waldo027 Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 For the record, he is the Jalen Johnson from Baton Rouge. This is not him: http://espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/207403/jalen-johnson This is him: http://espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/215871/jalen-johnson https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/maple/184593 https://twitter.com/He_WasntReady20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SShoe Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Pistol's write-up about Johnson: Jalen Johnson: SF, 6-7, 195, Baton Rouge, LA (University) – Offers: SLU, Richmond, Clemson, South Carolina, Southern Miss, South Florida, UTEP, Tulane, FIU, Buffalo, UT-Martin, Southeastern Louisiana, Southern. Interest: Arkansas, LSU, Alabama, Ole Miss, Baylor, Houston, Rice, Murray State, Louisiana Tech, Furman. Latest News: Johnson picked up offers from Southern Miss, UTEP, and SLU in April. Scouting Report: Johnson is an athletic high-scoring lefty who scores in a variety of ways and rebounds well on the defensive end. He’s a solid but limited defender who also needs to crash the offensive boards more. Johnson was named Outstanding Player of the 3A all-state basketball team after leading University to its third straight Louisiana state title. Twitter: @He_WasntReady20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken4life5 Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 The next JJ! And the other Jalen Johnson plays for Tennessee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Evan Daniels @EvanDaniels 17s17 seconds ago Kentucky, USA 2016 forward Jalen Johnson told Scout he just verbally committed to Travis Ford and St. Louis. Played for New Orleans Elite on AAU circuit. Nice get. Had offers from SLU, Richmond, Clemson, South Carolina, Southerm Miss, South Florida, UTEP, Tulane, and a handful of others. He's a gamer. Led his team to three consecutive 3A Louisiana state championships. 6-7, 195 lbs., left handed. Athletic kid, scores a lot, has really improved as a defensive rebounder. I like his quote from a year ago, when asked what kind of school he'll choose: "Well one, the coach has got to love me and my game. And then it’s just the academics because I want to go into broadcast journalism. Also the school vibe has to be good. It has to be a good school without violations or NCAA stuff to worry about." That appeared on LSU's Scout page, which is just delightful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franchise_08 Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 22 & 8 SF with 3 state championships. Welcome aboard. Top 150 on verbal commits as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufan13 Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 So all our scholarships are used up for next year right? And we still have a transfer coming in for a visit this weekend? 1. Crawford 2. Agbeko 3. Jolly 4. Gillmann 5. Roby 6. Bartley 7. Neufeld 8. Bishop 9. Welmer 10. Moore 11. Hines 12. Foreman 13. Johnson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshoe Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Great news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 So all our scholarships are used up for next year right? And we still have a transfer coming in for a visit this weekend? On paper, yes. But he could still use Hines' scholarship, I suppose. Ideally, Jolly would announce his transfer today. Adonys Henriquez is the player coming in this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChosenOne Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Here is what Pistol had on him, another nice fit on paper: Jalen Johnson: SF, 6-7, 195, Baton Rouge, LA (University) – Offers: SLU, Richmond, Clemson, South Carolina, Southern Miss, South Florida, UTEP, Tulane, FIU, Buffalo, UT-Martin, Southeastern Louisiana, Southern. Interest: Arkansas, LSU, Alabama, Ole Miss, Baylor, Houston, Rice, Murray State, Louisiana Tech, Furman. Latest News: Johnson picked up offers from Southern Miss, UTEP, and SLU in April. Scouting Report: Johnson is an athletic high-scoring lefty who scores in a variety of ways and rebounds well on the defensive end. He’s a solid but limited defender who also needs to crash the offensive boards more. Johnson was named Outstanding Player of the 3A all-state basketball team after leading University to its third straight Louisiana state title. Twitter: @He_WasntReady20 And an article VeniceMenace posted about him: http://theadvocate.com/sports/latestsports/15388657-154/university-highs-jalen-johnson-earns-top-3a-honor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Evan Daniels @EvanDaniels 17s17 seconds ago Kentucky, USA 2016 forward Jalen Johnson told Scout he just verbally committed to Travis Ford and St. Louis. Played for New Orleans Elite on AAU circuit. Wow! On paper that looks like one of a hell of a pick up, considering Ford has only been on the job for about a month. VerbalCommits has him listed as a top 150 (#144) and one of the 10 best unsigned players. Now let's find a way to get the UCF transfer and this would shape up to be a very promising first recruiting class. If you recall there were some folks who thought there was no chance to get anything done this spring. This shows that if you hire a coach in a timely manner and get somebody who knows how to recruit a bit, you can at least begin the rebuild in a timely manner. RM did not have this benefit because he was hired so late in the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Nice get. Had offers from SLU, Richmond, Clemson, South Carolina, Southerm Miss, South Florida, UTEP, Tulane, and a handful of others. He's a gamer. Led his team to three consecutive 3A Louisiana state championships. 6-7, 195 lbs., left handed. Athletic kid, scores a lot, has really improved as a defensive rebounder. I like his quote from a year ago, when asked what kind of school he'll choose: "Well one, the coach has got to love me and my game. And then it’s just the academics because I want to go into broadcast journalism. Also the school vibe has to be good. It has to be a good school without violations or NCAA stuff to worry about." That appeared on LSU's Scout page, which is just delightful. That would pretty much rule out the entire SEC outside of Vandy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 The next JJ! And the other Jalen Johnson plays for Tennessee Obviously Jordair is the first JJ that pops into people's heads now, but SLU has a somewhat mixed history with JJs: Good: Jordair Jett - 2010-14 - A-10 POY, 1,239 career points, 3 NCAA tournaments, all time great Billiken. Jamal Johnson - 1995-96 - averaged 12.9 ppg and 7.1 rpg in his lone season with SLU. Bad: Justin Johnson - 2003-07 - mediocre Soderberg-era big man who I always felt never lived up to his potential, but in reality he probably just wasn't very good. John Jones - 1957-59 - I have no idea about him, but his stats 1.7 ppg in 25 total games are unimpressive. Justin Jordan - 2009-10 - small guard who was a decent 3 point shooter in his lone year with SLU. He figured prominently in "the situation" that cast a shadow over the program. Jack Joyce - 1929-30 - The first ever JJ at SLU. The stats from the 1920s are suspect. According the the records he played 20 games and scored 38 total points, but somehow averaged 6.9 ppg. Figure that one out. Here's hoping that Jalen will fall into the good category when all is said and done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 so Debbies he can play next year and has 4 years to play? So unless SLU plays Indian giver with Hines and or Jolly time to stow away the welcome mat for this year correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 so Debbies he can play next year and has 4 years to play? So unless SLU plays Indian giver with Hines and or Jolly time to stow away the welcome mat for this year correct? I have to believe that Hines will go back to being a walk-on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 I have to believe that Hines will go back to being a walk-on. I doubt Ford will stop recruiting (even if he fills Hines spot), so I'd guess it all depends on whether SLU can get any additional commitments for 2016. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Ford not only landed Johnson, he also handed out cookies to the students today. The man does it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Good news. Hopefully some more good news still to come. "Brett, you all finished with finals? Great come on in here we need to talk" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Ford not only landed Johnson, he also handed out cookies to the students today. The man does it all. No idea since I only see stuff that comes across on social media and maybe this is just the honeymoon period, but Ford seems way more engaged with the University as a whole and the local media than Crews ever was. I can't recall seeing a single campus / University related thing outside of basketball involving Crews and his media interviews were fairly limited as well. Ford seems to be all over the place and has already made the rounds on the local sports talk radio shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChosenOne Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 No idea since I only see stuff that comes across on social media and maybe this is just the honeymoon period, but Ford seems way more engaged with the University as a whole and the local media than Crews ever was. I can't recall seeing a single campus / University related thing outside of basketball involving Crews and his media interviews were fairly limited as well. Ford seems to be all over the place and has already made the rounds on the local sports talk radio shows. That certainly appears to be Ford's style which I certainly like to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbj14 Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/727952480215158786 Another transfer to visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 -Jalen seems another good get, good work Coach Ford and staff! -getting out of Chaifetz going on campus handing out cookies to the students? smart move, good work -keep going Coach Ford! -should we have Pit Bull? - my bad, I see the other thread now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zink Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Anyone else concerned that all of the guys we are looking at are 6'5" - 6'-7" SF types? I really think we need a point and/or a big, not a bunch of wings... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Anyone else concerned that all of the guys we are looking at are 6'5" - 6'-7" SF types? I really think we need a point and/or a big, not a bunch of wings... I'm not very concerned because the talent level needs to go up at every position. I'd rather have a talent than a good positional fit at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zink Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 I'm not very concerned because the talent level needs to go up at every position. I'd rather have a talent than a good positional fit at this point. A fair point. I just fear next year will be as much of a struggle with Bishop as our only proven ballhandler. That said, I'm not positive that there are point guards out there who would help us this Fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/727952480215158786 Another transfer to visit. This response cracked me up: Collin @spartandawg23 13m 13 minutes ago @JonRothstein @CBSSports he'll be good once he develops a shot, learns how to ball handle, basketball iq and defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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