Dawson to MU!

[MU_Beav]

Jim Ganzer ‏@theIWB
Marquette fans - 6'2 PG John Dawson from Clovis, NM has verbally committed to Marquette and Buzz Williams #mubb

[dw3dw3dw3]

Welcome JD!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChLQpDg0F1Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d68aDPwtiq8

This is his Dad or someone's account... Lot of little videos.

http://www.youtube.com/user/mrdddawson?feature=watch

[nyg]

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-John-Dawson-128976

http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=8&c=1&nid=6263581

Not highly ranked recruit, but I guess the staff knows. 

[mu_hilltopper]

3 stars from Rivals, unranked on Scout.  Baylor, Idaho State, NM, Wyoming interested.

[rocky_warrior]

Just to clarify, 2013 PG....John Dawson, 3 star on Rivals.

Welcome!

[jesmu84]

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/162866/john-dawson

like usual, i'll defer/give benefit of doubt to buzz, but... yeesh...

[esotericmindguy]

I remember from previous thread Arizona St. offered after seeing him this summer. 6'4 with good handle and athleticism, seems like a solid addition. Marquette seems to struggle getting high end talent when playing time isn't guaranteed.

[BCHoopster]

Good pick-up. has some size, not highly recruited but those are the best kids that Buzz loves.  If the kid wants to work hard, he will have the opportunity to play as a freshman as MU
now has 3 points, throw the ball up and see what happens!

[GGGG]

http://future150.com/hs/basketball-profiles/john-dawson-pg-2013

"Dawson has elite court vision and the ability to make all his teammates better.  He can score on a 3 levels.  He loves getting out in transition where he is pretty much unstoppable when attacking the rim.  He has excellent ball handling skills and can knock down the open 3-point shot with consistency.  His length and athleticism and being 6'4" is what sets him apart from other point guards in the class."

Sounds like exactly the type of player Buzz likes.  And look on a map to find Clovis and you see why he might be under the radar.

(Wonder if he is the son of an Air Force parent....)

[We R Final Four]

He's 6'1" or 6'2" or 6'4"--take your pick.

[Hards Alumni]

Welcome!  Bring a jacket!

[Niv Berkowitz]

So a 3-star w/upside?

That's code for "unfortunatley, due to his homesickness, he decided to look for other opportunities closer to home. We will miss him as part of the program" come, what...August, 2013?

[esotericmindguy]

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/162866/john-dawson

like usual, i'll defer/give benefit of doubt to buzz, but... yeesh...

Not up on all recruiting but how many scouts are going to New Mexico to evaluate talent? Or do all the rankings come from summer ball? Can't imagine he has the same opportunity for summer ball as someone from southern cal or east coast.

[esotericmindguy]

So a 3-star w/upside?

That's code for "unfortunatley, due to his homesickness, he decided to look for other opportunities closer to home. We will miss him as part of the program" come, what...August, 2013?

Oh no he dihint...

[Niv Berkowitz]

Sorry...couldn't resist that one.

But...there's usually one that has this happen. A fact of life.

[seakm4]

Congrats John welcome to the family

[nyg]

So in 2013, Duane Wilson will probably be starting PG as freshman with Dawson being the backup.  Unless Blue shifts over at times.  Even though the kid is not a highly ranked recruit, at least this position should/could be in good hands for some years.  Hopefully he is one of those diamonds in the rough having come from New Mexico, not a real hotbed for AAU ball.  Can never tell......

The recruiting game starts in 2014 with Looney and 2015 with Stone.  Those are the big boys.  

[esotericmindguy]

So in 2013, Duane Wilson will probably be starting PG as freshman with Dawson being the backup.  Unless Blue shifts over at times.  Even though the kid is not a highly ranked recruit, at least this position should/could be in good hands for some years.  Hopefully he is one of those diamonds in the rough having come from New Mexico, not a real hotbed for AAU ball.  Can never tell......

The recruiting game starts in 2014 with Looney and 2015 with Stone.  Those are the big boys.  

What about the other Wilson?

[MerrittsMustache]

He's 6'1" or 6'2" or 6'4"--take your pick.

I pick 6'4"!

I trust in Buzz and expect Dawson to be a contributor while at MU. Perhaps Duane and Dawson will team up to be a bigger, better version of the Acker-Cubillan backcourt tandem.

[nyg]

What about the other Wilson?

Jeez, I forgot about him.........  Just goes to show since Derrick Wilson did not really show an offensive skill level to score.   No clue how it pans out. 

[GGGG]

What about the other Wilson?

Yeah, I find it really strange that we so easily write off a guy who will have been a back up point for two years in this program.  I have a feeling that Duane and Dawson will be playing off the ball when they get here, or will be backing up the point.  

[Knight Commission]

He looks 6-1 in the YouTube videos. Perhaps the upside is that he has sprouted recently. (wishful thinking).

[StillAWarrior]

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/162866/john-dawson

like usual, i'll defer/give benefit of doubt to buzz, but... yeesh...

I'm not going to say whether or not you should defer to Buzz, but if you're going to come on here and tell everyone that you're going to, you might want to leave it at that.

[brewcity77]

So a 3-star w/upside?

That's code for "unfortunatley, due to his homesickness, he decided to look for other opportunities closer to home. We will miss him as part of the program" come, what...August, 2013?

Or code for "under-recruited by other programs, Buzz found another player off the radar." He could just as easily be Davante Gardner or Todd Mayo as he could TJ Taylor or Yous Mbao.

[dw3dw3dw3]

John Dawson, 6′-3″, 2013, PG, BYC Elite/Clovis (NM) – With his team knocking off a talented Colorado Miners team in the first round of tournament play, Dawson did it all. He is a consummate point guard, with a good handle. He knocked down free throws and created points both off the dribble and on a jump shot. It is easy to see why he drew interest from onlookers like Wyoming and Idaho State, and one figures that numerous other regional mid-majors will get in the mix for his services.

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