Great Iman Shumpert News

[BUBraves06]

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.

That's definately the case, but like you said he very well could be committed to someone else by then so I just want him to come and have a good visit, whenever that is.

[mexicobufan]

Was he not at a game last year? I thought he was there at least once?

[Chico]

Just to have Iman still mentioning Bradley, shows what a great recruiting job coach Les and his staff are doing. The community support for the program and it's players has to impress young men like Iman.

[it's boogie time]

Iman was at a late season game last year wearing a cast. I want to say it was senior night. He sat in the section next to me.

[tornado]

Iman Shumpert was visiting in Champaign this weekend.

Here are a few comments from other premium sites....

" Had a very good time

- Connected well with Bruce Weber

- Wants to make decision before season starts

- Is very, very excited about Moody this weekend, said it's the team camp he's most excited about

- Hung out with Dee (Brown) and Luther (Head) ( who were both in town and on campus.)


"Shumpert is ours to lose..."

http://www.news-gazette.com/blogs/basketblog/2007/06/15/shumpert_visits_illinois

"Talked about how he has zoomed up the charts lately. Just catching up to his height. Had a "dumb growth spurt." Went from 5-8 to 6-1 to 6-4 in short time period. It wasn't until his junior year that his body stopped "feeling funny" and he started playing better.

High school coach has coached 35 years and never coached anyone like him.


"Don't call me, I'll call you" to Kansas and North Carolina. Says that some schools are "cocky" to think they can come in late when they weren't recruiting him earlier. "They offered you, and you're supposed to bite."

Would like to play point guard in college. Or a little of both.

Hung out with Dee and Luther. Watched the NBA Final with the team. Roomed with Jordan and Watkins.

"It's been a really good impression right now. My impression is that it is a nice place to be. I'm having a lot of fun."

College decision will likely come in the fall after he narrows list to three and makes three official visits. "But we'll see how that goes. We'll play it by ear."

There is "an air of humility about Shumpert."

"Schools that want you, they wanted you from the get-go. I feel a lot more comfortable with those schools."


Some more...premium

http://illinois.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=683796

and non-premium

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

[Braves4Life]

Win or lose on this kid he sounds like a great young man. I hope he turns out to be a gem

[thefish7]

Yeah he does sound like a great kid and player. Hope he comes to Bradley, but I wish him well no matter where he chooses to go.

[tornado]

Shumpert speaks on his weekend visits

http://windycityhshoops.com/imanvisits.html

[Braves4Life]

Shumpert speaks on his weekend visits
http://windycityhshoops.com/imanvisits.html

Unfortunately, that's what we're competing against when we go head-to-head with the "big money" schools -- beautiful campuses, nightlife, top-notch facilities. The new on-campus athletic facility can't be built fast enough