BU recruit- class of 2017- Christian Negron

[Da Coach]

Bradley has offered a scholarship to an extremely talented sophomore (class of 2017) 6'6", 180 lb.forward Christian Negron, from Elgin Larkin HS in Elgin, Illinois.
He has played with the Mac Irvin Fire AAU team this summer.

http://verbalcommits.com/players/christian-negron

http://www.highschoolcubenews.com/news_article/show/277660?referrer_id=599124

http://ilprepbullseye.com/Negron_Player_Watch.html

http://www.prephoopsillinois.com/news_article/show/381094?referrer_id=1156205

He is featured in this video at about the 2:37 mark-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75F7B93Josg&list=PLgypVSSGCG-hTCP-XONZqCs-8sZAIEiCF

[tornado]

Article about Christian Negron receiving a scholarship offer from Bradley University.

http://couriernews.suntimes.com/2014/08/05/local-notes-burlington-centrals-drew-wiss-will-play-baseball-air-force/

[tornado]

nice column on Negron...

mentions Bradley...


"..Growing up as a fan of the Illini, Negron was stoked when Groce extended an offer
???I haven??™t scheduled anything yet, but I plan on going in August..."
The Illini aren??™t the only Big Ten team that has made an early push for Negron. Iowa got in the mix with an offer
Negron hinted that those two may be at the top for him right now.

Negron also holds offers from Bradley, DePaul and Virginia Tech..."

http://www.scout.com/college/illinois/story/1574197-summer-scout-christian-negron

[Da Coach]

Another new column about Christian Negron of Elgin Larkin HS. He competed for Puerto Rico in the FIBA Americas Centrobasket U17 championship in San Juan last week.-

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/highschool/ct-spt-0814-prep-basketball-recruiting-notes-20150813-story.html

[Da Coach]

Latest article on Christian Negron reports that DePaul is aggressively pursuing him, and he has an unofficial visit scheduled Aug. 10. Teams "in the mix" are said to be DePaul, Butler, UAB & Bradley.

[tornado]

Christian Negron blew up and had an excellent summer..
a current article notes that he has two official visits set up and looks to set three more..

Already scheduled:
"Oregon State – September 17
DePaul – September 30"

Possible others:
".. TCU, Bradley, and UAB"

Negron played for the National U18 team of Puerto Rico over the summer and was ranked by one service as the #4 best player in the FIBA competition

http://www.draftexpress.com/article/The-Top-Ten-Performers-at-the-2016-FIBA-U18-Americas-Championship-5638/

In the FIBA U18 tournament he averaged a double-double
13.4 ppg and 13.6 rpg!

http://www.fiba.com/americas/u18/2016/Christian-NEGRON

[Da Coach]

New Chicago Tribune article on BU recruit Christian Negron-

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/sports/ct-ecn-boys-basketball-notes-st-0907-20160906-story.html

Larkin forward Christian Negron has been cementing official college visits, and one is a surprise.....Oregon State being one of three visits he plans.
Negron, a 6-foot-6 senior, also has scheduled official visits to DePaul and Alabama-Birmingham. DePaul and UAB offered scholarships early in the recruiting process.
Negron also is considering a visit to Bradley. Early in the process, Bradley offered Negron a scholarship but changed head coaches from Geno Ford to Brian Wardle last season.
"The interest was still there with the new staff this summer," Negron said.
Iowa and Illinois made initial offers, but are currently not in the mix.
"Iowa wanted me to wait until spring, and I'd like to make a decision in fall," Negron said.

[Da Coach]

BU recruit Christian Negron just posted this graphic on his personal twitter page-

Christian Negron
*************
Final five schools



Bradley is in his final 5-
UAB
Oregon State
DePaul
Loyola
Bradley

[LongTimeFan]

It is interesting to see 3 of the 5 schools are in Illinois. From what I had read Loyola and Bradley have not had official visits. I wonder if Bradley will receive an official visit. I have not seen him play but reviews would have him as a major recruit for Bradley.

[Da Coach]

More than one recruiting expert is reporting that he will visit all 5 schools before he decides.

[LongTimeFan]

Hopefully, Bradley being one of the last schools is a good sign.

[Da Coach]

Terrible news for one of Bradley's top recruits. Christian Negron had narrowed his choices to 5 schools, including Bradley. He had gained weight and gotten stronger, and was looking forward to a great senior season at Elgin Larkin HS.
But today, it was reported that he has torn his ACL, and will miss his entire senior season. Tough luck for Christian.

[Da Coach]

Sun Times article about Christian Negron's injury just posted

http://suntimeshighschoolsports.com/2016/09/28/henricksen-christian-negrons-season-ending-injury-felt-far-wide/

Surgical repair of an ACL tear these days almost always results in an excellent outcome. But it can take from 6 to 12 months. I would love to see Bradley stay on Negron, honor their offer and have him come to Bradley and redshirt next season if he is still not 100% ready by then to start the 2017-18 season.

[egib52]

Sun Times article about Christian Negron's injury just posted

http://suntimeshighschoolsports.com/2016/09/28/henricksen-christian-negrons-season-ending-injury-felt-far-wide/

Surgical repair of an ACL tear these days almost always results in an excellent outcome. But it can take from 6 to 12 months. I would love to see Bradley stay on Negron, honor their offer and have him come to Bradley and redshirt next season if he is still not 100% ready by then to start the 2017-18 season.

I agree. His style of play sounds like it would be a great addition to the team we have now.

[tornado]

he could do for us what Anthony Parker did!