6th Man of St. John's Basketball
St. John's Red Storm => Recruiting Archives => Recruiting => 2018 Class => Topic started by: fordham96 on April 09, 2018, 02:35:42 PM
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Visiting weekend of 4/27 per Corey Evans. Power Forward, just visited Michigan St.
Sounds like a nice late recruit.
Great program, Oak Hill Academy.
https://twitter.com/coreyevans_10/status/983409373652373504
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Visiting weekend of 4/27 per Corey Evans. Power Forward, just visited Michigan St.
Sounds like a nice late recruit.
Great program, Oak Hill Academy.
https://twitter.com/coreyevans_10/status/983409373652373504
I like it.. a true scoring PF more like J’araan... it’s more what we need. also would be great to snag a 3 Star Hs player at this point.
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Visiting weekend of 4/27 per Corey Evans. Power Forward, just visited Michigan St.
Sounds like a nice late recruit.
Great program, Oak Hill Academy.
https://twitter.com/coreyevans_10/status/983409373652373504
I like it.. a true scoring PF more like J’araan... it’s more what we need. also would be great to snag a 3 Star Hs player at this point.
Would be another Big. But if we dont get a competent grad big, we are going to be in trouble.
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http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/maurice-calloo
This shows him as a 2*, but sometimes VC's data is not up to date. Decent schools chasing him. Good program.
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https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/twitter-tuesday-latest-on-romeo-akinjo-and-oklahoma-s-targets
Like always, come the spring months, programs are attempting to fill out their rosters with prospects that may have fallen to the wayside during the spring and summer months but emerged in the winter as worthy recruits. Maurice Calloo has always had the tools and playing for the nationally ranked Oak Hill Academy program, there has been no shortage of eye balls on him, though his recruitment is just beginning to take off.
This past weekend, a source told Rivals that he was on an unofficial visit to Michigan State. The Spartans have a hole to fill in the frontcourt with Miles Bridges and Jaren Jackson off to the NBA, and possibly another due to the pending return of Nick Ward, who recently tossed his name into the draft, though he didn’t hire an agent. Calloo is more of a face-up power forward as he sports quality tangibles that could make him a solid college producer around the basket.
Next weekend, Illinois will host Calloo for an official visit. This is the only trip scheduled for the time being as the Illini, if they so deem fit, could press the Canadian senior during his visit and could leave the Champaign campus a committed man.
If not, look for a number of others to pursue as the spring signing period nears. Outside of Illinois and Michigan State, St. John’s and Ole Miss remain in the hunt. The Rebels are working on an official visit date on the weekend of April 20, as the Red Storm have solidified a date for the weekend of April 27.
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Per Corey Evans:
Michigan is in tonight for 2018 available big man Maurice Calloo
@Balas_Wolverine
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Per Corey Evans:
Michigan is in tonight for 2018 available big man Maurice Calloo
@Balas_Wolverine
Michigan and Michigan state are after him, pretty impressive.
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Per Corey Evans:
Michigan is in tonight for 2018 available big man Maurice Calloo
@Balas_Wolverine
Michigan and Michigan state are after him, pretty impressive.
I wonder how vigorously Michigan State is pursuing him.
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Per Corey Evans:
Michigan is in tonight for 2018 available big man Maurice Calloo
@Balas_Wolverine
Michigan and Michigan state are after him, pretty impressive.
I wonder how vigorously Michigan State is pursuing him.
Why? If Michigan who is even better than Michigan state, is also after him? Looks like a very talented kid. Would be nice to land him but he’s got big suitors..
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Per Corey Evans:
Michigan is in tonight for 2018 available big man Maurice Calloo
@Balas_Wolverine
Michigan and Michigan state are after him, pretty impressive.
I wonder how vigorously Michigan State is pursuing him.
Why? If Michigan who is even better than Michigan state, is also after him? Looks like a very talented kid. Would be nice to land him but he’s got big suitors..
Michigan had a better postseason than Michigan State, but they're not the better program. He's likely a talented kid, but he is ranked around the 300th best player in the country. Rankings isn't the be-all and end-all, but it does play a factor somewhere. Beilein, IMO, has typically done more with less.
This is late in the recruiting process and sometimes kids get over-recruited, per se', at this time of the year. Nevertheless, I'd still like for him to at least make his visit to the Johnnies.
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All set for this wknd despite a ship not being available as of this afternoon?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Der3q6OlOcw
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All set for this wknd despite a ship not being available as of this afternoon?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Der3q6OlOcw
Yes
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All set for this wknd despite a ship not being available as of this afternoon?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Der3q6OlOcw
Yes
Skilled
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All set for this wknd despite a ship not being available as of this afternoon?
I thought SJU currently has one scholarship available for next year.
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All set for this wknd despite a ship not being available as of this afternoon?
I thought SJU currently has one scholarship available for next year.
Not sure why I bother ;)
http://johnnyjungle.com/forum/index.php?topic=928.0
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All set for this wknd despite a ship not being available as of this afternoon?
I thought SJU currently has one scholarship available for next year.
I think between Wright, Figueroa and the Houston Baptist kid they're all gone. I’m assuming Diakite Might not be back ifnhe can’t play to his full potential.
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All set for this wknd despite a ship not being available as of this afternoon?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Der3q6OlOcw
Yes
Skilled
Looks better than I thought. Nice inside/outside game and post scorer. Maybe we get our J'Raan Brooks type after all.
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Was told that he is not the number 1 target for a big for next year btw.
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Happy to hear we have more than one target.
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Sorry but It's pretty shitty to have kids visiting and no ships available. Both to the kids on the team and the kid visiting.
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Sorry but It's pretty shitty to have kids visiting and no ships available. Both to the kids on the team and the kid visiting.
Moose. When was the last time you were happy about anything?
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Sorry but It's pretty shitty to have kids visiting and no ships available. Both to the kids on the team and the kid visiting.
If the staff has no intention of opening up a scholarship for a visiting kid then yes it's a waste of time. But if Calloo wants to come and the staff is willing to open a ship up for him then go for it. However, seems we are an even more tricky spot here with Calloo visiting but there being another potential big in the mix that is a better option
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Sorry but It's pretty shitty to have kids visiting and no ships available. Both to the kids on the team and the kid visiting.
I’m pretty sure all parties know where the ship will come from, and almost assuredly there will be one opening if they are still recruiting. I don’t think anybody is deceiving anybody here.
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Sorry but It's pretty shitty to have kids visiting and no ships available. Both to the kids on the team and the kid visiting.
Moose. When was the last time you were happy about anything?
Excuse me???
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Sorry but It's pretty shitty to have kids visiting and no ships available. Both to the kids on the team and the kid visiting.
I’m pretty sure all parties know where the ship will come from, and almost assuredly there will be one opening if they are still recruiting. I don’t think anybody is deceiving anybody here.
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If that's the case and yes I've heard the rumblings of who would leave but what is to gained by waiting. Longer the kid waits to leave the likelihood is another team might not have a spot ope
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Sorry but It's pretty shitty to have kids visiting and no ships available. Both to the kids on the team and the kid visiting.
I’m pretty sure all parties know where the ship will come from, and almost assuredly there will be one opening if they are still recruiting. I don’t think anybody is deceiving anybody here.
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If that's the case and yes I've heard the rumblings of who would leave but what is to gained by waiting. Longer the kid waits to leave the likelihood is another team might not have a spot ope
No idea what is gained but also nothing lost. The staff is still recruiting for that ship. Why they haven’t announced it is beyond me, but there’s no heresy if they don’t immediately. Maybe he’s not gonna be healthy enough to play at all next year? All schollies need renewal and it isn’t end of the school year. Makes no difference when they announce it, but it seems that it’s going to be Diakite and related to injury. Must be a reason but we are recruiting one spot regardless...
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Sorry but It's pretty shitty to have kids visiting and no ships available. Both to the kids on the team and the kid visiting.
If the staff has no intention of opening up a scholarship for a visiting kid then yes it's a waste of time. But if Calloo wants to come and the staff is willing to open a ship up for him then go for it. However, seems we are an even more tricky spot here with Calloo visiting but there being another potential big in the mix that is a better option
Bit premature as neither player seems ready to commit besides this is the type "problem" you love to have. Also how is it any different than any other recruitment where if you are doing it right you recruit more than one player for all positions and then you either take the first to commit or try and slow play that player and hope for a target higher on your board to commit.
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Sorry but It's pretty shitty to have kids visiting and no ships available. Both to the kids on the team and the kid visiting.
I’m pretty sure all parties know where the ship will come from, and almost assuredly there will be one opening if they are still recruiting. I don’t think anybody is deceiving anybody here.
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If that's the case and yes I've heard the rumblings of who would leave but what is to gained by waiting. Longer the kid waits to leave the likelihood is another team might not have a spot ope
No idea what is gained but also nothing lost. The staff is still recruiting for that ship. Why they haven’t announced it is beyond me, but there’s no heresy if they don’t immediately. Maybe he’s not gonna be healthy enough to play at all next year? All schollies need renewal and it isn’t end of the school year. Makes no difference when they announce it, but it seems that it’s going to be Diakite and related to injury. Must be a reason but we are recruiting one spot regardless...
Diakite has been recovering from his knee injury for a year. If he’s not going to pay basketball maybe he’s going to get an academic scholarship? The other possibilities we’ve discussed here are Trimble and Ponds. For the sake of the season, and the program as it stands now, everything hinges on Shamorie Ponds returning.
That said, it’s nice to see the staff putting some work in.
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Calloo visit off per Zags.
Again don't have a name but heard staff is still pursuing a big and it wasn't Calloo.
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Calloo visit off per Zags.
Again don't have a name but heard staff is still pursuing a big and it wasn't Calloo.
Agree
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This "mystery big" is going to drive the JJ and Redmen community nuts over the next month lol!
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This "mystery big" is going to drive the JJ and Redmen community nuts over the next month lol!
Ha! And hopefully not same result as last year.
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Not sure if mystery big is grad transfer, HS player or JuCo. Don't think it would be an already announced grad transfer as they would be scared off by perceived lack of PT/touches for their last year of eligibility. Trey Porter is the only one good enough to not have to worry about that as nobody on this roster would take PT away from him. Haven't heard much about him lately
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Whatever it is, this likely our last shot at a big man for this coming season.
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Calloo visit off per Zags.
Again don't have a name but heard staff is still pursuing a big and it wasn't Calloo.
Agree
Think this means staff got a commitment from someone else?
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Not sure if mystery big is grad transfer, HS player or JuCo. Don't think it would be an already announced grad transfer as they would be scared off by perceived lack of PT/touches for their last year of eligibility. Trey Porter is the only one good enough to not have to worry about that as nobody on this roster would take PT away from him. Haven't heard much about him lately
Porter just committed to Nevada aka Transfer U. There goes that idea
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Calloo visit off per Zags.
Again don't have a name but heard staff is still pursuing a big and it wasn't Calloo.
Agree
Think this means staff got a commitment from someone else?
No not true. But they have targets...
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Sorry but It's pretty shitty to have kids visiting and no ships available. Both to the kids on the team and the kid visiting.
I’m pretty sure all parties know where the ship will come from, and almost assuredly there will be one opening if they are still recruiting. I don’t think anybody is deceiving anybody here.
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If that's the case and yes I've heard the rumblings of who would leave but what is to gained by waiting. Longer the kid waits to leave the likelihood is another team might not have a spot ope
Some of our fans are maniacs. I'd finish the school year before transferring if I was in that situation. There may be an understanding already and perhaps a release or permission given to talk with other schools. Info can stay secure when there are no divas involved, but this is pure speculation.
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Sorry but It's pretty shitty to have kids visiting and no ships available. Both to the kids on the team and the kid visiting.
I’m pretty sure all parties know where the ship will come from, and almost assuredly there will be one opening if they are still recruiting. I don’t think anybody is deceiving anybody here.
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If that's the case and yes I've heard the rumblings of who would leave but what is to gained by waiting. Longer the kid waits to leave the likelihood is another team might not have a spot ope
Some of our fans are maniacs. I'd finish the school year before transferring if I was in that situation. There may be an understanding already and perhaps a release or permission given to talk with other schools. Info can stay secure when there are no divas involved, but this is pure speculation.
Nothing stays secure anymore. It's 2018
And I guess you are the extreme minority since how many hundred of other kids have said they are leaving already
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Popped for Okie St.
https://twitter.com/coreyevans_10/status/994748032519409669?s=20