Posted By Lynn Worthy, Sun Staff
According to New England Recruiting Report, former Lexington High point guard and current Tilton School floor general Scott Tavares signed a letter of intent to play basketball for UMass Lowell next season.
Lowell High fans may remember Tavares as the 5-foot-9 lightning quick point guard who gave the Red Raiders fits in the Division 1 North quarterfinals. Lowell pulled out the victory, but Tavares netted a game-high 24 points in the loss.
After the game, Lowell standout Fernando Perez raved about Tavares, saying, "That kid is real good. You couldn't really double him because then he could pass it, and he's real fast. Mainly, we were trying to get him out of the middle. Somehow he was getting to the middle, but when you get him out of the middle it's a lot easier to stop him and stop their offense."
Tavares has manned the point for a Tilton squad that featured Lowell resident and University of Connecticut bound big man Alex Oriakhi.
The UMass Lowell athletic department and its staff don't officially comment on recruits until they've been admitted to the university.
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