2012 recruit Kris Dunn

[foreverwarriors]

I'm not an espn insider but for some reason ESPN Scorecenter populated an insider blog from Dave Telep. To paraphrase the part that would be interesting to MU fans:
-Kris had a great weekend tourney last weekend for Connecticut Basketball Club at the Real Deal In The Rock.
-his recruitment is about to take off.
-AAU teammate of Andre Drummond who says Kris is Robin to his Batman.
-He's already been offered by Providence and every A10 school but Xavier
-Telep supposedly asked him straight up where he wanted to go and he said he wants to go to Marquette

6'3" pg from New London, CT. He's rated as a 91 by espn...which is good for 98th overall and 10th best pg. Unrated and unranked by scout and rivals.

Edit: uconn just offered him today. Going back and reading tweets from recruiting analysts last weekend, it seems that Dunn even upstaged Drummond last weekend...

[77ncaachamps]

If Marshon returned, Providence could have had a Brooks and Dunn.

[MUfan12]

Dude is blowing up. MU being on him early could pay some big time dividends. It'd be nice to have a guy to come off the bench his first year with Cadougan a senior that year.

[brewcity77]

He should bring Drummond along as a package deal.

Also, found a nice interview with him. I like the sound of his work ethic and his commitment to defense:

http://www.connecticutbasketballclub.org/2011/02/02/kris-dunn-qa-with-slam-magazine/

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

BOYS BASKETBALL ALL-STATE MVP: Kris Dunn, New London
http://www.newhavenregister.com/articles/2011/04/17/sports/high_school/doc4dab533461b0d756371457.txt

He was just named Connecticut All-State MVP.  New London won the 2011 state HS championship in hoops. 

This article said he was considering Providence, Rhode Island, UMass & Boston College.

His fellow teammate, another all-state and a Sr. is unsigned at the moment and it says he's considering George Mason & Rhode Island.

[Wade for President]

Where do we stand with Dunn?  Evan Daniels from Scout was just tweeting about him and how his play has blown up.

Is he Buzz's top priority now?

[mr.MUskie]

Is he a one and dunn?

[brewcity77]

Personally, I always thought he should be our top guard priority for 2012, even more so than York, but all the reports after York went to Arizona were that Dunn was our top target at the guard position. However his rising profile has UConn and Villanova both edging in, so I'm not sure where we stand. Providence has also been recruiting him hard, but I'm not sure how serious he is with them. He expressed an interest in MU some months back, but that was before his stock went up.

As far as one and done, I'd doubt it, but these days, who knows? If Jarion Henry's truly a one-and-done, I guess anyone could be.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Is he a one and dunn?

nice.   

And right over brew's head....

[brewcity77]

nice.   

And right over brew's head....

I got the pun but considering he's being touted as the second best PG by some scouts and seems like he may be headed for a top-10 in the country ranking once the new rankings come out, Dunn may indeed be one-and-done

[GGGG]

Is Duane Wilson still a possibility for MU at this point?  I know that Koenig is the higher rated target, but I don't think he is going to consider us seriously...

[brewcity77]

Is Duane Wilson still a possibility for MU at this point?  I know that Koenig is the higher rated target, but I don't think he is going to consider us seriously...

We've offered Wilson, but he has a list longer than an aerial ladder. Koenig is definitely garnering significant attention, he picked up an offer from Duke today and is being heavily pursued by UNC and Wisconsin, with Virginia seemingly entering the picture and Kansas exiting it after getting a commit from 2013 PG Conner Frankamp.

Personally, my hope is still for Kris Dunn in 2012. He's the elite-level point guard we need to take over from Junior.

[marquettewade3]

If Marshon returned, Providence could have had a Brooks and Dunn.

Well played.

[77ncaachamps]

Word is Kentucky is showing interest.

Recent video of Dunn and Drummond doing it well for CBC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od4WqlRC_T0

Any chance Dunn and Drummond would be a package? Drummond would be an instant starter and Dunn would press for PG/SG minutes.

[brewcity77]

Word is Kentucky is showing interest.

Recent video of Dunn and Drummond doing it well for CBC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od4WqlRC_T0

Any chance Dunn and Drummond would be a package? Drummond would be an instant starter and Dunn would press for PG/SG minutes.

I've heard Dunn and Drummond as a possible package, but from the sounds of things now, Drummond will be skipping school and going straight to the NBA. He is a year older than the rest of his class, so when he graduates high school, he'll be eligible for the draft immediately. With the Dwight Howard comparisons he's been drawing, it's probably not a bad idea for him.

[whodem]

I've heard Dunn and Drummond as a possible package, but from the sounds of things now, Drummond will be skipping school and going straight to the NBA. He is a year older than the rest of his class, so when he graduates high school, he'll be eligible for the draft immediately. With the Dwight Howard comparisons he's been drawing, it's probably not a bad idea for him.

Really? Where did you hear that? I thought Drummond was basically a UConn lock.

[77ncaachamps]

I've heard Dunn and Drummond as a possible package, but from the sounds of things now, Drummond will be skipping school and going straight to the NBA. He is a year older than the rest of his class, so when he graduates high school, he'll be eligible for the draft immediately. With the Dwight Howard comparisons he's been drawing, it's probably not a bad idea for him.

Does the current NBA CBA allow that? If so, huh...didn't know it!

[Jay Bee]

Does the current NBA CBA allow that? If so, huh...didn't know it!

No, it does not.  Brewcity77 is talking nonsense.  There is the age requirement, but there is also a requirement of being one-year removed from high school.  Drummond would be need to meet both of those requirements.

[Marqus Howard]

No, it does not.  Brewcity77 is talking nonsense.  There is the age requirement, but there is also a requirement of being one-year removed from high school.  Drummond would be need to meet both of those requirements.

True, but there is a loophole in that rule.

To support Brewcity's claim:
http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/26283066/30807041

http://www.kentuckywildcats.us/andre-drummond-skipping-college/

[brewcity77]

True, but there is a loophole in that rule.

To support Brewcity's claim:
http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/26283066/30807041

http://www.kentuckywildcats.us/andre-drummond-skipping-college/

Thanks, True. It's absolutely possible that Drummond could go straight to the NBA. Before you start accusing me of talking nonsense, Jay Bee, you might want to research the topic Here's the original article from Adam Zagoria:

http://www.zagsblog.com/2011/06/21/andre-drummond-to-the-2012-nba-draft/

[Jay Bee]

Thanks, True. It's absolutely possible that Drummond could go straight to the NBA. Before you start accusing me of talking nonsense, Jay Bee, you might want to research the topic Here's the original article from Adam Zagoria:

http://www.zagsblog.com/2011/06/21/andre-drummond-to-the-2012-nba-draft/

I've done the research and disagree with the various commentary that has been out there (from Zagoria and many, many others).  It requires an interpretation of the current CBA language and I believe the conclusion that would be made by the NBA is that if Drummond went to another year of prep school school, his circumstance would not be in agreement with the spirit of 'graduation' from high school in 2011 (although his high school will tell you he recently 'graduated').  

Tell me, what would be the reason he would go back for another year of high school if he has already graduated?  He thinks the CBA will change for kids entering college in 2011?  No way.

[brewcity77]

I've done the research and disagree with the various commentary that has been out there (from Zagoria and many, many others).  It requires an interpretation of the current CBA language and I believe the conclusion that would be made by the NBA is that if Drummond went to another year of prep school school, his circumstance would not be in agreement with the spirit of 'graduation' from high school in 2011 (although his high school will tell you he recently 'graduated').  

Tell me, what would be the reason he would go back for another year of high school if he has already graduated?  He thinks the CBA will change for kids entering college in 2011?  No way.

Right now, the experts seem to agree that he will be eligible for the draft. So much so that most coaches aren't attending his games (see the CBS article above). The people who analyze this professionally expect him to declare, the coaches expect him to declare, at the very least that is a pretty damn good indicator that I'm not "talking nonsense".

[bilsu]

Until the current contract is negotiated, we do not know what the rule is.

[Jay Bee]

Right now, the experts seem to agree that he will be eligible for the draft. So much so that most coaches aren't attending his games (see the CBS article above). The people who analyze this professionally expect him to declare, the coaches expect him to declare, at the very least that is a pretty damn good indicator that I'm not "talking nonsense".

No - the NBA analyzes this professionally.  You are talking NUTSO!!!!!!!!!  "He is a year older than the rest of his class, so when he graduates high school, he'll be eligible for the draft immediately" is precisely what you said.  Do you want to stand by that, or do you want to backtrack?  Read it again.  N U T S O.

[77ncaachamps]

Until the current contract is negotiated, we do not know what the rule is.

Shoot, he may be playing with Kobe in Turkey next year!