TheChosenOne Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Still not much news with that Roberson kid, and the ship on McCaw seems to have sailed. Is there any news as to what schools are currently pursuing Patrick McCaw or what schools he is considering? I know you posted that his CBC, Mac Irvin Fire, and now Montrose teammate, Ray Doby, committed to DePaul. I agree that the ship has likely sailed, but he is a guy I liked when I saw him at CBC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NH Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Rumor at Vandy is that Eric McClellan, The Commodores leading scorer who was dismissed from the team, will be visiting Mizzou. Their transfer acceptance rate on the basketball team is getting absurd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Stallings won't block an in-conference transfer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettFlight5 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Stallings won't block an in-conference transfer? I'd have to agree there. Very little chance he lets that one go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChosenOne Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Stallings won't block an in-conference transfer? How does it work for players dismissed from a program? Can the program that dismissed the player block where the player goes next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NH Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I'd have to agree there. Very little chance he lets that one go. Since McClellan's scholarship was terminated, he does not have to ask for a release and Vanderbilt cannot put restrictions on where he goes in the future. That is my understanding of the situation as it has been relayed to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Why block a conference opponent from further screwing up their team? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Rumor at Vandy is that Eric McClellan, The Commodores leading scorer who was dismissed from the team, will be visiting Mizzou. Their transfer acceptance rate on the basketball team is getting absurd. Well he would fit the profile. A couple years ago they did pick up the kid from Pepperdine who get kicked out for getting into a couple of physical confrontations with a coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettFlight5 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Another question would be when does his "sit-out" year start? Does it start when he was dismissed from Vandy or when he goes somewhere else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChosenOne Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Rumor at Vandy is that Eric McClellan, The Commodores leading scorer who was dismissed from the team, will be visiting Mizzou. Their transfer acceptance rate on the basketball team is getting absurd. I am pretty sure that McClellan transferred to Vandy from Tulsa. Mizzou's Jordan Clarkson also transferred from Tulsa, so maybe there is a connection there. I would be curious if he transferred how long he has to sit out and how much eligibility he would have remaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgeldmacher Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 What was the story behind McClellan getting dismissed from Vandy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Pelican Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Too lazy to look it up but I think he was first suspended for school issues. Then they supposedly found out about an arrest during the summer for stealing. Found it. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/10273733/vanderbilt-commodores-dismiss-leading-scorer-eric-mcclellan-team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChosenOne Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 What was the story behind McClellan getting dismissed from Vandy? I think he was going on academic probation and then I heard the rumor is he stole a shirt from Dillard's leading to his dismissal. The official press release says breaking team rules I think. Who shops at Dillard's these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Pelican Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I think he was going on academic probation and then I heard the rumor is he stole a shirt from Dillard's leading to his dismissal. The official press release says breaking team rules I think. Who shops at Dillard's these days? The PRO athletes steal from Macy's I seem to recall. I have a certain Cinci Reds pitcher in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOSLU68 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Biedschied will have to get used to a great fall basketball team becoming Chicago Cub like (cubs Famous for June swoon) and possibly making NIT or maybe just being .500 in league play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeSmetBilliken Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 The PRO athletes steal from Macy's I seem to recall. I have a certain Cinci Reds pitcher in mind. Mike Leake. I bought a great t-shirt online to commemorate that event. Had his picture on it and reads "Mike Leake Stole This Shirt For Me." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Pelican Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Yeah, that be the one. You gotta be a real tool, even if you ARE making league minimum, to steal t shirts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moytoy12 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Too lazy to look it up but I think he was first suspended for school issues. Then they supposedly found out about an arrest during the summer for stealing. Found it. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/10273733/vanderbilt-commodores-dismiss-leading-scorer-eric-mcclellan-team He'll fit right in then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills By 40 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Even Mizzou has less turnovers than that CYC team But we have the better coach. On a neutral court, we take it by 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseAndGrind Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 @prepbullseye: Sounds like 6'6 2014 WF Milik Yarbrough will be heading out of state to play college hoops. St. Louis & UWM now in play--both have offered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseAndGrind Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 @prepbullseye: Sounds like 6'6 2014 WF Milik Yarbrough will be heading out of state to play college hoops. St. Louis & UWM now in play--both have offered. Apparently the kid has scored like 2,400 hundred points in high school but doesn't play any defense. Offers from a couple of Big 10 schools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moytoy12 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Apparently the kid has scored like 2,400 hundred points in high school but doesn't play any defense. Offers from a couple of Big 10 schools. The good thing about defense is if the kid buys in and gives the effort he can become a solid defender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeniceMenace Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Double-double machine & gets a lot of assists, too. NBA bloodline... Intriguing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 1 spot remains for 2014, assuming Welmer decides to go to prep school. As always, updates on all names are appreciated. Italics represent my impression of where the player currently stands with SLU. 2014 Offer List: Tevin Glass: Northwest Florida State CC, Norcross, GA - PF: 6-8, 195. Offers: SLU, VCU, Arizona State, Auburn, Mississippi State, New Mexico, South Florida, UAB, Southern Miss, MTSU. Interest: Florida, Georgia Tech. Latest (9/9): SLU has offered the JuCo-enrolled Glass, who will be eligible immediately as a junior. He is considered one of the top JuCo prospects in the nation and is predicted to be a preseason second-team All-American when the season starts. As a senior at Milton HS (Atlanta area) in 2012, he had offers from Memphis, Murray State, Nevada, and others. In his freshman season at NW Florida State, he came off the bench to average 6.4 points and 4.9 rebounds on 51.1% shooting. He shot 64.5% from the free throw line. Twitter:@Topnotch_Tglass -There is minimal recruiting info on Glass since an initial explosion in early September and nothing about him and SLU since then. He does not appear to be signing anywhere in the fall but could be a big name to watch in the spring. If BCS programs have extra scholarships to give, he should get one. Patrick (Pat) McCaw: Montrose Christian, Rockville, MD - SG: 6-5, 180. Offers: SLU, DePaul, Mizzou, Oklahoma State, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Ole Miss, SIUC, Missouri State, Bradley, Illinois State, Loyola-Chicago, Loyola-Maryland. Interest: Georgetown, Creighton, Xavier, Michigan, Northwestern, Penn State, Kansas State, Tennessee, Wichita State. Latest (2/3): McCaw has played well for Montrose. Frank Cusumano recently tweeted: "SLU and Mizzou not playing against each other but recruiting vs. each other. Both have offered 6-5 guard Patrick McCaw." Previous: McCaw took an official visit to DePaul in September. He transferred from CBC to Trinity to play for his dad, and then to Montrose Christian when the hardship waiver in MO was not granted. Billikens.com's own TheChosenOne scouted McCaw as a three-point specialist, a report McCaw seems to agree with, based on his Twitter handle (@StephCurryJr_). After the Peach Jam, where he played for Mac Irvin Fire out of Chicago, some scouts on Twitter remarked that he scores in a variety of ways, is strong on the break, and can take guys off the dribble. McCaw was ranked 87th in the June rankings for the class of 2014 (CBC teammate Jordan Barnett was 86). Twitter: @StephCurryJr_ -McCaw has played things very close to the vest. A number of schools on his offer list are still in the mix. Ikenna (Ike) Okwarabizie: East, Sioux City, IA - C: 6-11, 250. Offers: SLU, Illinois State, Southern Miss, Tulsa, SIUC, SIUE. Interest: Creighton, Marquette, Iowa, Rutgers, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, LSU, Auburn, Wichita State, Rice. Latest (2/3): Okwarabizie has had an immediate impact for East, who is 7-0 since he has become eligible. Ike is averaging 14 points and 14 rebounds. He says the change of scenery was much-needed and he's much happier in Iowa than in STL. Previous: Big Ike has visited Iowa multiple times. He transferred to Sioux City East HS from St. Louis Christian. He will be living with the family of East teammate Chase Kern. He will miss the first 6 games of the HS season. Okwarabizie emerged this spring and picked up his first offer from Southern Miss. He is drawing "serious attention" from Rutgers and visited Illinois State. He received a SLU offer but things have been quiet on that front since mid-July. He played AAU ball with the St. Louis Eagles. Twitter: @iykerulez1 -SLU offered Ike this summer and then anything tying his name to SLU's seemed to disappear. He transferred to East HS in Sioux City and has visited Iowa and continues to receive calls and interest from many places, but offers have been a slow trickle. All I'm seeing lately is Iowa linked to his name. Jeff Roberson: Kinkaid, Houston, TX - SF/PF: 6-6, 210. Offers: SLU, Harvard, Davidson, TCU, Rice. Interest: Vanderbilt. Latest (2/3): Vanderbilt and Rice were in the house to see Roberson score 18 in a win last week. Previous: Roberson is reported to have a SLU offer per the Saint Louis Scout and VerbalCommits pages. ESPN says "Roberson is a long, lean athlete that plays in full attack mode whiling excelling on the break. He runs the floor extremely well and can get to the rim and finish above it with flare as well. He attacks the basket from the wing and uses his great length." Twitter: @j5robe -I haven't seen SLU mentioned much in connection with Roberson lately. Harvard, Rice, and Vanderbilt are the ones popping up recently, but honestly there isn't a ton of info on his recruitment available. Milik Yarbrough: Zion-Benton Township, Zion, IL - SF/PF: 6-6, 210. Offers: SLU, DePaul, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Auburn, Tulsa, UWM, Georgia State. Interest: Wisconsin, Mizzou, Memphis, Loyola-Chicago. Latest (2/3): A couple of the offers above may be stale (namely Illinois), but SLU and UWM are in "hot pursuit" of the big, physical wing and I'm seeing his name recently linked to Iowa and Minnesota and Auburn, as well. He is considered one of Illinois' top unsigned seniors. Yarbrough is billed as a big-time scorer, but can do a bit of everything from the wing: hit threes, drive in traffic, finish with both hands, rebound, dish out assists. Defense leaves a bit to be desired, but the potential is there. He's already got a D-I frame and makes up for his rawness with tenacity. He is 30 points away from becoming the all-time leading scorer in Lake County boys' high school basketball history. His father (Del Yarbrough, Illinois State), two brothers, and half brother all played college basketball. Del also played in the NBA. Twitter: @MilikY14 2014 Interest List: Bola Alade: John Paul II, Plano, TX - SG: 6-5, 185. Offers: None. Interest: SLU, Purdue, Washington State, Lehigh, Florida Atlantic, Southern Utah, Abilene Christian. Latest (2/3): Alade had 30, 8, and 3 in a 2-point win over Bishop Lynch. Previous: VerbalCommits lists SLU as having interest. He started HS at Murphy (TX) East, where he averaged 10 points as a freshman. He then transferred to John Paul II. He has a pretty great website. Twitter: @yungbola_11 -Alade will have to be a spring signee or go to prep school, as most interest just seems to be more recent. Brandon Cheeks: Meadowbrook, Richmond, VA - SG: 6-1, 190. Offers: None. Interest: SLU, George Mason, Delaware, Quinnipiac, Radford, Delaware State. Latest (2/3): Cheeks is still receiving interest from Delaware, Quinnipiac, and Delaware State. He suffered a recent ankle injury but it is not said to be serious. Previous: Cheeks played well at Big Shots Richmond, reportedly scoring well at all levels and rebounding his position well. He also handles the ball well and makes plays in traffic. His father played at VCU and holds their single-game scoring record (42 in a 1989 game vs. ODU). He later coached at VCU, West Virginia, Georgia State, and UNC-Charlotte. -It's safe to say SLU is out of this one, as he's a lower-tier D-I recruit. My guess is either Delaware or Quinnipiac. Arlando Cook: Madison Prep, St. Louis, MO - PF: 6-8, 175. Offers: Kent State, SIUE, Tennessee-Martin, Western Illinois. Interest: SLU, Illinois, Virginia Tech, SIUC, Missouri State, Indiana State, Georgia State, Troy, Indianapolis, Nebraska-Omaha, Alabama A&M. Latest (2/3): Cook has been playing well this season, recently dropping 21 points and 17 rebounds in a win over McCluer. He is averaging 10.3 rebounds. Previous: Cook visited SLU with Brandon Hollins of Jennings HS. He visited Western Illinois in early September and Tennessee-Martin in October. After a strong showing throughout July, Cook is officially on SLU's radar and has "big interest" from Indiana State. He had what has been called a "breakout weekend" at the Under Armour Summer Jam in Wisconsin, averaging 19 and 13 during the tournament for the St. Louis Gym Rats Elite AAU team. Florida Gulf Coast will be visiting him at home soon. Tennessee-Martin has "very high" interest. Cook took an unofficial visit to SIUC in early August, and SIUE immediately after. Twitter: @___BallxBooks -Kent State remains Cook's highest-profile offer. Nothing this season is tying his name to SLU. Brandon Hollins: Jennings, Jennings, MO - SF: 6-6, 180. Interest: SLU, UC-Riverside, Austin Peay, Eastern Illinois. Latest (2/3): Hollins is averaging 18.3 points and 11.6 rebounds, along with over 2 blocks and 2 steals per game. Previous: Hollins is on SLU's radar after a solid July and visited campus with Arlando Cook. He led the Suburban East in scoring his junior season, at 18 PPG. He missed his entire sophomore season with a knee injury. He is said to be a "skilled wing who is most effective slashing to the basket and finishing at the rim," who "needs to be more confident handling the ball" to be successful at the next level. Earl Austin said this of Hollins' July play in Vegas for Team Ramey: "Hollins opened a lot of eyes out west with his energetic play on the wing...averaged about 15 points a game. Always known as a potent perimeter shooter, the slender Hollins displayed slashing ability, plus he rebounded well." Twitter: @NBADreams_ -Hollins is having an excellent senior season but his name isn't linked to SLU anywhere since late summer, nor is there much indication of outside interest. Maybe someone will come out of the woodwork, maybe he'll go to prep school. Avery Johnson, Jr.: Plano West, Plano, TX - PG: 5-9, 173. Offers: Southern Miss. Interest: SLU, LaSalle, Baylor, Arizona State, LSU, Rutgers, Florida State, Wichita State, SMU, Rice, Charleston, Santa Clara, Bucknell, Columbia, LIU-Brooklyn. Latest (9/12): Johnson retweeted that Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, and Tulsa were in the house to watch Plano West, but it's likely they were there to see one of his teammates (probably junior Tyler Davis, a 270-pound center with high interest from SMU and Texas). Previous: Earlier in summer 2013, Johnson said Baylor, SLU, and LSU are recruiting hardest but Baylor stands out most at this point. He has visited Baylor and SLU. The son of former NBA player and coach Avery Johnson, he made headlines when he Tweeted taunts at the Nets after losing to the Bulls in the playoffs (his dad coached the Nets before being fired). He is scouted as being very quick, with a very high basketball IQ and competitive nature. Twitter: @itsaveryjohnson -Johnson still claims "high interest" from LSU and Baylor, and interest from SLU and many others. It's unlikely SLU is in the picture at all at this point. He has no timetable, solid offer list, or finalists, which tells me this should stretch into the spring. Anthony Pate: New Hampton Prep, New Hampton, NH - SG: 6-3, 190. Offers: St. Bonaventure, Duquesne, Harvard, Yale, FIU, Holy Cross, Lehigh, Hofstra, Boston, Maine, UMBC, UNC-Greensboro, Binghamton, NJIT. Interest: SLU, George Washington, George Mason, Davidson, Marquette, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Tulsa, Bucknell, Siena, Drexel, Northeastern, Utah State, Marist, Elon, New Hampshire. Latest (9/12): Pate was rated #9 in the loaded NH class of 2014 by the New England Recruiting Report. Previous: Pate is picking up a lot of interest and offers after playing well at the Super 64 in Vegas. Scouts said his game is a lot like that of Elijah Brown, the son of Mike Brown who played at Santa Ana HS in California and is heading to Butler this fall. Pate is said to have a confident stroke and good facilitating ability. One concern may be transfers: Pate is from Canada, attended Saint Anthony in New Jersey before transferring to Long Island Lutheran for his junior season, then New Hampton Prep this past season. He will stay at NHP for a prep year. Twitter: @416Pate -SLU had been in contact with Anthony Pate in late summer into the fall, but it appears to have died out after the three guard commitments. Darreon Reddick: Belleville East, Belleville, IL - PG: 6-3, 200. Offers: DePaul, Valpo, Missouri State, Indiana State, Bradley, Detroit, Toledo, IUPUI. Interest: SLU, Dayton, Xavier, Butler, Northwestern, Michigan, Mizzou, Tennessee, Iowa, SIUC. Latest (9/18): Reddick was visited by Indiana State late last week. Previous: Reddick was impressed by Northwestern on his unofficial visit there, but the school has not yet made an offer. If he does get one, he plans to make an official visit before deciding. Reddick visited Bradley and Illinois State in June and received an in-home from Indiana State. He also visited Valpo with C.J. Rivers and both picked up offers. Twitter:@_14Reddick -SLU had been keeping an eye on Reddick but it never appeared to be serious. His recruitment has been quiet lately. Northwestern never came through with the offer many anticipated. Shawn Roundtree: Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL - PG: 6-0, 175. Offers: SIUE. Interest: SLU, Ball State, Missouri State, Indiana State, Navy, Furman, UMKC, Eastern Illinois. Latest (2/3): Roundtree is having a very nice senior season. He recently listed the interested programs as Navy, Indiana State, Furman, UMKC, and Eastern Illinois. Previous: Roundtree received visits from SIUE, Missouri State, and Indiana State (twice). He played in the Purdue Elite Camp in August. He has been contacted by SLU and Ball State, but SIUE was the early leader in his recruitment. Twitter: @2Yung4_Simba -SIUE is his sole offer but no longer appears interested after signing a PG. Many others have come into the mix, though. He will be a spring signee. SLU never appeared seriously interested. Tarin Smith: St. Anthony's, Jersey City, NJ - PG: 6-0, 175. Offers: LaSalle, St. Joe's, UMass, Fordham, Penn, Princeton, Brown, Lehigh, Bucknell, Detroit, Holy Cross, Delaware, Quinnipiac, Wagner, Stony Brook, Buffalo. Interest: SLU, Providence, Creighton, Boston College, SMU. Latest (2/3): Smith has six or so schools calling the most. He was expected to sign recently and would rather do so sooner than later, but isn't rushing things. Fordham is his latest offer. He has been granted admission to Penn and Princeton. Providence is very much in the mix, calling frequently. There is reportedly high mutual interest, though no official offer. Previous: Smith visited SLU in September but never received an offer. He also took an official visit to Lehigh. Smith is the starting point guard at NJ powerhouse St. Anthony's, whose past point guards include Bobby Hurley, Tyshawn Taylor, Tray Woodall, and recent Temple addition Josh Brown. He says St. Joe's, Bucknell, Stony Brook, Princeton, and Penn have been in contact the most and that SLU, SMU, Creighton, and Boston College have all contacted him to let him know they're coming out to watch him this July. St. Joe's has had a few recent St. Anthony's grads, including Ahmad Nivins and Dwayne Lee. (There is also a 2016 recruit from McCluer North by the same name.) Twitter: @Smittee_ -SLU was still showing interest into October, but the other guard commitments have quieted down things between the two very recently. He'll decide soon between Providence, some A10 schools, some Ivies, and a few other NE schools. Dmitri Thompson: Orlando Christian Prep, Orlando, FL - SG: 6-4, 195. Offers: Rhode Island, Purdue, Miami, Oklahoma State, Mississippi, Georgia, South Florida, Central Florida, Charleston, Florida International, Murray State, Wofford, UNC-Greensboro, Georgia Southern. Interest: SLU, Georgetown, Butler, Kansas State, Virginia, Alabama, Appalachian State, Mercer. Latest (2/3): Thompson recieved an offer from Wofford. Orlando Christian Prep recently shocked Montverde Academy and is on the national radar. They're 21-0. Thompson's offers are a slow trickle despite playing very well. Previous: Thompson says Appalachian State and Mercer are interested. He has an offer from FIU and what appears to be some renewed interest from Butler. His offers from bigger programs are all listed as being from 2012, so I'm wondering how current they are. Thompson and teammate Adonys Henriquez had publicly mentioned the possibility of being recruited as a package deal, but Henriquez committed to Miami this past fall, while Thompson continues to explore his options. The two have won a state championship together already and expectations are high for their senior season. Twitter: @BigMeech_2014 -SLU never appeared seriously interested in Thompson, whose most recent offer is Wofford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 I'm working on updates for the others on the list, but wanted to get Yarbrough's profile posted. Here's some video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWmqCq_Yy1w&noredirect=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fQQQ9HaUzY&noredirect=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYmENR8-aEA&noredirect=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHdGssNiiVc&noredirect=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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