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Post by EtomicB on Sept 12, 2015 14:40:30 GMT -5
www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/resources/recruiting-calendarsWhat is an evaluation period?
During an evaluation period a college coach may watch college-bound student-athletes compete, visit their high schools, and write or telephone student-athletes or their parents. However, a college coach may not have face-to-face contact with college-bound student-athletes or their parents off the college’s campus during an evaluation period.The Oladipo camp was held in mid July during an evaluation period.. Yes during an evaluation period! We just entered an evaluation period on Wednesday. That's why the coaches are everywhere meeting with prospects like Norvell, Jones, Keita and Brown. An exception to that rule is during July's Certified Event period where "All communication is prohibited during a certified event". Lawson/Oladipo All American Camp was one of the several events that kicked off the 2nd session of the July certified events period, meaning right after that event players and college coaches migrated to the next event/ tournament. No coaches are on campus long enough during this period to host high school recruits. They are bouncing from one event to the next. The only exception you might see is maybe a high profiled college transfer or 5th year immediately eligible free agent. No D1 colleges host high school recruits officially or unofficially during the July certified events period. Trust me when I say this, I'm talking from experience! NCAA RECRUITING CALENDAR CHART
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I hear you H4ever but you originally stated that it was against NCAA rules for a player to meet with coaches on campus during a live period, now you're saying they don't due to time restrictions.. My main point was that if the 2 sides wanted to meet up on campus while he was in DC they could have made it happen..
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2015 14:45:34 GMT -5
Tell the Univ. of Washington and NC State staffs that they are waisting their time on these long shots! You don't think Skal was a longshot that we wasted time on? A kid whose guardian didn't even hide the fact he wanted to get paid? What about Bacon, Rabb, and Dorsey? I'm not saying we stop recruiting top 50 talent; it's just that we should target top 50 talent that's realistically interested in the type of school and program we have at G'town. You can't find out what kids are interested unless you recruit them and It's not like they slow played other players to recruit these guys. Sometimes a kids list isn't really his list and at the end of the day you're the last man standing, or the best option available. So many recruiting battles are won like this. Kids don't always get their 1st, 2nd, or 3rd choice.
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Post by Hoyas4Ever on Sept 12, 2015 16:14:25 GMT -5
Yes during an evaluation period! We just entered an evaluation period on Wednesday. That's why the coaches are everywhere meeting with prospects like Norvell, Jones, Keita and Brown. An exception to that rule is during July's Certified Event period where "All communication is prohibited during a certified event". Lawson/Oladipo All American Camp was one of the several events that kicked off the 2nd session of the July certified events period, meaning right after that event players and college coaches migrated to the next event/ tournament. No coaches are on campus long enough during this period to host high school recruits. They are bouncing from one event to the next. The only exception you might see is maybe a high profiled college transfer or 5th year immediately eligible free agent. No D1 colleges host high school recruits officially or unofficially during the July certified events period. Trust me when I say this, I'm talking from experience! NCAA RECRUITING CALENDAR CHART
Lawson/Oladipo 2015 All American Camp Review
I hear you H4ever but you originally stated that it was against NCAA rules for a player to meet with coaches on campus during a live period, now you're saying they don't due to time restrictions.. My main point was that if the 2 sides wanted to meet up on campus while he was in DC they could have made it happen.. Actually Etomic I said both. It is against NCAA Recruiting Rules because July is considered a live event month so the evaluation period is interpreted differently, and coaches don't have the time because they are bouncing from one certified event to another. The NCAA Calendar Rules for 2014-2015 are July 6-31 is a Dead Period except for during Certified Events when the recruiting calender changes to an evaluation period. They even have time restrictions. For example July 8 (5pm) until July 12 (5pm) was an open evaluation period. If games were still being played past 5pm on July 12th, coaches would have to leave the gym by 5pm. This occurred back in July on ESPNU broadcast of the Finals in Vegas where TEAM LOADED Virginia was playing and the game ran late and the announcer were talking about it because the coaches all got up and left the gym at the same time as the 5pm deadline approached. After the evaluation period time listed ended, the calender returns to a "Dead Period"! CHECK PAGE 2 ON THE PDF LINK BELOW TO NCAA MBB RECRUITING CALENDER:MENS BASKETBALL 2014-2015 NCAA DIVISION 1 RECRUITING CALENDER
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Post by Hoyas4Ever on Sept 12, 2015 16:24:13 GMT -5
I hear you H4ever but you originally stated that it was against NCAA rules for a player to meet with coaches on campus during a live period, now you're saying they don't due to time restrictions.. My main point was that if the 2 sides wanted to meet up on campus while he was in DC they could have made it happen.. Actually Etomic I said both. It is against NCAA Recruiting Rules because July is considered a live event month so the evaluation period is interpreted differently, and coaches don't have the time because they are bouncing from one certified event to another. The NCAA Calendar Rules for 2014-2015 are July 6-31 is a Dead Period except for during Certified Events when the recruiting calender changes to an evaluation period. They even have time restrictions. For example July 8 (5pm) until July 12 (5pm) was an open evaluation period. If games were still being played past 5pm on July 12th, coaches would have to leave the gym by 5pm. This occurred back in July on ESPNU broadcast of the Finals in Vegas where TEAM LOADED Virginia was playing and the game ran late and the announcer were talking about it because the coaches all got up and left the gym at the same time as the 5pm deadline approached. After the evaluation period time listed ended, the calender returns to a "Dead Period"! CHECK PAGE 2 ON THE PDF LINK BELOW TO NCAA MBB RECRUITING CALENDER:MENS BASKETBALL 2014-2015 NCAA DIVISION 1 RECRUITING CALENDER
Because the whole month outside of the times the players are competing in Certified Events is a Dead Period, Norvell couldn't have visited after the Lawson/Oladipo All American Camp if he wanted to per NCAA Dead Period rules.
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Post by Hoyas4Ever on Sept 12, 2015 16:41:07 GMT -5
Tell the Univ. of Washington and NC State staffs that they are waisting their time on these long shots! You don't think Skal was a longshot that we wasted time on? A kid whose guardian didn't even hide the fact he wanted to get paid? What about Bacon, Rabb, and Dorsey? I'm not saying we stop recruiting top 50 talent; it's just that we should target top 50 talent that's realistically interested in the type of school and program we have at G'town. We sure waisted our time recruiting Greg Monroe! The staff could have said oh he's a Top 10 kid and Duke is all over him, let's not waist our time! You don't know what these kids are looking for until you recruit them and show them what you have to offer. The kids don't have a clue of what they are looking for until they see it for themselves. Look at Markelle Fultz who flat out said Kentucky was his dream school, got an offer and was recruited by his dream school and decided to go to Univ. Washington after he went and visited. We aren't some directional sister of the poor university with no history or legacy of NBA/Basketball Hall of Famers. WE ARE GEORGETOWN! The school has a ton to offer but it's not for everyone! How will the coaches or the prospects know other then going through the recruiting process and visiting the campus. No school gets every player they want but I guarantee they never get any of the kids they don't recruit!
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Post by EtomicB on Sept 12, 2015 16:44:41 GMT -5
I hear you H4ever but you originally stated that it was against NCAA rules for a player to meet with coaches on campus during a live period, now you're saying they don't due to time restrictions.. My main point was that if the 2 sides wanted to meet up on campus while he was in DC they could have made it happen.. Actually Etomic I said both. It is against NCAA Recruiting Rules because July is considered a live event month so the evaluation period is interpreted differently, and coaches don't have the time because they are bouncing from one certified event to another. The NCAA Calendar Rules for 2014-2015 are July 6-31 is a Dead Period except for during Certified Events when the recruiting calender changes to an evaluation period. They even have time restrictions. For example July 8 (5pm) until July 12 (5pm) was an open evaluation period. If games were still being played past 5pm on July 12th, coaches would have to leave the gym by 5pm. This occurred back in July on ESPNU broadcast of the Finals in Vegas where TEAM LOADED Virginia was playing and the game ran late and the announcer were talking about it because the coaches all got up and left the gym at the same time as the 5pm deadline approached. After the evaluation period time listed ended, the calender returns to a "Dead Period"! CHECK PAGE 2 ON THE PDF LINK BELOW TO NCAA MBB RECRUITING CALENDER:MENS BASKETBALL 2014-2015 NCAA DIVISION 1 RECRUITING CALENDERThis is the same calendar I follow H4ever.. The Oladipo camp ended before that evaluation period(7/15 to 7/19) was over though.. The camp ran from 7/15 to 7/18.. Even if JT3, Broadus, Hardy & Sutton were all on the road at this time(unlikely imo), why couldn't Othella act as a stand in if they wanted to get Norvell a look at the school? Again, my main point is that they could have met up if they wanted to..
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Post by johnnysnowplow on Sept 12, 2015 16:51:15 GMT -5
You don't think Skal was a longshot that we wasted time on? A kid whose guardian didn't even hide the fact he wanted to get paid? What about Bacon, Rabb, and Dorsey? I'm not saying we stop recruiting top 50 talent; it's just that we should target top 50 talent that's realistically interested in the type of school and program we have at G'town. We sure waisted our time recruiting Greg Monroe! The staff could have said oh he's a Top 10 kid and Duke is all over him, let's not waist our time! You don't know what these kids are looking for until you recruit them and show them what you have to offer. The kids don't have a clue of what they are looking for until they see it for themselves. Look at Markelle Fultz who flat out said Kentucky was his dream school, got an offer and was recruited by his dream school and decided to go to Univ. Washington after he went and visited. We aren't some directional sister of the poor university with no history or legacy of NBA/Basketball Hall of Famers. WE ARE GEORGETOWN! The school has a ton to offer but it's not for everyone! How will the coaches or the prospects know other then going through the recruiting process and visiting the campus. No school gets every player they want but I guarantee they never get any of the kids they don't recruit!
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Post by Hoyas4Ever on Sept 12, 2015 19:43:04 GMT -5
Actually Etomic I said both. It is against NCAA Recruiting Rules because July is considered a live event month so the evaluation period is interpreted differently, and coaches don't have the time because they are bouncing from one certified event to another. The NCAA Calendar Rules for 2014-2015 are July 6-31 is a Dead Period except for during Certified Events when the recruiting calender changes to an evaluation period. They even have time restrictions. For example July 8 (5pm) until July 12 (5pm) was an open evaluation period. If games were still being played past 5pm on July 12th, coaches would have to leave the gym by 5pm. This occurred back in July on ESPNU broadcast of the Finals in Vegas where TEAM LOADED Virginia was playing and the game ran late and the announcer were talking about it because the coaches all got up and left the gym at the same time as the 5pm deadline approached. After the evaluation period time listed ended, the calender returns to a "Dead Period"! CHECK PAGE 2 ON THE PDF LINK BELOW TO NCAA MBB RECRUITING CALENDER:MENS BASKETBALL 2014-2015 NCAA DIVISION 1 RECRUITING CALENDERThis is the same calendar I follow H4ever.. The Oladipo camp ended before that evaluation period(7/15 to 7/19) was over though.. The camp ran from 7/15 to 7/18.. Even if JT3, Broadus, Hardy & Sutton were all on the road at this time(unlikely imo), why couldn't Othella act as a stand in if they wanted to get Norvell a look at the school? Again, my main point is that they could have met up if they wanted to.. Etomic, you missed my whole point. It was a dead period. From July 5-31 outside of the certified events, the rest of the month is a Dead Period! I purposely included the explanation mark Johnyslowplow (lol) to emphasize my point. Dead period means no face to face contact what so ever. Your point about Othella hosting a recruit on his own in any manner is definitely not allowed. DOBO are not allowed to be involved in recruiting outside of setting up the logistics . A recruit can only be hosted by members of the coaching staff. If that was allowed then why not have the strength and conditioning coach meet and show recruits the campus by himself. The DOBO can assist in practice and can be involved in recruiting as long as a member of the coaching staff is present. Now if his job title is DOBO/Player Development Coach then he can run individual or group practices like working with the guards or the post players but can't run a full team practice without a member of the coaching staff present. All of what I said regarding Othella is pointless because from July 5-31 outside of the certified events, the rest of the month was a Dead Period and Norvell or any other prospect cannot visit any school.
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Post by EtomicB on Sept 12, 2015 22:48:57 GMT -5
This is the same calendar I follow H4ever.. The Oladipo camp ended before that evaluation period(7/15 to 7/19) was over though.. The camp ran from 7/15 to 7/18.. Even if JT3, Broadus, Hardy & Sutton were all on the road at this time(unlikely imo), why couldn't Othella act as a stand in if they wanted to get Norvell a look at the school? Again, my main point is that they could have met up if they wanted to.. Etomic, you missed my whole point. It was a dead period. From July 5-31 outside of the certified events, the rest of the month is a Dead Period! I purposely included the explanation mark Johnyslowplow (lol) to emphasize my point. Dead period means no face to face contact what so ever. Your point about Othella hosting a recruit on his own in any manner is definitely not allowed. DOBO are not allowed to be involved in recruiting outside of setting up the logistics . A recruit can only be hosted by members of the coaching staff. If that was allowed then why not have the strength and conditioning coach meet and show recruits the campus by himself. The DOBO can assist in practice and can be involved in recruiting as long as a member of the coaching staff is present. Now if his job title is DOBO/Player Development Coach then he can run individual or group practices like working with the guards or the post players but can't run a full team practice without a member of the coaching staff present. All of what I said regarding Othella is pointless because from July 5-31 outside of the certified events, the rest of the month was a Dead Period and Norvell or any other prospect cannot visit any school. You're correct on this H4ever, I got it completely wrong.. I went back and read the entire calendar through and found a note next to the quiet period tag for July which reads " (Note: Bylaw 13.7.1.1 prohibits unofficial visits in July unless the PSA signed an NLI, offer of admission or financial aid or submitted a deposit.)Thanks for the NCAA recruiting rules lesson..
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Post by Talos on Sept 13, 2015 10:18:48 GMT -5
You don't think Skal was a longshot that we wasted time on? A kid whose guardian didn't even hide the fact he wanted to get paid? What about Bacon, Rabb, and Dorsey? I'm not saying we stop recruiting top 50 talent; it's just that we should target top 50 talent that's realistically interested in the type of school and program we have at G'town. We sure waisted our time recruiting Greg Monroe! The staff could have said oh he's a Top 10 kid and Duke is all over him, let's not waist our time! You don't know what these kids are looking for until you recruit them and show them what you have to offer. The kids don't have a clue of what they are looking for until they see it for themselves. Look at Markelle Fultz who flat out said Kentucky was his dream school, got an offer and was recruited by his dream school and decided to go to Univ. Washington after he went and visited. We aren't some directional sister of the poor university with no history or legacy of NBA/Basketball Hall of Famers. WE ARE GEORGETOWN! The school has a ton to offer but it's not for everyone! How will the coaches or the prospects know other then going through the recruiting process and visiting the campus. No school gets every player they want but I guarantee they never get any of the kids they don't recruit! Did I ever say we shouldn't recruit top 10 kids?? No, I said we need to be more selective about which top kids we go after. My example was Skal, and you use Monroe as an example?? You couldn't pick two more completely different situations. You really think it was a good idea to spend a ton of time on Skal? I think you are ignoring the fact that G'town (and most other schools) have finite resources to use on recruiting: only a certain amount of time the coaches and especially JTIII have to spend on the road, and only a finite amount of money to spend on recruiting. Kids definitely notice how much time you spend contacting them, and how often the coaches are in the stands to watch their games. As a result, you need to be smart about how you use your resources. My original point was I felt the staff has done a much better job identifying more realistic targets this year; not that we should ignore top 50 talent.
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Post by Hoyas4Ever on Sept 13, 2015 12:11:56 GMT -5
We sure waisted our time recruiting Greg Monroe! The staff could have said oh he's a Top 10 kid and Duke is all over him, let's not waist our time! You don't know what these kids are looking for until you recruit them and show them what you have to offer. The kids don't have a clue of what they are looking for until they see it for themselves. Look at Markelle Fultz who flat out said Kentucky was his dream school, got an offer and was recruited by his dream school and decided to go to Univ. Washington after he went and visited. We aren't some directional sister of the poor university with no history or legacy of NBA/Basketball Hall of Famers. WE ARE GEORGETOWN! The school has a ton to offer but it's not for everyone! How will the coaches or the prospects know other then going through the recruiting process and visiting the campus. No school gets every player they want but I guarantee they never get any of the kids they don't recruit! Did I ever say we shouldn't recruit top 10 kids?? No, I said we need to be more selective about which top kids we go after. My example was Skal, and you use Monroe as an example?? You couldn't pick two more completely different situations. You really think it was a good idea to spend a ton of time on Skal? I think you are ignoring the fact that G'town (and most other schools) have finite resources to use on recruiting: only a certain amount of time the coaches and especially JTIII have to spend on the road, and only a finite amount of money to spend on recruiting. Kids definitely notice how much time you spend contacting them, and how often the coaches are in the stands to watch their games. As a result, you need to be smart about how you use your resources. My original point was I felt the staff has done a much better job identifying more realistic targets this year; not that we should ignore top 50 talent. We didn't spend a ton of time on Skal. The staff did their home work and recruited the kid. To what degree neither of us can say. Yes he came on a visit and we stayed in contact but that doesn't mean we were on the phone with him 24/7. What did you want the staff to do with Skal a top 5 kid who wants to visit, say no thanks! If you believe in your product and what you have to offer as I am sure JT3 does, and the kid is receptive and tells you he wants to visit, you bring him on campus and you show him what you have to offer. Not every kid is going to want to attend a Georgetown. JT3 has said many times in the media that Georgetown is not for everybody so he is aware of the opportunity he is offering. Recruiting Skal didn't hurt us with any recruits. We already had Govan and Derrickson committed so why not continue to recruit Skal and bring him on campus if he wants to come. On many occasions a recruit will visit a school and say that once they were on campus they knew that's where they wanted to be. Why shouldn't Skal and the staff be afforded the same opportunity. I used Greg Monroe who was a top 10 prospect as an example because at the time, everybody in the recruiting media thought he was LOCK to Duke but the staff stayed on him, got him on campus and the rest is history. Monroe even said that once he was on campus for Midnight Madness he knew that's where he wanted to be and committed 2 days later. "On Friday night, he was part of a capacity crowd of 2,500 at McDonough Arena for Georgetown's Midnight Madness, and he was greeted with chants of "Greg Mon-roe! Greg Mon-roe!" from the students in attendance.""Mouzon said he was somewhat surprised that Monroe committed so quickly, because he still had scheduled visits to Texas, Duke and Connecticut in the upcoming weeks. Monroe visited LSU last weekend. He originally said that he wanted to take all five visits," Mouzon said. "But he also said that once he felt good about a place, once he felt comfortable, he would make a decision." Top Prospect Greg Monroe Commits to HoyasThe staff brought Skal on campus for the Breaking Ground Ceremony of the JT Jr. IAC with all of the Hoya legends on campus. They gave it their best shot. That's all the staff can do! I want the staff to continue pursuing all the top 10-20 kids who are showing interest and are receptive no matter how much a perceived "long shot" it is.
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Post by Hoyas4Ever on Sept 13, 2015 12:46:26 GMT -5
Etomic, you missed my whole point. It was a dead period. From July 5-31 outside of the certified events, the rest of the month is a Dead Period! I purposely included the explanation mark Johnyslowplow (lol) to emphasize my point. Dead period means no face to face contact what so ever. Your point about Othella hosting a recruit on his own in any manner is definitely not allowed. DOBO are not allowed to be involved in recruiting outside of setting up the logistics . A recruit can only be hosted by members of the coaching staff. If that was allowed then why not have the strength and conditioning coach meet and show recruits the campus by himself. The DOBO can assist in practice and can be involved in recruiting as long as a member of the coaching staff is present. Now if his job title is DOBO/Player Development Coach then he can run individual or group practices like working with the guards or the post players but can't run a full team practice without a member of the coaching staff present. All of what I said regarding Othella is pointless because from July 5-31 outside of the certified events, the rest of the month was a Dead Period and Norvell or any other prospect cannot visit any school. You're correct on this H4ever, I got it completely wrong.. I went back and read the entire calendar through and found a note next to the quiet period tag for July which reads " (Note: Bylaw 13.7.1.1 prohibits unofficial visits in July unless the PSA signed an NLI, offer of admission or financial aid or submitted a deposit.)Thanks for the NCAA recruiting rules lesson.. No worries Etomic. I knew this rule from experience. I was replying to you on my IPAD and searching the NCAA website for the link to the rule is already quite annoying and copying the direct quote from the webpage on an IPAD is a pain in the a**!
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Post by EtomicB on Sept 14, 2015 18:09:20 GMT -5
suntimeshighschoolsports.com/2015/09/13/henricksen-simeons-zach-norvell-recruitment-enters-stretch-run/Norvell just returned from an official visit to Gonzaga this past weekend, with an official visit to Georgetown set for this coming weekend. He also plans to head back west and visit Oregon, though a date has not yet been set for the trip to EugeneWhile Iowa State and Missouri both came in this past week to check on Norvell in open gyms, right now the three that stand out are Gonzaga, Georgetown and Oregon. “The way they go about things there, how they play, they are all totally unselfish,” says Norvell of the Gonzaga program. “It’s a college town and the fans are crazy there about basketball. There isn’t football, so it’s a basketball school that’s had lot of success and winning. And coach [Mark] Few and the staff are great people.” Not sure where this info on a trip to G'town is coming from.. Maybe he's going to Oregon this weekend and G'town is the visit that's up in the air.. guboards.spokesmanreview.com/showthread.php?54560-2016-6-5-quot-guard-Zach-Norvell-plans-Official-Visit-to-Gonzaga/page2Former Zag Jeremy Pargo is really pushing the connection to Gonzaga..
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Post by Talos on Sept 14, 2015 20:08:22 GMT -5
Did I ever say we shouldn't recruit top 10 kids?? No, I said we need to be more selective about which top kids we go after. My example was Skal, and you use Monroe as an example?? You couldn't pick two more completely different situations. You really think it was a good idea to spend a ton of time on Skal? I think you are ignoring the fact that G'town (and most other schools) have finite resources to use on recruiting: only a certain amount of time the coaches and especially JTIII have to spend on the road, and only a finite amount of money to spend on recruiting. Kids definitely notice how much time you spend contacting them, and how often the coaches are in the stands to watch their games. As a result, you need to be smart about how you use your resources. My original point was I felt the staff has done a much better job identifying more realistic targets this year; not that we should ignore top 50 talent. We didn't spend a ton of time on Skal. The staff did their home work and recruited the kid. To what degree neither of us can say. Yes he came on a visit and we stayed in contact but that doesn't mean we were on the phone with him 24/7. What did you want the staff to do with Skal a top 5 kid who wants to visit, say no thanks! If you believe in your product and what you have to offer as I am sure JT3 does, and the kid is receptive and tells you he wants to visit, you bring him on campus and you show him what you have to offer. Not every kid is going to want to attend a Georgetown. JT3 has said many times in the media that Georgetown is not for everybody so he is aware of the opportunity he is offering. Recruiting Skal didn't hurt us with any recruits. We already had Govan and Derrickson committed so why not continue to recruit Skal and bring him on campus if he wants to come. On many occasions a recruit will visit a school and say that once they were on campus they knew that's where they wanted to be. Why shouldn't Skal and the staff be afforded the same opportunity. I used Greg Monroe who was a top 10 prospect as an example because at the time, everybody in the recruiting media thought he was LOCK to Duke but the staff stayed on him, got him on campus and the rest is history. Monroe even said that once he was on campus for Midnight Madness he knew that's where he wanted to be and committed 2 days later. "On Friday night, he was part of a capacity crowd of 2,500 at McDonough Arena for Georgetown's Midnight Madness, and he was greeted with chants of "Greg Mon-roe! Greg Mon-roe!" from the students in attendance.""Mouzon said he was somewhat surprised that Monroe committed so quickly, because he still had scheduled visits to Texas, Duke and Connecticut in the upcoming weeks. Monroe visited LSU last weekend. He originally said that he wanted to take all five visits," Mouzon said. "But he also said that once he felt good about a place, once he felt comfortable, he would make a decision." Top Prospect Greg Monroe Commits to HoyasThe staff brought Skal on campus for the Breaking Ground Ceremony of the JT Jr. IAC with all of the Hoya legends on campus. They gave it their best shot. That's all the staff can do! I want the staff to continue pursuing all the top 10-20 kids who are showing interest and are receptive no matter how much a perceived "long shot" it is. I don't disagree with some of your broader points. But IMO, we did waste time on Skal. I agree we let the kid visit if he wants, but I remember reading (sorry, can't find a link) that JTIII was at each of Skal's games for the entire month of July. Who knows if that time could have been better used on another recruit. Regardless, it's water under the bridge for the 2015 class. We got a very good class, that only could have been better if he had nabbed a guard too. Back to the topic of Norvell and 2016 guards, I like our targets both in their fit and their talent/upside. Glad to see Norvell is visiting...like his offensive upside. I'll be very happy with any of the four guards we're on. If we get one of these four, I think JTIII is on his way to having three very good recruiting classes in a row. This kind of consistent recruiting success is the way to build a consistent winner. After two lackluster classes in a row, the staff has been outstanding the past 3 years.
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Post by SirSaxa on Sept 14, 2015 20:46:41 GMT -5
After two lackluster classes in a row, the staff has been outstanding the past 3 years. Agreed, but different staff. JT3 wasn't happy either and made some changes.. clearly for the better.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2015 12:19:31 GMT -5
www.chicagohoops.hoops247.com/index.php/2011-08-04-18-06-26/6069-simeon-s-zach-norvell-out-3-6-weeks Simeon's Zach Norvell Out 3-6 Weeks Class of 2016 Chicago Simeon standout Zach Norvell suffered a small fracture on his wrist during an open gym session and will miss the next 3-6 weeks according to Joe Henrikson. Norvell, who currently rates as the #3 overall prospect in the 2016 class, is expected to be a prime contender for the Illinois Mr. Basketball Award. Norvell has been a popular recruit and has Gonzaga, Georgetown and Oregon high on his list of collegiate possibilities.
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Post by hoyaboya on Sept 18, 2015 11:13:11 GMT -5
Impressive work by the staff to be getting so many kids to campus. Also smart to do so and try to get commits early in the fall before kids take visits in football weekends to the bigger schools.
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Post by EtomicB on Sept 18, 2015 11:39:48 GMT -5
Whoa!! Love this low key news.. I saw an article mentioning a visit but never saw it confirmed till now.. This would be a very nice pull for the staff/program to say the least.. First come, first serve in my view..
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