BU recruit- class of 2009- Vee Sanford

[Eta Rho]

Vee is solid, but really struggles against guards his size or bigger.

I've watched Vee the past two years in the KY state tournament and both times he's gone up against a good defender, he's really struggled.

When they played Covington Holmes in the state tournament a few weeks ago, Ricardo Johnson (6'6 2010 BU prospect) bottled Vee up and forced him in to 2 of 15 shooting for just 6 points.

I realize Vee won't be going up against many 6'6 guys with the talent and athleticism of Ricardo, but my point is, Vee is going to have to improve a lot to be a major contributor for the Braves.

[tornado]

thanks ER for your assessment

[Eta Rho]

Sanford has 4 visits left, but I think UCF is where he may end up:

Brandon Helwig
UCFSports.com

http://ucf.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=935290

(article edited)

[Da Coach]

Here is the link to that Rivals article--

http://ucf.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=935290

Since it is a premium article, we don't allow the entire text to be posted.

Here are a couple clips--
The UCF men's basketball team is poised to sign their best recruiting class ever, but they aren't quite done yet. The Knights are in search of one more player to bring into the fold and one of Kirk Speraw's assistants recently made a trip to Kentucky to check in with one of the country's top unsigned guards.

Vee Sanford, a 6-foot-3 combo guard from Lexington Catholic, hosted associate head coach Mike Jaskulski in his home last Thursday.
UCF as well as several other schools have offered invitations for Sanford to make an official visit. He previously visited Bradley last fall.

Mr. Sanford said his son would like to visit UCF and they hope to set up a date soon.

"We've never been been down there to UCF," Sanford said. "We've only seen what Coach Jaz has showed us and what I've seen on their Web site, but I've heard it's an unbelievable campus. He is supposed to visit Georgetown and Baylor. I need to double check, but I think Baylor is the 23rd of this month and Georgetown is going to be the 27th and 28th. They're going to be like back-to-back. Hopefully he'll get it set up where he'll get to UCF, then Georgia he's going to try to visit as well."

Iowa, Charlotte and Marshall are also in the mix. Huntington, W.V. is only a two-hour drive from Lexington so an unofficial visit is a possibility if they decide they want to check out the Thundering Herd.

Several of Sanford's visits may have to be mid-week trips due to scheduling conflicts on the weekends. He has a basketball engagement this coming weekend and his senior prom is the week after that.

"He's still wide open, which a lot of people can't believe. Like I tell them, this is a life changing experience. You have to make sure you evaluate everything. He may take all his visits or one or two visits and then commit, but that's only if he gets somewhere and decides, 'This is where I want to be' and that would be after he's met the coaches, players, administrators and see how the campus life is going to be. It's a new chapter of your life so you've got to make sure it's the right fit for you."

Sanford averaged 21.9 points and five rebounds as a senior.


By the way, UCF has a ton of 2-guards on their roster and newly committed for next year. I would be surprised if Vee selected UCF.

See:

http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?p=129433#post129433

In addition to Marcus Jordan and Nik Garcia, UCF also signed another 2-guard:
R.J. Scott-

http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=83661

and is in the running for yet another highly rated 2-guard-
Sherrod Wright-

http://ucf.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=60629

http://ucf.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=934873

[Eta Rho]

Vee will be playing in the Big East for the Georgetown Hoyas next year. Just got word that he verballed today and will sign next week.

[SFP]

I wish we would have gotten him but Georgetown is a nice school in a great part of DC. I wish him luck!

[thefish7]

Best of luck to Vee. Georgetown has a beautiful campus, and as SFP said, is in a really cool part of DC.

[Da Coach]

Sanford to Georgetown-

http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/demling/2009/04/sanford-to-georgetown.html

[Da Coach]

Vee Sanford left Georgetown after 1 year, and has transferred to Dayton.

[lightsout]

Former Bradley recruit Vee Sanford just hit the game winner against Ohio St.

[Da Coach]

Former Bradley recruit Vee Sanford just hit the game winner against Ohio St.

An exciting game!- Dayton 60 Ohio State 59

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400546900

Vee Sanford had a nice career at Dayton, after he realized he had made a mistake going to Georgetown.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/46142/vee-sanford

[tornado]

Sanford is a classic example of a guy aiming too high (6-2 - 6-3 SG ought to more seriously consider a mid-major unless he has Derrick Rose like PG skills) then finding a fairly good fit