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Post by lwc4591 on Jun 22, 2013 20:24:20 GMT -5
44 I agree I have never seen G involved with so many higher end recruits (3 Star or higher) and in some cases players we don't even know he is involved with like T.Washington this past recruiting season. If G can land two players each recruiting season who are solid contributors the program will be in good shape and if team lands in more NCAA tourny's in 2014 and 2015 the new on campus facility may become a reality.
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Post by casey44 on Jun 22, 2013 20:29:32 GMT -5
Peterson is also part of the 3 equation. I never should have left him out.
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Post by lwc4591 on Jun 22, 2013 20:52:41 GMT -5
Rohan although a little small in G's system is a four and Cleon is probably more a three than anything else. The 2014/15 season will be very interesting but as of now it looks like Wright, Zack, Lewis, Roberts and Stukes or Shuler as the staring five with Peterson, Davis, Brown and Washington seeing a lot of time. The unknown is the other two or three new recruits and how they will factor in.
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Post by casey44 on Jun 22, 2013 22:33:37 GMT -5
Right now you are right about Rohan, But I'm hoping he will develop a three- just wishful thinking, just like landing Shuler. I do think if it's not him that we are involved with so many other potential players that a very competitive situation seems likely. Lewis is more than adequate there as well. Meanwhile SJU struggles to find a partner for the other Galloway.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2013 14:05:11 GMT -5
Add another name to the 2014 recruit list:
Coast 2 Coast Hoops ?@coast2coasthoop21h Florida State, La Salle, ETSU and Alabama have been in contact with and are interested in 2014 Florida Elite wing Eddie Keith.
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Post by lwc4591 on Jun 23, 2013 14:36:48 GMT -5
G is the man and I hope he has continued success but not to the point that he moves on but that is very possible because I see team making multiple tourney appearances over next few seasons.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2013 9:56:15 GMT -5
Add another name to the 2014 recruit list.
Justin Byerly ?@justinbyerly 21 Jun 2013 G Terrell Leach of SW Guilford HS (NC) who will do a prep year, has heard from LaSalle and High Point.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2013 12:33:44 GMT -5
Got this info from a premium article on the Recruit Scoop Rivals site:
La Salle, UCF, Arizona, UConn, and Kentucky are all showing interest in 6'10" Jose Campo from Arlington Country Day School in Jacksonville, FL. He's originally from Colombia and has been in the USA for a year.
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Post by MisterD on Jul 2, 2013 14:08:22 GMT -5
Fighting UConn for a big Floridian? I've already read this book.
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Post by lwc4591 on Jul 14, 2013 11:59:00 GMT -5
Don't know if Eric Stafford from Pitman was mentioned but he was offered by G. 6-5 wing who plays with Nova recruit Delaney. They were leading scorers on a 24-6 Pitman team which lost in group final to Paulsboro for championship.
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Post by jellybean on Jul 14, 2013 13:26:03 GMT -5
Stafford is HS Class of '14. Skinny at 160 lbs. Exceptional Student. Supposedly a 3pt specialist. Redshirt candidate?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2013 17:30:00 GMT -5
Stafford is HS Class of '14. Skinny at 160 lbs. Exceptional Student. Supposedly a 3pt specialist. Redshirt candidate? I have to believe that any 2014 guard recruit will be asked to redshirt. There aren't enough minutes available to promise as the 5 guard rotation for 2014-15 is already set with DJ, Khalid, Cleon, Jordan, and Amar. Saw on Philly.com that La Salle is now showing an interest in 2014 guard 6'2" Rashann London from Roman Catholic. I saw RCHS play a few times last season and I liked him better than PSU recruit Shep Garner. He's currently got offers from Towson, Drexel, and Binghamton and probably some others I'm missing. He might be agreeable to a redshirt year. I believe he is friends with Stukes also. Some more good info from the COBL site has La Salle offering 2015 6'3" guard Chris Clover from St Joe's Prep and having interest in 2015 6'3" guard Devon Moore from Delone Catholic (PA) HS. G is also looking at three 2014 big men who participated at AAU events in the Phila area this weekend: 6'10" Jose Campo from Westgate HS in Orlando, FL.(I mentioned him a couple weeks ago) 6'10" Wyatt Sikora from Florida Christian School. 6'8" Trevor Rosenbaum from Woodstown (NJ) HS.
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Post by explorerman on Jul 14, 2013 18:59:59 GMT -5
Stafford is HS Class of '14. Skinny at 160 lbs. Exceptional Student. Supposedly a 3pt specialist. Redshirt candidate? I have to believe that any 2014 guard recruit will be asked to redshirt. There aren't enough minutes available to promise as the 5 guard rotation for 2014-15 is already set with DJ, Khalid, Cleon, Jordan, and Amar. Saw on Philly.com that La Salle is now showing an interest in 2014 guard 6'2" Rashann London from Roman Catholic. I saw RCHS play a few times last season and I liked him better than PSU recruit Shep Garner. He's currently got offers from Towson, Drexel, and Binghamton and probably some others I'm missing. He might be agreeable to a redshirt year. I believe he is friends with Stukes also. Some more good info from the COBL site has La Salle offering 2015 6'3" guard Chris Clover from St Joe's Prep and having interest in 2015 6'3" guard Devon Moore from Delone Catholic (PA) HS. G is also looking at three 2014 big men who participated at AAU events in the Phila area this weekend: 6'10" Jose Campo from Westgate HS in Orlando, FL.(I mentioned him a couple weeks ago) 6'10" Wyatt Sikora from Florida Christian School. 6'8" Trevor Rosenbaum from Woodstown (NJ) HS. I am absolutely with you KJMAC. I have been a London fan for awhile as you could see his ability he just got overshadowed. I shocked to learn by the lack of offers and I agree with you if Garner was as highly ranked as he was then where is London because I frankly didn't see much difference except one is taller by 2-3 inches and a more consistent shooter while the other was quicker and a better penetrator. I can see where London is going to have his recruiting shoot up over the next 6 months. Frankly, very surprised that SJU is not being mentioned with him. They are desperate for guards with his skill set. Also, I agree with all that a 2014 guard recruit is going to have to redshirt.
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Post by broderickpresident on Jul 14, 2013 20:58:37 GMT -5
Stafford is HS Class of '14. Skinny at 160 lbs. Exceptional Student. Supposedly a 3pt specialist. Redshirt candidate? I have to believe that any 2014 guard recruit will be asked to redshirt. There aren't enough minutes available to promise as the 5 guard rotation for 2014-15 is already set with DJ, Khalid, Cleon, Jordan, and Amar. Saw on Philly.com that La Salle is now showing an interest in 2014 guard 6'2" Rashann London from Roman Catholic. I saw RCHS play a few times last season and I liked him better than PSU recruit Shep Garner. He's currently got offers from Towson, Drexel, and Binghamton and probably some others I'm missing. He might be agreeable to a redshirt year. I believe he is friends with Stukes also. Some more good info from the COBL site has La Salle offering 2015 6'3" guard Chris Clover from St Joe's Prep and having interest in 2015 6'3" guard Devon Moore from Delone Catholic (PA) HS. G is also looking at three 2014 big men who participated at AAU events in the Phila area this weekend: 6'10" Jose Campo from Westgate HS in Orlando, FL.(I mentioned him a couple weeks ago) 6'10" Wyatt Sikora from Florida Christian School. 6'8" Trevor Rosenbaum from Woodstown (NJ) HS. Any idea if Campo was at Peach Jam? Friend sent me a picture of a 6'10"ish kid at Atlanta airport with a La Salle backpack. Can't tell who it is, but it somewhat resembles pictures of Campo online. Definitely not a current or former player, though. Could just be a tall kid from a La Salle High School, but I doubt it.
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Post by lwc4591 on Jul 15, 2013 21:02:43 GMT -5
Eddie Keith a 6'4
Eddie Keith a 6'-4" wing from Florida is listed as a high interest recruiting target. G is all over the place searching for his type of player. Very impressed with players he is targeting with three schollies available next season assuming T.Washington stays with program.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2013 7:37:48 GMT -5
Eddie Keith a 6'-4" wing from Florida is listed as a high interest recruiting target. G is all over the place searching for his type of player. Very impressed with players he is targeting with three schollies available next season assuming T.Washington stays with program. Apparently G formally offered him yesterday. Coast 2 Coast Hoops ?@coast2coasthoop 15h La Salle and Texas-Pan American have offered 2014 Florida Elite wing Eddie Keith.
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Post by big5vet on Jul 17, 2013 7:52:25 GMT -5
Does anyone have a guess when announcements might happen?
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Post by explorer88 on Jul 17, 2013 9:37:26 GMT -5
Does anyone have a guess when announcements might happen? I would guess the next guard commit will not happen soon unless it is a high level guard who unexpectedly chooses us or someone G really, really wants. He has all the luxury in the world of waiting this out and being very selective. Post players are always a wild-card when choosing. In such high demand because of the lack of them who knows. I have never seen the program so well-positioned with talent and class balance since I have been following the program. Kudos to G and the staff.
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Post by big5vet on Jul 17, 2013 11:16:56 GMT -5
88 Thanks for the insight. I was thinking more along the lines that if G has made offers to higher level recruits this time around, maybe he'd try to lock one up early - Sandy Cohen or Tadric Jackson for example. Since post players are in such demand, I was again thinking the same way. Since we might no be their first choice, why not put on the press now for a PF or C.
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Post by lwc4591 on Jul 17, 2013 12:10:32 GMT -5
5vet I think only the big schools have that advantage. G has proven over and over he has a great eye for talent and now that he is in a better position I believe he will make us a very competitive and consistent winner with the opportunity at signing better recruits. Last two seasons have been good and very good and I see no letdown at the present that would suggest the good times will not continue for the forseeable future. Even if we don't make the Sweet Sixteen (not easy to accomplish) next season I still see a very good year ahead.
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Post by explorerman on Jul 17, 2013 12:40:29 GMT -5
5vet I think only the big schools have that advantage. G has proven over and over he has a great eye for talent and now that he is in a better position I believe he will make us a very competitive and consistent winner with the opportunity at signing better recruits. Last two seasons have been good and very good and I see no letdown at the present that would suggest the good times will not continue for the forseeable future. Even if we don't make the Sweet Sixteen (not easy to accomplish) next season I still see a very good year ahead. Absolutely, very excited to see the 2014-15 team... This is in no way to say that I am not more excited about that team for this current team. Very excited to support Mills, Duren and Garland in their final seasons.
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Post by explorerman on Jul 17, 2013 12:58:42 GMT -5
Does anyone have a guess when announcements might happen? I would guess the next guard commit will not happen soon unless it is a high level guard who unexpectedly chooses us or someone G really, really wants. He has all the luxury in the world of waiting this out and being very selective. Post players are always a wild-card when choosing. In such high demand because of the lack of them who knows. I have never seen the program so well-positioned with talent and class balance since I have been following the program. Kudos to G and the staff. Absolutely agree with this. Truly amazing as how you can project a high quality starting lineup after losing 3 players in the next summer. How many teams in the country can say that? Seriously?
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Post by coachd on Jul 17, 2013 13:30:19 GMT -5
I don't know but I'd much rather have a lower-profile coach focused on recruiting great talent then one focused on media attention and making NFL picks while unable to keep the talent he had. :~)
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Post by explorerman on Jul 17, 2013 14:18:50 GMT -5
As people know when prospects "get offers" there are two types: The Committable and the Non-Committable ("I have other offers out there to other prospects give me a call if someone asks you to make a decision and I will let you know")
As we have 2 schollies open with Washington taking one of the remaining 3, who do you think or know that Giannini has given the committable offers to?
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Post by big5vet on Jul 17, 2013 14:26:10 GMT -5
5vet I think only the big schools have that advantage. G has proven over and over he has a great eye for talent and now that he is in a better position I believe he will make us a very competitive and consistent winner with the opportunity at signing better recruits. Last two seasons have been good and very good and I see no letdown at the present that would suggest the good times will not continue for the forseeable future. Even if we don't make the Sweet Sixteen (not easy to accomplish) next season I still see a very good year ahead. LWC There is no doubt that G can spot and recruit the talent we need for success. My point was in the direction of understanding how G prioritizes scholarships. Undoudoudtedly our bargaining position has strengthened because of the Sweet 16 run. Just trying to figure out how it fits together in G's mind. Thanks for your comments.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2013 14:58:37 GMT -5
We actually have 3 open scholarships for 2014-15 assuming Tony Washington will be here.
2014-15 roster Jerrell Wright Steve Zack D.J. Peterson Khalid Lewis Rohan Brown Jermaine Davis Cleon Roberts Jordan Price Amar Stukes Tony Washington
My guess is that G will try to fill two of them (one guard and one big man) with early committments. He'll save the third for the spring in case a quality recruit or transfer becomes available then.
His problem is finding a guard on his list who would be willing to redshirt. I think we can forget about the Sandy Cohen, Tadric Jackson, and Devin Mitchell-level recruits. Those kids are being pursued by some high level BCS programs who are willing to let them play as true freshman. That is probably going to be just too much to overcome. And kids like Johnnie Shuler, Jarvis Garrett, Nate Mason, and Jevon Carter that are being recruited mainly by mid-majors will also be tough to convince to redshirt. They all have offers from some quality programs.
The great thing is G has a real eye for talent, and I'm confident that whoever he convinces to come will end up being very good or at worst, a solid rotation player.
As far as big men go, the prize would seem to be Rashaan Holloway but there seems to be some other guys in the mix. Knowing G, he is probably involved with another dozen kids that none of us or the recruiting gurus are aware of. He will find and get talent. That is a given.
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Post by explorerman on Jul 17, 2013 16:24:49 GMT -5
We actually have 3 open scholarships for 2014-15 assuming Tony Washington will be here. 2014-15 rosterJerrell Wright Steve Zack D.J. Peterson Khalid Lewis Rohan Brown Jermaine Davis Cleon Roberts Jordan Price Amar Stukes Tony Washington My guess is that G will try to fill two of them (one guard and one big man) with early committments. He'll save the third for the spring in case a quality recruit or transfer becomes available then. His problem is finding a guard on his list who would be willing to redshirt. I think we can forget about the Sandy Cohen, Tadric Jackson, and Devin Mitchell-level recruits. Those kids are being pursued by some high level BCS programs who are willing to let them play as true freshman. That is probably going to be just too much to overcome. And kids like Johnnie Shuler, Jarvis Garrett, Nate Mason, and Jevon Carter that are being recruited mainly by mid-majors will also be tough to convince to redshirt. They all have offers from some quality programs. The great thing is G has a real eye for talent, and I'm confident that whoever he convinces to come will end up being very good or at worst, a solid rotation player. As far as big men go, the prize would seem to be Rashaan Holloway but there seems to be some other guys in the mix. Knowing G, he is probably involved with another dozen kids that none of us or the recruiting gurus are aware of. He will find and get talent. That is a given. Ah goodness I forgot about Taylor Dunn's schollie...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2013 18:23:35 GMT -5
I would guess the next guard commit will not happen soon unless it is a high level guard who unexpectedly chooses us or someone G really, really wants. He has all the luxury in the world of waiting this out and being very selective. Post players are always a wild-card when choosing. In such high demand because of the lack of them who knows. I have never seen the program so well-positioned with talent and class balance since I have been following the program. Kudos to G and the staff. Absolutely agree with this. Truly amazing as how you can project a high quality starting lineup after losing 3 players in the next summer. How many teams in the country can say that? Seriously? Can't agree more with both posts. G has done a masterful job of balancing out the roster and adding enough talent to prevent a huge drop off. Losing Duren, Mills, and Garland will hurt, but there will be more than enough talent returning in 2014-15 to contend for the postseason. As it stands now, there will 3 seniors, 2 juniors, 3 sophomores, and 2 freshman on the 2014-15 roster with at least 2 more to be added with 1 of them being a red shirt. You just can't ask for better balance than that.
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Post by MisterD on Jul 17, 2013 19:24:33 GMT -5
Presenting, Mister D's real-time reaction to this post ... His problem is finding a guard on his list who would be willing to redshirt. I think we can forget about the Sandy Cohen, Tadric Jackson, and Devin Mitchell-level recruits. Those kids are being pursued by some high level BCS programs So what? Granted, BCS is always going to (rightfully) be a kid's preference, but with the number of transfers we get who play major roles coming out of the BCS, its not a stretch to think a talented kid or two will commit to us and avoid the year on the bench plus the year as a transfer. who are willing to let them play as true freshman. Oh. That is probably going to be just too much to overcome. Yup. Dammit.
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Post by jellybean on Jul 21, 2013 8:01:41 GMT -5
NBE report says that La Salle has offered '15 Jahlil Tripp 6-3 Guard from Brooklyn Collegiate (NY). Article said he is a "flat out scorer". Very athletic. Needs to improve his outside shot. Only offers are from La Salle and Geo. Mason but had a terrific Reebok Showcase in Philly recently so more offers should be coming his away. He is quoted as saying he definitely wants to go away to school.
For those that follow VerbalCommits.com, I think we can cross off two names. Nate Mason has 19 offers and La Salle is listed but he lists four schools that he seems interested in visiting and La Salle is not one of them. Also. 6-9 Sean O'Mara from Chicago IL seems to be leaning towards Xavier. IMO, he was a longshot any way. He said "..I've heard from Duke and Kansas but they aren't going to offer me." Hey, a refreshing comment from a young man.
Name that interests me but I don't know if La Salle is still recruiting. 6-10 Shane Eberle from Our Lady of Good Council (MD). Plays in that tough DC Catholic League. A bit of a project but seems like the type of big guy that G discovers. He is a very good student and I believe that La Salle baseball has been successful in landing some players from that school over the years (not sure if there is a CB connection).
My WAG for recruiting this year. G takes two HS players. One is a big and the other is a guard who will both redshirt. The guard could be a three point specialist who needs to develope both his skills and get more mature physically.
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