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DC_Rams wrote: ↑5 years ago There is nothing sending them in a different direction. That visit to Mading had been pre-planned before it all. Walker was their first visit, before anyone else could even get there!

I’ll second this post, spot on!

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I hope we are still heavily involved with Walker, but I feel like the seemingly increased attention to Mading is indicative that we have an inkling we are out on Walker. I am interested to see what kind of presence we have at the open gym. Every staff in the country recruits 10+ kids for 2-4 positi...

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Right, there’s the rankings and also, like you said, a bunch of equally qualified staffs assessed him, and he ended up with officials to Tulane and ODU, aside from URI. Taking a chance on a guy is easier to take if you hit on all your primary targets. Official visits are easy to cancel if they’re n...

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Walker has Pitt this weekend and then we get him on campus.

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Come on Walker, the opportunity to make a major impact awaits!

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Rhody83 wrote: ↑5 years ago In home is tomorrow with Bishop. Entire coaching staff is there.

Love how this coaching staff is grinding, are they going to stop by and see Naheem as well?

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Rhody83 wrote: ↑5 years ago Edit: Boswell and Coach Cox just landed in Philly. I believe that Sutton and Carroll are also with them.
He is probably giving Bishop a ride home from the airport

In home visit tomorrow with Bishop?

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https://247sports.com/Season/2019-Basketball/TargetPredictions/ not looking good, and possible over with our recruitment for Dahmir. 4 writer/editors have him going to Xavier as of late last night. There must be significant information going around after his visit that he is going with Xavier...ups...

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Potential big day ahead, come on Naheem pull the trigger and join a championship program!

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I guess we’ll hear via twitter as some point tomorrow if he commits on this visit or if we have to wait this one out. Hopefully he commits and we can keep this momentum going!

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Talked to Coach Cox briefly at the football game. He said they are heading out on the road starting tomorrow for in home/school visits. Not sure who they are going to see but I suspect it will be some of the ‘19s they are active with and some of their top ‘20s. He sounds like a cox who understands ...

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Billyboy78 wrote: ↑5 years ago Fatts has a pic in his IG with Naheem and Jerrell. Fatts and Jerrell both go up to around Naheem's armpits.

Jerrell?

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At 7'4", if he can just block shots and rebound, he's worth a scholarship. Blake Vedder would agree lol This ain’t a Blake Vedder situation, Rhode Island has lots of options in this class and this is surely a top 125 type prospect in 19’. He is athletic and will only continue to improve.

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Let’s get this done today! I think if he played on a bigger AAU circuit, his rankings would even be higher. This would be a huge commitment this weekend and really set the stage for the rest of the class in two weeks.

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Any updates on how the visit has gone today? It would be great to get him committed to URI by the end of the trip similar to Long and turn their focus on the Bishop/Walker visit in two weeks Guess we’ll know maybe tomorrow afternoon since the official can only be 48hrs if he is committing “after” t...

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Ramulous wrote: ↑5 years ago Naheem is being escorted around campus by the Fattman, evidently.....

Did you see him?

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He didn’t commit so that’s the first good sign. Let’s get him through the Pitt visit and on campus with Bishop and we have a shot.

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This would be a huge signing for us, no two ways about it. This will also put us in a stronger position for Bishop and Walker which would allow us to close out this class and move on to recruiting 2020’s at this early stage which is a huge advantage to have.

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Based on his IG story, he appears to be loving his Illinois visit. The big arenas, stadiums and amenities...none of which we can offer. I don’t think expect to see him in a URI uniform next year. We spent the most time with him and were after him harder than these other schools prior to him moving ...

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PC was at 3,500 before their NCAA 5 time run started and has been built around that. URI will go into year three with a new coach and a record over 2,500 season tickets. I would expect if we can land this class we are trying to land, we’ll be top 25 good for 19-20 and will have local rival PC along ...

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It's hard to gauge the interest. I think he's a backup plan for LaSalle if they don't get Somerville. You think La Salle prefers Somerville over McLeod? I heard Naheem is their first choice and Somerville the backup plan. Remember his composite ranking is 118, that’s why his top 6 is a extremely hi...

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I see a project. 7-footers pretty much get 3 stars to begin with. He has the potential to quickly pass Tertsea but I don't think he'll help right away. Best case to me would be he could play some after Langevine graduates Some have him currently at 7-3, even if he isn’t physically ready his freshme...

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Rhody_NYCT wrote: ↑5 years ago My bad saying top 100. But yes...#118 on 247 rankings. Let's get him! And Bishop and Walker of course.

He was top 100 on ESPN rankings before the update last week. He would be a huge get for the program.

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He certainly appears to be one of the first options with the remaining scholarships, you don’t bring a kid in early September if he was only a fallback option so hopefully they can get a commitment out of him next weekend!

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Rhody83 wrote: ↑5 years ago McLeod is flying in Thurs night. Rhody’s first official visit. McLeod’s first official as well.
He seems excited about it. I believe Rhody is his first choice.

Any feelings that we might get a commitment by the time the weekend is out?

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Let’s just hope the staff is in a good position with Walker, from all accounts be is an immediate impact guy at URI!

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Capel is also the same guy that was fired at Oklahoma for a lack of on court success. Now he is back at the helm of a college program, the question becomes if he is just a retread or really a top tier college basketball coach.

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I’m hearing the staff believes they are in a great position with Walker. Clearly they were able to get him to visit during their preferable weekend which is another good sign. From all accounts they have done a great job recruiting Walker. Im hopeful he sees the opportunity here and what the program...

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reef wrote: ↑5 years ago Imagine if we get all 4 that's back to back amazing classes

We would own the A10 for the next 5 years

If they signed all four, could easily argue that would be the top rated class ever coming into Rhode Island. Hopefully they want to do something special together.

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Rhody83 wrote: ↑5 years ago
reef wrote: ↑5 years ago Is there a chance we can get all 4 ??

Bishop
Walker
Long
MCLeod
Yes. Walker is the most competitive situation.

Love how this staff competes and doesn’t back down no matter who jumps into the recruitment!

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Iggy1979 wrote: ↑5 years ago It's been pushed to October

Do you know why?

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These rankings put him higher than most national recruiting services which is a good sign for URI fans.

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Need to add the Diawara visit in September as well. Does anybody have an exact date for that besides just September as reported?

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Anyone have the date of the visit so we can add this to the visit list on the other thread?

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Rhody83 wrote: ↑5 years ago He was 6’5”playing SG and went thru a big growth spurt. He is as skinny as a pole.

Sounds like from the outside to be a perfect redshirt candidate. Could be a poor mans Lamar Odom once he fills out a little.

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His visit is a weekend after Walkers, looks very strategic which is good. I don’t see Mading as a Plan B if we don’t get Walker. He just isn’t a PF. He is most likely a SF. He doesn’t go underneath. Other offers are from Quinnipiac, Hofstra & Tulane. Guy is 6-11 with handle, agreed he isn’t a b...

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It doesn’t feel great that we land Walker unless Bishop, the coaches and players can push him towards Rhody! He will be attending football games at large venues on his visits and playing in the ACC seems very important to him. I think Illinois has strong chance of landing him also. I’m surprised if...

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Rhody83 wrote:Some tweaks at 5 & 6 to the list based on official visits
1) Bishop
1) Walker
3) Long
4) McLeod
5) Burton
6) Mading

I would out Mading 5 and Burton 6, no inside info, just what it looks like from the outside.

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Espn updated their top 100 and both Bishop and McLeod fell out of it and Walker did not move in. However their overall rankings stayed at 81 for Bishop and McLeod fell from an 84 down to an 80. Walker is now a 79.

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His visit is a weekend after Walkers, looks very strategic which is good.

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Walker cuts his list to 8 and looks like he wants to decide before his HS basketball season starts. We are getting the third visit behind Illinois and Pitt.

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Read an article from the Lasalle board that said he wanted to commit by mid August. Good sign we have the first official visit in September.

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Just read one of the Pitt articles and it specifically says Rhode Island is recruiting him the hardest and calls him everyday! Also that Illinois is the other school recruiting him outside of Pitt.

Link!

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Another great take by CT Bayless. While nobody here is saying URI should back off because of the Miami offer (it's sports - everyone involved in this relishes the thought of taking on the best and beating them), nobody here should be denigrating their program out of ignorance of the facts. Recruits...

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The Miami offer is a concern. Larranaga is a top coach who churns out first round NBA talent quite consistently Really? Miami is a football school and basketball program has never concerned me. Off the top of my head I honestly can’t name one NBA player from Miami or name the last time they were in...

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Miami had no HS recruits in 2018. They had trouble recruiting last year after being name in the FBI investigation. They have been cleared now. They landed four transfers in April. They have two seniors and one open scholarship. They made the final cut and have an official visit scheduled from Boukn...

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The Miami offer is a concern. Larranaga is a top coach who churns out first round NBA talent quite consistently Really? Miami is a football school and basketball program has never concerned me. Off the top of my head I honestly can’t name one NBA player from Miami or name the last time they were in...

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bigappleram wrote:Bishop and Walker alone would make this a helluva class. Anything else is gravy IMO

Completely spot on! Wonder how far Long was outside of the updated Rivals top 150 rankings today, doubt he was that far away.

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Wow that's strange so if Fatts plays a full court pickup game with Bishop at a local playground in Philly that is illegal ??? Don’t forget a lot of these rules were put in place due to the shadiness of certain coaches. Without this rule or even with this rule somebody like Calipari would have his e...

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It’s pretty clear that Rhody’s top 5 targets are in order: 1) Bishop 2) Walker 3) Long 4) McLeod 5) Somerville All five have visited Kingston. None of the five have an official visit scheduled to any other school. The top 2 have official visits planned for Sept and the 3rd has already made a verbal...

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