Philadelphia Daily News: Xavier Harris has given his word, and now it's just a matter of getting the number.

Harris, a 6-5, 210-pound forward at Constitution High, a special-admit, second-year Public League member located on 7th below Market, has committed to play basketball at Penn.

He informed the Quakers of his decision while at the same time saying thanks, but no thanks, to Dartmouth. St. Peter's was also sniffing around.

Next task: Adding 30 more points to his SAT score. He took the test again last Saturday and has been told by Penn officials that there's no rush to achieve the required number.

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