Tyrell Ward '22 W verbal to Xavier -> LSU

[wponds]

247sports.com/Article/Four-star-wing-Tyrell-Ward-taking-his-game-to-a-new-level-Georgetown-LSU-Maryland-Seton-Hall-164765407/

“I feel like my strengths are getting out in transition, getting my teammates involved and just being unselfish. I feel like I’m a very underrated playmaker to be honest.”

Georgetown: “At Georgetown you have a legendary NBA player as the coach, and you get a chance to learn from him. They’ve got a lot of guys on their staff that I grew up working out with and it is like right next to home.”

"I would say that probably by the end of AAU season I’ll have my list narrowed down some.”

[hoyalove4ever]

Good vibes on this one...

[DanMcQ]

[hoyaboya]

[hoyaguy]

If we lose Ward (the one we seem closest too and the highest ranked I think?) to Xavier then I will be so done and annoyed

[Problem of Dog]

This is the kind of kid we absolutely need to get. Not just talent wise, but in terms of WCAC kids who we can't let go to some second tier program like Seton Hall.

[hoyalove4ever]

I presume he will take his visits and let the process play out. Deep breaths for now. He would be a huge win for the program.

[hoyas315]

[hoyanewyorka]

May 17, 2021 17:08:50 GMT -5 hoyas315 said:

AND THIS IS WHY!

[trotters10]

I'm pretty sure this Jeff Earmonn guy is completely guessing at this point (he tends to do that early). He's just using the Mike Jones hire to guess that Tyrell Ward will follow him to Virginia Tech, and he may be right (sadly). But Ward is announcing a Top 8 soon, and has a few visits lined up (one of them to Georgetown). IT'S NOT OVER!

It's not a good sign, but I wouldn't panic yet over a guess. Tyrell spoke positively about Georgetown in his recruitment interview so far, more positively than any other team I've seen him mention. Patrick may just have to pull some magic out on this one though, USE THAT LEGEND STATUS OF HIS!

[hoyaboya]

Tyrell Ward's recruitment has a ton of moving parts. Even a handful of days prior to his top-eight announcement, things continue to evolve. What seems clear now, however, is that Xavier, Georgetown and Virginia Tech are hard-charging programs to watch. Things between the four-star forward and the Musketeers have picked up steam in recent weeks, as head coach Travis Steele has built a strong relationship with not only Ward but those close to him.

So while Ward is nowhere close to making up his mind at this early juncture, the Musketeers, Hoyas and Hokies seem like locks to make the cut and to be factors in the four-star’s recruitment until the end. Ward is extremely close with new Hokies assistant Mike Jones, for whom he played in high school. Meanwhile, Xavier has an open assistant position that could be filled by a coach with ties to DC and Ward himself. What happens on that front will certainly have an effect on his recruitment. For the time being, Virginia Tech looks to be the frontrunner.

basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/florida-man-calipari-reloads-scoot-henderson-tyrell-ward

[wponds]

May 19, 2021 12:05:17 GMT -5 hoyaboya said:

Tyrell Ward's recruitment has a ton of moving parts. Even a handful of days prior to his top-eight announcement, things continue to evolve. What seems clear now, however, is that Xavier, Georgetown and Virginia Tech are hard-charging programs to watch. Things between the four-star forward and the Musketeers have picked up steam in recent weeks, as head coach Travis Steele has built a strong relationship with not only Ward but those close to him.

So while Ward is nowhere close to making up his mind at this early juncture, the Musketeers, Hoyas and Hokies seem like locks to make the cut and to be factors in the four-star’s recruitment until the end. Ward is extremely close with new Hokies assistant Mike Jones, for whom he played in high school. Meanwhile, Xavier has an open assistant position that could be filled by a coach with ties to DC and Ward himself. What happens on that front will certainly have an effect on his recruitment. For the time being, Virginia Tech looks to be the frontrunner.

basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/florida-man-calipari-reloads-scoot-henderson-tyrell-ward

Xavier filled that assistant coach spot already with a guy that has no DC ties FWIW.. Reporter either didn't update his article from it's draft version or just wasn't paying attention when it was announced last week


goxavier.com/news/2021/5/14/mens-basketball-former-arizona-assistant-danny-peters-joins-travis-steeles-staff.aspx

[95hoya]

He's done to VT.

[Bigs"R"Us]

May 19, 2021 18:53:30 GMT -5 95hoya said:

He's done to VT.

Packaged deal. 😉

[hoyaguy]

I wouldn't put the last nail in yet but if it is VT then it's better than Xavier

[s4hoyas]

Unless the kid has told you that, its just an assumption...but I can understand its reasoning. I think he picks Georgetown...better school, HOF head coach, has worked with members of the staff and its "like right next to home." And BTW, who will coach him for his senior year of HS at DeMatha?

[SSHoya]

May 19, 2021 22:03:19 GMT -5 s4hoyas said:

Unless the kid has told you that, its just an assumption...but I can understand its reasoning. I think he picks Georgetown...better school, HOF head coach, has worked with members of the staff and its "like right next to home." And BTW, who will coach him for his senior year of HS at DeMatha?

Pete Strickland (DeMatha ' 75, played college ball at Pitt IIRC) named as interim head coach at DeMatha as noted in other thread. Interestingly, Strickland regularly plays ball with Esherick. Don't know if that could affect Ward's decision, if at all. And whether that's a + or a -.

[hoyaatheart55]

May 19, 2021 22:38:11 GMT -5 SSHoya said:

May 19, 2021 22:03:19 GMT -5 s4hoyas said:

Unless the kid has told you that, its just an assumption...but I can understand its reasoning. I think he picks Georgetown...better school, HOF head coach, has worked with members of the staff and its "like right next to home." And BTW, who will coach him for his senior year of HS at DeMatha?

Pete Strickland (DeMatha ' 75, played college ball at Pitt IIRC) named as interim head coach at DeMatha as noted in other thread. Interestingly, Strickland regularly plays ball with Esherick. Don't know if that could affect Ward's decision, if at all. And whether that's a + or a -.

Esherick was a professor of mine at GMU (graduated 2016). Very nice guy. Never mentioned his time at Georgetown. Always wanted to ask about it but didn’t want to bring up a sore subject lol.

[SSHoya]

May 20, 2021 1:16:15 GMT -5 hoyaatheart55 said:

May 19, 2021 22:38:11 GMT -5 SSHoya said:

Pete Strickland (DeMatha ' 75, played college ball at Pitt IIRC) named as interim head coach at DeMatha as noted in other thread. Interestingly, Strickland regularly plays ball with Esherick. Don't know if that could affect Ward's decision, if at all. And whether that's a + or a -.

Esherick was a professor of mine at GMU (graduated 2016). Very nice guy. Never mentioned his time at Georgetown. Always wanted to ask about it but didn’t want to bring up a sore subject lol.

I was a year ahead of Craig at Springbrook HS and Georgetown. Others may disagree but Craig is a nice guy and he rarely talks about Georgetown these days.

[kghoya]

May 19, 2021 22:38:11 GMT -5 SSHoya said:

May 19, 2021 22:03:19 GMT -5 s4hoyas said:

Unless the kid has told you that, its just an assumption...but I can understand its reasoning. I think he picks Georgetown...better school, HOF head coach, has worked with members of the staff and its "like right next to home." And BTW, who will coach him for his senior year of HS at DeMatha?

Pete Strickland (DeMatha ' 75, played college ball at Pitt IIRC) named as interim head coach at DeMatha as noted in other thread. Interestingly, Strickland regularly plays ball with Esherick. Don't know if that could affect Ward's decision, if at all. And whether that's a + or a -.

Now that's a pick up game I'm interested in checking out.