Norvel Pelle - C - Price High School - Long Beach, CA - IONA

Can not say how great of a job the staff has done! Welcome Norvel see you in the paint at the Garden!

Wow, this guy is exactly what we needed. I would say I can't believe this but Lavin has been so good that I have fully expected Pelle to come here ever since he said he was going to visit us.

My article on the recruits along with Norvel will be up in a bit...got great quotes, hope you guys enjoy it once it's posted.

Big day for St. John's

Geez I can't be away from my computer for more than hour.  Welcome Pelle! 

Just got the news!! Weclome aboard Pelle!!! Now i know how NY Yankee Fans feel signing the best players!! I'm a Met fan by the way lol.

i was literally jumping up and down when i herd the news

We needed a big man and Pelle is a great fit in Lavin's running system.

Fresh off Wednesday’s bonanza recruiting haul, St. John’s got its biggest commitment in the Steve Lavin Era when prep center/power forward Norvel Pelle of Compton verbally committed to the Red Storm on Thursday.

St. John’s now has the coveted big man to complement the four wings and one combo guard who previously committed.

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With the lack of quality big men in college basketball, securing Pelle is a major coup. He is a unique young man; in addition to basketball, he is seriously interested in art.


Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/college/basketball/st_john_lands_top_recruit_pelle_ia81uM4Ccv5owKjSnEdcjL#ixzz155CzMmrq

Per Neal Nieves.... It's from a few days ago.

Heard St Johns Commit Norvel Pelle will not be playing with Price High School for the Pasadena Tournament. No Word on why yet

[tweet]http://twitter.com/C2CRecruiting/status/9715747265708032[/tweet]

Here is a piece on the situation, per the LA Times.... 

Los Angeles Price center Norvel Pelle won't be playing until late next month, Coach Michael Lynch said. Pelle and Lynch are working out some team issues.

The 6-foot-9 Pelle sat out last season after transferring from Compton Dominguez. He signed with St. John's.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/varsitytimesinsider/2010/11/boys-basketball-pelle-wont-be-playing-until-late-next-month.html

Had 14 points and 15 rebounds in his first game

Had 14 points and 15 rebounds in his first game

Where is the link, chris?  Do you know how many blocks he had?

Pelle goes for 16 in Price's win on yesterday....

http://www.wavenewspapers.com/sports/Scott-scores-26-Washington-Prep-rolls-112025629.html

I found a nice interview w Norvelle from the summer- dont think its been posted:

http://www.usabasketball.com/mens/u17/10mdntPelle.html

As a member of the 2009-10 USA Basketball Developmental National Team, Pelle has trained with the this very elite group since June 2009.He's back on the court again in his USA practice gear and working to be one of the players selected for either the USA U17 World Championship Team or the USA Youth Olympic Games Team.  (He did not make the team)

and  http://www.usabasketball.com/bios/pelle_norvel.html

The Personal Scoop

Born on Feb. 3, 1993, in St. John, Antigua.

Son of Norvel and Darlene Pelle; has three sisters, Cherisa, Chenelle and Sherrice.
Nickname is Stix.
Would like to finish college with a degree in business.
Favorite sport other than basketball: football.
Favorite food: pizza.
Always at my bedside is: my ball.
Always in my fridge: ice.
One piece of clothing I can't live without: basketball shorts.
Away from basketball I enjoy: hanging out with my friends.
Superstitions: being next to a graveyard right by my grandma's house in Antigua.
Can't live without: my family.
Most people don't know: I wasn't born in America.
This right-hander wears No. 5 because of Kevin Garnett.

Pelle goes for 23 points on last night....

Price 68, Campolindo 61

St. John’s-bound Norvell Pelle scored 23 points as the Knights held on after letting an 18-point lead slip away

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2010/12/17/1412961/hansen-leads-tigers-to-boys-basketball.html

Pelle goes for 16 on Saturday in Price's win....

You can see highlights here: http://www1.ksby.com/player/?video_id=7843 (about 1:20 mark)

 

edited link

Pelle finished up with only 6 points before being ejected....

In perhaps the most exciting game in the first round of the Oaks Christian Tournament on Monday, Los Angeles Price rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit to defeat Palisades, 61-57. Jamie Trujeque sank two free throws with 10 seconds left to clinch the victory.

The Knights (8-2) were led by Skylar Spencer's 23 points and won despite only six points by St. John's-bound senior Norvel Pelle, who was ejected with 4:38 left in the fourth quarter after having words with Palisades' Khalil Johnson.

Adam Griffin scored 15 points and four steals for the Dolphins (6-8), who led 33-22 at halftime and clung to a one-point lead after three quarters before succumbing to the defending Division IV state champions.

Price takes on Sacramento in the quarterfinals at 5:30 p.m. and Palisades tips off against Ontario Colony at 11:30 a.m. today.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/varsitytimesinsider/2010/12/boys-basketball-price-wins-at-oaks-christian-tournament.html

Clips of Pelle at a recent holiday tournament (Pelle's clip starts around the 2:06 mark)....

http://www.ballislife.com/profiles/blogs/mlk-showcase-price-hs