Bikramjit Gill 6-8 Owens

[Globetrotter]

Still unsigned. Would only be a 2 year commitment for a new coach. Looks like a stretch 4. Not an explosive athlete but doesn't lack foot quickness either.
Avg 15 pts, 9.9 rebounds, 2.4 blocks per game, 55%2 32%3 73%FT

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[Flipper]

When the hi light film starts with a guy shooting a FT...you can bet he's not an elite athlete. Seriously though...we have Josh Gomez. Do we need a smaller version of him?

[Globetrotter]

When the hi light film starts with a guy shooting a FT...you can bet he's not an elite athlete. Seriously though...we have Josh Gomez. Do we need a smaller version of him?

This guy looks niftier (Yes I did just say that) and a bit more athletic. Gomez doesn't seem to move well in any direction. Maybe his nickname should be turtle.

Edit: I went back and watched the highlight real and am laughing my butt off now, I didnt even notice that.

[guest44]

I think usually you find the coach before you recruit the players. But what do I know? The team I root for had a coach who quit recruiting all together.

[Globetrotter]

I think usually you find the coach before you recruit the players. But what do I know? The team I root for had a coach who quit recruiting all together.

This is true, however its not often that you have three scholarships (atleast) this late in the year and nary anyone available to use them on. We certainly don't want to sign a huge Freshman class because we are picking up scraps. A guy like this fits because he can play tomorrow and will be gone in 2 years.

[BGfalcon2010]

I am all for this, Owens has produced some players in the last few years. Wouldn't mind if the new coach tried to get Dave Clarke back on staff. Gill also averaged 19 & 13 in conference with 3.2 blocks per game, 2.4 blocks on the year so he is probably more athletic than that highlight looks. He broke the Owens block record which was set my James Kelly who is now at Miami Florida and before that Justin Manns which I am sure some of you remember from Kent State. If we get a new coach quickly and he remains unsigned, wouldnt mind signing him on for two and see a Holmes/Gill front court next season. Would be nice piece for the next two years while the new coach can produce and find some quality bigs. Though hed be two inches shorter than black this year that is just fine. The MAC doesnt have 7footers running around anyways. Some of the best MAC teams in the past have had centers at 6'7" or 6'8". I have a feeling he is more mobile and can be effective in different areas than black was as well.

[BGfalcon2010]

Gill to Ball State..

Brad Winton ‏@JucoRecruiting 4h
Bik Gill of Owens CC has committed to Ball State.

Unfortunate to see the 4th D1 player in the last two years from Owens head to a different school, let alone in the MAC...however Jans and BG probably just got in the mix too late. I have faith that Jans will certainly make the effort to take advantage of the Owens connection seeing we have a successful JUCO program less than 20 miles away.

GO FALCONS!

[BleedOrange]

I don't understand this obsession with recruiting Owens Tech. We have recruiting connections throughout 2 time zones. The purpose is to get the best players we can, not to sign kids from NWO. We should not care about Owen recruiting in particular, and I certainly do not see a reason to give a rip about this mediocre mid-major recruit going to Ball State.

[BGfalcon2010]

LOL who knows if this is a good get or not for Ball State but if a program sent 4 kids D1 in the past two years right down the street and you don't want to recruit them...to god be the glory you don't make any decisions for BGSU

[BGSU33]

When the hi light film starts with a guy shooting a FT...you can bet he's not an elite athlete.

LMAO! Very true, however, he did make that free throw which is an upgrade over some guys we have.

[Globetrotter]

I don't understand this obsession with recruiting Owens Tech. We have recruiting connections throughout 2 time zones. The purpose is to get the best players we can, not to sign kids from NWO. We should not care about Owen recruiting in particular, and I certainly do not see a reason to give a rip about this mediocre mid-major recruit going to Ball State.

Its been a great program the last few years. Looking at junior college recruits is a chaotic mess and trying to guess who we will/should sign is fun for some of us but so difficult that some of us like to simplify things to the most obvious location which is the Juco school having success 15 minutes away.

[factman]

I doubt it is very confusing or chaotic to Coach Jans!

[Globetrotter]

I doubt it is very confusing or chaotic to Coach Jans!

Certainly less confusing but the nature of recruiting is that there are thousands of moving pieces and you are trying to lock on to maybe 2-3. As a fan I think it's fun to guess who we might go after but the reporting on this type of thing is sparse both in the national media, recruiting sites and our local media. I think it's a shame because recruiting is an all year occasion for many teams and something that keeps fans engaged when the sport isn't going on. Many sites like ours (Wichita State, Wright State, Miami, OSU) keep tabs on all local players that might fit and anyone who has been targeted, For me I love basketball recruiting. As I find my sport interests compartmentalizing more and more my interest in basketball recruiting has increased. Probably because there are just 13 guys on a team and I know a great deal about basketball having played, coached and having my family been involved in playing and coaching. I am very excited to see who the three guys BG adds in the next few weeks will be and how they find their way here. Richaun Holmes is a great example. I wish I knew more about his story. Why was he not heavily recruited? Why did he have to go the Juco route? I love finding out these stories. Being so far away from BG I miss the inside scoop that many of you get and I think many of our fans are older and don't use social media so it doesn't get out like it would with a younger fan base.

[BleedOrange]

LOL who knows if this is a good get or not for Ball State but if a program sent 4 kids D1 in the past two years right down the street and you don't want to recruit them...to god be the glory you don't make any decisions for BGSU

He he. Yeah, it is fun speculating about recruiting in the offseason, and it's tantalizing having so little info to go on. However, there are TONS of institutions producing good players, and Owens being "just down the street" doesn't make it any more appealing than the more distant schools that produced Colin Irish, David Jenkins, David Greer, Anthony Stacey, Keith McLeod, Antonio Daniels, Richaun Holmes, Michael Hugor, etc.

Coach Jans, like any coach, will have very specific ideas about what he wants in a recruit. Such desired recruits may come from Miwaukee, Nashville, Warren, Saginaw, Ottawa, or where-ever else. I don't need to be particularly concerning about the kid up the street.

[HoopsFan]

I think it's like the hot stove league in baseball. Fun to cuss and discuss who's available and who goes where. Twitters Verbal Commits is fun to read and I'd sure like to see some COMMITS vs. DECOMMITS. I'm not disappointed that we lost a player; Coach Jans deserves to pick his own guys and with the previous coaching staff's track record of recruiting, I don't think we're losing much.

HoopsFan