JettFlight5 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Do you still have Eddie Sutton's home phone #, JettFlight ? I don't think we can get a hold of him these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebill Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Miles Reynolds visited today and picked up an offer, per bweix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 He visits LSU next. They have also offered. Ugh. Bio coming tomorrow. Lot of high level interest from the looks of it but not as many offers. SLU, LSU, Ole Miss, and Iowa for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretty_ricky Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 lotta hustle plays for a highlight reel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebill Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 lotta hustle plays for a highlight reel Whitney Young is widely regarded as one of the better public high programs in the country. Simeon's biggest rival on Chicago. I'm sure his level of competition is part of his luster as a recruit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshoe Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 He visits LSU next. They have also offered. Ugh. Bio coming tomorrow. Lot of high level interest from the looks of it but not as many offers. SLU, LSU, Ole Miss, and Iowa for now. According to verbal commits LSU has 15 players committed for next season. Maybe some of those are walk ons but wtf? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy03 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 According to verbal commits LSU has 15 players committed for next season. Maybe some of those are walk ons but wtf? Yeah I was reading some of the LSU message board and they said the main reason they recruited Patterson was to get a leg up on a 2015 5star SF named Simmons and it seemed to worked because he committed today. Also, said that they will cool off recruiting Reynolds due to the Patterson commitment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeniceMenace Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 One more off the board: Corey Henderson to the Shockers http://www.kansas.com/2013/10/13/3057384/dallas-guard-commits-to-wichita.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Yeah I was reading some of the LSU message board and they said the main reason they recruited Patterson was to get a leg up on a 2015 5star SF named Simmons and it seemed to worked because he committed today. Also, said that they will cool off recruiting Reynolds due to the Patterson commitment Yup: http://espn.go.com/college-sports/recruiting/basketball/mens/story/_/id/9823563/no-4-recruit-ben-simmons-commits-lsu-tigers-2015 The question is now: who gets sent packing? LSU taking a cue from LSU football. Meat grinder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 If you follow the links to the Miles Reynolds page in Verbal Commits they list an Austin Pope (JUCO) SG as having an offer from SLU, for this year, (current class). This is not listed in the main SLU page in Verbal Commits. Anyone knows anything about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Updated. 3 spots remain for 2014. As always, updates on all names are appreciated. 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, Middle Tennessee State. 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 Brett Jolly: Blair Academy, Blairstown, NJ - C: 6-10, 200. Offers: SLU, Colorado, TCU, Charlotte, Old Dominion, Pepperdine, Weber State. Interest: Georgia Tech, Boston College, Stanford, Texas, Arkansas, Tulane, South Alabama. Latest (10/15): Jolly will be visiting Colorado this weekend. Stanford is now said to be involved. Previous: Jolly has new offers from SLU, Colorado, and Old Dominion. He is officially back on the SLU radar in a big way after being recruited for a while as a 2013 HS senior from Southlake, Texas (he visited SLU but did not get an offer). He decided to go to prep school in NJ for a year and it appears to already be paying off with new, better offers and more attention. Colorado is probably the best new offer so far, asking him to take an official visit after watching him work out in mid-September. Jolly took an unofficial visit to SLU before reclassifying so there is plenty of familiarity between the two already. Twitter: @B_jjolly Therence Mayimba: Saint James, Hagerstown, MD - SF: 6-5, 200. Offers: SLU, George Mason, Rhode Island, VCU, Kansas State, Georgetown, Villanova, Miami, UAB, Delaware. Interest: Duquesne, George Washington, Indiana, Syracuse, Maryland, Virginia Tech, Tulsa, Morgan State. Latest (10/15): Mayimba visited GMU this past weekend. Previous: Mayimba said he will be deciding between SLU, GMU, Delaware, Rhode Island, and K-State. He transferred to Saint James School in Hagerstown. He seriously impressed scouts at the DMV Elite 80, being called by some the "Defensive MVP" of the camp. He was said to be one of the best multi-position defenders there and was "making plays all over the court" at both ends. His profile reads like a guy who'd be ranked in the top 50 if he were a couple inches taller (most have him at 6-5; Scout has him at 6-7). ESPN says he's "blessed with a prototypical basketball body, long, cut-up, and extremely athletic. He's a phenomenal defender because he has the ability to guard multiple positions and is equally dangerous as a help-side defender where he aggressively rotates to block shots. Mayimba is also a ferocious rebounder." VerbalCommits is the only site that lists any offers, and all but one (VCU - 2/13) are dated 7/28/12, so the current status of all is questionable. Mayimba played for the Pan Africa team at the Nike Global Challenge, where he was scouted as a heady player, lock-down defender, and someone who could knock down 3-pointers. His offense is said to be still developing, but he's a high-energy guy. Twitter: @GabonHoop23 Patrick McCaw: Trinity, Spanish Lake, MO - SG: 6-5, 180. Offers: SLU, DePaul, 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, Missouri, Kansas State, Tennessee, Wichita State. Latest (10/10): McCaw received an offer from Florida State. Previous: McCaw took an official visit to DePaul in September. He transferred from CBC to Trinity to play for his dad. 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_ Logan McLane: Greenfield School, Wilson, NC - PF: 6-8, 210. Offers: SLU, Seton Hall, Miami-Ohio, Toledo, Buffalo, UNC-Asheville, UNC-Greensboro, Winthrop, Appalachian State, Mercer, High Point, Western Carolina, Georgia Southern, Abilene Christian. Interest: George Mason, Stanford, Iowa, Old Dominion, East Carolina, Florida Gulf Coast, Florida International, East Tennessee State, Mount St. Mary's, Furman. Latest (10/11): McLane will be visiting Miami-Ohio in mid-October and Mercer in November. Previous: McLane received home visits from Appalachian State, FIU, ECU, WCU, UNCG, and Mercer. McLane remains a SLU target and offers are coming in. He played well after returning from his ACL injury and has started hearing from the likes of Stanford, Iowa, and George Mason. He made an official visit to High Point. He was cleared to play after recovering from a torn ACL, finally returning to action in Vegas with Team Loaded from NC. He injured it early in his junior season, November 2012. Scouts say schools "should not sleep on him," though, as he has a high-level skill set for his position. He has visited Miami-Ohio. Twitter:@LMcLane4 Ikenna Okwarabizie: East, Sioux City, IA - C: 6-11, 240. 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 (9/12): Okwarabizie visited Iowa and said it went very well. Previous: Okwarabizie 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 Avery Patterson: Wheeler, Decatur, GA - PG: 6-1, 175. Offers: SLU, Richmond, Xavier, Butler, Boston College, Kansas State, Central Florida, Murray State, Tulane, Western Kentucky, Boston. Interest: Memphis, UAB. Latest (10/15): Patterson visited WKU this past weekend. Previous: Patterson said he will likely be a spring signee. He has not come up with a list of finalists yet, but says Western Kentucky, Tulane, and BU have been after him hardest lately. Patterson was low on offers until mid-July, when a slew of new ones came in from SLU, Richmond, Butler, BC, KSU, UCF, Murray State, and WKU. Most of those schools had already been in contact. He's a left-handed PG with a strong frame and very long range on his jumper. Has also drawn a lot of scouting attention for his leadership and control; a pure PG who gets it done at both ends. Twitter: @Showtime_AP Miles Reynolds: Whitney Young, Chicago, IL - PG/SG: 6-4, 170. Offers: SLU, Dayton, Iowa, LSU, Ole Miss, Columbia. Interest: Georgetown, Illinois, Ohio State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Stanford, Arizona, Texas, Kansas, Miami, Miami-Ohio, Harvard, Pepperdine. Latest (10/15): Reynolds has an offer from SLU after his mid-October visit. He will now visit LSU for a second time; the Tigers have also offered despite being committed two spots over the limit. He said he had a great visit to SLU. Four weeks ago, Reynolds said he was down to LSU and Columbia, but that he was also considering Iowa. He played AAU ball for Chicago's Mac Irvin Fire with Pat McCaw. He played at the Elite Camp at SLU and indicated after getting his official offer that SLU has been very interested for weeks. He has a personal website - http://www.milesontheball.com/ - that doesn't appear to have been updated in a while, but it lists schools he's visited in some capacity, his GPA (4.2) and other info. Twitter: @MilesReyRey3 Johnnie Shuler: Theodore Roosevelt, Washington, DC - PG: 5-11, 160. Offers: SLU, LaSalle, Seton Hall, Fairfield, Quinnipiac. Interest: Villanova, Maryland, Nebraska, Miami, UNLV, Wichita State. Latest (7/22): Shuler picked up offers from SLU and Quinnipiac. Seton Hall was the first one, followed by Fairfield and LaSalle. He transferred to TRHS from DeMatha and sat out for half of last season. He plays on a loaded DC Warriors AAU team. He said he'd like to play "out west" for a team that plays an "up and down" style, so UNLV is particularly attractive. He acknowledged Seton Hall also plays that style. Twitter: @jshuler_0 Quadree Smith: Paul VI, Fairfax, VA - PF/C: 6-7, 280. Offers: SLU, St. Joe's, George Mason, Nebraska, Tennessee, Southern Miss, Tulsa, Kent State, Florida Gulf Coast, Florida International, Drexel, Siena, Fairfield, Rider, Radford, Quinnipiac, UNC-Greensboro, Kennesaw State, Austin Peay, Towson, St. Peter's. Interest: Xavier, Virginia, Albany. Latest (10/15): Smith visited Kent State this past weekend. Previous: Smith has taken official visits to Kent State, UNC-Greensboro, and St. Joe's. He received an in-home visit from Drexel. Scouts who attended the DMV Elite 80 said he appears to have slimmed down and has improved his mobility. He told a writer he has offers or interest from Towson, George Mason, Radford, Nebraska, Southern Miss, FGCU, Fairfield, Tennessee, and Tulsa- he mentioned 9 schools and SLU wasn't one of them. He was not allowed to play pee wee football because of his size so he picked up hoops instead. He transferred into Paul VI at over 300 lbs, but the school has a good strength and conditioning coach working with him. He's billed as a relentless worker. He averaged 9 PPG and 13 RPG his junior season and was a key factor in a double overtime win over Oak Hill (13 and 19, with 2 free throws to seal it). Twitter: @Dont_Hate_Q Joe Thomasson: State Fair CC, Sedalia, MO - PG: 6-4, 180. Offers: SLU, St. Bonaventure, Creighton, Oklahoma State, Southern Miss, UTEP, Ball State, Wright State, Eastern Kentucky. Interest: Dayton, Missouri, Purdue, Alabama, Arizona State, Cincinnati. Latest (10/15): Mizzou has been calling Thomasson a lot. It appears to be a two-horse race with Wright State. Thomasson visited Wright State in late September. Previous: Thomasson visited Wright State in late September. He is enrolled at State Fair Community College and will be a 2014 recruit, eligible immediately as a junior. A Dayton native, he originally signed with Wright State and opted for the JuCo route after failing to qualify. He committed to Oklahoma State on 8/14 and decommitted in early September. OSU then landed a commitment from Jared Terrell (major Rhode Island target), and it seems as though Thomasson didn't feel there was room for both of them. He averaged 14.4 points at State Fair his freshman year on 44.6% shooting and 40.9% three-point shooting. He also averaged 4.4 rebounds and 5.0 assists, appearing in 28 games and starting in 27 (State Fair went 20-10 overall). He shot 78% from the stripe. Hunter Ware: North Cobb Christian, Kennesaw, GA - PG: 6-2, 165. Offers: SLU, Murray State, Western Kentucky, Cornell, Brown, Tennessee Tech, Jacksonville, Gardner-Webb, Appalachian State, Stetson, Radford, Wofford, Furman, Middle Tennessee, Georgia Southern, North Florida, Kennesaw State. Interest: Mizzou, Butler, Charleston, Charlotte, UAB, Nevada, Buffalo, LIU-Brooklyn, Charleston Southern. Latest (10/15): Ware has tweeted about SLU twice in the past several days. Previous: Ware picked up a WKU offer and calls them his favorite, with MTSU probably second. He is visiting WKU in late October and scheduling one for LIU-Brooklyn. He's considered one of the fastest-rising players in the state of Georgia's class of 2014. On The Radar Hoops says: "Hunter showcases a great change of speed and high basketball IQ, he constantly gets a piece of the paint and pushes the tempo off the rebound. He fills the middle and goes until he is stopped either scoring or dishing off the ball for the easy basket for his teammates." But this is my favorite profile of him. Twitter: @Hunter_Ware1 Elliott Welmer: Columbus North, Columbus, IN - PF: 6-8, 195. Offers: SLU, Wright State, Northern Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Illinois. Interest: Butler, Purdue, IPFW. Latest (10/15): Welmer just matched up against a SLU 2015 target, Derrik Smits, and gave up 28 points. Previous: Welmer attended SLU's camp with Tucker Blackwell (2016), Nai Carlisle (2015), Matt Holba (2015), Taishaun Johnson (2013), and Filip Serwatka (2015). He visited Northern Kentucky recently with Josh Speidel, a 2015 recruit from the same HS as Welmer, and also a kid on SLU's radar. Welmer seems to be growing still, as he is listed as a SF and an inch or two shorter by many recruiting services. He plays for the Eric Gordon All Stars AAU team. As a junior, he was ranked the 26th prospect in Indiana's class of 2014 (McIntosh: 7, Mercer: 8, Brennan: 10, Mitchell: 90), and the report was: "[Welmer] is relatively unknown, but is getting big minutes and scoring some points this winter for North...He had a good summer and should land his name on the radar of some schools...Has good perimeter skills for a guy of his size, handles the ball well...I think that Elliott will still grow another inch or two and his game is just starting to come into its own...He shoots the ball well from the perimeter and blocks shots defensively...I am sure I have him higher than most people, but I think he will end up moving up even more within the next year...Keep an eye out for him." Welmer's uncle is Steve, who officiated a ton of SLU and other big-time college basketball games over the years. Twitter: @Welmer_33 Thomas Welsh: Loyola, Los Angeles, CA - C: 7-0, 245. Offers: SLU, UCLA, California, USC, Stanford, Utah, Arizona State, Colorado, Notre Dame, Boston College, Gonzaga, Santa Clara, San Francisco, Pacific, Portland, Rice. Interest: Arizona, Wake Forest, San Diego State, Brown, UC-Santa Barbara. Latest (10/15): Welsh is currently taking a second official visit across town at UCLA. He will take another to Colorado this weekend. Previous: Welsh took official visits in September and October to UCLA, Cal, and Colorado. He has made unofficial visits to USC, Cal, Stanford, Utah, UCLA, and Colorado. He wants to take a couple more official visits and decide in November. Lately in his recruitment, Cal, Stanford, Colorado, Utah, USC, and UCLA are making the biggest push. In Vegas, he was in a much-watched post matchup with top-10 player Myles Turner, who was said to have lived up to his elite shot-blocking billing. However, "the multi-skilled Welsh exhibited his unique skill set as he nailed several mid-range jump shots and displayed his all-around post game." UCLA was apparently present for every Welsh game, and Enfield and USC were at most, too. Welsh has an offer from Steve Alford at UCLA. SLU is said to be one of Welsh's early offers, which is interesting, given that he's a Southern California kid with otherwise exclusively West Coast offers. Welsh has spoken with Andy Enfield at USC quite a bit. He just recently visited Cal. He played very well at camps and AAU tournaments and is now a consensus top-100 prospect. 2014 Interest List: Aaron Brennan: Guerin Catholic, Noblesville, IN - PF: 6-6, 200.Offers: Indiana State, Loyola-Chicago, Belmont, Cornell, Columbia, Toledo, IUPUI, UNC-Asheville, UNC-Greensboro, William & Mary. Interest: SLU, Butler, Indiana, Purdue, Michigan, Iowa, Ball State, Wright State, Northern Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky. Latest (9/18): Brennan took an official visit to IUPUI this past weekend and Tweeted that he had a great time. Previous: Brennan played well at Top 100, picking up an offer from UNC-Asheville immediately after. He contracted foot-in-mouth disease last June and was quarantined for the rest of that month. He had a rough AAU season the rest of last summer after returning, sluggish from lingering effects. Several Big Ten schools have shown interest but, according to Brennan, want to see if he grows more. He just made an unofficial visit to Toledo in late June and has also visited Butler, Loyola-Chicago, and Indiana State. Twitter: @Aaron_Brennan_ Brandon Cheeks: Meadowbrook, Richmond, VA - SG: 6-1, 190. Offers: None. Interest: SLU, George Mason, Delaware, Quinnipiac, Radford. Latest (8/27): Cheeks said SLU and Quinnipiac were tracking him in June and July on the AAU circuit. 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. 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 (9/24): Cook will take an official visit to Tennessee-Martin on October 19. Previous: Cook visited SLU with Brandon Hollins of Jennings HS. He visited Western Illinois in early September. 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 Brandon Hollins: Jennings, Jennings, MO - SF: 6-5, 170. Interest: SLU, UC-Riverside, Austin Peay, Eastern Illinois. Latest (8/15): Hollins visited SLU with Arlando Cook. Previous: Hollins is on SLU's radar officially after a solid July. 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_ Avery Johnson, Jr.: Plano West, Plano, TX - PG: 5-9, 173. Offers: Southern Miss. Interest: SLU, LaSalle, Baylor, LSU, Rutgers, Florida State, Wichita State, Rice, Charleston, Santa Clara, Bucknell, Columbia. 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 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 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. He also visited Valpo with C.J. Rivers and both picked up offers. Twitter:@_14Reddick Shawn Roundtree: Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL - PG: 6-0, 175. Offers: SIUE. Interest: SLU, Ball State, Missouri State, Indiana State. Latest (9/12): Roundtree received visits from SIUE, Missouri State, and Indiana State (twice) as the fall recruiting period opened. Previous: Roundtree 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 Marial Shayok: Blair Academy, Blairstown, NJ - SF: 6-6, 205. Offers: Marquette, Villanova, Seton Hall, Providence, LaSalle, Cincinnati, Boston College, Virginia, Minnesota, Rutgers, Kansas State, West Virginia, Texas A&M, USC, Georgia. Interest: SLU, VCU, Dayton, Michigan, Illinois, Purdue, Notre Dame, Gonzaga. Latest (10/3): Shayok visited Providence, which went very well. He is returning to Marquette for Marquette Madness. Previous: Shayok took an unofficial visit to UVA in late August and Marquette in September. He also visited BC. He received an in-home visit from Minnesota HC Richard Pitino, as well as Seton Hall, Marquette, and USC. He previously said Marquette, BC, Villanova, Cincinnati, and Rutgers are recruiting him hardest. Georgia and Michigan have shown increased interest recently. He has not decided on any visits yet and doesn't plan to do so until August. He is considered one of the most athletic wings in the class of 2014. He's from a big-time basketball family: His father played at Dayton, his sister plays at Detroit, and his brother just transferred to UMKC from Bradley. Twitter: @ToOffical_11 Tarin Smith: St. Anthony's, Jersey City, NJ - PG: 6-0, 175. Offers: LaSalle, St. Joe's, UMass, Penn, Princeton, Brown, Lehigh, Bucknell, Detroit, Holy Cross, Delaware, Quinnipiac, Wagner, Stony Brook, Buffalo. Interest: SLU, Creighton, Boston College, SMU. Latest (10/3): Smith visited SLU in late September. Previous: Smith took an official visit to Lehigh. SLU has been looking at Smith very closely but has not yet offered. 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_ Dmitri Thompson: Orlando Christian, Orlando, FL - SG: 6-4, 195. Offers: Purdue, Miami, Oklahoma State, Mississippi, Georgia, South Florida, Central Florida, Charleston, Florida International, Murray State, UNC-Greensboro, Georgia Southern. Interest: SLU, Georgetown, Butler, Kansas State, Virginia, Alabama, Appalachian State, Mercer. Latest (9/23): Thompson received an offer from UNC-Greensboro. 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. 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Pistol Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 A couple notes about Reynolds: -Scrolling back in his VerbalCommits page's Twitter history, he told an Iowa Hawkeyes writer a few weeks ago that he was basically down to LSU and Columbia, but that he'd consider Iowa, as well. Nothing since then indicates that Iowa is in the picture. -LSU is currently overcommitted by 2, but I'm seeing a number of sources say Johnny O'Bryant and Jarrell Martin may be gone before the 2014-2015. O'Bryant considered going pro already. -Even if both leave, the Patterson and Simmons commitments leave in question whether there will be room for Reynolds. But the fact that he is returning for an official visit seems to indicate that there is still interest. -I'm hoping the fact that Columbia is one of his finalists means that academics won't be a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Unless he means Columbia, MO, and if that's the case, academics most assuredly won't be a problem. Seems a strange mix of schools he's got on his radar; two big time BCS'ers in rural states and an urban Ivy Leaguer. Makes you wonder why a Vandy or a GTECH isn't in the mix for this guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChosenOne Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 -LSU is currently overcommitted by 2, but I'm seeing a number of sources say Johnny O'Bryant and Jarrell Martin may be gone before the 2014-2015. Whether that means they've expressed intent to transfer, appear to be dissatisfied, aren't hacking it academically (ha!), or fans just think they suck, I have no idea. NBA. Johnny O'Bryant flirted with jumping to the NBA this past spring after his sophomore season, so it may be assumed he goes after this year. The guy is an absolute beast. I wonder if they view Jarrell Martin as a potential one and done. Martin was a McDonald's All-American this past spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 I updated my comments after looking in to who they were. Had no idea LSU was sitting on two potential NBA players. I never understood how that program isn't more successful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseAndGrind Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 @scott_chihoops: Whitney Young 2014 G Miles Reynolds @MilesReyRey3 Talks #SLU Visit and Offer http://t.co/J3Y45DiIqu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 @old guy: I saw that a while back too. I asked and seem to recall someone, somewhere way back in this thread, explaining Cook was a problem child and we moved away from him some time ago. I can't remeber who sai dit but they can jump in on it if I'm wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Lots of tidbits updated in the offer list above in the past week: -Jolly is visiting Colorado this weekend. Stanford is in the mix. -Mayimba visited George Mason this past weekend. No mention of a commitment anywhere so it still looks open (down to SLU, GMU, URI, Delaware, and K-State). -McLane is visiting Miami-Ohio in October and Mercer in November. -McCaw has an offer from Florida State. -Avery Patterson visited WKU this past weekend. -Quadree Smith visited Kent State this past weekend. -Thomasson has gotten quite a few phone calls from Mizzou. He has visited Wright State. -Ware has retweeted SLU stuff a few times in the past few days. Hmmmmm. -Welmer matched up with 7-footer and 2015 SLU target Derrik Smits this past weekend and Smits put up 28 points. He's the son of Rik Smits and a high-level prospect. -Welsh is taking a second official visit to UCLA as I type this and will be visiting Colorado again this weekend. His other official so far was Cal; the whole Pac 12 is pushing hard for him. SLU has been out of this one for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChosenOne Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 I updated my comments after looking in to who they were. Had no idea LSU was sitting on two potential NBA players. I never understood how that program isn't more successful. Johnny Jones is really recruiting some high level talent to LSU. They should be pretty solid this year and could be a beast the following season if those two kids stay. Hopefully LSU's interest in Reynolds cools a little with the commitment from Patterson and we can grab another combo guard from Chicago. A little info on Miles Reynolds (at least I think this is all accurate): -His father is James Reynolds Jr., founder, Chairman and CEO of Loop Capital, the largest minority-owned financial services firm and one of the largest privately-held investment banks in the US. -His dad played basketball at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse and went onto get a masters from Kellogg. -His older brother J.R. played at Rice and I found this quote on J.R.: "Reynolds excels not only on the basketball court, but also in the classroom, and selected Rice in large part because of the academic reputation of the school." -Based on this he comes from money and a family that values education. I wonder if Dr. Chaifetz has any connection to his father? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgeldmacher Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Johnny Jones is really recruiting some high level talent to LSU. They should be pretty solid this year and could be a beast the following season if those two kids stay. Hopefully LSU's interest in Reynolds cools a little with the commitment from Patterson and we can grab another combo guard from Chicago. A little info on Miles Reynolds (at least I think this is all accurate): -His father is James Reynolds Jr., founder, Chairman and CEO of Loop Capital, the largest minority-owned financial services firm and one of the largest privately-held investment banks in the US. -His dad played basketball at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse and went onto get a masters from Kellogg. -His older brother J.R. played at Rice and I found this quote on J.R.: "Reynolds excels not only on the basketball court, but also in the classroom, and selected Rice in large part because of the academic reputation of the school." -Based on this he comes from money and a family that values education. I wonder if Dr. Chaifetz has any connection to his father? Hopefully, DE spent a lot of time with Reynolds at his visit. As I recall, both of DE's parents are upper level educators. They valued education highly, and DE chose SLU, in part, because of the academic commitment the program makes for its athletes. It sounds to me that DE and Reynolds come from a similar perspective. If we get Reynolds, it sounds like we will be adding to our long list of players seeking their majors from the business school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 If you follow the links to the Miles Reynolds page in Verbal Commits they list an Austin Pope (JUCO) SG as having an offer from SLU, for this year, (current class). This is not listed in the main SLU page in Verbal Commits. Anyone knows anything about this? Pope was the juco kid who appeared to be making up offers. SLU has no interest in him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseAndGrind Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 @TheRecruitScoop: 2014 St. James (DC) wing Therence Mayimba has verbally committed to George Mason, a source says. Yay!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 @TheRecruitScoop: 2014 St. James (DC) wing Therence Mayimba has verbally committed to George Mason, a source says. Yay!!!! That sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettFlight5 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 That sucks. Oh well, onto the next guy. That was one SLU probably should have won, but figuring out what high school kids want is pretty difficult at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretty_ricky Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Ben W tweeted that it wasn't much of a surprise. guess we backed off recently. we'll be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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