Dave Reynolds article about the lack of D1 talent from Peoria in recent years

[Dubl R 1]

Dave's article lists Peoria's (city only) Division I players.

http://www.pjstar.com/article/20140820/SPORTS/140829878/1020/SPORTS

I have found a couple more names that aren't on his list. Maybe these guys were walk-ons, which Dave's list does not seem to include. Does anyone know?

Manual grad Isaiah Duncan played 1 season at Western Illinois-

http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Isaiah-Duncan/Summary/46322

Peoria Central grad Jermaine Wallace played 2 seasons at High Point University just after they turned Division I-

http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Jermaine-Wallace/Summary/16128

Speaking of walk-ons, here are a few more-

Ryan Phillips was a walk-on at Bradley for 4 full seasons, though I believe he did earn a scholarship for 1 or 2 semesters under Jim Les, when another scholarship player left and there was an extra scholarship-

http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Ryan-Phillips/Summary/7062

James Robertson was another Richwoods grad who spent a season at Bradley as a walk-on-

http://basketball.realgm.com/player/James-Robertson/Summary/7069

Mason Alwan was also a walk-on at Bradley for 2 seasons-

http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Mason-Alwan/Summary/42579

And Richwoods grad Matt Coates was a walk-on at ISU for 2 or 3 seasons-
http://basketball.realgm.com/player/...s/Summary/7300

Is there an actual list?... Or are u just citing names from his article?

[tornado]

Dave Reynolds compiled this list after asking readers to help him with any names they could remember --

http://blogs.pjstar.com/pressrow/2014/07/31/need-help-on-d-i-players-from-peoria-area/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

[Dubl R 1]

Thanks T

[Da Coach]

Also, in the original article by Dave, right under the photo, and on the left side is a list with a link that says "Read More".
Click on that and another window should pop-up with a list-

http://www.pjstar.com/article/20140820/SPORTS/140829878/1020/SPORTS

[panther12thman]

First of all glad to be back on the board! Thanks to all for cards and letters after my surgery in early June. All looks well and I am back to work. As to DR's article - for such a long article that touched on so many reasons for the decline of D1 talent he (as usual) fails to touch on probably the most important reason -
no Buescher/Westendorf at Peoria High, no Van Scyoc/McClain at Manual and no
Hammerton/Darling/Ellis at Richwoods. There is your top reason. As usual with Reynolds and Wessler - they don't get it.

[Da Coach]

Welcome back! I am glad you are better!

[bu fan 9]

It is lack of coaching.

[wily coyote]

it is cyclic and always has been...but we've been talking about this current down cycle since back in 2008-2009 when many saw this coming



But also - recall Donivine Stewart and several of his Limestone teammates were actually Peoria kids (Manual, Woodruff) but transferred out of the city to finish their high school careers...

T Limestone did have some kids transfer out of the Peo. school system but Donivine was not one of them . He was a graduate of Pleasant Valley grade school.

[tornado]

I know - and we're going to get into real nitpicking here, but....
Dave Reynolds stated that his qualifications for inclusion on his list were that the kid went to a Peoria school...
Pleasant Valley School is in Peoria

http://www.pv62.com/

[wily coyote]

I know - and we're going to get into real nitpicking here, but....
Dave Reynolds stated that his qualifications for inclusion on his list were that the kid went to a Peoria school...
Pleasant Valley School is in Peoria
http://www.pv62.com/

Hate to say this but Dave is WRONG. It is not in Peoria. The eighth grade where they graduate from and play all there games is on Redbud Dr. in Limestone township. There is an underclass school out by the Mall but he only went there for a couple of years.

[tornado]

anyone who wants to read more...

David Booth posted this on his Facebook and over 20 people have responded with thoughts and ideas why Peoria's talent is changing...

https://www.facebook.com/david.booth.9847867/posts/10154494579490263

[tornado]

Dave's article lists Peoria's (city only) Division I players.
http://www.pjstar.com/article/201408...78/1020/SPORTS.....

reflecting back on Dave Reynolds' list -- over the past 20 years only 16 or 17 Peoria kids have gone on to play D-I ball at the BCS level....
and now we can add David Molinari to that list - but almost all of them played substantially less than four years at the BCS level - many barely played at all....
I think you can safely say maybe only five had any real impact at all at the BCS-level.


Mike Robinson
AJ Guyton
Marcus Griffin
Sergio McClain
Frank Williams
Marlon Brooks
Jerrance Howard
Marcus Jackson
Cellus (redshirted)
Robert Faulkner
Rodney Edgerson
Brian Randle
Jamar Smith
Bill Cole
DJ Richardson
Max Bielfeldt
...and now David Molinari