Mayo to Marquette?

[seakm4]

think if he comes he'll black out that WV tattoo on his right shoulder?

[TallTitan34]

http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/news/article/1859/Prep-Championship-Day-1-Recap.php

Todd Mayo (Notre Dame)- One of the elite offensive players still available in the national class of 2011, the six-foot-three wing showed his value as a streaky scorer capable of putting up big numbers in a hurry with a huge second half in Friday's win over Tilton, converting on a series of perimeter jumpers and tough drives to the hoop en route to 15 points after the break.  An above-average athlete with deceptive bounce he'll use to score above the rim in transition, Mayo (25 points) is a classic straight line scorer who attacks with a sudden burst from the wing and isn't satisfied until he does what he does best: finish.

#3 Notre Dame Prep (MA) 87  #6 Tilton (NH) 85
In an all New-England match-up showcasing some of the region's elite, high-major prospects, Friday's third quarterfinal would feature third-seeded Notre Dame Prep against freshly crowned NEPSAC Class AA champion Tilton in what turned out to be an elite level contest that went down to the final possession.  With the two team's trading baskets in a frantic, up-and-down affair, freshman Wayne Selden would give Tilton a an early three-point cushion, at 19-16, with a trio of contested three-pointers in front of the likes of Ricardo Ledo, Todd Mayo, and Myles Davis.  Notre Dame would answer back with three-pointers from Ledo and Davis and a series of punishing finishes inside from Pittsburgh-commit and McDonald's All-America Khem Birch, before Mayo would bury a pull-up three in transition to give Prep a four-point lead, at 36-32, with just under eight minutes remaining in the half.  Both clubs would continue a rapid pace of big-time shot-making from all over the floor, and, after another Ledo three from the left wing to give Notre Dame a two-point lead, at 46-44, Tilton would respond with free-throws from Selden and a run-out bucket from Georges Niang to take a four point lead, at 50-46, heading into the break.

Ledo would open the second half on fire, knocking down three straight triples  from NBA range to put Notre Dame up seven, at 61-54, with less than four minutes gone in the half.  Selden would answer with a monster dunk in transition, after which he drew a technical foul for taunting, that would spark a mini Tilton run and pull the Rams back within one, at 63-62, before Notre Dame would respond with a spurt of its own and take an eight-point lead, at 70-62, on a thunderous, tomahawk dunk from Fordham-commit Devon McMillan off a steal in transition.  Niang would flat-out take over down the stretch and go on a personal, 13-point scoring run, including a trio of threes, to propel Tilton in front by two, at 85-83, with under a minute remaining.  Mayo would drop in a high-arcing floater off an offensive rebound to tie the game at 85 with 30 seconds to play, and, after Ledo converted a pair of free-throws to give Notre Dame an 87-85 lead, Tilton would come up short on multiple, point-blank looks at the rim before the final buzzer and allow Prep to hang on for a thrilling, two-point victory.

Ledo finished with a game-high 31 points, including a sensation 20-point second half, to lead Notre Dame, along with 25 from Mayo and 14 from Birch (scoreless in second half).  Niang, who single-handedly led Tilton to the brink of victory with a dominating, 13-point scoring outburst down the stretch, led Tilton with 31 points of his own, followed by Selden with 22 (only four after halftime) and Goodluck Okonoboh with 14.

[Clam Crowder]

There is a guy on Tilton named Goodluck?

[4everwarriors]

Bet he's kin to God's Gift.

[Clam Crowder]

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/102751/goodluck-okonoboh

Sounds like a stud, says he is cousins with Oriakhi

[ZiggysFryBoy]

think if he comes he'll black out that WV tattoo on his right shoulder?

no, he'll just wear a sleeve.  mainly to give this board something to bitch about.

[HouWarrior]

I dont want Mayo at MU under any circumstances.
Zach Mayo is not a Team player. Sure he is athletically gifted, and will likely break the all time course record on the obstacle course. But he rebels against authority, and any demands from his instructor. Mayo is quoted as being obstinate, to wit:

Foley: You can forget it! You're out!
Zack Mayo: Don't you do it! Don't! You... I GOT NOWHERE ELSE TO GO! I got nowhere else to g... I got nothin' else.
Foley: All right Mayo, on your feet.

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH wait......I guess this thread isnt about the movie.

As SNL's Emily Litella would say..."Never Mind"

[Hards Alumni]

I love being academically mentioned with Memphis, UCF, Baylor... Or not.

[ChicosBailBonds]

I love being academically mentioned with Memphis, UCF, Baylor... Or not.

Memphis is the Harvard of Memphis...let's not get down on them too much.

[Pakuni]

I love being academically mentioned with Memphis, UCF, Baylor... Or not.

Academically mentioned? What does that even mean?
A case of really, really going out of your way to find something to gripe about.

[4everwarriors]

Memphis is the Harvard of Memphis...let's not get down on them too much.

Memphis isn't even middle of the road

[Hards Alumni]

Academically mentioned? What does that even mean?
A case of really, really going out of your way to find something to gripe about.

I don't really gripe about anything.

I'm just sayin'.

[wildbill sb]

I don't really gripe about anything.

I'm just sayin'.

I agree with Hards.

[Pakuni]

I agree with Hards.

Agree with what?

[ChicosBailBonds]

Memphis isn't even middle of the road

Understatement of the year

[brewcity77]

Notre Dame Prep came up short in the National Championship final, falling 90-74 to St. Thomas More. But the brightest star for the team was one Todd Mayo. Here's what the New England Recruiting Report had to say about his performance in the loss:

Tough In Defeat

Todd Mayo (Notre Dame Prep)- The six-foot-three wing refused to go down without a fight in Notre Dame's tough loss to St. Thomas More in Wednesday's final, finishing with a game-high 27 points, including 21 in the second half.  The most impressive scorer at this year's event, Mayo showed a quick, straight-line burst attacking the basket from the wing and demonstrated good bounce and terrific body control in rising up in traffic, avoiding the charge, and finishing from a variety of angles with either hand.

Here's the full article: http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/news/article/1861/STM-Wins-National-Prep-Championship.php

[Stretchdeltsig]

Sounds like Mayo played against strong competition.  He will be able to fit in well on the Marquette team.

[NickelDimer]

His stock has to be shooting through the roof at this piont, no?  Probably hurts our chances.

[brewcity77]

His stock has to be shooting through the roof at this piont, no?  Probably hurts our chances.

After the Marquette visit, he narrowed his list to four: Baylor, UCF, Oklahoma State, and Marquette. Recently, he's also mentioned both Kansas and Memphis on his Twitter and FaceBook accounts. He's home today after the Prep National Championship, then off to UCF for a weekend visit. Their team lost to East Carolina last night to knock them out of the CUSA tournament. He said last month that he hopes to get to both Baylor and Oklahoma State before the end of March, but could move up his decision to mid-March. If he does that it could be very good for us as it would likely be a decision between us and UCF. Despite the late visit there, our Q rating is through the roof right now.

Here's hoping we can put together another win or two while he's at UCF so everywhere he goes, he keeps hearing "Marquette, Marquette" in his ears. If he does wait to decide, both Baylor and Oklahoma State seem to be out of the tourney at this point, so that could bode well for us too.

[Silkk the Shaka]

His stock has to be shooting through the roof at this piont, no?  Probably hurts our chances.

Putting an ND Prep alum in the league hopefully offsets that some

[GGGG]

If hanging around with his brother is important, Memphis could be the choice.  But I think that we are in a very good position for him.  I can't imagine losing a prospect to UCF.

[Dawson Rental]

If hanging around with his brother is important, Memphis could be the choice.  But I think that we are in a very good position for him.  I can't imagine losing a prospect to UCF.

From what I hear, his brother isn't expecting to be in Memphis next year.

[nyg]

From what I hear, his brother isn't expecting to be in Memphis next year.

Correct.  They tried to dump him off to the Pacers, but just missed the trade deadline.

[kmwtrucks]

Between the 10 teams I think they had 20 top 100's between 2011 and 2012, How is one of the top 5 player's in the tournament not in the top 100?  I think Mayo is way underrated nationally, What is surprising is I would think people with famous blood lines would be overrated but that rarely seems to be the case.  Mich has a potential FR of the year and I don't think he was highly rated or heavily recruited, and his dad was Tim Hardaway Sr.