George Washington (Danville, VA) forward CJ Barksdale ended his recruitment in late December, following through on a desire to commit to a school before the end of his junior year. The 6-7, 225-pound junior won’t be able to sign a letter of intent with Virginia Tech until November, but he decided to end his recruitment sooner rather than later. Why?

“In talking to him about it, he felt like Virginia Tech wanted him more than anyone else,” GW-Danville head coach Bobby Martin said.

At last summer’s NBAPA Top 100 Camp, Barksdale told TechSideline.com that Virginia Tech was “the first school to ever look at me and give me a verbal scholarship offer, before anybody knew who I was.”

He would commit to the Hokies six months later, choosing Tech over offers from Alabama, Florida, Maryland and Wake Forest.

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