DePaul comfortable fit for Hill

Basketball recruiting is largely about pomp and presentation, but some prospects can see right through it.

Devin Hill is one of them. So when Hill began his recruiting visits, he looked for something real.

He found it at DePaul, and Tuesday he committed to play basketball for the Blue Demons. Hill, a 6-foot-9, 200-pound forward from St. Luke's School in New Canaan, Conn., joins point guard Jeremiah Kelly in DePaul's 2008 recruiting class.

The high school junior informed DePaul coach Jerry Wainwright and assistants Gary DeCesare and Ramon Williams of his decision Tuesday. Hill visited DePaul from Sept. 13-16 and went to Saint Louis last week.

He was scheduled to visit Bradley this weekend but called off the trip.

"It was real comfortable when I got (to DePaul)," said Hill, rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and a two-star prospect by Scout.com. "The other visits, it really felt like it was forced."

Hill played primarily in the low post with the AAU New York Gauchos, who have other Big East prospects in Kemba Walker (Connecticut), Darryl Bryant (West Virginia) and Jordan Theodore (Seton Hall). But he expects to be a small forward for DePaul. The Demons lose two-year starter Karron Clarke next season.

"There will be a space for me when I play with them," Hill said. "In AAU I've been strictly a low-post player because we've played with four guards, but in high school I've played every position.

"It's comfortable for me to handle the ball, and my shot is getting more and more consistent. I'm going to become a three man full time."

Hill drew interest from several East Coast schools, including Seton Hall and Massachusetts, but his recruiting eventually shifted to the Midwest. He stayed with freshman forward Mac Koshwal during his visit to DePaul and played pickup games with Dar Tucker, Will Walker, Draelon Burns and others.

"It wasn't like I was some kid and I had to play with them because I was on the visit," he said. "We just wanted to play. They were really good. They'll be good in the Big East, better than they were last year."