Box and Won Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 We have a commitment from: 1) Relphorde and a possible walk-on in: 2) Eckerle Who else are we after? I count: 3) Powell 4) D.J. Kennedy 5) Gary Correia 6) The Lithuanian JUCO 7) Jeff Peterson Who am I missing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLUDrew Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Those are the only ones I have heard about, though as we all know BRad likes to keep these things close to the vest. I wouldn't be at all surprised if we get a commitment from someon none of us have ever heard of. That being said, of those listed above I would be most excited if DJ Kennedy or Leon Powell were to sign. The other guys seem like nice role players but not much more. Although I would love to know more about the Lithuanian JUCO if anyone has any more info on him. If I recall, isn't he a PF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted February 23, 2007 Author Share Posted February 23, 2007 I agree. It's weird that we actually had heard about Relphorde before he committed! That doesn't seem to happen too often around here. I'd be happy with Kennedy and Powell, and Peterson sounds interesting: http://www.i95ballerz.com/story%20-%20jeff...recruitment.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy03 Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 I know Brad has said he is looking at 12 players and wants to sign 4 so there are an addtional 5 or so players that arent on that list. Anthony Mitchell out of East St. Louis has an offer I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTIME Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 If doesnt have an offer, Kavon Lacey of Alton should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted February 23, 2007 Author Share Posted February 23, 2007 Is Lacey the kid who was deciding between basketball and football? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy03 Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 nm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 It's all speculation at this point but here's my best guess at the 12 Brad was referring to based on our needs and/or recruiting buzz around them over the last month. demond watt HS jeff peterson HS marcus walker juco anthony mitchell HS marcus relphorde Prep d.j. kennedy HS gary correia HS mantas griskenas Juco leon powell HS ivan evans Juco thiago cordeiro Juco yima chia-kur Juco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SShoe Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 nm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Griskenas would be a nice get. He's averaging over 14 and 8 in a tough league. Shooting 41% from 3, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLouBlue Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Other names that have been mentioned. Rodney Alexander JUCO at Redlands--was mentioned during Fall recruiting period not sure still involved or not. D'Lancy Carter JUCO at Vincennes--originally from Belleville area but moved to TX as senior. Good size but unimpressive numbers, backup center type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Latsch Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 I posted this on another thread, but a source told me yesterday that Anthony Mitchell, the 6-foot-3/6-4 senior guard/forward at East St. Louis, may already have a scholarship offer from the Billikens. - Nate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTIME Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Exactly. Walker opted for the big time out of school, and now he can humble himself and put up HUGE numbers in a smaller conference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLUDrew Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Tommie and Kevin have two more years, and Tommie may only have one more year. Getting guys who MAY become contributors in a couple years is not going to cut it. We need guys who ARE going to contribute right away. Understandably, not all four recruits we may sign this spring are going to be immediate impact guys. In my opinion we need at least an immediate impact PF and an immediate impact PG. If Brad can find a way to get two players to fill those voids, we should be in pretty good shape. Otherwise, I don't see how next year's team will be any better than this team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 mitchell handles the ball just fine and would be a good get as a guard imo. he is not an undersized power forward imo, but he isnt afraid to take the ball to the basket and rebound and defend the lane. however as my son said, he doesnt appear to have a very good outside shot at this point. but mitchell can dribble the basketball, has decent court vision and can defend any area high school guard imo. he had the ball vs the press and tight full court man to man as much as anyone else on the eastside team. plus, dont forget he is the best player on the team that besides alton has the best chance to go to the state tourney of any team on the east side of the mississippi and south of springfield. best players on best teams are always worthy of looking at imo. mitchell is a very good athlete. as vtime suggested, the better get is kavon lacey. i have seen alton now a couple of times and when you watch them warm up you wonder how in the world this team is winning as they have no physical specimen's that stand out. the answer is that lacey and his running mate, brandon wilson (who is also a senior) are likely the best backcourt tandem right now in the metro east area. both are very athletic and very fast. they defend like no other pair does, wilson is especially quick, but lacey is as well. both do not turn the ball over but inflict the opposite on their opponents but lacey really shoots the ball very very well and has a knack for finding open spots when he doesnt have the ball. wilson is not as physically strong or big as lacey so that might hold him back for the next level. but lacey is very strong yet not the classic football build. unless we want another small forward/wing player more (mitchell) lacey is the better get as a guard/point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SShoe Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 ROY'S BACK!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
km109 Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Take Correia, he can definitely play in the A-10. He's had a great year at Northfield on a team that's loaded (3 already signed with A-10 teams, 1 with Notre Dame) and has played against high level competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidnark Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Powell doesn't excite me. He is a tweener who hasn't showed great interest in SLU and will likely face academic challenges even if he qualifies. He just strikes me as the somewhat tyical athletic recruit at Vashon who struggles to find his niche in college basetkball. Even the biggest Vashon success stories--Polk and McKinney--have largely been roll players, not difference makes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLouBlue Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Thanks B-Roy for the report on those players. I really like the sounds of Mitchell. I think he sounds like the 2-3 type player we need, especially since we will probably always be undersized at the 4. I like having a guard that can rebound and play tough defense--this type of player should always be able to find a role on the team. I also like the sound of Lacey. I wouldn't mind signing 3 high school players this Spring so long as we also get a JUCO that can come in and be a big contributor inside. By the way, welcome back B-Roy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 not really. nate wasnt giving an accurate picture and i felt i had to comment. i am not ready to return, however the health of the board has improved, but i have no interest in debating billikens until it appears the vast majority of debate is healthy again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 it is my guess that brad wants two immediate contributing inside players that can rebound and defend better than ian has this year. i.e. jucos. and he probably wants a pure point guard (lacey would qualify, mitchell probably would be better suited for wing). the other scholarship was to be taken by the best player available and it is my guess that is relphorde. mitchell was probably the backup offer for that scholarship. same with powell. that is just my opinion, i have zero inside information to prove otherwise. i may be wrong, but assuming mitchell or reliphorde could be our point guard is not likely imo. and powell is a tweener and i would doubt they expect him to be a replacement for ian next year. soderberg is adament he is only using 4 this spring. btw, earlier in the week nate made a comment about soderberg leaving before the vashon game in that district doubleheader. remember, soderberg has to diary his games he visits and is limited to the number of games he can see. i think that also goes for a limit to the number of times he can view a specific player. also, there was talk about the needed ACT scores and the sliding scale. here is the chart to explain. http://www1.ncaa.org/membership/membership...e_quick_ref.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 My take is that the two impact players are needed (and more readily available) at the point guard and at the power forward. That's why the staff has focused so intensely on Jeff Peterson and Gary Correia, who play against high major D-1 recruits on a regular basis. Marcus Walker would be a great get but since he's the point guard on the #1 juco team in the country, we may get pushed aside by some high majors late in the process. I really don't think Lacey is in the equation. We're also in on a number of 6'6/6'7 athletic juco forwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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