Basketball Recruiting Projections/General Discussions

['BusNative]

Thank you, JWins. Seriously, let's not give up hope in 6 minutes of playing time.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Scout.com$ (Adam Jardy)

Another Year, Another Highly Ranked Class.........Matta comments on each player and talks about the class a long time in the making.

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Bucknuts.com (Free)

Matta Glows About Latest Recruiting Class........by Jeff Rapp.

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ozone.net

Men's Basketball
Matta Signs Four Standouts
By John Porentas
OSU Head Coach Thad Matta has signed four players to letters of intent.

They include guard William Bufford from Toledo, Ohio, Center B. J. Mullens from Columbus, Ohio, guard Walter Offutt from Indianapolis, Indiana and guard Anthony "Noopy" Crater from Flint, Michigan.
Bufford is a 6-6 guard who averaged 28 points, 12 rebounds and three assists last season will helping Toledo Libby to a 19-1 record. He earned first-team All-State recognition as a junior and was second-team All-State his sophomore season when he averaged 22.7 points per game and 10 rebounds per game.
Mullens, a 7-0, 260 pound center, averaged 26 points per game for Canal Winchester as a junior and scored 25 or more points 14 times with 30 or more seven times.

Continued.........

[osugrad21]

Dispatch

OSU men's basketball: 2008 recruits look familiar
Abilities drawing comparisons to last season's freshmen
Friday, November 16, 2007 4:07 AM
By Bob Baptist


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH



An athletic 7-foot center. A pass-first point guard. A silky smooth scorer on the wing. A physically strong guard who loves to be a defensive stopper. Remind you of a recent Ohio State recruiting class?



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Rivals.com$ (Brian Snow)

2009 Hoops Dandy Dozen Hot Board..........listing Sidney, Riley, Orton, Murphy, Painter, Wall, Boynton etc.....

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Rivals.com (Free)

Basketball recruit performance report...........

[LitlBuck]

I know 2010 is a ways off but I really would like Kellogg to get an offer but with Wright already in the fold and so many SG/SF out-of-staters there we are involved with I don't know if it is going to happen. I would hate to see the son of an Ohio State legend not get an offer. His numbers like pretty good but I have never seen him play.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Here is a article on the National City Classic at Value City Arena this weekend......

Dispatch

National City Classic at a glance

Friday, January 11, 2008 2:53 AM


James D. DeCamp Dispatch
Sophomore forward Jared Sullinger leads Northland (10-0), ranked No. 2 in Division I.


SATURDAY, VALUE CITY ARENA

Schedule

Zanesville vs. Warren Harding - 1:15 p.m.
Chillicothe vs. Newark - 3 p.m.
Lakewood St. Edward vs. Toledo Libbey - 5 p.m.
Northland vs. DeSales - 7 p.m.
Canal Winchester vs. Cincinnati Withrow - 9 p.m.
Tickets: Can be purchased at all competing schools, the Schottenstein Center box office and Ticketmaster outlets (614-431-3600 or Ticketmaster.com).
About the teams: In the first Associated Press poll, Northland (10-0) is ranked No. 2, Warren Harding (9-0) No. 4, Zanesville (10-0) No. 7 and Lakewood St. Edward (8-2) No. 10 in Division I. Toledo Libbey (7-1) is No. 4, Canal Winchester (10-1) No. 6, Chillicothe (7-1) No. 9 and DeSales (9-2) No. 11 in Division II. ? St. Edward reached a Division I semifinal in 2007. ? DeSales advanced to the Division II final four the past two seasons. ? Northland and Newark each won Central District titles in 2007.
Top players: The event features three Ohio State recruits: 7-foot-1 center B.J. Mullens of Canal Winchester, 6-4 senior guard William Buford of Toledo Libbey and 6-9 sophomore forward Jared Sullinger of Northland. ? Other Division I-bound seniors include Chillicothe 5-9 guard Anthony Hitchens (Akron), Cincinnati Withrow 6-9 forward Yancey Gates (Cincinnati), Lakewood St. Edward 6-8 forward Tom Pritchard (Indiana) and Zanesville 6-4 guard Logan Aronhalt (Albany). Northland 6-4 guard Devon Moore and Newark 6-3 guard Greg Avery are highly regarded unsigned seniors. ? Warren Harding 6-4 guard Desmar Jackson is a hot junior recruit in basketball and football. ? Lakewood St. Edward senior forward Delvon Roe, a preseason favorite to win Ohio's Mr. Basketball Award who is headed to Michigan State, is out for the season after microfracture surgery on his right knee. ? Sullinger and 6-2 guard Nick Kellogg of DeSales are the top two sophomores in Ohio, according to most ratings services.
-- Steve Blackledge

[LitlBuck]

Also, I thought that Kellogg was a little taller and the fact that we already have Golden in the fold probably does not speak well for her Nick's chances for an offer...

[crazybuckfan40]

Originally Posted by LitlBuck

Also, I thought that Kellogg was a little taller and the fact that we already have Golden in the fold probably does not speak well for her Nick's chances for an offer...

I think Kelllogg is probably more like 6'1'' or 6'2'' and I would think that with his dad and brother being taller than him, that 6'3''-5'' isn't out of the question, but if they are looking at him I would think they would want and wait to see if he is going to grow anymore...

tomorrow is going to be a fun day with getting to see BJ, Sullinger, and Buford all in the same day...

It is too bad that Buford isn't going to get to match up with St. Ed's at their full stregth with them missing Roe...

[LitlBuck]

Originally Posted by crazybuckfan40

I think Kelllogg is probably more like 6'1'' or 6'2'' and I would think that with his dad and brother being taller than him, that 6'3''-5'' isn't out of the question, but if they are looking at him I would think they would want and wait to see if he is going to grow anymore...

tomorrow is going to be a fun day with getting to see BJ, Sullinger, and Buford all in the same day...

It is too bad that Buford isn't going to get to match up with St. Ed's at their full stregth with them missing Roe...

Why don't you or jwins measure his shoe size tomorrow and that might give us a better indicator of his growth potential

[LitlBuck]

I was not a member of the Planet when Malik Hairston was being recruited by O'Brien but everything that I had read he was supposed to be a big Ohio State lean until Oregon stepped into the picture. Do any of you know if he indeed was going to come to Ohio State before Oregon stepped in?

[OHSportsFan9]

I remember a lot of Buckeye Fans getting excited about Malik. He was going to a be a huge snag for OSU (Oden/Conley level). Insiders at all the Buckeye sites had him penciled in as part of the class.

oops.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

He was a big lean to Ohio State prior to the Oregon visit.