New Class of 2009 Illinois Ranking

[tornado]

Per the guys at DePaul Rivals

http://depaul.rivals.com/viewrank.asp?ra_key=2001

and here's the article

http://depaul.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=730976

Brandon Paul (#1) and DJ Richardson (#2) are both Illini commits.

BU is listed with a few, especially Diamond Taylor, #10, but Taylor is one of only THREE uncommitted Four-Star guys (Prosser & Colvin, and BU is definitely recruiting both of these guys, too.)

http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2998

ciepierball....I am shocked that you are a DePaul guy and you classify Cully Payne as only #17 and say
" average athleticism and speed keeps him from being in the Top 10 of this list.
He should be a good role player for the Blue Demons.."

[tornado]

.... Cully Payne as only #17

There are reports from one of the big AAU tournaments about Cully Payne...
That maybe he is rethinking his committment to DePaul (that he made as an 8th grader) or that DePaul may no longer be as interested.....
I guess this all comes with the territory of recruiting 8th graders...

"school news........
Whispers are filling the gym that longtime DePaul commitment Cully Payne is wavering in his commitment to the Blue Demons."

also...
"His Rising Star teammate Marcus Jordan, the son of Michael Jordan, was reluctant to share any recruiting news other than stating that "Illinois is a possibility because my brother is there."

http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=799390

[OrangeandBlack74]

Where is Dyricus Simms-Edwards on that list? Don't put much stock in a list that doesn't have his name among the top 20 in the class of 2009!

[tornado]

O&B, this list is very similar to the one Dan Poneman has on his site, and he lists Simms-Edwards at #21.

http://illinoishsbasketball.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=1

And a similar brand new rankins per the Sun Times has Dyricus at #8
while Vogrich is at #18 and D'Mitri Riggs & James Kinney barely crack the Top 30, showing the defniite regional bias

http://blogs.suntimes.com/hoopsreport/2008/04/50_to_watch_in_0809.html

Check what they say about the guy who is #15, Matt Vogrich.
They say "Should be this year's Matt Roth"........

Well I haven't ever seen the kid, and he's being recruited only by the mid-majors, AND the only comments on his 3-pt shooting are here (39%):

http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=2&c=692582

http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=2&c=705283

But I think it is a little premature to anoint the kid as the next Matt Roth, since Roth set virtually all the state records for 3-pt shooting.