Matt Korchek - 6'9" JUCO PF

[GGGG]

This came across @MarquetteHoops last night - we are apparently among those recruiting him along with Arizona, Pitt, Oregon and New Mexico.

He is a Tucson native, originally signed with UTEP, but went JUCO when UTEP had a coaching change.  Looks like he has filled out nicely and is now averaging about 19/7.

[nyg]

http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=8&c=1&nid=4323470

Here's his Scout HS profile.

[downtown85]

He was class of 2010 according to scout.  I suppose that means he has done his 2 years of JUCO and is now class of 2012.  I wonder if Buzz intends to oversign 2012. 

[MtAiryGoldenEagle]

http://www.goapaches.com/?page_id=4718 (His profile on the Cochise College website.)

[4everwarriors]

Why doesn't the Tucson native just take his official visit in the next day or two? Ah, Buzz will focus on a different player going forward.

[downtown85]

Off a link to the website above

2011-2012 stats so far.
Name                  GP      FG Made  3pt     FT     TP           PPG
Matt Korchek    18.0    115.0    0.0    62.0    292.0    16.222

Interesting that he hasn't made a 3pt field goal this season. 

[GGGG]

He was class of 2010 according to scout.  I suppose that means he has done his 2 years of JUCO and is now class of 2012.  I wonder if Buzz intends to oversign 2012. 

Hard to tell since we are just going on the player's word.  Who knows how hot Buzz may or may not be after this guy.

[77ncaachamps]

But look at the schools that are recruiting him

[DomJamesToTheBasket]

Here's his gamelog and stats for this season:
http://www.njcaa.org/colleges_college_player.cfm?sid=4&collegeid=1671&category=Roster&slid=2&teamid=118789&athleteid=315654

Nice game on 12/3 with 30 points on 14-17 FG.

[Canadian Dimes]

Would love to have the kid....send Durley to Prep school for a year.  Alows him another year to "prep" and then can still come in with 4 years of eligibility

[BCHoopster]

Would love to have the kid....send Durley to Prep school for a year.  Alows him another year to "prep" and then can still come in with 4 years of eligibility

Send him to Howard JC for 2 years, he will not see time till he is a junior with both bigs back for 2 years!

[Canadian Dimes]

Send him to Howard JC for 2 years, he will not see time till he is a junior with both bigs back for 2 years!

that makes zero sense....he would then come in with zero experience at MU as a Junior and be expected to contribute??  Dumb... need him on campus to develop for a year or two before being needed.  Maybe JUCO for one year then on campus for a year before being counted on.  But why burn a year of eligibility at Juco.  He can continue to develop at a prep of Buzz's choosing.

[BCHoopster]

that makes zero sense....he would then come in with zero experience at MU as a Junior and be expected to contribute??  Dumb... need him on campus to develop for a year or two before being needed.  Maybe JUCO for one year then on campus for a year before being counted on.  But why burn a year of eligibility at Juco.  He can continue to develop at a prep of Buzz's choosing.

the scholarship situation right now is pretty full, unless someone is leaving you only have 1 open schooly in 2013.  Cadougan is gone then, you need a point guard to
take his spot.  MU is in on a few of those.  In 2014, you can take Durley and another center.  If you had more openings then Durley can sit on the bench for the year, right
now you do not.  It seems that most of kids that are at MU seem happy to be there, I am talking about Jones and Anderson, so hopefully no one transfers.

[Dawson Rental]

Would love to have the kid....send Durley to Prep school for a year.  Alows him another year to "prep" and then can still come in with 4 years of eligibility

The only problem is there is currently no scholarship for Durley (or Nunn for that matter) available for 2013-14.

[Silkk the Shaka]

The only problem is there is currently no scholarship for Durley (or Nunn for that matter) available for 2013-14.

False.  There IS a scholarship open for Durley in 2013-2014 the way things stand right now.  Burton is slated to take the only remaining scholarship in that class (again, the way things stand right now with Otule hopefully getting a 6th year). 

If Korchek were to come this year and Durley did a year of prep, and everything else remained as-is, then yes, there would be no room for Durley.  However, that's a WHOLE LOT of ifs.

[GGGG]

1. We have no open scholarships for either 2012-13 or 2013-14 *if* everyone shows AND there are no transfers.

2. Those are REALLY BIG "ifs."

3. We have no real clue how much Buzz is recruiting for 2012.  It is clear that he is still recruiting for 2013.

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

It would be nice to add a mature PF for next year. Pretty big hole there, even if Wilson continues to improve.

I don't think Erik Williams was a world beater, but it's too bad he's not on the squad for next season. Would be nice to have a Senior PF.

Anyways, this kid might be a great option, especially if anybody leaves in the off season. Always nice to replace an upperclassman with and upperclassman.

Keeps the roster balanced.

[DomJamesToTheBasket]

Anyways, this kid might be a great option, especially if anybody leaves in the off season. Always nice to replace an upperclassman with and upperclassman.

Keeps the roster balanced.

Actually,  it could make the roster even more unbalanced.  There are currently 4 guys in his class plus Jake Thomas and 4 guys in the class below.   

[MU_Iceman]

It would be nice to add a mature PF for next year. Pretty big hole there, even if Wilson continues to improve.

I don't think Erik Williams was a world beater, but it's too bad he's not on the squad for next season. Would be nice to have a Senior PF.

Anyways, this kid might be a great option, especially if anybody leaves in the off season. Always nice to replace an upperclassman with and upperclassman.

Keeps the roster balanced.

I agree that he would bring nice balance from a size perspective, BUT, balance on a roster also includes classes.  If this kid were to show up with two years of eligibility left, we would officially have J. Wilson (6'7"), Otule (6'11"), Gardner (6'9"), and Korchek (6'9") in the junior class.  While I would LOVE to have that kind of battle-tested size on our roster, but it'd be pretty tough to replace four big bodies in the same recruiting class two years later...

[brewcity77]

We'd lose 4, but we'd still have Durley and Steve Taylor. We'd need to bring in some length, but at least we'd have 2 replacements in place.

[GGGG]

We'd lose 4, but we'd still have Durley and Steve Taylor. We'd need to bring in some length, but at least we'd have 2 replacements in place.

Don't forget Juan Anderson, who would be a senior by that time.

[Stretchdeltsig]

It's still hard to understand that Durley is not getting minutes on his high school team.  It doesn't make sense.

[wadesworld]

It's still hard to understand that Durley is not getting minutes on his high school team.  It doesn't make sense.

Put freshman year at OSU Greg Oden on MU with a healthy Chris Otule. Does Otule get off the bench?

[Silkk the Shaka]

Put freshman year at OSU Greg Oden on MU with a healthy Chris Otule. Does Otule get off the bench?

Yeah, cuz Oden only played about 30 mpg.  A better analogy would be to put Oden on Otule's high school team.  Then I think the answer is probably no.  But I have no idea what Durley's situation is, aside from Ridley being ahead of him.  All I know is that his high school coach was also Otule's, and he said Durley is further along than Chris at the same time, and Buzz trusted him enough (along with his own evaluation) to offer the kid a scholarship.

[Benny B]

If it weren't against NCAA rules, I would honestly be sending Aaron's family a fruit-basket or something just to show our appreciation.  I don't get why so many on here (who collectively represents .01% of Marquette fans) want to run this kid off or question why he isn't getting any PT.

Why can't some people comprehend how difficult it is to recruit big men and why taking on projects is not such a bad idea (especially given that two projects have already panned out under Buzz)?  Take for instance:

1) How many of the 2012 Scout 100 are taller than Durley?   Eight
2) How many of the 2013 Scout 100 are 6-10 or taller?  Two
3) Of the 23 four- and five-star 2012 recruits at C, how many are 6-9 or shorter?  Twelve (i.e. nearly half the class is "undersized")
4) How many stars is Duke's top 2012 recruit at C?  Trick question.... Duke doesn't have any commits at C currently.
Bonus - How many players on Duke's roster over 6-9 do not end in "Plumlee"?  One

Considering there are 340-some D-I teams competing for big men, and only two or three dozen (at most) exist on average in any given year, it's kind of idiotic to want to run off a 6'-10.5" athlete before most of us even see him play.