2019 General Recruiting Thread
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Yes, we have threads for four out of the five guys we've offered for 2018, including Bryce. All are linked in the pinned Recruiting Tracker thread.
What we don't have is a general recruiting thread for 2018, as I haven't seen discussion of us with guys we haven't offered yet. If there's an offer, I've given them their own threads.
Glad to see that we are finally waking up to the fact that it's smart to be to the party early.Finally someone has acquired some recruiting leadership skills.It doesn't cost us anything.Maybe the new,former walk on guy on the UR staff is more wired.Recruiting ain't brain surgery but it helps to have at least a little brashness,a little knowledge and some chutzpah.
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Another 2019 we're trying to get an early jump on, Perry Cowan.
http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/perry-cowan
http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/perry-cowan
A bit more info on Gibson; already has P5 offers:
http://247sports.com/Player/Gibson-Jimerson-46041219/TimelineEvents
http://247sports.com/Player/Gibson-Jimerson-46041219/TimelineEvents
Rivals has released their Top 125 for 2019...guys we've offered:
#6 Bryan Antoine
#8 Scottie Lewis
#15 Armando Bacot
#97 Kobe Brown
No way we're in the mix with teammates Antoine and Lewis. Have heard nothing about us being mentioned with them since we offered a long time ago.
Bacot has the local connection, which is the only thing that could in any way give us a shot. He's got ~30 offers.
Brown has 25 offers. He's from Khwan's high school, so that would be the hook for us.
https://n.rivals.com/prospect_rankings/rivals150/2019
#6 Bryan Antoine
#8 Scottie Lewis
#15 Armando Bacot
#97 Kobe Brown
No way we're in the mix with teammates Antoine and Lewis. Have heard nothing about us being mentioned with them since we offered a long time ago.
Bacot has the local connection, which is the only thing that could in any way give us a shot. He's got ~30 offers.
Brown has 25 offers. He's from Khwan's high school, so that would be the hook for us.
https://n.rivals.com/prospect_rankings/rivals150/2019
Half the P5 has offered Bacot, including Kansas, UVA and some other top tier schools. I don't think we are even on his radar. Brown also has a lot of solid P5 offers. These are not the types of players Mooney brings in, I think we have a better chance of making the final 4. Though if we somehow get either Bacot or Brown I would be very happy.
Verbal Commits still has all 4 as 2 stars, they are really getting behind in updating...
Don't expect him to come here but won't be surprised if he does, know for a fact he was considering Richmond as he was blowing up. Although that was before KU offered. Ill say this much, we have a better shot at him then we did Andrew White ;-)
My guess is if UNC comes calling he won't turn that down. Don't see him going to KU.
https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2019/jaiden-delaire-206212
This is a kid I think we should take a shot at, we probably have spoken with him I'm sure. He really blew up this spring. I spoke with him early in the spring and he is a very intelligent and articulate, and humble guy. He did tell me that we had coaches at his prep schools' open gyms a couple times. Obviously very difficult get, but he seems like the type of young man to thoughtfully consider all offers.
This is a kid I think we should take a shot at, we probably have spoken with him I'm sure. He really blew up this spring. I spoke with him early in the spring and he is a very intelligent and articulate, and humble guy. He did tell me that we had coaches at his prep schools' open gyms a couple times. Obviously very difficult get, but he seems like the type of young man to thoughtfully consider all offers.
There is only so much time in the day for recruiting, building relationships, and I think we need to have an 'in' with these types of players before we start putting time in to recruiting them. I would only go after this caliber player if they are local or already have some sort of connection to our program. It seems like a bad use of our limited recruiting resources to go after a player like this, an out of state player who is already bringing in offers from recent national champions and has no connection to our program.
I completely agree with this sentiment normally, and it probably would be a waste of time now that he has blown up. I do think this kid has a little (or lot) more perspective than a typical top 100 prospect (read pampered/touted/over adulated, etc) and would be more open to fit than highest offer. I tend to agree with Webspinner that these guys have trouble turning down the school that sounds best in the lunch room, but I just think this guy is a little different.
This is such an entertaining thread in a fairy tale sort of way. We have not an ice cube's chance in hell of landing any of these guys. I'll throw out a couple reasons. 1. Mooney 2. Admissions 3. A-10 4. the allure of the P-5 5. We are not VCU/Dayton/SLU 6. We are just little ole Richmond who can't do any better. You and I can pick our respective reasons and argue as to the why but the end result is the same. They aren't coming here. Get back to me in a few month when we are sweating out whether the kid with offers from High Point and JMU is going to pick us.
I prefer reality. If you would like to put a wager of some type down as to whether we land one of these kids, let me know, I'd be happy to engage in a little friendly competition.
Since we are operating in make believe land, you owe me a thousand bucks on that bet in which I took Buckingham to Richmond (over UVA, Cincinnati, etc).I prefer reality. If you would like to put a wager of some type down as to whether we land one of these kids, let me know, I'd be happy to engage in a little friendly competition.
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