going to sign late, though, because my recruiting got such a late start. So I have time to push the visit back."