Recruiting - 2014

[Dane Pound]

Nice start to the season for Greg Stire. He had 16 and 9 in a win over Schenectady last night. Also, Wheeler Baker had 32 pts as his team won.

[MRSGDG]

Pretty nice dunk by Wheeler Baker....

 

Video: http://instagram.com/p/hmRzUlhkvO/

[Phoenix]

Looks like Mike Wells and Max Twyman faced off against each other this weekend. Wells' St. Thomas More team defeated Twyman's Brewster team 83-79. Wells finished with 12 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds. Couldn't find stats for Twyman.

[haggyland]

Nice to see Yahoo pick up the feed of Tiana Jo's presser when she signed her NLOI:

 

http://news.yahoo.com/video/tiana-jo-carter-signs-letter-043717789.html

 

Interest from Syracuse and Indiana.

 

She seems very well-spoken and confident; hope she gets to play four years for the coach that recruited her!

[Clickclack]

Wheeler Baker dropped 41 on someone last night... Can't wait to see this kid.

[Dane Pound]

Wheeler Baker dropped 41 on someone last night... Can't wait to see this kid.

 

Story on Wheeler Baker. I liked the parts about his off-season workouts and desire to improve. Trying not to get over-sized expectations for him but looking forward to seeing him play in person.

[MRSGDG]

New Commit

 

RT @JucoRecruiting: JUCO guard Evan Singletary has committed to Albany.

 

6'1" Guard out of MD but currently at Moberly Area Community College in MO.

 

Stats: http://stats.njcaa.o...nsingletarynky6

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j1wE4xlYqM

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj2zoMuhhwk

Edited January 19, 2014 by MsGDG

[McFan]

I sure hope he didn't pick the music for his video. Always nice when the n word is used over and over.

[UA'08]

Was thinking the same thing. I love hip hop and rap (meek mill/rock Ross in the video), but is this the type of music you'd put in your highlight video to send to coaches?

[DanesRGood]

Was thinking the same thing. I love hip hop and rap (meek mill/rock Ross in the video), but is this the type of music you'd put in your highlight video to send to coaches?

 

Yeah, I don't get that. Good highlight video but aren't they all.... hehe.

[Dane Pound]

Not what I would have expected in terms of a commitment. I was thinking we need a big guy for next year. I guess we still do.

 

I'm not going to argue with PG depth though. I thought we had plenty this year before the transfer of Jiggits and the concussion to Odunsi. Singletary looks like he shoot FTs and the three.

[BestDaneSinceHamlet]

Doesn't that leave them with four guys at the point? Or is someone leaving?

[Phoenix]

Same thoughts as DP. Guy looks promising..but I thought there was a need for a big. Devlin, Wiegmann and Puk are all 6'8"+ and graduating. Bringing in one 6'8" guy in Stire.

 

What will be our options at center? Shengelia as a natural center..and then Mike Rowley and Greg Stire when the team goes small?

 

Conversely..the team seems to be loaded at the 1-3 spots: Odunsi, Hooley, Haas, Egharevba, Ennema, Baker, Wells, Tyman, Singletary (plus Williams as a walk-on). And none of them will be seniors in 2014-15..wow.

[dslyank]

6'8" to 6'10" guys are trees; but unfortunately they do not grow on trees. Tough commodity to find, especially ones with skills and brains (remember this in "college" basketball.)

[BestDaneSinceHamlet]

This is great conversation guys and I'm thrilled to see it turn in this direction. I agree on the JUCOS side. I understood it with the sudden departure of Suero and Aronholt but outside of that it should be a fix, not a strategy

 

We are all here because we are fans and each if us has a viewpoint to be respected whether it's hope, frustration or unbridled enthusiasm.