Shavar Newkirk had a future in the Big East if he wanted it. But rather than get wooed by the big conference, the dynamic 6-foot point guard chose the best fit, orally committing to Saint Joseph's University yesterday.
A solid student, sharp as he is talented, Newkirk is coming off a solid junior season at Cardinal Hayes, leading the Cardinals to the CHSAA Intersectional semifinals, and an even better spring and summer with local AAU powerhouse Team SCAN, which competed against the nation's best with Newkirk more than holding his own.
"Perfect, literally perfect," Team SCAN director Terrence "Munch" Williams said of Newkirk, who held scholarship offers from Seton Hall, Providence, Manhattan, Iona and UMass, among others. "Great conference, Hall of Fame coach, close enough distance his family can come see him all the time, opportunity to play right away and play his natural position. He's got a coach who extremely believes in him. He got everything he needed."
Newkirk, indeed, has the opportunity to play right away at St. Joe's, as the Hawks are light at his position, but that's not why he chose the Philly school, he said. At each of his games he saw a St. Joseph's coach. Whenever his phone rang, and a college coach was on the other line, it was someone from the Atlantic 10 program. The school weren't actively recruiting other players at his position.
And typically, it was head coach Phil Martelli watching him or talking to him on the phone — not an assistant, which was the case with the other schools involved.
"I was the main priority, I was a must-get point guard for their school, and they felt I was the best fit for them," Newkirk said.
* Holy Cross rising junior guard Jermaine Bishop picked up his first scholarship offer, from Fairfield, this week. Boston University, Columbia, Norfolk State and Columbia have expressed interest.
Wings Academy point guard Desure Buie added scholarship offers from Fairfield and UW-Milwaukee, to go along with existing ones from Fordham, Iona, Manhattan and Seton Hall.
St. John's made the cut in the final 10 schools for top New England duo Jared Terrell and Abdul Malik-Abu, highly ranked forwards who may go to college together. Other schools that are on both players' lists include Providence, UConn, UCLA, Miami and Florida.
Archbishop Molloy rising senior guard C.J. Davis announced a final seven of Stanford, Columbia, Lehigh, Boston University, Miami, Seton Hall and Davidson.
zbraziller@nypost.com
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