Davontay Grace - PG - Thomas Jefferson HS - Brooklyn, NY - MANHATTAN

He was supposedly offered by Villanova at one point.

http://johnnyjungle.com/recruiting/grace-commits-to-red-storm/

http://johnnyjungle.com/recruiting/2011-class/davontay-grace/

I have a few videos, quotes, and scouting reports on him.

Welcome aboard Davontay! 1 down 8 scholarships to go lol. This is a great first signing though hopefully we can lock up a few more before the season's end.

Glad I was right on the sooner rather than later part....word around the gyms is another one might be coming if his coach/parent/gaurdians agree

Congrats on the kid choosing to be a man.
 

Glad I was right on the sooner rather than later part....word around the gyms is another one might be coming if his coach/parent/gaurdians agree

Love this, from zags

Grace said he’s working on bringing some other players along with him, including Lincoln star Kamari Murphy.

“Definitely,” he said. ”I have quite a few relationships wth some of the top players in the country and the city,  so I’m going to be on it. There’s a few. Kamari Murphy, I’m going to try to get to come with me, a few others.”

SJU79, you're killing me. Can you at least tell us what position this other kid plays?

sorry guys but if im wrong its not fair to the kid. But I will say he has all but chosen SJU and he fills a need. I REALLY hate people like me who do this but in this instance I have to. Hopefully me correct info on Jay, Harkless and now Grace  will allow you to forgive me....sorry

sorry guys but if im wrong its not fair to the kid. But I will say he has all but chosen SJU and he fills a need. I REALLY hate people like me who do this but in this instance I have to. Hopefully me correct info on Jay, Harkless and now Grace  will allow you to forgive me....sorry

Fair enough - I'm guessing it's a true big then, since that's the biggest need for 2011 imho.  Why wouldn't his coach/parents/guardians agree?

Welcome DG!

Welcome aboard and hopefully we can all call him amazing Grace for the next 4 years.

  Welcome. Best of luck to you young man.

Welcome. Best of luck to you young man.

Young man? 

Quote from: walkon on January 02, 2010, 08:42:33 PM

Welcome. Best of luck to you young man.

Young man? 

haha...wait til PMG sees that

Welcome to Queens Davontay!!!
Looking forward to seeing you in action for the Redstorm!

   

Very good, maybe we're back to keeping that NYC talent in house? Enough of Nova, Pitt and UCONN taking em all.

The Johnnies further bolstered their ranks Friday night when standout Thomas Jefferson junior point guard Davontay Grace verbally committed to the school.

Grace didn't feel the need to leave the five boroughs for college.

"I want to be the first one, to show everybody it's good to stay home," he told The Post. "Hopefully more players will follow me."

A playmaking 6-foot-1 guard, Grace led Jefferson to the PSAL Class AA semifinals last year and has helped them to the top of Brooklyn AA this season. He chose St. John's over West Virginia, Marquette and Hofstra.

The program's progress intrigued Grace, along with the opportunity to play right away since current point guard Malik Boothe will graduate next year.

"I liked everything," Grace said. "It's a great opportunity to get my education close to home, it's a great opportunity to come in and play right away, and play against all the other top programs."

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/college/basketball/johnnies_step_into_the_friars_EjrAPZBGX1w8TRj2eLP8AI#ixzz0bYYUARX0

Unlike so many other talented city products, Davontay Grace didn’t feel the need to leave the five boroughs when it came time to pick a college.

St. John’s had all he wanted, so Thomas Jefferson’s junior point guard verbally committed to the Jamaica, Queens school Friday night.

“I want to be the first one, to show everybody it’s good to stay home,” he told The Post just a few days after guiding Thomas Jefferson to a second place finish in the Puerto Rico Hoops Classic. “Hopefully more players will follow me.”

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/high_school/basketball/grace_picks_the_johnnies_fxDEAGHjw5O4RMRk82ifZL#ixzz0bYZT5Jab

This is great news. Wlecome Davontay

It is great to hear him say he is going to work on other NYC kids to stay home and play at St. John's

I can see the headlines in the News and Post years from now..."By the Grace of St. Johns"