Class of 2019 MBB recruiting thread

Not negative. Educating myself. Reasonable question.

You assuming what this kid understands is a bit over board.

Yes, red shirting a player that isn’t quite yet ready for D1 is the right move. But… is he an impact player if he isn’t ready?? I don’t know.

UVa invests heavily in player development. Kind of the ‘diamond in the rough’ approach. He may have certain skills that they see as an asset but lacking in another area of his game. Could he stand at the 3 point line and shoot well next season, maybe? He might not have the strength needed to drive to the basket or have the feet to play the pack line effectively, however. Mamadi Diakite at UVa is a good example He was crazy athletic when they recruited him but very raw. He redshirted his 1st year and has steadily improved, now there is talk he could leave after his Junior year for the NBA. I know its a little tough to see a 3* sitting as bad as we’ve been but I think the long game approach is right for us, especially at this point.

video of bertram at the hoophall.

2 visitors for MBB this weekend:

cozart looks like the sort of athlete and rim protector we need underneath. nothing against corbin but if we take another guard, i prefer dunn or carter over him based on what i have read. wonder how hard we are recruiting these guys?

http://www.zagsblog.com/2018/09/09/jaelyn-withers-to-louisville/
I wish him all the best. Guess the recruiting entertainment was too much to pass up.

Guess it’ll be a while before UofL gets past the “Pitino Way” of doing things!

Anyway, in this from Evan Daniels, Withers really praises Mack, Gaudio, etc, in recruiting him.

Just reading that Purdue Fort Wayne (formerly Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne) latest to offer Bickerstaff.

If we lose a recruit to Purdue Fort Wayne formerly Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne…I’m not sure I’ll be able to handle that.

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Ghost of Tyler Best.

FWIW…

He’s from Richmond, not Arlington. Maybe Chris Mack will fly into Reagan Airport for a home visit.

Since the 247Sports piece was about Mack and Gaudio visiting Beran, apparently the Card coaches knew which airport to fly into.

Anyway, losing recruits to UofL more palatable than say, the “new” Purdue Fort Wayne!

Per Verbal Commits, Julian Rishwain has been offered by Boston College.

Myles Pierre to Houston Baptist…

https://twitter.com/thatkid_4

Wow! That two years in a row losing out to HBU - Qon Murphy (Cornelius, NC / Cannon School) in 2018.

Per Adam Zagoria, has committed to Penn State after also considering Cincy and Clemson

We have not been pursuing Pierre for awhile.

Per Verbal Commits, we have offered 6-6 SF Caleb Stone-Carrawell of Cox Mill HS in Concord. Father Chris Carrawell played at Duke and is currently an assistant at Marquette.

http://verbalcommits.com/players/caleb-stone-carrawell