Daniel Mading '17 (f) verbal Texas Tech

[EtomicB]

zagsblog.com/articles/kentucky-arizona-arizona-state-wake-forest-marquette-interested-in-2017-forward-daniel-mading/


As far as his college career, he said he plans to be a stretch four.

“He has a lot of potential,” said Georgetown-bound guard Jagan Mosely. “He’s a 6-10 three man, it will be fun to see what he can do.”

Mosely will take his official visit to Georgetown on Oct. 16 for March Madness, and said Hoyas assistant coach Kevin Broadus — who attended an open gym Monday — would like to have Mading visit then as well.

[hoyalove4ever]

Great news; fingers crossed. Hoyas could have a really nice 2017 class.

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[Lethal_Interjection]

Oct 8, 2015 10:20:15 GMT -5 @yaboynyp said:

I see Texas Tech is REALLY wanting his basketball services  

[Cambridge]

Oct 8, 2015 10:20:15 GMT -5 @yaboynyp said:

We have the classiest envelopes by far. Handwritten even.

[prhoya]

Somewhere that may be considered stalking.

[FrazierFanatic]

Some of these kid get literally hundreds of letters/notes from a school.

[dense]

I hope our realtionship there is gonna bring this kid in. He is has NBA 3 all over him would be a pleasure for his 1 season to be here.

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So I guess he can only play 1 season at st Anthony's and then he has to prep or figure something else out due to his age.....

[lucky]

Re-class 2016?

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No clue tbh and not sure if academically thats an option, just found that info to be interesting .. originally he was supposed to attend Brewster but changed his mind and enrolled at st Anthony's...

[Hoyas4Ever]

There was some talk of Daniel Mading make the trip from New Jersey (St. Anthony's) to Midnight Madness. Anyone know if he was there?

[Talos]

I really hope he made it to MM.  I'm probably in the minority, but I like Mading better (as far as fit and upside) than any other 2017 recruit we're on...

[Hoyas4Ever]

Oct 19, 2015 17:41:13 GMT -5 Talos said:

I really hope he made it to MM.  I'm probably in the minority, but I like Mading better (as far as fit and upside) than any other 2017 recruit we're on...

I love Mading's upside and think if we are able to get him and Jaren Jackson Jr., we would be set at both forward positions. They would make a great pairing at the SF & PF and along with Tyler Foster and possibly Blake Harris would make another outstanding class. 

[hoyaboya]

St. John's going after him...interesting article from ZagsBlog:

For various reasons, St. John's hasn't really recruited St. Anthony's High School despite the fact that its run by a Hall of Fame coach who's more than 1,000 games over .500 for his career, a coach who just last month produced five Division 1 signees.

"The problem we had with the Jersey kids is until they got dormitories [at St. John's], kids from Jersey were not comfortable going to stay in the Jamaica Estates apartments," St. Anthony's Hall of Fame coach Bob Hurley told me Tuesday morning by phone. "New York City kids didn't mind living at home and getting a check. Once the dorms went up, that changed a little bit. But I still think it's the connection of Jersey City seems to be like another planet. It's like we're in a different solar system."

Former St. John's coach Steve Lavin hardly recruited New Jersey at all, with the notable exception of former Roselle Catholic point guard Isaiah Briscoe, who ultimately chose Kentucky over the Red Storm.

"Steve Lavin was a California guy," Hurley said. "I don't think if you ask [Cardozo coach] Ron Naclerio or [Christ the King coach] Joe [Arbitello], the guys that are coaching over in the city, how often he was in their gyms, it would probably be similar."

But under first-year coach Chris Mullin that may begin to change.

Barry "Slice" Rohrssen, who has known Hurley for some two decades through his stops at Pittsburgh, Manhattan and Kentucky, stopped by the Jersey City school's gym on Monday primarily for 6-foot-10 2017 forward Daniel Mading, but also to honor Hurley.

"We talked a little bit and he watched practice," Hurley said. "I pointed out kids that they should potentially look at, so Daniel Mading was one, [6-8 2017 forward] Samson George was another that he needed to look at, R.J. Cole, a junior guard, and the sophomore kid Savior [6-9 2017 Akuwovo "Savior" Ogeneyole].

"Contrary to what they all do, people can't put a rating on a kid before he's into senior year because a lot of stuff happens," Hurley added. "So when a coach comes in, I think you should give them all the kids who with work could be able to play at that level."

Mading holds offers from St. John's, Seton Hall, Pitt, USC, LSU, Arizona State and Kansas State, among others.

"I think he can really shoot it," Hurley said. "He's very graceful. Really loves to play. Good personality. Not strong and he's probably a stretch four right now because of his ability to shoot the ball, but he's gotta get a lot physically stronger. Since September, he's been lifting weights and working hard."

Rohrssen, who successfully recruited Briscoe to Kentucky from Roselle Catholic, has been making the rounds in and out of Jersey in recent weeks. He also saw 6-11 2017 big man Nick Richards of St. Patrick's on Saturday. Kentucky coach John Calipari and two assistants were also in this fall to see Richards.

"We've been good friends a long time so he enjoyed hanging around," Hurley said of Rohrssen.

Both Hurley and Mullin are Naismith Hall of Famers whose schools are relatively close, so it would make sense for St. John's to foster a relationship with St. Anthony's despite their lack of a recent mutual history.

"We haven't seen Chris at the gym," Hurley said of Mullin. "You always go with connections and Slice and I have been friends for a long time, so I think this will be one of his schools, St. Anthony's, and that doesn't mean that Chris Mullin won't come over. But clearly Slice is very comfortable coming over and he's been coming over to the school for 20 years at a variety of different places and always warmly received."

[EtomicB]

www.sny.tv/college-recruiting/news/daniel-mading-has-breakout-game-as-st-anthonys-cruises-over-pope-john/160555880?tcid=tw_article_160555880

With assistant coaches from Georgetown, Pittsburgh and Seton Hall among those in the packed gym for the Skyline Classic, Mading made a statement in going for 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists as the Friars remained unbeaten on the young season with a 71-48 rout of a young and still winless Pope John team.

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Watched the majority of the game he played well in the first half ad showed some nice skills but definitely more long term prospect than a player right now. He brings good energy and he competes on every play, will make a spectacular play one possession and then one that leaves you scratching your head on the next

[tashoya]

Dec 28, 2015 1:35:37 GMT -5 @yaboynyp said:

Watched the majority of the game he played well in the first half ad showed some nice skills but definitely more long term prospect than a player right now. He brings good energy and he competes on every play, will make a spectacular play one possession and then one that leaves you scratching your head on the next

That sounds like a Georgetown player right about now, no?

[Talos]

Dec 28, 2015 1:35:37 GMT -5 @yaboynyp said:

Watched the majority of the game he played well in the first half ad showed some nice skills but definitely more long term prospect than a player right now. He brings good energy and he competes on every play, will make a spectacular play one possession and then one that leaves you scratching your head on the next

Agreed, but he's still at the top of my list for 2017.  I love his height matched with skills/athleticism, and think he has a ton of upside.  I hope we really show him the love before he blows up.

[trillesthoya]

Just committed to Arizona State... that caught me off-guard