dchoya72
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Post by dchoya72 on Feb 20, 2018 23:25:32 GMT -5
Please dont get upset or racist...hate to preface this. Georgetown Hoyas had at least three African players...forgive me for butchering their names. In no particular order: Dikembe Mutombo, Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje, Boubacar Aw, and Joseph Cuomo....whatever names are wrong, please correct me.
Bottom line, why are we not getting any of these players anymore?
Dikembe, Mourning and others are participating NBA Africa, why arent we getting any looks? Baylor has several players from the continent. Georgetown is a great international school.
Beat me up if you must, but, I think this is a legitimate question.
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Post by hoya2x2010 on Feb 20, 2018 23:43:33 GMT -5
I don’t see anything wrong with the question. Hopefully this connection will grow soon. But relationships take time to build, especially internationally. It is too early to say anything about Ewing and his ability to draw international prospects.
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Post by dchoya72 on Feb 20, 2018 23:51:29 GMT -5
I don’t see anything wrong with the question. Hopefully this connection will grow soon. But relationships take time to build, especially internationally. It is too early to say anything about Ewing and his ability to draw international prospects. We obviously had some connections but they seem to have disappeared, schools like Florida State, Louisville, and Baylor seem to have a pipeline of African athletes. |
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Bigs"R"Us
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Feb 21, 2018 0:03:02 GMT -5
If we could recruit in our own backyard, we wouldn’t even be asking this question.
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dchoya72
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Post by dchoya72 on Feb 21, 2018 0:12:14 GMT -5
If we could recruit in our own backyard, we wouldn’t even be asking this question. One thing the DMV is not known for are big guys, 6-9+...guards, forward, yes. |
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Post by blazers44 on Feb 21, 2018 0:12:40 GMT -5
I think the African connection was more of a John Thompson Jr thing. He was to recruit a number of African players. Escreick and JT3 never really recruited them the way Big John did.
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dchoya72
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Post by dchoya72 on Feb 21, 2018 0:28:55 GMT -5
I think the African connection was more of a John Thompson Jr thing. He was to recruit a number of African players. Escreick and JT3 never really recruited them the way Big John did. If that is true, I would consider it a mistake. We could use the infusion. |
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Post by Lethal_Interjection on Feb 21, 2018 6:11:02 GMT -5
I think the African connection was more of a John Thompson Jr thing. He was to recruit a number of African players. Escreick and JT3 never really recruited them the way Big John did. If that is true, I would consider it a mistake. We could use the infusion. Chris Sodom is from Nigeria, so the connection was short lived this year under Coach Ewing. We may see some later down the road though. |
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Post by IDenj on Feb 21, 2018 6:24:18 GMT -5
Hoyas need to create a pipeline to Zamunda.
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Post by glidehoyas (Inactive) on Feb 21, 2018 7:31:13 GMT -5
Please dont get upset or racist...hate to preface this. Georgetown Hoyas had at least three African players...forgive me for butchering their names. In no particular order: Dikembe Mutombo, Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje, Boubacar Aw, and Joseph Cuomo....whatever names are wrong, please correct me. Bottom line, why are we not getting any of these players anymore? Dikembe, Mourning and others are participating NBA Africa, why arent we getting any looks? Baylor has several players from the continent. Georgetown is a great international school. Beat me up if you must, but, I think this is a legitimate question. Who says we don't? We had Chris Sodom. |
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Post by glidehoyas (Inactive) on Feb 21, 2018 7:31:55 GMT -5
If that is true, I would consider it a mistake. We could use the infusion. Chris Sodom is from Nigeria, so the connection was short lived this year under Coach Ewing. We may see some later down the road though. Exactly, and we will always have this connection. |
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Post by glidehoyas (Inactive) on Feb 21, 2018 7:32:53 GMT -5
If we could recruit in our own backyard, we wouldn’t even be asking this question. I'd love to recruit in our own back yard. I've posted several posts about some kids in the DMV. |
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Post by DFW HOYA on Feb 21, 2018 8:25:49 GMT -5
For those who question the lack of an African connection, it's not like there is a European, South American, or Asian connection either.
International admissions is a lot more complex than we have discussed to date.
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Post by tashoya on Feb 21, 2018 8:27:44 GMT -5
Maybe it has something to do with a lack of D1 level players in comparison to the size of the continent such that it's both difficult and disadvantageous to recruit. As other posters mentioned, there's plenty of talent within driving distance that's far easier to evaluate and contact. That alone would be a huge disincentive for recruiting abroad. Not just Africa but anywhere abroad. This is the most recent graphic I could find but sort of interesting: www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/graphic-2016-ncaa-tournament-players-by-states-countries/ |
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Post by blazers44 on Feb 21, 2018 8:47:15 GMT -5
Chris Sodom is from Nigeria, so the connection was short lived this year under Coach Ewing. We may see some later down the road though. Exactly, and we will always have this connection. Sodom had already been in the U.S. For a few yrs by the time he was getting recruited by schools. |
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Post by SaxaCD on Feb 21, 2018 8:50:54 GMT -5
Hadn't Tuomo too?
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Post by glidehoyas (Inactive) on Feb 21, 2018 9:08:52 GMT -5
Exactly, and we will always have this connection. Sodom had already been in the U.S. For a few yrs by the time he was getting recruited by schools. He's still African and most of us are descendants of Africans hahaha. I'm def woke on that. |
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Post by dense on Feb 21, 2018 9:12:41 GMT -5
Hoyas need to create a pipeline to Zamunda. or Wakanda |
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Post by dense on Feb 21, 2018 9:14:40 GMT -5
Please dont get upset or racist...hate to preface this. Georgetown Hoyas had at least three African players...forgive me for butchering their names. In no particular order: Dikembe Mutombo, Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje, Boubacar Aw, and Joseph Cuomo....whatever names are wrong, please correct me. Bottom line, why are we not getting any of these players anymore? Dikembe, Mourning and others are participating NBA Africa, why arent we getting any looks? Baylor has several players from the continent. Georgetown is a great international school. Beat me up if you must, but, I think this is a legitimate question. Not a racist question, Also alot of the really good African players arent coming here anymore.they go to play Europe pro until they are draft age and just enter the nba draft then if they are good enough. |
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dchoya72
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Post by dchoya72 on Feb 21, 2018 11:17:01 GMT -5
Please dont get upset or racist...hate to preface this. Georgetown Hoyas had at least three African players...forgive me for butchering their names. In no particular order: Dikembe Mutombo, Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje, Boubacar Aw, and Joseph Cuomo....whatever names are wrong, please correct me. Bottom line, why are we not getting any of these players anymore? Dikembe, Mourning and others are participating NBA Africa, why arent we getting any looks? Baylor has several players from the continent. Georgetown is a great international school. Beat me up if you must, but, I think this is a legitimate question. Who says we don't? We had Chris Sodom. Glide, yes we got Chris Sodom....I believe he was in the US at another school, de-committed, etc. I'm talking about direct recruitment vs. re-routing from other commitments. To be honest, I don't know how our previous African recruits got here. What about other international recruits? DC area is a transient destination for many in international affairs. I appreciate people entertaining this issue. I believe it is an area of opportunity for the program. Georgetown appears to be a very international and diverse student body. |
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