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Virginia Tech men’s basketball coach Seth Greenberg landed his third verbal commitment for the 2006 recruiting class, from another very good DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, MD) prospect. 6-7, 215-pound Jeff Allen, who is an athletic, aggressive player who is active around the basket, has verballed to the Hokies.

“Yes, that’s true,” DeMatha head coach Mike Jones confirmed when asked if Jeff had committed to Virginia Tech.

Why did Allen commit to the Hokies?

“The proximity to the DC area,” Jones said. “It’s far enough away, but close enough so he can come home. There’s a good tradition of DeMatha kids going there and doing well…in a lot of sports, especially football. Nigel [Munson] already having committed to them helped. He just believes he gets along with the coaches real well and it’s a perfect fit for him.”

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