Trevor Smith - 2023 Signee

[SFspidur]

Thanks to spiderman for pointing this out in the tracker thread!

6' PG out of Newport News. Summer offers from Wake, South Carolina, with VCU, Georgetown, and Depaul offers back in the spring. Tech, Florida, ODU, SLU all offered way earlier.

Verbal Commits | Trevor Smith Player Profile, Highlights, Offers, Twitter

Verbal Commits - Trevor Smith Player Profile: Rankings, Stars, Video Highlights, Offers, Tweets, Height, Weight, High School, Position, Hometown

verbalcommits.com

 

[SFspidur]

Hm, our staff was in Newport News to see Trevor tonight. Guess Roche couldn't stick around late on his visit?

 

[Section9.RowD]

Hm, our staff was in Newport News to see Trevor tonight. Guess Roche couldn't stick around late on his visit?

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Practically they can't exactly take Roche out to the Jefferson or CCV for cocktails. Glad they are working after 5.

 

[SFspidur]

Practically they can't exactly take Roche out to the Jefferson or CCV for cocktails. Glad they are working after 5.

Jersey Dirt at D-Hall, however…

 

[Section9.RowD]

Jersey Dirt at D-Hall, however…

yum

 

[spider23]

Good stuff, glad to see us striking while the iron is hot. Like the activity this off-season.

 

[SFspidur]

Guess this is why our coaches were in Newport News last week...putting a final press on Trevor. He's announcing today at 3.

 

[SFspidur]

Really haven't heard much about Trevor's recruiting. He was offered early by a number of solid programs, but things have been pretty quiet.

The reading-the-tea-leaves guy in me wonders if our offer to Finley last night means we know we're out of the running for Trevor. Both are guards, and we may only have as few as two spots in this class if Burton and Crabtree come back.

 

[spider23]

Yep, SF, and do wonder if Nelson being here as a freshman eligible influences this decision - imagine they played and know each other from AAU circuit, though Mooney obviously has shown willingness to play two 6 feet or under guards together. Won't have to wait long on this one.

 

[Eight Legger]

Yeah, Nelson also played for Team Loaded.

 

[plydogg]

If he doesn’t pick us I really hope he doesn’t pick VCU

 

[SFspidur]

Huh...we got him!!

 

[MDspider8]

It's so great to see us stepping it up in the recruiting game and capitalize on this tourney run! Beat out some solid schools for Trevor.

 

[MDspider8]

Good article here on Trevor

Top 150 guard Trevor Smith picks Richmond

Woodside High School and Team Loaded Virginia guard Trevor Smith has committed to Richmond. Smith is currently ranked among the top 150 prospects in the national

247sports.com

 

[WCUR11]

If he doesn’t pick us I really hope he doesn’t pick VCU

We've now gone 2-2 on 804/757 VA ALL DAY point guards over that school downtown... love to see it. I think it speaks volumes how our program enables & celebrates point guards as well as the way our academics sell their family too...an incredibly valuable degree to wield once on-the-court hoops careers are wrapped.

Who runs Richmond & Virginia now?

 

[SFspidur]

Good article here on Trevor

Top 150 guard Trevor Smith picks Richmond

Woodside High School and Team Loaded Virginia guard Trevor Smith has committed to Richmond. Smith is currently ranked among the top 150 prospects in the national

247sports.com

Really good roundup and analysis of his game and how he's likely to fit into our lineup.

 

[SpiderDad75]

Yeah, Nelson also played for Team Loaded.

Interesting tidbit😀. Jason played for Team Loaded when we played them…had Mark Williams on his team. We smacked them 😀😀

 

[SFspidur]

JOC also had an article ready to go.

Spiders hoops receives commitment from Trevor Smith, a 2023 guard from Newport News

Trevor Smith, a 6-footer from Woodside High in Newport News, announced he intends to become a Spider.

richmond.com

 

[SpiderDad75]

This is a solid pick up too

 

[spiderman]

wow! what a month!

 

[MDspider8]

Does he play with Lang on Team Loaded? I know it's been a while since we offered him, but if we can pair Trevor with a solid big in his class, that'd be ideal.

 

[SFspidur]

Yeah, they played together at least some. Blair was on there too.

 

[Spider B]

Awesome news.

 

[urmite]

So we have 4 spots still open for 2023?
But Burton, Crabtree, and Quinn could take 3 of them?

 

[spiderman]

So we have 4 spots still open for 2023?
But Burton, Crabtree, and Quinn could take 3 of them?

tough to keep track of these days.
I think you can also include Bigelow.
I believe Quinn, Burton, Crabtree and Bigelow will all be graduating with the option to stay.

we can only take one more right now until this time next year when those 4 announce their intentions. we're just replacing Grace and Goose for now.

 

[plydogg]

This is incredible! Have to think this kid has some real ambition hearing stories from pops too. Most career points at ETSU, led the national in assists, and two final four* tournament appearances

Big shoes to fill…let’s see if he can do it

 

[spider23]

Yep, SF, and do wonder if Nelson being here as a freshman eligible influences this decision - imagine they played and know each other from AAU circuit, though Mooney obviously has shown willingness to play two 6 feet or under guards together. Won't have to wait long on this one.

Use of two smaller guards was mentioned in the 24/7 article. Nice pick up. Again, running and winning in the bigger ponds now. Great to see. I'm moving my off season grade up to B++ now .

Sounds like Smith is open to playing off the ball. Also, article compares to Blake Francis. I know we recently had the debate about smaller guards, and playing two together - however we were one A10 game win from NCAA two years ago with Gilly and Blake.

 

[SFspidur]

Not entirely sure how to count Bigelow since he's only used two years of eligibility but been in school for four years. Have to imagine he intends to play two more years to have a full four-year career, but technically could move on after next year.

Also fully expect Quinn to use his extra year...I'm sure that was part of the discussion in the transfer process.

Burton and Crabtree I'm less sure about...Burton could obviously be in a decent draft position depending on how things go next year, and Crabtree may just decide to move on given he'll have already spent four years at UR following his Tulane year.

 

[spiderman]

to be honest I hate that JOC pointed out his stats in a 109-31 victory. I get playing him with a college coach in the stands, but still.

we've got a boatload of competition coming up at guard. I see talk of a small backcourt again, but someone's going to have to go through Dji first, Roche is ideally a 2 but I suppose he can play 3, and we don't even know what we have in Randolph or Dread yet.

 

[97spiderfan]

God damn, Mooney. That sweet nectar of the NCAA tournament has sure put some pep in your recruiting game. Top 150 guard with offers from South Carolina, Wake, Georgetown, Tech, Florida, and of course are neighbors down on Broad Street and he's coming here. I might have to buy the Moondog a cold one on me next time I see him, cause he is having himself a week here.

 

[VT4700]

Awesome!

 

[brooklyn brownstone]

I like it. Let's go.

Keep FDU away from MoJo.

 

[UR80sfan]

Very happy to see. Everything moving in the right direction.

 

[SFspidur]

Even the VCU fans are admitting he's a good get for us.

 

[urmite]

tough to keep track of these days.
I think you can also include Bigelow.
I believe Quinn, Burton, Crabtree and Bigelow will all be graduating with the option to stay.

we can only take one more right now until this time next year when those 4 announce their intentions. we're just replacing Grace and Goose for now.

I wasn't including Bigelow because the other 3 would be Super Seniors in 2023, Bigelow would be a 6th year regular Senior...

I think

 

[Eight Legger]

We are a goddamn recruiting machine.

 

[spider23]

Even the VCU fans are admitting he's a good get for us.

Now that is crazy talk, usually they say "we didn't want him anyway", it said we offered but we didn't, dodged the bullet, etc etc.

 

[brooklyn brownstone]

watched more of the highlights, like this pickup even more.

 

[SpiderK]

I will trust Mooney with this one. If nothing else, he is usually on the money with the 6’ and unders.

 

[kneepadmckinney]

I will trust Mooney with this one. If nothing else, he is usually on the money with the 6’ and unders.

Well dang. I was excited until SpiderK said something nice and un-negative. Now I'm questioning everything.