by PointGuard » Mon Jan 31, 2022 11:44 pm
RECRUITING PLANS AND RESULTS
[PointGuard note: All recruiting done by the AI for all 5 teams.]
Here’s comments from the coaches on their upcoming recruiting. All 5 have full rosters going into this season so will not be going after any transfer players. Following each of their comments about what the type of recruits they want to get, you’ll see their comments five month later at the conclusion of the summer/autumn recruiting:
Coach Ramon Montez at Alcorn State:
June: We have 3 seniors graduating and hope to pick up 2 SG’s and a PF as new recruits.
October: Not bad, but not great. We have commitments from 2 recruits so we still need to get one more. Our new recruits are: (1) PF B.J. Jefferson from Noxapater, MS…the #840 ranked recruit…very good rebounder and good shooting skills, defense needs a lot of work; and (2) SF Jermaine Wheeler from York, ME…ranked #1441…good shooting skills but doesn’t shoot enough, good rebounder, great athleticism. We don’t have a lot of money left in our budget, but I think enough to get a guy (hopefully a guard) this spring from our list of recruits who already have at least some level of interest.
Coach Terry Morillo at Western Illinois:
June: We’ve got a huge recruiting job to do. We need to fill 6 scholarships. Our goal is to land a PG, two SG’s, a SF, a PF, and with the remaining scholarship either a G or SF
October: We got half-way there. Picked up 3 recruits but have 3 scholarships that aren’t yet filled. We still have a pretty decent budget left and a lot of guys on our watch and call lists, some with interest, more we still need to work on. Here’s who we have thus far: (1) C Larry McClain from Ferndale, MI…the #1269 ranked recruit, he’s a very good inside scorer and a strong rebounder but poor defensively; (2) SG Mohamed Ammons from Wilmette, IL…ranked #1500 as a recruit…a good scorer with a sweet shot from outside but also able to score inside as well, strong athleticism, so-so defender, but for 6’5” not a good rebounder; (3) PG Jonathan Bailey from Chicago…ranked #1050 as a recruit…I like his outside shot but he doesn’t shoo that much, very good passer, weak defensively. I’d really like to get at least a SG and SF with he 3 remaining scholarships.
Coach Ken Yamoto at UC-San Diego:
June: After last season when we only had 1 scholarship to fill, this year we need to fill 4 scholarships. Our effort will focus on adding a PG, a SG, and two PF’s
October: I’m feeling FINE! Have commitments for all 4 available scholarships and should one of them not meet our SAT requirements, we still have a lot of money and some highly interested recruits remaining on our watch/call lists. We fill the slots exactly as I’d hoped as well with: (1) PF Brad Sanders from Sutter, CA…he’s the 594th ranked recruit…a very strong rebounder and pretty good scorer from inside but not strong defensively; (2) PF Jared Keating from Atherton, CA who ranks as the #1233rd recruit…excellent inside scorer, is only 6’6” so not expected to be much of a rebounder but has the bulk and muscle so may eventually develop; (3) PG Lance Rhodes from Culver City, CA…ranked #1562…excellent passer and ball handler with a very nice outside shot but needs a lot of work defensively; (4) SG Brad Young from Placer, CA…#1596 in the recruit rankings…outstanding outside shooter and very good passer and ball handler with good athleticism, ok defensively but doesn’t rebound worth a dang even though he’s 6’4”.
Coach Mike McMillan at MD-Eastern Shore:
June: During our recruiting efforts to fill 4 scholarships, we will aim at getting a PG, two SG’s, and an interior player as our new recruits.
October: Man, I’m disheartened. We went through our entire recruiting budget from June through October and we came up empty. Yeah, that’s right. We made offers to 5 recruits, but were unable to get any commitments. So no recruits and no more budget. We’ve still got a number of guys on our watch list and will make calls this winter and scholarship offers this spring. But without the money to go after them, I really don’t expect we will be able to fill those two scholarships. That means we’ll be active in going after transfer players next June. My recruiting assistant, 2nd Asst Coach Torrey Wright, has the skills but just didn’t close the deals this year. Yeah, I’m bummed.
Coach Dontell Spender at Arkansas Pine Bluff:
June: We’ve only 2 scholarships to offer and our need is to 2 a C and either a C or PF.
October: Hooray! We got 2 guys. They better meet our SAT minimums, because it took every dollar in our limited recruiting budget to get them. Here’s who’s coming to deliver: (1) SF Randy Kickert from Greenland, AR (that name for a town in Arkansas just seems so wrong)…the #1486 ranked recruit…Excellent outside shot but needs to put the ball up more often, strong rebounder who may also play some PF for us; (2) C Delvon Palmer from Jacksonville, AR…ranked #1256…good inside shooting skills but would like him to be a stronger rebounder.
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