Dyricus and Kansas State

[CubbieBear]

I thought that I read that all their scholarships were filled

[RedbirdFan21]

http://www.pantagraph.com/blogs/main/?p=3795#more-3795

It doesn't answer too many questions... but does confirm that Tony Lewis will be visiting ISU this weekend. He played with O at Chicago Phillips High School and current ISU Assistant Coach Paris Parham was their coach at Phillips.

Could they talk him into walking on his first year? Does Jank know something we don't about a player leaving, Bobby Hill's health, or something else??? (its obvious that Jank knows more...but what is it?). Benson says Jank doesn't anticipate any players leaving or not being eligible... while Jank wouldn't tell Benson anything to the contrary, I don't think he would say that at all if it wasn't true... Only time will tell I suppose

[tornado]

http://www.pantagraph.com/blogs/main/?p=3795#more-3795

It doesn't answer too many questions... but does confirm that Tony Lewis will be visiting ISU this weekend.
...

Tony Lewis indeed did put up some impressive numbers for Ellsworth, which is D-II juco.
Looking at the names of the other guys on the D-II First Team All American list, I cannot recognize any other name and wonder if any of the others are going to a D-I four-year college?

NJCAA Division II First Team All American

Darius Adams Guard 6'0 So Lincoln College
Tony Lewis Forward 6'6" So Ellsworth Community College
Nafis Ricks Guard 6'2" So Johnson County Community College
Antonio Haymon Forward 6'6 So Cecil College
Jeron Belin Forward 6'7" So Monroe Community College
T.J. McCauley Guard 6'2" So Bismarck State College
Nick Carey Guard 5'9" So South Suburban College
Mark Anderson Forward 6'7" So Sinclair Community College
Dustin Todd Forward 6'4" So North Arkansas College
Bryce Brunz Guard 6'0" So Kirkwood Community College
Pierre De Clue Guard 5'10" So. MCC-Penn Valley


BTW-- anyone remember when one certain DII juco had FIVE different kids who were on Division I-four year rosters
(two even got All American mention and one was 1st Team!), and some people even said their starters were better than Bradley!
..yet not only did that team never get out of their own regional, but not one of those players even made a dent at the D-I college level.
(DeAaron Williams, Shang Ping, Billy Baptist, Wendell Mardis, Brandon Lee)

[tornado]

Tony Lewis is being brought in for a visit at ISU, even though ISU would appear to be out of scholarships. (Carmichael would be taking their 13th and final scholarship....so it'll be an interesting situation that even ISU fans
are probably wondering about). The 13 players for 2009-2010 would be .......
Carmichael, Eldridge, Phillips, Dinma, Hill, Rubin, Johnson, Jeremy Robinson, Thornton, Clark, Ekey, Terrence Johnson, & Upshaw.)
This would appear to suggest a couple of possibilities......
maybe there is someone else going to leave and we just haven't heard about it...
maybe Jank is just keeping all his options open in case someone leaves or flunks out before summer..
maybe Eldridge or someone else will leave and go pro...(OE has reportedly decided to place his name in the draft but not yet made it known if he will hire an agent)
or maybe someone presently on scholarship will be asked to give up their scholarship and either leave of become a walk on...

[Buesch N Chips]

Tony Lewis is being brought in for a visit at ISU, even though ISU would appear to be out of scholarships. (Carmichael would be taking their 13th and final scholarship....so it'll be an interesting situation that even ISU fans
are probably wondering about). The 13 players for 2009-2010 would be .......
Carmichael, Eldridge, Phillips, Dinma, Hill, Rubin, Johnson, Jeremy Robinson, Thornton, Clark, Ekey, Terrence Johnson, & Upshaw.)
This would appear to suggest a couple of possibilities......
maybe there is someone else going to leave and we just haven't heard about it...
maybe Jank is just keeping all his options open in case someone leaves or flunks out before summer..
maybe Eldridge or someone else will leave and go pro...(OE has reportedly decided to place his name in the draft but not yet made it known if he will hire an agent)
or maybe someone presently on scholarship will be asked to give up their scholarship and either leave of become a walk on...

I think Eldridge will be going pro. He's ready.