Good timing! I just put that in the recruiting section. He looks pretty good in that highlight video. Good size too.

CLK, I think you linked the wrong video. His last name is Krivacevic.


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Last edited by CLK (4/07/2017 4:16 pm)

The young man is a native of Hungary. I wonder if there is a Dan Burt connection , or to some of the members of the DU ladies team.

His 2016- 17 season statistics are as follows : 
7.3 ppg ,
5.4 rpg ,
( 70 - 192 ) or 36.5 % f.g % 
( 24 - 84 ) or 28.6 % 3 pt. f.g % 
(39 - 71 ) or 54.9 % f.t %

 

PistolPete wrote:

He has a really nice stroke, looks athletic and can handle the ball...........hmmmm.  The video looks really good.

Video looks great but the stats not so much.

Looks like Duquesne offered over the weekend.  Now we need to see if he will commit.  Has anyone seen any other offers for this kid?


Cornelius Roberts‏ 

Congrats to my guy Marko on his offer from Duquense!


 

Last edited by CLK (4/10/2017 8:33 am)

Some of the video seems to be from his national team (the multi-colored ball gives it away!), so I guess playing over here was an adjustment. Coach D would be great for this kid and with that size, if he can defend, he would make a nice 3 or 4!

CLK wrote:

Marko will be a Duke

Verbal Commits‏ =

2017 Miami Dade College (FL) F Marko Krivacevic has committed to Duquesne

Good news. The guy has size and skill, and could be a good player under a quality coach. This was needed to balance out the classes too.

ElDuque wrote:

Effectively replaces Sanders, who also would have been a junior. Although he appears to be more of a wing like I-Mike.

Great point. Taller than Sanders with a skill set more Similar to IMike. Also managed to balance the classes in the process. Dambrot just keeps checking boxes in terms of addressing needs, gotta love it.

As this roster begins to come together you can really start getting excited about what this team should be able to do during Mike Lewis' Junior and Senior seasons.

Duques102 wrote:

It would be nice to know who else was looking at this guy.

Pittsburgh sports now is working on the story. I suspect that we may find out that answer shortly.

Duques102 wrote:

Dukes2012 wrote:

Duques102 wrote:

It would be nice to know who else was looking at this guy.

Pittsburgh sports now is working on the story. I suspect that we may find out that answer shortly.

http://pittsburghsportsnow.com/2017/04/10/krivacevic-commits-duquesne/

I really like what I've seen from this kid. You don't see too many 6'9" kids with that kind of athleticism. Obviously, he's going to need to increase his shooting percentages, but he should be an effective rebounder and defender. Excited to see what coach D can do with him.

townsonkid wrote:

He is Duquesne's Dirk.
:-)
 

My first impression was similar, plays a lot like him. Although nowhere near as talented as him, he does have that similar type of skilled European game. I think the biggest challenge for those type of guys is adjusting to the speed and physical nature of the way basketball is played in the United States. He looks pretty athletic though so he probably can with coaching. He's gonna be playing a lot this year so what better way to learn then going straight into the fire?

Wouldn't mind an Arnd Neuhaus.

Arnd had his ups and downs but came up big in a win over Pitt at the Palumbo.  He had a nice mid-range shot.