Great Iman Shumpert News

[tornado]

As Iman Shumpert zooms up the rankings to 5-Star level, every other coach in the nation wants to get in on him, including of course all the "big boys". But Shumpert remains loyal to those coaches who were in first!

Now there's talk that Kansas coach Bill Self wants to barge in and try to steal more Illinois talent.

But Shumpert apparently has told Bill Self to bug off...

Here's a story from the Sun Times......

Shumpert told Bill Self he wasn't interesting in Kansas...
"He's got a way of persuading people. But I told him it's like a loyalty thing. If I wanted to hear more about Kansas, I would give him a call. He didn't pressure me into letting Kansas in."

In other words....."Dollar Bill, don't call me, I'll call you..."

Good job Iman!

http://blogs.suntimes.com/preps/2007/06/four_new_schools_in_the_mix_fo.html

[tornado]

A new interview with Iman Shumpert on a premium recruiting site, has some relevance to BU fans.....

Iman says this.........

"Shumpert says he is big on those that came in first. Loyalty goes a long way."

"That's very important," he said. "I think those schools saw me playing big time basketball before I had 30 point games or went out and played consistently in the spring. They saw it before everyone else. I was hitting those same jump shots then. They offered back then. It didn't take me scoring 30 for them to offer and see that I could play. That means a lot to me that they jumped in early."

"Shumpert said he "doesn't have a list" but the teams getting in early helped in the long run. Some of those schools include Marquette, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Bradley and Notre Dame. He has or will visit each of these schools this summer."

"His next stop is local. Shumpert said he will make his first tour of the Illinois campus this weekend.


"The chance to come in and play and the head coach are the biggest things that I'm looking at in schools," Shumpert said.

The four-star guard said he is hoping to make visits to Bradley and Notre Dame this summer. Shumpert said he doesn't have a target date for a decision. He also said he will take some official visits in the fall."

[BUBraves06]

That's awesome to hear. I'm impressed by his loyalty, something that a lot of other recruits don't value. Hopefully we get him here and he has a great visit.

[numbr_9]

his loyalty definately impresses me also. it sounds like whoever gets him is not only getting a stud ball player, but a quality person. I hope we get to welcome him into the Bradley family!

[BradleyBrave]

his loyalty definately impresses me also. it sounds like whoever gets him is not only getting a stud ball player, but a quality person. I hope we get to welcome him into the Bradley family!

I'm not counting on seeing him at BU, but Iman taking a visit and keeping us in mind publicly can do nothing but help the program. While there are several reasons why BU would be a great choice for Iman (offensive-minded full court game, immediate playing time, big man on campus, close to home), the lure of the BCS is usually too much to overcome.

I would be very interested to see how far Dave Telep and other recruiting gurus would drop Iman in their rankings if he committed to a lowly MVC school. My guess is that he'd be lucky to stay in the top 100, and certainly wouldn't be on anyone's all-american board anymore. But they don't rate guys based on where they're going....

[Da Coach]

Rivals has put the Iman Shumpert article on their front page of the recruiting section--

http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/

You still need to be a subscriber to read the entire article.

[ManMythLegend]

Judging by the way this kid talks, he is not only a great player, but a quality person. Something that would fit in perfectly with the teams that Les has been breeding since he took over. Maybe Les could pitch that to him...that and being a star that could help bring this school back to national prominence.

I'd love to see him here .

[Daniel Poneman]

Iman is going to text mesage me with his final list really soon- and he is sending it in alphabetical order.

[mexicobufan]

Daniel, how soon is real soon? Today, this week, next week?

[Braves4Life]

Judging by the way this kid talks, he is not only a great player, but a quality person. Something that would fit in perfectly with the teams that Les has been breeding since he took over. Maybe Les could pitch that to him...that and being a star that could help bring this school back to national prominence.

I'd love to see him here .

I say get Les, JJ Anderson, and Versace to pay the kid a visit and recount the pitch Versace made to JJ to get him to come to BU and the impact JJ made on the program for years to come

[MacabreMob]

Judging by the way this kid talks, he is not only a great player, but a quality person. Something that would fit in perfectly with the teams that Les has been breeding since he took over. Maybe Les could pitch that to him...that and being a star that could help bring this school back to national prominence.

I'd love to see him here .

I say get Les, JJ Anderson, and Versace to pay the kid a visit and recount the pitch Versace made to JJ to get him to come to BU and the impact JJ made on the program for years to come

And don't forget, we can get Willie Scott to fit him into the sweetest threads....


oh wait...

that's illegal, isn't it?

[Daniel Poneman]

He said soon but didnt set a timetable.

[PeoriaLou]

Shumpert is in Champaign this weekend, and it so happens that Dee Brown and Luther Head are visiting, too.

Dee Brown and Brian Carlwell visited UofI the weekend before the Moody Bible camp and verballed to Illinois at Moody. Will the Illini fans have something to cheer about come Tuesday??

http://www.news-gazette.com/blogs/basketblog/2007/06/14/shumpert_visits_and_dee_brown_and_luther

[Da Coach]

Another article on Iman Shumpert--

http://www.ilprepbullseye.com/page39.html

[romar]

Would anyone else prefer Iman come to visit BU during the season & see the atmosphere at a BU game? I know the IS derby will probably be over by then, but it definitely would be more enticing for him if he saw what Carver Arena was like on game night.