recruiting 2014 and beyond (h00ps weird0s beat off list)

[MaroonNGold]

9903,

You have joined the pack of zealots who've earned alma mater fans the squalid rep they now have.

Sad.

[eagle9903]

9903,

You have joined the pack of zealots who've earned alma mater fans the squalid rep they now have.

Sad.

Don't blame me, I went to Providence.

(I did not actually go to Providence, before someone tries to kick me out of the EO Lounge country club)

[eaglesfan06]

9903,

You have joined the pack of zealots who've earned alma mater fans the squalid rep they now have.

Sad.

I thought I told you to shut the fuck up?

[MaroonNGold]

How about talking some basketball, for a change?

Some questions:

1. How many wins for alma mater this year?

2. How many season tickets will sell?

3. In which year will JC be named ACC Coach of the Year?

4. Who among y'all will buy season tickets?

5. When will the first McDonalds All American enroll here?

6. When will we have our next NBA draftee?

7. When will we next beat Harvard?

8. When will Coach K retire and be replaced by JC?

9. When will we next beat Bryant?

10. When will we move to D-3 status?

[BCEagles25]

shut the fuck up.

[MaroonNGold]

shut the fuck up.

Let the debate continue!

[Corporal Funishment]

In actual recruiting news............

ERIC HOFFSES ‏@EAHoffses 2h
4-star G Donovan Mitchell will visit #BCEagles today. 4-star F Steve Enoch will visit BC tomorrow

I was under the impression Enoch visited a couple of weeks ago, maybe that was untrue.


Here's a couple from this week I don't think got posted here

Alex Kline ‏@TheRecruitScoop Jun 20
Boston College offered 2016 center Jordy Tshimanga of New England Playaz (MA), his coach announced. TCU & Nebraska recently did, as well.

Jerome Robinson 6"4 2015 @GRoadBBall tells me Boston College has now offered @rome_coldbucks3

[eepstein0]

Mitchell picked up an Indiana offer

[eaglesfan06]

In actual recruiting news............

ERIC HOFFSES ‏@EAHoffses 2h
4-star G Donovan Mitchell will visit #BCEagles today. 4-star F Steve Enoch will visit BC tomorrow

I was under the impression Enoch visited a couple of weeks ago, maybe that was untrue.


Here's a couple from this week I don't think got posted here

Alex Kline ‏@TheRecruitScoop Jun 20
Boston College offered 2016 center Jordy Tshimanga of New England Playaz (MA), his coach announced. TCU & Nebraska recently did, as well.

Jerome Robinson 6"4 2015 @GRoadBBall tells me Boston College has now offered @rome_coldbucks3

Not that I care that much about stars (although it would be fun to finally get some highly touted recruits whether they are 5, 4 or 3 stars...), but it is awesome to see our new recruiting strategy under the new regime so far.

The focus seems to be solely on these highly touted guys right now, and seems like they won't move on to plan B guys until they miss out on these guys (if they miss out at all).

It's truly refreshing to see us using that tried on true method of working the best guys first then moving on to the 2nd tier when necessary rather than just assuming we have no chance with the to tier guys.

Don't know how Christian and his staff will be when it actually comes to games, but I applaud the recruiting strategy thus far. Now the real question, and I guess the only thing that matters is whether or not we can actually land a couple of these guys. If we get one, I get the feeling that a domino effect could happen because we have so many spots open and these highly touted kids love to play with each other.

[RedBaron67]

Mitchell picked up an Indiana offer

Another reminder that blue-chip recruits don't fall from the sky - you almost always have competition from at least one or two elite programs.

[NJM89]

Showing interest in top 100 kid Davon Dillard

[eepstein0]

Showing interest in top 100 kid Davon Dillard

Any indication he has interest in BC?

[RedBaron67]

Showing interest in top 100 kid Davon Dillard

Any indication he has interest in BC?

If Dillard (6'5", 205, Gary, IN, Bowman Academy) has any interest in BC, it will be a complete reversal of form. All his schools of interest at present are within several hours' drive of his home. Purdue has been going after him hard and appears to have the inside track at present. The only good thing is that BC is a total outlier in Dillard's recruiting picture; if he wants to really get away from home, BC would appear to have no competition.

Dillard is a strong and hyperathletic slasher, a highlight-film dunker with a so-so perimeter game. He also has a temper; he knocked a teammate unconscious in a preseason fight in the school gym during practice, and was suspended for the first three games of the season. If he can keep himself under control, he would undoubtedly give a boost to BC's toughness factor, but I have to rate him an unlikely recruit.

While we're on the subject of recruiting, Steve Enoch just visited BC at the end of a whirlwind four-day tour that also took him to UConn, Providence, and URI. Today he's down in NJ visiting Seton Hall. If BC wins this recruiting battle, it might be the most earthshaking event in New England since the 18th-century Cape Ann earthquake.

[TobaccoRoadEagle]

sounds like a "thugz!!!!!"

what color headband does he wear?

[Corporal Funishment]

A third player visited as well over the weekend.

http://247sports.com/Player/Drew-Edwards-25762

Zack Spears‏@Zacklopedia·2 hrs
Over the weekend Boston College had 2015 G Donovan Mitchell, 2015 SG Drew Edwards, and 2015 PF Steven Enoch all on campus @MBohlin247

[eaglesfan06]

Not really surprising. But Jalen Adams to UConn.

[RedBaron67]

Not really surprising. But Jalen Adams to UConn.

Totally unsurprising. As the #1 NE prospect in 2015, Adams had to be a major UConn target, and with the examples of Kemba Walker and Shabazz Napier to lure him, how could he say no?

[TobaccoRoadEagle]

Not really surprising. But Jalen Adams to UConn.

Totally unsurprising. As the #1 NE prospect in 2015, Adams had to be a major UConn target, and with the examples of Kemba Walker and Shabazz Napier to lure him, how could he say no?

you'd think with ed cooley and his team in providence, they could have given jalen some options

[floocher]

Must you be so fey, Tre? Please loosen your self-inflicted wedgy, sit up straight, and lower your voice!

[TobaccoRoadEagle]

Ummmm, what?

[DavidGordonsFoot]

[RedBaron67]

Not really surprising. But Jalen Adams to UConn.

Totally unsurprising. As the #1 NE prospect in 2015, Adams had to be a major UConn target, and with the examples of Kemba Walker and Shabazz Napier to lure him, how could he say no?

you'd think with ed cooley and his team in providence, they could have given jalen some options

Providence doesn't have recent national championships and first-round NBA draft selections to throw on the table, which are the kind of currency that attracts players at Adams' level.

Oh, and it's worth noting in passing that NERR, among all the returning players of all class years in NE, rates only one ahead of Adams - Tomas Murphy (soon to be seen with Falzon, Sharma, Sistare & Co. at NMH).

[pick6pedro]

Not really surprising. But Jalen Adams to UConn.

Totally unsurprising. As the #1 NE prospect in 2015, Adams had to be a major UConn target, and with the examples of Kemba Walker and Shabazz Napier to lure him, how could he say no?

you'd think with ed cooley and his team in providence, they could have given jalen some options

Providence doesn't have recent national championships and first-round NBA draft selections to throw on the table, which are the kind of currency that attracts players at Adams' level.

Oh, and it's worth noting in passing that NERR, among all the returning players of all class years in NE, rates only one ahead of Adams - Tomas Murphy (soon to be seen with Falzon, Sharma, Sistare & Co. at NMH).

tardical!

[Corporal Funishment]

Bunch of names from Monday. Sounds like they played pick up with our current players.

Alex Kline‏@TheRecruitScoop·Jun 30
Curtis Cobb, Saul Phiri, Makai Ashton-Langford, Wenyen Gabriel, and Tshiefu Ngalakulondi of Mass Rivals (MA) are visiting Boston College.

[TobaccoRoadEagle]

Bunch of names from Monday. Sounds like they played pick up with our current players.

Alex Kline‏@TheRecruitScoop·Jun 30
Curtis Cobb, Saul Phiri, Makai Ashton-Langford, Wenyen Gabriel, and Tshiefu Ngalakulondi of Mass Rivals (MA) are visiting Boston College.

i hope that wasn't too much of a morale killer for our "boys"

[eepstein0]

Bunch of names from Monday. Sounds like they played pick up with our current players.

Alex Kline‏@TheRecruitScoop·Jun 30
Curtis Cobb, Saul Phiri, Makai Ashton-Langford, Wenyen Gabriel, and Tshiefu Ngalakulondi of Mass Rivals (MA) are visiting Boston College.

i hope that wasn't too much of a morale killer for our "boys"

Probably lost by 20 to a bunch of 10th graders

[Ben Roethlisberger]

Bunch of names from Monday. Sounds like they played pick up with our current players.

Alex Kline‏@TheRecruitScoop·Jun 30
Curtis Cobb, Saul Phiri, Makai Ashton-Langford, Wenyen Gabriel, and Tshiefu Ngalakulondi of Mass Rivals (MA) are visiting Boston College.

i hope that wasn't too much of a morale killer for our "boys"

Probably lost by 20 to a bunch of 10th graders

That's what I was going to say!!!

[eepstein0]

@mjessenhoward: 2015 Bronx PFJonathan Nwankwo (@Bigbrothers2k3) reports 11 offers, including Boston College, Minnesota, Seton Hall, and Tennessee.

[Corporal Funishment]

Corey Evans‏@coreyevans_10·3h
Donovan Mitchell has added offers from USF, Louisville, and Memphis. Kansas, UNLV, Villanova, and Georgetown could be next #Breakout14

slipping away

[RedBaron67]

@mjessenhoward: 2015 Bronx PFJonathan Nwankwo (@Bigbrothers2k3) reports 11 offers, including Boston College, Minnesota, Seton Hall, and Tennessee.

Nwankwo is a big kid (6'10", 245) who reportedly rebounds well at both ends and appears to have a good deal of upside. BC offered him in March, about the same time as SH and Tenn.; Minnesota offered him back around Labor Day 2013 (their kind of player - large). Nwankwo seems to have moved into **** territory lately, so new high-major offers may appear.

Corey Evans‏@coreyevans_10·3h
Donovan Mitchell has added offers from USF, Louisville, and Memphis. Kansas, UNLV, Villanova, and Georgetown could be next #Breakout14

slipping away

"Slipping away" is evidence of past overoptimism; Mitchell has been marked as blue-chip talent for quite a while, so it was clear he was going to be a tough get. He plays for Brewster but he's from NY, so he could end up in any part of the country.

BTW, Matt Ryan committed to Notre Dame. He was a recruiting leftover from Donahue, so I'd pretty much dismissed him, but it's always irritating to have someone you recruited playing in the same conference.