MBB recruits 2016

[HUSID80]

From your mouth to God's ears!

[Polito]

Don't think they need a 6'8 PF in this class, will have Gustys and Sabety next yr, that fills that need well

Do think they need to bring in:

- Another 6'10 guy, whether they have Walker or not
- A W/G around 6'5 like DV
- 2 W/F's in the 6'7 mold

That right there would be a fantastic class IMO

[Cards]

just a note that on the "Verbal Commits" site, Elijah Pemberton has been re-rated and now is posted as a 3 Star recruit. Of course JAM and all of us new that already.

Also, Chuba Ohams has been re-rated and is also a 3 star recruit.

Funny how those 2 guys comprised my guard/wing wish list posted about a month ago.

[stuball888]

Rumor mill has it a 6ft9 Lithuanian recruit Has Hofstra on his radar. Dont know if he is a 2016 or 2017 recruit.

[Cards]

NICE! Is this a Rokas connection?? Lots of talent in Lithuania and there is some history with HU.

[Polito]

Now Stu you KNOW you can't just drop little crumbs like that with no meat behind it!!! That's an exciting scoop, I've tried to do some digging, but need more my friend! Give me something else to go on here!

Is he in the states? HS or Prep/Juco? Location/State? Talent level (stars, comparison, etc)??

[stuball888]

Will know more in the spring. Not sure if he is coming to the states or will stay in Europe. a Hint is his uncle is head of the Lithuaniun basketball association and he played in the NBA.

[garyg]

Polito, Stu gave you some hints...now lets see what you can do with them? LOL

[Polito]

lol this is a tough one, my sleuthing skills are weakened overseas!

Mr Sabonis, the previous NBA star for the Blazers is the great who runs the Lithuanian basketball federation - one of his sons is of the same talent mold, and is currently playing at Gonzaga

Finding a nephew of his who is not yet in the states, no luck so far! Any thoughts gary?

[stuball888]

Bingo he is a long shot to come to the states. he is a project who just started playing basketball at 15. I understand he wants to become a doctor. Hence Hofstra could be a good fit for him. He is 16 now. probably class of 2017.

[Polito]

would really love to know what they have working for the 6'7ish WF guys... that is a huge area of need for this class

[ProudofPride]

https://twitter.com/ThaBookOfEli21/stat ... 4768431104

Redshirt freshman at Odessa College (JUCO). Not sure if he's a 2016 or '17 recruit, since he'll have been there for 2 years at the end of the academic year. NYC kid, so I assume Speedy is recruiting him.
http://www.wranglersports.com/sports/mb ... lijah_bp3t

[daHUPride]

Nice stats per 40 minutes (28 points/ 7 rebounds/ 4 assists/ 3 steals/3 fouls)...photo looks like he has size

[Cards]

Dimencio Vaughn is off the table - committed to Rider. Not very impressive.

[garyg]

I think Hofstra is in a position where they must use all 4 of remaining scholarships [5 if Walker does not come back] to build some depth for the program...

[Polito]

Was just coming to post that Cards...

I have to say, that is one of the strangest commits so far I've seen for '16 - makes even less sense than EP and W&M - this kid is a pretty solid talent - God bless him and Rider, if he actually sticks with that he should do very well in that conf

Really surprising with places like HU and URI in hot pursuit - to each his own, but I will be curious to see if this sticks his whole career...

As for the Elijah Davis young man, interesting recruit - he's talented, NYC guy likely looking to get back to the area, good size and skill set, could fill a nice WF need here, and can def play with the bigger guards of the CAA - played with and against some super competition at Lincoln, and himself performed very well - 3 * top 20 nyc player - Odessa is a pretty good Juco, and he's doing well there - can score in a variety of ways (3, jumper, drives strong to the hoop), but is also a very strong rebounder so I'm hopeful his D is equally on point

There is NO QUESTION this staff needs to use all ships - don't want to hear anything about class balance right now - if this staff really expects to win and get to the dance at some point in the near future, they need to get some damn depth immediately - enough is enough already with this nonsense. Sick of it. They need to fix it asap, and that means with the '16 class, period.

[garyg]

Polito...sent JAM email about the importance of using all the schollies...mentioned we may have 5 to use if Walker does not return...your turn....LOL

[Polito]

lol yep, the pressure is on me - I'm just trying to get my cool head thoughts together before doing so... I have plenty to say, but I want to maintain professional respect in my delivery

[HUSID80]

Word is there may be a BE big in our future......

[Dooku25]

Would that be Mr. Buie's buddy? Stuball was talking about this last night at the game. That would be HUGE.