New recruiting prognosis

Four of our main targets are gone, two to Marquette.
Here is how I see our '09 recruiting shaping up with Dwight Buycks, Jeronne Maymon, and CJ Wilcox off the board.
1. Xavier Thames: I am not very optimistic here. He seems to be a strong WSU lean. Watch for Marquette to be a major player here too.
2. Sam Dower: A 6'8" Minnesota forward who can shoot the three ball with deadly accuracy who has already been on an unofficial, he may get an offer after the skills camp this weekend.
3. Reece Uhlenopp: A skilled 6'7" forward from UDale, he may draw an offer. He has a Creighton offer, and would be ranked much higher if he hadn't been injured all winter.
4. Unknown: I think we may offer someone in the July evaluation period who is a diamond in the rough. Or maybe the staff has been keeping someone on the quiet.
5. Jamil Wilson: A really long shot, he is great friends with Diante, but is being recruited by every major program in the country. He may soon draw a Duke offer.

Lets go pay a lot of Money and get John Reiks.

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Originally Posted by CyGuy33

Lets go pay a lot of Money and get John Reiks.

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You mean John Riek?

Yeah the kid from Sudan, ESPN had mentioned today that it was a strong possibility he was not going to enter the NBA draft.

We may save the scholarship for '10, and go after Lavonte Dority some more.

Stupid question here, but do we have any commits for 09?

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Originally Posted by MNclone

Stupid question here, but do we have any commits for 09?

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no sur :sad:

Why is everybody we are after going to Marquette?

Same reason why everybody we were going after last year went to Wisconsin. The Cheesecake.

I'm hoping for Dower right now. Seems to have decent size for the 3/4 position. And if he can shoot outside, even better.

Thames seems like a dime a dozen kind of player. We could find 100 other players just like him. And we also have plenty of guards for the next several years... at least until next years transfers begin.

But after those 2 players, the talent pool gets pretty shallow IMO. If neither of those players want to come to Ames, carry it over for 2010.

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Originally Posted by cyismydog

Four of our main targets are gone, two to Marquette.
Here is how I see our '09 recruiting shaping up

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So how the heck do you know who our main targets are? I thought you had to be GMac or one of his assisant coaches to know that information and they're smart guys who know how to keep things quiet?:confused:

Maybe we connect better with WI and MN players than west coast.

In all fairness...we did get one of Marquette's players.

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Originally Posted by HandSanitizer

In all fairness...we did get one of Marquette's players.

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Yeah we basically traded Buycks for Christopherson.

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Originally Posted by Bobber

So how the heck do you know who our main targets are? I thought you had to be GMac or one of his assisant coaches to know that information and they're smart guys who know how to keep things quiet?:confused:

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Maybe I do........