Commits/Recruiting

[joeyfenn]

Another kid there is Josh Sharma 6'9" out of North-field Mount Hermon

[RedBaron67]

Another kid there is Josh Sharma 6'9" out of North-field Mount Hermon

Sharma is local (Lexington) and just transferred to NMH from Lexington HS. At the same time, he reclassified from 2014 to 2015, for which we'll have many scholarship slots open. There was discussion earlier about BC's interest in Sharma and 6'10" Collin McManus (NH kid), who has also transferred to NMH and reclassified to 2015, as well as Ian Sistare, who transferred to NMH and moved from 2015 to 2016. We're fortunate that there's a good deal of local talent available in 2015, when BC's scholarship picture will shift from shortage to surplus.

[QuailMan]

Does anyone have a link to a write-up on the camp? Top performers, etc.

[joeyfenn]

http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.c ... eturns.php

Does this Elite-75 Camp have any relevance to us? WIll the big local names be there on the UMass-Lowell Campus?

[RedBaron67]

http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/news/article/2633/Elite-75-Returns.php

Does this Elite-75 Camp have any relevance to us? WIll the big local names be there on the UMass-Lowell Campus?

It appears that quite a few players whom BC has offered or shown interest in will attend the Elite 75 Camp. From the block of face photos in NERR showing players committed to the event, I can identify Abdul-Malik Abu, Alec Brennan, Matt Cimino, Jeremy Miller, Damion Smith, Jeff Spellman, Jacquil Taylor, Jared Terrell, and (last but unquestionably first) Noah Vonleh. It looks like mainly a 2014 show, but there are a lot of BC targets in that year.

[BCEaglesFan]

BC is showing interest in 2014 PG Jafar Kinsey.

[BCEaglesFan]

Vonleh rattled off a quick list of IU, Arizona, BC and PC to NBE Sports.

[joeyfenn]

Vonleh rattled off a quick list of IU, Arizona, BC and PC to NBE Sports.

We have a real fighters chance.

[Shaddix]

Vonleh rattled off a quick list of IU, Arizona, BC and PC to NBE Sports.

PC is going to continue to be a pain in our ass for New England recruits... that's for sure

[RedBaron67]

Vonleh rattled off a quick list of IU, Arizona, BC and PC to NBE Sports.

PC is going to continue to be a pain in our ass for New England recruits... that's for sure

Cooley has already demonstrated with Ledo and Dunn that he's a first-rate recruiter; Donahue & Co. are going to have to raise their game to match him.

[cvilleagle]

Vonleh rattled off a quick list of IU, Arizona, BC and PC to NBE Sports.

This is the first thing I have read that makes me think we have a real chance at him. It would be completely game-changing to land the #2 recruit in that class.

[claver2010]

TOS posted a summary for those with access, it looks like they've shut down their loop hole of grabbing their content

[BCEagles25]

Noah Vonleh would be lucky to go to a great school with a great coach like BC, and we'd be lucky to have him. Same goes with other home-grown guys such as, to name a few, Selden, Terrell, Brennan, Kaleb Joseph and Abu. It'd be a shame if we didn't end up with at least one of them.

[joeyfenn]

TOS posted a summary for those with access, it looks like they've shut down their loop hole of grabbing their content

Fuck TOS, we get more bitches and know more about BC


but anyway someone can copy and paste...

[31southst]

The first day of Boston College Elite Camp was not short on talent last Saturday, with many of the regions top talent in attendance. Here is a look at the top 5 stock risers of the day.

Jeff Spellman - 6'2 PG/G 2014

Spellman was an attendee of last year's camp who attends neighboring school Beaver Country Day. This combo guard seems to have grown an inch since last year.

Spellman put on a show, scoring in transition around the basket and out to around 25 feet. He is very good scoring on pick and roll situations because of his high basketball IQ, similar to incoming freshman Olivier Hanlan.He also showed an array of spectacular dunks during intermissions and came in second place of the three point contest, nailing 22 in 2 minutes.

Spellman will have to improve strength and speed over the next two years to be able to compete physically with other guards in the ACC, but is being watched closely by the BC staff.

Jacquil Taylor - 6'8 C/F 2014

Taylor had the best day from any big man in the camp on Saturday. He was able to score from the post, knock down 15 footers, and contest shots on defense. The most impressive part of Taylor's game is his ability to run the floor. As soon as the ball went through the net on defense, he sprinted down the middle of the floor and beat his defender to the block gaining advantage on offense.

Taylor looks and plays much bigger then 6'8 because of his length and athleticism. While he showed a jump hook and a set shot from 15 feet, Taylor will need to add more to his scoring package around the basket and face up game.

Elijah Rogers - 5'11 PG 2014

Not often in camp settings do you find many players who want to share the ball more than score, but this just what Rogers did. Elijah was the best point guard prospect in camp because his passing skills and vision were far ahead of his peers. There were many times where his teammates didn't realize they were open and were caught off guard when he found them.

Elijah scored the ball in transition with ease using incredible speed and body control. While he did not shoot many three pointers, he proved he could by winning the camp's shooting contest, knocking down 24 / 29 in 2 minutes.

There are not many guards with Rogers' size who will be able to play in the ACC, but there are some exceptions to the rule. He possess the speed and athleticism to make up for a inch or two. If he doesn't grow he will need to really work in the weight room so that he is physically ready to defend opposing guards on this level.

Alec Brennan- 6'9 C/F 2014

There are a lot similarities between Brennan and current BC player Dennis Clifford. First, they were teammates at the same high school, Milton Academy and are still good friends today. Brennan, like Clifford, can score with his back to the basket as well as facing up his defender.

Brennan was the only big man to make one of the four spots in the finals of the 3 point shooting contest. He made 24 of 28 three pointers in the preliminary round leading to the finals.

At the same age, Alec is more skilled and more athletic than Clifford was at Milton Academy. Clifford however was able to learn how to play hard all the time and is now better than many of his peers who were ranked higher in high school. If Brennan learns to do the same and works hard in the weight room, he could end surpassing his peers like Clifford did.

Tremont Waters 5'7 PG 2017 (Rising 8th graders)

So why in the world would i be talking about a kid who still has another year of middle school left you ask? Well its simple--- Tremont wasn't just good for a little kid, he outplayed kids who were seniors in high school in convincing fashion. Along with Rogers, young Waters has incredible vision on the court. All spring Waters has played with the New England Playaz 16u (Sophomore) team and started at the lead guard position. Waters has the ability to shoot the ball from the NBA three point line off the dribble, which makes him a threat almost as soon as he crosses half court.

There are so many variables to talk about with a kid so young, so I won't talk about what he needs to improve on. At the end of the camp he had a very long conversation with head coach Steve Donahue about how to continue improving his basketball game.

[cvilleagle]

Sounds like we should offer Tremont Waters today.

[RedBaron67]

Sounds like we should offer Tremont Waters today.

I suspect that even in today's basketball culture that would be considered excessive, maybe even by Waters himself, who appears to be a level-headed kid. I'm not even sure NCAA rules would permit it. Besides, he obviously knows at this point that BC is interested; it's enough for the present to keep in touch as far as the rules allow (which I'm sure some other schools are also doing). Unquestionably we should be recruiting Waters as long as there's even a slight hope of getting him -- his upside is just mindboggling.

[joesim]

ERIC HOFFSES ‏@EAHoffses
Hearing '13 forward Samuel Dingba is visiting BC today
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[Shaddix]

ERIC HOFFSES ‏@EAHoffses
Hearing '13 forward Samuel Dingba is visiting BC today
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Lock it up!

[joeyfenn]

ERIC HOFFSES ‏@EAHoffses
Hearing '13 forward Samuel Dingba is visiting BC today
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Lock it up!

where else does Dingba have offers from? there is not a ton on him

[Shaddix]

BJ Johnson was at Rutgers yesterday

[eepstein0]

1. Offering 8th graders, unless their name is LeBron James, is not a good idea.
2. I still can't find anything on Dingba. My guess is that he has about every high major "monitoring" him since he's so athletic but my guess is his offers are mainly mid-major. Dingba's video looks really good, he's one where the rating probably doesn't accurately reflect his ability.
3. Johnson has offers from Rutgers, BC and Penn St. with Villanova intently monitoring. Getting kids to leave Philadelphia when 'Nova offers is like getting kids from Ohio to leave when Ohio St. offers.

[twballgame9]

They lock up Dingba for 13, and I am not bitching about any recruiting until 2015.

[claver2010]

They lock up Dingba for 13, and I am not bitching about any recruiting until 2015.

Just quoting

[twballgame9]

They lock up Dingba for 13, and I am not bitching about any recruiting until 2015.

Just quoting

That's fine. My only bitch has been a refusal to get an athletic forward that can rebound. Pretty happy otherwise.

[claver2010]

100% on the same page

[BCEaglesFan]

ERIC HOFFSES ‏@EAHoffses
Hearing '13 forward Samuel Dingba is visiting BC today
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Lock it up!

where else does Dingba have offers from? there is not a ton on him

The only ones I know of are Iona, Sacred Heart, Fairfield, Marist, Bucknell, and a bunch of Ivy schools.

[eepstein0]

They lock up Dingba for 13, and I am not bitching about any recruiting until 2015.

Just quoting

That's fine. My only bitch has been a refusal to get an athletic forward that can rebound. Pretty happy otherwise.

Dingba can rebound and block shots like crazy even at 6'6" or 6'7". His offensive game is what we'll call developing. If he were 6'10", he'd have offers from everywhere.

I still think we need a slasher SF or tall SG. The combination of Heckmann, Odio and Rubin doesn't exact light my fire. Dingba and BJ Johnson in '13 would be an A+ even though it leaves us dangerously thin on scholarships in '14.

Just please no more PGs or undersized SGs, we have plenty of those.

[BCEaglesFan]

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — No matter who you ask about the top basketball players in America in the class of 2014, you are almost sure to hear the name Noah Vonleh in the answer.

A 6-foot-8, 220-pound combo forward out of the New Hampton School (NH), Vonleh is a major target of the Providence Friars—as well as many other schools.

“UConn, Providence, BC, Arizona, Indiana, and Ohio State are the schools that talked to me when they were allowed to text,” Vonleh said at NBPA Top 100 Camp.

Also there are rumors Vonleh might reclassify to '13, which would really hurt BC's scholarship situation.

[cvilleagle]

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — No matter who you ask about the top basketball players in America in the class of 2014, you are almost sure to hear the name Noah Vonleh in the answer.

A 6-foot-8, 220-pound combo forward out of the New Hampton School (NH), Vonleh is a major target of the Providence Friars—as well as many other schools.

“UConn, Providence, BC, Arizona, Indiana, and Ohio State are the schools that talked to me when they were allowed to text,” Vonleh said at NBPA Top 100 Camp.

Also there are rumors Vonleh might reclassify to '13, which would really hurt BC's scholarship situation.

Umm, if you can get Noah Vonleh, you give him a scholarship even if it leaves you with zero scholarships for '14.