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carolinalax23

10-08-2005, 01:47 PM

I thought we needed one since we have one for football.

So far, UNC's class looks excellent. Two of the top 10 players in the country in Ellington and Lawson. A 3 star forward in Graves and a 5 star center in Thompson. Looks a lot like the Felton, McCants, May, Noel class.

The 2006-2007 lineup looks to shape up like this.

PG: 1. Quentin Thomas (JR) 2. Tywon Lawson (FR) 3. Bobby Frasor (SO) 4. Wes Miller (SR)
SG: Marcus Ginyard (SO) 3. Wayne Ellington (FR)
SF: 1. Reyshawn Terry (SR) 2. Danny Green (S0) 3. William Graves (FR)
PF: 1. Mike Copeland (SO)
C: 1. Tyler Hansbrough (SO) 2. Deon Thompson (FR)

Looks like a lot of depth. I'd expect Thomas to start over Lawson just because of experience but for Lawson to get a lot of PT. Ginyard and Ellington should also split a lot of PT. Hopefully by this time, Terry can develop some sort of post game so that he can move over to PF and we can start green at SF. Then we'd have a sub at both PF and C.

LikeWhoa20

10-08-2005, 06:39 PM

Shit, I don't know hardly anything about all these guys that are being recruited now out of high school. The past 3 classes I have played against everybody, so I could have given you any info about the classes of '03, '04, and '05. It sucks to not know who any of these guys are.

I can tell you that Bobby Frasor will be a real solid player for UNC. Maybe not right away, but he's a real smart kid and won't fail. And I've heard that the kid Lawson is one of those PGs that only comes around once every few years (a la Chris Paul).

Wufpack

10-08-2005, 08:00 PM

State has three Class of '06 recruits...and I forgot all their names. One's last name was Davis I think.

NDstud21

10-09-2005, 07:15 PM

Yeah Ellington and Lawson are going to be huge for the depleted backcourt.

Hopefully we can get Brandan Wright and Thaddeus Young to commit also seeing as Spencer Hawes chose Washington.

Carlbunga2001

10-09-2005, 08:58 PM

Whoever lands Darquavis Tucker is going to get one hell of a player. I go to high school with him, Arthur Hill, so, I'm a homer. I hope he goes to Michigan, but the boy can play. Seing him and Tory Jackson (was suppose to go to Michigan, but gave a verbal to Notre Dame) last year was one hell of a game to watch (Arthur Hill beat Buena Vista in overtime). He's only a Junior, and Rivals has already rated him 4 stars. I expect him graduating year to be 5 stars for them, and is already 5 stars according to scout. When I've talked to him about where he wants to go, he said that he liked Michigan. I give him a ribbing about going to Michigan, but nothing like Huskerpimp's famous recruiting job.

Longhorn3788

10-10-2005, 09:49 PM

TexasAggie2323

10-11-2005, 06:28 PM

Texas A&M has a nice class shaping up. The best pick up is going to be Gary Flowers who was the National Junior College Player of the Year last year.

Billy G is going to make A&M into a contender.

carolinalax23

10-11-2005, 06:31 PM

Alex Stephenson to UNC. The Heels are going to be unstoppable.

Longhorn3788

10-11-2005, 07:13 PM

I'm so out of the loop. I need to start following college basketball before I get there.

carolinalax23

10-11-2005, 08:24 PM

I'm so out of the loop. I need to start following college basketball before I get there.

If you haven't so far I wouldn't bother. Your never going to get a ticket to a game anyway.

Longhorn3788

10-11-2005, 08:40 PM

If you haven't so far I wouldn't bother. Your never going to get a ticket to a game anyway.

Not so fast my friend. My dad's best friend does the pregame and postgame shows for all UNC sporting events. I already have tickets for this year's UNC-Duke game in Chapel Hill. Not tryin to rub that in anyone's face, just sayin I have tickets to all the games already.

Edit: I'm not very good at trying to reword things...

jgully

10-11-2005, 11:08 PM

Well Florida recently got a commit from 3 star Jon Mitchell... he's the 3rd three star. I hope that we can land at least either Doneal Mack or Jujuan Jones cause we're really gonna need a shooter next year, hell we need one this year.

killerBsaturn

10-12-2005, 01:16 PM

Huskies landed 5 star commit Stanley Robinson.
So far UConn class is looking like:
PF 5 star Stanley Robinson
C 4 Star Jonathan Mandeldove
SG 4 Star Jerome Dyson
SG 4 Star Ramar Smith
SF 3 Star Will Harris
PF 4 Star Curtis kelly

And there are more to come.

Carlbunga2001

10-12-2005, 03:19 PM

Where is he lookin to go?
He's looking at a lot of colleges right now, Michigan, Michigan State, Florida, Kentucky just to name a few. Honestly, I don't think he even knows.

volniac

10-12-2005, 10:51 PM

Some potentially big news for Tennessee, Wake Forest, or Georgetown developed today when rivalshoops.com 5-star F Duke Crews canceled his visit to UNC this evening.

I try not to get my hopes up, but there is a good chance he ends up at UT.

Longhorn3788

10-12-2005, 11:00 PM

Some potentially big news for Tennessee, Wake Forest, or Georgetown developed today when rivalshoops.com 5-star F Duke Crews canceled his visit to UNC this evening.

For what reason?

volniac

10-12-2005, 11:22 PM

For what reason?

With the commitment of Alex Stephenson, UNC only has one 'ship left and from what I've read, they are going to press for either Branden Wright or Thaddeus Young both higher ranked players than Crews.

NDstud21

10-14-2005, 08:55 PM

With the commitment of Alex Stephenson, UNC only has one 'ship left and from what I've read, they are going to press for either Branden Wright or Thaddeus Young both higher ranked players than Crews.

I have a feeling that UNC is behind on both of them because Wright seems to be heading to Kentucky and Thad Young to Memphis. You never know though, things can change.

carolinalax23

10-16-2005, 06:02 PM

Brandon Wright just committed to UNC. Now UNC has the #1 player at 3 positions committed for 2006. This looks like one of the best classes I have ever seen.

SG Wayne Ellington #1 positional, #4 overall
PG Tywon Lawson #1 positional, #8 overall
PF Brandon Wright #1 positional, #5 overall
SF William Graves
C Alex Stephenson #13 positional, #58 overall
C Deon Thompson #3 positional, #22 overall

So that's 3 of the top 10 players. 4 of the top 25. 5 top 100 players with Graves who was in the top 100 a year ago.

Wufpack

10-16-2005, 07:37 PM

carolinalax23

10-16-2005, 10:37 PM

This is exactly why I'm Atheist. :(

Not to mention that we could take yet another top 10 commitment still.

Wufpack

10-17-2005, 06:42 AM

Not to mention that we could take yet another top 10 commitment still.

It's funny how I can't wait for NCSU to play basketball only to see UNC and Duke kick our ass. Although I fully expect NCSU to beat UNC atleast once this year.

NDstud21

10-17-2005, 02:52 PM

Brandon Wright just committed to UNC.

Wow, that is huge. It was rumored that he was Kentucky's to lose. North Carolina's class will now rival Ohio St.'s monster 06' class.

IMO I think Carolina's is better...

I'm a huge Carolina basketball fan, so this should be fun to watch.

volniac

10-17-2005, 03:26 PM

Duke Crews has committed to Tennessee. Absolutely huge for the Vols. Gives the Vols two commitments from top 50 players. Hell of a recruiting haul for Coach Pearl.

doh

10-17-2005, 04:30 PM

Syracuse has gotten some damn good commitments.

SG Paul Harris is a top 10 recruit and I read on ESPN.com, I forgot who said it, that he was the best recruit in the country for 2006 including Greg Oden.

They also got who? Mike Jones.. who?? Mike Jones, who is a 6-6 210 4* SF.

The Orange already have a damn good 2007 class with 3 4* players plus another player already committed who will be atleast 3*'s.

LikeWhoa20

10-18-2005, 01:03 AM

Wow, that is huge. It was rumored that he was Kentucky's to lose. North Carolina's class will now rival Ohio St.'s monster 06' class.

IMO I think Carolina's is better...

I'm a huge Carolina basketball fan, so this should be fun to watch.
Carolina's could be better if their top recruits stay for 2+ years considering that Oden is most likely gone after one year.

CJ_24

10-18-2005, 09:49 AM

I believe we have verbals from Dwayne Collins and James Dews. both 3 star players. i haven't really been paying to much attention so i could be wrong.

Noles Fan in MA

10-18-2005, 04:00 PM

FSU is doing bad.

5* C John Kreft (http://floridastate.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=30382)
4* PG Josue Soto (http://floridastate.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=22020)
3* SG Aaron Holmes (http://floridastate.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=27127)

All are Top 150 recruits per Rivals.com

Wufpack

10-18-2005, 06:12 PM

Ok I decided to get more in-depth for what NCSU has.

SF Dennis Horner No. 19 4*
SG Larry Davis No. 16 4*
SF Dan Werner NR 3*

NDstud21

10-18-2005, 06:18 PM

Carolina's could be better if their top recruits stay for 2+ years considering that Oden is most likely gone after one year.

Ya I have a feeling that Daequan Cook will bolt earlier than he should too. Some scout will tell him he's got a Top-15 chance.

Oden's pretty much a positive one-and-done along with Mayo the following year. However, just having Oden for his freshman year will produce huge results for the Buckeyes. He's a monster player. Im content though because finally College Basketball is getting the top talent again.

LikeWhoa20

10-18-2005, 09:05 PM

Ya I have a feeling that Daequan Cook will bolt earlier than he should too. Some scout will tell him he's got a Top-15 chance.

Oden's pretty much a positive one-and-done along with Mayo the following year. However, just having Oden for his freshman year will produce huge results for the Buckeyes. He's a monster player. Im content though because finally College Basketball is getting the top talent again.
He's a monster on the defensive end, but he's definitely not there offensively yet. He won't dominate the Big Ten as a freshman.

NDstud21

10-19-2005, 07:06 PM

He's a monster on the defensive end, but he's definitely not there offensively yet. He won't dominate the Big Ten as a freshman.

Well anyone that's a lock for the #1 pick, which Oden would have been without the age limit, is going to dominate at a weaker level. The only person I see him having trouble with in the Big Ten is Paul Davis of Michigan St., and that's only because of experience.

I don't think that anyone will be able to lock him down because of his strength and the quickness for his size. The only thing holding him back is that he's not that aggressive yet, but that will come.

LikeWhoa20

10-20-2005, 12:23 AM

Well anyone that's a lock for the #1 pick, which Oden would have been without the age limit, is going to dominate at a weaker level. The only person I see him having trouble with in the Big Ten is Paul Davis of Michigan St., and that's only because of experience.

I don't think that anyone will be able to lock him down because of his strength and the quickness for his size. The only thing holding him back is that he's not that aggressive yet, but that will come.
I still don't think he has the fundamentals offensively to dominate offensively in the Big Ten. Not with constant double teams and stronger players to go against; he'll still get a lot of cheap points on the boards though.

NDstud21

10-20-2005, 06:18 PM

I still don't think he has the fundamentals offensively to dominate offensively in the Big Ten. Not with constant double teams and stronger players to go against; he'll still get a lot of cheap points on the boards though.

I still think that he'll have a great year because of the quickness he has for his size.

Plus potentially huge news about Oden... It might be old, but I haven't heard it yet
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2178890

OCCoug

10-21-2005, 11:11 PM

Tom Herzog to MSU over ND... he's like a center I think

Corn Hawk

10-27-2005, 01:49 AM

Well, crap. Matt Hill (http://nebraska.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=32724), a 6'10 four star player from Lincoln, chose Texas over Nebraska and Creighton. It would have been really nice to get him to play for the Huskers.

Longhorn3788

10-27-2005, 06:40 PM

NCHORN

10-28-2005, 08:23 AM

Wow, that is huge. It was rumored that he was Kentucky's to lose. North Carolina's class will now rival Ohio St.'s monster 06' class.

IMO I think Carolina's is better...

I'm a huge Carolina basketball fan, so this should be fun to watch.

No your not, your a ND fan which has a good basketball program you should support them....kidding :) I'm a Longhorn fans in all sports but I do like Stanford basketball as well (naturally) and UNC-Greensboro as well. Look out for the horns in 05. Hey Longhorn, shouldnt you be more worried about how the heels are looking instead of the horns :p

Longhorn3788

10-28-2005, 12:36 PM

Hey Longhorn, shouldnt you be more worried about how the heels are looking instead of the horns :p

Only in baseball...

NDstud21

10-28-2005, 06:35 PM

No your not, your a ND fan which has a good basketball program you should support them....kidding :) I'm a Longhorn fans in all sports but I do like Stanford basketball as well (naturally) and UNC-Greensboro as well. Look out for the horns in 05. Hey Longhorn, shouldnt you be more worried about how the heels are looking instead of the horns :p

Haha yeah I love ND in all sports too, but I've been a Tarheel basketball fan since as long as I can remember. I know everyone like's a team or two outside of their favorites.

Rutgers Mike

10-28-2005, 09:47 PM

5* SF Lance Thomas (#27 player in the country according to rivals) and his teammate 3* PG Eugene Harvey are visiting RU this weekend.

Rutgers has no commitments for 2006 yet, but does have a commitment from 4* PG Corey Chandler for 2007.

C Money

11-01-2005, 07:14 PM

Raymar Morgan, a 6'8" F from the High School I graduated from last season commited to Izzo and Michigan State a couple weeks ago!!
http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=28882&Sport=2

carolinalax23

11-09-2005, 01:33 PM

Heels sign the #1 class in the nation today. Looks like another national championship in a couple of years.

dtoff34

11-09-2005, 02:38 PM

Heels sign the #1 class in the nation today. Looks like another national championship in a couple of years.

For what year? Doesn't Ohio State have the #1 class for next year?

LikeWhoa20

11-09-2005, 02:43 PM

For what year? Doesn't Ohio State have the #1 class for next year?
Obviously you haven't seen UNC's '06 class. They're equally if not more loaded than OSU's Thad Five.

Noles Fan in MA

11-09-2005, 03:15 PM

Obviously you haven't seen UNC's '06 class. They're equally if not more loaded than OSU's Thad Five.

Greg Oden could be a sole signee somewhere, and that team would have the Nation's #1 class.

What is the deal with Thaddeus Young commiting to GaTech? I thought he was a UNC lock.

Noles Fan in MA

11-09-2005, 03:19 PM

LikeWhoa20

11-09-2005, 06:25 PM

Here are the classes.
Ohio State
(http://ohiostate.rivals.com/commitlist.asp?sport=2&year=2006&school=56)North Carolina (http://northcarolina.rivals.com/commitlist.asp?sport=2&year=2006&school=52)

I'd go with OSU's myself.
I'd say it depends on how long Oden stays at OSU. If he stays for 2+ years, I'd definitely take the OSU class. But if he leaves after one year, I'd rather have the UNC class.

OCCoug

11-12-2005, 10:33 AM

Omari Israel is transferring from Notre Dame. I don't know what schools he is considering, though.

LikeWhoa20

11-12-2005, 04:11 PM

Omari Israel is transferring from Notre Dame. I don't know what schools he is considering, though.
He was a freak in high school. In a game I saw him play in Vegas, he fractured his wrist on the rim from dunking so hard.

NDstud21

11-12-2005, 05:37 PM

Greg Oden could be a sole signee somewhere, and that team would have the Nation's #1 class.

What is the deal with Thaddeus Young commiting to GaTech? I thought he was a UNC lock.

No, Thad Young was supposedly a Memphis lock, with UNC second. UNC's signing of big man Brandan Wright certainly scared him away from Chapel Hill for concerns about playing time.

UNC has the top class this year following the signing of Brandan Wright with Ohio St. close behind.

It doesn't matter after their frehsman year anyways as Oden will bolt for the draft and be the 1st pick.

jman13

11-15-2005, 12:23 AM

So how did your team do?

Maryland signed a sexy 18th ranked class.

Landon Milbourne (http://maryland.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=29305) 4 star small forward. 41st ranked in nation overall.

Eric Hayes (http://maryland.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=27379) 4 star point guard. 60th ranked in nation overall.

Greivis Vasquez (http://maryland.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=40230) 4 star shooting guard. 62nd in the nation overall.

Jerome Burney, Jr. (http://maryland.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=32685) 3 star power forward. Not ranked.

I can't wait to be a Terp! This bball class combined with amazing youth of the football team, will be a fun 4 years. :)

EDIT: As well as a 2007 committment from high school junior Braxton Dupree. 43rd ranked junior nationally.

Wufpack

11-15-2005, 07:09 AM

Actually, I'd personally pick Carolina's class over Ohio State's. Whatever way you spin it though, a lot of the guys on both are gonna leave early.

jgully

11-15-2005, 08:18 AM

Florida got a commit from 4* Doneal Mack. I'm glad we got one of the shooters we targetted because we really need some guys who can score from the outside.

I think we're pretty much done with recruiting except from Lance Thomas... anybody know where he's leaning?

carolinalax23

11-17-2005, 10:19 AM

UNC's class was ranked #1 overall.

Look at our lineup for 2006-2007

PG - Lawson / Frasor / Thomas / Miller
SG - Ellington / Ginyard
SF - Terry / Green / Graves
PF - Wright / Stephenson / Copeland
C - Hansbrough / Thompson

That lineup will eventually have atleast 6 McDonald's All-Americans with 2/3 coming off the bench. You've got depth at every position. A huge front court with everyone atleast 6-8.

White Chocolate

11-20-2005, 03:01 AM

Wufpack

11-20-2005, 10:18 AM

Oh ... my... god... :D

I can't wait.

WC

The only question is can the young players step up. They obviously have some great talent.

Larry Davis is the #3 recruit in NC State's New York pipeline. On the way to the MTSU game yesterday 850 the buzz guy said Larry Davis was awesome and be really good for State.

volniac

11-21-2005, 12:43 AM

Bruce Pearl inked the 12th ranked class in the nation for the Volunteers without even having coached a game.

5* - F - Duke Crews (nationally 29th ranked overall)
4* - F - Wayne Chism (nationally 42nd ranked overall)
3* - G - Marques Johnson (nationally 114th ranked overall)
2* - G - Josh Tabb (ranked 22 best post graduation player in country)

I shudder at what he can do when he actually starts winning games here. He's on the right course posting a season opening win over East Tennessee State, 106-83. :)

LikeWhoa20

11-22-2005, 04:02 PM

Tabb is a player. He was top 5 in my class in Illinois in high school, but was underrated nationally because he had to go to prep school for a year. That's an amazing class for a program like Tennessee.

volniac

03-23-2006, 02:25 AM

Rumor has 5* G, Ramar Smith, committed to Bruce Pearl and Tennessee.

killerBsaturn

03-23-2006, 12:03 PM

Rumor has 5* G, Ramar Smith, committed to Bruce Pearl and Tennessee.
Ramar Smith was on his way to UConn, when he got homesick at a Connecticut prep school and went home. Calhoun then pulled his schollarship. He might be a bit of a headcase.

volniac

04-10-2006, 01:51 PM

LikeWhoa20

04-10-2006, 03:19 PM

The Vols round out their 2005-2006 recruiting class with the commitment of 5* guard Ramar Smith!!!

This is easily the best class in the history of UT basketball, should be consensus top 10 now.

5* F Duke Crews
5* G Ramar Smith
4* F Wayne Chism
3* G Marques Johnson
2* G Josh Tabb

This is f'n amazing.
The funny thing about that class is I have faced Josh Tabb before, and if he's considered a 2* prospect, then he's the best 2* I've ever seen.

BigOrangeCountry

04-10-2006, 03:34 PM

The funny thing about that class is I have faced Josh Tabb before, and if he's considered a 2* prospect, then he's the best 2* I've ever seen.

Yeah, I seriously don't understand how he is only a 2* player. Everyone that talks about him says he is underrated. He plays on a team loaded with D1 players and his coach insists that he is the best one. He's supposedly a great passer and an unbelievable defender, plus he's 6'4" and has unreal hops (i.e. coach says he will rise up and tommahawk on people in games).

My friend has a younger brother that played for the Tennessee Travelers this summer. His team was playing against Tabb's. My friends brother had a great first half against him. Something like 15-20 points. They put Tabb on him in the 2nd half and he didn't get one shot off the entire half. He's a player.

So, UT has 3 top 50 players signed (Crews, Chism, Smith), another top 150 player (top 50 by scout I believe), and a highly underrated player in Tabb.

I heart Bruce Pearl. Seriously, can he do nothing wrong?

LikeWhoa20

04-10-2006, 03:39 PM

Yeah, I seriously don't understand how he is only a 2* player. Everyone that talks about him says he is underrated. He plays on a team loaded with D1 players and his coach insists that he is the best one. He's supposedly a great passer and an unbelievable defender, plus he's 6'4" and has unreal hops (i.e. coach says he will rise up and tommahawk on people in games).

My friend has a younger brother that played for the Tennessee Travelers this summer. His team was playing against Tabb's. My friends brother had a great first half against him. Something like 15-20 points. They put Tabb on him in the 2nd half and he didn't get one shot off the entire half. He's a player.

So, UT has 3 top 50 players signed (Crews, Chism, Smith), another top 150 player (top 50 by scout I believe), and a highly underrated player in Tabb.

I heart Bruce Pearl. Seriously, can he do nothing wrong?
Yeah, Tabb is really from my class ('05). The '05 class in Illinois is considered the deepest class of prospects to come out of Illinois in the last 20 years. And in that class, Tabb is ranked in the top 5 to 7 in the state in every set of rankings that I see. Consider that he many times was ranked ahead of Tony Freeman (Iowa), Phillip "Mickey" Perry (Wisconsin), Bryan Mullins (S. Illinois), Dodie Dunson (Iowa State), and Jeremy Pargo (Gonzaga), who I know from experience are all damn good players, and that should tell you enough about Tabb's ability.

Southern Illinois caught a bad break with Tabb getting out of his commitment to SIU in '05. The duo of Tabb and Mullins was something that had been hyped about all season long by Saluki fans.

BigOrangeCountry

04-10-2006, 04:02 PM

Yeah, Tabb is really from my class ('05). The '05 class in Illinois is considered the deepest class of prospects to come out of Illinois in the last 20 years. And in that class, Tabb is ranked in the top 5 to 7 in the state in every set of rankings that I see. Consider that he many times was ranked ahead of Tony Freeman (Iowa), Phillip "Mickey" Perry (Wisconsin), Bryan Mullins (S. Illinois), Dodie Dunson (Iowa State), and Jeremy Pargo (Gonzaga), who I know from experience are all damn good players, and that should tell you enough about Tabb's ability.

Southern Illinois caught a bad break with Tabb getting out of his commitment to SIU in '05. The duo of Tabb and Mullins was something that had been hyped about all season long by Saluki fans.

Sweet. If you wouldn't mind, what about his game makes him so good? Since you obviously know alot about him, what are his strengths and weaknesses. I've heard he's a solid ball handler, great passer, amazing defender, and ridiculously athletic (i.e. dunking on people alot).

Wufpack

04-10-2006, 04:07 PM

Chris Wright, 5* PG for 2007, decommitted from NCSU.

Werner is concerned about the new coach so that might not be a good sign. Hopefully we reel in Calipari and he can convince both of them.

LikeWhoa20

04-10-2006, 06:33 PM

Sweet. If you wouldn't mind, what about his game makes him so good? Since you obviously know alot about him, what are his strengths and weaknesses. I've heard he's a solid ball handler, great passer, amazing defender, and ridiculously athletic (i.e. dunking on people alot).
He's strong for a guard, when makes him very tough to stop when he penetrates. He's got a great touch when it comes to finishing in the lane, and you're right about his shutdown defensive ability. Overall, he should fit very well into Pearl's system. For me, it's still disheartening to see him go to UT, because I was looking forward to him teaming up with Bryan Mullins (a friend of mine) at SIU.

bruinfan18

04-10-2006, 06:43 PM

I'm still waiting for Kevin Love to decide. I like UCLA's chances.

OCCoug

04-12-2006, 08:10 PM

LikeWhoa20

04-12-2006, 08:14 PM

Tim Morris and Eric Boateng transferring from Stanford and Duke... anyone hear anything about them possibly ending up at Notre Dame? Brey heard on the radio tonight saying he's still looking to bring in 1-2 more players, and with four commits already, I doubt they are freshman, and both Boateng and Morris come from good academic schools and both considered ND the first time around.
If he says he's looking for 1 or 2 more players to bring in, then it's most likely high school seniors or JUCOs that he's trying to lock up. You still have the late signing period at the end of this month to get those couple more players, and there's plenty of prospects still available to sign.

OCCoug

04-12-2006, 08:17 PM

Maybe... wouldn't be JUCO players, maybe a HS senior, although most people thought we were done recruiting before we got Harden. Guess we'll find out?

dc86

04-13-2006, 05:23 PM

Tim Morris has already used his redshirt, so I think that means he will only have one year of eligibility left to play.

dc86

04-17-2006, 08:26 PM

Hey LikeWhoa do you know anything about Jerome Randle out of Chicago? All I know is he's a 5'8" point guard. Thanks!

LikeWhoa20

04-17-2006, 08:55 PM

Hey LikeWhoa do you know anything about Jerome Randle out of Chicago? All I know is he's a 5'8" point guard. Thanks!
Sorry, no I never played against him. The only player I faced from Hales Franciscan was Nate Minnoy (at Purdue now).

bruinfan18

04-19-2006, 02:47 AM

Russell Westbrook from Leuzinger High, the #2 SG in the west for the class of '07, committed to UCLA tonight.

Rutgers Mike

04-22-2006, 12:48 AM

4* C Hamady N'Diaye committed to Rutgers sometime Friday.

bruinfan18

04-23-2006, 12:22 AM

Chace Stanback, a '6"6 SF from Fairfax, committed to UCLA tonight. Chace is considered the top SF prospect on the west coast for '07.

TexasAggie2323

04-27-2006, 12:23 AM

Oklahoma's loss might be A&M's gain. Five star recruit Damion James is looking really hard at being an Aggie.

Rutgers Mike

04-29-2006, 09:23 AM

Still waiting on Thomas and Harvey.

snowmanbu

05-09-2006, 01:26 PM

Darrell Arthur, No. 12 in Rivals, is committing sometime in the next few moments.

GatorTD8to10

05-09-2006, 01:46 PM

Tim Morris and Eric Boateng transferring from Stanford and Duke... anyone hear anything about them possibly ending up at Notre Dame? Brey heard on the radio tonight saying he's still looking to bring in 1-2 more players, and with four commits already, I doubt they are freshman, and both Boateng and Morris come from good academic schools and both considered ND the first time around.
Florida might have a scholarship open for Boateng very soon. Word is he'd like to come to the same Univ of as his cousin.

TexasAggie2323

05-09-2006, 07:52 PM

Darrell Arthur, No. 12 in Rivals, is committing sometime in the next few moments.

Picked Kansas. That would have been a hell of a pick up for a Baylor squad that is already on its way to becoming a recruiting power.

Wolfman21

05-10-2006, 06:16 PM

theres been talk on the NC State message board about who might go where. A guy that posts few times because he is in the know with the athletic department said that we had gotten commitments from Chris Wright and Jamelle McMillan, and a commitment from one of JJ Hickson and Evan Turner. The other b/t JJ and Evan was down to us and one other school. That was BEFORE Sendek left. If Larry Harris can get abck with these kids and we can get them all together, that would be 3 players in the Top 25 on Rivals and 1 that is ranked 70. That would be the best class ever for NC State.

OCCoug

05-16-2006, 01:12 AM

Boateng to.....

Arizona State...

also a rumor that some guy who committed to NC State named Werner will sign with ND, said to be close to a done deal.
http://www.nj.com/forums/hshoopsboysc/

TexasAggie2323

05-22-2006, 12:44 AM

It looks like Texas A&M has found a spot for Damion James. James should make it official on tuesday.

This is great for Texas A&M basketball.

Niteboat

05-22-2006, 03:48 PM

TexasAggie2323

05-22-2006, 04:08 PM

Not so fast my friend....

Looks like James signed with Texas. (http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/longhorns/entries/2006/05/22/top_recruit_damion_james_picks_texas.html)

NB

Yep, I just read that and was about to post that he signed with Texas. It should really help Texas. I wonder what changed his mind since he was high on A&M going into the Texas visit. He would have been a nice pick up for A&M but we already have one of the best classes that we have ever signed in basketball so it's hard to get down about it.

Kingssc

05-22-2006, 04:37 PM

Read that he said it was his lifelong dream to play at UT. Then why'd you sign an LOI with their rival? Should be interesting when UT comes to Norman

LikeWhoa20

05-22-2006, 04:52 PM

TexasAggie2323

05-22-2006, 07:26 PM

I can tell you exactly what changed his mind: Texas's early entries to the Draft. Tucker and Aldridge both sign with agents, Mike Williams is likely to transfer, and Daniel Gibson is likely to sign with an agent as well. That leaves James with an immediate starting spot to go along with an entire starting lineup of freshmen.

He would have started at Texas A&M as well. I think his high school coach was the deciding factor in this decision. Although, it isn't the first nor last time that this has happened with a recruit.

LikeWhoa20

05-22-2006, 11:29 PM

He would have started at Texas A&M as well. I think his high school coach was the deciding factor in this decision. Although, it isn't the first nor last time that this has happened with a recruit.
True, but nowdays big time recruits like James also know all of the other top players in the country. I think knowing that he'd get to play with guys like Augustin and Durant (guys he's played against and known for the past 4 years) and do something special together played some small factor. But for you as an A&M fan, I wouldn't worry too much. Another year or two and Gillespie will be right there nabbing more top recruits.

TexasAggie2323

05-23-2006, 01:04 AM

True, but nowdays big time recruits like James also know all of the other top players in the country. I think knowing that he'd get to play with guys like Augustin and Durant (guys he's played against and known for the past 4 years) and do something special together played some small factor. But for you as an A&M fan, I wouldn't worry too much. Another year or two and Gillespie will be right there nabbing more top recruits.

I am not worried about it. He would have been nice to have but it does not take away from our class. I like all of our guys that are coming in but especially Roland who will be a great asset on an already steller defensive team.

fried rice

05-23-2006, 04:29 PM

fuck, i would've loved to have pulled in reynolds. he would've been perfect. :(

MajSpike

05-24-2006, 05:41 AM

Nebraska has added Jay-R Strowbridge to the squad. He signed a "financial aid agreement" since the late signing period passed May 16. He's 6'1", 175 lbs and is expected to play PG.

TechVick

05-25-2006, 09:54 PM

The Vols round out their 2005-2006 recruiting class with the commitment of 5* guard Ramar Smith!!!

This is easily the best class in the history of UT basketball, should be consensus top 10 now.

5* F Duke Crews
5* G Ramar Smith
4* F Wayne Chism
3* G Marques Johnson
2* G Josh Tabb

This is f'n amazing.

I play basketball for my high school (Gloucester). We're in the same district as Bethel High...where Duke Crews went. They won states, I think. Crews and Jamel McLean were amazing.

Wufpack

06-14-2006, 05:45 PM

Sidney Lowe landed his first 2 recruits today. The first one was Farnold Degand, a transfer from Iowa State, can push the ball up the court, and will be eligible in the fall of 2007. The second is Bartosz Lewandowski, he's polish, 7' 2", not recruited heavily at all so he's basically a project. But he will play this coming season, taking Larry Davis's scholarship.

http://media.scout.com/Media/Image/32/326062.jpg

Bartosz, bitch!

LikeWhoa20

07-05-2006, 06:40 PM

Andy Katz reports that O.J. Mayo has told USC that he is committing to the Trojans. Something tells me that TrojanMan is going to be pleased haha.

Kig Skinny

07-05-2006, 10:25 PM

Andy Katz reports that O.J. Mayo has told USC that he is committing to the Trojans. Something tells me that TrojanMan is going to be pleased haha.
I am very surprised by this. I thought he would follow Bob Huggins and go to K-State.

Carlbunga2001

07-05-2006, 10:27 PM

Andy Katz reports that O.J. Mayo has told USC that he is committing to the Trojans. Something tells me that TrojanMan is going to be pleased haha.
WTF? Why?

LikeWhoa20

07-05-2006, 11:25 PM

WTF? Why?
I'm sure there's quite an appeal to living in L.A. He'll be a huge personality there in the same way that Matt Leinart was the past couple years. He was going to follow Huggins, but moving to Manhattan, KS is just too much of a stretch.

OCCoug

07-05-2006, 11:40 PM

WTF? Why?

USC offers good benefits.

IowaWolverine

07-05-2006, 11:45 PM

Yeah, the Mayo commitment is a surprise. One thing to keep in mind is the coach, Tim Floyd, used to coach in the NBA (albeit very poorly :( ), so he might have a few connections. Also, a few articles (and posters here) have mentioned how he feels he could be more marketable in LA, a big city.

OCCoug

07-05-2006, 11:57 PM

Also, a few articles (and posters here) have mentioned how he feels he could be more marketable in LA, a big city.

Strange he didn't go to UCLA then, considering no one even cares about Trojan basketball at all. Seriously, as far as PAC 10 interest, they seem to be on the level of Washington State and Oregon State, behind UW, Cal, UCLA, Oregon, Stanford, Arizona, and ASU. But I think USC is also building a new arena and you're right about their coach. I expect USC to improve significantly with Mayo... he still has another year of HS though, right?

IowaWolverine

07-06-2006, 12:11 AM

UCLA would have made some sense, but maybe Mayo wanted to be the star of a team, unless USC has someone great I'm forgetting.

LikeWhoa20

07-06-2006, 01:42 AM

USC is definitely a program on the rise. They overachieved last season in Floyd's first year. Floyd has also coached an NBA-caliber PG in Jamaal Tinsley at Iowa State. He also runs a more wide open system than Howland runs at UCLA. Floyd is more of a player's coach and will give Mayo complete freedom to do what he wants.

NDstud21

07-06-2006, 01:38 PM

Mayo said he didn't want to just be another name at a big school (which wouldn't happen anyways) so he chose a school where he'd be the obvious star as a freshman. Part of his decision was also swayed by seeing how much media attention Leinart and Bush got last year. Other Pac-10 fans don't have much to worry about though, he'll only be in school one year.

I just hope Bill Walker doesn't follow him to L.A.

IlliniFan

07-06-2006, 02:10 PM

[QUOTE=NDstud21] Other Pac-10 fans don't have much to worry about though, he'll only be in school one year.QUOTE]
Yeah, you'd think he want to go somewhere where there was a chance to win a championship next year. He must be more interested in being the best player on his team than winning. He wants to make sure he's a top pick in next year's NBA draft.

Wolfman21

07-06-2006, 03:43 PM

I cant wait to see what our New staff can do in recruiting. Supposedly we're gonna be ALL over Chris Wright to try to get him back in the fold, and if we pick him back up, that would be HUGE! We're also on JJ Hickson and Julian Vaughn big time, will be attending every one of their games in the camps the next few days. Also expected to land Top 100 guard Jamelle McMillan, whos dad played with Sidney and is best friends with sidney.

white guy

07-07-2006, 12:40 AM

OJ Mayo could sign with anyone and probably be the best player on the roster. You have to question the competitive drive of someone who wants to be the "man" more than he wants to win a championship. Also I got a strong feeling that USC want make a lot of noise with him, he'll get them in the tourney but thats about it. The guys is going to be out there to get his. One and done gun for hire.

Kig Skinny

07-07-2006, 01:03 AM

Jr2Cold

07-08-2006, 05:41 PM

What about Durrell Summers The MSU CoMMit I play on a team with him and this guy is the real deal he`s NBA bound Also Msu class of 2007 is pretty good they have some top recruits

IowaWolverine

07-10-2006, 12:50 AM

Also Msu class of 2007 is pretty good they have some top recruits
Well, they always do. :D It's just a question of will they develop them like usual. I'm still puzzled by last year's MSU team.

OCCoug

07-22-2006, 03:07 PM

Purdue and Ohio State have been recruiting like crazy lately. It'd be weird to see those two teams overtake the likes of Indiana, MSU, and Illinois (even Wisconsin)... but with their classes it could happen.

Wufpack

07-22-2006, 03:13 PM

Wait...Purdue? Post-keady era possibly good?

OCCoug

07-22-2006, 03:22 PM

Look at their recruiting class.

Four instate commits:
4* SG (#14) Scott Martin
4* SF (#12) Robbie Hummel
4* SG (#12) E'Twuan Moore
4* PF (#24) JaJuan Johnson

They could be pretty good.

LikeWhoa20

07-22-2006, 03:36 PM

Look at their recruiting class.

Four instate commits:
4* SG (#14) Scott Martin
4* SF (#12) Robbie Hummel
4* SG (#12) E'Twuan Moore
4* PF (#24) JaJuan Johnson

They could be pretty good.
Matt Painter is a tireless recruiter that is already showing up Kelvin Sampson when it comes to recruiting in-state prospects. Every one of those 4 guys had also been offered a schollie and was being recruited heavily by Indiana. Painter still has to show that he can match those offseason skills by producing results on the court, but it will be a lot easier given all of that talent.

bruinfan18

07-25-2006, 02:00 PM

Kevin Love is announcing today where he's going at 1:30.

LikeWhoa20

07-25-2006, 03:10 PM

Look at their recruiting class.

Four instate commits:
4* SG (#14) Scott Martin
4* SF (#12) Robbie Hummel
4* SG (#12) E'Twuan Moore
4* PF (#24) JaJuan Johnson

They could be pretty good.
The front page article today here in West Lafayette talked about how this recruiting class has the ability to lead Purdue to the Final Four. I couldn't believe it! Aren't we getting a little ahead of ourselves? The guys haven't even played a second of college ball yet. Odds are that at least 2 of them will be busts, and we still don't know if Painter can really coach or not.

OCCoug

07-25-2006, 03:20 PM

The front page article today here in West Lafayette talked about how this recruiting class has the ability to lead Purdue to the Final Four. I couldn't believe it! Aren't we getting a little ahead of ourselves? The guys haven't even played a second of college ball yet. Odds are that at least 2 of them will be busts, and we still don't know if Painter can really coach or not.

Yeah, Purdue isn't exactly recruiting like North Carolina yet... they should work on getting to the tourney before relying on four true freshman who won't enroll until 2007 to lead them to the FF.

Also Bruin I read Love to UCLA but I haven't heard that it was definite yet, just a rumor.

bruinfan18

07-25-2006, 03:26 PM

Also Bruin I read Love to UCLA but I haven't heard that it was definite yet, just a rumor.

It's been going around for awhile that Love will be a Bruin. I just want to see it on paper.

bruinfan18

07-25-2006, 05:59 PM

It's official. He's a Bruin.

TexasAggie2323

07-28-2006, 11:18 AM

DeAndre Jordan has commited to the Ags.

That is a huge pickup for us. He is probably one of the top 25 players in the class of 07' and a top 3 center. He will fill in nicely for Jones when he graduates.

Wolfman21

08-06-2006, 04:23 AM

very very quiet for us in pack land, which sucks, lol.

Chris Wright is comin in for a visit on 9/2(dunno if its official or unofficial). Georgetown leads now....but if we can roll out the red carpet for him, i believe we could pull him back in.

A big in the know guy on our board(he is seriously in the know, he calls everything that happens a week before it does) says that its gonna come down to us and Florida for JJ Hickson. Would be a sweet pickup.

We are in jamelle mcmillans top 3.

We Have made Tracy Smith and his redefined body a priority now and are in his top 3 i believe.

We have also been chasing anthony mclain although i dont know whats goin on there.

jgully

08-07-2006, 09:52 PM

A big in the know guy on our board(he is seriously in the know, he calls everything that happens a week before it does) says that its gonna come down to us and Florida for JJ Hickson. Would be a sweet pickup.

NC State is not even listed in his Scout profile. But I'll take your word since I don't follow bball recruiting that much.

Wolfman21

08-08-2006, 03:04 AM

NC State is not even listed in his Scout profile. But I'll take your word since I don't follow bball recruiting that much.

scout.com profiles are NEVER updated. He just came out with a top 7 a week ago and we are in it. But like i said, the guy in the know said that its us and Florida at the top at the moment.

Fluff E Bunny

08-08-2006, 09:02 AM

5* 6'9" Power forward Julian Vaugh verballed to FSU for the 2007 class.

Durant_4_Prez

08-08-2006, 11:24 AM

5* 6'9" Power forward Julian Vaugh verballed to FSU for the 2007 class.

Wow, great pick up for FSU...congrats.

Fluff E Bunny

08-08-2006, 12:53 PM

Wow, great pick up for FSU...congrats.

Leonard Hamilton has had quite a few good recruits. Unfortunately, he's had bad luck either keeping them or having them come to fruition.

Von Wafer is the biggest example. Loaded with talent that kid was, but a major attitude problem....his folks didn't help the situation there either. He was close friends with Alexander Johnson, and I believe was the reason why AJ had such a terrible sophomore season (he was expected to transfer out in fact).

Kreft not making it to campus was a huge dissapointment, as well as the meanderings of Keith Brumbaugh.

Diego Romero never really recovered from his injuries, and of course AJ chose to leave early.

Hopefully we'll finally catch a break and get things to come together.

jgully

08-08-2006, 11:31 PM

5* 6'9" Power forward Julian Vaugh verballed to FSU for the 2007 class.

Man for second there I thought it said 5'9 power forward...

I was gonna make fun [down]

bruinfan18

07-03-2007, 03:40 PM

Well, I couldn't find a college basketball 08 recruiting thread, so I'll just post this here. UCLA got a huge commitment this morning in Jrue Holiday. Alot of experts say he is the best socal guard since Baron Davis. He rounds out which could be the #1 class for 08. And there could be more commits on the way.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-spw-holiday3jul04,1,7958618.story?coll=la-headlines-sports

Durant_4_Prez

07-03-2007, 03:49 PM

That's not that big of surprise, I'm still happy UNC was able to get Larry Drew.

redandblack

07-03-2007, 10:14 PM

Georgia got a commitment a few weeks ago from 5 star foward Trey Thomkins(sp?). Easily the biggest commitment in Felton's time here.

LikeWhoa20

07-04-2007, 01:29 AM

Georgia got a commitment a few weeks ago from 5 star foward Trey Thomkins(sp?). Easily the biggest commitment in Felton's time here.
Felton got Louis Williams (top 5 in nation before jumping to the NBA straight out of h.s.) as well as Mike Mercer (top 25 prospect) within the last few years, so I wouldn't say it's a big surprise. Nice catch for UGA fans though.

bcthomas

07-06-2007, 05:09 PM

If it's not been noticed, Billy Gillispie is a recruiting machine. If he can coach half as well as he can recruit the road to the SEC title is going to be headed through Lexington for a long, long time.

dc86

01-17-2008, 12:10 AM

Thought I would give this thread a bump.

Incoming for Cal next year are:

4* D.J. Seeley
3* Garrett Sim

DJ is a guard that should give us another scoring threat out on the wing along with Patrick Christopher. DJ goes to Modesto Christian with Reeves Nelson who is one of the top juniors in the nation and committed to UCLA.

Garrett is a point guard that is probably a couple years away from becoming a contributor.

dc86

01-19-2008, 06:50 PM

UCLA recruit Drew Gordon is out for the season with a broken foot. It's really too bad, his team was undefeated before last night and looked like it was ready for a rematch in the state finals against Mater Dei and the Wear twins. Drew had initially suffered a bruise to his foot at a tourney in Oregon last month. He had sat out the last few games to recover, but he came in last night when teammate Colin Chiverton, a St. Mary's recruit suffered a likely season ending injury.

Link (http://www.mercextra.com/blogs/hssports/2008/01/19/gordon-out-for-the-year-high-school-career-over/)

Drew Gordon’s last high school shot was a three-pointer at the buzzer to send Mitty’s game against Riordan into overtime on Friday night.

Gordon didn’t know it at the time, but he took the shot while playing on a broken foot.

The 6-foot-9 UCLA-bound center broke his left foot in two places when he landed off-balance while trying to block a shot with 3:30 left in the fourth quarter of Mitty’s 46-45 overtime loss at Riordan.

Gordon will be in a cast for six weeks, ending a high school career that many envisioned would end with him holding a state championship trophy.

“I wasn’t ready for this to happen,” he said. “We have a great team. All my support goes to my teammates. I have no doubt they can accomplish all that they hope for.”

Gordon was relieved in one respect, no surgery is required. The same goes for teammate Collin Chiverton, who also was injured Friday.

Chiverton hyperextended and sprained ligaments in his right knee. He will be out for the rest of the league season, but there is hope he could return for the playoffs.

dc86

02-10-2008, 02:03 AM

I got to see 5* Luke Babbitt out of Reno play a few weeks ago. He was previously committed to Ohio State I believe, but switched to Nevada.

I honestly wasn't very impressed. It looked to me like he was just not interested being out there and was just playing to not get hurt. He has an alright mid-range game, and I think that's where he's going to have to keep working on if he's going to be successful in college. He's not big enough to be a post, and he's not quite quick enough to take his guy off the dribble and get to the hoop. I could possibly see him being used by having him run off of screens to help him get open for a shot. It was probably a good choice for him to go to UNR, he'll get more pt, which should hopefully allow him to develop faster.

Of course as this is only based off of one game, I might be totally off on this assessment.

CJ_24

02-11-2008, 03:26 AM

there are rumors in Madison that J.P. Gavinksi might transfer, which is important only because it gives the Badgers another scholly to give to someone who will use it (i'm not hating on J.P., but he hasn't developed to where they thought he'd be, which is fine, but the Badgers are loaded in the front court and have 2 big men coming in next year, so it's more an issue of wisky not having room for him, and it would help to get that scholarship to a guard.)

Thompson219

02-11-2008, 03:28 AM

what is the story on the weatherspoon kid out of georgia?

bruinfan18

02-19-2008, 07:00 PM

Micky D's AA Team announced today

East Team

Player -- Hometown/School -- College

Al-Farouq Aminu, F (6-9, 215) Norcross, Ga. -- Wake Forest

William Buford, G (6-5, 185) Toledo, Ohio/ Libbey -- Ohio State

Ed Davis, F (6-9, 215) Richmond, Va./Benedictine -- North Carolina

Tyreke Evans, G (6-5, 217) Aston, Pa./American Christian -- Undecided

JaMychal Green, C/F (6-9, 230) Montgomery, Ala./ St. Jude -- Alabama

Sylven Landesberg, G (6-6, 205) Flushing, N.Y./ Holy Cross -- Virginia

Mike Rosario, G (6-3, 180) Jersey City, N.J./ St. Anthony -- Rutgers

Samardo Samuels, F (6-9, 245) Newark, N.J./ St. Benedict's -- Louisville

Chris Singleton, F (6-9, 225) Dunwoody, Ga. -- Florida State

Kemba Walker, G (6-0, 180) New York/Rice -- Connecticut

Elliot Williams, G (6-4, 175) Collierville, Tenn./ St. George's -- Duke

Tyler Zeller, C (7-0, 220) Washington, Ind. -- North Carolina

Head Coach: Woody Jackson, Marion, Ala./Francis Marion

West Team

Player -- Hometown/School -- College

Luke Babbitt, F (6-9, 225) Reno, Nev./Galena -- Nevada

Demar DeRozan, F (6-6, 210) Compton, Calif. -- Southern California

Larry Drew, G (6-1, 170) Woodland Hills, Calif./ Taft -- North Carolina

Michael Dunigan, C (6-10, 250) Chicago/Farragut -- Oregon

Jrue Holiday, G (6-4, 195) N. Hollywood, Calif./Campbell Hall -- UCLA

Scotty Hopson, F (6-6, 200) Hopkinsville, Ky./University Hgts. -- Undecided

Brandon Jennings, G (6-2,170) Mouth of Wilson, Va./Oak Hill -- Arizona

Malcolm Lee, G (6-5,190) Riverside, Calif./J.W. North -- UCLA

Greg Monroe, F (6-10, 235) Harvey, La./ Helen Cox -- Georgetown

B.J. Mullens, C (7-1, 260) Canal Winchester, Ohio -- Ohio State

Iman Shumpert, G (6-4 , 200) Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park & River Forest -- Georgia Tech

Willie Warren, G (6-5 200) Ft. Worth, Texas/North Crowley -- Oklahoma

Co-Head Coach:Tom Diener, Milwaukee/Harold S. Vincent
Co-Head Coach:Jim Gosz, Milwaukee/Rufus King

dc86

02-19-2008, 07:22 PM

The West could have a sick starting five. Jennings, Holiday, Derozan, Monroe, and maybe Dunigan?

OU-11

02-19-2008, 07:46 PM

Willie Warren

http://youtube.com/watch?v=5a_wW6Zf0Qk

Nasty.

killerBsaturn

02-19-2008, 08:54 PM

Only one Dukie, what in the world is going on?

OCCoug

02-24-2008, 02:21 PM

WSU just offered 4* PG Paul McCoy. McCoy originally signed with Pepperdine, but was released from the scholarship after their coach was fired.

We don't have any known open scholarships at this point, which makes you wonder if freshman guard Stephen Sauls won't be coming back after dropping out of school earlier this semester because of chronic migraines as a result of a blow to the head in practice in which he was rushed to the hospital.

But if WSU can add McCoy, that'd be a great addition to an already superb class.

dc86

03-01-2008, 02:24 AM

I'm going to some section final games and am looking forward to watching a few players.

DJ Seeley- class of 2009 Cal commit
Reeves Nelson- class of 2010 UCLA commit
Brendan Lane- 4* class of 2010 big man with offers from most of the Pac 10 schools, and also Kansas I believe.

dc86

03-02-2008, 12:33 AM

DJ Seeley- He was alright, had a nice outside shot, but he was usually open off a pass and didn't really have to work to get his shot off. Dribbled the ball up the floor a couple times and his ball handling didn't look to impressive. Defense could use some improvement but I think he has the potential to be a solid defender.

Brendan Lane- Reminded me of the Wear twins that are headed to UNC. Has good handles for a big man and moves very well. Has a good looking outside shot and a soft touch around the rim. I'd say the Wear's are better on the outside, and he's better on the inside. He also showed some pretty good instincts as a shot blocker, though I don't think he'll be one in college. Will also need to add weight for college.

Reeves Nelson- Best player I saw tonight. He's 6'7" and strong. Dribbled the ball up the floor more than the guards on his team and showed very good handles and vision making some nice passes as well. Also showed the ability to draw contact and finish inside. Is also a great rebounder with long arms and strong hands. Needs to work on his effort on the defensive end. He's also a very emotional player, and I've heard he has had some technical foul problems this season, I would probably just chalk that up to him being 16. Plenty of time to mature before he's headed to UCLA.

bruinfan18

03-03-2008, 10:24 PM

thanks for the report, dc.

Everything I have read on Reeves Nelson it seems you nailed. I saw a youtub vid on him about a month back and I came away very impressed. He's more athletic than I thought. Also looked like he plays with meanstreak that you mentioned. http://ucla.scout.com/a.z?s=12&p=9&cfg=bb&c=8&yr=2009

Cjones

03-03-2008, 11:02 PM

nvm

dc86

03-04-2008, 04:59 AM

Reeves broke Bill Cartwright's record for most points in the section playoffs, mostly because of a 53 point effort in an earlier game. He definitely has a mean streak, he chewed out his brother (a freshman) after not cutting to the basket causing Reeves to throwing the ball away. His defense was the most worrisome part in my eyes. He would literally just stand under the basket while his man caught the ball at the free throw line. Luckily his man wasn't really an offensive threat, and they still won by 30 or so. This was my first time seeing him play so I can only assume he steps up his effort against better competition.

And ya'll need to stop taking all the talent from up here haha. Off the top of my head I can't think of any uber-talented sophomores from Norcal, but there are some very good freshmen. Demarcus Nelson's little brother is already averaging 20 and 9 in the toughest league in Sac, and his cousin, also a frosh, is supposedly a high D1 talent as well.

dc86

03-12-2008, 04:00 AM

Kentucky signed Kevin Galloway a 6'5" juco pg. Galloway originally went to USC a year or 2 ago but then transferred out. I think he tried to get with Fresno State, but things didn't work out so he ended up at a juco in Idaho.

dc86

03-25-2008, 04:51 AM

The McDonald's game is later this week, but the dunk and 3-point shooting contest have already been held.

Dunk Contest:
Elliott Williams
Scotty Hopson
Brandon Jennings
Demar DeRozan *
Iman Shumpert
Al-Farouq Aminu

3-Point Contest:
Luke Babbitt
Willie Warren
Ed Davis
Samardo Samuels
Tyreke Evans
Mike Rosario
Sylven Landesberg
Larry Drew *

I put a star next to the winners in spoiler text.

dc86

03-25-2008, 05:19 AM

Rutgers Mike

03-25-2008, 12:48 PM

2009 recruit, C Greg Echenique shocked a lot of people by verballing to Rutgers.

He had offers from some big time programs, and Duke was going after him especially hard.

Rutgers has been getting some solid classes lately, they have G Mike Rosario, a McD AA coming in next year as well.

We also got Forward Austin Johnson from Blair Academy yesterday for 09, and received a commit from 4* SF Dane Miller awhile ago.

Freddy is doing a real nice job on the recruiting trail, and hopefully he can fill our need for a JuCo PF/C in the 08 class, and then get another PG to fill out the 09 class.

dc86

03-26-2008, 04:04 PM

McDonald's AA game on tonight at 6:30 on ESPN.

BigOrangeCountry

04-01-2008, 06:34 PM

Rivals 5-star 6-foot-5 shooting guard Scotty Hopson commits to the Vols today. No April Fool's joke. Nations #2 shooting guard and #9 overall player. Huge pickup to replace some of JaJuan Smith and Chris Lofton's production.

dc86

04-16-2008, 06:35 PM

Tyreke Evans announced that he will be going to Memphis next year.

Makaveli_Reborn

04-16-2008, 06:47 PM

saw on ESPN that he's waiting for Calipari to sign his extension first. Smart move, kiddo.

Durant_4_Prez

04-16-2008, 08:17 PM

Tyreke Evans and Memphis...a match made in heaven/hell. This doesn't surprise me at all.

OCCoug

04-17-2008, 05:33 PM

WSU adds 3* athletic freak DeAngelo Casto to their already great '08 class. Casto was the WA 4A player of the year, and was contacted by several big schools (WSU, UW, Georgetown) but wasn't pursued by most because of grade issues and the fact many thought he wouldn't qualify. He led his school to back-to-back state titles and a 58-0 record the last two years.

But he's in the mold of Ivory Clark, and is just incredibly athletic. His skill set will be a much welcomed addition. Let's hope he stays qualified.

dc86

04-24-2008, 03:29 PM

Rivals came out with their final top 150 for the class of 2008. Here are the top 25.

1. BJ Mullens (C)- Ohio State
2. Jrue Holliday (G)- UCLA
3. Demar DeRozan (G)- USC
4. Brandon Jennings (G)- Arizona
5. Scotty Hopson (G)- Tennessee

6. Tyreke Evans (G)- Memphis
7. Al-Farouq Aminu (F)- Wake Forest
8. Greg Monroe (F)- Georgetown
9. Samardo Samuels (F)- Louisville
10. Willie Warren (G)- Oklahoma

11. Devin Ebanks (F)- Undecided
12. Chris Singleton (F)- Florida State
13. Ater Majok (F)- Undecided
14. Kemba Walker (G)- UCONN
15. Ed Davis (F)- UNC

16. Elliot Williams (G)- Duke
17. Ty Walker (C)- Wake Forest
18. Terrence Jennings (F)- Louisville
19. William Buford (G)- Ohio State
20. Tony Woods (C)- Wake Forest

21. Jamychal Green (F)- Alabama
22. Yancy Gates (F)- Cincinnati
23. Dequan Jones (F)- Miami
24. Delvon Roe (F)- Michigan State
25. J'Mison Morgan (C)- LSU

If anyone wants to know where a specific player was ranked just ask.

redandblack

05-05-2008, 10:45 PM

Saw where a 6-4 PF who is an 8th grader committed to Kentucky a few days ago. Apparently he is one of the top recruits for the 2012 class and just up and decided he was going to Kentucky since contact isn't allowed between coaches at this age.

I'm a 5-9 8th grader and I hereby announce my committment to the University of Georgia to play basketball.

RollBama1237

05-05-2008, 10:51 PM

Anyone else think BJ Mullens is this year's Kosta Koufos? Ridiculously overhyped IMO.

Brandon Jennings is going to be ridiculous. Also excited to see what Tyreke Evans can do at Memphis.

uobrock

05-05-2008, 11:22 PM

Brandon Jennings is going to be ridiculous.
he'll be everything mustafa shakur wasn't. very entertaining in the mcdonalds game. too bad budinger and bayless aren't back. that would be sick.

fried rice

05-05-2008, 11:31 PM

Anyone know what's up with J'Mison Morgan?

uobrock

05-05-2008, 11:54 PM

yeah, his name sucks.

dc86

05-06-2008, 02:34 AM

Anyone know what's up with J'Mison Morgan?

I've read some conflicting reports about whether he's been granted a release or not.

UCLA fans seem convinced that he's headed their way though.

Soonerfan09

05-08-2008, 10:59 PM

http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=910&CID=803673

Kentucky picks up a nice commit for the 2012-2013 season.

Rutgers Mike

05-17-2008, 05:35 PM

Rutgers adds Jonathan Mitchell from Florida as a transfer.

dc86

05-17-2008, 06:37 PM

Rivals released their top 150 rankings for the 2009 class. I'm not a big fan of their rankings, but here's the top 10. I tried to list the top schools for each player.

1. John Wall - G - Memphis, NC State, Kentucky
2. Xavier Henry - G - Kansas, Memphis
3. Derrick Favors - F - Georgia Tech, Georgia
4. Renardo Sydney - F - wide open right now
5. John Henson - F - committed to UNC
6. Milton Jennings - F - committed to Clemson
7. Lance Stephenson - G - Memphis, UNC
8. Daniel Orton - C - wide open right now
9. DeMarcus Cousins - C - committed to UAB
10. Kenny Boynton - G - Duke, Memphis, Texas

Rutgers Mike

05-18-2008, 01:24 PM

Devin Ebanks to WVU per multiple sources.

OCCoug

05-20-2008, 06:19 PM

WSU could be getting a walk-on PG from the Seattle area who "took it to the basket at will" against the #1 PG for the 2009 class John Wall.

Kid is a mid-major type prospect, but doesn't have any college interest because he didn't play last year (ineligible b/c he had already played 4 seasons - lots of high school switching, from what I heard).

Anyway, he basically sounds like the perfect type of player for Bennett to develop. Always nice to here you could be getting a player who had his way against the #1 player in the country. Hopefully he comes here, we definitely need some depth at PG!

uobrock

05-20-2008, 06:41 PM

WSU could be getting a walk-on PG from the Seattle area who "took it to the basket at will" against the #1 PG for the 2009 class John Wall.
meh. can guarantee you he's not ranked #1 for defensive capabilities. don't think you can read into that much.

OCCoug

05-20-2008, 07:19 PM

well obviously... but it's a walk-on. it's a kid who can add depth (we have nothing after rochestie) and perhaps develop and play a few minutes down the line.

volniac

05-22-2008, 11:24 AM

Emmanuel Negedu has be released from Arizona. Looking at Indiana, Memphis, and Tennessee reportedly.

Deleer

05-29-2008, 04:03 PM

Devin Ebanks to WVU per multiple sources.

I'm so excited. I mean, a good basketball recruiting class?! Never seen it in all my life and it's been a while since my dad's seen it [laugh]

Rutgers Mike

05-30-2008, 11:59 AM

I'm so excited. I mean, a good basketball recruiting class?! Never seen it in all my life and it's been a while since my dad's seen it [laugh]

I feel the same way. Very happy with the quintet that Rutgers has coming in.

Wolfman21

06-02-2008, 12:27 AM

John Wall, Derrick Favors and Lorenzo Brown please!

MtneerManiac

06-07-2008, 02:24 PM

A lot people are telling me that Gus Gilchrist (http://michigan.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=42657), xfer from Maryland, is going to be going to WVU.

dc86

06-14-2008, 04:04 PM

Brendan Lane to UCLA

bruinfan18

06-15-2008, 01:07 PM

:keith_yes

huge get for '09. Lane has incredible upside.

Wufpack

06-16-2008, 10:10 PM

No recruiting-wise but I heard all 3 carolina players who tested the waters will return next season, while Hickson, as I knew since last week or two, is gone.

2008-09 might be a good year to stop watching basketball.

BigOrangeCountry

06-16-2008, 10:18 PM

Wufpack

06-16-2008, 10:34 PM

I got sick to my stomach when I read that news.

Dear god, I can't even fathom how much that team is going to get sucked off next year. I'm dead serious, that team SHOULD NOT LOSE A GAME. Holy shit. Add another half million or so bandwagon UNC fans after this season.

Barf. Barf. Barf.

Vomit.

I think I'll just be an App State basketball fan full time, since the expectations are low and they aren't directly competing with UNC, who will shit on State like the RBC Center was a giant fucking litterbox.

Durant_4_Prez

06-17-2008, 12:26 PM

Waaahhh!!!!!!!!!!

BigOrangeCountry

06-17-2008, 02:55 PM

UT pwns all for Emanual Negedu. 6-foot-6 forward called one of the top 2-3 athletes in the 2008 class.

He'll replace Duke Crews' production nicely.

volniac

06-17-2008, 03:16 PM

Awesome. Hell of a spring signing period for the Vols.

5* G Scotty Hopson
4* F Emmanuel Negedu
3* G Bobby Maze (JUCO All-American)

To go along with...

4* F Renaldo Woolridge
4* C Phillip Jurick

BigOrangeCountry

06-17-2008, 03:25 PM

Don't forget...

3* PG Daniel West

That's 6 really solid signees. Bruce is the man.

volniac

06-17-2008, 03:34 PM

Don't forget...

3* PG Daniel West

That's 6 really solid signees. Bruce is the man.

Oh shit, I knew I would forget one. Yeah.

Daniel should probably be a 4* as well.

Yeah, incredible recruiting class.

Wufpack

06-17-2008, 04:29 PM

Waaahhh!!!!!!!!!!

How am I whining? I'm just stating how this basketball season will be shitty (for me).

BigOrangeCountry

06-17-2008, 04:32 PM

Hell, I was whining. When UNC wins, it pisses me off, and they'll be doing a shitton of winning this coming season.

Wufpack

06-17-2008, 04:58 PM

Pretty much a lock for the Final Four again barring injuries, probably the champion unless crazy shit happens.

I was counting on Ty Lawson being gone...thats not the case.

Durant_4_Prez

06-17-2008, 08:01 PM

Yeah I think everyone was thinking Ty was gone, especially after the whole debacle with the driving after drinking incident.

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OCCoug

06-19-2008, 04:01 AM

That's 6 really solid signees. Bruce is the man.

wow, that is a very impressive group.

and to think, I was excited about our best recruiting class ever, which has one 4*, two 3*, and three 2*. [laugh]

oh well, we'll still be a good team even w/o the great recruits because bennett is the man.

BigOrangeCountry

06-19-2008, 01:36 PM

wow, that is a very impressive group.

and to think, I was excited about our best recruiting class ever, which has one 4*, two 3*, and three 2*. [laugh]

oh well, we'll still be a good team even w/o the great recruits because bennett is the man.

Yeah I am the most excited about the two 3* PGs, although Maze would be a 4* or 5* if Rivals didn't place all JUCOs automatically as 3* players.

After average-below average PG play the last two years, it will be nice to get some guys playing that are natural PGs.

OCCoug

06-24-2008, 11:44 PM

Wazzu got a commit from a 3* PG from California named Xavier Thames who chose us over Iowa State. He should do reall well for us fitting into the system. He'll probably replace Rochestie after this season.

dc86

06-25-2008, 12:09 AM

Clips of X from his website

http://xavierthames.net/highlights.shtml

His high school team was part of a pretty big controversy in the middle of the season when the players threatened to not play if their coach wasn't fired. There were some very over-involved parents that were pushing the kids to do this because they felt that their team was underachieving. It actually turned out that their team just wasn't that good.

MajSpike

06-29-2008, 11:31 PM

dc86

07-03-2008, 11:34 AM

Saw these two rumors...

Austin Rivers (son of Doc) might be headed to Florida. He just finished his freshman year of high school, but he's supposed to be pretty good.

Nolan Dennis, one of the top players in Texas, is expected to announce his commitment to Memphis in the next few days.

MtneerManiac

07-04-2008, 12:16 AM

I wonder how many blue chips WVU's going to get this year.

Four, five? ;)

sixbecomeseven

07-04-2008, 01:16 PM

dc86

07-04-2008, 02:55 PM

I posted that before either of those two commitments were confirmed by the guys at Rivals.

MtneerManiac

07-09-2008, 07:02 PM

Demetrius Proby (http://westvirginia.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=69379&sport=2) is going to WVU now.

That, and we got a 2010 commit in Storm Stanley (http://westvirginia.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=84120). That makes two commits for the 2010 class .. none of 09 yet, lol.

wvfan14

07-10-2008, 02:56 PM

Storm is supposedly a beast. He'll be joined with AAU teammate Noah Cottrill, one of the top PGs in the class.

USFBULL

07-11-2008, 03:02 PM

Lute Olson said hes no longer recruiting "one and done" players, like Jarryd Bayless, and I guess Brandon Jennings, who's 0 and done. He's proposing NCAA basketball adapt an agreement like college baseball, and either allow players to go to the NBA or wherever out of high school, or have to play either 2-3 years in college. Sounds good, problem is it's never going to work. You'd have to get the NBA to play along, and then the NBAPA. If they dont want kids declaring straight from high school either, then its not going to work. Plus im not sure how baseball still gets away with that rule without Scott Boras or somebody challenging it. You are never going to be able to force these kids to stay. And if they know they have proven themselves enough in their freshman year, like Derrick Rose or Beasley, some of them will just quit school and park it for a year until they were NBA eligible. That benefits nobody either. If Brandon Jennings has a successful go at Europe for a year (which I am not sure will happen) it could open the floodgates for many HS studs going the same route instead of masquerading as college students for a year.

RollBama1237

07-11-2008, 07:20 PM

Even if Jennings does well in Europe, what does that prove? European ball is a totally different game and every GM is fully aware of that. Not to mention the fact that few European teams have seen this guy play, while they know just about everything about every one of their own prospects. Plus, he'll be living a continent away from everything he's used to in a society that's much more...open. To me, all signs point to failure with this kid. I think it's a really dumb career move for Jennings and I can't understand why he would do this outside of financial concerns.

When guys flop out of the league, where do they try to go? Europe. Why would you want to start your career there? He'll be playing against 16-year-olds and NBA retreads. Not even comparable to the Pac-10 IMO.

OCCoug

07-11-2008, 08:11 PM

I thought that Jennings didn't have the test scores to even enroll at Arizona.

dc86

07-11-2008, 09:01 PM

I saw on the USC board, that Sonny Vaccaro is trying to get Demar Derozan over to Europe as well. I guess he still needs to raise his SAT score to enroll and took the most recent test or something like that.

OU-11

07-11-2008, 10:04 PM

Yeah Sonny wants them all over there now that the 1 year rule is in effect.

MtneerManiac

07-20-2008, 12:33 AM

In basketball, Dalton Pepper and Dan Jennings to WVU.

Yay Thuggins! :D

Bomber_wrestler

07-21-2008, 10:00 PM

OU just received a verbal commitment from Tommy Mason Griffin this afternoon. He is a :r4star: recruit with the potential to become a :r5star: having a PG like this in their class so early can only help with others like Daniel Orton.

snowmanbu

07-22-2008, 11:24 PM

TMG is one of Baylor's top PG targets. Apparently, TMG to OU was long time happening.

Baylor's PG targets:
John Wall (5 star, 1 or 3 player in nation)
Nick Russell (4 star)
A.J. Walton (3 star)

Russell is looking at Duke, if they offer.

Walton is down to us and Arkansas.

Bomber_wrestler

07-22-2008, 11:27 PM

Seeing as OU beat out Texas, Baylor, and Memphis for his services I am very excited about this get.

snowmanbu

07-23-2008, 10:41 AM

very good player. Once commited to LSU but opened back up once Brady got fired.

He's a true PG, a litte on the small side. He'll be there 4 years too, and will probably be one of the best PG in country in short time.

Capel is doing it real big up in Norman now.

dc86

07-25-2008, 02:30 PM

Bomber_wrestler

07-25-2008, 10:23 PM

There's some buzz that John Wall, the top ranked point in the country, may commit to Oklahoma State pretty soon.

And Georgia Tech landed a couple of top 50 recruits in point Mfon Udofia and guard Glen Rice Jr. They also have a solid shot of landing post Derrick Favors, whom many consider the top prospect in the nation.

OSU may get this kid but I am not sold on him at all. I mean if your from NC and neither Duke or UNC offered you or Memphis than they must know something about him that we dont. I dont know if its character issue or what but I am really interested to see how it goes.

snowmanbu

07-31-2008, 07:41 PM

Memphis was after him.

Apparently, OSU didn't hire his AAU coach, Baylor did. Dwon Clifton actually was coached by one of Baylor's assistants, but it raises some concern I sure for everybody.

Everyone is reporting the Oklahoma State was a smoke screen and Baylor was the favorite the whole time. And the Baylor coaches have done this in the past, like with Darrell Arthur.

And John Wall is supposedly to make his decision very soon.

dc86

08-01-2008, 09:59 PM

TexasAggie2323

08-02-2008, 09:09 PM

Coach Drew's done a great job rebuilding Baylor and bringing in talented players.

Edit: And I don't know anything about UNC's recruiting strategy, but they have Larry Drew coming in this year, and Dexter Strickland next year, so that may have also played a role in them not offering Wall a scholarship.

He has done a great job of recruiting, when he did not have a lot of talent his guys played their heart out and I thought that Baylor was going to end up doing what A&M was able to do under Gillespie.

However, his top notch recruits do not play as hard as the first few years of Drews squads.

If he can get that fire into his players, with the talent they have at Baylor they will be dang good.

GoBeavs34

08-05-2008, 01:06 AM

oregon state received two verbals today, the first for new coach craig robinson

Ahmad Starks (http://oregonstate.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=83480), a 5-8, 145 point guard from chicago, part of the 2010 class

Joe Burton (http://oregonstate.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=80843), a 6-7 270 center from hemet, ca, part of the 2009 class

TexasAggie2323

08-05-2008, 10:49 AM

GoBeavs34

08-05-2008, 01:48 PM

At 145 lbs he is going to have to bulk up to play D1 ball. I went to TAMU-CC at 5'10 155 and I was on my ass most of the time. Of course, I was always guarding the best player on our team who was drafted by the Chicago Bulls.

yeah his weight really caught my eye but seeing as he is only going into his junior year, he still has some time to grow and bulk up a little. i'm hoping he at least grows another 2 inches but if the kid can play, thats all we need (he's been described as a tajuan porter clone but with actual point guard skills)

Niteboat

08-08-2008, 03:22 PM

duncanville high has been good to the texas program under rick barnes and vice versa with the success of chris owens and brian boddicker. On thursday night, the longhorns once again tapped into the duncanville pipeline with the commit of shawn williams, who called barnes to make his commitment official. Williams, the no. 77-ranked prospect in the 2009 class, said a variety of factors led him to the decision to play for the longhorns.

Texas longhorn assistant coach russ springmann recruited williams.

Now where is Papa LoneStar?

NB

dc86

08-19-2008, 07:11 PM

The class of 2009 top 150 rankings from Rivals were updated today.

Top 10
John Wall
DeMarcus Cousins-UAB
Xavier Henry
Derrick Favors
Jordan Hamilton
John Henson-UNC
Kenny Boynton
Avery Bradley
Lance Stephenson
Renardo Sydney

OU-11

08-20-2008, 02:08 AM

Xavier got shut down last year at state. Thats what I remember anyway.

Papa LoneStar

08-20-2008, 11:10 AM

Now where is Papa LoneStar?

NB

[laugh]....I seen Shawn at Costco a few weeks ago....flashed him the "Hook 'em" sign and said "We're waitin' on ya, dawg!"

Despite not knowing him personally....I would like to take credit for his committment....:D

I have been following him (and Roger Franklin....who has been my favorite b-baller on the team the past few years) since his freshman year....when a freshman (let alone 2....Shawn and Roger) starts as a freshman on Duncanville's boys team....you have to take notice.

This year will be fun watching the team play (especially since I'm back in Duncanville instead of North Dallas as I was last year).

silverwheels

08-20-2008, 03:13 PM

Xavier got shut down last year at state. Thats what I remember anyway.

Probably because he's as overrated as his brother.

Bomber_wrestler

08-20-2008, 04:36 PM

Probably because he's as overrated as his brother.

Couldnt agree more, and he may be even more of a coincided prick.

RenegadeKnight

08-24-2008, 09:50 PM

Gus Gilchrist: USF's Package Deal

Gus Gilchrist is a highly-prized player for USF, but his signing raises questions about the process.

By BRETT McMURPHY

The Tampa Tribune

Published: August 23, 2008

TAMPA - When Gus Gilchrist, a 6-foot-10, 235-pound center, signed a basketball scholarship with the University of South Florida two months ago, the Bulls landed the most electrifying recruit in program history.

But in doing so, will USF also have to acquire someone else?

Throughout his dizzying basketball travels - at age 18, he already has attended two high schools and signed letters-of-intent with three universities - Gilchrist has been aligned with Terrelle Woody, 38, his personal trainer, adviser and spokesman.

Now, Woody is in line for a job in the USF athletic department, a non-coaching position that has not been advertised and for which school officials say "there is no record" of what the job might pay or what the qualifications are. Woody does not have a college degree.

To many, Gilchrist and Woody might seem like an odd couple, but hiring an individual to secure a recruit - sometimes referred to as a "package deal" - is not against NCAA rules. No less an authority than Sonny Vaccaro said the practice is a necessity.

"It's been happening since the beginning of time," said Vaccaro, 69, who has worked for Nike, adidas and Reebok and is generally considered the Godfather of Summer Basketball. "I don't know what the job qualifications are for Woody's job, but if it's that he's living and breathing, then hire him."

Gilchrist's parents, Augustus Sr. and Donna, stress that their son changed schools four times in 23 months strictly for academic and basketball reasons and not because of Woody.

"My son is there at USF whether Terrelle is there or not," Donna Gilchrist said. "He likes the school. It was not based on Terrelle. Me, my husband and my son - we are the ones that made the decision."

USF coach Stan Heath, charged with turning around a program that has lost 43 of 50 games in Big East play, insisted Woody's potential hiring stretched further than the relationship with one player.

"I think it helps having Woody at USF; it helps this situation, and I think it benefits the program," said Heath, who added that Woody is among "several candidates" being considered for the unposted job.

"Gus might only be here for a year before going to the NBA draft. Woody has more value than Gus. He can help us making inroads in the Washington D.C. area."

USF is experiencing a financial crisis. The university is eliminating 450 jobs - many of which are vacant positions - and plans to lay off 70 people, while reducing the budget by $50.4 million. The school also is reducing the available seats in some classes to counter a shortage of faculty positions.

"I hope the athletic department is not tone deaf for the funding problem across the university," said Sherman Dorn, head of USF's faculty union. "The question I have: Is this particular position appropriate?"

Moving Together

Gilchrist and Woody met in 2005, not surprisingly on a basketball court.

Less than three years later, on April 19, 2008, Woody's wedding day, Gilchrist was his best man.

Not long after they met, Gilchrist switched high schools - his first move in a basketball odyssey that has landed him at USF. He left Friendly High in Fort Washington, Md., which he had attended for three years, for Progressive Christian in Temple Hills, Md., for his senior year in 2006-07.

That was the first year Progressive Christian, established in 1999 as a private elementary school, enrolled seniors and fielded a basketball team.

And it was the same year Woody joined Progressive's coaching staff.

Woody also proctored a Spanish class in which the students learned via video instruction. Eventually, the class was deemed inadequate and the school had to hire a Spanish teacher, The Washington Post reported.

"I was helping Progressive out," Woody said. "Gus also was home-schooled to make sure he was cleared to play in college."

Gilchrist is a rare talent. As a senior, he averaged 22.3 points and 10.3 rebounds and signed with Virginia Tech, but he never attended the school. Four weeks after the shootings on the Blacksburg, Va., campus that killed 33, Gilchrist asked out of his Tech letter-of-intent. Gilchrist's announcement came a week after the Hokies filled the final opening on their coaching staff.

Even with an Atlantic Coast Conference rule stating that a student-athlete transferring to another ACC school would lose a year of eligibility, Gilchrist signed with Maryland in November 2007 and began classes two months later.

Both Woody and Gilchrist's parents said no one at Virginia Tech or Maryland told them Gilchrist would be docked a year. Charles Wellford, Maryland's faculty representative to the ACC the past 13 years, said the Gilchrists and their attorney were aware of the rule before going to UM.

Maryland twice appealed to the ACC so Gilchrist wouldn't lose a year. A month after Gilchrist's second ACC appeal was denied, UM senior associate athletic director Kathleen Worthington discovered Woody was working out Gilchrist and other Maryland players in the Comcast Center. Worthington said it was a possible violation of NCAA rules.

Worthington said she notified Gilchrist and other Maryland players they couldn't use Woody as a personal trainer on campus unless they paid rental fees for the facility. "I never talked to Mr. Woody," Worthington said. "I wish I had."

About the same time Woody was banned from working out Maryland players on campus, he learned he wasn't being considered for the school's strength and conditioning coach position because it required a degree.

Shortly after that, Gilchrist said he wanted to leave Maryland.

Heath: Why Not USF?

Augustus Sr. said that after his son left Maryland he could have signed "with any school in the country," listing the creme de la creme of college basketball programs: "Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Georgetown, Pittsburgh, West Virginia."

Gilchrist chose a program with only two NCAA Tournament trips in its 37-year history; none since 1992.

"If we recruit a top-level guy, everyone asks 'Why did he sign with USF?'" said Heath, who would not allow Gilchrist to be interviewed for this story. "There's some kind of scrutiny. 'Why USF?' Why not?"

Augustus Sr. said his son chose USF because of "the area, the campus and the head coach."

However, others said the main reason was that USF created a job for Woody.

"Terrelle thinks Gus is his Michael Jordan," said Russell Branch, who coached Progressive Christian last season. "Terrelle won't go anywhere unless he has a job. Everyone knows about it. The whole world knows Terrelle. I'm just happy Gus found a good school."

Two weeks after receiving his Maryland release, Gilchrist, accompanied by his parents and Woody, made an unofficial visit to USF. While in Tampa that weekend, Heath said Woody worked at his USF basketball camp.

Less than 48 hours after stepping foot on USF's campus, Gilchrist became the highest-rated recruit to sign with the Bulls.

At the end of June, Gilchrist returned to Tampa for summer school. He was accompanied by Woody, who worked more camps for Heath.

Employing Woody at Heath's USF camps is not against NCAA rules. However, USF refused to release how much Woody was paid and how much money he received for his lodging while in Tampa the past seven weeks.

Vacarro said a major reason coaches cater to these players' "handlers" is because of the NCAA limitations on coaches' recruiting. The coaches must then recruit the player's AAU coach or "adviser," who is often looking to benefit financially.

"If getting a player means bringing the player's sister, you do it," Vacarro said. "I think the people at USF should give Stan a pat on the back. You did it within the NCAA rules.

"The Stan Heaths of the world have to be ingenious with their recruiting. USF could hire Adolph Rupp or John Wooden, but no one's going to win there without players."

In the coming days, USF is expected to appeal to the NCAA on Gilchrist's behalf so he can play immediately. If successful, Gilchrist would have four years of eligibility starting this fall. If the appeal is denied, Gilchrist won't be eligible until the fall of 2009 and will have three years of eligibility at USF - or only one additional semester than he would have had if he remained at Maryland.

Whenever Gilchrist becomes eligible, Woody already has targeted some potential USF teammates from the Northeast.

"Most definitely there are some underclassmen up there I can help with," said Woody, who coached Gilchrist and USF teammates Dominique Jones and Jesus Verdejo this summer to the championship of the Tampa Bay Pro-Am League. "No doubt about it. USF is an excellent situation for any kid to go into."

Heath said it was a unique set of circumstances that brought Gilchrist to USF.

"The bottom line is, Gilchrist is still at Virginia Tech if there is no tragedy," Heath said. "And he's still at Maryland if the