James Akinjo 2018 pg commits to Georgetown

[Bigs"R"Us]

James Akinjo back on the market. 4 star PG bails on UConn.

[EtomicB]

Mar 19, 2018 16:32:10 GMT -5 Bigs"R"Us said:

James Akinjo back on the market. 4 star PG bails on UConn.

James Akinjo, the 6-foot point guard from Richmond Salesian (CA), has obtained a release from his Letter of Intent to UConn in the wake of the firing of Kevin Ollie.
Akinjo also held offers from Colorado, Iowa State, Maryland, Texas A&M, and UNLV, among others.

[kbones17]

Mar 19, 2018 16:54:11 GMT -5 EtomicB said:

Mar 19, 2018 16:32:10 GMT -5 Bigs"R"Us said:

James Akinjo back on the market. 4 star PG bails on UConn.

James Akinjo, the 6-foot point guard from Richmond Salesian (CA), has obtained a release from his Letter of Intent to UConn in the wake of the firing of Kevin Ollie.
Akinjo also held offers from Colorado, Iowa State, Maryland, Texas A&M, and UNLV, among others.

Kid can ball. I hope staff is blowing up his phone today. He would be my top priority at this time if I were PE.

[eastcoastteddy58]

Mar 10, 2018 10:56:38 GMT -5 @yaboynyp said:

Kevin Ollie got fired soooooo....






Could be available soon...

[iheartdurenbros]

It’s on. Love the bulldog btw.

[jwp91]

Those who said that PE wouldn’t hustle on recruiting had no idea what they were talking about.

[iheartdurenbros]

I mean how cool is that, to get a visit from a star of Space Jam only hours after being released?

[kbones17]

Awesome! Whatever happens this kind of stuff gets me fired up for the future. PE is grinding and relentlessly looking to improve. No guarantees we get there, but keep on grinding!

[wnyhoya]

Can't hurt to be the first one in to see him! Great work by Pat and staff. This hard work is gonna pay off. It has to. Now get him on campus for a visit within the next month and lock him up

[saxagael]

Akinjo looks good. His Verbal Commits page only listed UConn as interest, which is a little odd for a 3 / 4 star recruit. He would be a great addition and looks like he has solid point guard skills.

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[EtomicB]

Mar 19, 2018 23:02:43 GMT -5 saxagael said:

Akinjo looks good. His Verbal Commits page only listed UConn as interest, which is a little odd for a 3 / 4 star recruit. He would be a great addition and looks like he has solid point guard skills.

You have to click "show other offers" on his page to see his other offers/interest..

[saxagael]

Mar 19, 2018 23:05:54 GMT -5 EtomicB said:

Mar 19, 2018 23:02:43 GMT -5 saxagael said:

Akinjo looks good. His Verbal Commits page only listed UConn as interest, which is a little odd for a 3 / 4 star recruit. He would be a great addition and looks like he has solid point guard skills.

You have to click "show other offers" on his page to see his other offers/interest..

Thanks, it usually is expanded, but on his page wasn’t. Now I know to ensure it is open.

Seeing all interest is looks like he only had one offer. He had interest in Cal. Good news for Georgetown.

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Pat seems... excited... to be in those photos.

[kbones17]

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He's a dog. Honestly the best guard we could add at the moment. He could be a Ryan Arch, or Jevon Carter, in terms of the type of impact he could have on a program. He's a culture builder, a leader, and a coach on the floor. He plays both ends and has a 3.8 GPA for good measure.... The clip below is the best way to describe the type of kid he is. He's #15 in Black.



The kid he's yelling at kept leaking out instead of crashing the boards.

www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/jevon-carter-1.html

www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/ryan-arcidiacono-1.html

Not necessarily similar players but I could see his career following a similar path as either of these guys.

[eastcoastteddy58]

Mar 19, 2018 23:04:41 GMT -5 @yaboynyp said:

Damn, PE aint %$#&ing around, does he fly his own jet? Its about to snow in the DMV and he broke out to Cali on a minutes notice.   

[dchoya72]

Mar 20, 2018 6:54:33 GMT -5 Bigs"R"Us said:

Pat must be used to this from his NBA days playing and coaching. I like Akinjo and prefer we land a 4 year player.

I agree fundamentally, but do what advances the program.

[dchoya72]

Mar 20, 2018 5:47:27 GMT -5 eastcoastteddy58 said:

Mar 19, 2018 23:04:41 GMT -5 @yaboynyp said:

Damn, PE aint %$#&ing around, does he fly his own jet? Its about to snow in the DMV and he broke out to Cali on a minutes notice.   

Obviously the team is investing in recruiting...now is the time.

[SaxaCD]

Mar 20, 2018 3:51:12 GMT -5 @yaboynyp said:

He's a dog. Honestly the best guard we could add at the moment. He could be a Ryan Arch, or Jevon Carter, in terms of the type of impact he could have on a program. He's a culture builder, a leader, and a coach on the floor. He plays both ends and has a 3.8 GPA for good measure.... The clip below is the best way to describe the type of kid he is. He's #15 in Black.



The kid he's yelling at kept leaking out instead of crashing the boards.

www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/jevon-carter-1.html

www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/ryan-arcidiacono-1.html

Not necessarily similar players but I could see his career following a similar path as either of these guys.

This guy and McClung would give us 2 new guys in the rotation who would bring such different skills to the backcourt than what we've been going with. I am not optimistic, because with recruiting I never am, but our backcourt would be fundamentally different with 2 guys like that joining.