2008 BU committment- Darian Norris - 5'11

[Da Coach]

Didn't we have a player commit from Nevada that was like 6'9" but then he de-committed for some reason - a few years ago?

Yes, there was a 6'9" kid, but he was from Reno, Nevada.
His name will come to me soon. He spent the summer on campus and worked Coach Mo's camps. Then he got homesick and went home. He ended up at Cheyenne Junior College for 2 years, then disappeared.

[BradleyBrave]

Yes, there was a 6'9" kid, but he was from Reno, Nevada.
His name will come to me soon. He spent the summer on campus and worked Coach Mo's camps. Then he got homesick and went home. He ended up at Cheyenne Junior College for 2 years, then disappeared.

Lee Biddlecome

[Da Coach]

Sooooo, barring anyone leaving from this year's current team, we are out of scholarships right?

That is correct. No more available scolarships.

[Da Coach]

Lee Biddlecome

That's it. Good memory, BB.

I recall he was rated the 5th best center in the West by one recruiting service. We'll never know. But the fact that he never played D1 ball, that I can find, suggests that he wouldn't have been a major factor if he had stayed at Bradley.

[mike radigan]

Yes, there was a 6'9" kid, but he was from Reno, Nevada.
His name will come to me soon. He spent the summer on campus and worked Coach Mo's camps. Then he got homesick and went home. He ended up at Cheyenne Junior College for 2 years, then disappeared.

Already answered except I THINK Biddlecome was from Carson City.

Lee Biddlecome committed then never showed at BU and ended up at juco in Wyoming.

[BUBrave28]

Welcome Darian!!! Looks to me like we snagged a top PG from out west. I have heard that he is a pretty good defender, which is nice.

I think that this points to someone (a guard) leaving to open a place for a big. If that does not happen I fully expect SOMEONE to redshirt. Which brings me to a question, do JUCO tranfers ever redshirt? We are 5 or 6 deep at guard and that is a good problem to have, and we have a lot of options on what exactly we do.

I'm still worried that we need at least one additional big man. But, this move might go to show how confident the staff is that AT will have an immediate impact.

[MacabreMob]

Hmmmm.... so we could wind up playing in the LV Trny or a home-n-home with UNLV in the future?

[dogsrus]

Already answered except I THINK Biddlecome was from Carson City.

There was another kid though wasn't there...he actually played in the R/W or some game at the FH. Wasn't he from out west...got homesick and transfered, I thought, to a southern school.

Maybe it WAS Biddlecome but I thought there was another kid....

[mike radigan]

There was another kid though wasn't there...he actually played in the R/W or some game at the FH. Wasn't he from out west...got homesick and transfered, I thought, to a southern school.

Maybe it WAS Biddlecome but I thought there was another kid....

Biddlecome never showed for whatever reason.

[Da Coach]

Already answered except I THINK Biddlecome was from Carson City.

It's all coming back to me now....you are correct. It was carson City, not Reno.

But was there no others from Las Vegas?

The only Valley player in recent memory from Las Vegas is P'Allen Stinnett. I am sure Norris must be quite familiar with Stinnett, though they attended different high schools.

[BradleyBrave]

Welcome to BU Darian!

[ER3]

This gives Bradley TWO incoming kids ranked inside the Top 250 by well known recruiting gurus.

but if you eliminate the ones ahead of Eddren who are prep schoolers and already graduated (like Beas Hamga) then
everyone moves up 20 or so places....as the rest are true freshmen.

What is this top 250 list that Eddren and Darian are both on? I know there was an outdated top 250 from the fall of 2006 that had them both on it (hoopscoop, I think)...Just wondered what this current list was...

[Dallas Brave]

Can't win without good guard play

If I was an unsigned big guy, I would get to BU as quickly as possible in order to be the guy on the receiving end of playing with outstanding guards!

[mexicobufan]

Is this not exactly last springs signing period all over again, who is coming, who is staying, who is going? The spring signing period at BU has become interesting to say the least!!!!! Lets forget the post about starting lineups for next year for a while, who knows who to pick from!!!

Hey, its interesting at least!!!!!!!!

[lake Camelot]

Lineup

Yea well I had Rashad Austin in the starting lineup last year. I think I'll skip that thread this year. I need to avoid future embarassment.