General Recruiting Discussion/Comments 2022 and before

[FDshoes]

Appears Geeter & Zeigler are buddies too

[reef]

Nice working the Michigan connections TJ !!

[Billyboy78]

Just saw that we offered another Kid from St. John's in DC. Chris Watson, 6'6" guard going into his junior year. A teammate of Ish.

[rhodyruckus]

Legend Geeter would instantly top the all time name list.

If Legend was a 5'9" PG he could be "Skeeter Geeter". But now we need a recruit with the first name Larry so we can name the duo "Larry (and the) Legend".

[ramster]

[Jersey77]

Grad transfer PF Justyn Mutts (Delaware) just committed Virginia Tech

[URIRecruitingInfo]

All the fans of cold calling players on this board must love Grasso's approach:

https://www.zagsblog.com/2020/06/16/why ... in-one-day

[Jersey77]

Wow busy guy, if you throw enough stuff at the wall something may stick.

[giovanni]

[rhodyruckus]

All the fans of cold calling players on this board must love Grasso's approach:

https://www.zagsblog.com/2020/06/16/why ... in-one-day

Like Clark Griswold's boss picking up the phone in the Christmas Vacation movie. "Get me somebody, anybody. And get me somebody while I'm waiting!"

[Billyboy78]

I'm surprised we're offering so many high school players.

[Rhody83]

I'm surprised we're offering so many high school players.

These offers mean very little. Rhody still needs to pursue the high school player. I would think 50% of their recruits going forward will be transfers though. I could see 1 or 2 high school/prep recruits per year. One of the Assistant Coaches told me that high school recruiting is not where Rhody will focus and to some degree it’s a waste of time. I think they will spend less time on it.

[rhodylaw]

I'm surprised we're offering so many high school players.

These offers mean very little. Rhody still needs to pursue the high school player. I would think 50% of their recruits going forward will be transfers though. I could see 1 or 2 high school/prep recruits per year. One of the Assistant Coaches told me that high school recruiting is not where Rhody will focus and to some degree it’s a waste of time. I think they will spend less time on it.

Yes - but they do need to build up some name recognition and relationships with guys they may be targeting as a transfer later. So you cannot completely abandon it.

[Jersey77]

Yes, not only building relationships with the players but also the high school and prep coaching staffs and continuing that pipeline.

[NYGFan_Section208]

I'm surprised we're offering so many high school players.

These offers mean very little. Rhody still needs to pursue the high school player. I would think 50% of their recruits going forward will be transfers though. I could see 1 or 2 high school/prep recruits per year. One of the Assistant Coaches told me that high school recruiting is not where Rhody will focus and to some degree it’s a waste of time. I think they will spend less time on it.

Disagree...once they pass the 'one free transfer' rule...I'm thinking the HS recruiting will be of little value. Get a kid out of high school that shows a chance of being anywhere near as good as you hope he will be...and he be gone.

#playtheportallikeaGM

[DeanDome88]

I'm surprised we're offering so many high school players.

These offers mean very little. Rhody still needs to pursue the high school player. I would think 50% of their recruits going forward will be transfers though. I could see 1 or 2 high school/prep recruits per year. One of the Assistant Coaches told me that high school recruiting is not where Rhody will focus and to some degree it’s a waste of time. I think they will spend less time on it.

Yes - but they do need to build up some name recognition and relationships with guys they may be targeting as a transfer later. So you cannot completely abandon it.

I agree and their is also the chance to find some guys who will be loyal to the program for four years. It's not impossible.

[Running Ram]

Yes - but they do need to build up some name recognition and relationships with guys they may be targeting as a transfer later. So you cannot completely abandon it.

I agree and their is also the chance to find some guys who will be loyal to the program for four years. It's not impossible.

These two statements are true and I'm sure Cox knows it as well. It's not as if we're going to abandon recruiting HS players.

Think of it in budgets, up until now it was say 70% total effort allocated to recruiting HS players,
this year they were forced to allocate more like 40% to HS and 60% to transfers on the fly,
so next year they prepare to budget 30% to HS players and 70% to transfers

Then we win a lot and start getting the recruits from HS that are only here for a few years and transfer to the NBA vis a vis the draft!!!

[URIRecruitingInfo]

Talk about reshaping a program. In a matter of weeks, David Cox transformed Rhode Island into one of the top landing spots for transfer talent. His new way of thinking clearly panned out, and now its just a question of whether his talented collection of newcomers buys into the bigger picture.

The Rams started the spring out in the biggest way possible by landing the Mitchell brothers, Makhi and Makhel. They are former Rivals150 prospects and were expected to be forces for Maryland before deciding to leave mid-year. Another former four-star prospect, Jalen Carey, joined Rhode Island after two years at Syracuse. Towson standout Allen Betrand, who scored in double figures against Florida and Xavier last season, is also in the fold. Finally, Malik Martin, the younger brother of former URI standout Hassan Martin, will follow in his older sibling’s footsteps.

All five players could sit out portions of next season, but URI fans should be plenty optimistic about the years ahead.

https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com ... nsfer-wars

[giovanni]

[Rhody74]

[hrstrat57]

Our coach getting it done

https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com ... nsfer-wars

[reef]

Nice pub baby !!

[Running Ram]

Anyone have any idea when we might be hearing about any of the waiver applications? I believe, per this forum, they were submitted a couple of weeks ago.

[rhodylaw]

Anyone have any idea when we might be hearing about any of the waiver applications? I believe, per this forum, they were submitted a couple of weeks ago.

Probably December

[giovanni]

[giovanni]

[Seawrightspostgame]

I imagine the recruiting with a transfer waiver rule in place to look like current high school recruiting. Some kids stay at schools. Some kids go to another school and some seem to play at as many schools as they can.

I think It helps URI because URI has some things to offer regardless of what negative people claim here and the transfer player gives you more of a look at a guy and a chance to get a guy with a higher pedigree. I think more Iversons/Jalen Careys and less outerbridges/Matt butlers.

[rhodylaw]

I imagine the recruiting with a transfer waiver rule in place to look like current high school recruiting. Some kids stay at schools. Some kids go to another school and some seem to play at as many schools as they can.

I think It helps URI because URI has some things to offer regardless of what negative people claim here and the transfer player gives you more of a look at a guy and a chance to get a guy with a higher pedigree. I think more Iversons/Jalen Careys and less outerbridges/Matt butlers.

I agree with this idea as long as we are still getting some good HS recruits. Leggett and Berry definitely fit that mold.

[eli#10]

Where did the player from Holy Cross wind up?

[RhodyKyle]

Where did the player from Holy Cross wind up?

UNC Wilmington

[Jersey77]

Abdou Tsimbila was a 3* PF/C 2019 prospect from the DMV area who originally signed a LOI with Penn State. He was supposed to enroll there in January of 2020 but that never happened. His status is still somewhat unclear and has not been listed on their roster. They may of cut ties with him and he may be available. Someone to keep an eye on especially since that is a very strong recruiting area for us.

[Rhody83]

I imagine the recruiting with a transfer waiver rule in place to look like current high school recruiting. Some kids stay at schools. Some kids go to another school and some seem to play at as many schools as they can.

I think It helps URI because URI has some things to offer regardless of what negative people claim here and the transfer player gives you more of a look at a guy and a chance to get a guy with a higher pedigree. I think more Iversons/Jalen Careys and less outerbridges/Matt butlers.

The “some seem to play at as many schools as they can” doesn’t make sense. The new transfer rule will be for first time transfers only. They would sit out a year with a second transfer. Unsure how the Grad Transfer will work if a player already had one transfer without sitting. I can see a modification to the Grad Transfer rule for someone that already transferred snd didn’t sit.

[Jersey77]

Grad transfers will always have immediate eligibility regardless if they had previously transferred. Once they received their degree they would no longer be under the NCAA restrictions on sitting out, the one time transfer no sit rule would only apply to undergrads.

[Jersey77]

Surprised we haven't offered Kyle Filipowski, 2022 PF/C or stretch 4 from Ma. Already one of the top rated players in New England and getting a lot of national attention.

[Rhody19/21]

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[Jersey77]

It could be a long wait, in the meantime many bigs with immediate eligibility (grad transfers, jucos, and freshman) have been committing elsewhere in recent weeks. I hoped we had interest in Taurean Thompson but he just committed to Detroit. Hopefully our staff has a backup plan in place, just in case our players aren't granted waivers or no decisions until after school starts. There are still several quality front court players available but not sure how much longer they will stay on the board.

[steveystuds06]

It could be a long wait, in the meantime many bigs with immediate eligibility (grad transfers, jucos, and freshman) have been committing elsewhere in recent weeks. I hoped we had interest in Taurean Thompson but he just committed to Detroit. Hopefully our staff has a backup plan in place, just in case our players aren't granted waivers or no decisions until after school starts. There are still several quality front court players available but not sure how much longer they will stay on the board.

They have a backup plan.

[Jersey77]

2020 5* center Makur Maker just committed to Howard University, rather than go pro. Unbelievable pickup for them, getting one of the top prospects in the country and #2 rated center.

[ramster]

Will be interesting to see who follows Makur to Howard. Howard won only 4 games last season but things are certainly looking up.

https://sports.yahoo.com/2020-five-star ... 17057.html

[ramster]

Nm

[Jersey77]

He is clearly making a statement, I applaud him. Earlier in the year, it was thought he would go the G- League route before announcing vey recently his final 4 schools: Kentucky, UCLA, Memphis, and of course Howard.

[reef]

Good for the little school

[Billyboy78]

[reef]

TJ will be a head coach some day !!!

[DevRam]

Manhattan transfer Pauly Paulicap season highlight tape.

Harris and Paulicap would be a very capable frontcourt.

[Jersey77]

Yes, if we get Pauly Paulicap that would be huge, not sure if there is any interest from either side at this point.

[reef]

Wow just watched his highlights kid is a great shot blocker and can score down low what were his stats at Manhattan???

[Jersey77]

This past season he averaged: 10.6 pts/ 6.6 rebs/ 2.1 blocks per game

[ramster]

[Jersey77]

Maryland has also reached out, haven't seen or heard that we are even in the mix.