2017 General Recruiting

[UCalum08]

Check out @alexxreese18's Tweet: https://twitter.com/alexxreese18/status/763869717266329600?s=09

Just noticed we made Alex Reese's top 5. 6'10 power forward. I haven't heard anything about him but I love his size and position. Seems like Bama is on him pretty good. He's a solid 4 star. Any chance we can lock him down??

 

[Cincy0414]

I would hope somehow we can steal him, need a quality big for 2017 class. Don't think this could be him though because Bama looks to be a lock for him

 

[prancer]

Is he really 6'10"? I see that's what he's listed as on 247, but here's a pic of him standing next to some pretty average-height looking people:

https://twitter.com/robin_lanzi/status/761700880710299648

The pic seems pretty recent and makes him look like 6'5"ish. What gives? He's gotta be taller than that if he's a PF, but I'm pretty sure that's him in the pic. It's on his twitter.

 

[Chad Brendel]

Is he really 6'10"? I see that's what he's listed as on 247, but here's a pic of him standing next to some pretty average-height looking people:

https://twitter.com/robin_lanzi/status/761700880710299648

The pic seems pretty recent and makes him look like 6'5"ish. What gives? He's gotta be taller than that if he's a PF, but I'm pretty sure that's him in the pic. It's on his twitter.

He's at least 6'8" and probably closer to 6'9"...

 

[Cincy0414]

He's at least 6'8" and probably closer to 6'9"...

Chances we get him Chad? Assuming pretty low

 

[Chad Brendel]

Chances we get him Chad? Assuming pretty low

Always really tough to get kids out of the deep south. Thinking they might have a big man in the fold in the not so distant future for that spot, but not certain yet...

 

[Patrick Bateman]

Always really tough to get kids out of the deep south. Thinking they might have a big man in the fold in the not so distant future for that spot, but not certain yet...

Got Evans from Baton Rouge

 

[Chad Brendel]

Got Evans from Baton Rouge

So that makes it less tough? And I'm more talking about mostly Alabama and Mississippi. Those two states in particular seem to have a large number of kids looking to stay close to home. At least that's my experience after a decade of covering recruiting...

 

[GarradJ21]

Always really tough to get kids out of the deep south. Thinking they might have a big man in the fold in the not so distant future for that spot, but not certain yet...

Who?

 

[Chad Brendel]

Who?

LOL...

 

[GarradJ21]

LOL...

I tried. You miss 100 shots you don't take.

 

[UCalum08]

So that makes it less tough? And I'm more talking about mostly Alabama and Mississippi. Those two states in particular seem to have a large number of kids looking to stay close to home. At least that's my experience after a decade of covering recruiting...

Jacob Epperson maybe?!

 

[Bearcat_NTS]

Probably some unranked recruit with no major offers...

 

[UCalum08]

http://www.cbssports.com/college-ba...recruiting-class-at-saint-louis-a-good-start/

How does St Louis get this guy and beat out big schools. Frustrating.

 

[Bearcat_NTS]

http://www.cbssports.com/college-ba...recruiting-class-at-saint-louis-a-good-start/

How does St Louis get this guy and beat out big schools. Frustrating.

Must have a brand new arena and play in the Big 12.

 

[Chad Brendel]

http://www.cbssports.com/college-ba...recruiting-class-at-saint-louis-a-good-start/

How does St Louis get this guy and beat out big schools. Frustrating.

Hired a guy that used to coach the St Louis Eagles AAU program that Goodwin played for...

 

[UCalum08]

Hired a guy that used to coach the St Louis Eagles AAU program that Goodwin played for...

That would do it. Thanks for answering that!

 

[jacobkdoyle]

I wish our coaching staff had good AAU connections. Doesn't seem like they really do though.

 

[TheLongHaul]

Hired a guy that used to coach the St Louis Eagles AAU program that Goodwin played for...

Which is probably something Mick should do. Whether it's his assistants or him that is leading to the lackluster recruiting, they need to bring some new blood into the program.

 

[JasonS]

Which is probably something Mick should do. Whether it's his assistants or him that is leading to the lackluster recruiting, they need to bring some new blood into the program.

You can only have so many assistant coaches. Someone would have to leave for there to be an opening.