Four star forward to announce today

Warchant.com will announce Thomas' decision on the Tribal Council (for Warchant.com subscribers only) shortly after 5:00 p.m. EST

The finalists for the RivalsHoops150 memberClick Florida State basketball coach Leonard Hamilton will go for a hat trick. Last week the Seminoles' second-year coach and his staff landed two of the nation's elite prep prospects. Five star guard Isaiah Swann and four star guard Jason Rich gave public commitments to the Garnet and Gold. Today another highly sought after recruit, four star power forward Charles Thomas, will announce his intentions from a 4:00 p.m. CST (5:00 p.m. EST) press conference from his school.Here to view this Link. are Florida State and Arkansas. Thomas tripped to Tallahassee back in early September and visited Arkansas last weekend. Prior to that visit the 'Noles were felt to be a lock but the Razorbacks made a big impression on the 6-foot-7, 230-pound forward.

"It went real well," Thomas told Warchant.com. "When I got there it was amazing from the beginning to end. I really liked it down there. When I went to a restaurant and walked in there people already knew me. It was crazy. When we walked in the restaurant people pulled me aside and said 'how you doing Charles Thomas? We are looking forward to you coming here.' Then these two waitresses were walking around with shirts, and I looked at them, and they said on the back 'We Want Charles'."

So which school will get the nod for the RivalsHoops.com No. 18 rated power?

"It's kind of like I know my decision, but also I don't," he said. "Me and my Mom, we are going over the options between the schools... Both of them were great. It's a hard choice for me to make between Arkansas and Florida State."

This past summer Thomas played for Jackson Tigers (AAU team) and averaged 17 points and 10 rebounds per game.

Nike All-American Camp analysis from RivalsHoops.com Tim Watts:

Mississippi native Charles Thomas put on quite the show for the college coaches this week. Thomas, 6-foot-7, 220-pounds, wowed on lookers with his versatile offensive game. On display was his ability to not only bang in the paint but also put the ball on the floor and use nice moves to finish near the basket. Thomas headed into the AAU season as a power forward prospect but has extended his arsenal to include the midrange jumper and ball handling skills while continuing to gather rebounds and play solid defense.

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