2013 Recruiting Thread

[Underdog Wildcat]

Prior to the KSU offer, K. Hill already had offers from Florida, Florida State, Louisville, Miami, and Providence. Sounds like he has been kicking some major ass at the Adidas invite:

"Kasey Hill, PG, Florida Rams – This is a bad dude. Hill was the best player of the day showing off his ability to create for others, score in the mid-range, and hit shots from deep. After abusing some poor kids early in the day, Hill saved his best for last. He crossed his man and hit a step back jumper with one second left to give his team a close win. Hill wasn’t very active on the circuit during the spring, but he is proving to be one of the elite floor generals in the 2013 class, and one of the best players overall. "

http://scouthoops.scout.com/2/1085059.html

[sys]

After being watched by Rutgers & Pitt, 2013 PG Geno Thorpe of the NJ Playaz just spoke with Baylor.

[sys]

Complete player
Allerik Freeman (Charlotte/Olympic) is the perfect example of a combination guard. He can excel at a high level on or off the ball and has a really sweet midrange game. Freeman has great court vision and command of the ball, and he attacks with a purpose and with great pace.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/basketball/mens/news/story?id=6749584

Geno Thorpe, PG- When rankings for the class of 2013 are expanded and updated after the summer, there's a pretty good chance that Thorpe finds his way into them. A native of Pittsburgh who will prep at Blair Academy in New Jersey, he's a point guard with good 6-foot-2 size, length and athleticism to spare. When he's focused and involved, Thorpe is a playmaker off the bounce and transition finisher. The biggest thing for him will be learning to play at full speed at all times and not take off plays. Pitt, Rutgers, Seton Hall and Wisconsin have already offered according to Thorpe and Kansas State, Davidson, Baylor, Penn State and Gonzaga have all indicated they will be recruiting him.

http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1238661



also the entire world offered kasey hill today.

[mcmwcat]

The rising junior has an amazing ability to get to the basket at will, yet still distribute the ball like a point guard. He is quick as can be and has an amazing motor that most point guards need to become high-major players. His defense is there too, but if he uses his motor on defense as much as he does on offense, Thorpe could be one of the most talented players in his class. With an inconsistent mid-range jump shot and a lack in strength, these two areas must be addressed before he hits college. While he is not the biggest point guard in the pack, Thorpe still has an amazing ability to get to the cup and either draw a foul or finish against a much bigger and stronger defender. It is easy to compare his game to a much smaller Deuce Bello, who will star at Baylor next year as a freshman.

http://www.therecruitscoop.com/geno-thorpe-is-a-smaller-deuce-bello

[sys]

geno thorpe is a smaller deuce bello.

 

[sys]

kinda figured kstate interest would manifest itself for lawrence.  gratifying.

http://www.therecruitscoop.com/jermaine-lawrence-making-big-moves

[EllToPay]

looks like ku and uk have both offered to kasey hill.

[Underdog Wildcat]

For all you bros out there with CBS College Sports, the Fla Rams and Kasey Hill are on there playing in the finals of the Adidas Invitational. Playing NYC based New Heights, New Heights up 3 with 5 mins to go in 1st half. Have not seen other notable current Rams Joell James, Shawn Smith, or Malik Price-Martin.

[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

For all you bros out there with CBS College Sports, the Fla Rams and Kasey Hill are on there playing in the finals of the Adidas Invitational. Playing NYC based New Heights, New Heights up 3 with 5 mins to go in 1st half. Have not seen other notable current Rams Joell James, Shawn Smith, or Malik Price-Martin.

Was watching this earlier.  Hill is destroying it out there.  Who's the Rams forward (the tall skinny black dude, not the stocky white guy that looks like he's 25)?

[wetwillie]

Watched a bit of the adidas game. Kasey has an unreal vertical, sick cross over step back jumper, then when they sagged off he knocked down threes

[Underdog Wildcat]

For all you bros out there with CBS College Sports, the Fla Rams and Kasey Hill are on there playing in the finals of the Adidas Invitational. Playing NYC based New Heights, New Heights up 3 with 5 mins to go in 1st half. Have not seen other notable current Rams Joell James, Shawn Smith, or Malik Price-Martin.

Was watching this earlier.  Hill is destroying it out there.  Who's the Rams forward (the tall skinny black dude, not the stocky white guy that looks like he's 25)?

For those who didn't get to see it, the Fla Rams won 89-82. Hill had 26 and 6 asts, didn't shoot it real well from the floor, but went 15-17 from the line. He is just lightning off the dribble, and damn near unstoppable in transition. His decision-making wasn't flawless, tried to split a couple double teams when it just wasn't there, but overall his ability to break down the D and then finish or find the open man is already pretty advanced. And his running and jumping ability is just off the charts. Would be amazing to hang in there until end of the process with this kid, we'll see what happens.

FSD, what was the # of the Rams forward you were talking about? I thought #12 was a solid combo forward type, #30 was long and athletic but not very skilled(sorry didn't catch their names). The game will be replayed at 10 and so you might be able to figure out who the guy is by rewatching it. That is, if the announcers ever got the names right, it seemed like they were hit or miss a lot of times.

[MakeItRain]

For all you bros out there with CBS College Sports, the Fla Rams and Kasey Hill are on there playing in the finals of the Adidas Invitational. Playing NYC based New Heights, New Heights up 3 with 5 mins to go in 1st half. Have not seen other notable current Rams Joell James, Shawn Smith, or Malik Price-Martin.

Was watching this earlier.  Hill is destroying it out there.  Who's the Rams forward (the tall skinny black dude, not the stocky white guy that looks like he's 25)?

For those who didn't get to see it, the Fla Rams won 89-82. Hill had 26 and 6 asts, didn't shoot it real well from the floor, but went 15-17 from the line. He is just lightning off the dribble, and damn near unstoppable in transition. His decision-making wasn't flawless, tried to split a couple double teams when it just wasn't there, but overall his ability to break down the D and then finish or find the open man is already pretty advanced. And his running and jumping ability is just off the charts. Would be amazing to hang in there until end of the process with this kid, we'll see what happens.

FSD, what was the # of the Rams forward you were talking about? I thought #12 was a solid combo forward type, #30 was long and athletic but not very skilled(sorry didn't catch their names). The game will be replayed at 10 and so you might be able to figure out who the guy is by rewatching it. That is, if the announcers ever got the names right, it seemed like they were hit or miss a lot of times.

Thanks for the tip UW.  Just finished watching the replay.  Hill is unbelievably quick with the ball.  He is a bit careless with it, but who gives a damn, that will obviously get fixed, he is a great talent.

I'm assuming the guy sugar dick was referring to was #30 Landry Nnoko.  He's their center who played quite a bit, but he didn't look old, just African

The Florida Rams Black have a very intriguing big man in 6-10 post Landry Nnoko (Cameroon/Montverde Academy), who is originally from Cameroon. Nnoko has great length and runs the floor extremely well. Although he is raw on the offensive end, he makes his presence felt defensively by changing and blocking shots in addition to rebounding on both ends of the floor -- especially offensively -- where he can get his team a timely tip-in basket. Nnoko is still very much learning the game, but has very good upside.

[Stevesie60]

For all you bros out there with CBS College Sports, the Fla Rams and Kasey Hill are on there playing in the finals of the Adidas Invitational. Playing NYC based New Heights, New Heights up 3 with 5 mins to go in 1st half. Have not seen other notable current Rams Joell James, Shawn Smith, or Malik Price-Martin.

Was watching this earlier.  Hill is destroying it out there.  Who's the Rams forward (the tall skinny black dude, not the stocky white guy that looks like he's 25)?

For those who didn't get to see it, the Fla Rams won 89-82. Hill had 26 and 6 asts, didn't shoot it real well from the floor, but went 15-17 from the line. He is just lightning off the dribble, and damn near unstoppable in transition. His decision-making wasn't flawless, tried to split a couple double teams when it just wasn't there, but overall his ability to break down the D and then finish or find the open man is already pretty advanced. And his running and jumping ability is just off the charts. Would be amazing to hang in there until end of the process with this kid, we'll see what happens.

FSD, what was the # of the Rams forward you were talking about? I thought #12 was a solid combo forward type, #30 was long and athletic but not very skilled(sorry didn't catch their names). The game will be replayed at 10 and so you might be able to figure out who the guy is by rewatching it. That is, if the announcers ever got the names right, it seemed like they were hit or miss a lot of times.

Thanks for the tip UW.  Just finished watching the replay.  Hill is unbelievably quick with the ball.  He is a bit careless with it, but who gives a damn, that will obviously get fixed, he is a great talent.

I'm assuming the guy sugar dick was referring to was #30 Landry Nnoko.  He's their center who played quite a bit, but he didn't look old, just African

I think he was saying that the white guy looked old, so I assume it was Nnoko.

[sys]

price-martin rementioning?  or just old info recycling?

• One of the better players in the Class of 2013, Malik Price-Martin (Miami Gardens, Fla./ Monsignor Edward Pace) continues to make strides in his game. As one of the nation's best underclassman, he scores well from 15 feet and in plus has a good IQ for the game. Defensively, he is long and uses that length to block and contest shots. His early list of schools are Miami (FL), Florida, Florida state, Kentucky, Louisville, UConn, Kansas State, Syracuse, UMass and California.

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/recruiting/basketball/mens/story/_/id/6757017/adidas-invitational-recap-highlighted-andre-drummond-shabazz-muhammad

[steve dave]

[WillieWatanabe]

UK apparently offerd MP-M as well, according to allkyhoops.com

[sys]

freeman mention.   

At this point, Freeman said he holds offers from Virginia, Virginia Tech, Miami, North Carolina State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Georgetown, Georgia, Xavier, Wake Forest, and others.

He listed six schools that he is hearing from but have yet to offer a scholarship. Those programs are Villanova, Syracuse, Kansas, Kansas State, North Carolina, and Texas.

http://villanova.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1239742

[sys]

http://www.collegiatehoops.net/2011/07/travis-jorgenson-making-name-for.html

[steve dave]

freeman mention.   

mentioning that we still haven't offered 

[sys]

mentioning that we still haven't offered 

if he's not offended, i'm not offended.

[steve dave]

mentioning that we still haven't offered 

if he's not offended, i'm not offended.

I'm offended enough for both of us and him

[Underdog Wildcat]

Scout dudes driving the Roberson bandwagon:

*Tyler Roberson, a 6-foot-7 combo forward, is having a great spring. Up against upperclassman, Roberson wasn’t quite ready physically, but he found other ways to produce. He faced up for buckets and was active."

[Underdog Wildcat]

ESPN dudes jumping on Roberson bandwagon now, as are several schools, but KSU Cats don't appear to be on it yet:

"Tyler Roberson (Union, N.J./Union)
2013, SF, 6-7, 190 pounds
His biggest impact came on the defensive end of the floor where his instincts were off the charts. He was active on and off the ball, blocked a variety of shots inside the paint, and got his hands on an even greater number of balls in the middle of the court. He's a really good athlete with a pretty polished offensive game, putting the ball on the floor to go by defenders and making enough shots to keep them honest. As his skill set continues to stretch to the perimeter and he adds weight to his somewhat-frail frame, his stock will only continue to soar."

"Roberson drew a big following on Monday as Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin, Rutgers coach Mike Rice and Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard were all on hand. Pittsburgh may have made the biggest impression though with coach Jamie Dixon and both assistants sitting front and center."

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/recruiting/basketball/mens/story/_/id/6765809/amile-jefferson-highlights-hoop-group-summer-classic

[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

For all you bros out there with CBS College Sports, the Fla Rams and Kasey Hill are on there playing in the finals of the Adidas Invitational. Playing NYC based New Heights, New Heights up 3 with 5 mins to go in 1st half. Have not seen other notable current Rams Joell James, Shawn Smith, or Malik Price-Martin.

Was watching this earlier.  Hill is destroying it out there.  Who's the Rams forward (the tall skinny black dude, not the stocky white guy that looks like he's 25)?

For those who didn't get to see it, the Fla Rams won 89-82. Hill had 26 and 6 asts, didn't shoot it real well from the floor, but went 15-17 from the line. He is just lightning off the dribble, and damn near unstoppable in transition. His decision-making wasn't flawless, tried to split a couple double teams when it just wasn't there, but overall his ability to break down the D and then finish or find the open man is already pretty advanced. And his running and jumping ability is just off the charts. Would be amazing to hang in there until end of the process with this kid, we'll see what happens.

FSD, what was the # of the Rams forward you were talking about? I thought #12 was a solid combo forward type, #30 was long and athletic but not very skilled(sorry didn't catch their names). The game will be replayed at 10 and so you might be able to figure out who the guy is by rewatching it. That is, if the announcers ever got the names right, it seemed like they were hit or miss a lot of times.

Thanks for the tip UW.  Just finished watching the replay.  Hill is unbelievably quick with the ball.  He is a bit careless with it, but who gives a damn, that will obviously get fixed, he is a great talent.

I'm assuming the guy sugar dick was referring to was #30 Landry Nnoko.  He's their center who played quite a bit, but he didn't look old, just African

I think he was saying that the white guy looked old, so I assume it was Nnoko.

Pretty sure it was #30.  I only watched the last 10 minutes of the first half, so my sample size is small.  He seemed to be pretty active, with decent hands and fairly skilled for a 17 year old kid that is 6'10"

[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

google turned up this
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/140359/landry-nnoko

He'll probably end up at Butler or Wright State