Zach Brown - C - Miami, FL

Is Matt targeting any bigs other than Carter?

Next year, we have Owens coming back. AA and Williams both have eligibility left., We have done well with role playing, upperclassmen bigs historically. Ron Stewart; Donald Emanuel; Justin Brownlee, etc. Owens, AA and Williams could blend nicely, but we do need that complimentary 6'-8"+ nose for the ball rebounder who picks up points in the paint.

Next year, we have Owens coming back. AA and Williams both have eligibility left., We have done well with role playing, upperclassmen bigs historically. Ron Stewart; Donald Emanuel; Justin Brownlee, etc. Owens, AA and Williams could blend nicely, but we do need that complimentary 6'-8"+ nose for the ball rebounder who picks up points in the paint.

Hard to count on Williams. Although I am happy w his game lately. He is very injury prone. AA not much of a post player. We need a junkyard dog. But gotta figure Matt will have that covered.

Next year, we have Owens coming back. AA and Williams both have eligibility left., We have done well with role playing, upperclassmen bigs historically. Ron Stewart; Donald Emanuel; Justin Brownlee, etc. Owens, AA and Williams could blend nicely, but we do need that complimentary 6'-8"+ nose for the ball rebounder who picks up points in the paint.

A 5th year transfer

You guys are both right. A junkyard dog with a lot to play for.

http://slaterscoops.com/news/2017/1/9/exclusive-st-johns-star-hoops-recruit-arrested-again-accused-of-robbing-walgreens

We should probably start recruiting a different big man.

http://slaterscoops.com/news/2017/1/9/exclusive-st-johns-star-hoops-recruit-arrested-again-accused-of-robbing-walgreens

We should probably start recruiting a different big man.

Wow...... Yeah think it's time to cut ties....

Quote from: HowCouldUBeSoHarkless on January 09, 2017, 12:56:08 PM

http://slaterscoops.com/news/2017/1/9/exclusive-st-johns-star-hoops-recruit-arrested-again-accused-of-robbing-walgreens

We should probably start recruiting a different big man.

Wow...... Yeah think it's time to cut ties....

Dang, man!  Hopefully, the kid gets some help, and can eventually turn his life around and become a productive citizen.  The hell with basketball for the foreseeable future.  Just get himself together.  Otherwise, he's gonna find himself in prison for a long time.

You play with fire and you get burned.

Probably a blessing in disguise for the program. If we had got him on campus and he did something like this we would have had a huge issue. Time to cut ties for sure.

Although they are from different clases I now expect Moses Brown even more a priority.

Staff gave the kid the benefit of the doubt...But now it's time to move on.   Hopefully the kid gets some help.

Basketball wise...Glad this happened now.  We can move on and the speculation of being eligible is a non factor.

A lot of wasted recruiting hours on this nice person

More from Matt A via Zach B: "Odds were already long for Zach Brown to get to St. John's, with previous arrest and academic situation. Seems far-fetched now"

So to recap, our lead 2016 big man recruit was a mental patient who punched a cop, and our lead 2017 big man recruit is a chronic criminal with academic issues.  WTF

So to recap, our lead 2016 big man recruit was a mental patient who punched a cop, and our lead 2017 big man recruit is a chronic criminal with academic issues.  WTF

Slice's fault

So to recap, our lead 2016 big man recruit was a mental patient who punched a cop, and our lead 2017 big man recruit is a chronic criminal with academic issues.  WTF

We are not a top 50 program so we need to take chances on kids that top 25 programs pass up. Don't care if you are Lavin or Mullin we unfortunately need to take some risks when it comes to recruiting. Hopefully the staff has/had a plan B.

Quote from: wpc77 on January 09, 2017, 01:28:14 PM

So to recap, our lead 2016 big man recruit was a mental patient who punched a cop, and our lead 2017 big man recruit is a chronic criminal with academic issues.  WTF

We are not a top 50 program so we need to take chances on kids that top 25 programs pass up. Don't care if you are Lavin or Mullin we unfortunately need to take some risks when it comes to recruiting. Hopefully the staff has/had a plan B.

Mike Brey, to give one example, has (by and large) been "getting by" without "top 50 program" big men for over a decade.  Without scrapping the barrel with players who have checkered pasts

Quote from: stjohnnie75 on January 09, 2017, 01:33:57 PM

Quote from: wpc77 on January 09, 2017, 01:28:14 PM

So to recap, our lead 2016 big man recruit was a mental patient who punched a cop, and our lead 2017 big man recruit is a chronic criminal with academic issues.  WTF

We are not a top 50 program so we need to take chances on kids that top 25 programs pass up. Don't care if you are Lavin or Mullin we unfortunately need to take some risks when it comes to recruiting. Hopefully the staff has/had a plan B.

Mike Brey, to give one example, has (by and large) been "getting by" without "top 50 program" big men for over a decade.  Without scrapping the barrel with players who have checkered pasts

Been saying this for awhile, recruit smarter kids

This is disappointing to say the least. It's sad that it seemed like he was so close to turning his life around.