Recruiting

[Nukem2]

Barring any other additions, I think Taylor is more likely to play center than Mckay is.

Yep, and Steve says he is up to 6-9 now.

[Skatastrophy]

Yep, and Steve says he is up to 6-9 now.

Wow! 6'9" with a smooth stroke will be tough for teams to defend

[Markusquette]

Did he tweet that recently?

[dpucane]

anyone know when 2014 juco rankings start to come out?

[Spotcheck Billy]

anyone know when 2014 juco rankings start to come out?

in 2014?

[Jay Bee]

anyone know when 2014 juco rankings start to come out?

I'm hoping soon so that I am able to determine who is a good player and who is not.

[MuMark]

Another big visiting in October.....http://247sports.com/Player/Tory-Miller-21598

[Dawson Rental]

Another big visiting in October.....http://247sports.com/Player/Tory-Miller-21598

6'8" 260, Humm, Tony, I'd like you to meet Davante Gardner.

[Jay Bee]

6'8" 260, Humm, Tony, I'd like you to meet Davante Gardner.

I don't think he's quite that heavy anymore. Reclassed to 2014 and prepped last year in New Hampshire (KC kid). This summer (I last saw him a few weeks ago in Vegas) his build looks much stronger than it did a year ago.

I'd guess he's around 245, but whatever the weight, the big thing is he looks a lot more like a mean, physical tight end than an offensive lineman. There are a lot of players with size these days, but Miller stands out as a guy you say "that's a big fricken dude" about when you're standing by him.

Doesn't have some of the skills of other 4's, but he shouldn't have a problem mixing it up down low on day one in college.

[brewcity77]

Another big visiting in October.....http://247sports.com/Player/Tory-Miller-21598

Good timing. That's Marquette Madness.

[GGGG]

Miller has been brought up here before:

http://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=35657.0

[Earl Tatum]

Question: On The Marquette Basketball Recruiting Front Page
under Prospects Year 2014, Two names interest me-
Khadeem Lattin 6-9 from Houston and Quentin Snider 6-1 PG
Louisville Ky. Lattin is a 4-star.  Any info on recruiting them.

[GGGG]

Snider:

http://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=39385.0

Lattin:

http://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=39047.0


I will be surprised if we get Lattin.  (Lammers has been ranked above Lattin by some sources in Texas.)  I will be very, very surprised if we get Snider.

[nyg]

http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=8&c=1&nid=6111916

Kaleb Joseph, an MU target committed to the Cuse. 

[Dave Krupinski]

Was hoping he'd head to MU but Cuse was always his dream school. Happy for Kaleb. Great kid.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>BREAKING - Kaleb Joseph has committed to Syracuse while on his official visit</p>&mdash; Adam Finkelstein (@FinkelsteinNERR) August 17, 2013
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[Dave Krupinski]

Oops looks like HTML is disabled here.

https://twitter.com/FinkelsteinNERR/status/368835428503130112

[Rockmic87]

We were never going to get Kaleb Joseph. His top three were Cuse, WVU, and Providence.

[brewcity77]

Question: On The Marquette Basketball Recruiting Front Page
under Prospects Year 2014, Two names interest me-
Khadeem Lattin 6-9 from Houston and Quentin Snider 6-1 PG
Louisville Ky. Lattin is a 4-star.  Any info on recruiting them.

Basically what Skink said. Pretty sure we are no longer in on either of them.

[JakeBarnes]

For those who were worried about Buzz recruiting bigs, he said on twitter that 4's and 5's always wanna be 2s and 3's... so now he's gonna recruit 6's and 7's.  He is a trailblazer.

[bilsu]

For those who were worried about Buzz recruiting bigs, he said on twitter that 4's and 5's always wanna be 2s and 3's... so now he's gonna recruit 6's and 7's.  He is a trailblazer.

I think Otule is the only player on our team that does not want to play point guard.

[brewcity77]

For those who were worried about Buzz recruiting bigs, he said on twitter that 4's and 5's always wanna be 2s and 3's... so now he's gonna recruit 6's and 7's.  He is a trailblazer.

Saw that tweet...hilarious stuff, one more reason I'm glad Buzz is on Twitter.

[Stretchdeltsig]

The truth is that Buzz has not recruited very many bigs.  Is he uncomfortable recruiting bigs and/or coaching them?  This is a big question and may be the difference in MU winning the NCAA.

[We R Final Four]

uh oh.

[tower912]

The truth is that Buzz has not recruited very many bigs.  Is he uncomfortable recruiting bigs and/or coaching them?  This is a big question and may be the difference in MU winning the NCAA.

Roseboro, Otule, Mbao, Gardner, Durley, McMorrow.....    It would be fair to say that he has not had a high percentage of success with the bigs he has signed, but to say that he has not 'recruited very many bigs' is simply false.  Heck, he was in on McGarry first, before Mitch blew up. 

The good news is that he has shown himself to be a good enough coach that he can win with the talent he has on hand.   If it is true that STjr has grown to 6'9, or that McKay has grown to 6'10, as has been mentioned in other threads, then MU has a decent amount of height, even after this year.   If Buzz lands the kid from SA Tex, MU will have enough size. 

[brewcity77]

The truth is that Buzz has not recruited very many bigs.  Is he uncomfortable recruiting bigs and/or coaching them?  This is a big question and may be the difference in MU winning the NCAA.

Hmm...not sure I'd agree with this...

2009: Buzz got in late and took a flier on Mbao.
2010: Buzz signed Gardner. Buzz also made a strong run at Carson Desrosiers, Gorgui Dieng, Luke Cothron, Tarik Black, and tried to land Kevin Noreen late.
2011: Tried to land Keith Coleman, Joseph Uchebo, and Jarnell Stokes, but it was the late run at Quincy Miller that had people most excited (albeit briefly). Lost out on all of the above.
2012: Landed combo forward Steve Taylor, but missed on quite a few. Shaquille Cleare, Anthony Bennett, Mitch McGary, Philip Nolan, Blaise Mbargorba, Zach Auguste, and Matt Wilms all seemed to have legitimate interested in Marquette before going elsewhere. Really tough year with lots of swings and almost all misses.
2013: Landed #2 JUCO player in the nation, PF Jameel McKay. Also went after Kyle Washington, Johnathan Williams III, and Johnathan Motley. Then there was of course the courtship of Joel Embiid...who really, really, really should have been ours.
2014: Malek Harris will likely play the 3/4 role in our system. We showed interest but are now probably out of it for guys like Paul White, Myles Turner, Goodluck Okonoboh, Khadeem Lattin, Sean O'Mara, Reid Travis, and Quadri Moore for various reasons. We still seem to be actively recruiting Ben Lammers, Tory Miller (both have visits scheduled), and Jabari Craig. It wouldn't surprise me if Buzz has another name or two that haven't been publicized either among the high school or JUCO ranks.
2015: We have been among the most visible programs in pursuit of Diamond Stone and Henry Ellenson.

While Buzz hasn't landed a ton of bigs, it hasn't been for lack of effort. We were close to landing a bunch of these guys. Some blew up too soon, some Marquette shied away from, some were on the verge of committing here and didn't for various reasons. All you can do is keep going after the best bigs you can get. I am confident Buzz is doing that, though anything less than landing every target won't be enough for some people (not suggesting you are one of those).