"Arizona State Sun Devils
Arizona State commits: 3
With a terrific one-two punch in James Harden and Jeff Pendergraph who should elevate the Sun Devils to the upper echelon of the Pac-10, Herb Sendek's Sun Devils are tracking upward. But he'll likely lose this fantastic duo after this season: Harden as a lottery pick in the NBA, and Pendergraph will have exhausted his eligibility. That's why this class is important for Sendek and ASU.
So far, the Sun Devils have two solid prospects in the fold, with a possible third on the way in former USC recruit Demetrius Walker. Walker visited the Sun Devils over the weekend and appears to be leaning toward heading to Tempe. Walker will give Sendek a 3-man who plays extremely hard at both ends and can knock down the 3-point shot.

The headliner of the class is 6-5 Trent Lockett (Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins). Lockett is the prototypical glue-type who helps you win games. He isn't a spectacular player, but he is very skilled, is a tough rebounder, and his savvy is off the charts. In the half-court set he is very good in a motion offense and can either hit the midrange pull-up or deliver a nifty assist. In addition to Lockett, the Sun Devils picked up a national sleeper in 7-0 Ruslan Pateev (Monteverde, Fla.. Pateev needs to get stronger to endure the Pac-10 battles, but he has a huge frame, a nice skill set and a high basketball IQ.

Overall, this is a solid beginning, but in order for Sendek to keep his team near the top of the conference standings, he'll need to attract a couple of more high-level prospects, because there isn't much quality depth on the current roster after Harden and Pendergraph."

Hmm. I was under the impression we had already signed Walker. ESPN says we have..so..that is a little disconcerting he isn't locked up yet. But I am confident he will be. Interesting to see if this kid is a legit 7 footer, and how much of an athlete he is - or if he is the second coming of Boateng.

EDIT: we have signed walker, like we reported a few weeks ago, this was old despite being at the top of the news list.

I agree though, I would like to see Sendek lock up another top 150 player if we're going to make a sustained run in the Pac-10 beyond this season.