Recruits Talk Dunk City After Dark

Courtesy of Linwood Ferguson

While Midnight Madness quenches fans thirst for college basketball, and provides some nice highlight ready dunks, its biggest use is as a recruiting tool.

FGCU's Dunk City After Dark saw a plethora of recruits in attendance at Alico Arena. Rodney Hunter (Mariner HS), Zach Johnson (Miramar HS), Malik Maitland (Father Lopez HS), Jonathan Jean (Gibsonton HS), and lone 2014 FGCU commit Christian Terrell (Providence HS) were all watching the Dunk City antics at Alico.

The high flying dunks, one if which landed on SportsCenter's Top Ten Plays, didn't go unnoticed.

"It was amazing. Just seeing different types of things I can learn from. Just having fun. It was great," said Malik Maitland, 2015 point guard.

Nearby recruit and Mariner HS player Rodney Hunter enjoyed it as well. "It was a great environment. The way it was set up. Overall it was just a good time," Hunter said.

Miramar High School guard Zach Johnson commented as well. "It was amazing. The fans were really hyped. The atmosphere was crazy. It looks like a wonderful place to be playing at." he said.

As usual, the Dirty Birds and FGCU faithful were loud all night. Including during Joe Dooley's interview on ESPNU when a "Christian Terrell" chanted sprouted up. Terrell, who threw down this nasty dunk back in June, committed to Florida Gulf Coast in July.