Rosenfeld at ease with Duke and its coach

July

We will have a full story on Mike Rosenfeld (right) and his decision to commit to Duke in tomorrow’s paper. For now, I just wanted to pass along the gist of the conversation I had with him this afternoon.

1. He felt at ease with Duke coach Sean McNally. And why not? McNally is a Westchester guy who made it as a player and a coach down South. Rosenfeld was even impressed when he found out McNally once hit in the Mamaroneck basement of Ralph Vasami, who has leant his hitting cauldron to Rosenfeld as well. Rosenfeld said he felt more of a “connection” to McNally than any of the coaches he spoke to.

2. Nearly 30 schools were involved. Since July 1, Rosenfeld, by his estimate, fielded calls from nearly 30 schools. Six, including Duke, made formal offers. He declined to name them, but said he heard from schools in the Pac-10, ACC, Big East, SEC and Ivy League. I don’t think I’m being presumptuous to speculate that Stanford was among them.

3. The location played a major role. Rosenfeld flew down to and back from Duke in one day. It was an hour and 10-minute flight. Compared to others he visited, it was nothing. (McNally and his coaches also took him on the court at Cameron Indoor Stadium, the home of Duke basketball, which he called “a nice recruiting point. True that.)

— I will have a few other commitments soon, possibly as soon as this week, so stay tuned.

— As always, send me your college commitments. E-mail me at JTHOMSON@lohud.com.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 at 4:44 pm by Josh Thomson. Print | Email

3 Responses to “Rosenfeld at ease with Duke and its coach”

3XCOY July 28th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
Congrats to Mike! A great player who will love playing for Sean McNally and an up and coming program.
Mamaroneck July 28th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
Way to go Mike. Congrats to you and your family. Great choice and all the best in the coming years. You’re a special person and player.
CoachChap July 29th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
Congrats Michael, you have worked so hard to become a complete player, Enjoy Duke great Choice!!! Your Coach

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