Dave Reynolds- BU hot on the recruiting trail

[Da Coach]

Dave Reynolds: BU hot on the recruiting trail

http://www.pjstar.com/bradleyhoops/x1890075217/Reynolds-BU-hot-on-the-recruiting-trail

Dave reports what we have reported here that one of Bradley Coach Geno Ford's top targets for the remaining 2 scholarships for next year is Deshawn Delaney of Vincennes University. The other top target appears to be Tommy Hamilton of IMG Academy, but there are other big man options.

[real fan]

I would like to get both of these players, with what he already have and the 2 incoming recruits this could be one of the best classes at BU in quite sometime.

[Da Coach]

I would like to get both of these players, with what he already have and the 2 incoming recruits this could be one of the best classes at BU in quite sometime.

This seems a bit optimistic. Even if we sign all four (Zecevic, Tucker, Delaney, Hamilton) we will have a 4-man recruiting class where not one of them has a current offer from another school, and 3 of the 4 are not even rated by Scout or Rivals. I am not saying that they might not be quality under-the-radar kids, who could develop into good D1 players. Just how quickly we forget some of our past recruiting classes with kids who had were much higher rated players, and some who turned down higher offers to come to Bradley, and a lot of past recruiting classes that contained players who were starters right away and immediate impacts, or All MVC players immediately.

[lefty]

This seems a bit optimistic. Even if we sign all four (Zecevic, Tucker, Delaney, Hamilton) we will have a 4-man recruiting class where not one of them has a current offer from another school, and 3 of the 4 are not even rated by Scout or Rivals. I am not saying that they might not be quality under-the-radar kids, who could develop into good D1 players. Just how quickly we forget some of our past recruiting classes with kids who had were much higher rated players, and some who turned down higher offers to come to Bradley, and a lot of past recruiting classes that contained players who were starters right away and immediate impacts, or All MVC players immediately.

not to speak for real fan...but he said for quite some time. I'm not sure who we have had the last several years who turned down higher offers than BU....I know there was interest in a couple maybe and early offers that were withdrawn......but it seems like it's better to be optimistic than not

[PTownHawkeye]

Ka'Darrell Bell = Iowa offer.

In fact, I believe Iowa offered before Bradley (although I'm not sure about that...)

[Da Coach]

Ka'Darrell Bell = Iowa offer.

In fact, I believe Iowa offered before Bradley (although I'm not sure about that...)

I was referring to our projected 2013 class.

[Beninator]

Nobody knows what will happen with these specific players, but I like the fact that the article states that the targeted positions are for a post and a wing player.

[Da Coach]

Nobody knows what will happen with these specific players, but I like the fact that the article states that the targeted positions are for a post and a wing player.

I agree that those are what I see as our biggest needs. And despite being under-the-radar, I like Deshawn Delaney if we can get him into Bradley.
But the post player, IMO, needs to be someone who can play and help us immediately. I'd prefer to see us land a big juco kid, There are a lot still available.
Here are a few uncommitted juco big men that would be worth taking a look at-

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Keanau-Post-142593;_ylt=App0zeEuDhlYOAd07aS7eYjXO5B4

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketb...n9XxKnNq7XO5B4 (he was once a BU recruit)
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketb...9Y.H0C8d_XO5B4 (Former SIU stud Mamadou Seck's little brother)

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Ronnie-Stevens-144220;_ylt=Ah44wLcr8sKrEa74w.SHRpvXO5B4

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Kennedy-Eubanks-144221;_ylt=Aj1bId5LtFYNtsDO3WulJhLXO5B4

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Trey-Russell-144403;_ylt=Aiv5Q6HhtthZrpGnSqNr4SbXO5B4

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Roberto-Asencio-144402;_ylt=AjJQZl1wI.1vumaHta7ACBnXO5B4

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Daouda-Soumaoro-144390;_ylt=AuGCZT2S8k3ssraJrQkP6k3XO5B4

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Daniel-Edozie-143919;_ylt=AiDT5p.4qXlGM0XavHkP8GzXO5B4

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Gary-Gaskins-143298;_ylt=AlRa4Z7ixXoceeVybfWJbtvXO5B4

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Chudier-Pal-144631;_ylt=Aq40QruWhThOR_Qo5VR0DK_XO5B4

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Cory-Thomas-144634;_ylt=AqNRt.t0uFjSZRJ71.Zbw7HXO5B4

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Aziz-Thiandoum-144761;_ylt=AjHfAbPkBwjH7HnFgapbncfXO5B4

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Alioune-Mboup-144518;_ylt=AtVi_JWF3F4EqnJuXkWKrqbXO5B4

And there are literally dozens more juco big men who are in the class of 2013, most of whom will likely end up at D1 schools somewhere.
Here is a list from Rivals of some of the available juco big men (sorry for the disorganized list- it was cut and pasted from a Rivals search window)-

C Keanau Post Belleville, Illinois
Southwestern Illinois C.C.
6'11" 260 N/A N/A N/A
list
F Paul Stone Louisburg, North Carolina
Louisburg College
6'6" 200 N/A N/A N/A
F LaShawn Alexander Louisburg, North Carolina
Louisburg College
6'6" 250 N/A N/A N/A
list
F Thomas Anderson Olney, Illinois
Olney Central C.C.
6'6" 225 N/A N/A N/A
F Aziz Thiandoum Mattoon, Illinois
Lake Land College
6'9" 230 N/A N/A N/A
F Tobias Pinson Spartanburg, South Carolina
Spartanburg Methodist
6'6" 190 N/A N/A N/A
C Cory Thomas Walterboro, South Carolina
USC Salkehatchie
6'10" 235 N/A N/A N/A
F Chudier Pal Harriman, Tennessee
Roane State C.C.
6'9" 235 N/A N/A N/A
F L.A Pomlee Highland, Kansas
Highland C.C.
6'9" 240 N/A N/A N/A
F Rayshaun McGrew Arkansas City, Kansas
Cowley County C.C.
6'6" 225 N/A N/A N/A
F Alioune Mboup Concordia, Kansas
Cloud County C.C.
6'8" 220 N/A N/A N/A
F Daniel Edozie Tyler, Texas
Tyler J.C.
6'8" 240 N/A N/A N/A
list
C Gary Gaskins Cocoa, Florida
Brevard C.C.
6'10" 210 N/A N/A N/A
list
F Elhadji Seck Olney, Illinois
Olney Central C.C.
6'7" 225 N/A N/A N/A
list
F Trey Russell Boone, Iowa
Des Moines Area C.C.
6'8" 220 N/A N/A N/A
list
C Roberto Asencio Boone, Iowa
Des Moines Area C.C.
6'10" 245 N/A N/A N/A
list
F Daouda Soumaoro Council Bluffs, Iowa
Iowa Western C.C.
6'8" 235 N/A N/A N/A
F Jon Orr Thatcher, Arizona
Eastern Arizona J.C.
6'7" 200 N/A N/A N/A
C Ajak Magot Douglas, Arizona
Cochise C.C.
6'11" 225 N/A N/A N/A
F Tanner Clayton Yuma, Arizona
Arizona Western C.C.
6'9" 205 N/A N/A N/A
F Patrick Onwenu Freeport, Illinois
Highland C.C.
6'8" N/A N/A N/A N/A
F Fred Mattison Flint, Michigan
Mott C.C.
6'7" 210 N/A N/A N/A
F DJ Tolliver Freeport, Illinois
Highland C.C.
6'6" N/A N/A N/A N/A
C Perry Adams Oglesby, Illinois
Illinois Valley C.C.
6'9" 300 N/A N/A N/A
F Ede Egharevba Midland, Texas
Midland College
6'6" 200 N/A N/A N/A
F Tiegbe Bamba Midland, Texas
Midland College
6'6" 205 N/A N/A N/A
F Dre Henley Hutchinson, Kansas
Hutchinson
6'7" 205 N/A N/A N/A
F Kennedy Eubanks Jacksonville, Texas
Jacksonville J.C.
6'6" 190 N/A N/A N/A
list
F Ronnie Stevens Ottumwa, Iowa
Indian Hills C.C.
6'9" 225 N/A N/A N/A
list
F Olalekan Ajayi Plano, Texas
Collin County C.C.
6'10" 245 N/A N/A N/A
F Lebarron Hull Kankakee, Illinois
Kankakee C.C.
6'6" 205 N/A N/A N/A
F Darius Wilson Kankakee, Illinois
Kankakee C.C.
6'7" 205 N/A N/A N/A
F Jaylen Daniel Lufkin, Texas
Angelina C.C.
6'7" 200 N/A N/A N/A
F Chris Carter Wake Tech, North Carolina
Wake Christian Academy
6'7" 185 N/A N/A N/A
list
F Demondre Harvey Poplarville, Mississippi
Pearl River C.C.
6'6" N/A N/A N/A N/A
F Shaquille Wilson Glendora, California
Citrus C.C.
6'8" 210 N/A N/A N/A
C Isaac Oeltjen Sheridan, Wyoming
Sheridan C.C.
7'1" 230 N/A N/A N/A
list
F Brandon Pines Sheridan, Wyoming
Sheridan C.C.
6'8" 220 N/A N/A N/A
list
F James Kelly Toledo, Ohio
Owens Community College
6'8" 240 N/A N/A N/A
list
F Bobby King Birmingham, Alabama
Lawson State C.C.
6'6" 200 N/A N/A N/A
C Michael Eneh Kilgore, Texas
Kilgore J.C.
6'11" 240 N/A N/A N/A
F Gerardo Isla Miami, Oklahoma
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M J.C.
6'6" 220 N/A N/A N/A
F Ryan Donald Ullin, Illinois
Shawnee C.C.
6'6" 220 N/A N/A N/A
F Chaz Rollins Kirtland, Ohio
Lakeland C.C.
6'6" 200 N/A N/A N/A
F Keynan Pittman Scooba, Mississippi
East Mississippi C.C.
6'10" 225 N/A N/A N/A
list
F Lucell Hanson Walterboro, South Carolina
USC Salkehatchie
6'8" 255 N/A N/A N/A
list
F Jamal Jones Baytown, Texas
Lee C.C.
6'8" 190 N/A N/A N/A
list
F Chris Griffin Mount Carmel, Illinois
Wabash Valley C.C.
6'7" 227 N/A
3 stars
N/A N/A
list
F Michael Bradley Vincennes, Indiana
Vincennes University
6'10" N/A N/A N/A N/A
list
F Michael Middlebrooks Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
North Idaho C.C.
6'9" 210 N/A N/A N/A
F Kevin Thomas Lake Worth, Florida
Palm Beach C.C.
6'8" 210 N/A N/A N/A
list
F Kenton Smith La Junta, Colorado
Otero J.C.
6'8" 205 N/A N/A N/A
C Mat Piotrowski Belleville, Illinois
Southwestern Illinois C.C.
7'1" 270 N/A N/A N/A
F Teigbe Bamba Midland, Texas
Midland College
6'6" 215 N/A N/A N/A
C Deng Leek Jacksonville, Texas
Jacksonville J.C.
7'0" N/A N/A N/A N/A
F Paulin Mwape San Bernardino, California
San Bernardino Valley C.C.
6'9" 220 N/A N/A N/A
C Anthony Allen Port Arthur, Texas
Lamar State College
7'0" N/A N/A N/A N/A
F TyQuane Goard Kilgore, Texas
Kilgore J.C.
6'8" 215 N/A N/A N/A
F David Gardner Fulton, Mississippi
Itawamba C.C.
6'6" 200 N/A N/A N/A
F David Samuels Plano, Texas
Collin County C.C.
6'7" 212 N/A N/A N/A
list
F Luke Cothron Niceville, Florida
Northwest Florida State College
6'9" 210 N/A N/A N/A
list
F Rawane Ndiaye Ottumwa, Iowa
Indian Hills C.C.
6'10" 255 N/A N/A N/A
list
F Octavius Brown Scooba, Mississippi
East Mississippi C.C.
6'7" 205 N/A N/A N/A
F Tashawn Mabry Modesto, California
Modesto C.C.
6'6" 220 N/A N/A N/A
F Shannon Williams Roswell, New Mexico
New Mexico Military Institute
6'8" 250 N/A N/A N/A
F Chris Dees Hobbs, New Mexico
New Mexico J.C.
6'8" 240 N/A N/A N/A
C Dwayne Bazemore Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati State C.C.
6'10" 225 N/A N/A N/A
F Juwan Newman Twin Falls, Idaho
College of Southern Idaho
6'9" 215 N/A N/A N/A
C Daniel Hield La Junta, Colorado
Otero J.C.
6'10" 330 N/A N/A N/A
C Nkosi Ali Miami, Oklahoma
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M J.C.
6'11" 205 N/A N/A N/A
C Isaac Oeltjen Sheridan, Wyoming
Sheridan C.C.
7'1" 230 N/A N/A N/A
F Barry Robertson Gallatin, Tennessee
Volunteer State C.C.
6'9" 225 N/A N/A N/A
F Darius Carter Vincennes, Indiana
Vincennes University
6'7" 225 N/A N/A N/A
list
F Octavius Ellis Athens, Texas
Trinity Valley C.C.
6'9" 215 N/A N/A N/A
F Ibrahim Djambo Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Three Rivers C.C.
6'10" 205 N/A N/A N/A
F Ismaila Dauda Winter Haven, Florida
Polk State College
6'10" 230 N/A N/A N/A
list
F Hershey Robinson Niceville, Florida
Northwest Florida State College
6'6" 200 N/A N/A N/A
F Elgin Cook Niceville, Florida
Northwest Florida State College
6'6" 190 N/A N/A N/A
F Ramon Eaton Hobbs, New Mexico
New Mexico J.C.
6'7" 200 N/A N/A N/A
F Darian Banks Baytown, Texas
Lee C.C.
6'7" 215 N/A N/A N/A
F Darian Barnes Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Harcum College
6'9" 220 N/A N/A N/A
F Brian Patterson Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Harcum College
6'8" 200 N/A N/A N/A
F Dominique McKoy Arkansas City, Kansas
Cowley County C.C.
6'7" 205 N/A N/A N/A
list
F Olalekan Ayaji Plano, Texas
Collin County C.C.
6'9" 240 N/A N/A N/A
F Ajak Magot Douglas, Arizona
Cochise C.C.
6'9" 210 N/A N/A N/A
F Kruize Pinkins Marianna, Florida
Chipola J.C.
6'8" 215 N/A N/A N/A
F Gabriel Aguirre San Francisco, California
City College of San Francisco
6'10" 240 N/A N/A N/A
list
F Remi Dibo Casper, Wyoming
Casper C.C.
6'9" 230 N/A N/A N/A
F Ricky Mosley Cumberland, Maryland
Allegany
6'6" 195 N/A N/A N/A
F Kenny Wayne Jackson Supply, North Carolina
Brunswick C.C.
6'6" N/A N/A N/A N/A
F Edson Avila Liberal, Kansas
Seward County C.C.
6'9" 220 N/A N/A N/A
list
F Armani Flannigan Riverton, Wyoming
Central Wyoming College
6'8" N/A N/A N/A N/A
list
C Joseph Uchebo Marianna, Florida
Chipola J.C.
6'11" 260 N/A N/A N/A
F Montel Baines Walterboro, South Carolina
USC Salkehatchie
6'6" 235 N/A N/A N/A
F Nalkus Mincer Rock Hill, South Carolina
Clinton J.C.
6'6" N/A N/A N/A N/A
F Christian Griggs-Williams Mesa, Arizona
Mesa C.C.
6'8" 235 N/A N/A N/A

[mexicobufan]

If Delaney waits for the spring I dont think we have more than a 5% chance of getting him.

[tornado]

recruiting article on Chicago kids......
the only BU mention is on Tommy Hamilton (described as underachiever) - who isn't in Chicago any more

http://www.csnchicago.com/preps/news/What-to-look-for-in-2012-13?blockID=800589&feedID=629

[Buesch N Chips]

I'm not sure who we have had the last several years who turned down higher offers than BU....

Prosser.

[Braves4Life]

recruiting article on Chicago kids......
the only BU mention is on Tommy Hamilton (described as underachiever) - who isn't in Chicago any more

http://www.csnchicago.com/preps/news...589&feedID=629

Are we still in the running for Ulis? He looks good in red... http://ballislife.com/tyler-ulis-chicago/

[lake Camelot]

Ulis is one of my favorite players and would be great here. I still think bigger schools will come around and we will have no shot. I also haven't heard us mentioned as recruiting him. But if we were able to I would be all for it.

[lefty]

Prosser.

I don't know that those offers were left when JP signed...lots of interest early and then it seemed to die off.

[tornado]

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketb...9Y.H0C8d_XO5B4 (Former SIU stud Mamadou Seck's little brother)..

Elhadji Seck just verballed to University of Idaho

http://rivals.yahoo.com/jucojunction/basketball/recruiting/player-Elhadji-Seck-129788