Threatt Signs With George Mason

by Stephen M. Lewis
DigitalSports
04/25/2007

At the 804 All-Star Game, Threatt won the 3-Ball Contest before leading the North to a victory.

Jay Threatt
started as a 5-7, 5-8 wispy point guard with talented ball-handling
skills. Maybe a college prospect going into his senior year. Lower
level at best.

An
offseason later, Threatt was all of a sudden a threat. He scored in
bunches from outside the 3-point line. He made defenders look silly
trying to keep up with his quickness and fancy dribbling.

He
passed. He led. He defended. He was just flat out better, as the
Springers were pretty much unstoppable with their much-improved floor
general on their way to the state Group AAA title.

He was so improved, promising PG Harvey Mills couldn�??t get playing time in the playoffs, though he�??s been on the squad for three seasons.

How good has Threatt become? He just signed with Division I George Mason Tuesday.

�??It really speaks volumes for his work ethic, his improvements and his attitude adjustments,�?� Highland Springs coach George Lancaster said Wednesday afternoon. �??He�??s very deserving, as well as his family. That�??s great.�?�

Three Springers are now signed with Division I programs with Brandon Rozzell now a rival of Threatts�?? at VCU, and Jamar Abrams going to East Carolina.

Not to mention two commitments from big men Tony Purnell (Saint Paul�??s, Division II, CIAA) and Omar Briggs (Christopher Newport, Division III). Ketron Anderson, a 6-5 jumping jack, also has an offer out there, ready to be taken.

�??We
had three Division I players coming off of one team,�?� Lancaster said.
That�??s speaks volumes for their talents and their academics. We feel
good about that.�?�

Though it seems Threatt came out of nowhere, George Mason didn�??t.

�??They
had seen him last year. They kind of liked what they saw, the way he
directed a team,�?� Lancaster said. �??They probably had somebody else that
was their No. 1 guy. Then the next one in line becomes their No. 1 guy.

�??Playing in a game against Freedom [with George Mason recruit Cameron Long], Jay probably highlighted his significance with the way he played. It kind of elevated his stock, so to speak.�?�