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Re: 2018 Recruiting
« Reply #120 on: December 07, 2017, 02:56:59 pm »
Some highlights of Miles Latimer. Your first impression will be "his hair is terrible" but then I think you'll see he's an athletic, high-energy kid. I like the passion.

https://twitter.com/HoopMajor/status/938815530454134785
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Re: 2018 Recruiting
« Reply #121 on: December 07, 2017, 03:39:18 pm »
Some highlights of Miles Latimer. Your first impression will be "his hair is terrible" but then I think you'll see he's an athletic, high-energy kid. I like the passion.

https://twitter.com/HoopMajor/status/938815530454134785

He also looks like he has a high bball iq which you can never have too much of. If he didn't commit before the July recruiting period, Latimer would have a lot more hype.

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Re: 2018 Recruiting
« Reply #122 on: December 13, 2017, 10:13:00 pm »
It's interesting that Hassan Ceesay, who plays at Olaniyi's alma mater, Newark East Side, has an offer from us (per VC). Ceesay will be the top dog at ESHS with Elijah doing his thing over here. He was 2nd team All-Group 4 last year; Olaniyi made 1st team.

That was quick. Ceesay committed to Stony Brook!

https://twitter.com/VerbalCommits/status/941140574786039808

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Re: 2018 Recruiting
« Reply #123 on: December 13, 2017, 10:30:11 pm »
It's interesting that Hassan Ceesay, who plays at Olaniyi's alma mater, Newark East Side, has an offer from us (per VC). Ceesay will be the top dog at ESHS with Elijah doing his thing over here. He was 2nd team All-Group 4 last year; Olaniyi made 1st team.

That was quick. Ceesay committed to Stony Brook!

https://twitter.com/VerbalCommits/status/941140574786039808
I can't find any other schools offering Hassan. IS he really that good of a guard?

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Re: 2018 Recruiting
« Reply #124 on: December 14, 2017, 06:34:48 am »
I can't find any other schools offering Hassan. IS he really that good of a guard?

I remember thinking he was good last year when I was following Olaniyi. He dislocated his knee last March so he missed the major recruiting periods in April and July where kids get most of their offers.

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Re: 2018 Recruiting
« Reply #126 on: January 02, 2018, 11:50:33 am »
Not sure where to put this..... For all the people who say it makes no sense to move SB into the CAA and it is a waste of time!.. I say bologna. The CAA conference is ahead of the AE by a fairly good margin, and usually is every year.. Some people say the CAA is still a one bid league and it would only be a lateral. This is true but the CAA is knocking on the door of an at large conference.. If UA and SB make that improvable move into the CAA I think that will help the CAA to become a better conference, well, UA will help more than us lately. But I think you guys get the idea.

The AE is ranked #23 out of #32 conferences and the CAA is ranked #14...


https://herosports.com/rankings/college-basketball     
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Re: 2018 Recruiting
« Reply #127 on: January 03, 2018, 06:02:46 pm »
Not sure where to put this..... For all the people who say it makes no sense to move SB into the CAA and it is a waste of time!.. I say bologna. The CAA conference is ahead of the AE by a fairly good margin, and usually is every year.. Some people say the CAA is still a one bid league and it would only be a lateral. This is true but the CAA is knocking on the door of an at large conference.. If UA and SB make that improvable move into the CAA I think that will help the CAA to become a better conference, well, UA will help more than us lately. But I think you guys get the idea.

The AE is ranked #23 out of #32 conferences and the CAA is ranked #14...


https://herosports.com/rankings/college-basketball     

Us and Albany would make the conference better, but it would do little to get the league an at-large bid so let's kill that idea right now.

What would make the CAA expand right now and who is to say Hofstra, Northeastern, etc. don't move to kill the expansion like they did last time? Only reason they expand is if JMU and/or Delaware go FBS and they're looking to backfill. The programs that made the CAA a multi-bid conference are mostly in the A10 now and that league ain't budging until Dayton, St. Louis, VCU, and/or Umass are all gone. At 14 they have no reason to make a move right now.
« Last Edit: January 03, 2018, 06:05:23 pm by VA_Seawolf »

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Re: 2018 Recruiting
« Reply #128 on: January 08, 2018, 11:38:29 am »
Worth noting: Donatas Kupsas, a PF from LuHi, has removed us from consideration. His list is down to Fordham, Hofstra and, you guessed it, Weber State.

Supposedly we're still in the mix for his teammate, stringy southpaw Frankie Policelli, but I think we're a darkhorse at best for him. Dayton, Cincinnati, VCU, and many others on his list.
« Last Edit: January 08, 2018, 11:45:20 am by Checkmate »
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Re: 2018 Recruiting
« Reply #129 on: January 08, 2018, 12:07:16 pm »
Worth noting: Donatas Kupsas, a PF from LuHi, has removed us from consideration. His list is down to Fordham, Hofstra and, you guessed it, Weber State.

Supposedly we're still in the mix for his teammate, stringy southpaw Frankie Policelli, but I think we're a darkhorse at best for him. Dayton, Cincinnati, VCU, and many others on his list.

Thanks for that update, checkmate. I wont hold my breath with expecting Policelli neither. We are up against some pretty strong mid major schools..

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« Reply #130 on: January 08, 2018, 03:45:32 pm »
The AE isn't exactly a place these kids want to play in .  Sounds like two high mid major talents and we will probably lose both .

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« Reply #131 on: January 08, 2018, 07:55:56 pm »
I can't fault a kid for looking at AAC and A10 schools over the AE. You expect that.


Losing kids to Fordham, Hofstra, and Weber St.?? Now that stings.

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« Reply #132 on: January 09, 2018, 12:02:22 am »
Policelli looks like he could be a stud at the AE level- would love to see him at Stony Brook. Great height and ball-handling combination.

There's something to be said to being the focus of this team. Will see- Boals has pulled in some good talent the last couple years.
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Re: 2018 Recruiting
« Reply #133 on: January 09, 2018, 11:14:04 am »
Worth noting: Donatas Kupsas, a PF from LuHi, has removed us from consideration. His list is down to Fordham, Hofstra and, you guessed it, Weber State.

Supposedly we're still in the mix for his teammate, stringy southpaw Frankie Policelli, but I think we're a darkhorse at best for him. Dayton, Cincinnati, VCU, and many others on his list.

Thanks for that update, checkmate. I wont hold my breath with expecting Policelli neither. We are up against some pretty strong mid major schools..

Aaaaand Kupsas is going to Weber State. https://twitter.com/Kupsas13/status/950547476867698688. Different strokes, different folks, I guess.

I like this kid Tre King who's down at Hargrave with Moor. He may be out of our league, but maybe the HMA connection and the chance to play with a teammate sways his opinion somehow. Whatever we do with the last scholarship, we have to bulk up. Right now, we're looking at a hardly used sophomore (Ochefu) and a freshman (Christie) in the paint next year.
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Re: 2018 Recruiting
« Reply #134 on: January 09, 2018, 04:27:59 pm »
Another big body will help for sure.  So a high talent goes to Weber State out in the middle of nowhere to play basketball .  Don't understand that at all considering Fordham and Hofstra  are at least in an urban area.