[Cracked Sidewalks] Top 50 recruit wish list updated with 15 signees and 1 new huge prospect

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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

[radome]

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.

[BCHoopster]

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.

[Dr. Blackheart]

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.

[brewcity77]

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.

[HoopsMalone]

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?

[BCHoopster]

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?

[brewcity77]

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?

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.

[TedBaxter]

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

[marquette99]

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.

[HoopsMalone]

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

[4everwarriors]

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.

[77ncaachamps]

BTW, Jurick just chose Oklahoma State

[GGGG]

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

[brewcity77]

Did 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.

[GGGG]

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.

[4everwarriors]

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

[Lennys Tap]

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.

[Bocephys]

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

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

[Dr. Blackheart]

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

[GGGG]

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

[77ncaachamps]

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.

[TedBaxter]

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.

[GGGG]

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

[TedBaxter]

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.