Kahlil Mcdonald-New Marquette commit

[cyismydog]

Just heard it through the grapevine-Kahlil Mcdonald, a Juco guard from Blinn JC, has committed to Marquette, and he may possibly be coming this year. Originally committed to OK State at juco, but their was some kind of mix-up with scholarships.

[4everwarriors]

Can you see if Marvin Gaye can hook the rest of us up too?

[MUfan12]

Just heard it through the grapevine-Kahlil Mcdonald, a Juco guard from Blinn JC, has committed to Marquette, and he may possibly be coming this year. Originally committed to OK State at juco, but their was some kind of mix-up with scholarships.

Have not seen his name before. Interesting, if true, that he might come this year. I wonder if that signals some larger concern about Cadougan and the NCAA.

[bilsu]

Coaches cannot stand have open scholarships.

[Ready2Fly]

If true, he seems like an interesting pickup, and a good use of the Acker opening.  He was the ninth overall scorer in NJCAA Division I.  For comparison, DJO was eleventh. 

http://www.njcaa.org/sports_stats.cfm?sid=4&divid=1&gender=m&slid=2&seasonselect=426

[rocky_warrior]

Thanks Cy - given your track record, I have no reason to believe your info is bad.

Assuming he is coming in immediately, good use of the extra scholie we've got this year!  Buzz seems to have some VERY good contacts in the juco ranks to alert him when someone becomes available that may have not previously been available (i.e. - DJO, and Kahlil)

[MUfan12]

If he can play point this is a big get. No two ways about it.

[Ready2Fly]

Also, he shot 57% from the field, 53% from three, and 83% from the FT line. Wow... I hope this is true.

http://www.njcaa.org/colleges_college_player.cfm?category=stats&sid=4&divid=1&slid=2&collegeId=1687&teamid=79239&athleteid=244348&seasonselect=426

[77ncaachamps]

Awesome get as the pg spot is rather thin at the moment.

Can someone calm me down about the Junior situation? No problems with his eligibility right?

[Ready2Fly]

Awesome get as the pg spot is rather thin at the moment.

Can someone calm me down about the Junior situation? No problems with his eligibility right?

Jones might want to be calmed down about the Junior situation, too.  He seems pretty excited to play with him:

"When asked about which players Jones was most excited about hitting the hardwood with, Cadougan topped the list, as he said, "Junior Cadougan, I'm excited about him because both of us will be out on the wing together."

http://www.hoopsreport.com/news/hoopsnews/jamailjonestomarquette

It might be a good sign that Junior should be okay.  Another quote in here should help but an end to people's squabbles over Jones' SAT.  I'd guess the 1350 is legit based on this tidbit:

"Academics was the other selling point for Jones, who might pursue an undergraduate pre-med degree."

[Tom Crean's Tanning Bed]

In the words of a good friend, "If f****** Renardo Sidney can get cleared, I'd think Cadougan's okay".

[LastWarrior]

Here's some more info...

http://hsnewyork.scout.com/2/610752.html



Shooting Guard's Stock Is On The Rise
By Brian Towey
Senior Reporter
Posted Jan 18, 2007

Upon moving from Wings Academy in the Bronx to American Christian School in Aston, Pennsylvania, Tony Bergeron inherited a number of players, one of whom was a New Yorker named Kahlil McDonald. McDonald, who had played at Bishop Loughlin in Brooklyn previously, was a player Bergeron was familiar with on some level, but he wasn't quite sure what to expect.

"I knew him coming in from Five Star Camp because Loughlin was one of our programs," said Bergeron. "I was told that he would be perfect for us. I was told that I'd have to adjust the attitude a bit, but when I got down there, I never saw the attitude. I found a kid who was dying to reinvent himself."

To some degree, that is exactly what McDonald has done. Which is not to say that the 6-foot-1, 187 pound shooting guard and native of Brooklyn completely overhauled his game. Instead, with the encouragement of Bergeron, he has fully embraced the one skill that sets him apart: his shooting ability.

"My game has changed, but what coach wants me to do is shoot the ball," said McDonald. "Here my role is to shoot, and I can do that pretty well."

"I said to him, if you go ahead and keep shooting those threes, it's going to lead to a Division I scholarship," said Bergeron.

McDonald has always been an exceptional shooter, going back to his days in the CHSAA. Originally a member of the class of 2005 coming out of Bishop Loughlin, he was one of the city's top marksmen, and a player who was nearly automatic off of the catch.

After leaving Loughlin, McDonald enrolled at Rise Academy in Philadelphia in the fall of 2006. He spent half the year at Rise before transferring to American Christian. But basketball was shelved for the remainder of the year as he focused on schoolwork.

For Bergeron, he has been a revelation, so much so that the coach characterized his 5-for-12 shooting performance from behind the arc in a 110-91 win over South Kent at the Nike Super Six last weekend as "a bad shooting day." Accordingly, schools are beginning to catch on.

"He's blowing up," said Bergeron. "When I came here, he had nothing. Iowa State was really intrigued. Iowa State, St. Peter's, Fordham, are interested.

"Everybody's basically waiting on the SAT score. He'll pass, I'm confident of that. He's a smart kid. He just hasn't taken the test since his junior year."

It is pretty heady stuff for a kid who was marginally a scholarship player coming out of high school. Physically, the 19-year old has matured. He was a wispy wing shooter at Loughlin, and a shade under six feet. He has grown a couple of inches since then and has improved his upper body strength appreciably, out of necessity.

"It's better competition here than in regular high school because guys are bigger and stronger," said McDonald. "Going into the paint, guys are physically so much bigger in prep school than in the CHSAA."

He has also embraced what he does well. A few years back, McDonald appeared interested in transforming himself into a point guard. Now, he knows where he fits.

"If he wants to go to the high major level, he has to be a specialist," said Bergeron. "He's certainly a secondary ball handler at a lower level."

http://oklahomastate.scout.com/2/857135.html


Hoops Recruiting: Will Juco Star Join OSU?
By Terry Tush

Posted Apr 16, 2009

The Oklahoma State basketball staff considers recruiting to be a 24-hour-a-day, seven-days-a-week, 52-weeks-a-year opportunity. The signing of Jarred Shaw on Wednesday gives OSU a full allotment of 13 scholarship players but that doesn't mean Travis Ford is finished with the 2009 class. Don't be surprised to see OSU add another player between now and the end of the signing period May 20.

One player who would like to sign with Oklahoma State, and could have an immediate impact on the 2009-10 team, is junior college guard Kahlil McDonald, a third team NJCAA All-American this past season at Blinn College in Brenham, Texas.

The 6-foot-4, 195-pound McDonald set the Blinn season scoring record as a freshman last season, averaging 21.4 points per game during the regular season. He helped the Buccaneers to a 23-9 record while earning first team All-Region XIV honors in his first season at Blinn.

"It was pretty good season," McDonald said earlier this week. "We broke a lot of records. We had the most wins in school history, we made the second round of the playoffs for the first time in school history, we swept San Jac (Jacinto) for the first time in a long time... I broke the record for most points in a season."

McDonald, who made 53.1 percent of his three-point shots (94 of 177 ) this past season, says he expected more of himself despite all of the postseason accolades.

"(I didn't play) to my standards because I thought I could have played better," he said, "but a lot of other people thought I had a great year because I was first team All-Region and all-conference and third team All-American. I just hold myself to higher standards, so I thought I could have played better."

Oklahoma State began recruiting the Brooklyn, N.Y., native late in the season, and McDonald said he plans to sign with the Cowboys before the signing period ends May 20. But he must first win an appeal with the NCAA regarding his eligibility.

McDonald says he played one year at a prep school in Pennsylvania before sitting out a year ago to attend a New Jersey junior college where he did not play basketball but worked to improve his grades. He then transferred to Blinn College where he was an immediate standout.

He must appeal to the NCAA because its rules state that a junior college player is not eligible unless he has completed three semesters of full-time classes (12 hours or more). McDonald, however, was only enrolled in 11 hours during his one semester at the New Jersey junior college.

McDonald was being recruited by numerous schools until they realized he may not be immediately eligible. Oklahoma State, Iowa State, South Florida and Marquette decided to continue in the pursuit of the All-American sharpshooter. Although he has yet to visit Oklahoma State, he says he will sign with the Cowboys if the NCAA rules that he is eligible, and does not have to return to junior college for another semester. He says that ruling may take a couple of weeks.

"I'm waiting to see what's going to happen with the appeal. I'm just saying my prayers," said McDonald, who says he has a 2.7 grade-point average at Blinn. "If they rule for me, then I'm going to sign with Oklahoma State and be there this summer. Right now, I'm verbally committed to Oklahoma State.

"If they say I'll have to take another semester of junior college, I guess I'll have to come back (to Blinn) and then come to Oklahoma State in January. I'm not thinking about the negatives. I don't know what I'd do."

[MUfan12]

This move is really interesting. It puts them over for '10 as of now.

And with the amount of really good post players Buzz was still on in that class, I have to wonder if something is happening behind the scenes. Hard to believe they're done, but going 2 over would be somewhat alarming.

His numbers look good, and outside shooting was one of my big concerns about this team. Certainly fills a need, just brings up some interesting questions.

[chapman]

Wow, and he would be a three year player.  Especially assuming Cadougan will immediately/eventually start, it's a heck of a way for Buzz to fill a roster spot in mid-August. 

[texaswarrior74]

This move is really interesting. It puts them over for '10 as of now

What I read says he can be ready to play right now.....taking Acker's spot.....did I miss something?

[MUfan12]

Acker's scholarship basically opened a year early. So his would be filled by McDonald. Cubillan and Hayward's also open, so two left for 2010. We already have Bowen, Clark, and Jones committed for 2010, leaving us one over.

[NCMUFan]

From the articles on McDonald, sounds like he is a shooting guard with no interest in being a point guard.  Did I miss something?

[ChicosBailBonds]

Acker's scholarship basically opened a year early. So his would be filled by McDonald. Cubillan and Hayward's also open, so two left for 2010. We already have Bowen, Clark, and Jones committed for 2010, leaving us one over.

Interesting indeed.  Looks like the tradition of oversigning (even though these are just verbals so far) is alive as well.  Swenson will be horrified.   

[CAINMUTINY]

53% from downtown??  DAAAAAAAAAAMN.......I love the match up problems this kid will present but assuming like novak that his greatness will mean he has an equally awesome weakness. 

[Golden Avalanche]

Thanks Cy - given your track record, I have no reason to believe your info is bad.

Track record........as in predicting Johnnie Lacy to play for Bruce Pearl?

[tower912]

IF this turns out to be true, it fills Acker's spot for 09-10.    The oversigning for 10-11 will work itself out by (A) another injury/illness ending a career, (B) one or more of our newcomers blow up and is 1 and done (oh, pleasepleaseplease) (C) somebody loses the fight for PT, reads the writing on the wall, and transfers, (D) somebody does not cut it academically.    In order of preference, B, C, A, D.

[VegasWarrior77]

IF this turns out to be true, it fills Acker's spot for 09-10.    The oversigning for 10-11 will work itself out by (A) another injury/illness ending a career, (B) one or more of our newcomers blow up and is 1 and done (oh, pleasepleaseplease) (C) somebody loses the fight for PT, reads the writing on the wall, and transfers, (D) somebody does not cut it academically.    In order of preference, B, C, A, D.

For the sake of the young man involved I would hope somebody doesn't cut it academically (D) rather than have them end their career via injury (A).

[strobl2]

Has anyone else found a source that knows for sure?

[GOMU1104]

This is a long way from being finalized, per reports.

[cyismydog]

Avalanche-The Lacy thing was a complicated situation, but as far as my track record, I have broken several commitments to Iowa State, and I think I was the first person to break the DJO commitment on this board.