Basketball Recruiting update 9/7

[Globetrotter]

The players i have seen listed as us being interested in...we have 3 schollies.

1. F CJ Neumann from St Paul Minnie. 6-7 rivals OFFERED SIGNED WOFFORD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE1qPHtgyG4
OFFER:http://www.eteamz.com/howardpulley/rost ... id=8420562

2. F Cullen Russo Bloomington, Minnesota 6--7 Rivals OFFERED
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWNgRKrStew
Offer per rivals

3. F George Funtarov 6-6/7 200 Lawrence Kansas * WE HAVE OFFERED VISIT 9/16
OFFER:http://www2.kusports.com/news/2011/aug/ ... ally-ends/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNolwnvClQU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Uw0pRq_ ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx3Cm6owE5s

4. F Tyler Flack 6-6/7 Lakeville, Minnesota VISIT 9/16 We Offered but he chose SOUTH DAKOTA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mANFSxeZxgU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETSRX830u04

5. F Paul Woodson from Cincinnati Aiken 6-7 SCOUT
http://tripledoubleprospects.com/2011/0 ... l-woodson/

6. C Rozelle Nix Withrow 6-10 280(HUGE)
http://tripledoubleprospects.com/2011/0 ... zelle-nix/

7. F Shaheed Davis Warren, Ohio 6--7/8 200 Scout COMMITTED TO DUQUESNE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me4CROxS ... r_embedded

8. F Matt Van Scyoc Green Lake, Wisconsin 6--7 Rivals-rumored to be leaning toward Miami HEADING TO THE CITADEL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ_O7XAIeJQ

9. G Jordan Potts Columbus, Ohio 5--11 175 Rivals UNC GREENSBORO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIoX1Rbils0

10. G Anthony Dallier Wexford, Pennsylvania 6--6 Rivals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntIcEhH08DU

11. G Joshua Lemons Cincinnati, Oh 6--0 170 Rivals SE LOUISIANA SIGNED-DECOMMITTED Looking at Toledo just visited.
http://tripledoubleprospects.com/2011/0 ... sh-lemons/

12. G Jason Laatsch Birmingham, Alabama 6--2 175 Rivals UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UIqRdHdZzY

13. G AJ Schmidt Floyds Knobs, Indiana 6--1 180 Rivals
http://blogs.courier-journal.com/jodyde ... r-schmidt/

14. G DaVontai Rorie McKinley HS 6--6 205 Rumor

Current Roster for Reference
1 Crawford 5-6 151 Jr Clarke 6-1 176 Fr
2 Brown 6-2 202 Sr Kraus 6-1 205 Jr Henderson 6-1 168 Fr®
3 Thomas 6-7 201 Sr Erger 6-7 192 Jr Orr 6-4 201 Fr Spencer Parker 6-6 RECRUIT at a Prep School Fishbourne Military Academy
4 Calhoun 6-7 232 Jr Sealey 6-6 195 So Richaun Holmes 6-6/8 Moraine Valley Community College
5 Black 6-10 240 So Oglesby 6-7 206 Sr Rorie 6-9 223 Fr

[Class of 61]

Assuming these are "true", not much size in the group.... do they figure the two 6'10" kids are "enough"?

[BleedOrange]

With the departures of Oglesby, Thomas, Brown, and McElroy, we clearly need to add forwards with this upcoming class.

Also, I would not expect us to pursue so many small guards. With Crawford, Henderson, Kraus, and Clarke, we are stocked.

[Globetrotter]

News Team....assemble!

So I started to do a bit of research. It seems that We offerred Russo per this tweet search, but I am in my 30s and think twitter is stupid so I cant figure out how to use it to actually read the piece.

http://www.google.com/search?q=Cullen+R ... tartPage=1

A highlight video of him....looks bigger then 6-7. Pretty athletic Big who can runthe floor and has some hops. Slow jumper
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWNgRKrStew

[Globetrotter]

Spriggs is on his way to Indiana to play football.

[Globetrotter]

Gotta add a guy, CJ Neuman from St Paul Minnie. 6-7 and we have offered.

[Globetrotter]

Guy #2 from Scout Paul Woodson from Cincinnati Aiken 6-7

[Globetrotter]

Gotta add another Guy

Tyler Flack 6-6 Forward from Minnesota, Lakeville

[Globetrotter]

http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/ ... ID=1266057

Tyler Flack 6-6/7 Lakeville, Minnesota
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mANFSxeZxgU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETSRX830u04
*My notes: I really like him. Very athletic with some nice explosion off the floor and quickness. can dribble and shoot a bit despite a low release. Runs the floor well, seems to be in the right place very often without the ball)

George Funtarov 6-6/7 200 Lawrence Kansas * WE HAVE OFFERED
http://www2.kusports.com/news/2011/aug/ ... ally-ends/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNolwnvClQU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Uw0pRq_ ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx3Cm6owE5s
*(My notes: Nothing spectactular, looks like he is pretty big, active and can run the floor, looks like he has a decent stroke. Not especially athletic but could be a pretty solid, active big

[Class of 61]

Wonder why we seem to be recruiting Minnesota so hard....does one of our asst. coaches have "contacts" there? That being said, looks like these guys are all forwards which we will need to be replacing after this year.

[Globetrotter]

Flack signed with South Dakota but we offered him. I had to look up and see if S Dakota was Division 1.

[Globetrotter]

09 commit headed to Kent State

CPHR would like to congratulate former Aiken SF Darren Goodson, a '09 graduate currently at Pensacola State Community College (FL), on committing to play at Kent State next season. Goodson, who was considered on of Ohio's top seniors in 2009 was originally signed to play at Bowling Green before going the Junior College route. A 6'5 slasher with power and a tough minded attitude Goodson can score with anyone and has the athleticism to create matchup problems in the MAC.

[Class of 61]

At our "last" 50th reunion event on Sat. nite, we had the chance to talk with coach Orr briefly...he and coach Hopson were just leaving to take a couple of recruits to dinner. Didn't get a good look at the kids from where we were, but guessing they were guards judging on approx. heights from a distance.

[Globetrotter]

I updated the first post with a couple signings and there is anew website I found that lists recruits

http://www.recruitrecon.com/index.php?o ... C_Template

I have no idea if it is any better then the last ones that never once mentioned Holmes or Parker until they were signed.

An overview of the lists.
ESPN
PG-Isiah Brooks-Walnut Ridge 5-7 145.
For those of you that hate Crawford if you read his scouting report, he is basically Crawford.
Strengths:Brooks has a tight handle and good quickness, is able to consistently get himself into the lane in both directions, and has a definite weapon with his pull-up jumper. He has a low release point on his jumper from behind the arc, but can nonetheless make open threes when left unchecked.
Weaknesses: Brooks is a talented lead guard who suffers from being terribly undersized.
Bottom Line: He's also plenty scrappy and not afraid to get on the floor to go after loose balls.

Rivals:No new names
Scout:No new names

Recruiterrecon:
Confirmed offers
-Parker
-Holmes
-George Harper 6-7 Columbus State Community College

Unconfirmed offers.
Joey Gripper PG 6-0
Josh Lemons PG 5-11 165
AJ King PG 5-8 155
Ky Howard PG/SG 6-3
Tome Ivezaj SG 6-4


Gripper-->Sounds perfect for our team, sad that this new outlet is the only one saying we are looking at him. He is at a Postgrad school right now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWAB5xQd2n4
This sounds nice:Sleeper of the Day:
Joey Gripper (Mont Clare Academy 2012) – A name I wasn’t familiar with coming in, Joey Gripper is a name I won’t forget going forward. In a class lacking point guards, Gripper runs a team as well as you could hope for. His vocal leadership on both ends jump off the page as does his vision and unique vision. He makes passes through unusual angles that most players wouldn’t read as quickly as he does. Gripper does need to look for his own offense a little bit more as he sometimes over passed when he had an easier shot than a teammate but didn’t hesitate to knock down a clutch 3 as the game was winding down. At 6’2” he has plus size for the PG position and is also an above average athlete. He’s going to make a college coach very happy as an extension on the floor over the next 4 years.
http://www.nbebasketball.com/w3/2012-02 ... l-day-one/

ESPN
Strengths:
Gripper is a long armed and athletic true point guard that is a very hard worker. He is a leader and can run the team with his high basketball IQ. Gripper also has a very good feel for the game. He is a very good facilitate and has solid open shooting range to about 18 feet. Gripper can get into the lane and takes good care of the ball with his good decision making. On defense he anticipates well which allows him to come up with steals on and off the ball on a regular basis.
Weaknesses:
Gripper must add strength in order to finish better through contact and work to extend his shooting range to the arc and make it a consistent weapon. Also at times Gripper gambles on the defensive end which gets him out of position.
Bottom Line:
Gripper is a true point that is smart and has a great feel who has continued to improve. He can lead, run the team and get others involved. He scores by getting to the rim and mostly from mid range areas. He is a scrappy defender as well. As Gripper adds strength and extends his range expect his game production to increase another notch.

Ivezaj
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOlRpFMh ... re=related

[Globetrotter]

2013

A couple guys for 2013 that we apparently have already offered.
1. Vitto Brown from BG HS 6-7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTK3XyyscOw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&featu ... x0kd-ca4ak
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgrDP03T ... re=related

2.Leo Svette 6-5 Guard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa2sWzKKU3g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh0iWYew80Y

Unconfirmed
1. Monty Boykins PG/SG 6-3 170
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTjcRfdh ... re=related
Offered my Toledo and Miami

2. Rysheen Dorn SG 6-4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXRnpqQaEZg