Tony Washington Commits

[1stflooredwards]

I believe Lionel was consistently listed at 6'6" for his first couple years. When he was a senior he was listed at 6'7".

articles.philly.com/1986-04-14/news/26076269_1_college-career-strength-coach-lionel-simmons

Even this link to a 1986 DN article lists him at 6'6".

[luhoopsfan]

Fletch was actually 6'5"; 6'9" with the afro.

Not sure it's relevant but thought I would offer the info.

[explorer88]

Apr 26, 2013 13:31:12 GMT -5 luhoopsfan said:

Fletch was actually 6'5"; 6'9" with the afro.

Not sure it's relevant but thought I would offer the info.

That gritty kid from Harlem really makes things happen on the court.

[mookie]

Apr 26, 2013 13:03:08 GMT -5 ck said:

A minor question, anyone know Tony washington's actual height? I've seen listings from 6'8" to 6'10".
I realize some actual figures given for players heights are political/less then 100% accurate. One silly one was a highlight film featuring Lionel Simmons, on the La Salle Philadelphia Channel, which showed him during each year with height:
Freshman-6'7"
Sophomore-6'7"
Junior-6'7"
Senior year-6'8". (He grew a year (just before the NBA draft) his senior year?
It's been a while, it could have been 6'6" each year and 6'7" his senior year.

Btw, the chat with Washington by the players seems to have really been crucial. from City of Philadelphia:
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"While Giannini may have had the first, and most contact with the high school senior, the final words went to his future teammates.

“We had a conference meeting where I met the team,” Washington said. “It was just us, and no coaches. They were telling me what was up, how Coach G was, how I can help them, and how they can help me.”

“After the conference meeting is when I decided to commit.”
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I think that's an important thing to point out and a big difference between this team and teams from the past. A lot of times, past teams didn't do much to recruit and each sort of just did their own thing.

[durenduren]

Think we're pretty lucky to have such a level-headed squad. The personalities and general decency of the team as whole might be one of the best recruiting tools G has. Granted, he had to work his tail off to get such a likable group, with such chemistry. But hopefully this trend continues. Don't think many teams have this luxury when it comes to recruiting, not to this effect.

[lwc4591]

Didn't realize Rivals had Tony Washington listed as three star (6'9" - 210lbs) I will always follow the G star rating because coach has the eagle eye when it comes to recognizing talent.

[explorer88]

Here is the official release on Tony Washington. Still nothing on Roberts.

Tony Washington

[luhoopsfan]

I think the rule on transfers is that they have to actually be enrolled in classes at the new school before there can be anything publicly stated. Expect it to be announced in late May

[explorer88]

May 1, 2013 11:09:43 GMT -5 luhoopsfan said:

I think the rule on transfers is that they have to actually be enrolled in classes at the new school before there can be anything publicly stated. Expect it to be announced in late May

You are right hoopsfan. I was thinking he was a highschool recruit instead of a transfer for some reason.

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May 1, 2013 11:14:50 GMT -5 explorer88 said:

May 1, 2013 11:09:43 GMT -5 luhoopsfan said:

I think the rule on transfers is that they have to actually be enrolled in classes at the new school before there can be anything publicly stated. Expect it to be announced in late May

You are right hoopsfan. I was thinking he was a highschool recruit instead of a transfer for some reason.

Roberts can't be announced until he's formally admitted to La Salle. He can't be formally admitted until his grades for the Spring 2013 semester at Georgia Southern are in, which should be somewhere around May 10th. Ramon's press release two years ago was on May 11th, shortly after South Carolina's spring semester ended.

[mookie]

May 1, 2013 11:14:50 GMT -5 explorer88 said:

May 1, 2013 11:09:43 GMT -5 luhoopsfan said:

I think the rule on transfers is that they have to actually be enrolled in classes at the new school before there can be anything publicly stated. Expect it to be announced in late May

You are right hoopsfan. I was thinking he was a highschool recruit instead of a transfer for some reason.

c'mon 88...you're slipping!!