General High School Recruiting Discussion/Comments 2023-24

[LoveThoseRams]

Wondering how many recruits who identify URI as “RHODE ISLAND UNIVERSITY” actually commit?

[NYGFan_Section208]

Yeah, go Rhode Island U!
You see that a few times a year it seems. Has any player that called it Rhode Island U.....ever played here?

[Ramfan22]

Go RIU!

[Jersey77]

Just thought I would add him because I live in the Parkland school district in Allentown, Pa.
Also have 2 girls that graduated from there.

He is one of the top PG in Pa, and averaged 23 pts last season, 1st Team All-State 6A Pa.
Also had offers from the Bonnies, St. Joe's, Richmond, Fordham, etc.
https://www.wfmz.com/sports/parklands-n ... 06009.html

[Jersey77]

[adam914]

Looks like Kenny Johnson's son is headed to St. Joe's.

[jcru]

Is Kenny Johnson to follow?

[adam914]

Is Kenny Johnson to follow?

Kenny probably won't be here long, but it's not going to be because he goes to St. Joe's or another A-10 school.

[sevegny7]

[adam914]

[CamsRams]

[bigappleram]

We offered a kid yesterday from Middlesex AAU program. I’ll try to find it on Twitter to post here

[giovanni]

[SGreenwell]

He would be another great addition to the stellar collection of names we're assembling on our roster.

[Billyboy78]

He would be another great addition to the stellar collection of names we're assembling on our roster.

Seems like we've always had great names here, although not always their given name.....Sly, Silk, Cat, Fatts...I'm sure there are many more.

[Ramulous]

Ryder is a fairly common given first name these days.

[Jersey77]

He would be another great addition to the stellar collection of names we're assembling on our roster.

Aside from his name, I think this kid will be special.
He has nice size at the wing and is very skilled.
He is a '25 and his recruiting will heat up.

[RhowdyRam02]

Ryder is a fairly common given first name these days.

The generation of girls that grew up with Rider Strong on Boy Meets World are all growed up

[CamsRams]

He would be another great addition to the stellar collection of names we're assembling on our roster.

Seems like we've always had great names here, although not always their given name.....Sly, Silk, Cat, Fatts...I'm sure there are many more.

Grandson of Tom Brennan - former UVM coach

[ramster]

Cooper Flagg picked Duke today over UCONN

[PeterRamTime]

Cooper Flagg picked Duke today over UCONN

I know we hate UConn around here, but it's really hard to be happy about Duke getting ANOTHER number one player in the country.

I'm sure John Goodman will say something about how great of a recruiter Jon Scheyer is

[Rhody15]

Cooper Flagg picked Duke today over UCONN

I know we hate UConn around here, but it's really hard to be happy about Duke getting ANOTHER number one player in the country.

I'm sure John Goodman will say something about how great of a recruiter Jon Scheyer is

I personally will never hate UConn as long as Hurley is their coach.

Tough not to be thrilled for him winning a national title after all he did for us.

[PeterRamTime]

Cooper Flagg picked Duke today over UCONN

I know we hate UConn around here, but it's really hard to be happy about Duke getting ANOTHER number one player in the country.

I'm sure John Goodman will say something about how great of a recruiter Jon Scheyer is

I personally will never hate UConn as long as Hurley is their coach.

Tough not to be thrilled for him winning a national title after all he did for us.

Yeah if I were to choose a blue blood to like it's definitely UConn. I loved Hurley so much there's really no way I can have but so much disdain for him or UConn.

[reef]

I know we hate UConn around here, but it's really hard to be happy about Duke getting ANOTHER number one player in the country.

I'm sure John Goodman will say something about how great of a recruiter Jon Scheyer is

I personally will never hate UConn as long as Hurley is their coach.

Tough not to be thrilled for him winning a national title after all he did for us.

Yeah if I were to choose a blue blood to like it's definitely UConn. I loved Hurley so much there's really no way I can have but so much disdain for him or UConn.

Totally agree , I’m on the DH bandwagon as well

[Jersey77]

Today is the first day for recruits to sign their NLI (National Letter of Intent).
Hopefully we can officially welcome Hammond and Farrell.

[adam914]

[Billyboy78]

So, 2 players have to leave to fit Ben and Tyonne next year. I'm guessing Rory will be one. I have no idea who the other will be. Hopefully Jaden House doesn't decide to move up for a grad year. Would love to see him here for 2 years.

[Jersey77]

So, 2 players have to leave to fit Ben and Tyonne next year. I'm guessing Rory will be one. I have no idea who the other will be. Hopefully Jaden House doesn't decide to move up for a grad year. Would love to see him here for 2 years.

Yes 78 at least 2 players will be gone, but who knows.
You may end up being surprised about Rory.

[Billyboy78]

So, 2 players have to leave to fit Ben and Tyonne next year. I'm guessing Rory will be one. I have no idea who the other will be. Hopefully Jaden House doesn't decide to move up for a grad year. Would love to see him here for 2 years.

Yes 78 at least 2 players will be gone, but who knows.
You may end up being surprised about Rory.

I hope so. I'd love to see him have a great season and be a part of the team going forward. Hopefully he can get some minutes starting tomorrow night to show what he can do.

[Rhody15]

So, 2 players have to leave to fit Ben and Tyonne next year. I'm guessing Rory will be one. I have no idea who the other will be. Hopefully Jaden House doesn't decide to move up for a grad year. Would love to see him here for 2 years.

Yes 78 at least 2 players will be gone, but who knows.
You may end up being surprised about Rory.

If I had to guess two, Rory and Dubsky.

[NYGFan_Section208]

Not to be a bubble-buster but...not all of the players that can return, will. Ever again. There will be no problem finding spots for two.

[Rhodymob05]

So what happened If someone doesn’t leave?

[Jersey77]

So what happened If someone doesn’t leave?

Then 2 players won't be on scholarship.
I guess you can get around that by them being compensated in the NIL.

That won't happen though because some players will be gone.

[KingstonLane]

So what happened If someone doesn’t leave?

They will. Why would they want to stay?

Not playing any minutes and getting recruited over isn’t exactly a recipe for more minutes

[KevanBoyles]

Rory looks like he has regressed based on last night's performance. Looked lost and I'm a Rory fan.

[ramster]

He has been hurt, missed practice time. Injury hurt him at an important window of the season.

[bigappleram]

Rory looks like he has regressed based on last night's performance. Looked lost and I'm a Rory fan.

Not sure he regressed moreso the pool of talent around him (vs last year) is markedly improved.

Rory’s issues are he’s slow afoot and not particularly strong. If he had 1 of those 2 attributes at least in A10 play he could be a valuable role piece. But a 4 man that is slow and can’t rebound effectively is going to be hard pressed to find playing time on a good team; barring injuries or foul trouble.

[ramster]

Rory looks like he has regressed based on last night's performance. Looked lost and I'm a Rory fan.

Not sure he regressed moreso the pool of talent around him (vs last year) is markedly improved.

Rory’s issues are he’s slow afoot and not particularly strong. If he had 1 of those 2 attributes at least in A10 play he could be a valuable role piece. But a 4 man that is slow and can’t rebound effectively is going to be hard pressed to find playing time on a good team; barring injuries or foul trouble.

And yet he started the last 3 games of his freshman year. The starting line up at the Barclay Center vs LaSalle was Stewart, Martin as "bigs" and Carey, Leggett, Thomas.

So as much criticism as Stewart, Thomas and sometimes Martin reaped imagine they beat out Samb, Trickou and Weston in Archie Miller's eyes. Some were very high on Samb, Trickou and Weston and especially Trickou. I mentioned last year a common comment I heard was how weak our big men were and the talk was mostly about Samb and Trickou. Stewart basically got recruited over, and stayed on.

At any rate, whole new roster

We should stop comparing to last year's team and look at what we need to get back to Tier 1. Getting players the caliber of what Hurley had in his 8 man rotation his last 2 years.

[Billyboy78]

So what happened If someone doesn’t leave?

They will. Why would they want to stay?

Not playing any minutes and getting recruited over isn’t exactly a recipe for more minutes

Based on the incoming class, the 2 guys who are being recruited over are Luis and Ways. Ben might not start immediately, but it won't be long. By mid-season, he'll be playing major minutes, IN MY OPINION (that's for Rhody 15). I know it'll take a little while for a freshman PG, but this kid is special. Somebody is going to lose a lot of minutes to Ben.

[KingstonLane]

So what happened If someone doesn’t leave?

They will. Why would they want to stay?

Not playing any minutes and getting recruited over isn’t exactly a recipe for more minutes

Based on the incoming class, the 2 guys who are being recruited over are Luis and Ways. Ben might not start immediately, but it won't be long. By mid-season, he'll be playing major minutes, IN MY OPINION (that's for Rhody 15). I know it'll take a little while for a freshman PG, but this kid is special. Somebody is going to lose a lot of minutes to Ben.

Luis and House are technically seniors academically. Either of them could choose to look to play professionally or grad transfer.

It’s fair to say we have no idea

[Billyboy78]

They will. Why would they want to stay?

Not playing any minutes and getting recruited over isn’t exactly a recipe for more minutes

Based on the incoming class, the 2 guys who are being recruited over are Luis and Ways. Ben might not start immediately, but it won't be long. By mid-season, he'll be playing major minutes, IN MY OPINION (that's for Rhody 15). I know it'll take a little while for a freshman PG, but this kid is special. Somebody is going to lose a lot of minutes to Ben.

Luis and House are technically seniors academically. Either of them could choose to look to play professionally or grad transfer.

It’s fair to say we have no idea

Yes, they could. I would love to see House stay for another year. And yes, we have no idea.

[bigappleram]

If we have a team capable of making the tourney and House is poised to be the focal point there would be very compelling reasons for him to stay vs testing the waters elsewhere for 1 year. Especially if we have a NIL package for him which I assume we do.

[PeterRamTime]

If we have a team capable of making the tourney and House is poised to be the focal point there would be very compelling reasons for him to stay vs testing the waters elsewhere for 1 year. Especially if we have a NIL package for him which I assume we do.

Yeah I think the odds he stays on a tournament level team are pretty high. Some people act like it's a foregone conlusion that any great mid major player will transfer.

Unless he doesn't like Archie or his teammates I don't think he leaves. A tournament level Rhody competes at a high enough level where guys are more likely to stay than somewhere like Fairfield.

[steveystuds06]

So what happened If someone doesn’t leave?

They will. Why would they want to stay?

Not playing any minutes and getting recruited over isn’t exactly a recipe for more minutes

Based on the incoming class, the 2 guys who are being recruited over are Luis and Ways. Ben might not start immediately, but it won't be long. By mid-season, he'll be playing major minutes, IN MY OPINION (that's for Rhody 15). I know it'll take a little while for a freshman PG, but this kid is special. Somebody is going to lose a lot of minutes to Ben.

Yup, Hammond should be ahead of Ways right away. Unless Ways really improves. Hammond and Cam will be a dangerous backcourt once they develop.

[PeterRamTime]

They will. Why would they want to stay?

Not playing any minutes and getting recruited over isn’t exactly a recipe for more minutes

Based on the incoming class, the 2 guys who are being recruited over are Luis and Ways. Ben might not start immediately, but it won't be long. By mid-season, he'll be playing major minutes, IN MY OPINION (that's for Rhody 15). I know it'll take a little while for a freshman PG, but this kid is special. Somebody is going to lose a lot of minutes to Ben.

Yup, Hammond should be ahead of Ways right away. Unless Ways really improves. Hammond and Cam will be a dangerous backcourt once they develop.

I ain't sleeping on Always. Dude just started playing basketball full time last year. He's got upside.

[steveystuds06]

Based on the incoming class, the 2 guys who are being recruited over are Luis and Ways. Ben might not start immediately, but it won't be long. By mid-season, he'll be playing major minutes, IN MY OPINION (that's for Rhody 15). I know it'll take a little while for a freshman PG, but this kid is special. Somebody is going to lose a lot of minutes to Ben.

Yup, Hammond should be ahead of Ways right away. Unless Ways really improves. Hammond and Cam will be a dangerous backcourt once they develop.

I ain't sleeping on Always. Dude just started playing basketball full time last year. He's got upside.

It's not a knock on Ways; it's more about how good Hammond is. He's arguably Archie's best recruit and should quickly become our starting point guard. Ways is a great leader, excels on the fast break, and is a strong playmaker. However, Hammond is a better playmaker, scorer, and defender. He's arguably the best floor general in the 2024 class. No, I'm not saying he's the best point guard in his class; I'm specifically referring to him being a floor general. It's going to be challenging for Archie to keep him off the floor.

Since Ways will be a junior by the time Hammond arrives, it makes sense for Ways to start initially. However, I believe Hammond will eventually take over the starting role. Nevertheless, for now, I'll focus on this year. Who knows what the roster will look like next year

Pretty cool having the URI logo next programs like UCLA and Nova

[PeterRamTime]

Yup, Hammond should be ahead of Ways right away. Unless Ways really improves. Hammond and Cam will be a dangerous backcourt once they develop.

I ain't sleeping on Always. Dude just started playing basketball full time last year. He's got upside.

It's not a knock on Ways; it's more about how good Hammond is. He's arguably Archie's best recruit and should quickly become our starting point guard. Ways is a great leader, excels on the fast break, and is a strong playmaker. However, Hammond is a better playmaker, scorer, and defender. He's arguably the best floor general in the 2024 class. No, I'm not saying he's the best point guard in his class; I'm specifically referring to him being a floor general. It's going to be challenging for Archie to keep him off the floor.

Since Ways will be a junior by the time Hammond arrives, it makes sense for Ways to start initially. However, I believe Hammond will eventually take over the starting role. Nevertheless, for now, I'll focus on this year. Who knows what the roster will look like next year

Pretty cool having the URI logo next programs like UCLA and Nova
Hammond.png

Yeah Ben is definitely legit. I just sometimes wonder about short PG's and know how highly Arch feels about Always.

[KingstonLane]

Yup, Hammond should be ahead of Ways right away. Unless Ways really improves. Hammond and Cam will be a dangerous backcourt once they develop.

I ain't sleeping on Always. Dude just started playing basketball full time last year. He's got upside.

It's not a knock on Ways; it's more about how good Hammond is. He's arguably Archie's best recruit and should quickly become our starting point guard. Ways is a great leader, excels on the fast break, and is a strong playmaker. However, Hammond is a better playmaker, scorer, and defender. He's arguably the best floor general in the 2024 class. No, I'm not saying he's the best point guard in his class; I'm specifically referring to him being a floor general. It's going to be challenging for Archie to keep him off the floor.

Since Ways will be a junior by the time Hammond arrives, it makes sense for Ways to start initially. However, I believe Hammond will eventually take over the starting role. Nevertheless, for now, I'll focus on this year. Who knows what the roster will look like next year

Pretty cool having the URI logo next programs like UCLA and Nova
Hammond.png

If Hammond was 3 inches taller he’d be a Top 100 recruit

[NYGFan_Section208]

So what happened If someone doesn’t leave?

They will. Why would they want to stay?

Not playing any minutes and getting recruited over isn’t exactly a recipe for more minutes

Based on the incoming class, the 2 guys who are being recruited over are Luis and Ways. Ben might not start immediately, but it won't be long. By mid-season, he'll be playing major minutes, IN MY OPINION (that's for Rhody 15). I know it'll take a little while for a freshman PG, but this kid is special. Somebody is going to lose a lot of minutes to Ben.

best kind of problem

[DevRam]