Guillandeaux is staying close to home
Ruben Guillandeaux was one of the top shooting guards still left in the class of 2006. After entertaining a number of schools from across the country, the
6-foot-5, 180-pound shooting guard from St. Patrick's Hgih School in Elizabeth, N.J., decided to put an end to his recruitment.
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Guillandeaux verbally committed to LaSalle after considering USC, Washington State, Central Florida and St. John's.
"It was close to home and I like the staff a lot," Guillandeaux said. "I feel like I can play right away there."
A sweet stroking wing, Guillandeaux could very well been a player that could make a good career for himself at a high-major school. He visited USC before the season but decided on staying closer to home.
"I wanted to be comfortable wherever I played and that's what I felt with LaSalle," he said.
Guillandeaux's commitment is a huge get for an already strong class for the Atlantic 10 program. He joins his St. Pat's teammate Yves Mekongo-Mbala, Philly natives Brian Grimes and Rodney Green and Paterson (N.J.) Catholic forward Kamanni Barrett in the class of 2006.
"We have a good recruiting class coming in. I think we can take the program on the up and up," Guillandeaux said.