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Emmanuel Quezada, the 6'2'' 175 pound shooting guard from St. Albans Academy in Washington, D.C., is a member of the class of 2004 who has fielded early interest from some high major programs.

Quezada has heard from Stanford, Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt, Providence, Delaware, Davidson, and a number of Ivies, most recently Brown. Vanderbilt came in to see him work out a couple of days ago, while Georgia Tech may come in in the next week or so to evaluate Quezada. Stanford got a glimpse of the crafty combo during his high school season, while Providence saw him extensively last summer with The CAS Warriors on the AAU circuit.

Quezada, who averaged 22 points this past season at St. Albans, logged as season high of 41 against Archbishop Moeller of Cincinnati, the Class A state champion in Ohio. The New York City native's biggest strength? His shooting stroke.

"He can really shoot it," said Nick Blatchford, one of Quezada's coaches with the CAS Warriors. "And he's very crafty."

Quezada will need to work on his body and his playmaking ability for the next level.

Quezada is a prospect who has still flown under the radar a bit. Despite his shooting acumen and scoring ability, he still has not gotten the recogntion of similar caliber players from higher profile high school and AAU programs.

Quezada will compete with the CAS Warriors this weekend at the Charlie Weber Tournament in Washington, D.C. He will travel with the Warriors down to a Bob Gibbons-hosted tournament from May 9th to 11th. Beyond that, his spring schedule will likely include stops at the Gym Rat Tournament or the Tournament of Champions during Memorial Day weekend, as well as a stop at the Rumble in the Bronx at Fordham University in June.

Quezada has not gotten an invtitation to either sneaker camp at this point. He certainly should be seriously considered for a spot, and is deserving of one.

He's a "B" student at academically-competitive St. Albans. He has scored 1080 on the SAT. He will probably take the test again to try and push beyond the 1100 mark.

Quezada is another in a line of players from the CAS Warriors AAU program to attend St. Albans High School in Washington, DC. The Warriors' "Project Assist" helps place promising students and athletes in some of the nation's finest college preparatory high schools.