MrBrightside wrote:

Anyone hear anything out there in the cyber world on Severe's visit to WVU (I thought that was this weekend)?  Any other scoop or rumors about recruits?  Steve 19981?  The Skovranko kid looks like a good player, I hope he wants to stay close to home.  I think all of us who still hold on to hope for this program will know a lot more based on the quality of the Spring class and the early signing period in the Fall.  I know ratings are jaded and slanted, but more oftern then not a decent ranked player has a better chance than a lower rated or unknown player.  It will be hard for me to stay interested if I can't get excited about the Spring and Fall signings (although I understand more signings could happen next Spring as well - just running out of patience.

It's very important that we get at least one, and hopefully more, of the guys we're targeting. I don't think that Ferry is a "more out of less" type of coach, but he has shown that he can win when he has good players. This is very solid A10 level talent he's after, and if he can land a couple this spring, and add another couple in the fall, he will likely be able to win a lot of games pretty soon. If he strikes out, we will be back down the toilet.

MrBrightside wrote:

Anyone hear anything out there in the cyber world on Severe's visit to WVU (I thought that was this weekend)?  Any other scoop or rumors about recruits?  Steve 19981?  The Skovranko kid looks like a good player, I hope he wants to stay close to home.  I think all of us who still hold on to hope for this program will know a lot more based on the quality of the Spring class and the early signing period in the Fall.  I know ratings are jaded and slanted, but more oftern then not a decent ranked player has a better chance than a lower rated or unknown player.  It will be hard for me to stay interested if I can't get excited about the Spring and Fall signings (although I understand more signings could happen next Spring as well - just running out of patience.

It sounds like Duane Notice & Jon Severe both have sincere interest in Duquesne, and puts the coaching staff in a hard spot.  Given their talent level you have to wait until they make their call which puts you at risk for plan B options the more interest they draw, and the longer it takes for them to make a decision.  We saw that with Rene Castro in the fall where Butler came in late and plucked him away.  There are a number of guys out there like Fredrick Edmond | 6-foot-4, 190 lbs. | Eastern (Lansing, Mi.) who we have expressed interest in but not offered.  His recruitment seems to be heating up and may not be available come April.








 

Coolidge’s Kadiri weighing offer from Duquesne, others

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/recruiting-insider/wp/2013/02/25/coolidges-kadiri-weighing-offer-from-duquesne-others/

Jon Severe is among the five finalists for Mr. New York Basketball.

http://www.newyorksportswriters.org/blog/2013-02-27-bcany-mr-basketball-miss-basketball-finalists.shtml
 

You beat me to it.  Good get for the Dukes.  He is described below:


Jordan Robinson – Quality Education (Winston-Salem, NC)
In a world where big men are hard to come by, Robinson is one of the better ones available in the area. He’s 6’7 with a developing skillset and knows how to stick to his bread and butter: bodying people down low. Robinson has good hands, rebounds his position, guards his man, and isn’t afraid of contact. He has a great nose for the ball and knows how to use his body to move people for establishing post and rebounding position. His motor makes him even more attractive, and he should find a home with a low to mid-level division one program.
 

Brooks is from NYC, and we're the only eastern team after him. Might be an advantage.

Mr B., recruiting is the name of the game. While I don't think there are any superstars among the kids Ferry brought in last year, they all seem to be good enough to become solid contributors on a good team. Every team needs depth, and role players, and these guys seem to be good enough to fill those roles. While every team needs a star player, you also need guys who can step up, and have a big game on a semi-regular basis. When you have 4 or 5 of these types, a couple will usually step up every game, supplementing the production of your star. Now we seem to be bringing in another solid class, with players who are ranked higher than the ones we got last year. We're getting some size too. These kids are bulky. Kind of the way John Moore, and Bruce Atkins were. If we can get a player with the potential to be a "go to" guy, (Severe or Notice) we might be set to be pretty good in a year or two.

Another JUCO guard we are looking at from the RIVALS database

Victor Bermudez 6'3 SG

http://rivals.yahoo.com/duquesne/basketball/recruiting/player-Victor-Bermudez-143827;_ylt=ArqJFiYRIoO7bQ.snprmjjGurpB4
 

Last edited by CLK (3/02/2013 5:28 pm)

I sure hope we beat out stony brook.

Jeralta wrote:

I like it when the PR dept puts out that we got a commitment from a #3 'available' player several weeks after the signing period. And this is rough and below the belt but the reality is that the #6 rated canadian center would be the 49th best player in the Bronx alone. Thats the reality. We have to start somewhere. Hoping the canadians band together and kick some arse.

He's not playing in Canada. He's listed as the #20 center in the US. It's a miracle that he's coming here.

Excellent point Steve, Syracuse has done pretty well with Canadian players over the last 20-years.  Marquette is another strong program that recruits in Canada,  In fact it is rare to see a game involving Eastern teams in which there is not a mention made of a Canadian or two on the floor.   These guys are all playing against good competitiion and compete in AAU games against US players all the time.  Many play prep in the USA as well, so it is a wise move to agressively pursue Canadian players.

CLK wrote:

Looks like Devin Wilson's (PG Montour ) recruiting is taking off.  He just picked up an offer from St. Joe after his 19 point performance against CV.  Villanova is expressing interest.  Got to wonder if the Dukes will offer?

My guess is that he or Rashad Richardson is plan "B" if Notice and Severe end up elsewhere.

St Bonaventure has taken an interest in our old friend Trey Dickerson. I have no idea why we're not involved with him again.