cgeldmacher Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 5 hours ago, Pistol said: It's about time! Once I saw his name, I supported us offering him sight unseen. I added him to the interest list when I noticed that our coaches were tracking him. Here's his bio, updated last week: Kobe Elvis - PG, 6-2, 180 - Brampton, ON (Southwest Academy at Regina Mundi) - AAU: Northern Kings (Under Armour Rise) - Twitter: @KobeElvis Offers: Massachusetts, Richmond, Iowa State, TCU, Wyoming, Buffalo, Akron, Ball State, Eastern Michigan, Drake, Morehead State, Loyola-Maryland, Weber State, Robert Morris, Mount St. Mary's, NJIT. Interest: Saint Louis, Dayton, Clemson, SMU, Tulane, Colorado State, SIU-Carbondale, Illinois State, Princeton, Toledo, Ball State, Morehead State, Charleston, Towson, Georgia State, Arkansas State, South Dakota, UC-Santa Barbara, Montana, Montana State, Weber State, Southeastern Louisiana, McNeese State, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Incarnate Word, New Hampshire, Bryant, Mount St. Mary's, Seattle. Latest News: Elvis received an offer from Iowa State. (8/9/19) Scouting Report: Elvis is an athletic, competitive point guard who can pile up points. He scores on all three levels and has a terrific stroke. He controls pace, has speed, shows extraordinary vision and passing, and plays extremely tough defense. He has good length and rebounds the guard position well. He's an AAU teammate of fellow Ontario native Matteus Case (Chaminade). How often do you think Gus would call him Cody Ellis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 How often do you think Gus would call him Cody Ellis? god help us if he ever has to leave the court for trainer help " EHLTB" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills_06 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 2 hours ago, 3star_recruit said: Looks like Kasubke waited too long. Wonder if he commits to KState now? I believe you were thinking SLU was more of a fallback school for him so you think that puts us up there with Kstate or still behind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 1 hour ago, TheChosenOne said: Question, any idea how common it is for programs to oversubscribe on paper? Definitely a weekend I will be an even bigger loser monitoring the Twitter accounts of high school kids. It's not nearly as much of a thing in basketball as it is in football. Coaches are managing 13 scholarships so it's pretty tight. Recruits also like to see that they have a spot. Sometimes I see a team oversubscribed by one or even two. It doesn't happen a ton, and usually you can point to a situation where a player or players is known to be leaving or already on the way out - but that isn't always officially announced, so fans might be left wondering what the long term plan is with 14 scholarships on paper for an upcoming season. I wanted to check this right now on VerbalCommits but because the classes just shifted over, there aren't a ton of 2020 commitments yet and no one would be oversubscribed yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cincybill Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 34 minutes ago, Pistol said: It's not nearly as much of a thing in basketball as it is in football. Coaches are managing 13 scholarships so it's pretty tight. Recruits also like to see that they have a spot. Sometimes I see a team oversubscribed by one or even two. It doesn't happen a ton, and usually you can point to a situation where a player or players is known to be leaving or already on the way out - but that isn't always officially announced, so fans might be left wondering what the long term plan is with 14 scholarships on paper for an upcoming season. I wanted to check this right now on VerbalCommits but because the classes just shifted over, there aren't a ton of 2020 commitments yet and no one would be oversubscribed yet. This is the thing I think fans always have trouble understanding. The coaches know their scholarship situation much more than the public. So just because things aren't reported doesn't mean they don't already know if there will be attrition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 3 hours ago, Bills_06 said: I believe you were thinking SLU was more of a fallback school for him so you think that puts us up there with Kstate or still behind? I'll be pleasantly surprised if Kasubke doesn't commit to KState shortly after his official visit. He was just there on an unofficial visit a few months ago and they're the only official visit he has scheduled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 I don't think these are his official finalists, but we're very much in the mix for Markhi Strickland: New Mexico State is his latest offer. Not a bad program but they play in one of the worst (and by far the weirdest) conferences. He transferred from IMG Academy to Victory Rock Prep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Pistol said: I don't think these are his official finalists, but we're very much in the mix for Markhi Strickland: New Mexico State is his latest offer. Not a bad program but they play in one of the worst (and by far the weirdest) conferences. He transferred from IMG Academy to Victory Rock Prep. A small forward. We are making offers to a variety of positions, but I expect a big would be a priority for one of the spots. Interesting list of schools. Kinda all over the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseAndGrind Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Man it feels like FOREVER since we've had any real substantive recruiting news. (Yes I know Tay Weaver committed like a month ago) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 13 minutes ago, ACE said: A small forward. We are making offers to a variety of positions, but I expect a big would be a priority for one of the spots. Interesting list of schools. Kinda all over the place. -yep, very interesting and all over not only in geography but level of play, or at least my perception of their level Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, RiseAndGrind said: Man it feels like FOREVER since we've had any real substantive recruiting news. (Yes I know Tay Weaver committed like a month ago) It doesn't feel like we're close on a commitment. It's still early, so certainly not the end of the world. And with only two scholarships to give at this point, it's ok to be very selective. It's just different from previous Ford recruiting classes where he would get some very early commitments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billikenbooster Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Coach doesn't have playing time to offer folks. It will have to be a special kind of player to be willing to sit a bit for a year before extensive PT, unless the guy just blows up in practice and games in Canada during the summer. mhg 3star_recruit likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Right now we have two scholarships available for 2020, by the end of the season we may have more than two scholarships available and the coach may be able to promise some playing time. Besides, there is nothing wrong with finding that player that really wants to be a Billiken and is willing to work hard a wait a bit to get his playing time. Two players that I think fit that description are French and Jimerson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Had SLU as a finalist, although I don’t think we offered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 https://www.zagsblog.com/2019/08/19/keon-ambrose-hylton-cuts-list-to-ten/ SLU on Keon Ambrose-Hylton’s top ten. He is down to Arkansas, Arizona State, California, Clemson, Dayton, Florida, Illinois, Saint Louis, VCU, and Virginia Tech. Slu let the dogs out? likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseAndGrind Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Pistol said: https://www.zagsblog.com/2019/08/19/keon-ambrose-hylton-cuts-list-to-ten/ SLU on Keon Ambrose-Hylton’s top ten. He is down to Arkansas, Arizona State, California, Clemson, Dayton, Florida, Illinois, Saint Louis, VCU, and Virginia Tech. This is very cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 The tweet itself, plus more information: http://www.phenomhoopreport.com/2020-sf-keon-ambrose-announce-top-10-breaks-down-each-school/ Saint Louis: “Saint Louis has a key factor because of their great player development and their great playstyle that shows great on offense and defense.” NashvilleBilliken likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moytoy12 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 26 minutes ago, Pistol said: The tweet itself, plus more information: http://www.phenomhoopreport.com/2020-sf-keon-ambrose-announce-top-10-breaks-down-each-school/ Saint Louis: “Saint Louis has a key factor because of their great player development and their great playstyle that shows great on offense and defense.” He likes to say playstyle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 47 minutes ago, Pistol said: The tweet itself, plus more information: http://www.phenomhoopreport.com/2020-sf-keon-ambrose-announce-top-10-breaks-down-each-school/ Saint Louis: “Saint Louis has a key factor because of their great player development and their great playstyle that shows great on offense and defense.” -this is "great' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 51 minutes ago, moytoy12 said: He likes to say playstyle. I'm just going to assume it's a Canadian thing (he's from Ontario). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgeldmacher Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 5 hours ago, Pistol said: The tweet itself, plus more information: http://www.phenomhoopreport.com/2020-sf-keon-ambrose-announce-top-10-breaks-down-each-school/ Saint Louis: “Saint Louis has a key factor because of their great player development and their great playstyle that shows great on offense and defense.” Even if he chooses someone else (other than Dayton, of course), I think he would escape the "tool" designation given his comments and putting us in the mix with so many P5 schools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 10 minutes ago, cgeldmacher said: Even if he chooses someone else (other than Dayton, of course), I think he would escape the "tool" designation given his comments and putting us in the mix with so many P5 schools. He also has actual offers from all of his finalists, which hasn't been true of some other recruits recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 25 minutes ago, Pistol said: He also has actual offers from all of his finalists, which hasn't been true of some other recruits recently. 36 minutes ago, cgeldmacher said: Even if he chooses someone else (other than Dayton, of course), I think he would escape the "tool" designation given his comments and putting us in the mix with so many P5 schools. It is an interesting Final 10. 2 SEC schools, 2 ACC schools, 2 PAC 12, 1 Big 10 and then 3 A10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 How else are you going to list a final 10 if you don't have 10 high major offers? These kids are ridiculous. I respect the Fussell kid more. He listed us in his "final" 5, then swapped us for Dayton a day later. None of this final 10 stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 7 minutes ago, 3star_recruit said: How else are you going to list a final 10 if you don't have 10 high major offers? These kids are ridiculous. I respect the Fussell kid more. He listed us in his "final" 5, then swapped us for Dayton a day later. None of this final 10 stuff. The kid had a total of 12 known P-5 and Big East offers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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