Thanks WEB.  Really nice pick up for the Dukes.  "He selected Duquesne over his other six finalists- TCU, Georgetown, Washington State, New Mexico, Montana and Grand Valley State."  With Roesing a lethal 3 point shooter, and Acuff a big time scorer (scored 42 point in a game a few days ago) KD and staff have a really good recruiting class for 2020.

Sorry about the last link. This is the link I meant to post regarding Andre Harris.

https://www.theshowbasketball.com/making-magic-dalen-terry-andre-harris/?v=7516fd43adaa

6'7 250, nice

https://arizonapreps.com/andre-harris-verbals-to-duquesne/
 

WashPaRick wrote:

I think recruiting took a bit of an upswing this year with a couple of 3 stars and maybe one of the best shooters available. Might not be the last recruit. I can see a grad transfer wanting to come if we have a good season.

I hope not. I don't want to see anyone run off. assuming that Hughes will grad transfer, we're already going to need for someone to leave. We're already going to have 3 senior starters leaving after next year. Having a ton of seniors in the rotation will leave the younger players lacking experience, which will send us tumbling down the standings the next year. We had a need for a grad transfer this year due to the injuries in the frontcourt. I don't see the need next year. I want Andre Harris to get most of those minutes that Baylee is getting this year. If the young guys are always being blocked by grad transfers, how are we ever going to build a program? We lucked out with Baylee. Most grad transfers suck. No to any grad transfers at this point. Play the young recruits so we can keep this train rolling!!
 

Yeah no to any Grad Transfers unless there is a glaring need, and I just don't see that right now. 

I love the direction this team is heading in.  You can see how much more depth they have this year. 

He appears to be what many on this board call a "6'7" swingman."

1111 Vickroy wrote:

One thing i could not find was a rating for this young man. Maybe someone could share some insight.

 


The one rating on Harris that I read assessed him 3 stars
(Sorry that I cannot recall where I read this in order to give you the link).

Mike Rice once mentioned to me that an incoming Duquesne player would be rated higher if he was attending a media darling program (P5 in today's world)
Maybe Harris kicked up to a 4 star in an "under-the-arm' press release?

This recruiting class is very impressive if only for really nailing the need areas & doing so with freshmen. This coaching staff really understands & has a knack for A-10 recruiting. They have only a limited amount of control of the wacky-wacky transfer chaos that is modern college basketball but they sure have this part of program building nailed.

In response to mm76or99's comment of "not seeing a Harris highlight tape" may I present some holiday eye candy regarding a major "get" for our program:

1. Andre (Power Move) Harris. https://youtu.be/XsHKDoaD7hE

2. I think this AAU clip is Harris post- junior-year summer? Two notes: watch how Harris finishes in traffic underneath. Also, around the 1 minute mark of the video watch Harris save the ball and how he gets to the hoop.  https://youtu.be/k9peDu3PHLA

3. Memorial Day Classic this past summer vs legitimate talent.  https://youtu.be/hImz5VLSCXI

I am ultra-hyped about this 2020 recruiting class. I look for three (probably four) departures so we may (not will) see an other addition.

Can we please stop speculating about players leaving? They and their families read this board. What if I started speculating about whether your family was going to boot you out? Note that this is a general plea and NOT directed at any individual.

Peace.

I would never have guessed that there would be two such opposed camps on the "speculating which players will transfer" topic. In deference to those whose opinion differs substantially from my own,  I will confine my discussion of this topic to personal messages & conversations. 

I can't help wonder if the folks banging this drum loudest understand that they too treat subject matter that is deemed unsavory or disrespectful by some while never being chastised for their topic choices. It would be extremely difficult to find one regular poster here that has not submitted offerings that could be/are deemed by others to be offending & damaging to players, recruits, coaches, administrators, fellow-posters, & the program at large. This sort of thing is, without fail, a matter of perspective & point of view.

Finally, it is a bit much to suggest that any of us, myself included, knows definitively which message board posts are good or bad for the program.

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