2006 HL Recruiting

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Butler:
1) Will Veasley (6-4, SG) Freeport, IL. He averaged 24 points and 8 rebounds as a senior. He was also 2nd team all-state as a senior.
2) Elliot Engelmann (6-7, SF) Downers Grove, IL. He averaged 11.2 points and 6.8 rebounds as a junior.
3) Grant Leiendecker (6-3, PG) Homestead, IN. He averaged 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists as a senior.
4) Mike Green (6-0, PG) Philadelphia, PA. He averaged 11.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 4.3 assists as a sophomore at Towson State. He averaged 19.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 7.0 assists as a high school senior. He will sit out the 05/06 season after transferring from Towson State.
5) Peter Campbell (6-7, PF) Yorktown, IN. He averaged 11.1 points and 3.5 rebounds as a freshman at IPFW. He will sit out the 05/06 season after transferring from IPFW.

CSU:
1) Joe Davis (6-0, PG) Warrensville Heights, OH. He averaged 28.1 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.2 assists as a senior. He was also 1st team all-state as a senior.
2) Tristan Crawford (6-4, SG) Steeleton, PA. He averaged 23 points as a senior. He was 1st team All-State and named Pennsylvania Class AAA Player of the Year. He sat out last season as a partial qualifier.
3) 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 was 1st Team All-State as a senior. He will sit out the 2006/07 season after transferring to CSU.
4) Kevin Francis (6-8, PF) Toronto, Ont. He averaged 7.0 points and 4.3 rebounds as a sophomore at Vincennes CC.
5) Breyhon Watson (6-3, SG) Flint, MI. He averaged 6.4 points as a sophomore at Mott CC.
6) Cedric Jackson (6-2, PG) Columbus, NJ. He averaged 4.4 points and 3.3 reboundsas a sophomore at St. John's. as a high school senior, he earned first team all-state honors after averaging 26.0 points a game. He will sit out the 2006/07 season after transferring to CSU.
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 to earn honorable mention all-state. He will sit out the 2006/07 season after transferring to CSU.

Detroit:
1) Theron Washington (6-6, PF) Cincinnati, OH. He averaged 4 points and 5 rebounds as a freshman at Cincinnati State CC. As a high school senior he averaged 8 points and 10 rebounds.
2) Woody Payne (5-10, PG) Detroit, MI. He averaged averaged 18 points, 5.0 steals and 6.0 assists as a junior.
3) Eulis Stephens (6-5, SG) Detroit, MI. He averaged 21.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, 6 assists and 3.3 blocks as a senior.
4) Brandon Bell (5-11, PG) Flint, MI. He averaged 1.5 points and 1.3 assists as a freshman at Marquette. As a high school senior he averaged 20.8 points, 8.8 assists and 4.4 rebounds. He was 1st team All-State as a senior. He sat out the 04/05 season after transferring from Marquette and the 05/06 season due to injury.
5) Russell Allen (6-8, C) Paris, KY. He averaged 17 points and 10 rebounds as a senior.

UIC:
1) Spencer Stewart (6-3, PG) Edwardsville, IL. He averaged 9.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 9.1 assists and 3.8 steals as a junior.
2) TJ Gray (5-9, PG) Chicago, IL. He averaged 7.2 points and 1.6 assists as a sophomore at Western Illinois. He will sit out the 05/06 season after transferring from Western Illinois.
3) Scott VanderMeer (6-11, C) Chicago, IL. He averaged 2.1 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 2 blocks as a freshman at Bowling Green. As a high school senior he averaged 13.6 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.8 blocks. He will sit out the 05/06 season after transferring from Bowling Green.
4) Jermaine Dailey (6-7, PF) Millington, TN. He averaged 9.0 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.1 blocks as a sophomore at Three Rivers CC.
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 and was All-State as a junior and senior. He will sit out the 06/07 season after transferring from Texas Tech.

Loyola:
1) Andy Polka (6-6, PF) Oshkosh, WI. He averaged 14.2 points and 11.3 rebounds as a junior.
2) Courtney Horton (6-2, SG) Chicago, IL. He averaged 14 points and 5 rebounds as a sophomore at Southeastern CC.
3) Marvell Waithe (6-8, SF) Toronto, CA. He averaged 31 points and 11 rebounds as a senior.

UWGB:
1) Troy Cotton (6-2, PG) Milwaukee, WI. He averaged 10 points, 3 assists, and 2 rebounds as a junior.
2) Chase Sukut (6-1, PG) Billings, MT. He averaged 14 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists as a JUCO sophomore.
3) 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) Charlie Swiggett (6-1, PG) Chester, PA. He averaged 10.3 points as a senior. He will be attending Notre Dame Prep School in 2005/06.
2) Ricky Franklin (6-1, PG) Milwaukee, WI. He averaged 20 points as a senior. He was 1st team All-State and Milwakee player of the year as a senior. He will be attending UWM in 2005/06 as a prop 48.
3) Avery Smith (6-3, SG) Milwaukee, WI. He averaged 12.1 points, 1.5 assists, and 1.8 steals as a freshman at Garden City CC. He will sit out the 05/06 season after transferring to UWM.
4) Paige Paulsen (6-7, PF) Custer, SD. He averaged 7.5 points and 3.7 rebounds as a sophomore at Northern Illinois University. As a high school senior he averaged 24.5 points and 11.0 rebounds. He was a three-time 1st team All-State selection and South Dakota's Mr. Basketball as a senior. He will sit out the 05/06 season after transferring from NIU.
5) Ryan Thornton (6-7, SF) Chillicothe, IL. He averaged 17.4 points and 6.4 rebounds as a senior. He was 1st team All-State as a senior.
6) Roman Gentry (6-4, SG) Sioux City, IA. He averaged 20.6 points as a senior.
7) Marcus Skinner (6-6, PF) Flint, MI. He averaged 14 points and 7 rebounds as a sophomore at Mott CC.
8) Sam Mauldin (6-9, C) Wedowee, AL. He averaged 12 points and 7 rebounds a game as a sophomore at Shelton State CC. As a high school senior he averaged 29 points, 21 rebounds and 5.0 blocks. He was 1st team All-State as a senior.
9) Jason Deutchman (6-6, SF) Santa Monica, CA. He averaged 17 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 2.1 assists as a senior.
10) 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.
11) Jason Averkamp (6-7, SF) New Berlin, WI. He averaged 21 points as a senior.

WSU:
1) Todd Brown (6-5, SG) Canton McKinley, OH. He averaged 10.8 points and 4.4 rebounds and 4 assists as a senior.
2) Vaughn Duggins (6-3, SG) Pendleton Heights, IN. He averaged 26.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.9 steals as a senior. He was All-State as a senior.
3) 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.
4) Eric Stevenson (5-11,PG) Warrenton, NC. He averaged 17 points and 5 assists as a senior. He was named player of the year in the North Carolina Conference as a senior.
5) Mark Anderson (6-8, SF) Dayton, OH. He averaged 14 points and 8 rebounds as a senior.

YSU:
1) Byron Davis (6-2, PG) Detroit, MI. He averaged 6.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.6 assists as a sophomore at New Mexico State. As a high school senior he averaged 19.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 4.7 assists. He was 1st team All-State as a senior. He is sitting out the 05/06 season after transferring from New Mexico State.
2) 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 was 3rd team All-State as a senior.
3) Chris Booth (6-8, C) Vincennes, IN. He averaged 12.5 points and 8.7 rebounds as a sophomore at Lincoln Land CC.
4) Krzystof Janiszewski (6-11, C) Dzierzoniow, Poland. He averaged averaged 16 points and 12 rebounds a game last season.
5) George Cotal (6-5, SF) Bronx, NY

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Grant Leiendecker Scout link:

scout.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=8&c=1&nid=1405185

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Troy Cotton links:

Scout link:
scout.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=8&c=1&nid=1581852
Rivals link:
rivalshoops.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=28146

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Marcus McCants Rival link:

rivalshoops.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=33582


**McCants was one of Pearl's recruits. The UWM board is reporting that he is no longer committed to UWM.

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David Gedeon links:

Scout Link:
scout.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=8&c=1&nid=2168563

DDN article:
www.daytondailynews.com/sports/content/sports/preps/daily/0114flyincaps.html

St Xavier"s stat page:
www.gclsports.com/bkTeamStats.aspx?schoolid=20&satid=14

Game summary of St X vs North college Hill (OJ Mayo's team):
shiningstarsports.blogspot.com/2004/12/five-will-always-be-greater-than-two.html

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Collin Young links:

Rivals link:
sebaseball.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=28682&sport=2

Scout link:
scout.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=8&c=1&nid=1644983

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Jake Worley links:

Rivals link:
rivalshoops.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=33648&sport=2

Scout link:
scout.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=8&c=1&nid=1564957

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Gui Alng-Tan Rival link:

rivalshoops.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=39435

[Raiderfan]

With only one scholarship to give (Jaron's) next year it'll be interesting to see how they use it. I would suspect they might be looking for a point guard to replace Dashaun but who knows.........

We currently don't have a pure point guard. We do have combo guards so it wouldn't surprise me to see us go after a pt. guard.

[Big D]

Based on everyone WSU is recruiting, it looks like we are going after a wing guard that can shoot the 3.

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Scott Grote Links:

2005 All-State list:
www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050315/SPORTS15/50315001

DDN article about Scott going to prep school:
www.daytondailynews.com/sports/content/sports/preps/daily/0614grote.html

Centerville basketball link:
www.centervillebasketball.com/index.html

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Pennsylvania prep star says he's going to UWM
By DAN MANOYAN
[e-mail]
Posted: July 4, 2005

The UW-Milwaukee men's basketball team has received an oral commitment from Charlie Swiggett, a 6-foot, 1-inch point guard from reigning Pennsylvania 4A state champion, Chester High School.

Swiggett was a high school senior this season but will attend Notre Dame Prep School in Fitchburg, Mass., and won't be enroll at UWM until fall 2006. He will be eligible for four seasons beginning in the 2006-'07 season.

Swiggett averaged 10.3 points and earned second team All-Delaware County honors at Chester, which plays in the large-school classification. He was also recruited by Fairleigh-Dickenson, Winthrop and Fordham.

"Charlie is extremely athletic, quick, a pretty good defender and he plays above the rim," said Chester coach Fred Pickett. "He usually guarded the opponent's best player. That was something he asked to do."

Chester is the hometown of University of Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan. UWM coach Rob Jeter first became aware of Swiggett when he was assigned to scout a teammate of Swiggett's while Jeter was still an assistant for Ryan at Wisconsin.

"I had a pretty good game the night Coach Jeter was there," Swiggett said. "I had like 24 points and I guess he liked what he saw."

Swiggett recently visited UWM and liked what he saw.

"It was good, the coaching staff, the players, the city, the campus . . . I liked it all," he said.

Swiggett will be attending prep school next season to correct an academic situation, but he thinks it might be a good thing.

"It will give me a chance to be bigger and stronger and work on my skills a little bit," he said. "That way I won't be an average freshman when I come in."

Swiggett won't be able to sign a letter of intent to attend UWM until November. He is Jeter's second recruit for 2006 when the Panthers will have to replace seven seniors.

Northern Illinois transfer Paige Paulson will fill one of those spots and is already on UWM's campus taking summer school courses. Kevin Massiah, who will be eligible for the 2005-'06 season, also is on campus and attending classes.

Kaylan Anderson, who also will be available next season, is trying out for the Canadian under-20 national team.

The Panthers also are thought to be recruiting Andy Polka, a 6-6 forward from Oshkosh West; Adam Koch, a 6-8 post player from Ashwaubenon, and former Milwaukee Washington guard Avery Smith, who played last season at Garden City (Kan.) Junior College.

www.jsonline.com/sports/coll/jul05/338600.asp

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WSU recruit Rydell Brooks' links:

Rivals:
rivalshoops.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=35753

Scout:
scout.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=8&c=1&nid=1826003

From TeamJam.com:

We mentioned that the names to watch were junior's-to-be Ricky Jackson, Marcus Johnson and Rydell Brooks. We rated them even in talent and on-court production. They all make their teams better, they all are "go to" guys, and they all can jump out of the gym.
Rydell again carried Akron Buchtel to a City Championship, lost only once, defeated St. V. at home and saw their season end only in a return match against St. V in the District Final. He is still carrying an extremely high grade point average in the classroom and doesn't get the publicity his game deserves. He should have been Akron's player of the year and at least second team all-state. But Buchtel didn't travel outside the area enough to get noticed.
www.teamjam.org/basketball_directory.htm

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July 2, 2005
TU coaches hit recruiting trail
Bill Lowery
TheHurricaneAlert.com

University of Tulsa Head Coach Doug Wojcik and his staff will continue to travel across the country in search of outstanding basketball prospects on July 6 -- the first day coaches can hit the road again. One player that TU will likely evaluate is Rydell Brooks, a 6-foot-1 and 160-pound combo guard from Akron (OH) Buchtel High School, who recently told our staff of his interest in Tulsa.

"I think (Assistant) Coach (Dave) Wojcik was looking at me when he was an assistant at Dayton," said Brooks. "I know my high school coach, Steve White, told me that Tulsa had called and was interested in me."

"Right now, I have offers from Dayton, Xavier and West Virginia. But I'm also interested in Tulsa, Purdue, Cincinnati and Cleveland State. My favorite at this time is Dayton, because they have been recruiting me the hardest and the longest. But I'm interested in some other schools, including Tulsa."

"My coach told me that the Tulsa coaches were straightforward, and if they asked me to visit their campus, I would definitely be interested."

Brooks was an all-league selection as a junior, after averaging over 26 points a game. Although this smooth lefty is developing his outside shot, most of his scoring comes off the dribble, as he has a quick first step.

"I score most of my points off the dribble," explained Brooks. "I have a very quick first step and can get to the basket and finish. I have good overall quickness and am starting to play good defense."

"I've been working hard on my outside shot and can shoot it pretty well from long range, either off the dribble or off screens. I'm also spending a lot of time working with my off-hand. I'm a really hard worker and think my biggest strength is breaking people down with my dribble. Although I'm a combo guard, I feel like with the right coach, my position is at the point guard in college."

Buchtel Head Coach Steve White also gave us some insight into Brooks' abilities and the schools that are recruiting him.

"Rydell is a very hard worker," said White. "I was looking for him the other evening and I went to the local park at 11:00 pm and Rydell was there shooting under the lights. He's that kind of kid."

"His main strength is his scoring. He can score inside and outside, but he's best at going to the basket. He hasn't gotten the publicity that he deserves, and I'm trying to get that changed."

Coach White feels that Brooks will stay close to home, but says the new Tulsa coaching staff has made contact.

"I know some of the schools that have offered are Dayton, Akron, Wright State, Youngstown State and Kent State. I think he would like to stay in Ohio and believe at this point that he'll end up at Dayton or Akron."

"Tulsa has called me about Rydell. (Assistant) Coach (Dave) Wojcik had come by open gym to watch him when he was an assistant at Dayton. Since he became an assistant at Tulsa, he's called about him. I don't really know how much interest they (Tulsa) have in him, but he's a good player and very under-rated."

Brooks is playing summer AAU ball with the Cleveland Basketball Club, but is heading out soon for a big camp in early July.

"I've been invited to the Adidas Camp in Atlanta, Georgia next week," Brooks concluded. "I'm leaving this Sunday to travel down there and hope to impress some coaches with my play."

Coach White also thought that Rydell would have a great opportunity in Georgia to showcase his talents.

"It will be a chance for Rydell to gain some exposure and I know he'll open some eyes down there."

A Tulsa coach will likely be in attendance at the Adidas events in Georgia next week, which run from July 6 to July 15. The Adidas Superstar Camp runs July 5-9, followed by the Adidas Top Ten Camp from July 10 to July 12, and finally the Adidas Showtime Nationals on July 12-15.

Other events this week that will probably see TU coaches in attendance are the Great American Shootout in Denton, Texas, the Reebok ABCD Camp in Teaneck, New Jersey, and the NIKE All-American Camp in Indianapolis.
www.chicagosports.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=430115

[wsu97]

Thanks for posting about all of our recruits. I've missed reading this stuff on raiderroundball.