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2018-2019 Recruits

2017-2018 1 scholarship available
1 Caldwell, So-Cummings, Fr
2 Frye, So,-Turner, Fr(R)-Plowden, Fr
3 Lillard, Jr-Fox, Sr-Kulackovskis Fr
4 Uju, Jr(R)-Koch, Fr
5 Wiggins, Jr-Gadson, Fr

2018-2019 2 scholarships available
1 Caldwell, Jr-Cummings, So
2 Frye, Jr-Turner, So(R)
3 Lillard, Sr-Plowden, So-Kulackovskis, Fr
4 Uju, Sr(R)-Koch, So
5 Wiggins, Sr-Gadson, So

Seniors
F Matt Fox

Juniors
F Jeff Uju
F Demajeo Wiggins
G Antwan Lillard

Sophomores
G Dylan Frye
G Rodrick Caldwell

Freshman
G Justin Turner
G-F Daeqwon Plowden
F Derek Koch
C Joniya Gadson
G Nelly Cummings
F Matiss Kulackovskis

Offers

Point Guard
XXXX TOWSON1) Allen Betrand 6'3 182 Philadelphia, PA, Roman Catholic High School, AAU Philly Pride (Offer 4-29-2017) 2*
Other offers: Rider, Norfolk St, Delaware, Robert Morris, LaSalle, St. Joseph's
http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/allen-bertrand" target="_blank
http://www.cityofbasketballlove.com/allen-betrand" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7DN88FrnAk" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ3Mn0z3ydI" target="_blank #2
http://www.hudl.com/profile/8587955/allen-betrand" target="_blank

XXX JAMES MADISON Deshon Parker, 6-3 180, Huber Hts Wayne, Dayton 2*
Other Offers: Presbyterian, James Madison, Vermont, Miami
http://www.verbalcommits.com/schools/bowling-green" target="_blank
https://www.hudl.com/video/3/8878248/58" target="_blank ... 0a2805774f
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGKKkLz9wpg" target="_blank
https://www.hudl.com/video/3/8878248/58" target="_blank ... 3108f49772

Shooting Guard
1) Kiyon Boyd 6'5 210 Washington, DC, HD Woodson HS, (Offer 10-29-2015) 4*
Other offers: Tulane, Arizona St, Washington, SMU, Missouri, Xavier, Miami, Texas AnM, Maryland, VCU, Florida, Providence, Auburn, Baylor, Penn St, Virginia Tech, Louisville, Georgetown, Cincinnati, Townson, James Madison, UMKC, Hofstra
http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/kiyon-boyd" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NReVjbNIVnc" target="_blank
http://teamloaded.org/spring-highlights ... iyon-boyd/" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smqMpEYb6b8" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1lXKxSthx8" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMCmpMmHiCg" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ0k9BM5Gdw" target="_blank

XXXXX LASALLE 2) Jack Clark 6'5 180 Wyncote, PA, Cheltenhelm HS, (Offer 4-25-2017) 2*
Other Offers: South Florida, George Mason, St. Joseph's, Tulane, Rhode Island, Penn St, Norfolk St, Drexel, Towson, Central Conn St, La Salle, Rider
http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/jack-clark" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOLFt8F5tzg" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZPGDe_oIIQ&t=24s" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyvNWOZ9ePM" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuW4kJa6v-Q" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOLFt8F5tzg" target="_blank

2) Mikal Dawson 6'4 190 Huntington, WV, Huntington HS, (Offer 7-13-2017) 2*
Other Offers: Youngstown St, Marshall
http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/mikal-dawson" target="_blank
https://www.hudl.com/profile/5343942/mikal-dawson" target="_blank

XXXXX QUINIPIAC3) Tyree Pickron 6'3 180 Philadelphia, PA, Archbishop Wood Catholic (Offer 7-23-2017) 2*
Other Offers: LIU Brooklyn, Central Conn State, Nc A and T, Robert Morris, St Francis, Farleigh Dickinson, Quinipiac, Stony Brook, Delaware St, Drexel
http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/tyree-pickron" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajMxWbtDVmg" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhYdfEFiIM0" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_c5xjRKOPg" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmxkMpzpSak" target="_blank
interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW-uKCFeo2U" target="_blank
http://www.hudl.com/video/3/5241022/572 ... 1f80e27988" target="_blank

XXXXXX MICHIGAN 3) Adrien Nunez 6'6 Dominican Republic, St Thomas More School (Offer 7-18-2017) 2*
Other Offers: Wagner, Fordham, Robert Morris, La Salle, VCU, St Josephs
http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/adrien-nunez" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov-dR8sE8pc" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMpgoHeA3jU" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe4ISjXBYOs" target="_blank

3) Maurice Murray 6'6 Erial NJ, Timber Creek (Offer 7-18-2017) 2*
Other offers: None
http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/maurice-murray" target="_blank
http://www.cityofbasketballlove.com/maurice-murray" target="_blank
http://www.hudl.com/video/3/6986236/586 ... 14286aa6f3" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFFgnHqCuyU" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLxdK_MrqS0" target="_blank 22 in White

4) Drew Peterson, 6-6, Libertyville, IL, Libertyville HS (Offer 8-3) 2*
Other Offers: Yale, Elon, Rice, Loyolka Md, Presbyterian, William and Mary, Loyola Chicago, IUPUI, Kent, Tulane, Drake, maimi
https://verbalcommits.com/players/drew-peterson-il" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSJC7AQ6aFk" target="_blank
http://www.hudl.com/video/3/4992396/589 ... 08a489ac4c" target="_blank
http://www.hudl.com/video/3/4992396/58a ... 13e0bcff54" target="_blank

Small Forward
REPORTEDLY CUT FROM HIS LIST1) Vincent Williams 6'6 185 Toledo, Oh, St. John's Jesuit, (Offer 7-14-2016) 2*
Other Offers: Buffalo, Towson, UT Martin, Toledo, Oakland, Wichita St, St. Louis, Towson, Akron, Wright St, Richmond, Loyola Chicago, Eastern Michigan, Illinois St, James Madison, VCU
http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/vi ... illiams-oh" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdusyBHXUmE" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIiwVkO2_FU" target="_blank

2) Ricky Lindo 6'7 Washington DC, Woodrow Wilson HS, (12-14-2016) 2*
Other Offers: James Madison, George Washington, Lehigh, Loyola MD, Yale, High Point, Harvard, Brown, Campbell, Hampton, Robert Morris, Mt. St. Mary's, Columbia, Canisius
http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/ricky-lindo-jr" target="_blank
https://vimeo.com/195884728" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpRm0gjMUm0" target="_blank #23

XXXXX PRINCETON 3) Drew Friberg 6'6 206, State College PA, State College HS
Other Offers: William and Mary, Boston U, Delaware, Brown, Columbia, Lehigh, Manhattan, Mt St. Mary's, Navy, New Hampshire, Lafayette, Binghamton, Penn St, Bucknell, Penn
http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/drew-friberg" target="_blank
http://www.hudl.com/video/3/2387111/589 ... 21e4cd1d15" target="_blank
http://www.hudl.com/video/3/2387111/572 ... 2d68a5fc8f" target="_blank
http://www.centredaily.com/sports/high- ... 44878.html" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dphkTQKO1bU" target="_blank

Power Forward
XXXX Jake Forrester 6'8 200 Harrisburg PA, Westtown School, (5-6-2016) 4* OFF THE LIST INDIANA
Other Offers:Arizona St, Vanderbilt, Minnesota, Miami, Auburn, VCU, Pitt, Seton Hall, Kansas St, UCF, Providence, Indiana, Richmond, St. Joseph's, Penn State, Penn, Temple, Rice, Boston University, Stony Brook, North Florida, Siena
http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/jake-forrester" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrRXYHgp_R8" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axuLV89cQjY" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0H4ql7FUAM" target="_blank

TEXAS XXXXX 1) Jaxson Hayes 6'9 195 Cincinnati, Oh, Archbiship Moeller, (4-26-2017) 2*
Other Offers: Elon, N Kentucky, E Kentucky, S Alabama, Ball St, IUPUI, La Tech, MTSU, Wright St, Miami, Toledo, OU, Northeastern, OSU, Butler, William and MAry, Xavier, VCU, James Madison, Indiana St, Purdue, Illinois,
http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/jaxson-hayes" target="_blank
http://www.hudl.com/profile/4267250/jaxson-hayes" target="_blank

XXXXXXXXXXXX MIAMI Elijah McNamara 6'8 195, Pickerington, Pick North (Offer 8-1) 2*
Other Offers: SE Missou St, Marist, Miami, Chattanooga, Lafayette, Stony Brook, ND, Army
https://verbalcommits.com/players/elijah-mcnamara" target="_blank
No videos?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u7muWIFNOk" target="_blank He is number 23

DUQUESNE! Amari Kelly 6'9 226, Snellville, Ga, Meadowcreek HS (Offer 7-17) 2*
Other Offers: Wofford, Arkansas State, Towson, Gardner Webb, Northern Kentucky, Alcorn State, UNCG, La Tech,Cleveland St, Hofstra, Murray St, LaSalle, UAB, Indiana St, FGCU, UTEP, Umass, Northeastern, Canisius, Duquesne, Detroit, East Carolina, New Orleans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLNb1-WTUWQ" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmNvyG5WLxY" target="_blank

Center
XXXXXX DUQUESNE1) Austin Rotroff 6'9 226 Wauseon, Oh, Wauseon HS (4-26-2017) 2*
Other offers: Richmond, Cleveland St, Bucknell, Air Force, Ball St, Toledo, Miami, Western Michigan, Akron
http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/austin-rotroff" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQQnbIelHNg" target="_blank
http://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/austin- ... videos.htm" target="_blank
http://www.hudl.com/profile/3530149/austin-rotroff" target="_blank

List of the 8 guys we have officially offered according to Verbal commits. 2 are pretty clearly off the list. Boyd and Forrester we offered very early and are now high major guys.

With 1-2 schollies available we are likely to be offering I'd love to offer a big and a guard. I'm hopeful that we fill out the roster this year with a grad transfer and have 2 schollies for next year.

I really hope we can nab Rotroff from Wauseon. I've seen him play roughly 5 time, and he's just so dominant at some points. Kid is seriously big, too. I hope we make it a goal to really focus on keeping local guys here rather than letting them take a trip up I-75 to make us regret it for 4 years.

3) Mikal Dawson 6'4 190 Huntington, WV, Huntington HS, (Offer 7-13-2017) 2*
Other Offers: Youngstown St, Marshall
http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/mikal-dawson" target="_blank
https://www.hudl.com/profile/5343942/mikal-dawson" target="_blank

Rotroff certainly has the tools and would be a good get. Needs to work on his offense as most high school big men do, I'm sure in the NWOAL he is able to dunk a lot and muscle people around, but when I saw him down at state against big, physical guys all he had was the drop step to his left shoulder.

3 more 2018 offers yesterday per verbalcommits. I'll give the basics and let Globe fill in the details. Two are 6'6" SGs for which we are the first offer. Adrien Nunez from the Dominican Republic and Maurice Murray out of Erial NJ. The third is 6'6" SF David Friberg out of State College PA. Lots of offers including Penn State, and a whole bunch of eastern universities like Columbia, Brown, Navy, Lehigh, etc.

Atleast 1 more offer for 2018. I will get to the more in depth info later today.

First addition: I think he is going to sign.

4) Tyree Pickron 6'3 180 Philadelphia, PA, Archbishop Wood Catholic (Offer 7-23-2017) 2*
Other Offers: LIU Brooklyn, Central Conn State, Nc A and T, Robert Morris, St Francis, Farleigh Dickinson, Quinipiac, Stony Brook, Delaware St, Drexel
http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/tyree-pickron" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajMxWbtDVmg" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhYdfEFiIM0" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_c5xjRKOPg" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmxkMpzpSak" target="_blank
interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW-uKCFeo2U" target="_blank
http://www.hudl.com/video/3/5241022/572 ... 1f80e27988" target="_blank

5) Adrien Nunez 6'6 Dominican Republic, St Thomas More School (Offer 7-18-2017) 2*
Other Offers: Wagner, Fordham, Robert Morris, La Salle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov-dR8sE8pc" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMpgoHeA3jU" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe4ISjXBYOs" target="_blank

6) Maurice Murray 6'6 Erial NJ, Timber Creek (Offer 7-18-2017) 2*
Other offers: None
http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/maurice-murray" target="_blank
http://www.cityofbasketballlove.com/maurice-murray" target="_blank
http://www.hudl.com/video/3/6986236/586 ... 14286aa6f3" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFFgnHqCuyU" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLxdK_MrqS0" target="_blank 22 in White

3) Drew Friberg 6'6 206, State College PA, State College HS
Other Offers: William and Mary, Boston U, Delaware, Brown, Columbia, Lehigh, Manhattan, Mt St. Mary's, Navy, New Hampshire, Lafayette, Binghamton, Penn St, Bucknell
http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/drew-friberg" target="_blank
http://www.hudl.com/video/3/2387111/589 ... 21e4cd1d15" target="_blank
http://www.hudl.com/video/3/2387111/572 ... 2d68a5fc8f" target="_blank
http://www.centredaily.com/sports/high- ... 44878.html" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dphkTQKO1bU" target="_blank

Forester trimmed us.
Forester chopped us from his list.
Forester cut down his list of teams and we're off.

Looking at the list of offers so far and comparing them to other offers as well as where the player resides, I believe the likelihood of BG signing some of these players is low. I will agree with Globe that Pickron is a strong possibility and I think we probably will concentrate on SG/SF except that I could see them signing the big center from Wauseon. But even for him there is a ton of competition within the MAC from programs that have been way more successful than BG in the most recent past. Personally, I would be overjoyed if they signed Jack Clark (6'5" SG) whose still overlooked after a strong summer but I think that may be wishful thinking. Of the remaining players, I think we still have a shot at Toledo St. John's Vincent Williams though I think he may be waiting for a Power 5 offer. Of the rest, obviously, Maurice Murray is a strong possibility right now as we are his only major offer. The PG is a possibilty as well, I just think that we have other needs. Still a lot of time left and it is entirely feasible that one or both of the schollies will be filled by players not on this list.

3) Elijah McNamara 6'8 195, Pickerington, Pick North (Offer 8-1) 2*
Other Offers: SE Missou St, Marist, Miami, Chattanooga, Lafayette, Stony Brook, ND, Army
https://verbalcommits.com/players/elijah-mcnamara" target="_blank
No videos?

I saw this kid play. I wasn't overly impressed. Not a great athlete. Good body control around the basket. His team includes Indiana commit Jerome Hunter. He just seemed like another kid on the floor despite his size. I think Stacey was there when we watched him and he seems to be the guy in on the offer. He was a Jr so he can always get better and big guys often grow into their bodies athletically.

3) Amari Kelly 6'9 226, Snellville, Ga, Meadowcreek HS (Offer 7-17) 2*
Other Offers: Wofford, Arkansas State, Towson, Gardner Webb, Northern Kentucky, Alcorn State, UNCG, La Tech,Cleveland St, Hofstra, Murray St, LaSalle, UAB, Indiana St, FGCU, UTEP, Umass, Northeastern, Canisius, Duquesne, Detroit, East Carolina, New Orleans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLNb1-WTUWQ" target="_blank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmNvyG5WLxY" target="_blank

Forgot him earlier