Basketball Recruiting Projections/General Discussions

[wadc45]

so we like Tyus over Turner or is it a toss-up/first one to commit type of situation? this would give us Diebler, Koufos, Madsen, Lauderdale and Tyus all coming in in 2007? is PG not a need since Conley and Butler will have two years together and Ofutt is coming in '08?

trying to visualize things, if Mayes is the only one leaving:

2007

PG: Butler (JR) Conley (FR)
SG: Cook (FR) Lighty (FR)
SF: Lewis (SR) Lighty (FR)
PF: Terwilliger (JR) Harris (SR) Hunter (SO)
C: Oden (FR) Bell (SO) Lauderdale (FR)

2008

-assuming everyone stays for a 2nd year (which I think will happen)
-assuming we don't offer Jackson and get one of Tyus or Turner

PG: Butler (SR) Conley (SO)
SG: Cook (SO) Diebler (FR)
SF: Lighty (SO) Koufos (FR) Tyus?/Turner? (FR)
PF: Terwilliger (SR) Madsen (SO) Hunter (JR)
C: Oden (SO) Bell (JR) Lauderdale (SO)

2009

-assuming Cook and Oden leave
-assuming Offutt plays the 1/2
-assuming we go hard after Crater and Roe

PG: Conley (JR) Offutt (FR) Crater? (FR)
SG: Diebler (SO) Offutt (FR)
SF: Lighty (JR) Tyus/Turner? (SO) Roe? (FR)
PF: Koufos (SO) Madsen (JR) Hunter (SR)
C: Bell (SR) Lauderdale (SO) Mullens (FR)

And with Hunter and Bell graduating and the possibilty that Koufos could go early, that could open things up for Van Tresse in 2010...

Junkie/cbf40/anyone - thoughts?

[LitlBuck]

I think you are forgetting the possibility of us getting Buford. I think we have a better shot at him than we do at Crater and he could also fill 2 positions.

Also, where does that leave us with Mayo? or do we just forget about him?

[wadc45]

Originally Posted by LitlBuck

I think you are forgetting the possibility of us getting Buford. I think we have a better shot at him than we do at Crater and he could also fill 2 positions.

good point, I was only using guys that were showing up in the Scout database...

[flybuckeye]

Wad, you've got Lauderdale in the wrong class, and I think Hunter is coming in as a Jr.

[jimotis4heisman]

rather than pollute kids threads with it maybe we should have our own thread for it.

projections from you guys for future lineups and kids who will sign etc.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Wad, you've got Lauderdale in the wrong class, and I think Hunter is coming in as a Jr.

That is correct, Hunter will have two years of eligibility left.

Also, where does that leave us with Mayo? or do we just forget about him?

Mayo is an extreme longshot and with no credible info, we have to assume such.

Junkie/cbf40/anyone - thoughts?

Wadc......not much to add really to your projections.....personally I would take the first one to verbal at this point, both Tyus and Turner are very good players.....

Not to get to far off of topic but I believe we have offers out to the following at this point...

2007 Julian Vaughn (most likely will go to the ACC)
2007 Solomon Alibi (likely heading to Florida State with Lauderdale in the fold)
2007 Joshua Southern (could end up at Kentucky)
2007 Evan Turner (Illinois is the leader.....to early to tell, visited tOSU recently)
2007 Demetri McCamey
2007 Alex Tyus (staff reportedly wants a wing in this 2007 class, Tyus may be it)
2008 Delvon Roe (May be the top target in the 2008 class)
2008 Anthony Crater (May be hard to get him away from Michigan State)
2008 Yancey Gates (could be a hard one to get from all reports, its early)
2009 Stephen Van Tresse (Really early on him)

A couple of sleepers could be Dante Jackson in the 2007 class and William Buford in the 2008 class. Matta is so hot right now, whoever he wants, I have to believe he will eventually get them.

[jimotis4heisman]

good merges boys...