'15 CAN PG Jalen Poyser (St. Bonaventure Transfer)

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'15 CAN PG Jalen Poyser (St. Bonaventure Transfer)

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Jalen Poyser - PG
Hometown: Mississauga, Ontario
School: Athlete Institute
AAU/Travel: CIA Bounce

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HT: 6’3”
WT: 175

Rivals: 3-star
247: 3-star
ESPN:

OFFERS:


INTEREST:
RHODE ISLAND
Cal
Dayton
Hawaii
Oklahoma
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@AdamZagoria: 6-3 2015 CIA Bounce/Athlete Institute PG Jalen Poyser will visit Hawaii (9/6), Oklahoma, Cal, Dayton & Rhody, his dad tells @SNYtv

This is from an Adam Zagoria tweet posted about 5:30
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He's a 6'4" combo guard, who's currently playing great at the Nike Global Challenge. He also had a solid Adidas Nations. It would be great if Hurley could get that Canada connection working again. CIA Bounce is an outstanding organization.
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As a Canadian myself, I would be thrilled if we were able to make that connection.
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Jalen Poyser will probably make some coaches wonder why they never caught on. The Canadian guard averaged 20.5 points per game in the tournament after setting his five official visits.
http://zagsblog.com/articles/nike-globa ... rney-team/
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In the 4 games at the Nike Global Challenge Poyser had:
20.5 points per game against an outstanding level of competition in Chicago.
In the 4 games Poyser had 17 in 29 minutes,17 in 26 minutes,23 in 29 minutes and 25 in 37 minutes.
42.5% FG
74% FT
32% on 3 pointers
URI is in great company with a final 5 that also includes Hawaii, Oklahoma, California and Dayton.
Would be unbelievable for URI to be able to get this kid to become part of our fast rising program.
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Poyser made the World All-Tournament Team

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From the article:

"Hawaii, Oklahoma, Cal, Rhode Island and Dayton are scattered across the map, obviously. Poyser said that the key was building relationships with coaches. Each staff committed to recruiting him — which earned them important visits. Poyser said weather will be an important factor, and when he travels to each campus, he wants to feel comfortable in the environment."

http://zagsblog.com/articles/canadian-g ... challenge/

I think Murray is the lead guy on Jalen. If you believe the talk, Cal is the favorite at this point. By the way, if I'm a recruited athlete, I absolutely put Hawaii on my list of officials.
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Hmmmm.....Hawaii weather or Rhode Island weather...
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wants to announce sept 19th I believe, so it should be before the weather turn in RI
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twisted3829 wrote:wants to announce sept 19th I believe, so it should be before the weather turn in RI
Same day as Silva?

I can't wait for the players to get back, and the visits to start. It makes for interesting news.
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maybe that's who I was thinking of
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twisted3829 wrote:maybe that's who I was thinking of
Yeah, that's Silva. He wants to announce on his birthday.
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Profile updated. I assume we have offered, along with Cal, Dayton, Hawaii and Oklahoma. But I can't find confirmation of that anywhere so I am leaving those schools as "interested" for now. Kind of a weird thing for a kid to come out and say weather is going to be an important factor in his recruitment (especially a kid from Canada), but at least he's being honest. If it really comes down to that, Cal and Hawaii seem like they are likely in a two program race. Would have to think he'd also at least consider some basketball factors, which would make it interesting.
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While another guard as seemingly as talented as this kid is would be a beautiful luxury if Kingston were Lexington, URI NEEDS SKILLED BIG-MEN WHO CAN SCORE, PASS AND REBOUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The do already have a big man commit for next year. It isn't like they are ignoring the position.
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They may be interested in him as a wing shooter...
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Great guards make decent PF's look great, also as compared to the old, I'm really good with 4 star guards and 3 star forwards. We already (earlier than I can ever remember) have a good PF recruit in Leroy Butts for '15. I'm of the mind that it's fine to bring in a top tier (top 100/4 star) guard every chance we get. What I mean to say is, we're not going to avoid them just because we landed great guards in '13 and now '14, gotta keep the ball rolling!
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I'm with Bressler on this.
Enough with the 376 guards! How the hell many6 do youy want or need?
Butts is NOT a PF. He's
a 6'7" finess player.
We need a bull who can score, up front.
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I'm of the belief that, almost without exception, you bring in a quality guard each recruiting class. So far, they've made short lists for Poyser and Mann.

A '15 would join Garrett (So), Terrell (So), Matthews (Jr), Butler (Jr), and Minnis (Sr). If you wait a year, Minnis and possibly Matthews are gone.
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We currently have 5 guards for 2015 (EC, Terrell, Garrett, Biggie and Butler) and lets face it, two are transfer candidates if they don't break through this year (Biggie & Butler). Besides that, most of the guards we've been mentioned with are big enough to play the 3. I agree that there's a priority for a big, but we're not recruiting for 1 spot.
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I see Mann and his rebounding ability as an ideal swingman.
I'm, aware we're not recruiting for one spot, but it seems
that we've offered far more guards than front court players.
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It does seem like Hurley and his system appeals more to guards at this point, which is understandable. I don't think we truly know who the staff is targeting at this point, some of these announced visits will never happen but along with Poyser, these are the recruits that have named us recently:

Chris Silva, 6-9 PF, Final 5
Terance Mann, 6-5 SG, Final 6
Jeantal Cylla, 6-6 SF, Visit List
Dimencio Vaughn, 6-5 SG, Visit List
Jared Wilson-Frame, 6-5 SF, Top 5
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Numbers will always be skewed towards guards. There are just more of them, especially when you're talking about how players fit into a college system.
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I don't think anyone is suggesting we stop recruiting forwards...
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Beat me to it Ace. There are just more people out there guard size than 3-5. If there were more quality bigs wouldn't come at such a premium.
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Rivals.com loved what Jalen Poyser did at Adidas Nations earlier this month. So much so that he made himself a lock for the post summer 2015 Rivals150. After watching him some at the Global Challenge, Poyser not only cemented his spot in the rankings but he will enter them in the four-star range. He isn't the strongest kid around, but he has good size and is very elusive with the ball. He can score, he can set guys up and he seems to be improving at a rapid rate. As of last week his recruitment hadn't really taken off, but it should be happening soon.
https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com ... ID=1671460
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And that's why recruiting is fun. A coach is there watching one player (Brooks) and another one grabs his attention. Solid talent recognition, too.
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Another Canadian Emerging

Not much was expected new from the Nike Global Challenge. Outside of the prospects from China and Brazil, there seemingly wasn't going to be any real revelations since nearly every kid on Africa, Canada, and the United States teams had been scouted heavily. However one prospect did emerge in a big way and that was Jalen Poyser, who first blossomed nationally at July's Lawson/Oladipo Camp.

At the event Poyser was quite simply one of the best players. He made shots, got to the rim, showed solid athleticism, and simply was very impressive overall. He went against higher rated guys almost every game, and every time he either got the best of them or held his own.

Recruiting wise Poyser has heard quite a bit from California, Oklahoma, Hawaii, Rhode Island, Idaho, Michigan, Michigan State, Wake Forest, and Syracuse with the Golden Bears, Sooners, and Warriors of Hawaii showing the most interest to date.

If Poyser waits until the spring he could become one of the hottest commodities given his ability and the fact that he will be one of the few very talented prospects remaining. That said a decision could come at any time, and schools are definitely pushing for his commitment.

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Poyser has jumped into the newly released Rivals rankings: #83/4 stars
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Like this player
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Yes, me too. It will be interesting to see if his visit list changes with the new attention he's been getting. They were definitely ahead of the curve with this guy.
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Kudos to our staff for being able to pick up on a kid like this before he blows up - never know as sometimes kids give some favoritism to the schools that recruit them early (not like the kid PC recruited for 2-3 years and then opted for Louisville with only a month of recruiting interest).
Would love to see Poyser pick Rhody - lots of upside potential
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The staff's talent evaluation is top-notch; seems we're always ahead of the rest when it comes to offering players before they blow up and garner more attention (Enoch, Poyser, etc). Good sign - now let's get someone to commit!
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Rhody will still get an official from Jalen.

He's getting a high profile teammate with Thon Maker joining Athlete Institute.
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Same date that Cylla is scheduled to visit.
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http://zagsblog.com/articles/canadian-p ... officials/

is it just me or does his dad seem a little extreme?
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Hmm....step in IMMEDIATELY and fill a void.
Not seeing where that scenario fits Rhody, as
things stand now.
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Maybe they should have Enoch call his old man to cancel the visit….
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They'll be at his school today to watch an open gym.




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When you think about it though - in a 3 guard system, we really aren't that "deep" per se. The 3 we have out there are definitely the guys we want playing 30 minutes a game, but when you think about it, it's a steep drop off from the level we have in those 3 spots. Fouls, injuries, bad games always happen - there's always a spot for a talented player on your roster, especially when they're this good.

Butts represents a position we really don't have filled at the moment as a finesse/stretch/wing type player, which is good, but certainly I don't think the staff is saying "we'll get this guard and ignore our front court." We're in deep on Silva and Aflapuki, and have 2 open schollys for next year. Dan certainly knows what he's doing on the recruiting front. I'm pumped to see how this turns out.
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rodfromcranston wrote:I'm with Bressler on this.
Enough with the 376 guards! How the hell many6 do youy want or need?
Butts is NOT a PF. He's
a 6'7" finess player.
We need a bull who can score, up front.
He is a natural for URI- He is a southpaw!
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Jalen is ranked #83 on Rivals as a 4*
Comparisons:
Terrance Mann #93 4*
Levan Alston #104 3*
Alex Owens (PC) #108 3*
Chris Silva #132 3*
Jared Reuter #139 3*

We have two 4* players on the whole team in EC Mathews and Jared Terrell. We could have an all 4* Backcourt by adding Jalen. Would have been all 4* if Mann had come but he didn't of course.
Getting an all 4* backcourt will even help to entice 4* big men or higher.

Poyser is a good 3 point shooter and solid FT shooter.
I trust Dan is making the right move here and he is not letting the recruiting of another guard alter his desire to land a 4* big man or two.
Love how we are going after highly rated players.
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This kid is an absolute must-take if he wants in.
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When did Garrett get a four star rating?
This obsession with ratings is by people who don't get,
as Bob Knight said, most of those doing these rating have never even seen most of these
kids.
Doug McDermott and Bryce Cotton were unranked and almost unrecruited,
Tyson Wheeler wasn't highy rated, nor was Ryan Gomes.
Ratings are nice to talk about, but I could fill this space with people who were can't
misses, who you never heard of because they missed.
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rodfromcranston wrote:When did Garrett get a four star rating?
This obsession with ratings is by people who don't get,
as Bob Knight said, most of those doing these rating have never even seen most of these
kids.
Doug McDermott and Bryce Cotton were unranked and almost unrecruited,
Tyson Wheeler wasn't highy rated, nor was Ryan Gomes.
Ratings are nice to talk about, but I could fill this space with people who were can't
misses, who you never heard of because they missed.
When it comes to the rankings, it's always just a measure of chance though. Yes, there are always going to be guys that are unranked who have successful college and pro careers. You can pick outliers from any large sample size; Luis Gonzalez and Brady Anderson suddenly hit for tons of power in their 30s, but that doesn't mean you should change your priorities as a Major League team to older corner outfielders. Likewise, I think it's generally more positive that a school is involved with Top 100 players, than when it isn't.
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