SF Evan Turner (official thread)

[HabaneroBuck]

Great article. Really demonstrates how far Turner has come, just like the poster earlier in the thread stated. Brought up as a secondary player who could challenge other guys in practice to an Ohio State recruit is impressive. Like Coach Pingatore says, his best days are still ahead of him...

[OSU_Buckguy]

here is a 5-minute clip of the st. joes versus simeon sectional game. evan shows some nice moves, especially a great crossover at the 3:55 mark.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ0iflfMC6A[/YOUTUBE]

[LitlBuck]

[quote=OSU_Buckguy;786848;]here is a 5-minute clip of the st. joes versus simeon sectional game. evan shows some nice moves, especially a great crossover at the 3:55 mark.
/quote]


From the looks on that clip, he looks like he will fit in very nicely next year.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Turner does everything well and is very versatile......he could play a number of positions next year.....

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Link

Chicago Simeon senior tops all-state squad

Alton, Edwardsville, ESL players also named

Associated Press

Senior Derrick Rose, whose shot at the overtime buzzer gave Chicago Simeon the 2006 Class AA state championship, was a unanimous Associated Press first-team all-state selection for the second straight year.

Westchester St. Joseph 6-6 senior Evan Turner received 19 first-place votes. The Ohio State signee averaged 22 points, seven rebounds and four assists.
Rose and Turner each scored 29 points when Simeon beat St. Joseph 74-66 in the City-Suburban Showdown at Northwestern University on Feb. 17.

[MARVYMARV14]

Grant Hill anyone???

[osugrad21]

Chicago Sun

St. Joseph's Turner proved, improved

March 29, 2007
BY PATRICK Z. MCGAVIN
Evan Turner entered his senior year at St. Joseph intending to prove he was one of the best players in the country. He started that process early. In the Chargers' first game of the year against Prospect at the St. Charles East Thanksgiving Tournament, Turner scored 31 points on 13-for-15 shooting and added 15 rebounds and two blocks.
''I was ready to play,'' Turner said.
The smooth 6-6 forward is a beguiling image on the court. He's long and lean and moves gracefully and dramatically. He has many ways to score around the basket, using his length and size to score over smaller players and his speed to move around post players.
Turner averaged 21 points and nine rebounds in leading the Chargers to a 25-5 mark and the Class AA supersectional, where St. Joseph lost to Simeon.

Cont...

[OSU_D/]

Congrats to Evan, he was third in Mr. Basketball voting for the state of Illinois.

5 pts for 1st, 3 for 2nd, 1 for 3rd

NAME SCHOOL 1ST 2ND 3RD PTS
Derrick Rose Simeon 131 18 11 720

Robert Kreps Maroa-Forsyth 38 37 26 327

Evan Turner St. Joseph 5 77 28 284

Carlton Fay Putnam County 15 21 14 152

Lucas O'Rear Nashville 3 12 14 65

Demetri McCamey St. Joseph 5 8 9 58

Billy Cole Peoria Richwoods 2 9 16 53

Mike Tisdale Riverton 2 6 12 40

Matt Roth Washington (Ill.) 2 4 7 29

[OSU_Buckguy]

Ohio St. run thrilling to this future Buckeye

Chicago Tribune

Evan Turner can hardly wait to put on his Ohio State uniform next season and help the Buckeyes get back to the NCAA title game.

But first, Turner and St. Joseph teammate Demetri McCamey will represent Chicago in Tuesday night's Roundball Classic at the United Center. Joining them on the West team will be 6-9 Mac Koshwal of Boys To Men.

Continued...

[OSU_Buckguy]

Roundball Classic Practices: Day One

Evan Turner, 6?6, PG/SG/SF, Signed with Ohio State

Chicago native Evan Turner was quietly one of the more consistent performers on the first day of practice. He handled the ball well in the open floor, got all of his teammates involved, and shot the ball much better from the perimeter then he has in the past. While comparisons to Brandon Roy might be a bit far fetched at the moment, the similarities in their game are certainly present. Turner has shown the ability to play all three perimeter positions, and might be forced into playing all three at times next year at Ohio State if Mike Conley Jr. decides to throw his name into the NBA Draft. In order for him to effectively reach his potential however, he must work diligently upon his consistency shooting the ball from the perimeter as well as his level of strength (weighs only 185 lbs at the moment).

[crazybuckfan40]

Turner has flown under the radar in terms of guys we are bringing in but he is no slouch, and has great versatility...

[OSU_Buckguy]

in the roundball classic, turner was 3/8 for 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 turnovers, and 1 block in 21 minutes of play. evan suited up for the west, which won 144-123.

Recruiting Wars

Roundball Classic on CSTV:

Saturday april 7 at 6pm PT/9pm ET, 10pmPT/1am ET.
Sunday april 8 at 2pm PT/5pm ET
Thursday April 12 at 6pm PT/9pm ET, 830pmPT/1130pm ET, 1230amPT/330amET.
Friday april 13, at 9amPT/noonET, 230pmPT/530pmET
Saturday april 14, 7pmPT/10pmET

[OSU_Buckguy]

Plenty of helping hands for West stars

Chicago Tribune

Evan Turner slashed to the basket Tuesday night in the Roundball Classic, at the last second making a no-look pass to a West all-star teammate.

St. John's signee Justin Burrell never saw it coming.

Continued...

by the way, the roundball classic lists evan at 193 pounds. though still a little underweight for his height, that is much better.

[crazybuckfan40]

Sounds like Evan had a solid night...

It is also nice to see an all-star game with 4 future big ten players in it, instead of just 1.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

In my mind, the only question or concern with Turner is his weight and strength......I am betting that over the summer he will be able to add both and be close to around 205-210 by the start of the season.

Turner hasn't gotten a ton of talk on the OSU boards because I think most do not know much about him but if I could describe him, the first thing that comes to mind is a versatile player who does everything well.