6'6" guard out of Varina. Offers from VCU, Clemson, Temple, JMU, and App State.
Alphonzo Billups - 2022 Offer
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In addition to us, he also picked up offers from Ole Miss, JMU, App State, and Murray State today.
https://www.verbalcommits.com/players/alphonzo-billups-iii
If anyone is curious about the flurries of offers for Rodney and Alphonzo...today is the first day coaches are allowed to communicate directly with 2022s. Communication until now has been indirect through AAU/HS coaches.
https://www.verbalcommits.com/players/alphonzo-billups-iii
If anyone is curious about the flurries of offers for Rodney and Alphonzo...today is the first day coaches are allowed to communicate directly with 2022s. Communication until now has been indirect through AAU/HS coaches.
If Nelson could recruit Billups and his current teammate Roosevelt Wheeler to come along, I will go ahead and put him in the HOF and give him Mooney and Hardt's job 
8legs1dream
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we seem to do well at being among the first to identify and target legit talent, just hard to remain optimistic once all the big sharks start to come along with offers.
8legs1dream
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if that's the case then why isn't he making a visit here, especially being in the city anyway? Or has he already done that?
Visits weren’t allowed until three days ago, so it’s still early and he can’t be everywhere at once. That said, an early visit would seem to be a sign of higher interest.
We hold zero Trump cards when it comes to VCU. They go to the tournament every year, sell out their building every game, and have all the buzz that goes along with winning a high level year in year out.
So, become a VCU fan. That will resolve all of your aggravation.
FACT: The average Spiders Men's Basketball Player makes 197% more $$ over their career(whatever field that leads into) than the average VCU Men's Basketball Player. So choose Richmond.
Disclaimer: The above statement is not rooted in data but rather a subjective guess. Please don't interpret it as a fact, it is not. It is only meant to give Coach Mooney and staff a metric they could research on their own and then use in recruiting, if the said statement proves advantageous to Richmond. It was said by an anonymous poster on a message board and sounds really impactful. But again.....it was made up.
Disclaimer: The above statement is not rooted in data but rather a subjective guess. Please don't interpret it as a fact, it is not. It is only meant to give Coach Mooney and staff a metric they could research on their own and then use in recruiting, if the said statement proves advantageous to Richmond. It was said by an anonymous poster on a message board and sounds really impactful. But again.....it was made up.
I'd rather take an acid bath. But I can respect the emphasis of winning they put in their program from the top down and the results they have had over the past decade.
And yeah, it is aggravating to have your rival continue to have massive amounts of success while your team does not. That is the nature of sports. I'm not going to abandon my team though, but will continue to call for change because of the past decade of disparity that exists between us and VCU.
Billups update from NC State perspective, but some thoughts from him on his top schools, which unsurprisingly don't include UR.
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TheWolfpackCentral - NC State pursuing Virginia wing Alphonzo Billups
NC State Wolfpack basketball offers Virginia wing Alphonzo Billups.
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8legs1dream
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P6 and then VCU. But this is the type of kid we should at least be in the final conversation with because he is local! I get he is top 150, which is something we rarely pull off. But when you have one in your own backyard - you should be able to make that final list.
8legs1dream
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It seems more difficult than you'd think. Even VCU doesn't have a great track record pulling the top local talent. I think for a lot of kids these days it's not as important to "represent your city" and the allure of getting out there and seeing more of the world is too great which I totally understand that aspect.
yeah, a local kid who wants to stay home is the best chance for a top 150 kid. VCU has a shot. I always want to be that option assuming the kid is a fit.
Thats my point Spiderman - we are going to have great difficulty pulling in a top 150 kid from across the country who knows nothing about UR. But a kid who is 20 minutes away - should at least know us, who we are, etc. And of course - the big thing here is winning and NCAA tourney. Which probably hurts us. Not to mention - - VCU having Bones get drafted in first round helps them some more as well.
And it is likely true VCU doesn't have a great track record of getting these guys, but I much rather be in the position of making the final list time after time than not being mentioned at all. Sooner or later you will get one, but if your never mentioned - you never get them.
And it is likely true VCU doesn't have a great track record of getting these guys, but I much rather be in the position of making the final list time after time than not being mentioned at all. Sooner or later you will get one, but if your never mentioned - you never get them.
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both UR and VCU are viable choices for a top kid that wants to stay local. VCU has been the more successful program. that's in their favor. but both are seen as programs that can win. both have invested heavily in their program.
but we're very different schools. some kids will 100% prefer a VCU to a UR. others will 100% prefer a UR. I don't think many see them as comparable.
but we're very different schools. some kids will 100% prefer a VCU to a UR. others will 100% prefer a UR. I don't think many see them as comparable.
Let's just be real, if your a local kid who is a top 150 player and want to stay local, where are you going. A program that routinely and regularly plays in the NCAA tournament, gets lots of publicity as a result of the former, gets some players drafted in the NBA, or are you going to go to UR?
We have lots of amenities to offer, a superior education to VCU, a fantastic campus and arena both of which are better than VCU's but until we win and go to the NCAA more and elevate our basketball program on par with VCU, those advantages we have in many non-basketball areas are far overshadowed by the fact that VCU wins and wins big.
We have lots of amenities to offer, a superior education to VCU, a fantastic campus and arena both of which are better than VCU's but until we win and go to the NCAA more and elevate our basketball program on par with VCU, those advantages we have in many non-basketball areas are far overshadowed by the fact that VCU wins and wins big.
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