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Top 50 recruit wish list updated with 15 signees and 1 new huge prospect

Written by: jpudner@concentricgrasstops.com (bamamarquettefan1)

I had received requests for updates as some of the Top 50 on the recruiting wish list signed.  There has been a lot of activity the last few days, resulting in 15 of the 50 signing somewhere, including my #5 Keith Coleman needing two years of JUCO and my #2 Jarion Henry apparently going to New Mexico after tweeting about their "hotties."  

However, perhaps the biggest news (thanks ATL MU WARRIOR) is I cannot ignore that a 7-foot, 4-star player from DJO's home town of Raleigh, NC, was just released from his commitment to NC State and easily becomes the 2nd biggest potential get besides Murray on the "wish list," and remember that's all this is.  Murray visits this weekend though he is reportedly leaning to Kansas or WVU.

I also added a team score to every player so you know how good a team the player was on last (150=Ohio State, 139=Marquette, 120=best JUCO school, 100=best prep school, St. Anthony's of New Jersey.)  These are all based on www.masseyratings.com, so please go contribute to his unbelievable work.  I listed all new signed players on the bottom, and Juan Anderson has led his California team to an 89 rating, meaning they are only 11 points worse than St. Anthony's.  The new 7-footer Joseph Uchebo also led his team to great success, as his 86 indicates they were only 14 points worse than St. Anthony's.  However, my #9, big man Yvan Ngirabakunzi, played for a high school with only a 22 rating, meaning maybe his competition was way to low to make the jump to the Big East, though he may if Central Florida is added.


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#1st NameLast NameHeightLevelTeamTeam scoreCommitted or other news[/tr]

1	Aaric	Murray	6-foot-10	College	La Salle	126	visiting MU this weekend
1.5	Joseph	Uchebo	7-foot-0	Prep	Raleigh, NC Word of God	86	7-foot 4-star just released from NCSt commit
2	Jarion	Henry	6-foot-8	Prep	Dallas TX Kimball	92	looks like New Mexico
3	Pierre	Jackson	5-foot-10	JUCO	College of Southern Idaho	114	Baylor
4	Juwan	Staten	6-foot-0	College	Dayton	130
5	Keith	Coleman	6-foot-9	Prep	Lee, Maine High School	72	JUCO - Marshalltown CC
6	Garrick	Sherman	6-foot-10	College	Michigan State	137	expected Notre Dame, visiting now
7	Philip	Jurick	6-foot-11	JUCO	Chattanooga State Tech CC	114
8	Gods Gift	Achiuwa	6-foot-9	JUCO	Erie Community College	103	appears Washington, maybe St. John's
9	Yvan	Ngirabakunzi	6-foot-10	Prep	Piney Woods MS Piney Woods	22	verbal to Central FL orida
10	Amath	M’Baye	6-foot-9	College	Wyoming	120	reportedly Oklahoma
11	Anton	Grady	6-foot-8	Prep	Cleveland OH Central Catholic	68	Cleveland State
12	Aaron	Harwell	5-foot-10	College	Centenary	102
13	Tavares	Speaks	6-foot-4	JUCO	Cape Fear Community College	99	Liberty
14	Gene	Teague	6-foot-9	College	Southern Illinois	122
15	Hooper	Vint	6-foot-10	Prep	Van Buren AR  Van Buren	76	UTEP
16	Marsell	Holden	5-foot-11	JUCO	San Jacito College Central	106
17	Michael	Hale	5-foot-9	JUCO	North Idaho	96
18	A.J.	English	6-foot-3	Prep	Middletown DE Appoquinimink	70
19	Lonnie	Hayes	6-foot-0	JUCO	MO State U - West Plains	102
20	Jeff	Early	6-foot-3	Prep	Monroe College	95
21	Tony	Kimbro	6-foot-6	Prep	LouisvilleKY Jeffersontown	83
22	Desmar	Jackson	6-foot-5	College	Wyoming	120
23	Larry	McGaughey	6-foot-5	JUCO	Lawson State	111
24	Tyquan	Goodlett	6-foot-3	Prep	Jersey CityNJ St. Anthony	100
25	Hanif	Nixon-Hughes	6-foot-4	JUCO	North Dakota State Science	106
26	Jordan	Latham	6-foot-8	College	Xavier	137
27	Tyler	Brown	6-foot-4	JUCO	Marshalltown Community College	114	Illinois State
28	Jeremy	Jones	6-foot-2	JUCO	Seward County Community College	103
29	Colton	Iverson	6-foot-10	College	Minnesota	136
30	Reco	Lewis	6-foot-2	JUCO	Waycross College	88
31	Charles	Ashford	6-foot-1	JUCO	Vincennes University	96
32	Cheikh	Mbodji	6-foot-9	JUCO	Grayson County College	81	Cincinnati
33	Dylan	Talley	6-foot-5	JUCO	Blinn College	114	Nebraska
34	Roger	Franklin	6-foot-5	College	Oklahoma State	133	North Texas
35	Orlando	Sanchez	6-foot-8	JUCO	Monroe College	95
36	Quinton	Pippen	6-foot-4	JUCO	MO State U - West Plains	102
37	Gary	Cooper	6-foot-8	Prep	Monroe, MichiganMonroe	48	supposedly MU looking at him
38	Charles	Bennett	5-foot-10	Prep	Houston TX Yates	42
39	Jayson	Guerrier	6-foot-4	JUCO	Alabama Southern CC	105
40	Milos	Kleut	6-foot-10	College	Lipscomb	126
41	Quevyn	Winters	6-foot-5	Prep	Oldsmar FL Oldsmar Christian	76
42	Taylor	Smith	6-foot-6	JUCO	McLennan Community College	86	Stephen F Austin
43	Alex	Carmen	6-foot-3	Prep	Long Beach, CA Poly	96
44	Corbin	Thomas	6-foot-6	JUCO	Southwestern Illinois College	96
45	Corey	Wilford	6-foot-1	JUCO	Connors State College	99	reported Murray State visit
46	D'Andre	Martin	6-foot-2	Prep	Monroe, LouisianaRichwood	71
47	Martyre	Demarco	6-foot-2	Prep	Phoenix, AZ Shadow Mountain	39
48	Tavian	Pomlee	6-foot-5	Prep	Davenport, IA Central	22
49	Derrell	Armstrong	6-foot-1	JUCO	Allegany College of Maryland	91
50	Diyaaldin	Kelley	6-foot-11	College	Maryland Eastern-Shore	109
S	Juan	Anderson	6-foot-6	Prep	Castro Valley, CA Castro Valley	89	Reportedly has grown!
S	Jamal	Ferguson	6-foot-3	Prep	Norfolk,VA Maury	67	2012 off to great start
S	Todd	Mayo	6-foot-3	Prep	Fitchburg, MA  Notre Dame	72	Welcome! Practice against O.J.
S	David	Singleton	6-foot-3	College	High Point	115	Another potential point.
S	Derrick	Wilson	6-foot-0	Prep	Lakeville, CT Hotchkiss School	76	Point Guard gets stronger
S	Jamil	Wilson	6-foot-7	College	Oregon	130	Can't wait.

And I hate to even put this out there if you are a geek like me, but the prep ratings were determined by going to http://www.highschoolsports.net/massey/matchup/Basketball/Varsity/Boys/, where you can find any two prep teams in the country and match them against each other.  I treated St. Anthony's as the 100 and gave each prep school above a rating by subtracting however many points they would be expected to lose to in a game against St. Anthony's.

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2011/04/top-50-recruit-wish-list-updated-with.html

You never know what to believe but ...

LaSalle's Murray likely choices Kansas, West Virginia
By Jon Rothstein
Special to CBSSports.com
April 17, 2011 

LaSalle big man Aaric Murray is likely to transfer to either Kansas or West Virginia, several sources confirmed late Saturday night.

There is no timetable to when an official decision will be made.

The 6-foot-10 Murray will have two years of eligibility remaining but must sit out next season per NCAA rules.

The value of Murray to both the Jayhawks and the Mountaineers would be monumental. Should the power forward wind up with the Jayhawks, he would give Bill Self a ready-made product to step in for Thomas Robinson after next season when Robinson is expected to leave for the NBA.

Meanwhile, a marriage between Murray and the fans of Morgantown would give Bob Huggins an heir apparent to Kevin Jones at power forward.

Last season for LaSalle, Murray averaged 15.2 points per game and 7.7 rebounds per game while notching seven double-doubles.

If he does visit to MU, the players already at MU will have to make
a great impression, Kansas is tough to beat.  West Virginia not really.
There is a starting spot at all 3 schools.

BAMA
Thanks for compiling these. Recruiting is such a rumor game...these analyses add some objectivity to the meat market. I know they are a lot of work but it brings a bit more clarity and added perspectives.

I think that there's every chance we could land Murray, though I'm not happy to hear Kansas jumping into the chase for him. I think that if he's going to commit to Marquette, we'll know by Monday or Tuesday. If he leaves Milwaukee without committing, our chances drop significantly.

DePaul and Oklahoma State don't really scare me from a recruiting perspective. Huggins can seal the deal, though, he's been doing this long enough. Honestly, if he doesn't come here, I hope he does go to Kansas, just to keep him out of the Big East.

After Murray, there are a couple realistic players I'd like, guys we've been mentioned with already...

• Jeremy Jones would probably lead that list, a Chicago native and point, we are reportedly already in on him.
  
• Charles Bennett would be the same class as Wilson, but he plays in Buzz's backyard (Houston Yates), can put up points, and is another 3-star point to give us options.
  
• God's Gift Achiuwa hasn't been mentioned with us lately, but Buzz has sprung surprise JUCO names on us before, and this would be less of a surprise than Crowder was. The only question mark is the level of competition he faced at Erie CC.
  
• AJ English's dad played in the NBA, and he also has a younger brother (Ajen, 2012 PG) who could follow him here; his father is looking at getting into coaching when his kids go off to college, and coach's kids tend to do well.
  
• Gary Cooper hasn't caught a lot of services' eyes yet, but sounds like a solid under-the-radar guy, potentially the face-up 4 we're looking for.
  
• Desmar Jackson was reportedly scouted by us before committing to Wyoming, would sit out a year, but could be an ideal DJO replacement after next year in case Mayo's not yet ready.
  
• Tony Kimbro's father was a Parade All-American in high school, but never met the hype at Louisville, still would be nice to steal a Louisville kid in hopes that he could have the collegiate success that eluded his father (though I admit we don't need another 2/3 switchable).
  
• Quevyn Winters is a Milwaukee native who drew criticism for allegedly throwing a punch at a ref a couple years back, but claims to have worked on his game and his self-control, seems like a high-major talent with serious question marks, has had interest in the past from Wisconsin, Marquette, K-State, Illinois, Baylor, and has a current offer from USF. Projects as a 6'5" player that can shoot and distribute, love the skillset, but questions, questions, questions...
  
• Martyre Demarco would be strictly a project player as his quickness is questioned at the next level, but he is a point drawing interest from UConn, Arizona, and California, so there is probably something there, maybe a good option alongside Singleton as a reserve point.

This guy is hearing KU or WVU for Murray:  http://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/59609940955889664

Are we sure he is still interested in MU now that Kansas is in the mix?

Quote from: brewcity77 on April 18, 2011, 11:11:20 AM
I think that there's every chance we could land Murray, though I'm not happy to hear Kansas jumping into the chase for him. I think that if he's going to commit to Marquette, we'll know by Monday or Tuesday. If he leaves Milwaukee without committing, our chances drop significantly.

DePaul and Oklahoma State don't really scare me from a recruiting perspective. Huggins can seal the deal, though, he's been doing this long enough. Honestly, if he doesn't come here, I hope he does go to Kansas, just to keep him out of the Big East.

After Murray, there are a couple realistic players I'd like, guys we've been mentioned with already...

• Jeremy Jones would probably lead that list, a Chicago native and point, we are reportedly already in on him.
  
• Charles Bennett would be the same class as Wilson, but he plays in Buzz's backyard (Houston Yates), can put up points, and is another 3-star point to give us options.
  
• God's Gift Achiuwa hasn't been mentioned with us lately, but Buzz has sprung surprise JUCO names on us before, and this would be less of a surprise than Crowder was. The only question mark is the level of competition he faced at Erie CC.
  
• AJ English's dad played in the NBA, and he also has a younger brother (Ajen, 2012 PG) who could follow him here; his father is looking at getting into coaching when his kids go off to college, and coach's kids tend to do well.
  
• Gary Cooper hasn't caught a lot of services' eyes yet, but sounds like a solid under-the-radar guy, potentially the face-up 4 we're looking for.
  
• Desmar Jackson was reportedly scouted by us before committing to Wyoming, would sit out a year, but could be an ideal DJO replacement after next year in case Mayo's not yet ready.
  
• Tony Kimbro's father was a Parade All-American in high school, but never met the hype at Louisville, still would be nice to steal a Louisville kid in hopes that he could have the collegiate success that eluded his father (though I admit we don't need another 2/3 switchable).
  
• Quevyn Winters is a Milwaukee native who drew criticism for allegedly throwing a punch at a ref a couple years back, but claims to have worked on his game and his self-control, seems like a high-major talent with serious question marks, has had interest in the past from Wisconsin, Marquette, K-State, Illinois, Baylor, and has a current offer from USF. Projects as a 6'5" player that can shoot and distribute, love the skillset, but questions, questions, questions...
  
• Martyre Demarco would be strictly a project player as his quickness is questioned at the next level, but he is a point drawing interest from UConn, Arizona, and California, so there is probably something there, maybe a good option alongside Singleton as a reserve point.

Great info Brew city, but the one point you do no know is that with only 2 schoolies left, the players discussed maybe are
            not as good as the 2012 potential recruits and secondly, Buzz only plays about 9 kids, so why have 13 next year?  The kid
            is probably not going to play much anyway, that is why a transfer much like Wilson is a good idea. Murray really is perfect,
            but can he buy into the work ethic?

Quote from: HoopsMalone on April 18, 2011, 11:16:34 AMThis guy is hearing KU or WVU for Murray:  http://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/59609940955889664

Are we sure he is still interested in MU now that Kansas is in the mix?

He's visiting this upcoming weekend. I'm sure we'll have a much better idea where we stand come Monday or Tuesday of next week.

BCHoopster, I agree that Murray is perfect, and personally I really only want a "play-now" player if he's a point guard, as I think that's the one place we might need extra help in 2011-12. That's why I like Jones, and would really like Aaron Harwell from Centenary, who would be a sophomore that could play now because of their move to D3. But while we might have more names in line for 2012 than we can take, there's no sense in just wasting a 2011 scholarship. I'd sooner get someone in to see if they could blow up (like Cooper or Bennett) than just waste it.

IWB said on the Scout board that Marquette pulled out of the running for Murray, so I would guess the visit is history.

M'Baye transfers to Oklahoma from Wyoming.

http://ouhoops.com/?p=6071

Great additional notes.

On murray, I believe there are 2 scenarios:

1. If he really is set on kansas or wvu, he could easily cancel his trip this week, or

2) If he does get to campus you have to assume we have at least a 10 percent chance at him. Every kid is different, but some will view milwaukee and an nba area and the spanish o'donnell's as things that neither wvu or kansas can offer.

Quote from: TedBaxter on April 18, 2011, 12:28:38 PM
IWB said on the Scout board that Marquette pulled out of the running for Murray, so I would guess the visit is history.

"Despite what your friends might think, 'no' is a good answer. Everyone thinks 'no' is a bad answer. 'Maybe' is the bad answer. 'Yes' is the best answer, the one we all want. But 'no' at least ends the conversation."  -Al

Quote from: TedBaxter on April 18, 2011, 12:28:38 PM
IWB said on the Scout board that Marquette pulled out of the running for Murray, so I would guess the visit is history.

M'Baye transfers to Oklahoma from Wyoming.

http://ouhoops.com/?p=6071

If MU pulled out, I guarantee we're not finished yet. Still gotta consumate the deal.

BTW, Jurick just chose Oklahoma State

Did we pull out because he didn't seem that interested, or because we are zeroing in on someone else at this point?

Quote from: The Sultan of South Wayne on April 18, 2011, 03:07:59 PMDid we pull out because he didn't seem that interested, or because we are zeroing in on someone else at this point?

All IWB said in the thread I saw was that we pulled out. Could be either or. My guess is maybe Buzz knew we weren't going to get him and decided to focus elsewhere, but either way, it's disappointing. There simply aren't that many other guys still out there to really get excited about, unless somehow TJ Taylor managed to wrangle a transfer to a D1 school.

I actually like the idea of Juwan Staten.  He could come in and be a back up to Junior for his senior year, and then pretty much be our starting point for the next two years.

I'm not certain pulling out is the best way to go.

Quote from: 4everwarriors on April 18, 2011, 03:35:07 PM
I'm not certain pulling out is the best way to go.

It worked for me back in the day but there were certainly some days/weeks where I worried it hadn't.

Quote from: 4everwarriors on April 18, 2011, 03:35:07 PM
I'm not certain pulling out is the best way to go.

Well nothing's 100% effective, so pulling out certainly can't hurt.

Latest on Henry and New Mexico...strangely silent since all the initial excitement about his visit there. His other interest was Gtown who used the schollie for Porter.  USC and MU getting back in?

http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/story/3-OUT-2-IN-FOR-LOBOS-SO-FARSpring-Recruiting-Continues-for-New-Mexico-While-Questions-Remain-About-Who-Might-Come-Or-52426325

According to Henry's twitter account, he is announcing on Sunday and signing on Monday.  Oh and he apparently told some MU fan on twitter that he doesn't want to be a power forward.

http://twitter.com/Jarion_Henry

Quote from: The Sultan of South Wayne on April 18, 2011, 03:56:18 PM
According to Henry's twitter account, he is announcing on Sunday and signing on Monday.  Oh and he apparently told some MU fan on twitter that he doesn't want to be a power forward.

http://twitter.com/Jarion_Henry

Dammit, he's a switchable! SF/PF...need a say a "Maymon SG."

He'd get lots of touches at MU. But if he wants to be the "Man" he'd better go to a lower team in a BCS conference or mid-major.

Bank the scholarship for 2012.  Right now Buzz would be reaching for players who won't see any time as freshman next year or maybe not much time in the future either.

Forget that. Plenty of talent out there ranked about where Ox was last year.

Are there any players left who could beat out Chris Otule or Davante Gardner insde for minutes next year?  I'm very skeptical and Chris and Davante both have two or more years left.

Are there any players good enough to take minutes away from Crowder, Jamil Wilson, Williams, Jones and Anderson at forward next year and beyond?  Again, I'm very skeptical.

Any guards left who can get minutes next year with Cadougan, Johnson-Odom, Blue, Mayo and Derrick Wilson on the team?  Don't think so.

If you bank the scholarship, you balance the classes in 2012 and you can possibly get a center and either another point or a forward to go with Jamal Ferguson.

Never bank scholarships.  Buzz knows what he's doing.

If there's nobody hot left (which isn't true yet) take a flyer on a kid.  If he doesn't work out he can xfer next year to free up a scholarship.

I know that Buzz know's what he's doing and there isn't much out there right now.  I just watched some game video of one of the hottest names out there and he simply isn't good enough for a program like Marquette.

To be honest, I liked the Wyoming transfer M'Baye, but he opted for Oklahoma this weekend and I might take the Canadian kid who's leaving Louisiana Tech with one year left and immediate eligibility, but other than that, there just isn't anyone who I think is worth it, but that's me.

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I don't want to cause problems and if Buzz finds someone who can help next year or later in his career, more power to him.

Hey, I think Ted is on the right track for once.

Even though, I think is right, Gary Cooper, or Jordan Latham would do fine. I know Latham has had problems with D-1 ball. Buzz could light the fire. Jeremy Jones is really good but how many 6-2 guards do we need?

Quote from: MUMac on April 18, 2011, 08:00:45 PM
I know nothing about you, nor care,

Ditto.

But I deleted my comment anyway.

The way I look at it, banking a scholarship doesn't help us at all. I know that for certain. We will have no benefit in 2011-12 with a scholarship that goes unused.

If we use a scholarship, it will most likely help us. I will agree to this level, I'm not certain that guys like Cooper, English, or Demarco would ever be good enough to contribute at Marquette. If we signed them, I'd hope so, but until we saw them, we couldn't be certain. I'm pretty confident that Uchebo or Staten would both help our program immensely, but I'm not sure if either is interested. And while there's been previous interest from Latham and Jackson, I realize they wouldn't give us anything on the court next season due to sitting out as transfers, and who knows if they'd still have interest?

But even if it's just extra bodies, that will help in practice. No, not all of these guys would see significant time next year. But what if there's an injury to Cadougan and Wilson isn't ready for D1 as a freshman? Are you confident that Singleton can man the point, or that Blue will be ready to be our primary 1-guard? That's where someone like Aaron Harwell or Jeremy Jones could be invaluable. Aaric Murray (even though we seem to be out of the running) and Latham may not be able to contribute on the court, but how much could they help Gardner and Otule simply by giving them more talented competition in practice?

The only possible worry is that we give the scholarship out to someone who will ruin the team chemistry. But Buzz seems to be pretty good at getting guys in that fit the character of his team, and I trust him in that regard.

While I fully realize just how nice it could be to have 2 schollies available for 2012 (dreams of Jarnell Stokes and Je'lon Hornbeak) that only helps us if they sign, and even if we took a flyer on AJ English and it didn't work out, he can transfer. It may not be the most tasteful of ideas, but it's the business of NCAA basketball.

Desmar Jackson is going to Southern Illinois and last fall Gary Cooper was talked about as an academic risk.  Have not seen Jeremy Jones mentioned with Marquette for awhile.

Quote from: brewcity77 on April 18, 2011, 08:40:10 PM
While I fully realize just how nice it could be to have 2 schollies available for 2012 (dreams of Jarnell Stokes and Je'lon Hornbeak) that only helps us if they sign, and even if we took a flyer on AJ English and it didn't work out, he can transfer. It may not be the most tasteful of ideas, but it's the business of NCAA basketball.

Furthermore, who knows what could happen between now and next year.  We've had at least one transfer out every year.  I hope he comes, but Furguson still has a ways to go before he can sign.  There is just so much up in the air.

It's not that easy to find more quality players whose first names start with "J".  Especially big men.

Quote from: leever on April 19, 2011, 09:22:30 AM
It's not that easy to find more quality players whose first names start with "J".  Especially big men.

Nice post.

hey, Buzz is looking at another switchable!

http://pennstate.247sports.com/Article/Lions-making-a-move-for-Michigan-F-22402 (http://pennstate.247sports.com/Article/Lions-making-a-move-for-Michigan-F-22402)

If "Marquette has be in touch as of late" my guess is that Buzz is using him as a back-up plan.

Henton is the player I watched game footage of last night and didn't think he was good enough and I know he has the stats and was runnerup for Michigan Mr. Basketball.  Just don't think he is the fit currently for Marquette as both Jamil Wilson and Juan Anderson are better.

Update from this week anyway.

http://www.detnews.com/article/20110419/SPORTS05/104190405/1361/Lansing-Eastern-s-LaDontae-Henton-being-courted-by-Iowa-State--Penn-State

Wish we had better access to what's really going on with Marquette's recruiting process.  I know it probably has to be handled very tactfully by Buzz and the coaching staff, but it's really fascinating reading.  Really, really hope we are able to sign an athletic "big" this spring!

Just a few more updates on players here...

2   Jarion   Henry   6-foot-8   Prep   Dallas TX Kimball   92   Says he's announcing Sunday
4   Juwan   Staten   6-foot-0   College   Dayton   130    Penn State
7   Philip   Jurick   6-foot-11   JUCO   Chattanooga State Tech CC   114    Oklahoma State
21   Tony   Kimbro   6-foot-6   Prep   LouisvilleKY Jeffersontown   83    Visiting Western Kentucky this weekend
22   Desmar   Jackson   6-foot-5   College   Wyoming   120    Southern Illinois
29   Colton   Iverson   6-foot-10   College   Minnesota   136    Colorado State

Another update.

#35 Orlando Sanchez from Monroe College is a freshman.

Ted, looking at Henton, might he be able to play the 4? While talent seems to dictate Wilson and Anderson may well be playing together by 2012-13, could Henton maybe come in as another undersized post like Lazar and Crowder? Just a thought, because those rebounding numbers are scary, and Michigan typically has a few decent high-majors.

I will certainly not be surprised if Buzz announces someone not even on this list. 

But assuming Murray is KU or WVU, and Henry announces on Easter Sunday that he is going to New Mexico, I believe what's left of my top 50 list is below.  I knew #35 Sanchez was a freshman, but can't a JUCO freshman choose to transfer like Jimmy Butler did to have three years at a four-year school?  My thought was he looked good enough as a freshman that maybe we could grab him this year before he explodes and everyone is after him next year.

1 Joseph Uchebo 7-foot-0 Prep Raleigh, NC Word of God 7-foot 4-star just released from NCSt commit
8 Gods Gift Achiuwa 6-foot-9 JUCO Erie Community College – didn't sign on Washington visit and may open up more visits or sign after St. John's visit
12 Aaron Harwell 5-foot-10 College Centenary   
14 Gene Teague 6-foot-9 College Southern Illinois
16 Marsell Holden 5-foot-11 JUCO San Jacito College Central   
17 Michael Hale 5-foot-9 JUCO North Idaho
18 A.J. English 6-foot-3 Prep Middletown DE Appoquinimink   
19 Lonnie Hayes 6-foot-0 JUCO MO State U - West Plains   
20 Jeff Early 6-foot-3 Prep Monroe College 
23 Larry McGaughey 6-foot-5 JUCO Lawson State
24 Tyquan Goodlett 6-foot-3 Prep Jersey CityNJ St. Anthony   
25 Hanif Nixon-Hughes 6-foot-4 JUCO North Dakota State Science   
26 Jordan Latham 6-foot-8 College Xavier   
28 Jeremy Jones 6-foot-2 JUCO Seward County Community College  - Chicago native that MU is reportedly in on
29 Colton Iverson 6-foot-10 College Minnesota   
30 Reco Lewis 6-foot-2 JUCO Waycross College
31 Charles Ashford 6-foot-1 JUCO Vincennes University     
35 Orlando Sanchez 6-foot-8 JUCO Monroe College 
36 Quinton Pippen 6-foot-4 JUCO MO State U - West Plains   
37 Gary Cooper 6-foot-8 Prep Monroe, MichiganMonroe - supposedly MU looking at him
38 Charles Bennett 5-foot-10 Prep Houston TX Yates 
39 Jayson Guerrier 6-foot-4 JUCO Alabama Southern CC   
40 Milos Kleut 6-foot-10 College Lipscomb
41 Quevyn Winters 6-foot-5 Prep Oldsmar FL Oldsmar Christian – Milwaukee kid who hopefully has put incident with ref behind him
43 Alex Carmen 6-foot-3 Prep Long Beach, CA Poly
44 Corbin Thomas 6-foot-6 JUCO Southwestern Illinois College   
46 D'Andre Martin 6-foot-2 Prep Monroe, LouisianaRichwood
47 Martyre Demarco 6-foot-2 Prep Phoenix, AZ Shadow Mountain
48 Tavian Pomlee 6-foot-5 Prep Davenport, IA Central
49 Derrell Armstrong 6-foot-1 JUCO Allegany College of Maryland 
50 Diyaaldin Kelley 6-foot-11 College Maryland Eastern-Shore

Quote from: bamamarquettefan on April 24, 2011, 04:22:45 AM
I will certainly not be surprised if Buzz announces someone not even on this list. 

But assuming Murray is KU or WVU, and Henry announces on Easter Sunday that he is going to New Mexico, I believe what's left of my top 50 list is below.  I knew #35 Sanchez was a freshman, but can't a JUCO freshman choose to transfer like Jimmy Butler did to have three years at a four-year school? 

Only if they were a full academic qualifier out of high school like Butler was.

Has anyone else been following Jarion Henry's exploits of late? Honestly, I'm not sure I want him here anymore. His Twitter account seems to be about nothing but getting laid by as many women as possible and extolling how he's the greatest thing to ever happen to basketball. I'm all for confident players, but this guy just seems arrogant. He came out with a video on YouTube last week in which he called for all black girls to "get together" with him, and then declared to whichever school he attends that he's "one and done, I'm going to the League. Remember I said this, I'm one and done."

He may be a great talent, but is he any better than Jamil Wilson, Juan Anderson, or Jamail Jones? I have no idea where he will announce tonight. Maybe it ends up being Marquette. But after all the stuff I've read about him and from him in the past two weeks, I honestly hope it isn't.

Yeah, there are actually some columnists in New Mexico suggesting that Alford pass on him.

Sultan - thanks for explaining the juco deal.  I get it now, if a player just went to juco to get his basketball skills up to d1 he can come out if he explodes freshman year, but most are there to get their academics up, so he probably has another juco year.

Per multiple Twitter feeds, Jarion Henry picked New Mexico. Personally, I'm glad about that.

Quote from: brewcity77 on April 24, 2011, 10:22:24 PM
Per multiple Twitter feeds, Jarion Henry picked New Mexico. Personally, I'm glad about that.

http://scouthoops.scout.com/2/1066982.html

He did pick New Mexico. 

Quote from: marquette99 on April 24, 2011, 10:10:07 PM
Sultan - thanks for explaining the juco deal.  I get it now, if a player just went to juco to get his basketball skills up to d1 he can come out if he explodes freshman year, but most are there to get their academics up, so he probably has another juco year.

No problem.  If you fully qualify academically out of high school (like Butler and DJO), you can leave your JUCO after one year.  If you fail to qualify academically out of high school (like Buycks and Crowder), you not only have to go two years, but you must get your associates degree.  That is why Crowder didn't arrive on campus until late summer...he had to wrap up his degree.

Further clarification on Buycks...he apparently was a fine student in high school, but was given wrong advice about the "core requirements" to get NCAA eligibility.  He could have gone a year of prep school but chose the JUCO route instead.

JUCO PG Jeremy Jones to Kansas State. MU had interest. York on an unofficial to Kansas this weekend. 

...York was on an unofficial at Notre Dame this week and he'll be visiting Washington soon as well.

Juwan Staten transferred to Penn State.  Not sure if Marquette was ever interested.

Murray to visit WVU this weekend (just to keep the list updated even though he is a deadender for MU at this point).

http://www.wvupressbox.com/basketball/la-salle-transfer-murray-to-visit-west-virginia-read-more-httpwww-philly-comphillysportscolleges120759619-htmlixzz1kje15spu-watch-sports-videos-you-wont-find-anywhere-else/

Quote from: The Sultan of South Wayne on April 25, 2011, 07:51:31 AM
Further clarification on Buycks...he apparently was a fine student in high school, but was given wrong advice about the "core requirements" to get NCAA eligibility.  He could have gone a year of prep school but chose the JUCO route instead.

I am bummed to learn that about Buycks.  I certainly would rather have him coming back for next year having done one year of prep school to leave himself four at Marquette - then we wouldn't need to worry about the last schollier or banking one.  I guess I'll feel the same way about Cadougan's 14-minute freshman season in two years.

Quote from: TedBaxter on April 18, 2011, 07:47:24 PM
I know that Buzz know's what he's doing and there isn't much out there right now.  I just watched some game video of one of the hottest names out there and he simply isn't good enough for a program like Marquette.

To be honest, I liked the Wyoming transfer M'Baye, but he opted for Oklahoma this weekend and I might take the Canadian kid who's leaving Louisiana Tech with one year left and immediate eligibility, but other than that, there just isn't anyone who I think is worth it, but that's me.

Are you talking about Kadeem Coleby?  A 6-9 PF who was a teammate of Junior's on the Canada Grassroots team?  If so, does anybody know anything about him?  A one-year big with immediate eligibility would be perfect.

I think he's talking about Olu Ashaolu from Louisiana Tech

http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/ashaolu_olu00.html

Quote from: MUcookie30 on May 03, 2011, 02:04:41 PM
I think he's talking about Olu Ashaolu from Louisiana Tech

http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/ashaolu_olu00.html

I think that would be the best thing we can do with that last scholarship. Adding another senior presence who can help out at the four would be great. He averaged 14.2 ppg and 9.4 rpg as a junior. He can hit the three a bit (29.3%), though he's very foul prone -- he fouled out 11 times in 32 games.

Still, an experienced player to provide some strength off the bench behind Crowder without taking up a scholarship for 2012-13 is about as perfect as we could hope for. Here's hoping Cadougan and Buzz can convince him to spend a year at Marquette before he ends his NCAA career.

yes he is the player I was referencing. Would be a great get for one year and then a big for 2012 with whom we have.

Things I like about Olu: A Great athlete and Rebounder, Gets to the FT line and shoots the ball at high % .530.  Foul's and TO's are a little high.

Olu did put his name in for the draft, also with Wilson and Crowder I wonder if he would be willing to come off the bench.  

My thought might also be if EW is not going to be ready for full contact practice by Mid Oct, Maybe you would Medical redshirt him, he really needs the summer and fall to work on his game.  You would bring Olu in to take his spot in the rotation.  Look how much CO improved in His Medical redshirt year.

Just a thought, I have no idea how long of a recovery EW has till he is at full strength.

MU has been talking to him.  I also read that he recently visited Xavier.

http://iowastate.scout.com/2/1064633.html

Quote from: kmwtrucks on May 03, 2011, 03:12:02 PM
Things I like about Olu: A Great athlete and Rebounder, Gets to the FT line and shoots the ball at high % .530.  Foul's and TO's are a little high.

Olu did put his name in for the draft, also with Wilson and Crowder I wonder if he would be willing to come off the bench.  

My thought might also be if EW is not going to be ready for full contact practice by Mid Oct, Maybe you would Medical redshirt him, he really needs the summer and fall to work on his game.  You would bring Olu in to take his spot in the rotation.  Look how much CO improved in His Medical redshirt year.

Just a thought, I have no idea how long of a recovery EW has till he is at full strength.

I agree - EW made progress last year but he could be the guy left out depending on how long his recovery takes. A medical redshirt year might do him wonders.