A Look Back at the Incoming Recruiting Class from the 1998-1999 Season

Above, former Cornell coach, Scott Thompson huddles with Wallace Prather ('02, left) and Jake Rohe ('01) right.

With the news of Penn's recent pair of commitments from the same high school team, we got to thinking, when was the last time Cornell had a pair of incoming recruits originating from the same high school squad? The answer is the Cornell recruiting class of 1998. Former Cornell coach, Scott Thompson signed 6'10" Trevor Tarpley and 6'6" Luke Vernon out of Englewood, Colorado's Cherry Creek High School. Although Tarpley was considered the much higher profile recruit, he never played a single game for Cornell, opting not to pursue playing collegiate basketball.

The 1998 recruiting class also notably included players such as Wallace Prather, a 5'9" point guard and 6'5" A.J. McGuire.

Prather graduated in 2002 and had a stellar career with the Big Red. He is now a successful agent representing multiple NBA players.

McGuire, the grandson of the late legendary Marquette coach, Al McGuire, tore his ACL in his second game of his senior year at Phillips Exeter Academy before enrolling at Cornell.