Recruiting: Buzz right back on the road

[MUMonster03]

Don't know if this has been asked before but does Buzz's history, so far, of having a short leash with freshmen but us at a disadvantage of landing Looney or someone of similar skill? I imagine this has to change, especially after what we are losing next year but so far I don't recall anyone being given that much leeway to go out there play and grow. Closest I come come up with is Mayo and Blue who both averaged around 20 minutes as freshmen.

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

Don't know if this has been asked before but does Buzz's history, so far, of having a short leash with freshmen but us at a disadvantage of landing Looney or someone of similar skill? I imagine this has to change, especially after what we are losing next year but so far I don't recall anyone being given that much leeway to go out there play and grow. Closest I come come up with is Mayo and Blue who both averaged around 20 minutes as freshmen.

Reggie Smith and Maymon both played a decent amount of minutes before they transferred.

I don't think that Buzz is against playing frosh., but given the amount of rotations MU uses on defense, I think it takes some time before Buzz trusts a new player to get it right. Being a good individual defender is great, but with MU's style, if you are 1/2 step slow on a rotation, it's going to be a basket. Guys have to learn how to play good team defense to earn significant minutes.

[Jay Bee]

Reggie Smith and Maymon both played a decent amount of minutes before they transferred.

Not as many minutes as they deserved.

Everything is earned. Don't think there is any hard & fast rule against playing freshmen X mpg. Play well, you'll play. No problemo.

Looks like Kevon & Diamond might both be in the Twin Cities this weekend.

[Sunbelt15]

Does Buzz have any 7 footers on his recruiting schedule?

[Otule's Glass Eye]

Reggie Smith and Maymon both played a decent amount of minutes before they transferred.

I don't think that Buzz is against playing frosh., but given the amount of rotations MU uses on defense, I think it takes some time before Buzz trusts a new player to get it right. Being a good individual defender is great, but with MU's style, if you are 1/2 step slow on a rotation, it's going to be a basket. Guys have to learn how to play good team defense to earn significant minutes.

I seem to remember that Blue was starting right away as a freshman as well.

[tower912]

I'm glad buzz is out recruiting.   There is now an opening.   If ever there was a time for a 7 ft project, this is it.   

[MUMonster03]

I seem to remember that Blue was starting right away as a freshman as well.

He started 10 games durin non conference and then only 2 during Big East play, don't remember who replaced him in the lineup.

[Otule's Glass Eye]

He started 10 games durin non conference and then only 2 during Big East play, don't remember who replaced him in the lineup.

Gotcha, I was not sure how much he started. I remember he hit that huge wall during conference play though.

[LAZER]

I'm glad buzz is out recruiting.   There is now an opening.   If ever there was a time for a 7 ft project, this is it.   

6'10 Ikenna Okwarabizie would fit that description, he's 2014 though.

Goodman said a few days ago that Justin Edwards from Maine was a target as well

[CTWarrior]

He started 10 games durin non conference and then only 2 during Big East play, don't remember who replaced him in the lineup.

Erik Williams?  We ended up starting Otule/Williams/Butler/Buycks/DJO in Blue's freshman year, with Crowder playing the starter's minutes behind Williams, the same way J Wilson played the starter's minutes behind Anderson this season.  By the end of the season, Blue was getting single digit mpg, I think.

[Litehouse]

6'10 Ikenna Okwarabizie would fit that description, he's 2014 though.

Goodman said a few days ago that Justin Edwards from Maine was a target as well

Article on Justin Edwards, 6'3" SG from Canada.  Led the America East conference in scoring and is looking to move up to a bigger program.
http://bangordailynews.com/2013/03/28/sports/umaine-star-guard-justin-edwards-to-transfer/

[Groin_pull]

Article on Justin Edwards, 6'3" SG from Canada.  Led the America East conference in scoring and is looking to move up to a bigger program.
http://bangordailynews.com/2013/03/28/sports/umaine-star-guard-justin-edwards-to-transfer/

No. More. Guards.

[Litehouse]

Anyone know anything about Alex Brown from San Jose State?  I was just looking through the transfer list to see what might fit.  I have no idea if there's any interest either way.

6-11 Jr, originally from Mr. Vernon, Ill.  Looks like he played 2 years at a Juco and then went to SJSU for 1 year.  If he transfers I assume he'd have to sit out a year and then have one year of eligibility.  Averaged 4.6ppg and 4.7 rpg in 21 mpg at SJSU last year.  He could sit out next year (2013-24), then fill the void after Oxtule leaves the following year (2014-15), and clear the deck for Stone in 2015-16.
http://www.sjsuspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5600&ATCLID=205725716

[THEultimateWARRIOR]

Jamal Jones 6'8"

He is a 6-8 three man who handles the ball well, is very athletic and can shoot the ball from the perimeter.

JUCO prospect

Ranked 5th in the JUCO rankings (Mckay ranks 3rd). He is the highest rated JUCO player who is uncommitted.

[willie warrior]

Jamal Jones 6'8"

He is a 6-8 three man who handles the ball well, is very athletic and can shoot the ball from the perimeter.

JUCO prospect

Ranked 5th in the JUCO rankings (Mckay ranks 3rd). He is the highest rated JUCO player who is uncommitted.

Don't know anyting about this guy, but do we really need another 3? We have Ja. Wilson/Burton/Taylor/ and TripleJ that can all play there.

[MUMonster03]

Looks like some of that TV money is going to gas up the jet to get Buzz back out there to fins some pieces for next year.

[MUCrew]

Jamal Jones 6'8"

He is a 6-8 three man who handles the ball well, is very athletic and can shoot the ball from the perimeter.

JUCO prospect

Ranked 5th in the JUCO rankings (Mckay ranks 3rd). He is the highest rated JUCO player who is uncommitted.

I think he's an Aggie:
http://tamu.247sports.com/Board/20/Aggie-Hoops-lands-top-JUCO-G-Jamal-Jones-18149678/1

[Dawson Rental]

Article on Justin Edwards, 6'3" SG from Canada.  Led the America East conference in scoring and is looking to move up to a bigger program.
http://bangordailynews.com/2013/03/28/sports/umaine-star-guard-justin-edwards-to-transfer/

"He shot 27 percent (44-for-164) from the 3-point arc for the Bears."

MU should be the perfect fit for him.

[wadesworld]

No. More. Guards.

Yeah, forget guards.  Let's fill our 4 2014 openings with 4 centers. 

[Jay Bee]

Kevin Thomas time!

[Mayor Frank Ortis]

2013 PG Trey Dickerson from Texas tweeted that Marquette is now involved

https://twitter.com/Dat_boy_TD

Also, possible interest in Duquense Frosh Quevyn Winters? From ESPN Rumors:

"Of all the newcomers to the Atlantic 10 in 2012-13, Quevyn Winters had one of the more promising seasons. The former Baylor commit decided to join Duquesne last spring, becoming a pivotal piece in the program's rebuilding process under new coach Jim Ferry. Along with Derrick Colter and Jeremiah Jones, the core of Ferry's first recruiting class proved promising, and there was hope that their second season on the Bluff would yield a vast improvement in terms of the team's development and also in the conference standings. It was a surprise, then, to learn that Winters, a 6-foot-5 wing who converted 54 percent of his twos and 38 percent of his threes (and whose percentage of shots taken ranked third on the team), intended to transfer.

According to various accounts, a death in Winters' family during the season influenced his decision, and the soon-to-be-sophomore is seeking to attend a school closer to his Milwaukee home. It will be interesting to see what programs begin to stand-out for the star frosh; certainly Winters demonstrated he could be a feature player on a non-BCS squad, but since he seems like the prototypical 'switchable', a term coined by coach Buzz Williams to define players who can play multiple positions on the court, might Winters be a fit at Marquette? Although there was a feeling among Dukes' supporters that Winters relied too often on his perimeter shooting, he has proven he has the potential to be a consistent three-point threat, and his ability to get to the rim off the bounce fits Williams' gameplan of an efficient offense being generated by consistent paint touches. There will undoubtedly be other schools in the mix for Winters, so we will continue to pursue any additional programs that might become a potential college home for the wing."

[77ncaachamps]

Anyone know anything about Alex Brown from San Jose State?  I was just looking through the transfer list to see what might fit.  I have no idea if there's any interest either way.

6-11 Jr, originally from Mr. Vernon, Ill.  Looks like he played 2 years at a Juco and then went to SJSU for 1 year.  If he transfers I assume he'd have to sit out a year and then have one year of eligibility.  Averaged 4.6ppg and 4.7 rpg in 21 mpg at SJSU last year.  He could sit out next year (2013-24), then fill the void after Oxtule leaves the following year (2014-15), and clear the deck for Stone in 2015-16.
http://www.sjsuspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5600&ATCLID=205725716

SJSU was horrible.

You don't want ANYONE from that team.


Back to Buzz...

I think Buzz really makes his players earn their time.
Some think they're going to get it but don't.
Those who don't, get disappointed and leave.
Yet there are those who don't, work harder and play.

Buzz knows his handful of guys he's going to go with. The past years it was Junior, Jimmy, Jae, DJO, Vander.

Now it's Jamil, Davante, Otule, and now maybe Steve.

[brewcity77]

No. More. Guards.

We have a far more immediate need for guards than bigs. If we're taking a one-year transfer, I would much sooner have a guard than a 7-footer.

[Dr. Blackheart]

We have a far more immediate need for guards than bigs. If we're taking a one-year transfer, I would much sooner have a guard than a 7-footer.

lol...how times have changed...

[Archies Bat]

Ooops,posted by someone else while I was reading.

http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/mens-college-basketball/rumors/post?id=3521

Of all the newcomers to the Atlantic 10 in 2012-13, Quevyn Winters had one of the more promising seasons. The former Baylor commit decided to join Duquesne last spring, becoming a pivotal piece in the program's rebuilding process under new coach Jim Ferry. Along with Derrick Colter and Jeremiah Jones, the core of Ferry's first recruiting class proved promising, and there was hope that their second season on the Bluff would yield a vast improvement in terms of the team's development and also in the conference standings. It was a surprise, then, to learn that Winters, a 6-foot-5 wing who converted 54 percent of his twos and 38 percent of his threes (and whose percentage of shots taken ranked third on the team), intended to transfer.

According to various accounts, a death in Winters' family during the season influenced his decision, and the soon-to-be-sophomore is seeking to attend a school closer to his Milwaukee home. It will be interesting to see what programs begin to stand-out for the star frosh; certainly Winters demonstrated he could be a feature player on a non-BCS squad, but since he seems like the prototypical 'switchable', a term coined by coach Buzz Williams to define players who can play multiple positions on the court, might Winters be a fit at Marquette? Although there was a feeling among Dukes' supporters that Winters relied too often on his perimeter shooting, he has proven he has the potential to be a consistent three-point threat, and his ability to get to the rim off the bounce fits Williams' gameplan of an efficient offense being generated by consistent paint touches. There will undoubtedly be other schools in the mix for Winters, so we will continue to pursue any additional programs that might become a potential college home for the wing.