Austin Cilley - Westerly High School '13

Essam · Unread post by **Essam** » 11 years ago

The last I heard we were looking for a shooting guard. I hope that URI at least takes a look at this Westerly High School senior. the fact that he is only 5 foot 7 inches make his accomplishment all the more outstanding. He is now the sole owner of the all time leading scorer in Westerly HS history. I have not watch this Gentleman play but he can sure shoot the ball. He must be a hard worker judging by his results. DH please take a look!

Ramulous · Unread post by **Ramulous** » 11 years ago

I've been following his lines in the high school box scores....truly phenomenal...first name might be Austin however.

Another very good shooter is a kid named Beckford at Providence Mt. Pleasant High....

BFC · Unread post by **BFC** » 11 years ago

I actually prefer that Hurley continues to recruit the way he has been as opposed to using local RI box scores to find players. Please DH, don't take recruiting advice from a message board!

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 11 years ago

Congrats to Cilley for breaking a 60 year old record!
I doubt we're on the lookout for a 5'7" shooting guard, though.

STC · Unread post by **STC** » 11 years ago

BFC wrote:I actually prefer that Hurley continues to recruit the way he has been as opposed to using local RI box scores to find players. Please DH, don't take recruiting advice from a message board!

Co-sign.

Rhody74 · Unread post by **Rhody74** » 11 years ago

As a Westerly native, I'd love to see a local kid get a chance at URI. But as good a shooter as he is, he'd be a significant defensive liability at 5-7. I haven't seen him play in person, but I have a hunch he'd do well to look at a good D-II program, such as RIC.

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 11 years ago

I can still shoot about 40% from 3. Why isn't anybody recruiting me?

Ramulous · Unread post by **Ramulous** » 11 years ago

I am a basketball fan.....I read the high school boxscores daily because I enjoy it......when you see kids like Cilley and Beckford hitting 7,8,9,10 three-pointers in a game it is noticeable....I too think we will see them playing at CCRI or RIC.....I would love to see a RI kid play for Rhody again....

.....the three point line is high school is roughly the same distance away from the basket...and there have been special kids who are under 6'1"....I think back to Shannon Bowman in high school....all of 6'3" and one of the toughest rebounders and low post scorers I ever say play....and he was playing kids 6,7, and 8 inches taller......I saw him make Rasheed Wallace cry at an all-star game...

....they are few and far between however.....Nate Robinson would never stand a chance I guess....

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 11 years ago

So, who will this 5'7" kid be guarding on defense?

Ramulous · Unread post by **Ramulous** » 11 years ago

Chaz Williams?

UCH21377 · Unread post by **UCH21377** » 11 years ago

Isn't this kid a good golfer too? Might be a better path.

Rhody Guy · Unread post by **Rhody Guy** » 11 years ago

look at him as a walk-on, not scholarship player.

15 Year Lurker · Unread post by **15 Year Lurker** » 11 years ago

At this point, especially in ri if you want any shot to be taken seriously as a d1 player you need to go to prep school to prove yourself against better competition.

Unread post by **SGreenwell** » 11 years ago

I've seen Cilley play three or four times, since they're rivals with Chariho. Decent shooter, but in no way is he a Division 1 talent, especially at URI. Maybe he could be a bench / scoring guy at a low D1, but D2 or D3 is his more likely level to me.

Ramulous · Unread post by **Ramulous** » 11 years ago

Thank you SG for the first hand report..

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 11 years ago

5'7"? Are you kidding me?

D2 player all day.

Would be totally overmatched at this level.

3wisemen · Unread post by **3wisemen** » 11 years ago

No. No, no, no, no, no, no and no. You want to take a late run at a 13th player on the roster from this year's class? Maybe Travis Jorgenson from New Hampton (N.H.). You could still get two guards from St. Thomas More (Duane Notice and Marquis Moore) who are much better players and will contribute at a D-1 school. Cilley is nowhere close to this level on scholarship.

Rhody15 · Unread post by **Rhody15** » 11 years ago

HAHAHAHA Saying Austin Cilly could play at URI is laughable. The kid is an excellent shooter, but he isn't going to touch a D1 offer. Trust me.

twisted3829 · Unread post by **twisted3829** » 11 years ago

only way he plays for URI is if he tries to walk on

Ramulous · Unread post by **Ramulous** » 11 years ago

Can any kid who is 5'7" ever merit a scholarship at URI, or any other Division 1 school?

In my opinion it would take a player with special abilities....I understand that....I have never seen him play....I noted he filled up a boxscore, that is all....

....people who have seen him play seem to believe he is not that special player who can overcome being 5'7".....

Unread post by **TruePoint** » 11 years ago

SmartyBarrett · Unread post by **SmartyBarrett** » 11 years ago

Ramulous wrote:Can any kid who is 5'7" ever merit a scholarship at URI, or any other Division 1 school?

Chaz Williams?

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 11 years ago

SmartyBarrett wrote:
Ramulous wrote:Can any kid who is 5'7" ever merit a scholarship at URI, or any other Division 1 school?
Chaz Williams?

OK, if he is as quick and as talented as Chaz Williams, I'll take him.

Unread post by **SGreenwell** » 11 years ago

Mugsey Bouges was obviously probably worth a scholarship, as were guys like Tyus Edney. But to be THAT short and succeed at the D-1 level, you have to be lightning quick normally. URI had Tyrese Sullivan a couple years ago, who wasn't especially quick, and it showed in all aspects of his game - He was too slow to get separation from all of the bigger players he went up against, so he didn't shoot well and even when open it was easy for guys to close out on him, and he wasn't a lockdown defender as a result.

STC · Unread post by **STC** » 11 years ago

Nate Robinson?

15 Year Lurker · Unread post by **15 Year Lurker** » 11 years ago

Ramulous wrote:Can any kid who is 5'7" ever merit a scholarship at URI, or any other Division 1 school?

In my opinion it would take a player with special abilities....I understand that....I have never seen him play....I noted he filled up a boxscore, that is all....

....people who have seen him play seem to believe he is not that special player who can overcome being 5'7".....

Of course.

Tony Cole.

Ok, John Linahan? Brandon Knight? There's a lot.

Unread post by **TruePoint** » 11 years ago

Are we seriously comparing this kid to Mugsy Bogues and Nate Robinson? I'm sure he is a very good athlete for RISL, but let us please be serious and drop this conversation.

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 11 years ago

TruePoint wrote:Are we seriously comparing this kid to Mugsy Bogues and Nate Robinson?

No. It was more like a spin-off.

My favorite tiny guard? Spud Webb.

Unread post by **SGreenwell** » 11 years ago

If enough people wanted to chat RIHS basketball, it might be fun to have a thread in the Vanity Corner, but in the past I remember it not being an especially popular subject.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 11 years ago

Yawn!

SmartyBarrett · Unread post by **SmartyBarrett** » 11 years ago

TruePoint wrote:Are we seriously comparing this kid to Mugsy Bogues and Nate Robinson? I'm sure he is a very good athlete for RISL, but let us please be serious and drop this conversation.

No one's comparing anything. Someone asked if a 5'7" player could succeed in D1 and it spun off into a mostly unrelated discussion.

EasyEdBrown · Unread post by **EasyEdBrown** » 11 years ago

15 Year Lurker wrote:
Ramulous wrote:Can any kid who is 5'7" ever merit a scholarship at URI, or any other Division 1 school?

In my opinion it would take a player with special abilities....I understand that....I have never seen him play....I noted he filled up a boxscore, that is all....

....people who have seen him play seem to believe he is not that special player who can overcome being 5'7".....
Of course.

Tony Cole.

Ok, John Linahan? Brandon Knight? There's a lot.

You named 3 guys taller than 5'7

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 11 years ago

We are obviously not recruiting this kid. I don't think we need this to be in "Recruitment Corner".

bigappleram · Unread post by **bigappleram** » 11 years ago

check out Aquille Carr that is going to seton hall next year, i believe he is 5'6" and is nasty. scored 60 in a game soph year. his highlight tapes are all over you tube.

theblueram · Unread post by **theblueram** » 11 years ago

Saw him play last night
If he sniffed DIII I would be surprised
URI doesn't look at kids like this

15 Year Lurker · Unread post by **15 Year Lurker** » 11 years ago

Bryant just signed a 5'6" Power Forward.

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/baske ... iel-garvin

Ramulous · Unread post by **Ramulous** » 11 years ago

But he has the wingspan of a kid who is 5'11"

Unread post by **SGreenwell** » 11 years ago

theblueram wrote:Saw him play last night
If he sniffed DIII I would be surprised
URI doesn't look at kids like this

D-III schools cast their net pretty wide nowadays. If he wants to play basketball, as opposed to going somewhere for academics (I have no idea how good a student he is), he probably can. There was a marginal kid from Chariho a few years ago who may have only been second or third team All-Division, and he got looks from low-level colleges.

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