Rob Loe a Billiken

[BJK]

any video of Loe out there?

oh... maybe i should have checked the previous post

[Runnin'Billiken]

[Exxageration on] Screw sweet sixteen, let's go to the final four! Billiken nation book your tickets to Houston!! [Exxageration off]

Can't wait to see what this kid can do. OH YEAH!!

This just turned a sh*tty day into an AWESOME DAY in 1 second.

[Billsrmajic]

[Exxageration on] Screw sweet sixteen, let's go to the final four! Billiken nation book your tickets to Houston!! [Exxageration off]

Can't wait to see what this kid can do. OH YEAH!!

This just turned a sh*tty day into an AWESOME DAY in 1 second.

The Final Four might be an exageration for next year, but the year after, who knows?

[Runnin'Billiken]

The Final Four might be an exageration for next year, but the year after, who knows?

If Butler and Mason can do it so can we!

[Box and Won]

[doowop]

None of you should get as excited as most of you are until SLU receives his signature on a Letter of Intent. Until then coaches will continue to recruit him.

[GOSLU68]

Wow...that would be one hell of a weapon from the outside.

Cassity can go 0 for 0 if we Loe; however, are going to start CE, RL, WR, KM, MM or CS or KC

Obviously we learned this year the bigs like Willie, CE, Conklin, CR can not go much more than 20 minutes

Now, we could redshirt JS and CR so they can finish in RL senior year with MM and DE

We are going to be loaded and can't wait for X, Rhode, Island, Dayton, Temple to come to town

Give us Kansas and Syracuse in the Kenper tournament.

We need a bus.

GOSLU

[Guest BillikenReport]

None of you should get as excited as most of you are until SLU receives his signature on a Letter of Intent. Until then coaches will continue to recruit him.

I think SLU is in good shape with this.

This is a kid who has had a lot of different schools try to get involved with him and he has not listened to it.

He turned down some very good schools to play for Rick Majerus at SLU.

[Bishop]

I think SLU is in good shape with this.

This is a kid who has had a lot of different schools try to get involved with him and he has not listened to it.

He turned down some very good schools to play for Rick Majerus at SLU.

Also, as mentioned before, his official visits are used up and e lives in NZ. Doubt he is going to fly in at the last minute on his own dime to check out somewhere new when he is already comfortable with us.

[GOSLU68]

I think SLU is in good shape with this.

This is a kid who has had a lot of different schools try to get involved with him and he has not listened to it.

He turned down some very good schools to play for Rick Majerus at SLU.

This brings to mind the skinny county kid everyone considered better than BT.

Did he sit out or play this year?

It is not worth an OT thread; but RL committment brings it to mind.

you have probably seen this before-anybody know what happened to this local phenom who spurned us for Virginia?

UVA Basketball & UVA Football Featured Columnist

Virginia's John Brandenburg To Transfer

by Ben Gibson Written on July 10, 2009

(Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Whenever there is a coaching change, transfers almost surely follow.

They rarely come, though, four months after the hiring was made.

Virginia's new basketball coach Tony Bennett knew the importance of getting incoming recruits Jontel Evans and Tristan Spurlock to honor their commitments. 

His success on the recruiting trail and his ability to assemble a strong staff helped get the 40-year-old with only three years of head coaching experience trust from his new Charlottesville community.

Virginia basketball is an unknown quality heading into next season, with many talented players that showed flashes of brilliance and flashes of complete ineptitude towards a terrible season last year.

Then there was John Brandenburg, who didn't show anything at all.

When Brandenburg announced his decision to come to Virginia, many fans were overjoyed.  Here was a 6'11'', 241 lb. big man who could provide depth to the beleaguered Cavalier front court.

Brandenburg has proven to be a defensive stalwart as team captain in high school, leading his conference in blocks and second in both points and rebounds.

It also helped that Virginia was fresh off the recruiting coup against Stanford, a program that has plucked a few of former coach Dave Leitao's targets in the past.

However, all that hope quickly turned into obscurity for the big man.

Even with the departure of forward Lars Mikalauskas and even with fifth-year senior Tunji Soroye constantly shifting in and out of the rotation with injuries, Brandenburg could not find the court last season as a freshman.

With his fellow freshman Assane Sene playing over 17 minutes per game and getting 16 starts, Brandenburg played 26 minutes the entire season.  He had five shots the entire season.

For whatever reason Brandenburg was not redshirted to give him more time to develop.  Rather he was relegated to a non-existent role with an entire year of eligibility essentially wasted.

On a team of question marks, he was the biggest unknown of all.

Could he compete at the collegiate level?

It looks like that answer to that question will not come in a Virginia uniform.

Brandenburg will be transferring from the Cavaliers, the second Cavalier to transfer in as many years.

His loss is a particularly confounding one. 

On one hand, since he had never played last season it is hard to expect there to be much of an effect on the team.

However, this means that Virginia fans will never know just what he had to offer.  Sure he was not the best in Leitao's system but could he have thrived in the slow-down offense that Bennett employs?

After all, Brandenburg's biggest strengths appeared to be his defense and his shooting range.  Both of which will always be favored in the Bennett system.

Brandenburg could have been a breakout star or he could have been picking up splinters from sitting on the bench.  That's the unavoidable truth of basketball, sometimes the timing is just not right.

There is a major consequence to this announcement though.

The pressure will be on rising sophomore Assane Sene to stay out of foul trouble this season. 

The loss of Brandenburg gives Virginia a very short front court rotation.  In fact, Sene will be the only true center left on the roster.

While Sene showed great defensive potential, he also showed a strong propensity to foul.

Often.

Sene led the team in blocks but he was also fourth on the team in fouls. 

Worse yet, if you divide the number of fouls he had by the minutes played Sene averaged over three fouls per half played.

It is hard to be a defensive force on the bench...just ask Brandenburg.

Therefore, Sene must learn patience his sophomore year.  He must use his intimidating wingspan to challenge opponents and he must continue to develop on the offensive end to give Virginia some semblance of balance.

Most importantly, Virginia basketball must work on its communication.

Last season's failures mainly resulted from simple things like missed assignments and poor basketball decisions.  Sene's foul total was often the result of cleaning up other people's mistakes.  It was also the result of a young man still learning the game.

Working hard is admirable but playing hard while making bad plays is not exactly endearing to anyone. 

Coach Bennett would be well to implement zone defenses early and often next season but that requires a team that can work effectively together.

If Virginia can work through the issues that have plagued them the past two seasons, then they have the talent to make a splash next season.

They might finally be able to answer the questions that have riddled the program for quite some time.

Unfortunately, Brandenburg won't be there to help solve it.

[BillikenROAR]

ESPN really also thinks highly of this guy...if they still think MM is still deserving of an 82 grade, RL must be unreal... he is a 91.

Loe, from Westlake High School in Auckland, NZ, is the #1 overall prospect in New Zealand's 2010 class and was highly coveted by schools in the Big 12, Big East and ACC. Loe is a big time commitment for the Bilikens, he brings immediate size at 6'11 235lbs. What's most impressive is Loe's skill set and versatility to play both inside and also on the perimeter. He can stretch the defense with his shooting ability and use his size and strength to be a force in the post. Loe is a perfect fit for Coach Majerus and his system with his passing skills and feel for the game he will have an immediate impact for a very young and talented team already in the upper echelon of the A-10.

[Pick and Roll]

This brings to mind the skinny county kid everyone considered better than BT.

Did he sit out or play this year?

It is not worth an OT thread; but RL committment brings it to mind.

you have probably seen this before-anybody know what happened to this local phenom who spurned us for Virginia?

UVA Basketball & UVA Football Featured Columnist

Virginia's John Brandenburg To Transfer

by Ben Gibson Written on July 10, 2009

(Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Whenever there is a coaching change, transfers almost surely follow.

They rarely come, though, four months after the hiring was made.

Virginia's new basketball coach Tony Bennett knew the importance of getting incoming recruits Jontel Evans and Tristan Spurlock to honor their commitments. 

His success on the recruiting trail and his ability to assemble a strong staff helped get the 40-year-old with only three years of head coaching experience trust from his new Charlottesville community.

Virginia basketball is an unknown quality heading into next season, with many talented players that showed flashes of brilliance and flashes of complete ineptitude towards a terrible season last year.

Then there was John Brandenburg, who didn't show anything at all.

When Brandenburg announced his decision to come to Virginia, many fans were overjoyed.  Here was a 6'11'', 241 lb. big man who could provide depth to the beleaguered Cavalier front court.

Brandenburg has proven to be a defensive stalwart as team captain in high school, leading his conference in blocks and second in both points and rebounds.

It also helped that Virginia was fresh off the recruiting coup against Stanford, a program that has plucked a few of former coach Dave Leitao's targets in the past.

However, all that hope quickly turned into obscurity for the big man.

Even with the departure of forward Lars Mikalauskas and even with fifth-year senior Tunji Soroye constantly shifting in and out of the rotation with injuries, Brandenburg could not find the court last season as a freshman.

With his fellow freshman Assane Sene playing over 17 minutes per game and getting 16 starts, Brandenburg played 26 minutes the entire season.  He had five shots the entire season.

For whatever reason Brandenburg was not redshirted to give him more time to develop.  Rather he was relegated to a non-existent role with an entire year of eligibility essentially wasted.

On a team of question marks, he was the biggest unknown of all.

Could he compete at the collegiate level?

It looks like that answer to that question will not come in a Virginia uniform.

Brandenburg will be transferring from the Cavaliers, the second Cavalier to transfer in as many years.

His loss is a particularly confounding one. 

On one hand, since he had never played last season it is hard to expect there to be much of an effect on the team.

However, this means that Virginia fans will never know just what he had to offer.  Sure he was not the best in Leitao's system but could he have thrived in the slow-down offense that Bennett employs?

After all, Brandenburg's biggest strengths appeared to be his defense and his shooting range.  Both of which will always be favored in the Bennett system.

Brandenburg could have been a breakout star or he could have been picking up splinters from sitting on the bench.  That's the unavoidable truth of basketball, sometimes the timing is just not right.

There is a major consequence to this announcement though.

The pressure will be on rising sophomore Assane Sene to stay out of foul trouble this season. 

The loss of Brandenburg gives Virginia a very short front court rotation.  In fact, Sene will be the only true center left on the roster.

While Sene showed great defensive potential, he also showed a strong propensity to foul.

Often.

Sene led the team in blocks but he was also fourth on the team in fouls. 

Worse yet, if you divide the number of fouls he had by the minutes played Sene averaged over three fouls per half played.

It is hard to be a defensive force on the bench...just ask Brandenburg.

Therefore, Sene must learn patience his sophomore year.  He must use his intimidating wingspan to challenge opponents and he must continue to develop on the offensive end to give Virginia some semblance of balance.

Most importantly, Virginia basketball must work on its communication.

Last season's failures mainly resulted from simple things like missed assignments and poor basketball decisions.  Sene's foul total was often the result of cleaning up other people's mistakes.  It was also the result of a young man still learning the game.

Working hard is admirable but playing hard while making bad plays is not exactly endearing to anyone. 

Coach Bennett would be well to implement zone defenses early and often next season but that requires a team that can work effectively together.

If Virginia can work through the issues that have plagued them the past two seasons, then they have the talent to make a splash next season.

They might finally be able to answer the questions that have riddled the program for quite some time.

Unfortunately, Brandenburg won't be there to help solve it.

What are the odds that Brandenburg will transfer to SLU? Anyone know where he is looking to transfer? Maybe he is an unexpected find in the recruiting process. He will have to sit out a year and could develop under the master of the bigs.

[GOSLU68]

What are the odds that Brandenburg will transfer to SLU? Anyone know where he is looking to transfer? Maybe he is an unexpected find in the recruiting process. He will have to sit out a year and could develop under the master of the bigs.

the date of this report was Jul 2009 so he might have already sat a year; I figured Nate would know or the poster formerly known as V since he always wanted us to sign every local kid

[NH]

What are the odds that Brandenburg will transfer to SLU? Anyone know where he is looking to transfer? Maybe he is an unexpected find in the recruiting process. He will have to sit out a year and could develop under the master of the bigs.

Hes going to Colgate

[Bishop]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/t...ecruitId=108695

updated today

[Pick and Roll]

Hes going to Colgate

That's right. I remember hearing that now. Thanks.

[DeSmetBilliken]

the date of this report was Jul 2009 so he might have already sat a year; I figured Nate would know or the poster formerly known as V since he always wanted us to sign every local kid

Brandenburg transfered to Colgate last year.

[slu72]

Everybody prepare for Billiken Roy to accuse Majerus of wrongdoing with Jeff Reid. good riddance!

Good riddance uncalled for... JR's obviously not doing well with this concussion. Serious business.

[slupkt04]

This brings to mind the skinny county kid everyone considered better than BT.

Did he sit out or play this year?

It is not worth an OT thread; but RL committment brings it to mind.

you have probably seen this before-anybody know what happened to this local phenom who spurned us for Virginia?

UVA Basketball & UVA Football Featured Columnist

Virginia's John Brandenburg To Transfer

by Ben Gibson Written on July 10, 2009

(Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Whenever there is a coaching change, transfers almost surely follow.

They rarely come, though, four months after the hiring was made.

Virginia's new basketball coach Tony Bennett knew the importance of getting incoming recruits Jontel Evans and Tristan Spurlock to honor their commitments. 

His success on the recruiting trail and his ability to assemble a strong staff helped get the 40-year-old with only three years of head coaching experience trust from his new Charlottesville community.

Virginia basketball is an unknown quality heading into next season, with many talented players that showed flashes of brilliance and flashes of complete ineptitude towards a terrible season last year.

Then there was John Brandenburg, who didn't show anything at all.

When Brandenburg announced his decision to come to Virginia, many fans were overjoyed.  Here was a 6'11'', 241 lb. big man who could provide depth to the beleaguered Cavalier front court.

Brandenburg has proven to be a defensive stalwart as team captain in high school, leading his conference in blocks and second in both points and rebounds.

It also helped that Virginia was fresh off the recruiting coup against Stanford, a program that has plucked a few of former coach Dave Leitao's targets in the past.

However, all that hope quickly turned into obscurity for the big man.

Even with the departure of forward Lars Mikalauskas and even with fifth-year senior Tunji Soroye constantly shifting in and out of the rotation with injuries, Brandenburg could not find the court last season as a freshman.

With his fellow freshman Assane Sene playing over 17 minutes per game and getting 16 starts, Brandenburg played 26 minutes the entire season.  He had five shots the entire season.

For whatever reason Brandenburg was not redshirted to give him more time to develop.  Rather he was relegated to a non-existent role with an entire year of eligibility essentially wasted.

On a team of question marks, he was the biggest unknown of all.

Could he compete at the collegiate level?

It looks like that answer to that question will not come in a Virginia uniform.

Brandenburg will be transferring from the Cavaliers, the second Cavalier to transfer in as many years.

His loss is a particularly confounding one. 

On one hand, since he had never played last season it is hard to expect there to be much of an effect on the team.

However, this means that Virginia fans will never know just what he had to offer.  Sure he was not the best in Leitao's system but could he have thrived in the slow-down offense that Bennett employs?

After all, Brandenburg's biggest strengths appeared to be his defense and his shooting range.  Both of which will always be favored in the Bennett system.

Brandenburg could have been a breakout star or he could have been picking up splinters from sitting on the bench.  That's the unavoidable truth of basketball, sometimes the timing is just not right.

There is a major consequence to this announcement though.

The pressure will be on rising sophomore Assane Sene to stay out of foul trouble this season. 

The loss of Brandenburg gives Virginia a very short front court rotation.  In fact, Sene will be the only true center left on the roster.

While Sene showed great defensive potential, he also showed a strong propensity to foul.

Often.

Sene led the team in blocks but he was also fourth on the team in fouls. 

Worse yet, if you divide the number of fouls he had by the minutes played Sene averaged over three fouls per half played.

It is hard to be a defensive force on the bench...just ask Brandenburg.

Therefore, Sene must learn patience his sophomore year.  He must use his intimidating wingspan to challenge opponents and he must continue to develop on the offensive end to give Virginia some semblance of balance.

Most importantly, Virginia basketball must work on its communication.

Last season's failures mainly resulted from simple things like missed assignments and poor basketball decisions.  Sene's foul total was often the result of cleaning up other people's mistakes.  It was also the result of a young man still learning the game.

Working hard is admirable but playing hard while making bad plays is not exactly endearing to anyone. 

Coach Bennett would be well to implement zone defenses early and often next season but that requires a team that can work effectively together.

If Virginia can work through the issues that have plagued them the past two seasons, then they have the talent to make a splash next season.

They might finally be able to answer the questions that have riddled the program for quite some time.

Unfortunately, Brandenburg won't be there to help solve it.

Read: soft.

[slupkt04]

Hes going to Colgate

Good for the dentistry major.

[Box and Won]

Hes going to Colgate

I wonder if he considered Lindenwood.

[StlBills]

Frank just said that we may have a JUCO Jet on the bench as well. ANyone know who that might be? Jordair Jett?

[Pistol]

Frank just said that we may have a JUCO Jet on the bench as well. ANyone know who that might be? Jordair Jett?

Maybe Will Clyburn.

[Dungeon Yankee]

Maybe Will Clyburn.

i heard he was going iowa state, unless there was a coaching change. but isn't mcdermott still the coach?

[Pistol]

i heard he was going iowa state, unless there was a coaching change. but isn't mcdermott still the coach?

Yeah, I thought he was going to go there, too, but hadn't heard anything official yet. I'm not sure we're in on any other Juco guys at this point, and frankly I don't want to be. I don't want anyone else to leave to make room for one; I love this roster we have now.