Basketball News

[GreatDanes06]

Saw Brown and one of the other coaches walking around with someone on campus today. Didnt know who it was. But figure i let you guys know.

[reeder]

If you see them again, ask about Dyson

[Dane Pound]

Usually no news is good news but in this case any news is probably good news. My question is did he look like a post player, guard, or coaching candidate?

[reeder]

The late siging period begins next week - let's hope Brown is closing the deal.

 

Good question Dane Pound

did he look like a post player, guard, or coaching candidate?

[GreatDanes06]

he had to be around 6'5 from where i saw it. It was a kid, not a coaching candidate.

[alumni '92']

even though the conventional wisdom is that he is a bit out of our league at this point, how sweet would it be if it turned out to be james tchana?

[statefan]

Could it be Tchana's teammate?

 

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=403&p=8&c=1&n...1304226&refid=1

[reeder]

"He's qualified," said Eric Jaklitsch, who, along with Chris Phillips, coaches Bekono with the New York Elite. "He's looking for a good opportunity. If he doesn't get an offer he likes, he'll go to prep school

 

I think Jaklitsch was the UA team manager the last couple of years.

[alum73]

No it wasn't.

[reeder]

alum73 -

 

can you say who it was? or do we wait until next week when signings occur?

[alum73]

I don't know the name. JUCO small forward.

[Dane Pound]

Any chance it was Bobby Joshua of Paris JC. His team won the national championship this year. Picture of him here, he's number 44.

Joshua team pic

[GreatDanes06]

wasnt him...much more thin then him

[Dane Pound]

I don't know that it's the guy Great Danes 84 saw on campus but Mark Kruse supposedly visited UA recently. He's a 6'7 Juco SF/SG. He was the leading scorer in the NCAA tourney.

 

Mark Kruse

[reeder]

Kruse did visit Albany

 

Kruse led the 28-7 Wildcats in scoring at 17.4 ppg. At the national tournament, he averaged 18.3 points and 7.3 rebounds and was named all-tournamen. It was NDSCS's first national tournament appearance since 1992.

 

His performance caught scouts' attention.

 

This week, he made an official recruiting visit to the University of Albany in New York. It's a member of the American East Conference that was represented by Vermont in the NCAA tournament.

 

"They said they really need a shooter," said Kruse, who relishes that role. He's all about scoring, an offensive machine.

 

"They finished, I think, third in the American East and had a bunch of injuries. They want me to play three (spot), which is fine. I pretty much was a three or two (small forward/shooting guard) here."

 

Wichita State, Hofstra and Denver, all have expressed interest. Kruse says he'll make an unofficial visit to the University of South Dakota, Sn NCAA Division II school in the North Central Conference as well.

 

"All these schools are kind of far away and I'd really like to stay a little closer just for my family," Kruse said. "My dad, he's been great. He's been to all my games here (at NDSCS in Wahpeton, N.D.)."