pws
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Post by pws on Dec 9, 2008 19:01:09 GMT -5
I have no insight into the recruiting of the program, but I came across this and thought it was at leat worthy of some discussion:
I read today (12/9) in the San Diego Union-Tribune that Jeff Withey, a seven footer who goes to U of AZ, has stopped practicing with the team and will transfer. He participated in no games with the team and will likely be eligible Fall 2009.
After reading this, I went to his rivals page and noticed that he had Georgetown listed as his possible schools. He had previously committed to Louisville, before decomitting and signing with Az. I don't recall him being listed as someone with much interest in the Hoyas, but any chance we're on him now?
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chep3
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Post by chep3 on Dec 9, 2008 19:24:33 GMT -5
Was mentioned on an ESPN blog. Apparently he says he's going to concentrate on the Kansas and UT, both of which apparently recruited him heavily earlier.
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vcjack
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Post by vcjack on Dec 9, 2008 19:29:28 GMT -5
Arizona really is a disaster right now isn't it?
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Post by HoyasAreHungry on Dec 9, 2008 20:42:48 GMT -5
i saw this too on the bottom line watching the wvu game...this would be interesting....anyone know anything more about him/ if he really is concentrating on just those two?
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pws
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Post by pws on Dec 9, 2008 22:18:50 GMT -5
In the article, it had a quote from the mom about "learning the new system." This quote seemed interesting to me because of the teams on his list, we are we known for having a "system". I'm sure its just me looking at it from a GU point-of-view, but still something to chew on. Academically, he is finishing out the semester at AZ, but to avoid any additional hatred among his fellow students, I would doubt he will say where he is going until the winter break. His family moved to Tucson to be close to him, so this may also be a factor in his ultimate decision. It says he plans on enrolling in his new school for the spring semester, so I'm sure things will move quickly once he finishes the term.
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ceb8
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Post by ceb8 on Dec 12, 2008 20:43:27 GMT -5
Was mentioned on an ESPN blog. Apparently he says he's going to concentrate on the Kansas and UT, both of which apparently recruited him heavily earlier. In recent article it mentions he will focus on 8 schools. Not sure of the other 6. |
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hoya91
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Post by hoya91 on Dec 13, 2008 3:40:24 GMT -5
Lic will like him - a 7 footer! Just watched a highlight reel of him on youtube - mainly swats and dunks but a couple nice moves where he drives to the hoop.
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hoya91
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Post by hoya91 on Dec 13, 2008 4:05:21 GMT -5
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prhoya
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Post by prhoya on Dec 19, 2008 15:47:55 GMT -5
Love the fact that there's no place for high-maintenance kids here.
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ceb8
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Post by ceb8 on Dec 24, 2008 21:36:21 GMT -5
transferring to Kansas /thread just as an aside Jeff Goodman has updated the transfer list on foxsports. community.foxsports.com/blogs/goodmanonfox/According to him we do not have any immediate interest in any transfer. |
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02hoya
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Post by 02hoya on Dec 25, 2008 19:32:05 GMT -5
Link: tinyurl.com/87psn5"Withey chose Kansas over Texas, Gonzaga, Cincinnati, Indiana, San Diego, San Diego State and Boston College." |
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