McKay Commits to Marquette!

[Goose]

I like the thought 4ever!!!

[brewcity77]

Some like the name Milwaukee's best which is pretty cool, but I'm not so sure it flows that well. Any more ideas for this? We do have an entire year. I like The Warrior Trinity, The Three Milwauketeers, or The Brew City Trio. Maybe those are dumb but just throwing them out there. Thoughts?

Thoughts? No, no, and no. Absolutely nothing that relates to any numbers. Because Milwaukee's Best should be a beginning, not the be-all, end-all. If Looney commits, he can also be considered one of Milwaukee's Best. So can Diamond Stone or Damontrae Jefferson or any other local kids. And the nickname should be at most 2 words (so it flows well, as you said). I like Brewsers, but I really think Milwaukee's Best resonates well with the city and the recruits will probably get a nice chuckle out of it because I'm sure they understand the double entendre.

[dgies9156]

The guys noticed warriorchick's 'Road to the Final Four' shirt that had only been given out in Louisville and Phoenix.  Ironically, warriorchick jr. and I had attended the tournament bringing home T-shirts to family members that couldn't make it.

As long was you guys aren't wearing any Marquette University "Meet me in St. Louis" t-shirts circa 1978.

Those were all over campus and... embarrassing! Especially after Miami of Ohio did us in.

[Dawson Rental]

As long was you guys aren't wearing any Marquette University "Meet me in St. Louis" t-shirts circa 1978.

Those were all over campus and... embarrassing! Especially after Miami of Ohio referee Pete Pavia did us in.

Fixed.  At least a decade later Pavia tried to shake Hank Raymonds hand, and Raymonds wouldn't do it, and I don't blame him.

[Aughnanure]

WISCONSIN ASSOCIATED PRESS

2011 ALL-STATE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAMS

FIRST TEAM

Paul Jesperson, 6-7, Sr., Merrill; Jean-Pierre Tokoto, 6-6, Jr., Menomonee Falls; Bronson Koenig, 6-2, So., Aquinas; Nimrod Hilliard IV, 6-0, Sr., Madison East; Zak Showalter, 6-2, Jr., Germantown.

SECOND TEAM

Jameel McKay, 6-7, Sr, Milwaukee Pulaski; Junior Lomomba, 6-4, Jr., Madison Memorial; Chris Kading, 6-8, Sr., De Pere; Connor Miller, 6-3, Sr., Eau Claire Regis; Sam Dekker, 6-7, Jr., Sheboygan Lutheran.



WBCA All-State Boys Basketball Team

DIVISION 1
First Team

Johnny Coenen, sr., Appleton East; Nimrod Hilliard, sr., Madison East; Chris Kading, sr., De Pere; Joel Lindberg, sr., Superior; Junior Lomomba, sr., Madison Memorial; Jameel McKay, sr., Milw. Pulaski; Joe Ritchay, sr., Wisconsin Rapids; *Zak Showalter, jr., Germantown; Jean-Pierre Tokoto, jr., Menomonee Falls; Trinson White, sr., Milw. Riverside; Devin Yurk, jr., Sheboygan North.

Trinson White from Milwaukee Riverside also ended up at Indian Hills CC with Jameel.

There's a guy actually named 'Nimrod'?

[QuetteHoops]

There's a guy actually named 'Nimrod'?

He won Mr. Basketball last year. He's a very good player.

[wildbillsb]

Thoughts? No, no, and no. Absolutely nothing that relates to any numbers. Because Milwaukee's Best should be a beginning, not the be-all, end-all. If Looney commits, he can also be considered one of Milwaukee's Best. So can Diamond Stone or Damontrae Jefferson or any other local kids. And the nickname should be at most 2 words (so it flows well, as you said). I like Brewsers, but I really think Milwaukee's Best resonates well with the city and the recruits will probably get a nice chuckle out of it because I'm sure they understand the double entendre.

"Milwaukee's Finest?"    "Cream of the Cream City's Crop?"

[Otule's Glass Eye]

WISCONSIN ASSOCIATED PRESS

2011 ALL-STATE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAMS

FIRST TEAM

Paul Jesperson, 6-7, Sr., Merrill; Jean-Pierre Tokoto, 6-6, Jr., Menomonee Falls; Bronson Koenig, 6-2, So., Aquinas; Nimrod Hilliard IV, 6-0, Sr., Madison East; Zak Showalter, 6-2, Jr., Germantown.

SECOND TEAM

Jameel McKay, 6-7, Sr, Milwaukee Pulaski; Junior Lomomba, 6-4, Jr., Madison Memorial; Chris Kading, 6-8, Sr., De Pere; Connor Miller, 6-3, Sr., Eau Claire Regis; Sam Dekker, 6-7, Jr., Sheboygan Lutheran.



WBCA All-State Boys Basketball Team

DIVISION 1
First Team

Johnny Coenen, sr., Appleton East; Nimrod Hilliard, sr., Madison East; Chris Kading, sr., De Pere; Joel Lindberg, sr., Superior; Junior Lomomba, sr., Madison Memorial; Jameel McKay, sr., Milw. Pulaski; Joe Ritchay, sr., Wisconsin Rapids; *Zak Showalter, jr., Germantown; Jean-Pierre Tokoto, jr., Menomonee Falls; Trinson White, sr., Milw. Riverside; Devin Yurk, jr., Sheboygan North.

Trinson White from Milwaukee Riverside also ended up at Indian Hills CC with Jameel.

Who names a kid Nimrod?

[mr.MUskie]

Who names a kid Nimrod?

Mr & Mrs Hilliard.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Who names a kid Nimrod?

It's a biblical name. Also the nickname of a high school in the UP. My guess is one of those sources.

[The Process]

Who names a kid Nimrod?

It's a family thing.

[Earl Tatum]

Has JMc committed? Not in the Milwaukee Journal or on Marquette Hoops.com.

[Golden Avalanche]

Has JMc committed? Not in the Milwaukee Journal or on Marquette Hoops.com.

Yeah, I'm going to wait on this until Enlund chimes in. He's really connected.

[4everwarriors]

Who names a kid Nimrod?

His parents, Nimcey and Rodney.

[Jay Bee]

Nimrod (South Dakota Coyote) didn't do much his freshman year, but he's very good.  Goggle-wearing guard that was fun to watch in AAU ball.

The name keeps getting passed down, for better or for worse (he's N.H. IV).

[The Process]

The name keeps getting passed down, for better or for worse (he's N.H. IV).

As I said, it's a family thing

[Benny B]

Even Jameel had to buy his own burger...couldn't DJO have treated him?  He will have a job soon enough.

Would that qualify as a "major" violation?  An MU basketball alum - for whom there is no excuse for not knowing the rules - buying a meal for a recruit... that's not going to go over well in Indianapolis.

[Blackhat]

Article by Eric Bossi at Rivals.com


Watching and talking to Jameel McKay, it was pretty clear that Marquette was going to be the team to beat.
   

Friday, the Indian Hills Community College player -- who is originally from Milwaukee -- took an unofficial visit. He committed to Buzz Williams Saturday morning.

"They don't play players by position, they just play players," McKay told Rivals.com. "It doesn't matter if you are a four or a five or whatever, you just play and they put guys on the court."

The Golden Eagles' style is a natural fit for McKay. A 6-foot-8 forward with length and athleticism, he plays with relentless energy.

McKay says that Williams' experience with coaching and developing junior college players was important to him.

"That was probably one of the biggest things is his success with JUCO players," McKay said. "Knowing that he's dealt with players that have the same background as me and he was a JUCO coach, it was a big impact on me. He's proven he can develop JUCO players for the next level."

A hometown kid, the four-star McKay is excited to join a 2013 recruiting class that includes four-star high schoolers Deonte Burton and Duane Wilson

"Being able to play with Deonte Burton again, that played a big factor because we won a lot of AAU games together," McKay said. "Duane is coming, too, and it's real exciting to know that people are starting to stay in the city and want to stay here and play for Marquette."

[Dawson Rental]

His parents, Nimcey and Rodney.

I dated a Nimcey in college, I wonder if she's the same one.

[4everwarriors]

I thought you dated Ralph Nimcey.

[Sir Lawrence]

It's a biblical name. Also the nickname of a high school in the UP. My guess is one of those sources.

"Nimrod, who was the first to be a warrior on the earth" First book of Chronicles, 1:10.

[buckchuckler]

"Milwaukee's Finest?"    "Cream of the Cream City's Crop?"

Is Milwaukee the Cream City?  Wow, that's well, something I guess.

[Markusquette]

"Being able to play with Deonte Burton again, that played a big factor because we won a lot of AAU games together," McKay said. "Duane is coming, too, and it's real exciting to know that people are starting to stay in the city and want to stay here and play for Marquette."

I love reading this.  Hope Looney and Stone feel the same.  Would be amazing to get those guys on board with the three.

[Dawson Rental]

Is Milwaukee the Cream City?  Wow, that's well, something I guess.

Milwaukee has long been known as the "Cream City," and while many people assume that the name comes from the State's long pre-eminence in the dairy industry, it is in fact derived from the cream-colored bricks from which many of the City's buildings are constructed.  Deep veins of red lacustrine clay run along the western shore of Lake Michigan, and one of the unique properties of this clay is that when formed into bricks, it turns a light golden yellow color after firing.

Milwaukee masons have used these locally fired bricks since the first brick homes were built in the area in the late 1830s. By the 1850's, word of Milwaukee's cream-colored bricks had spread throughout the Midwest, and demand increased dramatically. To supply that need, brickyards grew throughout the area...

Milwaukee's brick making boom lasted well into the 1870's. More and more of the city's buildings were constructed of the local bricks, to a point that visitors could not help but notice the overwhelming cream coloration of the city. As a result, it was during this era that the city became known as the "Cream City," and the bricks in turn became universally known as "Cream City bricks."

[wildbillsb]

Is Milwaukee the Cream City?  Wow, that's well, something I guess.

Google "Cream City" and see what comes up......Seeing The Light - The story of Cream City brick
terrypepper.com/lights/closeups/cream_city.../cream_city_brick.htm
Dec 2, 2007 – Milwaukee has long been known as the "Cream City," and while many people assume that the name comes from the State's long pre-eminence ...