Jami Frankenberry

Pilot staff writer Jami Frankenberry covers Old Dominion University's men's basketball team ... and blogs about it here..

Category: ODU Basketball

Dolphins Day

Feb 08

4:00 PM

Ocean Lakes High School, Virginia Beach

Ocean Lakes’ players had to get up pretty early to see QB Marcus Davis, WR Randall Dunn and DB T.J. Coward sign their national letter of intents.

Dolphins coach Jim Prince said they set it up for 7:45 a.m. to benefit their respective schools.

“Most schools want you to fax their letter of intents to the university before 10 a.m. so they can announce who they signed at their press conferences,” Prince said.

Prince said it ended up being a learning experience for everyone. Along with player highlights, the morning also was a time to reflect for the entire team as Davis, Dunn and Cowart talked about their success and failure.

“Marcus and T.J. both didn’t do well in the ninth grade,” Prince said. “But then they told them how they had to make a change to get where they are now.”

Prince added that when each young man signed their letter of intents, you could hear a pin drop because it was so quiet.

“I think it will change five or six guys to make them say, ‘That’s where I want to be,’” Prince said.

He added that All-Tidewater defensive end James Rainey and quarterback Dan Pitts – who missed the season because of a knee injury – are still getting interest and hope to make a decision soon.

- Larry Rubama

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