2007 BU commitment- Sam Maniscalco

[Grassman]

This is great news! Sam is just a junior and has another year to develop in high school. He will be at Bradley in the fall of 2007.

Graet 2007, Maniscalco and DeAron Williams. Looks like we are off and running.
However, I still am not totally sold on Williams!
Great pre game dunks, but when the whistle blows, he stands around a lot!
At least he did at Limestone.

[go big blue]

This is great news for the BU nation. This kid can play. He will be a great addition to the guard slot. He plays great D and can flat shoot it. Sam if you read these we can't wait till you become " a Brave for life" Welcome aboard now talk some of your big fellow chicagoans to join you and get ready for the ride of your life.

[Da Coach]

Here are some earlier posts about Sam Maniscalco--

Here is one from last September 5th. --

http://www.bradleyfans.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=1135

Another mention (see 15th post, about 2/3 way down--

http://www.bradleyfans.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=1161

October--

http://www.bradleyfans.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=1288

January--

http://www.bradleyfans.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=1908

http://www.bradleyfans.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2080

[MacabreMob]

Man - this is good news!

Thing I am diggin now is we are getting players to commit earlier to Bradley. They are committing to the program - not a 'shotgun' or a 'maybe' future.

This is gonna snowball for Bradley in a good way!

[bu fan 9]

Is he as quick as Ruff?

[Da Coach]

I don't think he is as quick as Ruffin, very few PGs are.

Maybe a little more similar to the Holsinger kid at Evansville, but he will be stronger, and will have played against better competetion (Holsinger was from a small school). He is a very good ball handler.

[Fetz86]

this could be a good sign for us since he plays on the same AAU team as TJ Marion, maybe TJ will see now that BU is the place to be.

[tornado]

Sam Maniscalco is one of the best shooters around, and capable of creating his own shots.
He is a very smart player and can play the PG and SG position. BU has no guarantee that DRuff will get his 4th year of eligibility (although DR is on track grade-wise that it is likely) and Will Franklin will be gone after next year, so Sam will have an opportunity to contribute as a freshman.

[Big Mike]

http://www.pjstar.com/stories/032206/BRA_B9AK8R7D.077.shtml

This all sounds good to me.......Congrats to SM for picking a Great school to play D1 basketball at in front of the Best fans in the country!

[it's boogie time]

Bradley needs to get an inside player for one of the remaining two scholarships for 2006. I'd hate to go back to where the center position is the weakest link.

[user1]

Hoopmasters now has a story about Sam and BU

http://www.hoopmasters.com/

So does Rivals

http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=526179

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Bradley Picks Up Chicago Point Guard

Jerry Meyer
Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting Recruiting Analyst

Not only is Bradley in the Sweet 16, but the Braves also picked up a junior commitment from Sammy Maniscalco. The 6-foot, 175-pound point guard from St. Patrick's High School in Chicago, Ill., will follow in his father's footsteps as a second generation point guard for Bradley.

"Sammy is a tough, hard nosed player who comes from a basketball family," said Maniscalco's AAU coach Mike Mullins of the Illinois Wolves. "His father played point at Bradley.

"He can shoot it and handle it and he's a tenacious defender. They got him early and that's a good thing. They didn't want him to get away, since he is from the Bradley family."

Maniscalco averaged 23 points per game this season and scored over 30 points on five occasions. One of those games was against the then number one ranked team in the state St. Joseph's, whom two of his AAU teammates Evan Turner and Demetri McCamey.

Loyola Chicago and Wisconsin-Green Bay had offered Maniscalco, and he was also getting interest from DePaul.

[user1]

scout/insiders has one also, so BU is really getting some pub!!

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=9&cfg=bb&c=2&yr=2006&cid=511789

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Brave New World For Junior PG
by Dave Telep of Scout.com, March 21, 2006 at 6:06pm ET

Sam Maniscalco Profile

Sam Maniscalco, a point guard out of St. Patrick High in Chicago, committed to the Bradley Braves on Tuesday. The 6-foot- Maniscalco is a junior and plays with the Illinois Wolves on the summer circuit.
???‚¬?“Sammy is the first member of the Illinois Wolves 2007 class to make a decision,???‚¬?? coach Mike Mullins said. ???‚¬?“Sammy???‚¬?„?s father was a point guard for Bradley in the 1980; his mother was a point guard for DePaul in the same era.???‚¬??

Bradley, of course, is Sweet 16-bound and this is the first strike by a mid-major program capitalizing on its post-season success this year.

[oilerpimp]

I noticed Romain Martin, a three star shooting guard, in the class of '06. He lists Bradley first. He's from Minnesota. Any news?

[Braveman]

I noticed Romain Martin, a three star shooting guard, in the class of '06. He lists Bradley first. He's from Minnesota. Any news?

BU Has been on this kid for awhile now.. he is visiting some big schools(Big Ten, Marquette) and is on the national radar.. I know he has been discussed on this board before...

[BU fan]

Romain Martin is a "tweener"- he plays more of a forward type game, but he's only 6'3". I think he'll end up at a mid-major like Illinois State. No offense to other schools interested, but Bradley is after better players.

I talked to a talent evaluator in the Chicago area. He was thrilled that Bradley got Sam Maniscalco, and said BU got a steal. Sam was definitely under the radar before this year, but really came on strong. He thinks he will be one of the top 3 point guards in Illinois next year. That is saying something when #1 is Derrick Rose (some national sites list Rose as the #1 PG in the US for 2007), and #2 is probably a kid named Jacob Pullen, who will get offers from Big 10 schools, etc.

Maniscalco is the real thing. He's as smart a point guard as you'll find, a lights-out shooter, tremendous passer, and has already developed a reputation as a top defender.