Dalante Dunklin -- a possibility

Now do keep in mind that interest can eventually result in an offer but as the Gershwins explained "it ain't necessarily so."

Todd Wickham/SoCal Recruit Spot tweeted this on April 13: "Touched base with San Diego hooper Dalante' Dunklin (ex of UCSB). He's been in contact with #USC, #USD, #StMarys, #PortlandSt, and #SJSU"

Dunklin was a freshman at UC Santa Barbara until he left the basketball team two games into the season. As usual, plenty of speculation was posted around the 'why' of his departure but nobody other than the parties involved really know.

The young man is from San Diego so that may be a factor in his next college decision if he wants his family to see him play.

Here's UCSB Coach Bob Williams talking about Dunklin in November 2011:

 “He’s a stud,” Williams said.  “Like T.J. (Taylor), as soon as I went into his home on a recruiting visit, I was sold on him.  Dalante is a great young man.  He’s close to his family and is a joy to coach.  He is a very heady player and can play the point or the off.  He has done nothing but win during his career.  He is also a great defender who doesn’t back down on that end.  He’s the type of player a successful program needs.”

Here's Dunklin's Gaucho bio:

"Dalante Dunklin attended Francis W. Parker High School in San Diego, Calif….Selected Coastal Conference MVP and First Team All-Coastal Conference after helping Francis W. Parker to a share of the conference title…An All-CIF San Diego Section choice, Dunklin joined teammate Sam Beeler as participants in the county’s annual North-South All-Star Game…Also named conference MVP after his junior and sophomore seasons...Averaged 24 points, 7.1 rebounds, 7 assists and 2.9 steals per game as a senior…Chosen his school’s MVP in his final three seasons…Scored a career-high 34 points in a game against Costa Canyon HS during his senior season…As a junior had a career-high 16 rebounds vs. Army and Navy Academy...His best effort of 10 assists came against Canyon Crest HS during his sophomore season...Had seven steals vs. Canyon Crest HS during his senior campaign...Set school records for points, rebounds, steals and assists...Averaged 19 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals per game as a junior...Also averaged double-figures in scoring in his sophomore (14.7 ppg) and freshman (10.9 ppg) seasons...First Team All-Coastal League and Coastal League Defensive Player of the Year all four years of high school...Dunklin was chosen All-State and All-City following his junior and senior seasons...Helped Francis W. Parker HS to four CIF Tournaments, three league titles, one CIF Championship (2010) and one California State Tournament south semifinal."

Below is a 45-second interview with Dunklin prior to college: