Syracuse makes offer to 15 year old Waiters

[71hoya]

It looks like Syracuse is in panic mode. Syracuse made an offer to a 15 year old who has never played a varsity basketball game. According to the article in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Waiters has had some academic and discipline problems and will be attending his third high school, South Kent School, on a scholarship.

Good article on recruiting young players.



www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/20070902_Dion_Waiters__Only_15_-_with_an_offer_from_Syracuse.html

[EasyEd]

It's time for the NCAA to step in and forbit any oral commitment until a young person is in, at least, his/her junior year, perhaps even second semester junior year. Stop it before it gets even worse.

[ExcitableBoy]

"For a college, it's almost a win-win situation. You either bag a top recruit before another program sinks its claws into him or you create a buzz off free publicity. Often, it's the second-tier programs, like USC, that go out on an early limb."

Hahaha, Syracuse = second tier.

[StPetersburgHoya (Inactive)]

If USC is second-tier and they made it to the Elite 8, Syracuse is beyond the second tier.

[Elvado]

If that young man isn't careful, he'll end up like most former SU ballplayers, a 25 year old WAITER.