Jordan Prosser picks up an offer from Xavier

[Da Coach]

BU recruit Jordan Prosser from Eureka, IL, was attending an Elite Camp at Xavier, and while on campus, he impressed the Xavier coaches and was offered a scholarship. This is a trick that some schools employ to get around this "dead period" of recruiting. They hold "elite camps", but mainly invite the kids they are recruiting, then get to evaluate them and recruit them since they are on campus, when they would be unable to be recruiting them otherwise.

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http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=682974

Jordan Prosser profile--

http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=57196

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http://www.bradleyfans.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=5494

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A couple clips from the article- Prosser still mentions Bradley prominantly and repeatedly in the interview--
The latest craze in college basketball recruiting is to hold elite camps. This past weekend Xavier held their second elite camp, and it included many of their top prospects. One of the players who came and impressed the coaches was Jordan Prosser.
Bradley was the first school to offer, with Xavier and Wisconsin recently following suit.
Outside of the two recent offers, Prosser is hearing from numerous other schools. "The Big Ten, and I got something from Clemson yesterday, Bradley's in there, and there are more but I can't think of everyone off the top of my head right now."

[tornado]

Here's an odd statement from that Rivals story....

"Bradley was the first school to offer, with Xavier and Wisconsin recently following suit. One of the reasons why both schools are interested in Prosser is because of the skill he has shown off all spring on the AAU circuit."

So 3 schools offered, but they refer to the reasons by saying "both" as if Bradley doesn't really matter....

[smitty]

Has Bradley ever mattered to the "big boys"?

[Daniel Poneman]

I have been telling the Xavier coaching staff repeatedly that Brandon Paul is a better prospect then Prosser, and they invited Paul to thier elite camp and they are set to offer him as well. You heard it here first~!

[scout4126]

This was reported on midstatehoops.com a little while ago. Also, there is no way that Paul is a better prospect than Prosser, NO WAY! There's a reason Paul doesn't have any offers right now.

[Daniel Poneman]

Take it from me- a guy that has seen both players many many times- Paul will end up being a bigge impact player in college then Prosser. Paul is a lot like iman Shumpert- a late bloomer that is about to blow up nationally. Xavier has made Brandon Paul a top recruiting prority along with Prosser and DJ Byrd.

[scout4126]

Trust me, I've seen both Paul and Prosser plenty of times since their high school careers have begun. I saw Paul a few times throughout the season and a lot on the AAU circuit and I saw Prosser many times throughout the season and AAU circuit. Most of the 2009 players I have seen

Paul will be a good player in college but needs to become more of a point guard if he wants to compete at the high major level. He's 6'2 1/2" and long but is a shooting guard. That doesn't cut it at the high major level unless you're strongly built. Granted, he's a junior and may still grow but until he does, don't count on him being a bigger impact player on the high major level. I believe that Xavier may offer him, but let's not get ahead of ourselves. Prosser has great college potential! He's a growing 6'8" (as he isn't 16 until July), is very skilled, and runs the floor very well. Though he's a bit mechanical, he has a chance to be a very solid player in a structured system (ala Wisconsin). I think he'd be a very good role player there.

[Braves4Life]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh..................................we can look back on these comments between scout and DP in a few years and see who the better judge of talent is

[Daniel Poneman]

Paul is 6-3, very long, and strong... Iman Shumpert is 6-3, long, and strong, Dwayne Wade is 6-3, long, and strong...

Proser is about 6-6 1/2 or 6-7, which is more undersized for a PF then 6-3 is for a SG.

Xavier is going to offer Brandon Paul and that is fact.. trust me, i talk to the xavier coaching staff frequently.

[scout4126]

you obviously don't know much about Prosser and to compare Paul to Wade....Wade is 6'4" and closer to 6'5" than 6'3" and an NBA star. Paul is 170 lbs at 6'2 1/2" - 6'3". Prosser measured at 6'8" at the Bradley camp without shoes.

[Daniel Poneman]

Wade is listed at 6'4 on NBA.com, but then again, Ben Gordon is listed as 6-3 on NBA.com and anyone who has stood next to him knows he is closer to 6-0 then 6-3.....

Paul is 6-3 without shoes and taller with shoes. 'He is just as tall as Iman Shumpert and just as tall as DJ Richardson.

It is a shock to me that Prosser measured at 6-8 without shoes on.

[chitownBUB]

I have gone with kids to camps and I have never seen the measurements released, so how do we really know.
If BU did measure Prosser, you can bet that info is top secret stuff just like all recruiting info.