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Bobby Ford was also a JUCO from Florida that played for Versace. Robert Jenkins was a JUCO from Florida that played one year for Stowell and one for Versace. He suffered a broken nose when Lester Johnson sucker punched him at Tulsa while playing for Versace. That marked the beginning of the Tulsa rivalry. Dick pulled his team off the floor and went to the locker room until things were under control. Brent Wood from Port Charlotte played as a freshman for Stowell and left after one year. I believe it may have been Joe's last season as coach.
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Yes, my previous post only went back to 1980.
Bobby Ford was a 1979 recruit from Brevard JC (erroneously misreported in the Bradley All Time roster- now known as Eastern Florida State College). He was originally from Jacksonville.
And Robert Jenkins was from Ft. Myers via Edison Junior College (now known as Florida SouthWestern State College). He came in 1977 and graduated in 1979.
Brent Wood was from Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda, FL (across the Peace River from Port Charlotte). He came as a freshman in 1978 and left in 1979.Comment
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not a lot but...but a lot more than many states...Originally posted by Da Coach View Post
two of our current starters were from Florida prep schools and a total of 3 of our 13 scholarship players (23%) came from Florida - as did several of the other guys discussed in our "Top Targets" thread...Damir Hadzic, David Sloan, Luguentz Dort, Chol Marial..
It seems our coaching staffs have developed some connections there so I would expect to see more names from Florida on our "Targets" thread...Comment
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For the record, there has never been any reports that Bradley has recruited Chol Marial or Luguentz DortOriginally posted by tornado View PostComment
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2011 & 2012 - half this board was crying
"let's go get some big solid jucos and then we'll be like Wichita State and kick butt"
...and I said - "oh no, please don't get desperate and bring in a bunch of low level spring leftovers cuz we'll regret it..." - and now we all agree, we did regret it.
2016-17 - half this board is again like...amnesiac and again is crying..
"let's go get some quick-fix jucos, surely we can be like ISU and kick butt.."
...and guess how I feel again this time around...Comment
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Again, if you equate Coach Wardle to the recruiting ability of Geno Ford, then maybe you can make that argument. But that is ridiculous. The fact is that none of Geno's freshmen recruits panned out either is a testament to his failure as a recruiter. I have confidence in Coach Wardle, but I think the evidence is clear that if you sign leftover recruits this late, you are much more likely to get someone who will help right away if you recruit a juco (unless you are Geno Ford
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By the way, Geno's best recruits were jucos- Warren Jones, a very late recruit (April, 2014), was the team's leading scorer Geno's last season. Auston Barnes, who also committed to Bradley late (April, 2013) was also one of Geno's better players, and Tyshon Pickett was arguably the Geno recruit who performed and contributed the most for Bradley.Comment
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I think we need a little touch up on the SCHOLARSHIP GRIDComment
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Do you expect more news today???Originally posted by Da Coach View PostWaiting for the other shoes to drop.Comment
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Yes, I expect there will be news of at least 1 or possibly 2 additional roster changes, probably today, maybe tomorrow.Originally posted by egib52 View PostComment
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Okay DR you can tweet anytime now. We're waiting to see if anyone leaves. Sure hope no news is not bad news if you know what I mean.Comment
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Nothing new to report today, yet. It is also possible that the remaining player-meetings may happen tomorrow or even later this week. The coaches are involved with recruiting now, too, and there are a lot of HS and JC tournament games being played every day this week.Comment
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Thank You, DC
Da Coach,
I just signed in for an update and saw there was no further news. Your post is timely. The Bradleyfans.com is just an excellent source of information. You and tornado do a great job keeping us informed. I also appreciate the posts from all the other guys, who use chatzy during the game and those who do not, who know basketball, whether they are former refs or former coaches
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Glad that we could inform you that we have nothing to inform you about today!
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Me too
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