Ouch...   He is our best recruit.  Still, if we are successful this season, I could see him recommitting.  

National Early Signing Period November 9 - 16.  Looks like we will have one to give in the Spring.  

That hurts. This is all too common in recruiting these days. It seems like kids commit too early and then have seconds thoughts after taking time to think. I'm actually surprised it hasn't happened to us more often.

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Good point about guard depth. Although I hope he reconsiders, if not, it would not be a bad thing to recruit another 6'9" , 6"10" kid.

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Poor Darius ,life is so hard,the thought of getting a quality education ,getting a monthly stipend, and free
tutoring , from a school like Duquesne,a 150,000 dollar package, to play basketball for a coach that almost
guaranteed you immediate playing time.You graduate in 4 years with no debt. and a education that enhances the chance for a great life for you and your family.You are blessed Darius. You messed up a
great oppurtunity dude.
  As a fan I want the Duquesne athlete to  realize the great gift this school offers beyond playing
basketball. A free education ,a time to grow into a man,develop his skills as as a good person.
 Duquesne fans, we can and will do better and one player is not going to  break the bank.One thing that
I question is if Darius is a 4 star basketball stud then why no offers from any of the SEC  or ACC schools.??Florida,Florida State not interested??? Seems he might be a bit overhyped.
 From what I have read about Mr. Banks is he is a mid major prospect who doesnt defend all that well.He
is ranked in the mid 30s among seniors in  the state of Florida.??????
Hopefully Darius ,his mother and his so called advisors will  help him find a school where he is close to his mother and all his buddies who think they can ride with him to the NBA.Good luck Darius.


 

 

The Florida schools usually get the real good ones, where I am at the local low major, FGCU , picks up kids like Banks who want to play right away and have a great chance to go NCAA every year.

It doesn't look like they recruited him.

I also think that opening another spot can help fill out the roster with size, we have seen guards come in and fail and transfer, not uncommon.

A coach once said, I am more concerned about who is here than who is not.

duq81 wrote:

Other coaches have probably been after him.

That is highly likely.  While it against the rules for other coaches to talk directly to the kid once he commits, they can get in the ear of the kids coach.  Bottom line, however, is that Darius deserves to do what he believes will be in his best interest.  Perhaps he just wants to play close to home and his mom.  Several Florida schools have offered.  He is a very good player and I wish him all the best.  

Follow the $$$.  The kid's high school coach probably got paid by another school to flip him.  No matter what they say, one or more people got paid!

Like someone else said above, if the young man wants to take his skills elsewhere then all the best and let's get someone equal or better who wants to be here.

levon1975 wrote:

Sure, can't dwell on him, just opens the door for another player. Maybe someone "blows up" this season and we swoop in.

Still we would be naive not to consider the influence of $$$ in recruiting.

Of course, but you have to be realistic, and recognize that your favorite teams might not always be so clean either. Locally, both Duquesne, and Pitt were rumored to be fairly dirty back in the 70s. I'm skeptical of the guy Pitt just hired, but Dixon was probably the cleanest coach Pitt has had since Bob Timmons, which is why some folks wanted him gone, despite his success.