eskimo Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Saw this in the Post this morning from Nate. What is the deal with this guy? He's a big dude, but can he play? It says he considered us, but that he contacted Colorado and the Big 12 school offered a schollie : DeSmet's Kowal gives commitment to Colorado DeSmet's Sean Kowal committed to play basketball at the University of Colorado during an official visit on Sunday. "Colorado had everything I wanted, everything I was looking for in a school," he said. Kowal, a 6-foot-10, 240-pound center, contacted the Colorado coaching staff a couple weeks ago because he was interested in the school. After some background research, the team sent an assistant coach to check out Kowal and offered him a scholarship on the spot. A Metro Catholic Conference honorable mention selection after averaging 7.6 points and 5.7 rebounds a game last season, Kowal said he also considered Austin Peay, St. Louis University, Ball State, Tennessee and Albany. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenmetz Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 After stepping out of a car filled with smoke and two of CU's finest sorority sisters, Sean Kowal, said "oh yeah, i'm coming to Colorado. Now somebody order a pizza." It must have been the weed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 If Kowal is 6'10 240, then Luke Meyer is 6'6 220. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 I was thinking it must have been that visit to the Doll House that nailed it for him. UC does have everything a kid is looking for, I'm wondering why every five star recruit doesn't go there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidnark Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 If you like cold weather, mountains, and dry air. I personally can't think of anything more miserable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 His name really did not appear much on this board as a possible serious recruit of ours - it seems that SLU took a look at him and decided to pass. The other teams that were looking at him were only mid majors so others probably did not think that highly of him. The question I have is why would CO take one look at him and then offer? - seems odd to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tseugnekillib Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 cheese.....Colorado is rolling the dice on a 6-10 (?)guy. If after one year they find he is the real deal....they keep him. If not, they cut him loose. You can gamble with your 13th scholarship! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTIME Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 This commitment is what I believe to be false. Its not listed on rivals.com or scouthoops.com or any other website that all the area and nation's commits are. Why didnt SLU offer Brett Gifford and let him go to Albany. Why haven't they offered Powell yet? If they are looking for a project to redshirt Vashon also has 6'10 Lamar Patterson, 6'8 Ben Adams, and 6'8 Ray Harrell in their 2007 class. But I seriously doubt this Kowal commitment and he is only 6'8. Billy Brandenburg is better. So is John. Offering Manual Cass would be a good move also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleBilliken Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 C'mon man. I know you're a Vashon fan and all, but do you really think we need to offer the entire squad. That seems a little absurd to even the most die hard of fans. You seem to be fairly knowlegable about basketball, but your judgement is clearly blurred by your Vashon bias. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTIME Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 I only want them to offer Powell. I was talking about giving the other guys a shot to walk on. We do need size. If they can let Wendell Harrington or whatever his name walk-on, than certainly one of those towers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 just because some recruiting site doesnt have an offer down for a very low ranked player like the desmet project, doesnt mean it doesnt happen. liddell didnt show as a commit with slu on rivals for a long time after he verballed to slu while at east side. are the billikens allowed to contact a junior in any way let alone call him up and offer him a scholarship? if someone has done that to powell, please let us know, we can likely turn a cheater in to the ncaa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTIME Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 UCLA offered Taylor King as an eighth grader and he committed. Ofcourse you can offer a junior. Seketoure Henry committed to UNLV as a sophomore. SLU has offered Scott Suggs a sophomore. He can commit tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Majerus Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 verbally.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTIME Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 Its just hard to believe, we had two much better big men last year go to small schools in Chris Kellerman and Nick Arth. His numbers are pitiful for 6'8 and wont improve much with Brandenburg playing varsity this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p diddy Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 I agree with you on the gifford kid. i think they should have taken a closer look at this kid. his improvement over the summer was rapid. they have three schollies to give. i'm sure they want to ready-made forwards from the juco ranks, but using one on a improving big that you can develop for the next 4-5 years would have been nice. i've always advocated that we look around the state because we've seen some pretty good bigs such as dane watts, drew richards, anthony tolliver, sam singh, cody stoneburner and this gifford kid coming out. all have a chance to be solid D-1 players, except for the stoneburner kid who stayed close to home to go to quincy. bad boyz for life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTIME Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 I found the article on scout. I stand corrected. I needed proof and instead of just blindly saying I was right, I second guessed myself and kept looking til I found. good heads up on the commitment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flex22 Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 >Its just hard to believe, we had two much better big men >last year go to small schools in Chris Kellerman and Nick >Arth. His numbers are pitiful for 6'8 and wont improve much >with Brandenburg playing varsity this year. Arth? you're crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Latsch Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Kowal did not have an offer from SLU, but he said the Billikens were watching him and would evaluate him this season before possibly making an offer. I think he said SLU wanted him to redshirt his first year as well. According to the Colordo basketball website, 10 of the Buffaloes 18 players on the roster (yes, they have 18 players listed on their roster) are seniors: http://www.cubuffs.com/SportSelect.dbml?SP...5&Q_SEASON=2005 Kowal said Colorado is losing eight players from this year's team. CU already had commitments from five guys (I think) when Kowal committed, with essentially a point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward and center already verballed. So Kowal will have a chance to compete for minutes right away if he's ready, which works out well for the kid and the school. I think SLU should have taken a closer look. The Billikens are probably either going to end up with a project high school big man (like Bryce Husak/Obi Ikeakor) or two, or some undersized junior college power forward (like Vas'shun Newborne) or two with their remaining scholarships. If that's the case, it would make sense to look at Kowal or a kid like Brent Gifford. Kowal could end up being a player like Brian Cusworth, who I bet SLU would love to have had last year and this year. - Nate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tseugnekillib Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Nate, how much closer of a look could SLU take? Please explain what you mean. SLU has been watching Kowal in both the summers and winters since he was a freshman. As far as redshirting......next season SLU will have Ian as their senior center and Bryce as a junior back-up center. The minutes for Kowal at SLU next year would be scarce at best. Benefitting from a red-shirt frosh year should have been a no brainer for Sean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Latsch Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 I think SLU will regret not offering Kowal a scholarship. They waited to offer Matt Shaw and lost him to Southern Illinois. - Nate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p diddy Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 only time will tell on that one. comparing shaw to kowal is pointless. kowal is not in the same area code. shaw as a sophomore was better than kowal is now as a senior. the brandenurg kid from kirkwood is more advanced right now and he isn't a D-1 prospect. as was said before kowal has been watched by the staff for three years. desmet was at slu's team camp for the past three years. kowal's size and athleticism are intriguing. BUT. he showed very little during the summer playing for gateway. what are ou supposed to do. i saw a lot of sean on the road and he lacked a lot of competitiveness and heart when matched up against players who were his own size. when you have 8-10 scholarships to give, you can take a gamble on a 6'9" kid whose shown very little but height. if he improves, you got something. If not, you can run him off and he'll transfer to a smaller school and have a good career. (like Heimos did with nebraska or walter moore at iowa state). it's a little different when you have only 2 or 3 schollies to give on a team full of frontcourt projects and you need some people who are capable of playing right away. if kowal only showed something, he would be in a much better position. bad boyz for life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTIME Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 I'm just wondering when SLU is going to offer the following players. 6'7 Manual Cass, 6'7 Leon Powell, 6'6 Dave Stewart, 6'7, 6'6 Jeremy Felton, 5'10 James Washington, 6'6 Eric McCrary, 6'8 Tyler Griffey, 6'6 Andrew Kueker, 6'10 Lamar Patterson, 6'4 Jeremy Sharpe, 6'3 Chad Thompson, one of the Ritter guards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 problack, i dont know some of the players on your wish list, however, if you think that the likes of mccrary is a-10 quality, you are crazy beyond crazy. powell is a legitimate question unless he has academic concerns. you would know more about that than most of this board. felton has had extreme academic struggles thus far, so why would they offer him? it is my understanding that cass is also not going to be the carbondale valedictorian. griffey hasnt even played one high school basketball game yet. the rest of your list i cant comment on. if there is an area underclassmen player i would be chasing besides powell, it is lucas o'rear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tseugnekillib Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 V....you now go from having little credibility to zero credibility by suggesting that SLU offer Eric McCrary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTIME Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Another underclassmen they should offer would be Chris Stokes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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