BU recruit- class of 2013- Thomas Hamilton, Jr.

[Da Coach]

Bradley is recruiting Thomas Hamilton, Jr. He is a 6'9", 240 pound post player presently at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida (the same school former BU player Andrew Davis attended). He will be coached there by former Chicago Julian head coach Loren Jackson. His father played for University of Illinois, and Thomas, Jr. has been a hot recruit since he was a 6'8" middle school player dominating at that age. At one time he was a Top 25 player nationally, and he was reported to have had offers from a number of high majors, including Illinois and DePaul, but it's not clear whether any of those early offers still stand. He attended Whitney Young HS, but his career there never worked out because of a series of injuries that kept him from playing his sophomore and junior seasons, and weight issues. He has gotten into much better shape now, and will be playing this season IMG Academy. He played AAU ball with the Mac irvin Fire.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Thomas-Hamilton-100261

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/100748/thomas-hamilton-jr

http://future150.com/hs/basketball-profiles/thomas-hamilton-pg-2013/

Hamilton transfers to IMG August 13, 2012-

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-08-13/sports/ct-spt-0814-prep-bkb-hamilton-img_1_tommy-hamilton-thomas-hamilton-img-academy

There are a number of YouTube videos of him from his earlier career at Whitney Young HS. Here is one of them-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT8DMNFl_CM

He will be making a visit to Bradley in the near future.

[wily coyote]

Bradley is recruiting Thomas Hamilton, Jr. He is a 6'9", 240 pound post player presently at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida (the same school former BU player Andrew Davis attended). He will be coached there by former Chicago Julian head coach Loren Jackson. His father played for University of Illinois, and Thomas, Jr. has been a hot recruit since he was a 6'8" middle school player dominating at that age. At one time he was a Top 25 player nationally, and he was reported to have had offers from a number of high majors, including Illinois and DePaul, but it's not clear whether any of those early offers still stand. He attended Whitney Young HS, but his career there never worked out because of a series of injuries that kept him from playing his sophomore and junior seasons, and weight issues. He has gotten into much better shape now, and will be playing this season IMG Academy. He played AAU ball with the Mac irvin Fire.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Thomas-Hamilton-100261

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/100748/thomas-hamilton-jr

http://future150.com/hs/basketball-profiles/thomas-hamilton-pg-2013/

Hamilton transfers to IMG August 13, 2012-

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-08-13/sports/ct-spt-0814-prep-bkb-hamilton-img_1_tommy-hamilton-thomas-hamilton-img-academy

There are a number of YouTube videos of him from his earlier career at Whitney Young HS. Here is one of them-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT8DMNFl_CM

He will be making a visit to Bradley in the near future.

Boy would this be a great get for BU and the Valley. I officiated a few of his dads games and he looks better then Daddy. This would be a huge get and no pun intended. Kid can even shoot the 3 like his Dad. Go get em Chin and Geno.

[cpacmel]

. His father played for University of Illinois, and Thomas, Jr. has been a hot recruit since he was a 6'8" middle school player dominating at that age.

I don't think his Dad ever played at Illinois or any other college actually.

[Braves4Life]

I'm not gonna lie.. I like this kid... Reminds me of Bradley's Donald Reese. With the right motivation I think he can be a very good MVC player in the mold of Creighton's Echinique. Go get him Geno!


Video -- He sounds like he has his head on straight and has clear goals about where he needs to improve -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAjv9...eature=related

[Da Coach]

Tommy Hamilton remains high on Bradley's recruiting list, and is scheduled for a campus visit in a couple weeks.

[tornado]

Recruiting guru Kyle Randle appears ro be making a prediction regarding Hamilton

http://www.hardhoopsnews.com/kylerandle.html#.UK1ZQIfLTT4

[wily coyote]

Recruiting guru Kyle Randle appears ro be making a prediction regarding Hamilton

http://www.hardhoopsnews.com/kyleran...l#.UK1ZQIfLTT4

Thanks T for the find. That would be a great get for us. Now we are talking about some real good bigs to go along with our guards and shooters coming in and sitting out this year.Hope Geno can land him .

[SFP]

We need a shooter and a big desperately in this recruiting class. That is if Anthony Fields is our starting PG. Otherwise we need one of them as well. Name one good team without an above average PG. You can name a few without a true center.

[Braves4Life]

We need a shooter and a big desperately in this recruiting class. That is if Anthony Fields is our starting PG. Otherwise we need one of them as well. Name one good team without an above average PG. You can name a few without a true center.

Don't worry about Anthony Fields SFP... Trust me. If he stays healthy he is, without a doubt, an All-MVC caliber PG. He is a real talent... Maybe one of the best we've got to come to BU in a long time... You'll see.

[wily coyote]

Don't worry about Anthony Fields SFP... Trust me. If he stays healthy he is, without a doubt, an All-MVC caliber PG. He is a real talent... Maybe one of the best we've got to come to BU in a long time... You'll see.

I agree about Fields but I've heard Docks is better and we'd still need another PG.Walt is not a PG and is running out of time. Fields will be the PG and Walt will be the two .

[Da Coach]

Bradley still recruiting Hamilton, but he was at the DePaul-Seton Hall game last night (1/2/13) and will be visiting the DePaul campus and facilities on an unofficial visit today.

[Future Walk-On]

Bradley still recruiting Hamilton, but he was at the DePaul-Seton Hall game last night (1/2/13) and will be visiting the DePaul campus and facilities on an unofficial visit today.

good thing they lost.....



remember when Hamilton Jr. was like a top 10 recruit as a freshman?

[Da Coach]

good thing they lost.....



remember when Hamilton Jr. was like a top 10 recruit as a freshman?

Some recruiting sites had him the #1 player nationally in eighth & ninth grades!

[tornado]

I haven't heard much about Thomas Hamilton - maybe someone from Florida can fill us in...

I have found many reports on the IMG prep basketball team - and they are struggling mightily this season - despite having some talent..

According to several sites they have a losing record and MaxPreps has reported most of their scores - and has them at 2-21

http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/img-academy-(bradenton,fl)/basketball/home.htm

http://www.maxpreps.com/contests/7rHIorAf-EWGtNV9o5PM_A/basketball-winter-12-13/boxscore-golden-gate-naples-vs-img-academy-bradenton.htm

http://www.maxpreps.com/contests/uhFE_vc5ZUOsL-PgjqzXAQ/basketball-winter-12-13/boxscore-img-academy-bradenton-vs-winter-haven-winter-haven.htm

[RedSeaElite1]

I've found that in the past maxpreps has not been a reliable source for HS football scores. I'm not sure how they do with basketball scores, but for football they often had the teams switched so that the winning team got the loss and vice versa. My high school football team was 9-0 this year and max preps said they were 2-7...