‘19 F Anthony Walker (Miami ---> Indiana)

Bos8 · Unread post by **Bos8** » 6 years ago

We offered 2019 Anthony Walker 6'9 F out of Perry Hall HS and from Team BBC. Also offered 2020 PG Ace Baldwin.

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 6 years ago

DC_Rams · Unread post by **DC_Rams** » 6 years ago

Cox is killing it on the trail right now.

Rhody74 · Unread post by **Rhody74** » 6 years ago

I like the offers but “killing it” is a bit premature don’t you think?

DC_Rams · Unread post by **DC_Rams** » 6 years ago

Just read the words as they are written and not so deep into them. I’m just happy to see he is on the job and making STRONG offers, to higher profile recruits.

theblueram · Unread post by **theblueram** » 6 years ago

DC_Rams wrote:Just read the words as they are written and not so deep into them. I’m just happy to see he is on the job and making STRONG offers, to higher profile recruits.

Well I would hope so. Let's see who commits next fall. I'm hoping he scores big.

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 6 years ago

DC_Rams wrote:Just read the words as they are written and not so deep into them. I’m just happy to see he is on the job and making STRONG offers, to higher profile recruits.

Your comment on this recruits’ thread is unusual. Walker is not rated by most services. He is rated a 1

with ESPN.
Bishop is #115 on Rivals.
Most of the ‘19s previous recruits that were offered under Hurley are Top 100 & Top 150 rated. Akok, Bouknight, Tre Mitchell

DC_Rams · Unread post by **DC_Rams** » 6 years ago

Rhody83 wrote:
DC_Rams wrote:Just read the words as they are written and not so deep into them. I’m just happy to see he is on the job and making STRONG offers, to higher profile recruits.
Your comment on this recruits’ thread is unusual. Walker is not rated by most services. He is rated a 1 with ESPN.
Bishop is #115 on Rivals.
Most of the ‘19s previous recruits that were offered under Hurley are Top 100 & Top 150 rated. Akok, Bouknight, Tre Mitchell

Who do you think recruited them?

However, you are correct that this isn’t the thread I intended to post in. I thought this was Ace Baldwin’s thread.

wgracie99 · Unread post by **wgracie99** » 6 years ago

Rhody83 wrote:
DC_Rams wrote:Just read the words as they are written and not so deep into them. I’m just happy to see he is on the job and making STRONG offers, to higher profile recruits.
Your comment on this recruits’ thread is unusual. Walker is not rated by most services. He is rated a 1 with ESPN.
Bishop is #115 on Rivals.
Most of the ‘19s previous recruits that were offered under Hurley are Top 100 & Top 150 rated. Akok, Bouknight, Tre Mitchell

He has offers from VCU. Bonnie’s and Buffalo so far so not bad. His video shows he could be a pretty good rebounder and inforcer at 6-9, also shows some soft hands. Maybe a little taller version of Cl which wouldn’t be bad.

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 6 years ago

I thought he looked like Cyril on that dunk.

Seawrightspostgame · Unread post by **Seawrightspostgame** » 6 years ago

wgracie99 wrote:
Rhody83 wrote:
DC_Rams wrote:Just read the words as they are written and not so deep into them. I’m just happy to see he is on the job and making STRONG offers, to higher profile recruits.
Your comment on this recruits’ thread is unusual. Walker is not rated by most services. He is rated a 1 with ESPN.
Bishop is #115 on Rivals.
Most of the ‘19s previous recruits that were offered under Hurley are Top 100 & Top 150 rated. Akok, Bouknight, Tre Mitchell
He has offers from VCU. Bonnie’s and Buffalo so far so not bad. His video shows he could be a pretty good rebounder and inforcer at 6-9, also shows some soft hands. Maybe a little taller version of Cl which wouldn’t be bad.

Yeah would be great.

Rhodymob05 · Unread post by **Rhodymob05** » 6 years ago

He rocks a flat top, bring him in.

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 6 years ago

He seems very excited about the URI offer. More so than other offers. He is liking every tweet, responding to all the tweets and retweeting any post of him getting the Rhody offer.

giovanni · Unread post by **giovanni** » 6 years ago

I think too many people get overly excited about ratings that someone gives. First of all there are so many talented kids these days with the explosion of AAU and preps leagues. Secondly, do you really believe these scouting services or supposed gurus see all of these kids more than a few times? And if they do, how possible is it to make a serious rankings that turns out incredibly correct? It excites fan bases but there isn't a lot of value beyond that. Look at the NFL and NBA drafts with experts who do this for a living and how many times they are wrong trying to evaluate a much smaller pool at a more mature level. I trust Coach Cox and his staff. Cox in particular has years of experience evaluating talent. Hurley was obviously very good at it too, not to mention knowing the type of kid, character, work ethic and fit for the program they want to lead.

Not to mention you can offer anyone, doesn't mean you are seriously involved with them. We are still URI, not KY, UNC, Duke Syr or schools like that and it would be unrealistic to think we will or can be consistently involved with 4 and 5 stars. That doesn't mean we cannot occasionally get in on these guys or that if we get guys that fly a little under the radar and with good evaluation of talent and coaching that we cannot be a very good team perennially and compete with teams that consistently get the 4 and 5 star guys.

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 6 years ago

giovanni wrote:I think too many people get overly excited about ratings that someone gives. First of all there are so many talented kids these days with the explosion of AAU and preps leagues. Secondly, do you really believe these scouting services or supposed gurus see all of these kids more than a few times? And if they do, how possible is it to make a serious rankings that turns out incredibly correct? It excites fan bases but there isn't a lot of value beyond that. Look at the NFL and NBA drafts with experts who do this for a living and how many times they are wrong trying to evaluate a much smaller pool at a more mature level. I trust Coach Cox and his staff. Cox in particular has years of experience evaluating talent. Hurley was obviously very good at it too, not to mention knowing the type of kid, character, work ethic and fit for the program they want to lead.

Not to mention you can offer anyone, doesn't mean you are seriously involved with them. We are still URI, not KY, UNC, Duke Syr or schools like that and it would be unrealistic to think we will or can be consistently involved with 4 and 5 stars. That doesn't mean we cannot occasionally get in on these guys or that if we get guys that fly a little under the radar and with good evaluation of talent and coaching that we cannot be a very good team perennially and compete with teams that consistently get the 4 and 5 star guys.

I agree. In most years we will know how good the recruits are after seeing them play some college games.
It was obvious that EC, Hass & Terrell where impact players shortly into their freshmen years. It was also clear that Jeff and Fatts had the talent to be successful once they got quality playing time.

giovanni · Unread post by **giovanni** » 6 years ago

It may have been a while ago and a different era, but you cannot underestimate Al Skinner bringing in ARD, Tyson, Preston, Cat and that team that Harrick took so far. None of those guys were 4 or 5 stars. Skinner continued that at BC getting guys like Troy Bell, Jared Dudley and so on that were not necessarily recruited by the traditional powerhouse programs.

Da_Process_Survivor · Unread post by **Da_Process_Survivor** » 6 years ago

giovanni wrote:I think too many people get overly excited about ratings that someone gives. First of all there are so many talented kids these days with the explosion of AAU and preps leagues. Secondly, do you really believe these scouting services or supposed gurus see all of these kids more than a few times? And if they do, how possible is it to make a serious rankings that turns out incredibly correct? It excites fan bases but there isn't a lot of value beyond that. Look at the NFL and NBA drafts with experts who do this for a living and how many times they are wrong trying to evaluate a much smaller pool at a more mature level. I trust Coach Cox and his staff. Cox in particular has years of experience evaluating talent. Hurley was obviously very good at it too, not to mention knowing the type of kid, character, work ethic and fit for the program they want to lead.

Not to mention you can offer anyone, doesn't mean you are seriously involved with them. We are still URI, not KY, UNC, Duke Syr or schools like that and it would be unrealistic to think we will or can be consistently involved with 4 and 5 stars. That doesn't mean we cannot occasionally get in on these guys or that if we get guys that fly a little under the radar and with good evaluation of talent and coaching that we cannot be a very good team perennially and compete with teams that consistently get the 4 and 5 star guys.

to your point...Jaylen Adams was a 2* recruit

theblueram · Unread post by **theblueram** » 6 years ago

This talk is a load of horse crap. We had a top 30 class this year until BA left. If 1 or 2 star players are getting recruited, we have some serious issues.

Especially considering we have 3* guys that have been riding pine for a couple years.

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 6 years ago

Michael Tertsea was a 3* player. He can't play a lick.

bigappleram · Unread post by **bigappleram** » 6 years ago

Al Skinner was an excellent talent evaluator. Made a living out of guys under the radar - a few of which went on to NBA careers.

DC_Rams · Unread post by **DC_Rams** » 6 years ago

theblueram wrote:This talk is a load of horse crap. We had a top 30 class this year until BA left. If 1 or 2 star players are getting recruited, we have some serious issues.

Especially considering we have 3* guys that have been riding pine for a couple years.

Our class is still top 30.

Rhody74 · Unread post by **Rhody74** » 6 years ago

DC_Rams wrote:
theblueram wrote:This talk is a load of horse crap. We had a top 30 class this year until BA left. If 1 or 2 star players are getting recruited, we have some serious issues.

Especially considering we have 3* guys that have been riding pine for a couple years.
Our class is still top 30.

I was upset when Brendan followed Dan to UConn, but now I think Omar is better for our needs.

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 6 years ago

theblueram wrote:This talk is a load of horse crap. We had a top 30 class this year until BA left. If 1 or 2 star players are getting recruited, we have some serious issues.

Especially considering we have 3* guys that have been riding pine for a couple years.

Of the players URI has offered the mix between 4 star, 3 star and not rated players is very similar to last year. They have offered at least four 4 star players. Walker isn’t rated. Many believe the ratings are off any way. Look at the attention Mulchay is getting from the top schools with in home visits and he is rated a 3 star.

URI has 2 Seniors next year. Coming off a recruiting class of 4 highly rated Fr, you should expect lower interest. Most likely all of their top 8 players from 18-19 will be returning for 19-20.

Blue Man · Unread post by **Blue Man** » 6 years ago

When it comes to rankings, I know Dan and staff put together their own rankings of players, and only recruited who they viewed to be top 150.

I assume Dave follows some type of similar system.

Bos8 · Unread post by **Bos8** » 6 years ago

Must be playing well, as multiple schools like Umass and TCU have offered after this past live series weekend.

URIRecruitingInfo · Unread post by **URIRecruitingInfo** » 6 years ago

* Over the weekend, Team BBC forward Anthony Walker picked up offers from TCU, UMass and Towson. Add them to Rhode Island last weekend and others who offered the 6-foot-8 four man in the latter part of the winter and it's been a successful run for him of late. Walker is an energy guy in the lane with good hands and a nose for the ball. Look out once he adds some more strength.

https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com ... -takeaways

URIRecruitingInfo · Unread post by **URIRecruitingInfo** » 6 years ago

BEST DEFENDER

It is a bit perplexing seeing the limited amount of high-major offers rattle in for Anthony Walker. Attending Perry Hall High School and playing alongside a Cincinnati commit and a one-time Ole Miss pledge, each of whom broke out late in their respective recruiting processes, one would assume that the coaching masses would learn the first time to not play the waiting game with the next man up out of Baltimore. Instead, here we are again and Walker is on the cusp of his national emergence later in the process compared with most others. While he does hold 10 scholarship offers from TCU, Rhode Island and VCU, among others, more will come thanks to Walker’s tremendous defensive qualities. A hard-playing forward that has the chance to guard four positions in college, the Team BBC junior is versatile and multi-positional.

https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com ... ans-awards

Bos8 · Unread post by **Bos8** » 6 years ago

https://www.prephoops.com/2018/05/19-an ... -thus-far/

"Rhode Island: “They’ve been on me a lot too. I really appreciate the job they’re doing checking up on me, my mother and my father. That means a lot to me.”

rhodyblue12 · Unread post by **rhodyblue12** » 6 years ago

Junior year highlights:

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 6 years ago

DC_Rams · Unread post by **DC_Rams** » 6 years ago

Looks who’s stock is starting to rise...been trying to tell people, Cox knows wtf he is doing.

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 5 years ago

Two Rhody recruits on the list.

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 5 years ago

Rhody83 wrote:Two Rhody recruits on the list.

Three. We have offered Baldwin too.

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 5 years ago

I wasn’t thinking of Baldwin because he isn’t a ‘19 and is a long shot.

RhowdyRam02 · Unread post by **RhowdyRam02** » 5 years ago

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 5 years ago

Article states that Walker’s first visit is Rhody next Saturday, June 16th. There is a thought that Bishop is also visiting next weekend. Would be great to have these two there together. Fatts, Jeff, Jermaine & Tyrese have the connections with the two Baltimore & Philly prospects.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 5 years ago

Some great schools on these lists !!!

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 5 years ago

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 5 years ago

Nice seeing that URI logo right in the center

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 5 years ago

Throw the ratings out the window. Villanova now involved.

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 5 years ago

Billyboy78 wrote:Throw the ratings out the window. Villanova now involved.

Nova isn’t making an early decision on Walker. He will be competing for one PF scholly with 4-5 top 50 recruits.
He is visiting Kingston this weekend. If Cox can keep him on an early November decision their chances are still good.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 5 years ago

Nice that he is visiting this weekend, hopefully the players show him how good of a program we have here

Ramulous · Unread post by **Ramulous** » 5 years ago

Tweet by Bird on Twitter

Bird (@TheBirdmanJrJr)
6/15/18, 2:33 AM
Sayin it now, if the most underrated guard ⁦‪@dahh215‬⁩ & forward ⁦‪@AntgotClout‬⁩ in 19’ end up at ⁦‪@RhodyMBB‬⁩ it’s game over. Title time. #Savages

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 5 years ago

Will be here tomorrow. Show the kid some love!
https://twitter.com/AntgotClout

Ramulous · Unread post by **Ramulous** » 5 years ago

Someone replied that the Bird speaketh the truth.......and Ant Walker liked that reply

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 5 years ago

Ramulous wrote:Someone replied that the Bird speaketh the truth.......and Ant Walker liked that reply

He has liked all replies regarding Rhody and retweets some of them.

DC_Rams · Unread post by **DC_Rams** » 5 years ago

DC_Rams · Unread post by **DC_Rams** » 5 years ago

This must be the new thing...don’t like it.

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 5 years ago

The "Not Committed" part is not good, at least in my opinion.

sevegny7 · Unread post by **sevegny7** » 5 years ago

I'm not worried about it not committed means he will take a few other visits and decide at a later date. Cant always expect recruits to commit immediately. Especially ones with options. I am still confident. He went out of his way to like a tweet I sent about him visiting this weekend.

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