Bradley gets another commitment- Joel Okafor

[tornado]

interesting - have to wait to find out on that one

[wily coyote]

Sure hope ESPN got that one right. He must have graduated because it says he can play right away.

[LongTimeFan]

2016- Micah Bradford, Sam Hauser, Tyler Jackson, Kaj Days, Lou Griffith, Nate Kennell

t, then I'm assuming offers for:
Ben Coupet extgended in 2013
Alonzo Chatman extended in 2012
Montreal Dixon extended in 2014

I have a few others but you can see these have been extended some years ago. The reason I asked is I'm trying to clean up some old information that I have.

[Da Coach]

I don't know how every new coach handles things like this, but I am pretty sure he does not pull every recruiting file and withdraw scholarship offers. Likely, the recruits know the coaching status at Bradley has changed. And if the new coach is still interested, he'll pick up and maintain contact.

[LongTimeFan]

Thanks. I will remove the offers from my listing.

[Da Coach]

I think that is the reasonable thing to do. If Coach Wardle wants to pursue any of them, he'll make contact and reaffirm the scholarship offer.

[tornado]

our scholarship grid with inclusion Xzavier and Omari eliminated

For 2015-16
Freshman Class: Joel Okafor, Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye, Ronnie Suggs, Antoine Pittman (currently they are all committed or signed but not enrolled yet) - each has four years left
Sophomore Class: Donte Thomas - has three years left
Junior Class:
Senior Class: Ka'Darryl Bell, Mike Shaw, Anthony Fields, Warren Jones - each has only one season remaining
...also Jackson Kane will be a senior walk-on

Four more scholarships currently open

Current targets that are 'known' and being discussed are:

2015- Max Bielfeldt (would be a senior), Nate Navigato, Brady Ernst, Chris Palombizio, Jaycee Hillsman, Daeshon Francis (poss. transfer from UWGB- would be a soph)
2016- Micah Bradford, Sam Hauser, Tyler Jackson, Kaj Days, Lou Griffith, Nate Kennell
2017- Da'Monte Williams, AJ Youngman
2018- Joey Hauser, Tim Finke

[BUSongwriter]

T, do you mean Chris Palombizio? Dan is his Dad.

[tornado]

maybe get 'em both as a package deal

[tornado]

Joel Okafor may have helped his high school basketball coach's career...
Richmond HS coach JOE LUCE has been hired to a new position - head coach at Jeffersonville (IN) High School.

Jeffersonville, right across the river from Louisville, KY - is one of the premier coaching spots in southern half Indiana. (Enrollment over 2000)

http://www.pal-item.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/04/29/luce-leaving-rhs-jeffersonville/26609907/

https://www.facebook.com/JeffersonvilleBoysBasketball/photos/a.221599147970235.54679.220602751403208/632974370166042/?type=1

https://www.facebook.com/JeffersonvilleBoysBasketball/photos/a.221599147970235.54679.220602751403208/604742302989249/?type=1

[tornado]

Joel Okafor's first appearances in All-Star games will be Monday night when the Indiana senior All-Stars play the juniors (in Richmond, IN) as a warmup to the two games that they play vs. the Kentucky All-Stars
they play another scrimmage Wednesday in Columbus, IN

Here are some good articles

http://www.pal-item.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/06/06/star-moment/28608663/

http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/06/07/nba-finals-steph-curry-lebron-james-indiana-all-stars-prefer-curry/28643051/

Here's video of Joel practicing with the All Stars - he is #2

https://twitter.com/TheSportsGuy13/status/607287233301893120

From the above article:

"JOEL OKAFOR, RICHMOND
The 5-10 guard, headed to Bradley, averaged 15.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 2.3 steals as a senior and led Richmond to a regional title as a senior.
Okafor started all four seasons and scored 1,092 career points.

Okafor is from Nigeria and moved to Indiana just before freshman year of high school. "My family is back home in Nigeria," he told the Peoria Journal Star.
"It was hard on my parents when I left. But they knew I always wanted to play basketball and go to school. So they felt this was a good opportunity to do that and live the American dream."
Twitter: @OkaforJoel "



Again - the schedule:
Indiana All-Stars

Schedule

•Monday: vs. Junior All-Stars at Tiernan Center (Richmond, IN), girls 6 p.m., boys to follow. Tickets are $6. Middle school and under $3

•Wednesday: vs. Junior All-Stars at Columbus North (Columbus, IN), girls 6 p.m., boys to follow. Tickets are $6

•Friday: vs. Kentucky All-Stars at Clive Beck Center on campus of Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, girls 5:30 p.m., boys 8. Tickets are $25

•Saturday: vs. Kentucky All-Stars at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis (IN), girls 5 p.m, boys to follow.

[tornado]

another nice article on Joel Okafor

http://www.pal-item.com/story/sports/2015/06/06/bradley-bound-okafor-ready-next-level/28633953/?hootPostID=1f3bf55b72002842ef8f2091f8fc6efb