'07 MI C/PF Joshua Southern (Boston College Verbal)

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Rivals Profile
Scout Profile Ranked the #13 C in the 2007 class.



Saginaw (MI)
Saginaw High School

Height: 6-foot-9
Weight: 238 pounds

SCOUTING Strong bodied post player has a presence inside. Tough to move around and will finish inside. Has some post moves and is one of the top prospects in the state of Michigan's 2007 class.

Considering Miami (Fl), Michigan State (offer), Michigan, Wisconsin, Pittsburgh, Valparaiso (offer), Kentucky, Xavier, Dayton, Ohio State and Arizona.

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The other board is reporting that Southern will possibly be visiting OSU in the next few weeks.....

Boy, Matta sure does get around.....

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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9/29/05

As a junior, he averaged 12 points and 12 rebounds a game. Considered the #13 center by Scout.com. He is playing quarterback for the football team. Holds a 3.3 GPA. Southern is interested in Ohio State but Michigan State looks like the leader at this point. He plans to visit OSU for a football game.

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10/20/05

His top five are Kentucky, Miami, Michigan State, Ohio State and Uconn. Academics are first and then the program.

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12/15/05

Kentucky, Michigan State head coaches were in to see Southern play.

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12/20/05

From the Pitt site...Pitt has offered Southern. He says he is looking at Michigan State, Michigan, Kentucky, Pitt, St. John's, Wisconsin, Ohio State and UCLA and does not have a favorite.

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12/23/05

Tubby Smith and Tom Izzo were in to see Southern. Kentucky, Michigan State, Miami (Fla.), Pittsburgh, Wisconsin, and Vanderbilt have offered and he is getting interest from Ohio State, UCLA, and Michigan.

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1/16/06

Southern had 27 points and 16 rebounds in a win this weekend.

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1/23/06

From Rivals.com...Josh is interested in Michigan State, Kentucky, Miami and Pittsburgh. No mention of OSU.

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1/30/06

Kentucky, Michigan State, Pittsburgh, Miami (Fla.), UCLA, Wisconsin, and Vanderbilt have offered. He is interested in Kentucky. Indicates he is wide open at this point. No mention of tOSU.

[wadc45]

I think we can close this down...there are plenty of PF/C prospects we are showing interest to.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

opening this thread back up due to the offer.........

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5/7/06

At the Spiece event this week.....Southern says that Boston College, Tennessee, Michigan State, Wake, Kentucky and Ohio State are involved. Ohio State recently offered this past week.

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5/10/06

Evaluations for this past weekend's Spiece event........Southern moves well for a kid his size, simply is overpowering in the post, compared to Terrence Dials on several occasions.

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5/10/06

Once again Southern mentions the offer from tOSU. Kentucky, Michigan State, BC, Tennessee, Wake and Ohio State are recruiting him the "hardest" right now. Indicates that Kentucky may be in the league. His high school coach played for Tubby Smith.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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5/16/06

Southern is interested in Michigan and will visit in the fall. Kentucky, Michigan, Michigan State, Miami, Ohio State and Boston College are recruiting him the hardest.