New commitment for 2011- Shayok Shayok

[Da Coach]

Bradley has gotten a verbal commitment from a 2011 recruit.

No announcement will be coming until a signed Letter of Intent arrives, and from what we hear, it is expected probably today.

Fans will be pleased with this recruit, who has been recruited by Bradley for a year or more.-

http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18471

Welcome to Bradley Shayok Shayok!

[45otseoj]

Great name
Great game

[brocks]

Where has he been visiting? Did Texas Tech offer?

[lightsout]

Great to hear! Welcome to BU Shayok.

[tornado]

one piece of good news down and more to come...

[Beninator]

Great news! I like the way this recruiting class is shaping up!!!

[wily coyote]

one piece of good news down and more to come...

That is great news. Welcome to the hilltop Shayok. I hope the more to come is good news about Taylor. If we'd get him back we'd be heading in the right direction.

[AZ BU Fan]

Congratulations Shayok! Welcome to BU, you won't regret it!

I propose SS2 as your new web moniker!

Other possibilities: SxS, S/S, S-S, 2S...

[LittleBrave]

Congratulations Shayok! Welcome to BU, you won't regret it!

I propose SS2 as your new web moniker!

Other possibilities: SxS, S/S, S-S, 2S...

Maybe even SY works??? (ShaYok)
For a nickname, being a young Brave next year, maybe the "SHuSH Puppy"?
Or...to last through his years at BU, "The Silencer" (After a big shot, he can give the "Shhhh..Shhhh" gesture to the crowd on road games)

[thefish7]

Awesome signing. Sounds like a great skill set for the 3 position.

Now we just need TB to confirmed cleared and we'll have a nice roster for next season.

Any idea if we're "done" now? Or even though we're full could there be more activity...

[Da Coach]

Press release from BradleyBraves.com-
Shayok Shayok signs with Bradley Basketball

http://www.bradleybraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=25965&SPID=1498&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205150121&DB_OEM_ID=3400

PEORIA, Ill. - Bradley head coach Geno Ford has added a fifth recruit to the team's 2011 recruiting class today, announcing that 6-foot-6 Canadian forward Shayok Shayok has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Bradley University and play basketball for the Braves in 2011-12.
"I am thrilled Shayok has become part of the Bradley family," Ford said. "He is a very talented basketball player, but he also is a person of high character and a very good student. He fills an immediate need for our program and he should compete for playing time immediately."
One of the top-rated small forwards in the country, Shayok (pronounced SHE - ock) will come to Bradley from IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., where he averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds per game during the 2010-11 prep school season. He chose the Braves over Texas Tech, Detroit and Valparaiso.
"I have talked a lot with both Coach Ford and Coach (Willie) Scott," said Shayok, "and I think they will really help me improve my game. It is good to be around good coaches and I am excited to be part of the Bradley family.
"I really like the school and also feel it will be a good place for me academically," Shayok added. "It is a good academic university and I think it will be a good fit for me because of the people at the school."
Shayok is originally from Ottawa, Ontario, where he attended St. Patrick's High School through the 2008-09 school year. During his junior season, he led his team in scoring in 18 games, including a team season-high 35 points against Sir Robert Borden in the final game of the Clint Dunning Memorial Tournament at the University of Ottawa and with 16-point efforts in each of St. Patrick's two postseason playoff games.
Following his junior season, Shayok moved to Chicago and graduated in 2010 from Julian High School, where he was a classmate of Bradley sophomore guard Walt Lemon, Jr., but did not play for the Jaguars. He played on the AAU circuit for the Chicago Mean Streets.
Shayock joins a recruiting class that includes four other freshmen: combo guard Jalen Crawford (Detroit, Mich./Oak Park H.S./Impact Academy); forward Devon Hodges (Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook H.S.); point guard Donivine Stewart (Peoria, Ill./Limestone H.S.); and 7-foot-1 center Nate Wells (Davenport, Iowa/West H.S).

[Da Coach]

Dave Reynolds-

http://www.pjstar.com/bradleyhoops/x401381717/Bradley-signs-combo-forward-Shayok

[thefish7]

Anybody else happen to notice:

2011 Recruiting Class:
PG - Donivine Stewart
SG - Jalen Crawford
SF - Shayok Shayok
PF - Devon Hodges
C - Nate Wells

Pretty neat if you ask me.

[JMM28]

Anybody else happen to notice:

2011 Recruiting Class:
PG - Donivine Stewart
SG - Jalen Crawford
SF - Shayok Shayok
PF - Devon Hodges
C - Nate Wells

Pretty neat if you ask me.

If the Cerina transfer comes to fruition, this class is better than it was 2 months ago by a long shot. Right now the current status seems better..

[AE Braves Fan]

Really?

RA/SH vs. JC/SS or JC/DH

I don't think it is better - and certainly not 'better by a long shot'