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Title: Ranking Shaka HS recruits at Marquette
Post by: JoanofArcMascot on December 02, 2025, 04:28:33 PM
Not counting Sheek Pearson and Ian Miletic in this ranking because they haven't played yet. Also, guessing on others who have played so little and the ones who left because there's no way of knowing how it would have worked out if they had stayed, here's a ranking of Shaka's high school recruits since taking the Marquette job:
1. Chase Ross, 2. Nigel James, 3. Michael Phillips, 4. David Joplin, 5. Adrian Stevens, 6. Josh Clark, 7. Royce Parham, 8. Ben Gold, 9. Zaide Lowery, 10. Sean Jones, 11. Damarius Owens, 12. Tre Norman, 13. Keeyan Itejere, 14. Caedin Hamilton, 15. Al Amadou, 16. Emarion Ellis.
I'm sure most would rank Phillips and Clark lower but I just have a feeling about their upsides. The one I hope ends up being the most underrated on this list is Owens, because he flashed so much potetnial last year. ... Ellis is on the roster at Graceland University, an NAIA school in Lamoni, Iowa. Hasn't appeared in any games yet. Not sure if he is injured and/or redshirting. He spent a year at Bradley, where he averaged about two points a game, and a year at Nicholls State, where he averaged 4 ppg. ... Itejere is at his third school, having spent two years at Northern Kentucky and is at Rhode Island this year. Averaging about 8 points, 5 rebounds, shooting .833, blocking a shot per game. Had similar stats at Northern Kentucky, where he blocked 1.5 shots per game. Amadou averaging 1.5 and 1 in limited action for St. Joseph.
Title: Re: Ranking Shaka HS recruits at Marquette
Post by: Pakuni on December 02, 2025, 04:31:49 PM
Ranking Michael Phillips ahead of David Joplin is wild.
Title: Re: Ranking Shaka HS recruits at Marquette
Post by: Jay Bee on December 02, 2025, 04:43:12 PM
wat u got in dat cup?
Title: Re: Ranking Shaka HS recruits at Marquette
Post by: Daniel on December 02, 2025, 05:16:39 PM
I would not know how to rank them all, other than Chase being lead dog .   The jury is out on most of Shaka's recruits.    Doing what Shaka does, he has to be right 75% of the time on recruits.    That is not so easy to do.   But not impossible either.
Title: Re: Ranking Shaka HS recruits at Marquette
Post by: The Sultan on December 02, 2025, 05:20:39 PM
Quote from: JoanofArcMascot on Today at 04:28:33 PMNot counting Sheek Pearson and Ian Miletic in this ranking because they haven't played yet. Also, guessing on others who have played so little and the ones who left because there's no way of knowing how it would have worked out if they had stayed, here's a ranking of Shaka's high school recruits since taking the Marquette job:
1. Chase Ross, 2. Nigel James, 3. Michael Phillips, 4. David Joplin, 5. Adrian Stevens, 6. Josh Clark, 7. Royce Parham, 8. Ben Gold, 9. Zaide Lowery, 10. Sean Jones, 11. Damarius Owens, 12. Tre Norman, 13. Keeyan Itejere, 14. Caedin Hamilton, 15. Al Amadou, 16. Emarion Ellis.


This is insane. Phillips and James ahead of Joplin and Clark ahead of Parham, Gold and Lowery?

This is just you thinking the unknown is better than the known.
Title: Re: Ranking Shaka HS recruits at Marquette
Post by: rocky_warrior on December 02, 2025, 05:21:37 PM
Quote from: Daniel on Today at 05:16:39 PMDoing what Shaka does, he has to be right 75% of the time on recruits.    That is not so easy to do. 

With 15 scholarships, 50% would seem sufficient, and reasonable.
Title: Re: Ranking Shaka HS recruits at Marquette
Post by: Stretchdeltsig on December 02, 2025, 05:35:06 PM
Quote from: JoanofArcMascot on Today at 04:28:33 PMNot counting Sheek Pearson and Ian Miletic in this ranking because they haven't played yet. Also, guessing on others who have played so little and the ones who left because there's no way of knowing how it would have worked out if they had stayed, here's a ranking of Shaka's high school recruits since taking the Marquette job:
1. Chase Ross, 2. Nigel James, 3. Michael Phillips, 4. David Joplin, 5. Adrian Stevens, 6. Josh Clark, 7. Royce Parham, 8. Ben Gold, 9. Zaide Lowery, 10. Sean Jones, 11. Damarius Owens, 12. Tre Norman, 13. Keeyan Itejere, 14. Caedin Hamilton, 15. Al Amadou, 16. Emarion Ellis.
I'm sure most would rank Phillips and Clark lower but I just have a feeling about their upsides. The one I hope ends up being the most underrated on this list is Owens, because he flashed so much potetnial last year. ... Ellis is on the roster at Graceland University, an NAIA school in Lamoni, Iowa. Hasn't appeared in any games yet. Not sure if he is injured and/or redshirting. He spent a year at Bradley, where he averaged about two points a game, and a year at Nicholls State, where he averaged 4 ppg. ... Itejere is at his third school, having spent two years at Northern Kentucky and is at Rhode Island this year. Averaging about 8 points, 5 rebounds, shooting .833, blocking a shot per game. Had similar stats at Northern Kentucky, where he blocked 1.5 shots per game. Amadou averaging 1.5 and 1 in limited action for St. Joseph.

Its easy to second guess.
Title: Re: Ranking Shaka HS recruits at Marquette
Post by: JakeBarnes on December 02, 2025, 05:59:47 PM
Ramsey prolly first.
Title: Re: Ranking Shaka HS recruits at Marquette
Post by: Pakuni on December 02, 2025, 06:01:03 PM
Quote from: rocky_warrior on Today at 05:21:37 PMWith 15 scholarships, 50% would seem sufficient, and reasonable.

7- or 8-man rotation, and just hope no one ever gets injured?
Title: Re: Ranking Shaka HS recruits at Marquette
Post by: WhiteTrash on December 02, 2025, 06:03:43 PM
Quote from: Stretchdeltsig on Today at 05:35:06 PMIts easy to second guess.
Yes easy, but not appropriate?
Title: Re: Ranking Shaka HS recruits at Marquette
Post by: Vander Blue Man Group on December 02, 2025, 06:07:41 PM
Quote from: JoanofArcMascot on Today at 04:28:33 PMNot counting Sheek Pearson and Ian Miletic in this ranking because they haven't played yet. Also, guessing on others who have played so little and the ones who left because there's no way of knowing how it would have worked out if they had stayed, here's a ranking of Shaka's high school recruits since taking the Marquette job:
1. Chase Ross, 2. Nigel James, 3. Michael Phillips, 4. David Joplin, 5. Adrian Stevens, 6. Josh Clark, 7. Royce Parham, 8. Ben Gold, 9. Zaide Lowery, 10. Sean Jones, 11. Damarius Owens, 12. Tre Norman, 13. Keeyan Itejere, 14. Caedin Hamilton, 15. Al Amadou, 16. Emarion Ellis.
I'm sure most would rank Phillips and Clark lower but I just have a feeling about their upsides. The one I hope ends up being the most underrated on this list is Owens, because he flashed so much potetnial last year. ... Ellis is on the roster at Graceland University, an NAIA school in Lamoni, Iowa. Hasn't appeared in any games yet. Not sure if he is injured and/or redshirting. He spent a year at Bradley, where he averaged about two points a game, and a year at Nicholls State, where he averaged 4 ppg. ... Itejere is at his third school, having spent two years at Northern Kentucky and is at Rhode Island this year. Averaging about 8 points, 5 rebounds, shooting .833, blocking a shot per game. Had similar stats at Northern Kentucky, where he blocked 1.5 shots per game. Amadou averaging 1.5 and 1 in limited action for St. Joseph.

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