Best 2007 HL recruiting class

[Wolf]

Butler:
1) Zach Hahn (6-0, PG) New Castle, IN. He averaged 18.5 points and 6.4 assists as a senior.
2) Shawn Vanzant (6-4, SG) Tampa, FL. He averaged 16.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists, and 3.4 steals as a senior.
3) Matt Howard (6-7, PF) Connersville, IN. He averaged 23.1 points and 14.4 rebounds as a senior.
4) Jermain Raffington (6-8, C) Bad Krozingen, Germany. He averaged 10.6 points and 6.1 rebounds as a sophomore at Southeastern JC.
5) Avery Jukes (6-8, PF) Snellville, Ga. He averaged 17 points and 12 rebounds as a high school senior. He will sit out the 06/07 season after transferring from Alabama.

CSU:
1) Eric Schiele (5-9, PG) Reserve, LA. He averaged 39.5 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 3.4 steals as a senior. He is currently attending Hargrave Military Academy.
2) Norris Cole (6-1, PG) Dayton, OH. He averaged 15.5 point, 4.3 assists, and 2.8 steals as a senior.
3) Cedric Jackson (6-2, PG) Columbus, NJ. He averaged 4.4 points and 3.3 rebounds as a sophomore at St. John's. As a high school senior, he averaged 26 points a game. He will sit out the 2006/07 season after transferring to CSU.
4) D’Aundray Brown (6-3, SG) Youngstown, OH. He averaged 22.3 points as a senior. 5) Nick Weaver (6-2, SG) Glendale, AZ. He averaged 23.1 points as a sophomore at Glendale CC.
6) Daitwan Eppinger (6-6, SF) Garfield Heights, OH. He averaged 19.1 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3.5 blocked shots as a senior.
7) George Tandy (6-8, PF) Indianapolis, IN. He averaged 9.0 points and 7.1 rebounds as a sophomore at Eastern Illinois. As a high school senior he averaged 20 points, 15 rebounds and 10 blocks. He will sit out the 2006/07 season after transferring to CSU.
8) Chris Moore (6-9, C) St. Edwards, OH. He averaged 1.5 points and 0.9 rebounds as a sophomore at UC Santa Barbara. As a high school senior, he averaged 21.5 points, 10.9 rebounds and 6 blocks. He will sit out the 2006/07 season after transferring to CSU.
9) Joe Latas (6-11, C) Bedford-Chanel, OH. He averaged 11 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks as a junior.

Detroit:
1) Josh Samarco (6-1, PG) Belleville, MI. He averaged 15.6 points and 2.4 rebounds as a freshman at Schoolcraft Community College.
2) Michael Harrington (6-8, PF) Country Club Hills, IL. He averaged 11 points and seven rebounds as a sophomore at Kankakee Community College.

UIC:
1) Robert Kreps (6-0, PG) Maroa-Forsyth, IL. He averaged 25 points and 6 assists as a senior.
2) Tori Boyd (6-5, SF) Rockford, IL. He averaged 17 points and 7.4 rebounds as a senior.
3) Billy Baptist (6-5, SF) Kankakee, IL. He averaged averaged 12.0 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.6 steals as a sophomore at Illinois Central CC.
4) Byron Pickens (6-7, SF) >Chicago, IL. He averaged 18 points, 15 rebounds and 5 blocks as a senior.
5) Jeremy Buttell (6-7, PF) Colleyville, TX. He averaged 1.3 points and 1.4 rebounds as a freshman at Texas Tech. He averaged 17.5 points and 11.9 rebounds as a senior. He will sit out the 06/07 season after transferring from Texas Tech.

Loyola:
1) Geoff McCammon (6-4, SG) Hoffman Estates, IL. He averaged 16 points and 6 rebounds as a senior.
2) Justin Cerasoli (6-5, PG) Chicago, IL. He averaged 3.4 points and 1.1 rebounds as a Junior at Mississippi. He averaged 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists as a high school senior. He will sit out the 06/07 season after transferring from Mississippi.
3) Ross Forman (6-7, PF) Minneapolis, MN. He averaged averaged 1.5 points and 0.7 rebounds as a freshman at Wyoming. He averaged 12 points and 6 rebounds as a high school senior. He will sit out the 06/07 season after transferring from Wyoming.
4) Kyle Thomas (6-8, SF) Folsom, CA. He averaged 19 points and 9 rebounds as a junior.

Valparaiso:
1) Zach Payton (6-4, SG) Cincinnati, OH.
2) Howard Little (6-4, SG) Simi Valley, CA. He averaged 20.4 points and 3.3 assists last season.
3) Paul Guede (6-5, SG) London, England. He averaged 22 points, 11.1 rebounds, and 5.6 assists as a high school senior. He sat out the 06/07 season as a red-shirt due to NCAA clearinghouse problems.
4) Bryan Bouchie (6-9, PF) Washington, IN. He averaged 15.9 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 2.5 assists as a senior.

UWGB:
1) Rahmon Fletcher (5-10, PG) Kansas City, MO. He averaged 27.5 points as a senior.
2) D’Angalo Jackson (6-1, PG) Milwaukee, WI. He was redshirting this year as a freshman at Creighton. He averaged 18.1 points and 3.3 assists as a high school senior. He will sit out the 06/07 season after transferring to UWGB.
3) Edgar Segura (6-3, PG) Weslaco, TX. He averaged 19.5 points, 7.8 assists and 4.3 steals as a senior.
4) Bryquis Perine (6-2, SG) Milwaukee, WI. He averaged 13 points as a senior.
5) J.J. Henley (6-7, PF) Chicago, IL. He averaged 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks as a junior.
6) Pat Nelson (6-9, C) Rockford, IL. He averaged 1.3 points and 1.5 rebounds as a freshman at Ball State. He averaged 10 points, 9.9 rebounds, and 3.5 blocks as a high school senior. He will sit out the 06/07 season after transferring to UWGB.

UWM:
1) Deion James (6-1, PG) Milwaukee, WI. He averaged 3.8 points, 2.1 assists, and 2.4 rebounds as a sophomore at Tulsa. As a high school senior, he averaged 17.5 points and 4.0 assists. He will sit out the 06/07 season after transferring to UWM.
2) Deonte Roberts (6-2, PG) St Paul, MN. He averaged 22.6 points as a senior in 05/06. He will be attending Notre Dame Prep School in 06/07.
3) Brad Carroll (6-5, PG) Tempe, AZ. He averaged 14 points and 4 assists as a senior.
4) Torre Johnson (6-6, PF) Milwaukee, WI. He averaged 10.1 points and 4.2 rebounds as a junior at Oklahoma State. He will sit out the 06/07 season after transferring to UWM.
5) Anthony Hill (6-7, PF) Milwaukee, WI. He averaged 13.5 points and 7 rebounds as a senior.
6) Tim Flowers (6-5, PF) Chicago, IL. He averaged 18 points and 14 rebounds as a senior.
7) Kevin Johnson (6-6, SF) Chicago, IL. He averaged 15.2 points and 5.1 rebounds as a senior.
8) Joe Allen (6-6, PF) Milwaukee, WI. He averaged averaging 14.3 points and 6.8 rebounds as a sophomore at St. Mary's college.

WSU:
1) N'Gai Evans (6-1, PG) Canton, OH. He averaged 17.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists as a senior.
2) Troy Tabler (6-4, SG) Cincinnati, OH. He averaged 14.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 3 steals as a senior.
3) John David Gardner (6-4, PG/SG) Birmingham, AL. He averaged 2.4 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 1.6 assists as a freshman at UNCW. He averaged 19.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.4 assists as a high school senior. He will sit out the 06/07 season after transferring to WSU.
4) Scott Grote (6-6, SF) Centerville, OH. He averaged 9.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 2.2 assists as a freshman at Duquesne. He averaged 18.2 points at Massanutten Military Academy. He will sit out the 07/08 season after transferring to WSU.
5) Cooper Land (6-8, PF) Flower Mound, TX. He averaged 15.7 points 8.1 rebounds as a senior.
6) Gavin Horne (6-8, SF/PF) Gainesville, FL. He averaged 8.8 points and 7.2 rebounds as a freshman at Santa Fe CC. As a high school senior, he averaged 21.8 points, 10.2 rebounds, 6.9 assists, and 2.1 blocked shots.
7) Kyle Pressley (6-9, PF/C) Fort Wayne, IN. He averaged 17 points and 7.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocks as a senior.
8) Ronnie Thomas (6-9, PF/C) Middlebury, IN. He averaged 4 points and 2.1 rebounds as a freshman at Duquesne. He averaged 17.7 points, 8.1 rebounds and 3.5 blocks as a high school senior. He will sit out the 06/07 season after transferring to WSU.

YSU:
1) Vance Cooksey (6-0, PG) Marian Catholic, IL. He averaged 20.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.6 steals as a senior. He sat out the 2006/07 season as a nonqualifier.
2) Kevin Draughon (6-4, SF) Rochester, NY. He averaged 19 points and 5.6 rebounds as a freshman at Monroe CC.
3) Blair Rozenblad (6-4, SG) Kennedy Catholic, PA. He averaged 15 points and 8 rebounds as a senior.
4) Vytas Sulskis (6-7, SG/SF) Gainesville, FL. He averaged 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assistsas a senior.
5) Dan Boudler (6-7, PF) Louisville, OH. He averaged 17.2 points, 13.6 rebounds and 2.9 blocks as a senior.

[Sixth Man]

UWM's class looks tough. I'm glad Torre Johnson will only be there one year.

[Jazzfan]

Butler hands down. They added 2 Indiana All-stars and they finally have added some size in the paint. Detroit gets my vote for worst class. This is the second year in a row that Detroit hasn't done well in recruiting.

[Tipp City Raider]

You have to go with the Raiders!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Nutt House]

Cleveland State's coach did a great job selling a program that has been bad for a very long time.

[Raiderfan]

I voted for Butler simply because they have added 2 studs and Matt Howard is probably the highest rated recruit in the HL this year.

I'd put our class in the top 3 in the HL with Valpo looking impressive as well.

I think the over all talent in the HL has gone up considerably which is good for the entire league.

[Retired Coach]

I went with Wright State. I think we addressed all of our needs better than anyone else.

[Fastbreak]

irishraider said:

I went with Wright State. I think we addressed all of our needs better than anyone else.

Butler addressed all of their needs and got some highly touted players. UWM also added some crazy talent to their team, but they still haven't signed a real post player.

[Raider Country]

ups said:

Cleveland State's coach did a great job selling a program that has been bad for a very long time.

I thing CSU is going to be a dark horse this season.

[wsu97]

I'm biased. I went with Wright State.

[Big D]

My top 3 classes:
Butler had a great class. If you look at their returning players, they have several very good guards, but are hurting in the post. They addressed that need quite well. Matt Howard (6-7, PF) is one of the top rated prep recruits coming into the HL. He is a beast and will be a pain in our asses for the next 4 years. Butler added 2 more post players in JUCO Jermain Raffington (6-8, C) and Alabama transfer Avery Jukes (6-8, PF). I would have been impressed if Butler’s class consisted solely of those three, but they also added 2 very good guards. Zach Hahn (6-0, PG) is Butler’s latest guard from New Castle, IN. He will play as a freshman and be a starter by his sophomore year. Shawn Vanzant (6-4, SG) is another typical Butler guard that can knock down a three effortlessly. I think Butler signed the top class because they addressed all of their needs, reloaded at other positions, and brought in top notch quality.

UWM also had a great class. They return several very good guards from last years team and one of the better shooting forwards in the HL in Paige Paulsen. They added a plethora of forwards in this class as well as a few top notch guards. Oklahoma State transfer Torre Johnson (6-6, PF) is my pick for newcomer of the year in the HL. We was a impact player in the Big 12 and will be stud in the HL. Tim Flowers (6-5, PF) is probably the second highest rated player coming to the HL. He is a much more athletic version of Loyola’s Leon Young. UWM added three more forwards in Anthony Hill (6-7, PF), Kevin Johnson (6-6, SF) and transfer Joe Allen (6-6, PF) from St. Mary's college. UWM is bringing in 3 guards as well. Deion James (6-1, PG) transferred from Tulsa. Deonte Roberts (6-2, PG) is a fifth year senior from Notre Dame Prep School and Brad Carroll (6-5, PG) is a 6-5 guard capable of playing PG to SF. UWM did a great job of adding talent and depth to their roster. The only question about their recruiting is they didn’t add much size.

WSU’s coach did a very good job rebuilding our roster in a single year. WSU only returns 5 scholarship players from last year’s team. We needed to add size, depth, and experience. Coach Brownell accomplished all of that. We added 3 experienced transfers that can play next season. John David Gardner (6-4, PG/SG) has the biggest shoes to fill trying to replace DaShaun Wood. He transferred from UNCW. In the post, WSU adds JUCO transfer Gavin Horne (6-8, FS/PF) and Duquesne transfer Ronnie Thomas (6-9, PF/C). From the prep ranks, WSU adds post players Cooper Land (6-8, PF) and Kyle Pressley (6-9, PF/C). At the guard postions, WSU adds N'Gai Evans (6-1, PG) and Troy Tabler (6-4, SG). WSU also added one additional transfer that will sit out next season. Scott Grote (6-6, SF) comes to WSU from Duquesne. Overall, WSU added size, depth, and talent.

[rock70]

bigd, that was a good break down on the top recruiting classes. you seem to be the resident recruiting expert so i would like your opinion on cleveland state. on paper they look good. what are your thoughts on cleveland state?

[Big D]

I think CSU did a good job recruiting. They were the worst team in the HL last year and pretty much needed an entire team overhaul and they got it. They should be much improved, but I don't think they have enough talent to finish in the top 1/2 of the league yet.

[Raider Fanatic]

Gotta go with Da Raiders!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!