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Jdrums#3 wrote: ↑1 year ago I wonder if dad will visit practices ? Be a guest speaker to the team ?

If so, that’s pretty cool for the players.

Hell even let his dad help out in practice for a couple of days in 3 point shooting drills

Ramfan22 wrote: ↑1 year ago

That's a great preferred walk-on. He had offers from UMass and possibly Rutgers (depending on recruiting sites). Family history, no scholarship use, and what appears to be a serviceable player is a nice win.

Those offers were from 2020, so I guess he didn't develop like Rutgers and UMass thought he would.

nevertheless, best walk on recruit in Rhody history! Lol

PeterRamTime wrote: ↑1 year ago Those offers were from 2020, so I guess he didn't develop like Rutgers and UMass thought he would.

nevertheless, best walk on recruit in Rhody history! Lol

It will take some doing to be better a better walk-on than Percy Davis or Willie Middlebrooks.

ramster wrote: ↑1 year ago

PeterRamTime wrote: ↑1 year ago Those offers were from 2020, so I guess he didn't develop like Rutgers and UMass thought he would.

nevertheless, best walk on recruit in Rhody history! Lol

It will take some doing to be better a better walk-on than Percy Davis or Willie Middlebrooks.

Ramster, I'm sure the youngsters here have no idea who those guys (cousins) are. Percy could jump through the roof. They both played on the sub-varsity team before making the team. Great guys too.

Backroads wrote: ↑1 year ago Yup gotta scout the freshmen from the lower conferences when we play them

Isn't that the job of the GM's office?

jcru wrote: ↑1 year ago

Jersey77 wrote: ↑1 year ago We will continue to recruit HS/ prep as we should.
Need to continue to keep connections and build pipelines, also important for having those previous relationships with players entering the portal.
It is up to the coaches to try and keep the players, by making our program relevant.

Relevancy is an illusion. Even if we became the next Temple of the A-10 for a decade straight, we'll never be as relevant as a P5 school to these kids.

It's bad enough when other people set you up for failure, I'd hate to see you set yourself up for failure by thinking that simply winning is going to keep a talent like RJ Luis here. We need a healthy, hearty mix of players who cannot jump ship.

No such thing anymore. There really are no more rails on the ships - jumping is pretty much "at will" these days. Say what they want about have fun, just one, or the "sit and spin" year, there will be no reason shot down for immediate eligibility to play.

Billyboy78 wrote: ↑1 year ago

ramster wrote: ↑1 year ago

PeterRamTime wrote: ↑1 year ago Those offers were from 2020, so I guess he didn't develop like Rutgers and UMass thought he would.

nevertheless, best walk on recruit in Rhody history! Lol

It will take some doing to be better a better walk-on than Percy Davis or Willie Middlebrooks.

Ramster, I'm sure the youngsters here have no idea who those guys (cousins) are. Percy could jump through the roof. They both played on the sub-varsity team before making the team. Great guys too.

Don’t forget Nelson Lopes, he had a knuckleball shot but it went in.

ramster wrote: ↑1 year ago

PeterRamTime wrote: ↑1 year ago Those offers were from 2020, so I guess he didn't develop like Rutgers and UMass thought he would.

nevertheless, best walk on recruit in Rhody history! Lol

It will take some doing to be better a better walk-on than Percy Davis or Willie Middlebrooks.

The Sox third baseman that had a thing with Jenny Dell?

CamsRams wrote: ↑11 months ago

Looks like a pure PG. Only 5'11". but lightning quick and an elite passer. An exciting player. I think he needs his own page.

Billyboy78 wrote: ↑11 months ago

CamsRams wrote: ↑11 months ago

Looks like a pure PG. Only 5'11". but lightning quick and an elite passer. An exciting player. I think he needs his own page.

Get him before he blows up this year. 2 pages to this scouting report on him.

Believe that’s an elite DMV program? Didn’t Jeremy Roach (Duke) come from there amongst others?

bigappleram wrote: ↑11 months ago Believe that’s an elite DMV program? Didn’t Jeremy Roach (Duke) come from there amongst others?

One of the best in the country. They went 31-4 this past season against elite competition. Kenny Johnson coached there from '07-'11. Just on this year's team, they had Deshawn Harris-Smith, ranked #37 in '23 class and comitted to Maryland, Darren Harris, #94 in '24 class and committed to Duke, Patrick Ngbongba, #65 in '24 class with offers from Duke, UConn, Virginia, Maryland, Syracuse and many others and Garrett Sundra, #72 in '24 class with offers from Maryland, Miami, Villanova and many others (including us). Hammond ran that team. If he wasn't so small (listed at 5'11", but looks smaller), he'd be getting many of the same offers. He's really good, one to be excited about.

Hammond would be a great get, and we are one of the better teams recruiting him.

jcru wrote: ↑11 months ago Hammond would be a great get, and we are one of the better teams recruiting him.

It'd be nice to get a verbal after his visit in a couple of weeks and an early sign in November because he could blow up his senior season.

Knew he was always out of our reach.

Jersey77 wrote: ↑11 months ago Knew he was always out of our reach.

Agreed followed his HS teammate as well

Edit: realized his teammate went to UCLA

sevegny7 wrote: ↑11 months ago

He got an offer from Bryant! How rare!

RhowdyRam02 wrote: ↑11 months ago

sevegny7 wrote: ↑11 months ago

He got an offer from Bryant! How rare!

You just got offered by Jared Grasso and the Bryant bulldogs too. Congrats!

Has heard from UC Riverside and Stonehill as well.

Ryder Frost. Another all name team potential recruit.

Ramfan22 wrote: ↑11 months ago

RhowdyRam02 wrote: ↑11 months ago

sevegny7 wrote: ↑11 months ago

He got an offer from Bryant! How rare!

You just got offered by Jared Grasso and the Bryant bulldogs too. Congrats!

Holy cow, so did I!

Good amount of P5s for this guy

Jersey77 wrote: ↑11 months ago

From the pic, doesn't look like he has any eyes....I'd be kinda nervous about that....

Appears there was a recruiting visit going on today.

CamsRams wrote: ↑11 months ago Appears there was a recruiting visit going on today.

Any hints or ideas who it could be

I couldn’t tell from IG video but it looked to be a shorter guard - maybe Preston Edmead? Just a guess…

CamsRams wrote: ↑11 months ago I couldn’t tell from IG video but it looked to be a shorter guard - maybe Preston Edmead? Just a guess…

Who’s IG video was it I’ll do some snooping if you let me know which page

Dino611 wrote: ↑11 months ago

CamsRams wrote: ↑11 months ago I couldn’t tell from IG video but it looked to be a shorter guard - maybe Preston Edmead? Just a guess…

Who’s IG video was it I’ll do some snooping if you let me know which page

Was a live so don’t think it’s still out there.

CamsRams wrote: ↑11 months ago

Dino611 wrote: ↑11 months ago

CamsRams wrote: ↑11 months ago I couldn’t tell from IG video but it looked to be a shorter guard - maybe Preston Edmead? Just a guess…

Who’s IG video was it I’ll do some snooping if you let me know which page

Was a live so don’t think it’s still out there.

Whose Instagram page was it? That Preston Edmead guy you were mentioning?

Dino611 wrote: ↑11 months ago

CamsRams wrote: ↑11 months ago Appears there was a recruiting visit going on today.

Any hints or ideas who it could be

Could it be 'no eyes' guy?

Ramfan22 wrote: ↑11 months ago

I wonder how many '24s we try and sign knowing there aren't any open schollies as of now. Yes, I know some will open up, but is there a number that the staff has in mind?

I think we were 2-3 over at one point earlier this year.

Billyboy78 wrote: ↑11 months ago

Ramfan22 wrote: ↑11 months ago

I wonder how many '24s we try and sign knowing there aren't any open schollies as of now. Yes, I know some will open up, but is there a number that the staff has in mind?

Probably no specific #, just those recruits that he feels will make a difference and upgrade our roster.

Billyboy78 wrote: ↑11 months ago

This sounds like an Archie Dayton player for sure!

theblueram wrote: ↑11 months ago

Billyboy78 wrote: ↑11 months ago

This sounds like an Archie Dayton player for sure!

Archie and Duane watched him yesterday.

Seems like things are starting to heat up. About time.

Ramfan22 wrote: ↑11 months ago

This must be the kid who visited recently. Interesting that we're recruiting another '24 PG with Ben Hammond announcing on Tuesday.

Yes this was the kid I saw in the IG live.