'09 IN PF Stephen Van Treese (Louisville Verbal)

[GrizzlyBuck]

Originally Posted by crazybuckfan40

That is what I continue to think as well...but continuing to look at the boxscores, it doesn't seem the potential is showing up yet...

Glad I'm not the only one scratching my head wondering where this "potential" and offers from some of the top BBall programs in country meet up with 4 points here and 8-10 points there, I don't always read the articles, but the rebound totals are not eye-popping either.

Well once again, the staff (and other staffs) see things that they value enough to offer a scholly, so as we are want to say "in Matta we trust"

[gracelhink]

Reading back through the thread Van Tresse received many of the offers (OSU, Indiana) in May of '06. These came during his Freshman year when he went head to head in practice with Oden at Lawrence North and Speice Indy. The potential growth and development of a 6' 8" Freshman learning from and banging with the best merited the early offers. Websites ranked him as an early top 10 (Rivals #8) in the 2009 class, even though as others note he was not a starter on the LN varsity team. Rivals compared him favorably to Josh Mc Roberts, but last year his performance was hampered by pneumonia. His junior year (2007-8) would certainly be the more accurate indicator if this "early offer potential" was a legit assessment or as CBF 40 said "it doesn't seem the potential is showing up yet." In the fall of 2007 Rivals dropped him to the #20 power forward prospect and #52 overall. Scout ranked him as the #17 Power Forward.
His height and weight have plateaued as seemingly have his point production and rebounding statistics. It does makes one wonder if and how aggressively some early offer schools are pursuing this prospect. Will the potential show up later or has the early potential prediction already peaked? I believe there are many schools who have turned their attention to other prospects.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Ohio State is actively recruiting him......which in my book is a good indicator of how Matta thinks of Van Treese.

[LitlBuck]

Might be wrong but with the problems at Indiana, I would think that the main two dogs in this recruitment will be Purdue and the Buckeyes.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

IndyStar

If IU is banned from the NCAA Tournament, current high school juniors who made nonbinding oral commitments to IU or are considering playing for IU could decide to go elsewhere. Even the four seniors who signed a binding letter of intent in November could ask to be released.
"I'm really concerned," said Lawrence North center Stephan Van Treese, the state's top-ranked junior and one of the nationally ranked players in his class considering IU.
"If they have violations that they can't go to the tournament, why would I want to go there? The main thing I want to do when I go to college is play in the tournament. I think a lot of players feel the same way."

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

IndyStar

Van Treese did not play due to illness in a 66-62 loss.

The Wildcats were without 6-9 junior center Stephan Van Treese, who was ill.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

IndyStar

Van Treese scored 7 points in a 56-44 loss.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

IndyStar

Lawrence North 62, Pike 48
Senior Stephan Van Treese had 22 points and 14 rebounds as host Lawrence North defeated Pike.

[osubuckeyes2731]

There we go...my question is--what is holding Van Treese back from putting these kind of numbers up consistently?

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

This is interesting.....

IndyStar

Lawrence North 2, Terre Haute North 0
Staff Report

The Wildcats picked up a share of the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference championship with a forfeit victory when Friday's game was postponed by inclement weather and the Patriots chose not to reschedule the game for Saturday, the final day of the 2007-08 regular season.

[LitlBuck]

Originally Posted by OSUBasketballJunkie

This is interesting.....

IndyStar

Have never heard of such a thing... maybe it was because it was the last regular-season game. Crazy Hoosier hysteria

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Scout.com$ (Indiana site)

Van Treese has been contacted by the new Indiana staff. Van Treese wants to keep his options open due to the looming NCAA decision regarding the Indiana program. Van Treese would like to make a decision in the fall. He is still considering Indiana, Notre Dame, Purdue, Ohio State, UCLA, Kansas and Louisville.

[crazybuckfan40]

Scout$

4/20

He said Indiana, Louisville, UCLA, tOSU, Kansas, Notre Dame, and Florida were involved with his recruitment.

[MD Buckeye]

Rivals $

4/24

Has trimmed his list to Kansas, Indiana, Louisville, Ohio State, UCLA & Florida.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Scout.com$ (Indiana site)

Van Treese has narrowed his list to Indiana, Ohio State, UCLA, Louisville Kansas and Florida on the outside of the top five at this point. Van Treese states that Indiana is equal with the other schools on his list barring any NCAA pentalties in the future.