PREP SPORTS: Recruits can be followed better on Twitter

Editors Note: This is the second of a two-part story about how social media plays a role in college recruiting.

From a players perspective, Shawn Roundtree found his own positives in social media.

With a large number of his 1,045 followers being college coaches, Roundtree sees Twitter has a way to keep recruiters updated with his most recent information.

It is definitely a great outlet for athletes, such as myself, to get things out there that could go unnoticed. Twitter allows you to put things out there that someone may not have known, he said.

During the 2013-14 season, Roundtrees twitter feed is filled with mentions of his accomplishments, including his MVP performance at the Salem Invitational Tournament. There is also plenty of basketball, which Rivals.com recruiting coordinator Mike Farrell noted is something recruiters hope to find on an athletes feed.

While Roundtree said he has seen a steady increase in followers, it was the exact opposite for Kortney Dunbar.

The shooting guard was an instant hit once Sept. 1 rolled around and womens basketball coaches were allowed to start following her on Twitter. She said it was an awesome feeling to see which coaches were coming along in the notifications.

Once I started getting heavily recruited, as soon as they could follow me on Sept. 1 and you wake up at midnight, it was boom, boom, boom. It was like 50 followers and then 100 followers of coaches following along. They would message me and say, Hey, we saw you here. I could definitely notice, Dunbar said about her followers increasing on Twitter.

Over the past couple of seasons, Dunbar has tweeted about each of Edwardsvilles games and the summer camps, along with her recent nomination as a McDonalds All-American.

New to the tweets are mentions of the Tennessee Volunteers.

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PREP SPORTS: Recruits can be followed better on Twitter