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Post by Big D on Feb 16, 2005 22:47:46 GMT -5
Hoopscoop now has Craft ranked 78th best 5th year player nationally.
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Post by Big D on Feb 19, 2005 13:08:21 GMT -5
Looks like we avoided a bullet by not getting Foust when he left Oklahoma.
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The Columbus Dispatch
Saturday, February 19, 2005
A Franklin County grand jury indicted former Brookhaven basketball player Brandon Foust yesterday on a felony-burglary charge. He is scheduled to appear in Common Pleas Court on Monday.
Columbus police allege that Foust, 21, of 6061 Hampstead Dr., broke into the home of a neighbor on Hampstead Drive on Feb. 10 and removed several items with a teenage accomplice. An eyewitness observed the break-in and notified police and the homeowner, according to a police report.
Officers found the house ransacked. They tracked footprints in the snow to Foust's house and made the arrest.
Items recovered by police included $3,700 in jewelry and a 20-inch flat-screen television. Foust has been ordered to stay away from the home.
A conviction for burglary is punishable by up to eight years in prison.
The former Brookhaven standout ran into team disciplinary troubles while playing at Oklahoma and then announced in December he was transferring from the university for lack of playing time. He left Oklahoma after averaging 2.8 points and one rebound in five games this season
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Post by Big D on Feb 19, 2005 23:19:11 GMT -5
Prep Pair Makes Decision By Jeff Goodman National Recruiting Analyst Date: Feb 18, 2005 Brewster Academy forward Chris Cornelius will be heading back to his home state for college while Bridgton Academy guard will be returning to the south after he leaves Maine. A pair of prep school players are off the table. Brewster Academy (N.H.) 6-7, 200-pound power forward Chris Cornelius committed to Southern Illinois and Bridgton Academy (Maine) 6-3, 205-pound guard Courtney Beasley pledged to Larry Eustachy and Southern Mississippi. Cornelius was, at one time, ready to commit to Illinois State – but head coach Porter Moser and his staff weren’t ready to take the Illinois native. So Cornelius waited a little while before committing to the Salukis. ``Southern Illinois had offered way back in the fall,” Brewster coach Jason Smith said. “Chris was always interested, but he didn’t want to make a knee-jerk reaction. Southern Illinois was the most aggressive school in pursuing Chris.” Cornelius, who was also being recruited by Auburn, Charleston and LaSalle, is averaging 9.5 points and 8 boards for Brewster this season. He was also recruited by Wichita State, Northern Iowa, Loyola (Ill.) and Boston University. As for Beasley, the strong guard from Huntsville, Ala., should help bolster a struggling Southern Mississippi program. He’s been somewhat inconsistent at times this season, but he can get to the basket and also knock down the 3-pointer. Beasley, a one-time signee to Jacksonville State, scored 17 points, grabbed 8 boards and had 6 assists in a victory against IMG this past Saturday. scouthoops.scout.com/2/353296.html |
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Post by Raiderfan on Feb 19, 2005 23:28:42 GMT -5
It is good to see Craft as the 78th best 5th year play. Last year wasn't Parysh ranked in the top 50 as far as 5th year players were concerned? My memory may be failing me but I thought Munroe was ranked fairly high.
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Post by Big D on Feb 19, 2005 23:33:49 GMT -5
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Post by CSUontheRIse on Feb 28, 2005 14:03:51 GMT -5
from prep spotlight
Mike Garland and his staff at Cleveland State have landed one of the most exciting players in the state of Michigan. Garland had his sights set on a Point Guard and he got his man. This weekend one of the quickest playmakers in the Midwest committed to Cleveland State.
5'9 PG Carlos English, the former Warren Fitzgerald All-State Guard, and current Junior College standout at Mott Community College has committed to Cleveland State.
English has been one of the best Guards in the JC ranks over the last two years and had a ton of interest from Mid Major colleges. In the end English chose Cleveland State because "I knew Mike Garland was a great coach from his days at Michigan State and I felt comfortable with their staff and the way the CSU program is going. I plan to have the ball in my hands and help make them an even better team next year" said English.
Congrats to Mike Garland and Assistant Sean Bledsoe for landing one of the best PG's around, and one of my personal favorites.
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Post by Big D on Mar 8, 2005 21:02:05 GMT -5
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Post by Big D on Mar 10, 2005 22:19:27 GMT -5
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Post by ggwsu on Mar 11, 2005 13:51:50 GMT -5
I'm not sure if Chancellors injury should be a concern or not? He has seven months to recover so hopefully he will be ready to go this Fall.
I am counting on Walt to be a significant contributor next year down in the post. I suspect Jordan and Drew will start at the center and power forward positions and I see Walt cast in the role Jordan had this year, around fifteen to twenty minutes per game subbing for Drew and Jordan. Hopefully Parysh will be ready to contribute next year and he sees some minutes.
Walt's size alone at 250 pounds makes him unique and brings a certian element to the team that we haven't seen since Izzy.
Go Raiders!!
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Post by Big D on Mar 16, 2005 12:11:15 GMT -5
Posted Mar. 16, 2005 College basketball notebook: Transfer commits to Phoenix men By Rob Demovsky rdemovsk@greenbaypressgazette.com The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay men’s basketball team might have found a replacement for one of its three departing guards. Junior college guard Ontario McKee, who played high school basketball at Milwaukee Juneau, made a verbal commitment to the Phoenix on Tuesday. The 5-foot-11 McKee said UWGB losing starting guards Javier Mendiburu, Brandon Morris and Matt Rohde to graduation was a big reason he chose the Phoenix over Bradley and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. “That was probably the biggest factor,” McKee said. “With those three guys graduating, it gives me an opportunity to play right away.”<br> McKee played point guard and shooting guard in the last two seasons at Southwest Missouri State-West Plains. He started all 32 games this season and averaged 13.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. McKee made his official visit to UWGB last weekend. Mike Mitchell of Midwest Scouting Service, who specializes in rating junior college players, said McKee is similar to Morris but thinks McKee is better. “If anything, McKee is a little better offensive player,” Mitchell said. “He can really score driving and can make 3s. He’s going to be a versatile, offensive-minded guard for them.”<br> McKee has a chance to be an immediate starter. So does incoming recruit Simon Farine, a 6-2 high school senior from Toronto. McKee was an honorable mention all-state selection as a senior but wasn’t heavily recruited out of high school because it was a foregone conclusion he would go to a junior college because he would not meet NCAA freshman eligibility standards. “He’s bigger and stronger than he was in high school,” Juneau coach Jamie Koepp said. “He’s going to help them become a little more athletic to be able to compete with some of the more athletic teams in the Horizon League.”<br> NCAA rules prohibit UWGB coach Tod Kowalczyk from commenting on McKee until he signs his letter of intent in May. Kowalczyk signed five high school seniors in the fall and could add another player this spring. www.greenbaypressgazette.com/sports/archive/sports_20248671.shtml |
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Post by Big D on Mar 18, 2005 22:47:10 GMT -5
Creek's Tillman a hidden gem By Mark Gokavi Dayton Daily News If you're Southern California men's basketball coach Tim Floyd, you may be wondering why Beavercreek's Jerome Tillman is available. Doesn't matter. Sign him up. Our All-Area boys player of the year is expecting a weekend visit from the USC coach. Tillman doesn't have an offer from Floyd but thinks one could be coming. "There's a reason he's coming to see me," the Beavercreek senior said. "He sees something in me, some potential." What's that coach, you want an explanation? OK. Tillman (whose parents both played in college) didn't play AAU. The Beavers' rock-solid program hasn't produced a ton of Division I prospects. The 6-foot-6, 230-pounder played inside out of necessity. Some have used the dreaded "tweener" term with Tillman, likely a college small forward. "Some might look at my height as being a problem," he said. "But I play like I'm 6-9 or 6-10. I can create matchup problems. Give me the opportunity. I'll do it." Tillman said he has offers from George Washington, Ohio, North Carolina-Wilmington and Miami. He said he'll also visit Drake. Here's what matters. Tillman can flat play. He's strong and so are all parts of his game. What's that, Mr. Floyd? Can other area college coaches all be missing on this guy? Yes. Anybody remember Bethel's Matt Witt (Eastern Kentucky), Colonel White's Steven Wright (Bowling Green), Centerville's Ben Rhoda (East Tennessee State) or Dayton Christian's David Dees (Liberty)? All were double-digit scorers this year who were overlooked to some degree. www.daytondailynews.com/sports/content/sports/preps/daily/0318gokavi.html |
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Post by Big D on Mar 21, 2005 7:23:05 GMT -5
Kyle Nagel chats with Beavercreek boys basketball standout Jerome Tillman By Kyle Nagel Dayton Daily News For the past two seasons Jerome Tillman has been one of the area's biggest forces on the basketball court. At 6 feet, 6 inches and 230 pounds, the forward averaged an area second-best 26.6 points per game this season and was named the Dayton Daily News Division I Player of the Year. But he wasn't always the outgoing guy who now introduces himself to the new kids with handshakes — and to opponents with slick spin moves. • "Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois and New Orleans — I've lived some different places, we moved around a lot. We moved here when I was in sixth grade." • "I still remember the day. It was in the cafeteria, and I was sitting there eating lunch by myself. I remember him coming over to talk to me. I can't even remember his name now, he was in New Orleans when I moved there in fifth grade. He noticed I was kind of isolated because I hadn't really met anyone. He was the first one to come up and talk to me, just, 'Hey, what's going on?' He introduced me to a lot of people in my little elementary school. That's one of the things I try to do. If I see someone new, I'll walk up and say, 'Hi, I'm Jerome,' or whatever. You have to be friendly. You can't do very much totally on your own." • "It was the summer before seventh and eighth grade. I was outside of my house, just shooting around. Then I thought, 'I'm gonna try to dunk.' The first couple times I didn't get it, but the third time I got it. I was ecstatic. I thought, 'Man, I just dunked.' It was a good feeling." • "My mom, Florence, she's a teacher at Shaw. My dad, Jerome, he's retired, but he used to be the dean of the College of Education at Central State University. They were kind of hard of me sometimes with education, but it's paying off for me now." • "Seventh-grade year, it was right after a big game, and we had gotten our report cards that day. I had 2 As, 2 Bs, a C and a D, and they took me off the team because I had a C and a D. That's when it hit me that, 'Hey, they're serious.' Before, I thought they were saying they would take me off the team just to scare me. It hit me that I needed to get my act together. And, I always take them seriously after that." • "Charles Barkley. He took the athletic ability he had, and he took his game to the next level. He was very good at ball-handling and rebounding. You see films of him getting a rebound and going coast-to-coast for a dunk. That's the whole package. That's why I try to play like him." • "My mom grew up in Arkansas, not on the wealthy end. She didn't have much at all. But, she busts her butt every day at work so we can have more. She used basketball to go to college for four years. She played at Arkansas State, but she got an academic scholarship, too. And my dad played four years at Central State." • "George Washington. Ohio University. Miami University. Wright State. Drake University. Lehigh University. University of Evansville. University of North Carolina-Wilmington. And the University of Hartford in Connecticut. Yeah, those are all scholarship offers." • "I'd like to make a decision by the end of the school year, but I don't want to rush things. I want to do this right. This is where I'm going to college, it's an important decision." • "I don't really have a pre-game ritual, but before every game I listen to a Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz CD just to get focused. Every game." • "That Moeller game (55-53 loss in 2004 district final, in which Tillman missed a 3-pointer at the end), it was probably the best I've ever been a part of. I went out after the game and shot the same shot I took at the end of the game. I made it five times in a row. I was kicking myself, you know, why didn't I knock it down? It looked good, and it felt good, too, but sometimes you miss." • "My dad told me, 'Look, you're going to get a lot of attention because of your play, you just have to keep elevating your game and just be smart. Be courteous and polite, be a nice young man. Just be yourself, even though the recruiting can get hectic. You'll have a lot of people coming up to talk to you, and if you don't want to talk to them, just say so.' " • "No, I don't mind talking to you." • "Oh, yeah, all the time. They come up and say, 'Do you play football, too? You'd be a heck of a tight end.' I still play football with the guys sometimes, but I'm sticking with basketball." www.daytondailynews.com/sports/content/sports/daily/0321qt.html |
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Post by Thrilled on Mar 21, 2005 15:02:31 GMT -5
I think it is great that we are now after Tillman. He seems like the total package. He can score in the paint, he can step out and shoot the 3, he can rebound, and best of all he is a wide body at 6-6 and 230 pounds as a senior. Can you imagine him by his junior year when he weighs 245 lbs? He might be a bit undersized but so was Hanje, Marshall, Ryan Perryman, Joah Tucker, Terrell Riggs, Paul McMillin............
Especially with the extra ship created when Lorenzo left I hope we land Jerome.
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Post by Big D on Mar 22, 2005 12:17:03 GMT -5
Darrell Harris may be available once again. He signed with Siena in the early signing period, but they just fired their head coach. He should be able to get a release from his LOI if he asks for it. (like Matt Webster did when WSU fired Schilling).
To refresh everyone's memory, Harris is a 6-10, 215 lb center from Cuyahoga Falls CC. As a sophomore this year, he averaged 27.3 pts and 14.2 rebounds. He visited WSU before the early signing period. His final 3 were Siena, WSU, and Marshall.
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Post by Big D on Mar 22, 2005 17:26:53 GMT -5
Siena recruits set to renege Two prospects reportedly unhappy with Lanier firing By TIM WILKIN, Staff writer First published: Saturday, March 12, 2005 Darrell Harris got angry on Tuesday when he first heard about the firing of Rob Lanier. The 6-foot-11 Harris, who was Lanier's top recruit for next season, wasn't any happier on Friday. "I don't know where I am going to play next year," Harris said. "All I know is that I won't be going to Siena College." Harris was speaking by phone from Piqua, Ohio, where he was playing in the National Junior College Athletic Association District 7 Tournament for Cuyahoga Community College that night. Harris was named the Player of the Year in the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference after averaging 27 points, 14 rebounds and three blocked shots per game. Cuyahoga, the same school that Detroit Pistons star Ben Wallace attended, played Edison Community College Friday night. Harris visited Siena last year and said the main reason he wanted to come to Loudonville was the relationship he forged with Lanier and the rest of the staff. With Lanier gone, things can't be the same. "I don't want to go there," Harris said. "There is no question in my mind. The main reason I wanted to go was coach Lanier. I really wanted to go there because it looked like a nice school. Right now, I'm really disappointed." Harris and Tarrance Garrison, a 6-8 power forward from Texas, have both signed national letters of intent and are committed now to play at Siena. Beverly Garrison said her son was upset and probably wouldn't be coming to Siena. "I think we are going to look at prep school," she said by phone from Texas. "We are upset, we are confused and we are unhappy. Right now, we don't want to come to Siena. It's a long way to go and (Lanier) is not there." Harris said he will ask the school for a release from that commitment. If Siena does that, Harris will be able to play somewhere else next season. If Siena does not grant that release and Harris leaves anyway, he would have to sit out next season. He would then have only one year of eligibility remaining because he has already played two years at Cuyahoga. After Lanier was fired, Siena athletic director John D'Argenio said he would not immediately grant releases to either recruit. He wants them to wait until a new coach is in place before either makes a final decision. Beverly Garrison said she and her son would be open to meeting the new Siena coach but it may not be enough to get him to come. Tarrance Garrison averaged nine points, seven rebounds and seven blocks for Lancaster High School this season. Harris said he talked to Lanier the day he was fired. He said Lanier urged him to honor his commitment and go to Siena. Those words fell on deaf ears. "He wants me to still come but there is no way," Harris said. "I don't care who the next coach is at Siena. It doesn't matter to me at all. I look at this as a done deal." If Harris and Garrison do not end up coming to Siena, the new coach will have five scholarships available for next season. timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=341228&category=SIENAMENS&BCCode=QSB2&newsdate=3/13/2005 |
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