'08 OH C Kenny Frease (Xavier Signee)

[DaytonBuck]

Originally Posted by akronbuck

thats great. I love that xavier/cincy battle. Didn't know Miller did all that. Thxs. What do u think of Frease and Raymond?

Raymond I like a lot. Clutch shooter, waited his turn at X. Frease is going to be a good one. X has Jason Love at C so they can slowly work him in.

[akronbuck]

Originally Posted by DaytonBuck

Raymond I like a lot. Clutch shooter, waited his turn at X. Frease is going to be a good one. X has Jason Love at C so they can slowly work him in.

I've seen 3 games on TV and Frease was starting. I can understand his averages with those main scorers first options. Ya, that Raymond is a really good one.

[DaytonBuck]

I'm a witch at the Salem trials for saying this and will likely be crucified. I always thought considering Mullens was a likely one done player we should have offered this guy. He's a 3 at best most likely 4 year player who give you Terrance Dials or likely better production as an upper classman.

[LitlBuck]

Originally Posted by akronbuck

Why didn't he have the top schools after him? I understand OSU had Mullen but, he's really coming on now and I bet he's gone after next year if not this year. Xavier never had a true center as far as I remember, just a bunch of PF'S. I saw him a few times in high school and I could tell he was going to be a good one but , not this good for a freshman

He did not want to come to Ohio State after BJ had committed so early because he knew he probably would not get much playing time. There were a number of "big" schools after him but I am pretty sure that he made it known that he wanted to stay in Ohio.

[DZ83CK]

I remember Frease saying he grew up an OSU fan but wasn't ready to defect to UM ... it seems that going to Xavier was about the best thing for him. I thought OSU made a good faith effort to recruit him, but he wasn't interested due to the perception of too much competition (Koufos, Mullens, etc.).