'19 PA C - Ray Somerville (Cal-State Bakersfield)

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

Ray Somerville - C
From: Bryn Mawr, PA
School: The Shipley School
Travel/AAU: Team Final

Ht: 6'9"
Wt: 235

RANKINGS:
Rivals: NR

FINAL 6:
Rhode Island (Unofficial Visit 6/18/18)
Cal State - Bakersfield (Official Visit scheduled for 10/25-10/28)
LaSalle (Unofficial Visit: 5/30/18)
Loyola Marymount
New Mexico (Official Visit scheduled for 9/21-9/23)
Towson

INTEREST:
Marist
Siena (Unofficial Visit: 10/10/18)

https://247sports.com/player/ray-somerville-46055270
http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/ray-somerville
https://www.cityofbasketballlove.com/ray-somerville

CHICO 78 · Unread post by **CHICO 78** » 6 years ago

A 2 star center with an underwhelming list of offers? Don't we have 2 of these riding the pine right now?

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

Not one that can block shots and run the floor like this guy can. 7'0"

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

CHICO 78 wrote:A 2 star center with an underwhelming list of offers? Don't we have 2 of these riding the pine right now?

so for the record, Verbal commits had Cyril as a 2.7, Layssard as a 3, Tertsea as a 3 and Andre Berry as a 2.

Impossible to judge the future by rankings alone!!! so much is where they play, exposure, AAU team etc etc.

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

Iggy1979 · Unread post by **Iggy1979** » 6 years ago

Not a great list

CHICO 78 · Unread post by **CHICO 78** » 6 years ago

We really don’t need another project.
We have 2 right now! 3 if you count Preston

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

Running Ram · Unread post by **Running Ram** » 5 years ago

We have no idea how Cox is going to shape things to come, also I have no bones to pick regarding DC's eye for talent. Put the brakes on the star number talk and list talk and trust the coach to put all the right pieces together. Cox has also been offering highly recruited 4* players. I'm sure like DH, Cox has his own top prospect list, he's the professional and we are the amateurs.

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

According to his Twitter he will be committing at the end of the month.

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

Running Ram wrote:We have no idea how Cox is going to shape things to come, also I have no bones to pick regarding DC's eye for talent. Put the brakes on the star number talk and list talk and trust the coach to put all the right pieces together. Cox has also been offering highly recruited 4* players. I'm sure like DH, Cox has his own top prospect list, he's the professional and we are the amateurs.

I agree there are exceptions to the star ratings. I don’t agree about a weak list of other schools interested. The other coaches are professionals.

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

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

I'm pretty sure that was the guy that tweeted that information this morning. Not sure why the first tweet was deleted and then he posted it again.

Running Ram · Unread post by **Running Ram** » 5 years ago

Rhody83 wrote:
Running Ram wrote:We have no idea how Cox is going to shape things to come, also I have no bones to pick regarding DC's eye for talent. Put the brakes on the star number talk and list talk and trust the coach to put all the right pieces together. Cox has also been offering highly recruited 4* players. I'm sure like DH, Cox has his own top prospect list, he's the professional and we are the amateurs.
I agree there are exceptions to the star ratings. I don’t agree about a weak list of other schools interested. The other coaches are professionals.

Good point, but it also supports what I stated, those are all skilled pro's and we are not. There is a reason Somerville is on DC's list, I'm in the trust the coach to craft and show us his vision part of the relationship at this point. If Ray is a hidden talent capable of filling a role for the team go get him coach. There are sooo many immeasurable factors we don't consider. Maybe Somerville is extremely coachable, maybe Cox sees a certain set of skills he has that will be needed, maybe Cox thinks he's a true diamond in the rough with beast potential say by Jr year, whatever, trust.

Running Ram · Unread post by **Running Ram** » 5 years ago

I got a number for you 3 blocks a game, team's defensive QB.

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

I am not sure about the Tweets from Ari that Rhody offered and from Pat Lawless that he is visiting Kingston today. No one else has reported either of these and the known recruiting guys report every offer. Ray himself hasn’t tweeted about an offer from URI or the visit and he has tweeted about other offers and visits. Ari is the student manager for Syracuse. Pat has tweeted incorrect info before. I stopped following him after the second time his tweet was wrong.

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

Ray did retweet the tweet from Ari that he had been offered.

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

Rhody83 wrote:I am not sure about the Tweets from Ari that Rhody offered and from Pat Lawless that he is visiting Kingston today. No one else has reported either of these and the known recruiting guys report every offer. Ray himself hasn’t tweeted about an offer from URI or the visit and he has tweeted about other offers and visits. Ari is the student manager for Syracuse. Pat has tweeted incorrect info before. I stopped following him after the second time his tweet was wrong.

Josh Verlin/City of Basketball Love covers Phily area hoops exclusively and reported the list of Somerville’s offers, including one from URI.

With just two open spots, as of now, I’m not sure of how a potential early verbal from a guy like this fits, but I imagine they are.

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

I agree with Ace. If he is committing June 30th, it isn’t with URI. I believe we have 3 open spots though - one open from this year, Akele & Preston.

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

You’re right. I got distracted by just thinking of the 2 seniors. I wonder if Cox has any particular views of mid-year transfers?

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

Ace, have you seen this kid play?

Iggy1979 · Unread post by **Iggy1979** » 5 years ago

Teams also recruit in case someone leaves.

Rhodymob05 · Unread post by **Rhodymob05** » 5 years ago

I'm glad we're going after some real size.

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

Rhodymob05 wrote:I'm glad we're going after some real size.

Real size?
Tertsea 6’10”
Layssard 6’8”
Cyril 6’8”
Harris 6’8”
Tate 6’7”
Preston 6’7”

Talent over size. I would take Hass at 6’7” over all of the guys above at this point.

Rhodymob05 · Unread post by **Rhodymob05** » 5 years ago

I love the size that Tertsea has, Cyril is a beast but still slightly undersized. Layssard seems a bit weaker to me but we will see and Harris was a pleasant surprise. We do have size but we can't get knocked around again like Duke did to us, I don't care who the team is, so consistent big man (6'9+) recruiting is nice to see.

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

Rhodymob05 wrote:I love the size that Tertsea has, Cyril is a beast but still slightly undersized. Layssard seems a bit weaker to me but we will see and Harris was a pleasant surprise. We do have size but we can't get knocked around again like Duke did to us, I don't care who the team is, so consistent big man (6'9+) recruiting is nice to see.

It doesn't matter how big they are if they can't play.

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

Still nothing from Ray Somerville about an unofficial visit yesterday that Pat Lawless tweeted about. I don’t think this visit happened.

Edit: Ray Somerville Instagram video in Rhody uniform. In Kingston either today or yesterday.

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

Somerville is playing for Team Final in July.

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

Unread post by **SGreenwell** » 5 years ago

He looks mighty nice in that color...

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

Just watched Somerville play for Team Final. In my opinion he is clearly the best big man Rhody is looking at behind Walker.
His team was down 20 and came back. He scored 5 points on the last two possessions in regulation to tie the game with 3 seconds left. He scored on OReb & was fouled. Hit the FT to tie it. They won by 1 in OT. He scored the basket to give them the lead. He controled the end of the game with his defense, rebounding & scoring. Has a high motor - some authoritative slam dunks & got up and down the court well. He was very engaged with his teammates encouraging them.

I rate him way ahead of McLeod and Mading. I have watched all three play.

rhodyblue12 · Unread post by **rhodyblue12** » 5 years ago

'83 - we all appreciate the info you have been posting. Thank you.
How big is Ray Somerville in person? I've heard anywhere from 6'9" to 'near' 7'0" (a guy interviewing him said this).

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

Helped was putting it softly. I would say carried his team into OT.

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

rhodyblue12 wrote:'83 - we all appreciate the info you have been posting. Thank you.
How big is Ray Somerville in person? I've heard anywhere from 6'9" to 'near' 7'0" (a guy interviewing him said this).

Sorry, I was watching on Baller TV and not there is person. Ray states that he is 6’10 240. That looks legit based on the video. He seems built similar to Cyril and a few inches taller.

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

Rhody83 wrote:Just watched Somerville play for Team Final. In my opinion he is clearly the best big man Rhody is looking at behind Walker.
His team was down 20 and came back. He scored 5 points on the last two possessions in regulation to tie the game with 3 seconds left. He scored on OReb & was fouled. Hit the FT to tie it. They won by 1 in OT. He scored the basket to give them the lead. He controled the end of the game with his defense, rebounding & scoring. Has a high motor - some authoritative slam dunks & got up and down the court well. He was very engaged with his teammates encouraging them.

I rate him way ahead of McLeod and Mading. I have watched all three play.

Way ahead? Mading is VERY good. Silky smooth for 6’10 after that 5 inch growth spurt.

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

I will watch more of Mading. I watched part of first game and he did nothing. I watched complete game 3. His team scored 92 points. Again a lower level opponent. He hit 4 or 5 threes (nice shot from deep). He didn’t score a 2 and got 2 rebounds. Doesn’t do much on defense. Right now he is a perimeter player. I would remove him from the big man list. He would have to play the 3. He was the 4th best player on his team in that game. All of his top teammates shoot the 3 very well.

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

Somerville struggled against Jersey Force today. It was his third game in 24 hours. Outplayed by unknown Jersey Force big man.

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

http://elevatehoops.com/an-injury-wont- ... omerville/

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

What’s the deal with this kid? I don’t see any rankings on any of the recruiting sites. Is he for real or no?

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

I think the write up from Elevate Hoops (link above) is accurate. The big guys development is slower than the guards and SF.
This kid is legit 6’10” at 17 years old. He switched AAU teams and had an injury. Recruiting sites can lose focus when that happens. Good defender and rebounder. Gets up and down the floor well. He is coordinated. Offense will develop.

Someone mentioned in a different thread that the coaching staff creates its own top 150. I would guess Somerville is in their top 150.

Cyril was rated 3 star and #326 nationally when he signed with URI.

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

Thanks. Listed at 240 and looks to have a frame that could add more muscle as he matures. 6’10 with athleticism would be a score in the A10.
Still seems odd that he doesn’t have more offers.

Iggy1979 · Unread post by **Iggy1979** » 5 years ago

I think he'll end up at Towson/NJIT level

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

How does this kid compare to Naheim MCLeod ??

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

Ray Somerville to announce his final list soon per his Instagram.

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

Our history of signing bigs who wither on the bench is not good.

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

Rhody83 wrote:Ray Somerville to announce his final list soon per his Instagram.

Might be tonight.

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

Somerville is putting out his list later today.

Iggy1979 · Unread post by **Iggy1979** » 5 years ago

Would expect URI to be on it

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

That’s a certainty at this point.

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

Somerville didn’t announce his final list yesterday. Not sure why

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