Braves sign 6'10" Davante Cooper (2015)

[tornado]

one article called him a 7-footer, a few said 6-11, 6-10, 6-9, and 6-8...
..so take your pick...

[garbonie]

So is he 6'8", 6'10", or 6'11"? Lol!

Was wondering the same thing. Hope he is still growing. Maybe he will be 7'1" before the season starts. He put up some good numbers from what i could find. 18 points per game, 11 rebounds per game,shot 61% from field and 82% on free throws. I'll take that any day from our post player. Coach Foster will make him a stud in a couple years. I really love the way Coach Wardles puzzle is starting to look. Seems like a lot of recruits are coming in for visits that we don't hear about. Feels like Area 51, lol. Keep up the good work Coach!!!

[Da Coach]

Article from BradleyBraves.com about Davante Cooper-

http://www.bradleybraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=25965&SPID=1498&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=210071990&DB_OEM_ID=3400

And he is now added to the 2015-16 roster-

http://www.bradleybraves.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=3400&SPID=1498&SPSID=19333

Bio page-

http://www.bradleybraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=19333&SPID=1498&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=3400&ATCLID=210071693&Q_SEASON=2015

[AZ BU Fan]

So is he 6'8", 6'10", or 6'11"? Lol!

Start with the size listed on BU's MBB site and subtract 1.5 or 2 inches, that would be about right!

[undertherabbit]

Okay. But,

Definitely looks like a developmental player, someone needing to add weight and muscle to truly be effective. It is, however, impossible to coach someone to be taller and he's already got this. He won't have to worry about being stuck on the end of the bench like Wells because we only have one other big. Hopefully he can learn quickly, contribute quickly and be a really solid center. Decent addition at this point, make him better Coach W!

BIG QUESTION: Will he have to be taught how to make uncontested layups or free throws like those of the last five plus years who failed at both in every respect? Just asking.

[Vent]

Getting a big junior college transfer this late in the recruiting process, is next to impossible. The really good j.c. transfers that provide immediate help are already committed, unless there are academic issues and baggage. One of the new assistants is a former junior college coach and maybe he may know where one is hidden. Hopefully no other college knows about him, because I'm sure there are programs in better shape than Bradley is currently in that would be interested in him.

As I've said before, we just need to get through next year with enough bodies and hopefully a couple of the signees this spring will be good enough to stay here and contribute over a four year period.

Once again, this coming fall and next spring is when we should see the quality of our recruits vastly improved. I'm not saying these aren't good kids that we've signed.

[Da Coach]

Matt Salley was a very late signing in 2006. After the Sweet 16 run, all the targeted big men had been signed elsewhere, so the coaches had to essentially start over. He was not really a prototypical inside player, but helped out a lot for the next 2 years. There are other examples, like Theron Wilson, who also was not a true inside player, but was one of the top rebounders in the MVC both years. But you are right, that much more often, late-signed big men are reaches, and usually end up failures.