KeaneyBlue - The URI Basketball Forum

Posted: **Wed Aug 12, 2015 9:33 am**

Michael Tertsea - C
From: Nigeria
School: John Carroll School (MD)
Travel/AAU: Baltimore Supreme

Ht: 6'9"
Wt: 225

RANKINGS:
Scout: 3-star
Future150: 3-star

OFFERS:
Bryant
Dayton
Fairfield
James Madison
Maryland-Baltimore County
Siena
Towson

INTEREST:
Rhode Island
Cincinnati
Clemson
Duquesne
Florida Gulf Coast
Kansas State
George Mason
George Washington
Richmond
Southern Cal
Stony Brook
Virginia
Xavier

Posted: **Wed Aug 12, 2015 9:44 am**

6'10"center
http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/michael-tertsea

Posted: **Wed Aug 12, 2015 9:58 am**

This is one site that has him rated. https://future150.com/hs/basketball-pro ... sea-c-2016

Posted: **Wed Aug 12, 2015 10:05 am**

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Posted: **Wed Aug 12, 2015 10:05 am**

I love the foreign route for our big man targets. Seems much more common amongst teams of our stature to find a diamond in the rough/ high potential type big overseas.

Posted: **Wed Aug 19, 2015 5:58 pm**

Hearing he may be visiting in the fall.
Could be what the doctor ordered.

Posted: **Thu Aug 20, 2015 9:14 am**

rodfromcranston wrote:Hearing he may be visiting in the fall.

Yes, it's what started this thread on him- plans to visit URI, George Washington, and La Salle.

Posted: **Fri Sep 18, 2015 12:42 pm**

Posted: **Fri Sep 18, 2015 1:06 pm**

I think one of them will commit this weekend.

Posted: **Fri Sep 18, 2015 1:28 pm**

Which one of the two is the better prospect?

Posted: **Fri Sep 18, 2015 3:59 pm**

Whoever is the better shot blocker of the two might be the best fit.

Posted: **Fri Sep 18, 2015 6:28 pm**

From what I've heard Cyril is better, Tertsea is more of a project at this point but with huge upside (doesn't everyone say that about projects). I'm willing to bet we would take both if they both committed.

Posted: **Fri Sep 18, 2015 6:45 pm**

Are you hearing this information from inside sources with the program or just people who have seen both individuals play?

Posted: **Fri Sep 18, 2015 6:55 pm**

I'd be very surprised if they took both.

I'd prefer Langevine. To be fair, though, I know way more about him than Tertsea. Tertsea is the kind of prospect that can make me nervous. He had a lot of high major teams checking him out early (his size alone will get some attention) but nothing much materialized.

Posted: **Fri Sep 18, 2015 6:59 pm**

People that have seen both play. Tertsea plays for a pretty good hs team, and Cyril played for the same AAU team as Jagan Mosely. I think even from just a quick google search the consensus seems to be that Langevine is, for whatever reason, highly underrated/under-recruited. There's not much out there about Tertsea

Posted: **Fri Sep 18, 2015 7:15 pm**

I'd rather not take both, since we still have a legitimate shot at Marfo. Hoping he comes for an official soon.

Posted: **Fri Sep 18, 2015 7:28 pm**

Does anybody know if we have a real shit at Marfo? I'd take both these guys over a 20% shot at Marfo.

Posted: **Fri Sep 18, 2015 8:10 pm**

CT Rhody wrote:Does anybody know if we have a real shit at Marfo? I'd take both these guys over a 20% shot at Marfo.

this is why I wouldn't be surprised if we took a commitment from both. Who knows where Marfo wants to go, but he certainly isn't a lock for us, IMO.

Posted: **Fri Sep 18, 2015 8:30 pm**

Dre3000 wrote:
CT Rhody wrote:Does anybody know if we have a real shit at Marfo? I'd take both these guys over a 20% shot at Marfo.
this is why I wouldn't be surprised if we took a commitment from both. Who knows where Marfo wants to go, but he certainly isn't a lock for us, IMO.

No, Marfo is not a lock, but he took an unofficial and liked everything enough to keep URI in his list of 5 when some higher profile schools were cut. If the staff has these guys ranked like the national recruiting guys do, then Marfo is clearly the best of these bigs. It's only September- no need to jump into anything. If they get one of Langevine or Tertsea, that's 2 bigs signed and at least 1-2 spots still open, one of which should go to a guard.

Posted: **Fri Sep 18, 2015 8:49 pm**

Ace - I agree with you, I would love Marfo but I think we need three bigs in this class and these three would be a good class. Wonder how the coaches handle this situation if both want to commit.

Posted: **Fri Sep 18, 2015 9:05 pm**

I hope we get a commitment from Langevine after this official visit.

If we do, with Layssard & Langevine's comittments I think we could be patient and wait for Marfo's recruitment to play out. Not only did Marfo take an unofficial visit here during the summer but he attended Midnight Madness last October.

We have at least as good a shot to land Marfo as the other 4 schools on his list.

Ace-- I believe Jeff Dowtin's official visit is on September 24th

Posted: **Sat Sep 19, 2015 11:27 am**

A Scout.com article lists Tertsea as 6'11" (which can be interpreted as a legit 6'9"), 7'4" wingspan and a 3.6 GPA.
It says he only played AAU for two seasons. Sounds like a perfect guy for ARD to tutor.
Could be that defensive presence in the paint that every team needs.

Posted: **Sat Sep 19, 2015 12:16 pm**

rhodyblue12 wrote:A Scout.com article lists Tertsea as 6'11" (which can be interpreted as a legit 6'9"), 7'4" wingspan and a 3.6 GPA.
It says he only played AAU for two seasons. Sounds like a perfect guy for ARD to tutor.
Could be that defensive presence in the paint that every team needs.

interested! love the wingspan to GPA ratio! I have to believe with a 7'4" ws, 3.6 GPA and some basic athleticism ARD should be able to really coach him up good! Hope he lands in Kingston!

Posted: **Sat Sep 19, 2015 12:23 pm**

Saw Mike last night out and about with all the guys. Probably told him 5 times to come to URI and why its the best place to be. May have been a little under the weather while I did it. On a side note I shouted Andre Berry's name another 7 times and he was pumped to even be recognized. Mike seemed to be having a good time. And he is not 6'11" however definitely has a little height on Hassan.

P.S. Two separate times a FUCK PC chant was started with the team in the middle of it. GOOSEBUMPS

Posted: **Sat Sep 19, 2015 1:05 pm**

HASwatTeam wrote: P.S. Two separate times a FUCK PC chant was started with the team in the middle of it. GOOSEBUMPS

This is phenomenal.

Posted: **Sun Sep 20, 2015 11:49 am**

Just saw that he committed

Posted: **Sun Sep 20, 2015 11:50 am**

where did you see that?

Posted: **Sun Sep 20, 2015 11:52 am**

Someone usually in the know had it posted here and then deleted it.

Posted: **Sun Sep 20, 2015 11:53 am**

Koch and Finkelstein both tweeted he committed to URI.

Posted: **Sun Sep 20, 2015 11:55 am**

Very nice!!

Posted: **Sun Sep 20, 2015 11:56 am**

Yeah, several sources, including Koch, have confirmed it. Nice that we are getting size.

Posted: **Sun Sep 20, 2015 11:58 am**

Bill Koch ‏@BillKoch25 6m6 minutes ago

Tertsea gives #URI second big man in as many weekends, joining Louisiana's Mike Layssard. #Rams assistant David Cox scores in his DMV home.

GREAT! This is all some of us wanted. Bigs and more bigs!!!!

Posted: **Sun Sep 20, 2015 12:02 pm**

Fantastic news. Glad we don't have to worry about the bigs issue anymore.

Posted: **Sun Sep 20, 2015 12:03 pm**

Running Ram wrote:Someone usually in the know had it posted here and then deleted it.

Sorry about that- I was holding an iPad obsessed toddler and tried to edit the post to add something else. He helpfully deleted it instead and then I figured someone else would have it.

Posted: **Sun Sep 20, 2015 12:09 pm**

haha no worries ace, i just wanted to be cautious about celebrating until someone connected to the twitterverse could confirm.

Posted: **Sun Sep 20, 2015 12:10 pm**

In all these tweets, he is listed at 6'9", 6"10" and 6'11". Who is right?

Posted: **Sun Sep 20, 2015 12:10 pm**

ace wrote:
Running Ram wrote:Someone usually in the know had it posted here and then deleted it.
Sorry about that- I was holding an iPad obsessed toddler and tried to edit the post to add something else. He helpfully deleted it instead and then I figured someone else would have it.

Why does this toddler hate Hurley and think that we should just be offering nothing but guards instead of big men?

Posted: **Sun Sep 20, 2015 12:11 pm**

Billyboy78 wrote:In all these tweets, he is listed at 6'9", 6"10" and 6'11". Who is right?

Haha, probably means he is about 6'7"!

Posted: **Sun Sep 20, 2015 12:12 pm**

adam914 wrote:
Billyboy78 wrote:In all these tweets, he is listed at 6'9", 6"10" and 6'11". Who is right?
Haha, probably means he is about 6'7"!

Zags is pretty reliable, right? He says he's 6'11". I'll optimistically go with that.

Posted: **Sun Sep 20, 2015 12:13 pm**

it's probably 6'9" but the important thing is he identifies himself as a center and that is/will be his skill set.

Posted: **Sun Sep 20, 2015 12:16 pm**

adam914 wrote:
ace wrote:
Running Ram wrote:Someone usually in the know had it posted here and then deleted it.
Sorry about that- I was holding an iPad obsessed toddler and tried to edit the post to add something else. He helpfully deleted it instead and then I figured someone else would have it.
Why does this toddler hate Hurley and think that we should just be offering nothing but guards instead of big men?

I'm going with he's either a troll or, being a little guy himself, he identifies with guards.

Posted: **Sun Sep 20, 2015 12:17 pm**

Billyboy78 wrote:
adam914 wrote:
Billyboy78 wrote:In all these tweets, he is listed at 6'9", 6"10" and 6'11". Who is right?
Haha, probably means he is about 6'7"!
Zags is pretty reliable, right? He says he's 6'11". I'll optimistically go with that.

Haha yeah, maybe borderline 6'10"? Go with the one in the middle? I just think its funny all the height discrepancies that are out there with players.

Posted: **Sun Sep 20, 2015 12:20 pm**

Here's Zags' article.

http://zagsblog.com/articles/rhody-land ... e-tertsea/

Posted: **Sun Sep 20, 2015 12:26 pm**

Great news, now we need one more big guy in this class? This actually might be good for Marfo and or Cyril since we just landed two potential centers which would allow them to play more of the four and not defend the other teams biggest player.

Posted: **Sun Sep 20, 2015 12:32 pm**

Funny, I thought Lavigne would have been the one committing
this weekend.
Tertsea = good student and 7'4" wingspan, which is great, regardless
of 6'9" or 6'11".
Now, get the best remaining big and a PG, and this will have been
a memorable recruiting cycle.
Great job by staff, and Dan closing the deal.

Posted: **Sun Sep 20, 2015 12:34 pm**

rodfromcranston wrote:Funny, I thought Lavigne would have been the one committing
this weekend.
Tertsea = good student and 7'4" wingspan, which is great, regardless
of 6'9" or 6'11".
Now, get the best remaining big and a PG, and this will have been
a memorable recruiting cycle.
Great job by staff, and Dan closing the deal.

I thought the same thing Rod, for sure figured it would be Langevine. I like that he is described as a rim protector and offensive rebounder. Should be a good fit. Not to mention there were other A10 schools we beat out for him.

Posted: **Sun Sep 20, 2015 12:36 pm**

Not that it means anything, but I said something nice about him being here on Twitter and he liked it and
re-tweeted it.
Day's not over yet.
Five frontcourt openings after 2016-17. Plenty of room for another big.

Posted: **Sun Sep 20, 2015 12:37 pm**

More coffee for Dan and staff!

Posted: **Sun Sep 20, 2015 12:40 pm**

I agree Rod, I would love another another commitment today and then we can focus our attention to another guy and the 2017 class.

Posted: **Sun Sep 20, 2015 12:42 pm**

FWIW, Cyril loved his visit.

Also, this, if you are so inclined-

KeaneyBlue - The URI Basketball Forum

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