AJ Riley transferring to prep school

[tornado]

http://www.pjstar.com/sports/x866119722/Manual-guard-Riley-plans-transfer-to-prep-school?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

gonna follow in the footsteps of Bobo Drummond and play his senior high school season at La Lumiere Prep in Indiana

[Da Coach]

One recruiting site says AJ Riley has a top 5 that he plans to visit, and it does not include Bradley.

https://twitter.com/prepbullseye/status/230785123635830784

[Old Coach]

One recruiting site says AJ Riley has a top 5 that he plans to visit, and it does not include Bradley.
https://twitter.com/prepbullseye/sta...85123635830784

Can anyone confirm that Bradley was still on him?

[JMM28]

http://www.pjstar.com/sports/x866119...medium=twitter

gonna follow in the footsteps of Bobo Drummond and play his senior high school season at La Lumiere Prep in Indiana

I wish him luck. That plan didn't exactly work out too well for Bobo.

[Deadguy35]

I wish him luck. That plan didn't exactly work out too well for Bobo.

Why do you say that? Antonio probably went there to make sure he would qualify academically, which he ended up doing.

[tornado]

a couple more quotes - might answer one of the questions above...

"The 6-foot-2 Riley ...said he is planning official visits to George Mason,
Detroit, UNC-Greensboro, Illinois State and Creighton. He seems to have
parted ways with Bradley.

“I was real high on Bradley,” he said. “But they brought in transfer guards
(Anthony Fields and Omari Grier). So I wasn’t sure if I was wanted there or
not. I haven’t heard from them in a while.”


so he clearly believes that going after Grier & Fields and then simply not hearing from Bradley any more means BU doesn't want him.
As I have said elsewhere -- he's an Illinois Wolves kid, and that's the one program in the midwest that has the MOST mid-major-caliber talent that we would maybe have a shot at if we made them a priority and got on them early and hard...so maybe it woulda paid off even beyond Riley had we stayed on him.


Here are a few more stories on this same topic, including a video intervview with AJ by WEEK

http://www.cinewsnow.com/sports/AJ-Riley-to-transfer-from-Peoria-Manual-164666866.html

http://chicagohoops.hoops247.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2169:aj-riley-talks-transfer-to-la-lumiere&catid=34:recruiting

http://www.rocwithme.com/aj/aj-riley-la-lumiere

....and that last link says "Riley is the fourth player from the Illinois Wolves program to enroll at the Indiana prep along with Bobo Drummond, Jay Simpson, and Jalen James."
...but that is incorrect as they forgot about Jonathon Wilkins - who we haven't heard much about lately.

[tornado]

..they forgot about Jonathon Wilkins - who we haven't heard much about lately.

Scout.com now has a new piece on Johnathon Wilkins - but it's a premium story with video...
on how well he recently did at the Panghos All American Event...
he lists all the schools that are hot after him from Illinois to Xavier to Dayton, to Illinois State, even Indiana & Purdue, etc.....and Bradley is not mentioned.
That is unfortunate - as he is definitely close to 7-ft and a solid mid-major prospect looking for a place to play
..they have also updated their player profile page for Class of 2014 Johnathon Wilkins

http://scouthoops.scout.com/2/1207429.html

[Braves4Life]

... so he clearly believes that going after Grier & Fields and then simply not hearing from Bradley any more means BU doesn't want him.

... he's an Illinois Wolves kid... so maybe it woulda paid off even beyond Riley had we stayed on him.

Riley sounds like a smart kid if he's able to add 2+2 together to see that BU found better players than him who were willing to commit NOW. Good for him; I wish him well. Honestly, I could care les about the Illinoi$ Wolve$ and would prefer that Bradley not get caught up in and play their little game$. There is plenty of talent elsewhere and I'm confident (based on his past and current recruits) that Geno has other connections besides these "elite" characters for the Wolves.