Most Disappointing MU Recruits Ever

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Only disappointing ones are the ones that were recruited and never stepped foot on campus.
If they decided to come to Marquette, they were winners.
No?

Not sure I would call T.J. Taylor a "winner" but OK...

[Pakuni]

Every coach who’s around for more than a cup of coffee “knows how to recruit some real winners”. No reason to single one guy out unless you just want to be an asshat.

I'm sure there's a small amount of luck involved here. A college basketball coach can't always know when a teenager/young adult is going to make a stupid decision to embarrass his program.
That said, Buzz sure seemed to get unlucky way more often than any other MU coach I can remember.

[DefinitelyNotPorterMoser]

The recruiting classes of 2003 and 2004 were huge thuds beyond a couple so-so years from Dameon Mason. I wonder how much of that had to do with Crean's name being mentioned for every opening in the country.

[augoman]

Zack McCall. Not so much based on recruiting hype, but more based on what I thought he could accomplish at MU. Built like a strong, sleek running back, with a quick first step, and a very good defender. He got into some sort of trouble if I recall, and was off the team by the end of his first season.

Pretty sure Zack McCall was recruited to the bball team from MU's soccer team.  He was very fast and athletic, but not much of a polished bball player.

[augoman]

100%

Terry Reason and Vic Lazretti were both dumped from scholly by Rick Majerus.  Hard to know what they would have done, although Vic was a high school teammate of Terry Kotter's and probably why he was recruited.
Reason had a nice head of 'jerry curls'.

[The Lens]

Pretty sure Zack McCall was recruited to the bball team from MU's soccer team.  He was very fast and athletic, but not much of a polished bball player.

You’re think of Marcus West.

McCall could have played football. Supposedly at Syracuse.

[bilsu]

My biggest disappointment of all was Jim Chones declaring pro before the season ended.

[BLWarrior91]

William Gates was mentioned a few times.  Although he was hyped and had a mediocre career at MU, we wound up with Amal McCaskill in recruiting Gates.  Amal barely played in HS and would up becoming a huge part of KO’s Sweet Sixteen team and played in the NBA. 

[westcoastwarrior]

Jarrod Lovette...the Mike Deane big man savior...

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Pakuni and TSmith34 are pretty high on my list of disappointments.

[dgies9156]

My biggest disappointment of all was Jim Chones declaring pro before the season ended.

Well, that probably cost us one and maybe two Nattys.

[94Warrior]

Harry Froling - most disappointing transfer in recent memory

[Warrior Code]

Harry Froling - most disappointing transfer in recent memory

Especially after Jay Bilas said he would be a difference maker, or some such hype

[The Lens]

Jarrod Lovette...the Mike Deane big man savior...

Jarrod Lovette was a very good contributor his first three years.  Won us some big games (once went something like 11-11 from the line vs. Cinci).  Mental health issues caught up to him his senior season which robbed him of a great ending to his otherwise very solid career.

[Scoop Snoop]

Harry Froling - most disappointing transfer in recent memory

I never saw a guy who looked more lost on the court than Harry. I believe that he had one good game at Marquette, but the rest of the time I was surprised that he did not have whiplash from trying to keep track of players running circles around him.

Not sure, but did he bad mouth Marquette after leaving?

[Galway Eagle]

Montrelle Clark ended up in jail for sexual assault, I believe. Or Malik Harris who tried to light a girl’s hair on fire with a bunson burner before MU messed with Buzz’s happy and told him Malik was not welcome here, ending up being kicked off of KSU’s team.

Buzz knew how to recruit some real winners.

The real answer to the question is Phillip Flory, who Buzz offered as an 8th grader and then he was hardly a low major player.

It cracks me up to see you reference Harris setting the girls hair on fire after it was corroborated by others over the years. remember your first reaction to when I broke the hair on fire story?

"Really?  I heard he bombed the Willis Tower.  I also heard his grandparents' uncle had a scholarship revoked once.  The apple doesn't fall far from the tree."

https://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=39962.25

[withoutbias]

Montrelle Clark ended up in jail for sexual assault, I believe. Or Malik Harris who tried to light a girl’s hair on fire with a bunson burner before MU messed with Buzz’s happy and told him Malik was not welcome here, ending up being kicked off of KSU’s team.

Buzz knew how to recruit some real winners.

The real answer to the question is Phillip Flory, who Buzz offered as an 8th grader and then he was hardly a low major player.

Don't Eric Williams and the players in that dorm room which led to the Chicago Tribune writing their article.

And Jimmy Butler who's worse than all but Clark.

[The Lens]

Don't Eric Williams and the players in that dorm room which led to the Chicago Tribune writing their article.

And Jimmy Butler who's worse than all but Clark.

Jimmy’s next up for NBA HOF per Dwyane Wade.  You gonna jump on the anti Jimmy bandwagon with Brew? 

I’m gonna hang with Dwyane.

[lawdog77]

Jimmy’s next up for NBA HOF per Dwyane Wade.  You gonna jump on the anti Jimmy bandwagon with Brew? 

I’m gonna hang with Dwyane.

Withoutbias built the anti Jimmy bandwagon. Its a one seat vehicle

[Lennys Tap]

Withoutbias built the anti Jimmy bandwagon. Its a one seat vehicle

Jimmy stole his girlfriend and his lunch money.

[Elonsmusk]

Jimmy stole his imaginarygirlfriend and his lunch money.

Fixed.  Come on Lenny.  You know better.  Aint no woman gonna date a man withoutbias.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Jimmy stole his girlfriend and his lunch money.

Jimmy rawdogged bias' grandma and stole her bottle of schnapps.

[Pakuni]

Pakuni and TSmith34 are pretty high on my list of disappointments.

[HutchwasClutch]

Jarrod Lovette...the Mike Deane big man savior...

Said no one ever. 

Not sure if this was meant as sarcasm, but if it wasn’t, it’s totally inaccurate.

[HutchwasClutch]

Lovette was a solid big too before his anxiety/mental health problems his final year.