Phillip Greene 2011 recruit

[KillerB]

I didn't find a threat on this kid, but the Braves have apparently offered.
There is some big time competition for his services. He's going to IMG now.. but was at Chicago Julian last year (played with WL). It sounds like we are a longshot.. his top three are said to be St Johns, WV & DePaul.

Here's his espn listing:

Phillip Greene
Shooting Guard
CLASS: 2011
SCOUTS GRADE: 94

Chicago, IL
IMG Academy
6'2"
170 lbs

Overall Rank
34

Undeclared/Considering
West Virginia Mountaineers, DePaul Blue Demons, St. John's Red Storm, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Arizona State Sun Devils
ESPN Player EvaluationsEvaluation On The Trail Conversation Strengths:
Greene is a slender combo guard with good quickness and a smooth game. He attacks the rim and finishes well. A shifty ballhandler, he can either get into the lane and finish or pull up to hit mid-range jumpers. In transition, he's very efficient and makes good decisions, usually getting all the way to the rim or setting up teammates for easy baskets. Defensively, his length and quickness allow him to defend both guard positions equally effectively.

Weaknesses:
Adding strength is a necessary area of improvement. He isn't a knockdown shooter from deep which is also hindering his development as a 2.

Bottom Line:
Greene continues to develop and a year at IMG will help him immensely, especially adding strength and a more consistent perimeter jumpshot.

Notes
Travel Team: Mean Streets...Oregon, Oregon State, Detroit and Bradley have also offered...

[Da Coach]

Phillip Greene has been mentioned as a BU recruit on the board for over a year. He played last year as a junior at Chicago Julian High School with BU freshman Walter Lemon. They are similar type players- strong, athletic combo guards. He transferred this year to the IMG Academy (same school BU freshman Andrew Davis attended last year) to reunite with his former high school coach Loren Jackson.
He visited Bradley last season and I had a chance to meet him.
Bradley is still recruiting Greene, despite the fact he seems to be getting offers from a number of high-major schools, and despite getting a verbal from Remy Abell.

[Da Coach]

Former teammate of Walter Lemon (at Chicago Julian HS), and former BU recruit at IMG Academy in Florida, Phillip Greene has just committed to St. John's.

[tornado]

I was reading the St. John's message boards...and Greene's verbal actually puts St. John's one over the limit.....

St. John's has an incoming recruiting class next fall of NINE quality players, four or five of which play a nearly identical spot as Phillip Greene - wing guard..
and all of the other eight have already signed a LOI but Greene can't until May...

Also --- every single one of the other eight in the class is more highly rated than Greene, and even the opinions of the fans at SJU is that they really could have used a point guard or a post player instead, and that they think Greene will maybe even redshirt or sit the bench deep in the rotation for Steve Lavin.

Here's just one comment...
"(the) other guards already signed are better than him, why the hell would he
come here? To sit next to Dunlap? Same goes for Calhoun. Are we going to
start 5 guards?"

so -- someone who thinks they are getting a scholarship next fall isn't -- it could be one of this class or one other who's already there.