NJCAA-JC Nationals/Rashad Austin

[tornado]

I have made my opinion known, that I like the kid, and would love to see him play at BU,
but the coaching staff has seen many, many more players, and have a keen eye to evaluate them,
and I trust they'll make the best choice.

[tornado]

DeAandre Thomas who also committed to IU had 14/9....

DeAndre thomas just committed to Indiana and will play alongside his teammate from Chipola nd from Chicago Westinghouse, Jamarcus Ellis.

But Indiana head coach Kelvin Sampson confirms this and a premium Indiana/Rivals article says:
"...Chipola junior college standout DeAndre Thomas has committed to IU. If Thomas, a 6-8, 270-pound big man who is the current teammate of Indiana signee Jamarcus Ellis, is indeed headed for Bloomington he'd put the Hoosiers over the limit of 13 scholarships."

"But Sampson says there are plenty of ways to go over the maximum scholarship mark ?????? many of which don't include a transfer or an early departure."

The article doesn't say exactly how you do this, but it sounds all the more like either Sampson has found a way to get around the rules, or someone presently on scholarship really is going to be gone.
Could it mean the injury to Lance Stemler is career threatening?
Or maybe DJ White is leaving for the NBA.



Also...............

In the very late game, Coffeyville beat Highland 63-61, with Daniel Payne, a previously untouted, 6-7 PF getting 26 pts and 11 rebs on 11-14 from the field, 3-4 from long range.
Payne will probably be getting some recruiting calls very soon.

as a followup, in Coffeyville's next game that finished late last night, Daniel Payne had 17 points, 13 rebounds and Coffeyville beat the team that knocked off Northeastern Junior College, Itawamba, 69-47.

NJC plays today at 1PM

[tornado]

Northeastern Junior College's game is just finished, and
NJC whalloped Indiana Hills CC (Iowa) 91-67.

Rashad was hampered by foul trouble but played solid
with 9 points, 4 rebs in just 12 minutes.
The blowout allowed a lot of the starters to rest, although Omar Leary had 28 points.

Robert Eppinger plays for Indian Hills, and I am sure a lot of readers will recall Eppinger

http://www.bradleyfans.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3445

http://www.bradleyfans.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3107

Eppinger had 12 pts 5 rebs.

Now, Northeastern Junior College will play for 7-8th place in their final game Saturday, March 24, at noon.

[tornado]

In one of the late games at the NJCAA National Tournament,
Chipola beat College of southern Idaho, 96-90, and listen to this stat line:

Jamarcus Ellis: 9-19, 1-1 from 3-pt, 11-14 on FT, 32 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.

The only games remainsing are:

Chipola vs. Midland for the Championship
Sollege of southern Idaho vs. Coffeyville for 3rd-4th Place
Lon Morris vs. Seminole State for 4th-5th Place
SW Tennessee vs. Northeastern Junior College for 7th-8th Place

[tornado]

Rashad Austin's season is now over...

His Northeastern Junior College Plainsmen WON their final game today, over the Southwest Tennessee Saluqis,
94-80.

Rashad had anohter fine game, with 16 points on 7-14 from the floor and a team leading 6 rebounds.
They are officially declared the 7th place team with this win, and end the season at 34-2.

[Big Mike]

Now that JuCo is over........it's time to sign-up RA.....lets get this thing going!

[Da Coach]

I have heard that Rashad Austin has another school interested in him, in addition to Bradley. He will make a visit to the other school that is much closer to his home in California, then make a decision.
When he was visiting here, he told several fans that he really liked Bradley.
I am guessing we might not hear his decision for a couple weeks. The spring signing period starts April 11th.

[bu fan 9]

What other schools are interested in him?

[MacabreMob]

What other schools are interested in him?

I thought it was a smaller profile school out West .... someone like Long Beach St or something.

Tornado would know for sure.

[OrangeandBlack74]

Now that JuCo is over........it's time to sign-up RA.....lets get this thing going!

I know there are many people who will disagree with me.....but I really hope BU can sign Charlie Coley before they consider signing Austin.

[BUBraves06]

I know there are many people who will disagree with me.....but I really hope BU can sign Charlie Coley before they consider signing Austin.

Not to say I agree or disagree, but I'm wondering, what's your reasoning?

[BradleyBrave]

I hope we land the guys we've been giving the most attention to. Last year we got burned big time by our top 2 choices when it looked we the frontrunner. Our 3rd came here and did a fine job, and will be a valuable player next year. But I think most who are familiar with the situation would say that choices #1 and #2 may have had us back in the field of 65.

[tornado]

In the junior college Division I playoffs,
Coffeyville beat College of Southern Idaho 91-86 for 3rd place, Daniel Payne getting 26 points.

Then in the TITLE GAME--
Chipola LOST to Midland, 94-75.
For Chipola, who was said to have as many as 12 future D-I players on their roster, only two of them seemed to know the game was being played.
Jamarcus Ellis had a great game 27 pts, 7 rebs, 3 assists.
Jamarcus' old Chicago Westinghouse teammate DeAndre Thomas also had a fine game 22 pts, 6 rebs.
Nobody else contributed much.

HERE ARE THE INDIVIDUAL AWARDS for the D-I tournament:

Tournament MVP
Rodrigue Mills, Midland College

Coach of the Tournament
Grant McCasland, Midland College

Charles Sesher Sportsmanship Award
Mike Dominguez, Northeastern Junior College

Bud Obee Oustanding Small Player Award
J.J. Seymour, Coffeyville Community College

All-Tournament Team
Donald Boone, Southwest Tennessee Community College
Jor-dan' Brooks, Midland College
Nemanja Calasan, Midland College
Jocolby Davis, Georgia Perimeter College
Jamarcus Ellis, Chipola College
Brad Garrett, College of Southern Idaho
Michael Hall, Lon Morris College
Robert Jarvis, Seminole State Community College
Omar Leary, Northeastern Junior College
Daniel Payne, Coffeyville Community College
DeAndre Thomas, Chipola College
Archie Valov, Three Rivers Community College





In the D-II Tournament, Mott CC (Flint, MI) defeated Monroe CC (Rochester, NY), 75-61.

HERE ARE THE INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:

All ???ぎ??? Tournament Team
1. Ryan Brown ???ぎ??? Oakton Community College
2. Kris Harris ???ぎ??? South Suburban College
3. Keyron Sheard ???ぎ??? Cecil Community College
4. Ira Brown ???ぎ??? Phoenix Community College
5. Les Simmons ???ぎ??? Cecil Community College
6. Kenny Hayes ???ぎ??? Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
7. Eric Gilchrese ???ぎ??? Lewis and Clark Community College
8. Brandon Russ ???ぎ??? Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
9. Joe Lindsey ???ぎ??? Monroe Community College
10. Jonathon Moore ???ぎ??? Monroe Community College
11. Jeremie Simmons ???ぎ??? Mott Community College
12. Terrance Watson ???ぎ??? Mott Community College

MVP- Kevin Tiggs ???ぎ??? Mott Community College

[Missouri Brave]

Thirdkill didn't play at Three Rivers...after the 1982 NIT title, Versace signed a kid from Three Rivers, a defensive specialist, named Booker Johnson.

I remember Versace describing Johnson like this: "Thirdkill made you miss. Johnson will take the ball away."

Scroll down to 1982 here

http://www.wp.missouristate.edu/grizzly/Region16Basketball/All_Region_Teams.htm

[tornado]

Here are some stats from the NJCAA National Tournament.

Leading scorers:
#1- Jamarcus Ellis Chipola 103pts total, 25.8ppg
#2- Omar Leary (teammate of Rashad Austin) Northeastern JC 89pts total, 22.3ppg
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#6- Rashad Austin 60pts, 15.0ppg


Rashad did not make the All Tournament team, but he must have just missed it.


Top Rebounders:

#1- Jamarcus Ellis 10.2 rpg
#2- Daniel Payne Coffeyville 10.2 rpg
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#16- Rashad Austin 6.0 rpg