Misc. Recruiting Tidbits

Bradley is "hard after" Jerson Cobb, Top 100 SG similar to Ricardo Johnson...
http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=986938

Toronto people still think Patrick O'Bryant will be a key player for them...
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/256047-toronto-raptors-patrick-obryant-a-bryan-colangelo-special-project

Hootsuite.com reviews the NBA and says this..
"Patrick O'Bryant will have a breakout year."
I hope so....go POB!!
http://twitter.com/altraps/status/4056018188

Anyway-- what I am sure people really wanna see is an updated pic of Patrick O'Bryant's fiancee, Geneseo's Molly Bergeson
the tital of this blog entry is...
"Patrick O'Bryant Finally Scores"
(low blow?)
http://www.redsarmy.com/home/2009/09/patrick-obryant-finally-scores.html
http://www.modastarfashion.com/modeldisplay.php?n=13&id=13&modelid=143&ax=view&page=vegas

ISU's Jeremy Robinson was once a BU recruit, now he has even further injuries...
he's barely played in the past year...
http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/article_b45ecd7e-a3f9-11de-9187-001cc4c03286.html

BTW-- there was some message board discussion that Robinson could well be a key player for ISU, maybe even a starter in his freshman season..
He still has a long way to go...

Two players from Three Rivers CC are visiting Wichita State, Ehimen Orupke and Marquis Carter. Orupke is already verballed to WSU but has not played competetively in nearly 3 years due to visa issues, travel from Africa, eligibility and injury issues.
http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=8&c=1&nid=2929370
Three Rivers has some serious problems still to work out...
http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?p=136782#post136782


Josh Gasser, once mentioned in connection with Bradley, is visiting Arizona State and was just at Northwestern..but still has offers from Creighton and UNI.
http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=8&c=1&nid=4137248

Elliott Eliason, 6-11 center has verballed to Minnesota, he was a top priority of Creighton.
http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=8&c=1&nid=3732092

Jordan Eglseder clone Chad Calciterra (6-10, 235lb) spurns offer from Northern Iowa & Minnesota and verbals to Colorado State.
http://minnesota.scout.com/2/899192.html
http://www.startribune.com/blogs/59361627.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUBP7hUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

Michael Bradley from Chattanooga, is visiting Drake.
http://www.ohshoops.com/2009/08/news-and-notes.html
http://scouthoops.scout.com/2/892431.html

Top recruit Perry Ellis, with offers from Missouri State & Wichita, is now getting interest and offers from Memphis, Oklahoma, Kansas State, Kansas, Kentucky...
http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=8&c=1&nid=3851465

Carlton Guyton of Mineral Area to visit ISU.
http://twitter.com/tropicalshox/status/4028243419

Creighton also loses out on JJ O'Brien who verbals to Utah.
http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=8&c=1&nid=4367427

Creighton hosted Greg McDermott, son of Iowa State head coach Doug McDermott. Greg plays on the same HS team as Harrison Barnes.
http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=8&c=1&nid=4309597


Brandon Young (Washington, DC) and Moses Morgan (Nevada) are visiting DePaul
http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=2&c=900214

Michigan State going hard after 2101 juco center Ricardo Ratliff
http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=2&c=899801

BU recruit Jacob Williams video profile and clips...
http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=2&c=900005

Wichita State going hard after Dallas area big man, (6-11, 225lb) Geoff Grosell, Class of 2011.
http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=2&c=899899

Class of 2011 guard, 6-2 (some places list him as only 5-10) JeVon Lyle verbals to Northern Iowa
http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=9&c=2&cid=899859&nid=4562334&fhn=1

Illinois Wolves' Nnana Egwu setting up visit to Illinois
http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=169&f=2616&t=4776406



Nice pic of Jordyn Brooks....and in the background - barely noticable is Coach Al Brooks III!
http://twitpic.com/i4f31

6-5 Dwayne Evans (Naperville) committed to Saint Louis ...spurning at least two MVC offers...
"Evans chose Saint Louis over Drake, Illinois State, Northern Illinois, Northwestern, Kent State, Toledo and Western Michigan."
http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/teams/preps/story?id=4480003
http://saintlouis.scout.com/2/899856.html

btw--- Saint Louis will be the first ever D-I school to play an exhibition against junior college powerhouse Arkansas - Ft. Smith (who are transitioning to 4-yr DII status)
http://www.swtimes.com/articles/2009/09/17/sports/sports091709_04.txt


Indiana Pacers sign ex-Illini Luther Head.

Chicago Foreman guard Lavonte Dority has narrowed to just Baylor New Mexico, and South Florida.
---So what has happened...this kid was getting multiple Big Ten, Big East, & Big 12 offers just 6 months ago.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Lavonte-Dority-68898

Ex-ISU recruit Justin Dentmon signs with European team
http://www.sportando.net/eng/europa/esteri/4234/afula_tabs_dentmon.html

Two Yuba kids move on...
http://jucojunction.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=988468



Total lack of respect?? Nothing new...but this blog from the Chicago Sun Times names some assistant coaches that do well recruiting the state of Illinois.
The blogger names a ton of assistants and even some really obscure ones...like Isaac Chew of Murray State & Rodell Davis of Providence (there's not a single kid on the Providence roster that was landed by this guy...so what gives here??)
Anyway....as expected....not a mention of any Bradley coach even though we have had a few decent Illinois prospects!
http://blogs.suntimes.com/hoopsreport/2009/09/


More laughable discipline from West Virginia's Bob Huggins...
One of his players got into serious legal and criminal trouble this past summer, so the kid was "suspended".
But now, absolutely as soon as the team workouts can begin, the kid gets reinstated.
Anyone think, like me, that this was just a charade, and the kid really gets NO discipline at all?
Recall, two other WVU players have had multiple, serious legal problems and arrests, and they are all reinstated without missing a single game or practice.
http://www.wboy.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=66848&catid=3

Is it any wonder that Huggins' players never, ever learn? They are in legal trouble the rest of their lives!!
http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=10156


Top incoming freshman at Marquette, Junior Cadougan, could be done for the season
http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13121

Providence head coach Keno Davis hires Rantoul native and ex-Iowa State assistant
http://www.friars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/091809aaa.html

Arkansas suspends a couple of their basketball players involved in an incident that led to rape accusations.
http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=11155179


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DON'T FORGET!!!
Live chat with Coach Jim Les next Wednesday--
http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13098


Memphis is now overtly interested in bolting from the CUSA and getting into one of the BCS conferences, perhaps the Big East.
They just hired (former) Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese to help them get it done.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigeast/post/_/id/2652/memphis-hopes-tranghese-is-ticket-to-bcs

They have BCS recruits, they have lured BCS-caliber coaches, and they have even accomplished BCS-caliber cheating and sorta gotten away with with it...so they should fit right in there with the UConn's, Louisivlle's, and Kentucky's!
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigeast/post/_/id/2652/memphis-hopes-tranghese-is-ticket-to-bcs


Jereme Richmond has been verbally committed to Illinois for 3 years...now he says he's ready to sign on the dotted line...
LOI's can be signed November 11.
http://illinois.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=989903
http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/nli/nli

For a laugh...an old commercial with Larry Bird & tight pants
The joy-stick image might not even pass the censors nowadays!!!
http://www.redsarmy.com/home/2009/09/larry-bird-was-the-peyton-manning-of-his-time.html