Well for sure you are replying to the wrong person and I was not referring to you.
Happy hunting!
Jack Graham - 2023 Walk-On Commit
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Happy hunting!
Welcome Jack, be the next Gonzo and Burton!
If he is close to those two I will go back to my rants 7 or 8byears ago about our lack of recruiting the NEPSAC 😁
If he is close to those two I will go back to my rants 7 or 8byears ago about our lack of recruiting the NEPSAC 😁
Call me crazy (AGAIN), but, Jack Graham's skill set looks above that of the average walk-on to me. Glad to have him. Hard to accurately measure heart & desire.
Hard to know what to make of this. He seems better than a typical walk-on, but I don’t think you can ever really expect meaningful contributions from a walk-on, either. At least not in the first few years. Hopefully I haven’t ruined anyone’s life by saying that.
very possible. I could see him ending up on scholarship in this class.
which would make JOC's tweet a shame. once you get that stigma of a walk-on, it's tough to shake.
He and Graham will play a game of one-on-one to see who gets a scholarship.
If we don't start landing some more transfers, all of our walk-ons can have scholarships.
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be careful, the term walk-on is triggering to some on the boards
I think that was the wink and nod to Graham. We are going to bring you on as a walk-on but it is the end of May and we have 3 open scholarships which in all likelihood we aren't going to fill, so look for Graham to get a scholarship sometime later this summer.
agree. he may be good enough to deserve one anyway, as his other offers suggest. if he can shoot it, he can make a case.
everyone has to be good enough and ready to play next year at this point.
everyone has to be good enough and ready to play next year at this point.
for Graham's sake, I wish JOC kept that in his pocket until it's over.
walk on status hasn't been mentioned anywhere else.
JOC is just doing this job. We could and should have done a better job of communicating out the commitment.
agreed. but perhaps whoever gave him the info should have held off on the walk-on status if that's not in stone. though I guess maybe it is.
Haven't jumped into this thread but a bit of internet research suggests to me this is a kid as a few folks suggested who probably is strong academically and comes from a family who can afford UR and likely won't qualify for Financial aid. Suspect Jack is looking forward to not only Spider basketball but a UR degree over the other schools that have been mentioned. Might be sort of similar to a top recent football recruit who was the son of a work friend of mine who is a long-term partner at a large consulting firm. His son received 20+ offers including UR and I think a few true D1 but ultimately decided to play FB at Harvard even though almost certain he's paying for a full ride.
Ah maybe JackDad will join SpiderDad soon on the forum and we can ask him
Ah maybe JackDad will join SpiderDad soon on the forum and we can ask him
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I guess anything is possible. but yes, some will choose Harvard over a ride. that's a lifetime of benefits with that Rolodex.
maybe I'm selling UR short these days, but I don't think most consider it substantially better than Lafayette, Northeastern or Holy Cross. and it's still certainly not Harvard.
maybe I'm selling UR short these days, but I don't think most consider it substantially better than Lafayette, Northeastern or Holy Cross. and it's still certainly not Harvard.
Not Harvard but yes hope we fair better than at least Lafayette and Holy cross and High point where he opted out of …
academically? those are pretty good schools he's turning down a ride from.
it's strange. I'm sure he had top academic D3's all over him ... yet he took the High Point offer. so it would seem he's more interested in playing D1 (on a ride) than going to the best school he can get into.
but now he's going to walk on at UR instead of a Pattriot League ride?
You may likely have more perspective than me on this. I’m a south Ga born kid and don’t know the NE schools very well other than the Ivy’s and a few others …
Seems like maybe he wanted to come south. Committed to High Point and switched to us despite the Northeast schools' offers.
UR press release on Graham. Does not address whether he's a scholarship or walk-on player, but at this point just give him a 'ship for next year at least.
richmondspiders.com
Men's Basketball Adds Incoming Freshman Jack Graham - University of Richmond Athletics
RICHMOND, Va. — Jack Graham from Milton Academy in Milton, Mass., has signed with Richmond Men's Basketball and will join the program for the 2023-24 season, the
richmondspiders.com
Not sure if I'm reading too much into this, but I don't think the school has made press releases for recent walk-on players. I couldn't find one for Arizin, Southall, Weaver, Kulju, or Gaitley. Could be a hint?UR press release on Graham. Does not address whether he's a scholarship or walk-on player, but at this point just give him a 'ship for next year at least.
Men's Basketball Adds Incoming Freshman Jack Graham - University of Richmond Athletics
RICHMOND, Va. — Jack Graham from Milton Academy in Milton, Mass., has signed with Richmond Men's Basketball and will join the program for the 2023-24 season, the
Fair point.
Unless we're just so desperate for any good news...
Unless we're just so desperate for any good news...
I feel like we've done press releases on other walk-ons before, seem to remember a write-up on Southall.
The whole thing is odd, they could have easily given this kid a scholarship given our situation (I'm glad they didn't if they didn't have too). We certainly have brought in many players that were more lightly recruited than him.
Walk-ons don't sign a letter of intent, but they usually sign something for show. And sometimes as a preferred walk-on there's some paperwork from the school outlining that they have a spot on the roster.
But yes, the mere fact they put out a press release does suggest he's on scholarship. 🤷🏼♂️
But yes, the mere fact they put out a press release does suggest he's on scholarship. 🤷🏼♂️
the whole thing is bizarre. we're trying to fill 3 scholarship spots, we find a guy who has 7 offers ... and he supposedly agrees to walk on? that made no sense, but JOC confirmed it. if it was tied to Burton coming back and now he's on a ship, you'd think SOMEONE in our program would have straightened that out with JOC immediately, no?
He keeps asking me, and I keep telling him, "JOHN! HE'S A WALK-ON! STOP ASKING!"
I think people on this board would like to know if we have 2 or 3 scholarships available…
Beyond that, his status shouldn’t matter.
Correct.
It'll be June in a few hours, guys have been on campus working out, and it looks like we still have three slots available. That's not great.
