2020 Recruiting

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Re: 2020 Recruiting

Post by TheOFFSeason » Wed Jan 29, 2020 5:57 pm

78 wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2020 4:49 pm
TheOFFSeason wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2020 3:01 pm
69MG wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2020 2:06 pm Thanks for the update. I would love to land Femi, and if his grades are OK I'd like him to bring Richards with him. Richards is just the type of player we need to back up Tre, a kid who can defend and rebound and he certainly has better offensive skills than Djery.
Richards is good...if he was going to be eligible next year he would be going to UMass
So are you saying he won’t be eligible or the situation is not clear?
He has another shot to get the scores but it’s unlikely...if he gets them he’ll end up here.

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Re: 2020 Recruiting

Post by Slapthefloor93 » Wed Jan 29, 2020 6:47 pm

Who is Richards? I checked our recruiting page on 247 and name-searched him with “UMass” on twitter but couldn’t find anything about him.

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Re: 2020 Recruiting

Post by 69MG » Wed Jan 29, 2020 10:37 pm

Slapthefloor93 wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2020 6:47 pm Who is Richards? I checked our recruiting page on 247 and name-searched him with “UMass” on twitter but couldn’t find anything about him.
Teammate of Femi's in Springfield and also a high school teammate. He' a mobile 6'9 or 6'10 center.
http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/isaiah-richards

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Re: 2020 Recruiting

Post by Almontis » Thu Jan 30, 2020 12:16 am

Mentioned in the other thread, I saw Dyondre at the game. Looks like Chad Venning was also there.

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Re: 2020 Recruiting

Post by Battle Ax » Thu Jan 30, 2020 9:15 am

Almontis wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2020 12:16 am Mentioned in the other thread, I saw Dyondre at the game. Looks like Chad Venning was also there.
247Sports reports that it was Vennings unofficial visit.

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Re: 2020 Recruiting

Post by 78 » Thu Jan 30, 2020 12:33 pm

Given what I am seen from the Woodstock kids who have come in - for the most part fundamentally sound players with a strong desire to win - I'm now on the side of bring in every quality kid from Woodstock that we can. Clearly Bergeron has done a great job coaching these kids in prep school and since he hand picked his successor, I am pretty sure his influence there will continue.
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Re: 2020 Recruiting

Post by Floyd » Thu Jan 30, 2020 2:02 pm

Richards sure would be a nice piece to add. Seems to post big rebounding and decent scoring totals each game. Sounds like a mobile kid who plays good D. Should fit right in
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Re: 2020 Recruiting

Post by TheInsider » Thu Jan 30, 2020 2:10 pm

Vennings looks like a big kid.. Not sure if his body fits our style. I've only seen short clips so i'm saying I really have no idea.

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Re: 2020 Recruiting

Post by chlaur1 » Sat Feb 01, 2020 3:45 pm

I’m confused on the hype w the Femi kid?

Looking at our 2020 class on 247 Femi is only one not committed and also the only one not 3 stars .... he has 2 stars is the 424 ranked nationally ..... what am I missing !?!

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Re: 2020 Recruiting

Post by Jackson96 » Sat Feb 01, 2020 3:55 pm

That those rankings generally don’t mean jack shit and that they aren’t updated a ton.
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Re: 2020 Recruiting

Post by Old Cage » Sat Feb 01, 2020 4:01 pm

69MG wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2020 3:11 pm This, on Javohn Garcia. Maybe he's better than we thought (many comments on how little PT he gets at Brewster).

https://twitter.com/Ross_homan1/status/ ... 4271543297

The author works for an NBA draft scouting organization.

Same writer: Here's an interesting detailed report on Javohn - scroll down just a bit: https://www.thestepien.com/2020/02/01/u ... l-seniors/
"Jack didn’t have any envy in him," Calipari said. "He was the greatest coach to ever coach here."

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Re: 2020 Recruiting

Post by Floyd » Sat Feb 01, 2020 4:12 pm

"As good of a guard defender as you'll find in the country" is a pretty good compliment. Sounds like he and McCrory are tough, tough defenders
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Re: 2020 Recruiting

Post by Jackson96 » Sat Feb 01, 2020 6:25 pm

Saw that Pitt has now offered Odukale. Would love to think we hang in there and get him to join the party, but I think it’s gonna be tough...
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Re: 2020 Recruiting

Post by Floyd » Sat Feb 01, 2020 7:20 pm

When is the next signing period?
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Re: 2020 Recruiting

Post by TheInsider » Sat Feb 01, 2020 7:24 pm

He can get just as much exposure at umass as a place like Pitt.. not as concerned about schools at that level.. its if the real big boys come calling. He has a relationship with TB, knows the school and the guys, and can be a 4 year starter. Fingers crossed

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