2011 BU commitment- Devon Hodges 2011 6'7 PF

[Beninator]

Great news. Welcome to Bradley Devon!

[Da Coach]

Devon was very impressed with Bradley and the BU facilities when he came to Bradley on Monday and participated in an open gym with some of the BU players. He was invited back for an official visit Thursday and Friday, and he gave a verbal commitment when he was visiting the campus. But as I mentioned elsewhere, Devon is just 17, so he could not legally sign the NLI alone. So he took the papers home and got the necessary signatures and faxed them back last night.
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Welcome to Bradley, Devon. And congratulations to Coach Ford, Coach Scott, and Coach Uken. Pat Beilein played a part in this as well.

And Bradley is not done recruiting. There are a couple more visits scheduled this coming week.

[LittleBrave]

We need you Devon to get ready and contribute as early as next season!
Welcome aboard young man! I'm confident the BU staff will get'cha ready for Valley-ball.

[romar]

DC - it seems that you are now much more "in the loop" where BU recruiting is concerned. Is there less cloak & dagger stuff under the new regime, are your resources closer to the action or have you just gotten better at what you do? Or maybe some combination of all of the above?

[Da Coach]

It is all of those. The current coaches are less secretive, though there is always a little bit of secrecy involved with recruiting and scheduling. So we will try to get the info fans want without putting more out than they would like.

I have learned the coaches have at least 2 more visits scheduled this coming week, so we'll get more info when we can.

[shaunguth]

Welcome aboard DH.....can't wait to see you in action!

[doug shank's crossover]

With a little more muscle and maybe another inch in height, we might have the low post scrapper that we've so desperately needed. I think he'll also give Coach Ford some flexibility to play the 4 or the 5 spot. Nice get.

[lightsout]

Just the news I was hoping to see this morning. Devon will be a great fit for Geno's playing style. You made a great choice Devon welcome to BU!

[LittleBrave]

The big question I have is whether DH is willing to put in the work to improve each year that he's a Brave. In other words, is he a hard worker? That I don't know much about him. Anyone have a good idea?

Based on the footage, he needs a lot of work in order to compete in the Valley. I understand he's young though, and will only get stronger. Let's get him up to 225, without losing quickness and hops.

[Da Coach]

Here is what I know- he was very frustrated about the eligibility fight he had to go through that kept him from playing and participating with his high school team. But he didn't just sulk.
After he got the scholarship offer from Wisconsin, he fell off everyone else's recruiting radar. But he has been working with a personal trainer and working out a lot to develop his skills to get another D1 offer. It sounds to me like he has a very good work ethic.

[Big Mike]

I was told last night that he is already 220lbs......remember that video was from last summer and he is only 17 right now!

[Big Mike]

I also look at the Hodges signing as a late gem...... like finding Will Franklin and Taylor Brown when nobody had them on their radar yet....very excited about this!

[romar]

I think BU did ok with the last recruit that we were able to get over Wisky. Looking forward to what DH brings to the table. His youth & size are what intrigues me. He could still grow another inch or two and RW will definitely put some muscle on him.

[real fan]

Great recruit to get especially this late, hope we can get one more good one next week , nice to get Chicago players again as they are so close to us and there is so much talent up there.
Good luck to Devin and thanks for giving BU a chance, this is truly a great place to play basketball .

[SFP]

I was told last night that he is already 220lbs......remember that video was from last summer and he is only 17 right now!

A long 6-7", 220 lbs, athletic 17 year old sounds like a very good pick up to me. I expect him to get some significant playing time with the system Geno plays. Now let's get that shooter and we'll be in good shape. Keep working hard and good things will happen. Welcome to the hilltop.