Steele Davis '11

[ceb8]

After reading some articles he sounds like a great young man that would fit our program nicely and seems to be very high on us. With one article quoted him as almost committing to us last summer. Anyone have any idea what kind of priority he is for us?

Originally from LA but has been shuffled around ever since hurricane Katrina and now is living on Long Island. 6'8 225 Center/PF

w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/class-of-2011-intro-steele-davis/

[HoyasAreHungry]

position? where from? etc etc?

[saxamaphone]

Uh, this is a joke, right?

NYCHoops.net just wrote a feature on this guy for Rivals alleging that he's really 20 but pretending to be 16.

NYCHoops.net was contacted by AAU Coach, Nate Cadogan, who said he coached Davis in 2005. "His name isn't Steele Davis, it's Neville Davis and he played for me on the Lamar Odom All-Stars," said Cadogan.

The Lamar Odom All-stars a/k/a Team Odom is an AAU team sponsored by and named after the LA Lakers NBA star.

Cadogan provided NYCHoops.net with a team photograph, including Neville Davis, and a copy of the Davis' 2005 team application which Neville Davis lists his date of birth as May 5th 1988 and his high school as Pacific High School.

[ceb8]

Lol sorry I didn't see that article. I guess I need to edit the title once they figure out how old he is.

[HoyaSox04]

This is according to a rivals.com article (selected quotes below):

As far as which school Davis attended in Louisiana, Rimes says, "He (Steele Davis) told me he went to Booker T. Washington High School in New Orleans, LA but I found out from another player, who was from New Orleans, that Booker T. is actually a Middle school and that it had closed before the hurricane (Katrina)."

Rimes added that Davis disappeared from his academy in early April when he couldn't produce his transcripts and birth certificate. "He left all his clothes here and just left," says Rimes.

The pattern that seems to have emerged is, that Steel/Neville Davis has gotten through high school system without actually producing a birth certificate. When ask to produce one, he flees to another school.

One more quote:

In the case of Neville/Steele Davis, he appears to have been able to generate a 9th grade transcript, even though it reflects that he failed or didn't attend or complete courses based on the assumption that his transcripts were somehow lost during Katrina.

When the schools or institutions that Davis attempted to attend or was attending confronted him and asked for a more definitive forms of identification like a birth certificate, Steele/Neville Davis fled, according to reports.

The allegations of the false representation of age and identity with regard to Steele/Neville Davis raise questions and concerns as to how easy it is for a student-athlete to slip through the cracks and garner college attention based on the belief that a player is younger and more developed then he actually is.

The Hoyas should stay so far, far away from this kid its ridiculous.

[MetsHatHoya]

Wow we better get on this kid ASAP before syracuse and uconn start offering

[Deleted]

The Nationals should sign him.

[patrickchewing]

Apr 23, 2009 13:16:56 GMT -5 @cam said:

The Nationals should sign him.

You sir, are a champion.

[tpk3]

WOW. Malik Story and John Reik think that this kid has issues.

[HoyaFanNY]

sounds like a su(ck) player to me

[strummer8526]

Didn't this kid (guy? grown man?) pitch for a Bronx 13-and-under team in 2001? I think he was only 15 years old back then.

[tashoya]

Distant cousin of Miguel Tejada?

[daytonahoya31]

danny almonte is the alleged kid, grown man who pitched for the bronx team....the little unit, he was called

[strummer8526]

Apr 24, 2009 12:08:54 GMT -5 daytonahoya31 said:

danny almonte is the alleged kid, grown man who pitched for the bronx team....the little unit, he was called

Haha yes, I'm aware. I'm from the NY-area, so I remember the Danny Almonte segment well—it was one of the huge news stories (along w/ Chandra Levy) that got completely dispensed with on 9/11. This Steele character just reminded me of Almonte.