Commits/Recruiting

[Shaddix]

What happens in 2013 will tell us everything regarding how confident the staff is about Vonleh, Selden, Terrell and Joseph.

If they're confident they could land a bunch, they have to leave scholarships open for 2014. We only have 3 for the next 2 years.

If Donahue is true to his word of developing pipelines in new england, then it doesn't get much better than 2014. If he decides to spend 2 2013 schollies, then I'd imagine it would be very late in the process, maybe next March.

[RedBaron67]

What happens in 2013 will tell us everything regarding how confident the staff is about Vonleh, Selden, Terrell and Joseph.

If they're confident they could land a bunch, they have to leave scholarships open for 2014. We only have 3 for the next 2 years.

If Donahue is true to his word of developing pipelines in new england, then it doesn't get much better than 2014. If he decides to spend 2 2013 schollies, then I'd imagine it would be very late in the process, maybe next March.

If Donahue uses only one scholarship in 2013, it has to be for a big -- Dingba, Rimmer, or someone else. If Pitts or Thomas commits, then he'll use 2; we still might just possibly (if Dragicevich graduates in 2014) have 2 scholarships for 2014, but I'm not confident about getting any of the highly-rated 2014 New England prospects.

[Shaddix]

What happens in 2013 will tell us everything regarding how confident the staff is about Vonleh, Selden, Terrell and Joseph.

If they're confident they could land a bunch, they have to leave scholarships open for 2014. We only have 3 for the next 2 years.

If Donahue is true to his word of developing pipelines in new england, then it doesn't get much better than 2014. If he decides to spend 2 2013 schollies, then I'd imagine it would be very late in the process, maybe next March.

If Donahue uses only one scholarship in 2013, it has to be for a big -- Dingba, Rimmer, or someone else. If Pitts or Thomas commits, then he'll use 2; we still might just possibly (if Dragicevich graduates in 2014) have 2 scholarships for 2014, but I'm not confident about getting any of the highly-rated 2014 New England prospects.

I'd be all for using 2 schollies in 2013, getting one of the big 4 in 2014 is wishful thinking. Dingba and Johnson would be a GREAT 2013, wouldn't be mad even though they don't yet have that high ESPN ranking or high attention.

[Brablc]

What happens in 2013 will tell us everything regarding how confident the staff is about Vonleh, Selden, Terrell and Joseph.

If they're confident they could land a bunch, they have to leave scholarships open for 2014. We only have 3 for the next 2 years.

If Donahue is true to his word of developing pipelines in new england, then it doesn't get much better than 2014. If he decides to spend 2 2013 schollies, then I'd imagine it would be very late in the process, maybe next March.

If Donahue uses only one scholarship in 2013, it has to be for a big -- Dingba, Rimmer, or someone else. If Pitts or Thomas commits, then he'll use 2; we still might just possibly (if Dragicevich graduates in 2014) have 2 scholarships for 2014, but I'm not confident about getting any of the highly-rated 2014 New England prospects.

I'd be all for using 2 schollies in 2013, getting one of the big 4 in 2014 is wishful thinking. Dingba and Johnson would be a GREAT 2013, wouldn't be mad even though they don't yet have that high ESPN ranking or high attention.

I'm fine with everyone they've offered for 2013. If we can get 2 of them we should. All have high upside and are sought after players.

[eepstein0]

What happens in 2013 will tell us everything regarding how confident the staff is about Vonleh, Selden, Terrell and Joseph.

If they're confident they could land a bunch, they have to leave scholarships open for 2014. We only have 3 for the next 2 years.

If Donahue is true to his word of developing pipelines in new england, then it doesn't get much better than 2014. If he decides to spend 2 2013 schollies, then I'd imagine it would be very late in the process, maybe next March.

If Donahue uses only one scholarship in 2013, it has to be for a big -- Dingba, Rimmer, or someone else. If Pitts or Thomas commits, then he'll use 2; we still might just possibly (if Dragicevich graduates in 2014) have 2 scholarships for 2014, but I'm not confident about getting any of the highly-rated 2014 New England prospects.

I'd be all for using 2 schollies in 2013, getting one of the big 4 in 2014 is wishful thinking. Dingba and Johnson would be a GREAT 2013, wouldn't be mad even though they don't yet have that high ESPN ranking or high attention.

I'm fine with everyone they've offered for 2013. If we can get 2 of them we should. All have high upside and are sought after players.

We're basically not in a position to not recruit Top 100 talent in 2013 hoping we might land someone in 2014. I still think there's little to no chance any of those kids land at BC in 2014.

[eepstein0]

BC's also expressed high interest in 2014 PF Peyton Dastrup from Mesa, AZ. ESPN has him in the top 30 overall.

[Shaddix]

What happens in 2013 will tell us everything regarding how confident the staff is about Vonleh, Selden, Terrell and Joseph.

If they're confident they could land a bunch, they have to leave scholarships open for 2014. We only have 3 for the next 2 years.

If Donahue is true to his word of developing pipelines in new england, then it doesn't get much better than 2014. If he decides to spend 2 2013 schollies, then I'd imagine it would be very late in the process, maybe next March.

If Donahue uses only one scholarship in 2013, it has to be for a big -- Dingba, Rimmer, or someone else. If Pitts or Thomas commits, then he'll use 2; we still might just possibly (if Dragicevich graduates in 2014) have 2 scholarships for 2014, but I'm not confident about getting any of the highly-rated 2014 New England prospects.

I'd be all for using 2 schollies in 2013, getting one of the big 4 in 2014 is wishful thinking. Dingba and Johnson would be a GREAT 2013, wouldn't be mad even though they don't yet have that high ESPN ranking or high attention.

I'm fine with everyone they've offered for 2013. If we can get 2 of them we should. All have high upside and are sought after players.

We're basically not in a position to not recruit Top 100 talent in 2013 hoping we might land someone in 2014. I still think there's little to no chance any of those kids land at BC in 2014.

Far too early to say that. The main thing keeping kids from wanting to come here is wins. BC hasn't done much since Donahue took the reins, and last season didn't prove anything to recruits. A nice, winning season this year would certainly turn their heads.

[BCEaglesFan]

What happens in 2013 will tell us everything regarding how confident the staff is about Vonleh, Selden, Terrell and Joseph.

If they're confident they could land a bunch, they have to leave scholarships open for 2014. We only have 3 for the next 2 years.

If Donahue is true to his word of developing pipelines in new england, then it doesn't get much better than 2014. If he decides to spend 2 2013 schollies, then I'd imagine it would be very late in the process, maybe next March.

If Donahue uses only one scholarship in 2013, it has to be for a big -- Dingba, Rimmer, or someone else. If Pitts or Thomas commits, then he'll use 2; we still might just possibly (if Dragicevich graduates in 2014) have 2 scholarships for 2014, but I'm not confident about getting any of the highly-rated 2014 New England prospects.

I'd be all for using 2 schollies in 2013, getting one of the big 4 in 2014 is wishful thinking. Dingba and Johnson would be a GREAT 2013, wouldn't be mad even though they don't yet have that high ESPN ranking or high attention.

I'm fine with everyone they've offered for 2013. If we can get 2 of them we should. All have high upside and are sought after players.

We're basically not in a position to not recruit Top 100 talent in 2013 hoping we might land someone in 2014. I still think there's little to no chance any of those kids land at BC in 2014.

Far too early to say that. The main thing keeping kids from wanting to come here is wins. BC hasn't done much since Donahue took the reins, and last season didn't prove anything to recruits. A nice, winning season this year would certainly turn their heads.

From what I've heard, the most likely guys are Terrell and Joseph.

[Shaddix]

What happens in 2013 will tell us everything regarding how confident the staff is about Vonleh, Selden, Terrell and Joseph.

If they're confident they could land a bunch, they have to leave scholarships open for 2014. We only have 3 for the next 2 years.

If Donahue is true to his word of developing pipelines in new england, then it doesn't get much better than 2014. If he decides to spend 2 2013 schollies, then I'd imagine it would be very late in the process, maybe next March.

If Donahue uses only one scholarship in 2013, it has to be for a big -- Dingba, Rimmer, or someone else. If Pitts or Thomas commits, then he'll use 2; we still might just possibly (if Dragicevich graduates in 2014) have 2 scholarships for 2014, but I'm not confident about getting any of the highly-rated 2014 New England prospects.

I'd be all for using 2 schollies in 2013, getting one of the big 4 in 2014 is wishful thinking. Dingba and Johnson would be a GREAT 2013, wouldn't be mad even though they don't yet have that high ESPN ranking or high attention.

I'm fine with everyone they've offered for 2013. If we can get 2 of them we should. All have high upside and are sought after players.

We're basically not in a position to not recruit Top 100 talent in 2013 hoping we might land someone in 2014. I still think there's little to no chance any of those kids land at BC in 2014.

Far too early to say that. The main thing keeping kids from wanting to come here is wins. BC hasn't done much since Donahue took the reins, and last season didn't prove anything to recruits. A nice, winning season this year would certainly turn their heads.

From what I've heard, the most likely guys are Terrell and Joseph.

Terrell would be the one guy I would guess, especially being from New Hampton...seems like the Don is really trying to develop a pipeline there. Joseph is starting to be treated like an ESPN top 25 recruit. I'm pretty sure Pitt and maybe Syracuse are looking hard into him.

[MattTheEagle]

What happens in 2013 will tell us everything regarding how confident the staff is about Vonleh, Selden, Terrell and Joseph.

If they're confident they could land a bunch, they have to leave scholarships open for 2014. We only have 3 for the next 2 years.

If Donahue is true to his word of developing pipelines in new england, then it doesn't get much better than 2014. If he decides to spend 2 2013 schollies, then I'd imagine it would be very late in the process, maybe next March.

If Donahue uses only one scholarship in 2013, it has to be for a big -- Dingba, Rimmer, or someone else. If Pitts or Thomas commits, then he'll use 2; we still might just possibly (if Dragicevich graduates in 2014) have 2 scholarships for 2014, but I'm not confident about getting any of the highly-rated 2014 New England prospects.

I'd be all for using 2 schollies in 2013, getting one of the big 4 in 2014 is wishful thinking. Dingba and Johnson would be a GREAT 2013, wouldn't be mad even though they don't yet have that high ESPN ranking or high attention.

I'm fine with everyone they've offered for 2013. If we can get 2 of them we should. All have high upside and are sought after players.

We're basically not in a position to not recruit Top 100 talent in 2013 hoping we might land someone in 2014. I still think there's little to no chance any of those kids land at BC in 2014.

Ultimately, we are in the best position for landing elite talent in 2014 than we have been for any other year. We have been recruiting Vonleh, Selden, Terrell and Joseph for quite some time now and all of them have camped and/or visited BC. Not to mention Jacquil Taylor is another local player we have been recruiting and has potential to be a top prospect even though he has not yet attracted the attention of the powerhouses like the other players have. I could be mistaken, but I believe the Taylor family had some really good things to say about Donahue on a BC visit a while back.

I am not saying we land any of these players, but I think Donahue has worked hard to put BC in a good position to do so. I also think there is a lot more mutual interest with a lot of these players.

If we get Top 100 talent in 2013 we take it, but outside of that we should only use one scholarship. Even if our chances are slim for getting 2014 players on board, it wouldn't make any sense to foreclose the possibility altogether by having only 1 or no scholarship spots open.

[RedBaron67]

What happens in 2013 will tell us everything regarding how confident the staff is about Vonleh, Selden, Terrell and Joseph.

If they're confident they could land a bunch, they have to leave scholarships open for 2014. We only have 3 for the next 2 years.

If Donahue is true to his word of developing pipelines in new england, then it doesn't get much better than 2014. If he decides to spend 2 2013 schollies, then I'd imagine it would be very late in the process, maybe next March.

If Donahue uses only one scholarship in 2013, it has to be for a big -- Dingba, Rimmer, or someone else. If Pitts or Thomas commits, then he'll use 2; we still might just possibly (if Dragicevich graduates in 2014) have 2 scholarships for 2014, but I'm not confident about getting any of the highly-rated 2014 New England prospects.

I'd be all for using 2 schollies in 2013, getting one of the big 4 in 2014 is wishful thinking. Dingba and Johnson would be a GREAT 2013, wouldn't be mad even though they don't yet have that high ESPN ranking or high attention.

I'm fine with everyone they've offered for 2013. If we can get 2 of them we should. All have high upside and are sought after players.

We're basically not in a position to not recruit Top 100 talent in 2013 hoping we might land someone in 2014. I still think there's little to no chance any of those kids land at BC in 2014.

Ultimately, we are in the best position for landing elite talent in 2014 than we have been for any other year. We have been recruiting Vonleh, Selden, Terrell and Joseph for quite some time now and all of them have camped and/or visited BC. Not to mention Jacquil Taylor is another local player we have been recruiting and has potential to be a top prospect even though he has not yet attracted the attention of the powerhouses like the other players have. I could be mistaken, but I believe the Taylor family had some really good things to say about Donahue on a BC visit a while back.

I am not saying we land any of these players, but I think Donahue has worked hard to put BC in a good position to do so. I also think there is a lot more mutual interest with a lot of these players.

If we get Top 100 talent in 2013 we take it, but outside of that we should only use one scholarship. Even if our chances are slim for getting 2014 players on board, it wouldn't make any sense to foreclose the possibility altogether by having only 1 or no scholarship spots open.

I think our best hope for 2013 is one commit from among Dingba, Rimmer, and Johnson. If Thomas or Pitts commits, it's manna from heaven; they're both in distant parts of the country and are drawing significant high-major interest in their own areas.

[BCEaglesFan]

BC offered 2014 PG Casey Benson from Arizona. That is the third player from Arizona that BC has offered in the class of '14.

[RedBaron67]

BC offered 2014 PG Casey Benson from Arizona. That is the third player from Arizona that BC has offered in the class of '14.

Benson is a highly skilled (left-handed but ambidextrous) pass-first PG with the inevitable high BB IQ; it appears that he's just had a growth spurt from 6'1" to 6'3". His stock appears to be rising; Arizona State has offered him and several other Pac-12 schools are looking at him. At first glance, he looks like another case of someone difficult to pry loose from his home time zone. At the same time, we have to commend Donahue & Co. for their thoroughness in conducting a genuinely national recruiting search.

[Shaddix]

BC offered 2014 PG Casey Benson from Arizona. That is the third player from Arizona that BC has offered in the class of '14.

Benson is a highly skilled (left-handed but ambidextrous) pass-first PG with the inevitable high BB IQ; it appears that he's just had a growth spurt from 6'1" to 6'3". His stock appears to be rising; Arizona State has offered him and several other Pac-12 schools are looking at him. At first glance, he looks like another case of someone difficult to pry loose from his home time zone. At the same time, we have to commend Donahue & Co. for their thoroughness in conducting a genuinely national recruiting search.

A little concerned about BC trying to get Arizona recruits, I just don't see us getting any worthwhile.

[BCEaglesFan]

BC offered 2014 PG Casey Benson from Arizona. That is the third player from Arizona that BC has offered in the class of '14.

Benson is a highly skilled (left-handed but ambidextrous) pass-first PG with the inevitable high BB IQ; it appears that he's just had a growth spurt from 6'1" to 6'3". His stock appears to be rising; Arizona State has offered him and several other Pac-12 schools are looking at him. At first glance, he looks like another case of someone difficult to pry loose from his home time zone. At the same time, we have to commend Donahue & Co. for their thoroughness in conducting a genuinely national recruiting search.

A little concerned about BC trying to get Arizona recruits, I just don't see us getting any worthwhile.

Well, you might as well try. Arizona has a great '14 class. They actually rank this kid at the top of it on rivals.

[BCEaglesFan]

Aaron Falzon ('15) lists Boston College, Providence, UConn, UMass, Maryland, UCLA, Stanford, and Ohio State, per @Coast2CoastHoop.

[RedBaron67]

Aaron Falzon ('15) lists Boston College, Providence, UConn, UMass, Maryland, UCLA, Stanford, and Ohio State, per @Coast2CoastHoop.

Falzon (6'7", 210) is reported to be a skilled combo forward with NBA+ range who can also operate in the paint. He lives in Newton(!) and goes to St. Mark's. It would be a genuine humiliation to lose this kid, but we probably will.

[wildcat81]

I worked at St.Mark's for a minute, has a player from there every gone to BC for hoops?

[RedBaron67]

I worked at St.Mark's for a minute, has a player from there every gone to BC for hoops?

I've been following BC BB for a long time and don't recall anyone, but St. Mark's has only become a major basketball school quite recently. The real issue for me is that there are players like Falzon and Sharma right on BC's doorstep who'll probably ignore BC once the serious recruiting starts; it's hard to see the program ever regaining respectability as long as this situation persists.

[Shaddix]

Nate Taphorn got a BC offer tonight. He's a 6'7 SG who likes to launch it from 3. He is definitely a stock watcher according to some sites. Sounds like Dragicevich when you first hear his game and size, but i'll have to look more into him to confirm that

[RedBaron67]

Nate Taphorn got a BC offer tonight. He's a 6'7 SG who likes to launch it from 3. He is definitely a stock watcher according to some sites. Sounds like Dragicevich when you first hear his game and size, but i'll have to look more into him to confirm that

Sometimes I wonder if Donahue ever met a 3-point shooter he didn't like. Taphorn has grown over the past year or so from emaciated (175) to merely slender (205), and yes, he sounds a lot like Dragicevich. Northwestern has offered him, and a number of Midwestern high-majors are looking at him -- how seriously, I'm not sure. He says he wants to decide and sign early so he can enjoy his senior year, but of course recruiting can always get more complicated. Taphorn is from central Illinois, grew up an Illinois fan, and has visited Champaign, but doesn't look like a Big Ten type of player (Northwestern aside). The real question is, with only 3 scholarships for 2013 and 2014 combined, does BC need another skinny 3-point shooter?

[BCEaglesFan]

Nate Taphorn got a BC offer tonight. He's a 6'7 SG who likes to launch it from 3. He is definitely a stock watcher according to some sites. Sounds like Dragicevich when you first hear his game and size, but i'll have to look more into him to confirm that

The only guys I want in this class are Dingba, Johnson, Rimmer, Thomas, or Pitts.

[eepstein0]

Nate Taphorn got a BC offer tonight. He's a 6'7 SG who likes to launch it from 3. He is definitely a stock watcher according to some sites. Sounds like Dragicevich when you first hear his game and size, but i'll have to look more into him to confirm that

The only guys I want in this class are Dingba, Johnson, Rimmer, Thomas, or Pitts.

Thomas/Rimmer have already announced a Top 3 and BC isn't in it.

Absolutely no on Nate Taphorn. It's a clone of Dragiecevich.

[Shredder]

Any possibility that the Don is recruiting tall shooters with the idea that they will get bigger and play forward?

[bcmurph]

Interesting look back at last year's top 100...and one man's ranking of their Freshman results. Ryan Anderson checking in at #20...

http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=2330

[BCEaglesFan]

BC has Jared Terell, Abdul Malik Abu, and Damion Smith on campus for an unofficial visit today.

Thomas is just listing his top 3 for now. Rimmer listed his top 4 long ago and a rivals article says BC has been stepping up recruitment for him... both players' recruitment is still going. I hope Taphorn is a backup plan to Johnson, Thomas, and Pitts.

[RedBaron67]

BC has Jared Terell, Abdul Malik Abu, and Damion Smith on campus for an unofficial visit today.

Thomas is just listing his top 3 for now. Rimmer listed his top 4 long ago and a rivals article says BC has been stepping up recruitment for him... both players' recruitment is still going. I hope Taphorn is a backup plan to Johnson, Thomas, and Pitts.

A visit from Terrell is always nice, but I still don't have much confidence in BC's chances.

Abdul-Malik Abu (whom BC reportedly offered today) is a 2014 big (6-8, 240) from Marblehead who plays for Kimball Union in NH, said to be a throwback inside banger (Music to my ears!). He's apparently pretty raw, because his current ratings are pretty low, but his recruiting list suggests a huge upside -- offers from Cincinnati, Iowa State, UMass, Michigan State (if Izzo wants him, he has to be a real beast), Providence, Rhode Island, Rutgers, and Temple, plus interest from Oklahoma and Wisconsin. He certainly sounds worth offering, but the competition is tough and likely to become more so.

Damion Smith is a 2014 6-3 SG out of the Bromley Heath project in Roxbury, who played as a freshman (2010-11) at West Roxbury HS. Last summer he averaged 25+ points for a BABC 9th grade team that won the AAU national championship; after that, he scored 25+ TDs last fall playing QB for La Lumiere Prep in Indiana, after which he came back to Boston at midyear and enrolled at New Mission. Amazingly, he isn't listed by ESPN, Rivals, or Scout, so he might actually (God knows how) be under the national recruiting radar at the moment (although I wouldn't bet the rent money on it -- there's already been an article on him in Hoop Dreams magazine). Getting in on the ground floor with this kid is obviously good news, but how long before the bad news starts to roll in?

[BCEaglesFan]

BC offered Abdul Malik-Abu while on his visit.

[apbc12]

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[781]

Abdul Malik-Abu is a rugged player. Would Be a Good Get