'07 OH PF/C Aaron Pogue (Cleveland St)

[jimotis4heisman]

i wonder what kind of shape he is in, the couple time ive seen him play hes had "effort problems"

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

i wonder what kind of shape he is in, the couple time ive seen him play hes had "effort problems"

I have always viewed him as a step slow.....he needs to lose some weight in my opinion. Huge body, but maybe a little soft.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Rivals.com$

Article lists the top undecided players in the 2007 class.......comments on Pogue being a late signee and has some work to do in the classroom.

[DaytonBuck]

He seems like the type of kid that would really benifit from a Calipari, Pitino or Huggins as a coach

[HabaneroBuck]

I think he'd do well to stay in Dayton and team up with Chris Wright to give Xavier (who's also recruiting all kinds of top-notch Ohio talent) a run for their money in the A-10. I don't think he'll ever put up top numbers at a big-time program, so why not Dayton?

[DaytonBuck]

I'd love it stayed home and played for the flyers but I think he needs a coach who'll really got on him. I know the consensus around has really soured on AP but when he brings he could be a force. He just needs someone to tap his potential. Look at what Pitino did with Nazr Mohammed at Kentucky. He was in worse shape and had a poorer work ethic than AP and he got NM into the association. Huggy and Cal have also had pretty good success sculpting out of shape, underachievers in the post into all conference caliber players.

[IronBuckI]

Originally Posted by DaytonBuck

I'd love it stayed home and played for the flyers but I think he needs a coach who'll really got on him.

From what I've seen of Brian Gregory, he could very well be that guy. Not sure what he's like in practice, but in the games I've seen, Gregory seems to be a very excitable coach.

[Muck]

Dunbar's Pogue leaning toward USC

The Wolverines' powerful post player says phenom Mayo will go to Southern Cal, too.


By Kyle Nagel
Staff Writer

Thursday, November 16, 2006

DAYTON - Aaron Pogue hasn't officially made his college choice. But he's leaning.


"I have to say I like USC," said Pogue, the Dunbar High School center who helped the Wolverines to the Division II boys basketball state championship last season.

At Dayton Public Schools basketball media day Wednesday, Pogue also said he is also considering Tennessee and Florida, but the powerful post player said USC "plays my style of basketball. I fell in love with it."


There's also a potential teammate helping his decision. Pogue said O.J. Mayo, the two-time Ohio Mr. Basketball who led North College Hill to the past two D-III state titles before transferring to Huntington, W.Va., has told Pogue he will play basketball at USC.


Pogue should follow a line of highly recruited Dunbar players, which includes Daequan Cook, a freshman at Ohio State, and Wolverines junior Josh Benson, who has given the University of Dayton a verbal commitment to begin playing there in 2008.


Peter Pullen, the Dunbar coach, said point guard Norris Cole could either play basketball at NAIA power Walsh University in Canton or Robert Morris near Pittsburgh, among other choices. Pullen said Pogue has his choice of Division I schools "as long as he follows our game plan in the classroom."
Other coaches said Dunbar's success on the court and in the recruiting arena can help their teams.


"They have inspired my kids to work hard as well," said Billy Brooks, the Belmont coach. "In the past there's been a stigma about Dayton Public kids with discipline and other problems. Now, as they're paying more attention, (college coaches) know that's not true."


Contact this reporter at (937) 225-7389 or knagel@DaytonDailyNews.com.

Dayton Daily News

[buckeydoptimist]

I think FLA is leading the nation in recruits listing them as finalists who don't even have an offer from them!

[HilmerJ]

is that aaron pouge behind the bench......first row...2nd one to the right?

[mcbucks]

Yes that is him.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Scout.com$ (Kyle Lamb)

USC is the leader and also Tennessee, Dayton and Pittsburgh have offered are round out is top four schools. Pogue is still looking for a qualifying ACT score.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Rivals.com$

Best of The Rest: Big Men

Pogue is listed as a possible top late addition if he can get his academics in order.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

DDN

Pogue scored 19 points and hauled in 22 rebounds in a 65-51.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Link

Pogue had 5 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists in one half before not playing in the second half due to disciplinary action in a 75-54 win.

"(Pogue) knows our team rules, and that's why he wasn't in there to start. But he sure changes the game a little, doesn't he?" said Dunbar coach Peter Pullen, who benched Pogue for missing practice Tuesday and Wednesday. "He's a rebounding machine and as you saw, he can do more than score. He's a force."
Pogue, a center by position, was also the center of attention.
The senior, who Dunbar coaches expect to play Div. I college football but is highly sought-after on the hardwood, drew three fouls in 30 seconds on Hiland big man Dustin Kaufman. The final whistle -- a questionable shoving call -- gave the 6-3, 220-pound Kaufman four fouls with just over two minutes left in the third and led to Schlabach earning a technical foul.
Pogue, who seconds earlier instigated a face-to-face confrontation with Kaufman after a foul, retreated near the Hiland bench and taunted Schlabach with an applause and a few words. Soon after he mocked the Hawks' jam-packed cheering section by acknowledging the boos, delivering a wry smile and pointing to the scoreboard.