He was offered by Purdue. Stars and recruiting rankings are only indicators and should be taken for what they are -- predictions. Most rating services rarely see a kid play, and rarely more than once or twice. Just impossible to see everyone. The NBA is chock full of no star, 200+ rated players (Okafor, Jameer Nelson, etc) that were on nobody's radar. Lutz and company think he can play and think he is a key ingredient in our future.
And more recently Adam Morrison
If we signed him in the Spring as an unranked player, I would be worried (Tyler Best), but going after him early and seeing other schools also showing interest is a pretty good indication that our coaches think he will be a good player.
PS. Who needs football when you have volleyball? The school in that video took him out to a football game, we took him to the volleyball game, who got the commitment? Girls in tight jerseys > large sweaty men in spandex. 
[QUOTE=Threemire09;188006]And more recently Adam Morrison[/QUOTE]
Morrison was the 26th ranked Small Forward in the class of 2003. The list of players ranked ahead of him is hysterical, except #34 should have been rank WAY ahead of him.
1 Luol Deng
(Blair Academy)
Blairstown, NJ 6-7/215 Committed to Duke
2 Charlie Villanueva
(Blair Academy)
Blairstown, NJ 6-9/215 Committed to Connecticut
3 Von Wafer
(Heritage Christian Academy)
Cleveland, TX 6-4.5/210 Committed to Florida State
4 Travis Outlaw
(Starkville HS)
Starkville, MS 6-8/195 Committed to Mississippi State
5 Trevor Ariza
(Westchester Senior HS)
Los Angeles, CA 6-7/200 Committed to UCLA
6 Olu Famutimi
(Northwestern HS)
Flint, MI 6-5/180 Committed to Arkansas
7 J.R. Giddens
(John Marshall HS)
Oklahoma City, OK 6-5/185/25.0 Committed to Kansas
8 Demetris Nichols
(St. Andrewâs School)
Barrington, RI 6-7/185 Committed to Syracuse
9 Sean Banks
(Bergen Catholic HS)
Oradell, NJ 6-6/190 Committed to Memphis
10 Regis Koundjia
(Laurinburg Prep)
Laurinburg, NC 6-6/190/18.0 Committed to LSU
11 Dameon Mason
(West Senior HS)
Aurora, IL 6-4/190/21.0 Committed to Marquette
12 Cartier Martin
(Chester W Nimitz HS)
Houston, TX 6-7/195/18.0 Committed to Kansas State
13 Lodrick Stewart
(Rainier Beach HS)
Seattle, WA 6-3/180 Committed to USC
14 Brian Randle
(Peoria Notre Dame HS)
Peoria, IL 6-7/185/23.5 Committed to Illinois
15 Reyshawn Terry
(Reynolds HS)
Winston Salem, NC 6-7.5/210 Committed to North Carolina
16 Gary Forbes
(Benjamin Banneker Acad For Com)
Brooklyn, NY 6-5/185/23.0 Committed to Virginia
17 Justin Cage
(Pike HS)
Indianapolis, IN 6-6/195 Committed to Xavier
18 Sam Manhanga
(Philadelphia Christian Academy)
Philadelphia, PA 6-7/200
19 Dominic McGuire
(Lincoln Senior HS)
San Diego, CA 6-7/190 Committed to California
20 Louis McCroskey
(St. Raymond Hs For Boys)
Bronx, NY 6-2/180 Committed to Syracuse
21 Renaldo Balkman
(Bradenton Academy)
Bradenton, FL 6-7/195/18.0 Committed to South Carolina
22 Brandon Foust
(Brookhaven HS)
Columbus, OH 6-6/190 Committed to Oklahoma
23 Bobby Perry
(Hillside HS)
Durham, NC 6-7/205 Committed to Kentucky
24 Nick Brooks
(Robinson HS)
Robinson, IL 6-6/205/23.0 Committed to Butler
25 Brandon Wallace
(Silver Bluff HS)
Aiken, SC 6-7/180/22.0 Committed to South Carolina
26 Adam Morrison
(Mead Senior HS)
Spokane, WA 6-5/190/25.0 Committed to Gonzaga
27 Wendell White
(Redondo Union HS)
Redondo Beach, CA 6-5/195 Committed to Pepperdine
28 Marcus Dove
(Millikan Senior HS)
Long Beach, CA 6-7/190 Committed to Oklahoma State
29 Bobby Nash
(Iolani School)
Honolulu, HI 6-6/175 Committed to Hawaii
30 Ben Rand
(Rochelle Twp HS)
Rochelle, IL 6-5/175 Committed to Iowa
31 Oumar Sylla
(Our Savior New American School)
Centereach, NY 6-6/190 Committed to Valparaiso
32 Jesus Verdejo
(Miami Christian)
Miami, FL 6-4/190 Committed to Temple
33 Marcus Heard
(Springfield Southeast HS)
Springfield, IL 6-7/210 Committed to DePaul
34 Sean Phaler
(Villa Park HS)
Villa Park, CA 6-9/165 Committed to New Mexico
[QUOTE=CMack124;188007] Girls in tight jerseys < large sweaty men in spandex. [/QUOTE]
I donât know what the hell sport your talking about, but keep your sick, perverted hobbies off this boardâŚ
[QUOTE=The Provider;188001]He was offered by Purdue. Stars and recruiting rankings are only indicators and should be taken for what they are â predictions. Most rating services rarely see a kid play, and rarely more than once or twice. Just impossible to see everyone. The NBA is chock full of no star, 200+ rated players (Okafor, Jameer Nelson, etc) that were on nobodyâs radar. Lutz and company think he can play and think he is a key ingredient in our future.[/QUOTE]
Provider, thanks! If Lutz wants him in a Niner uni, thatâs good enough for me.
Analysis from Justin Young at Rivals (premium message board). He likes him, raw talent with good upside. Purdue was interested but landed their top in-state targets. MoreâŚ
http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=103&mid=78907434&sid=&tid=78837175&style=1
Evidentally Gaby is so good that he counts as two players? Looking at our commitments on Rivals⌠Sweet! (http://charlotte.rivals.com/)
"A native of Cameroon, Ngoundjo had never played basketball on a hardwood floor before arriving at the Little Rock school in 2004."Awesome! Obvious mixture of hard work & pure talent!
There is no telling how good he can be in 4 years if he went from never playing basketball to a D1 scholarship in 2 years.
[QUOTE=CMack124;188166]There is no telling how good he can be in 4 years if he went from never playing basketball to a D1 scholarship in 2 years.[/QUOTE]
Cmack he played basketball over in Cameroon, just not on a hardwood floor. Its a kind of misleading quote.
[QUOTE=Chisox17;188167]Cmack he played basketball over in Cameroon, just not on a hardwood floor. Its a kind of misleading quote.[/QUOTE]
Well, it is sort of misleading, but I could probably just learn to read better and I wouldnât have been mislead at all.
From the scout Article this might be the worst pic of lutz i have ever seen.
Interesting take on his committment to us by Hoop ScoopâŚ
09/10/06 - âWe also find it interesting that Charlotte has landed 6â7 Gaby Ngoundjo from Little Rock (Christian) AR. Not only does this native of Cameroon have a 7â3 wing span and is an excellent rebounder, but he should provide the toughness and upside that the 49ers are looking for to complement 6â7 AnâJuan Wilderness from Lenoir (Patterson School) NC and 6â6 Kenyan Harmon from Lenoir (The Patterson School) NC in this yearâs recruiting class. Or to look at it another way, UNCC is loading up with athletic forwards who can do a variety of different things. And, if they really hit the jackpot and land 6â9 Tracy Smith from Durham (Mt. Zion Christian) NC, then their recruiting class, which now is tied at #26, along with Miami-FL and Virginia Tech, on our list of the Top Recruiting Classes To-Date for the Class of 2007, would not only be the best in the league, but it also would move up to #11 on our list of the Top Recruiting Classes To-Date for the Class of 2007.â
as far as rivals is concenred smith is done with us, as far as iâm concerned, iâm done with rivals.
I guess my statement needs to be proved. http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=12328 If my eyes arenât fooling me it says NR= Not Ranked.
Morrison was the 26th ranked Small Forward in the class of 2003. The list of players ranked ahead of him is hysterical, except #34 should have been rank WAY ahead of him.1 Luol Deng
(Blair Academy)
Blairstown, NJ 6-7/215 Committed to Duke
2 Charlie Villanueva
(Blair Academy)
Blairstown, NJ 6-9/215 Committed to Connecticut
3 Von Wafer
(Heritage Christian Academy)
Cleveland, TX 6-4.5/210 Committed to Florida State
4 Travis Outlaw
(Starkville HS)
Starkville, MS 6-8/195 Committed to Mississippi State
5 Trevor Ariza
(Westchester Senior HS)
Los Angeles, CA 6-7/200 Committed to UCLA
6 Olu Famutimi
(Northwestern HS)
Flint, MI 6-5/180 Committed to Arkansas
7 J.R. Giddens
(John Marshall HS)
Oklahoma City, OK 6-5/185/25.0 Committed to Kansas
8 Demetris Nichols
(St. Andrewâs School)
Barrington, RI 6-7/185 Committed to Syracuse
9 Sean Banks
(Bergen Catholic HS)
Oradell, NJ 6-6/190 Committed to Memphis
10 Regis Koundjia
(Laurinburg Prep)
Laurinburg, NC 6-6/190/18.0 Committed to LSU
11 Dameon Mason
(West Senior HS)
Aurora, IL 6-4/190/21.0 Committed to Marquette
12 Cartier Martin
(Chester W Nimitz HS)
Houston, TX 6-7/195/18.0 Committed to Kansas State
13 Lodrick Stewart
(Rainier Beach HS)
Seattle, WA 6-3/180 Committed to USC
14 Brian Randle
(Peoria Notre Dame HS)
Peoria, IL 6-7/185/23.5 Committed to Illinois
15 Reyshawn Terry
(Reynolds HS)
Winston Salem, NC 6-7.5/210 Committed to North Carolina
16 Gary Forbes
(Benjamin Banneker Acad For Com)
Brooklyn, NY 6-5/185/23.0 Committed to Virginia
17 Justin Cage
(Pike HS)
Indianapolis, IN 6-6/195 Committed to Xavier
18 Sam Manhanga
(Philadelphia Christian Academy)
Philadelphia, PA 6-7/200
19 Dominic McGuire
(Lincoln Senior HS)
San Diego, CA 6-7/190 Committed to California
20 Louis McCroskey
(St. Raymond Hs For Boys)
Bronx, NY 6-2/180 Committed to Syracuse
21 Renaldo Balkman
(Bradenton Academy)
Bradenton, FL 6-7/195/18.0 Committed to South Carolina
22 Brandon Foust
(Brookhaven HS)
Columbus, OH 6-6/190 Committed to Oklahoma
23 Bobby Perry
(Hillside HS)
Durham, NC 6-7/205 Committed to Kentucky
24 Nick Brooks
(Robinson HS)
Robinson, IL 6-6/205/23.0 Committed to Butler
25 Brandon Wallace
(Silver Bluff HS)
Aiken, SC 6-7/180/22.0 Committed to South Carolina
26 Adam Morrison
(Mead Senior HS)
Spokane, WA 6-5/190/25.0 Committed to Gonzaga
27 Wendell White
(Redondo Union HS)
Redondo Beach, CA 6-5/195 Committed to Pepperdine
28 Marcus Dove
(Millikan Senior HS)
Long Beach, CA 6-7/190 Committed to Oklahoma State
29 Bobby Nash
(Iolani School)
Honolulu, HI 6-6/175 Committed to Hawaii
30 Ben Rand
(Rochelle Twp HS)
Rochelle, IL 6-5/175 Committed to Iowa
31 Oumar Sylla
(Our Savior New American School)
Centereach, NY 6-6/190 Committed to Valparaiso
32 Jesus Verdejo
(Miami Christian)
Miami, FL 6-4/190 Committed to Temple
33 Marcus Heard
(Springfield Southeast HS)
Springfield, IL 6-7/210 Committed to DePaul
34 Sean Phaler
(Villa Park HS)
Villa Park, CA 6-9/165 Committed to New Mexico
[QUOTE=Threemire09;188195]I guess my statement needs to be proved. [URL=http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=12328]http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=12328[/URL] If my eyes arenât fooling me it says NR= Not Ranked.[/QUOTE]
So thats what he looks like without the stache, HUH.
Interesting take on his committment to us by Hoop Scoop...09/10/06 - âWe also find it interesting that Charlotte has landed 6â7 Gaby Ngoundjo from Little Rock (Christian) AR. Not only does this native of Cameroon have a 7â3 wing span and is an excellent rebounder, but he should provide the toughness and upside that the 49ers are looking for to complement 6â7 AnâJuan Wilderness from Lenoir (Patterson School) NC and 6â6 Kenyan Harmon from Lenoir (The Patterson School) NC in this yearâs recruiting class. Or to look at it another way, UNCC is loading up with athletic forwards who can do a variety of different things. And, if they really hit the jackpot and land 6â9 Tracy Smith from Durham (Mt. Zion Christian) NC, then their recruiting class, which now is tied at #26, along with Miami-FL and Virginia Tech, on our list of the Top Recruiting Classes To-Date for the Class of 2007, would not only be the best in the league, but it also would move up to #11 on our list of the Top Recruiting Classes To-Date for the Class of 2007.â
How would we handicap our chances of landing Smith?
There is no way Smith isnt headed to LSU
From the scout Article this might be the worst pic of lutz i have ever seen.
I am now completely convinced that Lutz and Floyd Landis are the same personâŚ
Clark Francis/hoopscoop really likes us. Good stuff.
His profile has now been updated on Rivals. He is a 3 star prospect
3 stars is pretty darn good. I was think he was gunna be a 1 or maybe 2 star player