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'07 OH PF/C Aaron Pogue (Cleveland St)

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At the Beach Ball Classic this past week, Pogue put up good numbers and was named to the all-tournament team.....Dunbar won the consolation bracket of the tournament.

Game 1: 9 points,
Game 2: 14 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks
Game 3: 14 points, 11 rebounds
Game 4: 13 points, 9 rebounds
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1/30/06

Pogue next in line of top D-I recruits

By Marc Pendleton
Dayton Daily News
DAYTON | At 6-feet-9 and 285 pounds, it's hard for Dunbar's Aaron Pogue to disappear in anyone's shadow. And he hasn't.

There's a lot of D-I schools that are highly recruiting me, but I've got to take matters in my own hands and pass the ACT test," the junior center said. "I just need to get on the ball, man. It's just up to me now."
Dunbar's Daequan Cook (Ohio State University) and Chris Wright of Trotwood-Madison (Dayton) are done deals. But a lot more Division I talent is for the taking among their teammates. Beginning Sunday with Dunbar's 71-64 defeat of T-M before 9,000 at UD Arena, the next six weeks will make the college hoop careers of several
others at these two boys hoop hotbeds.
• Pogue is Dayton's best big-man prospect since Trotwood's Andre Hutson landed at Michigan State;
• Senior teammate Mark Anderson, a 6-8 nephew of former Roth great Dwight Anderson, is a bright blip on Wright State's radar;
• T-M's Armond Darby, a physical 6-2, 200-pound junior lefty, is mounting a can't-miss tag;
• And bullish Ibrahim Marone (6-6, 260), has made a forceful impression since defenses began smothering Wright.
Cook and Wright were Dayton's national recruiting draws the last two summers. Pogue inherits that role. Kentucky, Syracuse, Texas, Louisville, Ohio State, Michigan State, Michigan and USC are the kinds of programs showing keen interest.
"He's still open right now, but he knows what he has in front of him," said Dunbar coach Pete Pullen.
UD also has favorably leaned on Pogue. Should he commit to the Flyers, that would be a rare double-dip into area talent in the same year.
"UD is up there because of Coach (Brian) Gregory," Pogue said. "They went down a little bit this year, but if they get a couple good recruits like me and Chris Wright I think they might do pretty good."
But Pullen foresees football as Pogue's best bet. So do Big Ten schools and Notre Dame.
"He's an excellent basketball player," Pullen said, "but I think he could go farther in football."
Pogue is a developing offensive tackle, defensive end and tight end. His double-duty decision is pending.
"I want to open up my options," Pogue said. "That's why I want to play football seriously this (fall) and whatever happens, happens."
Understandably, Anderson has been limited to incredible flashes as the third option after Cook and Pogue. That potential has not gone unnoticed.
"I just want to put myself on the map more than what I already am," he said.
For now, the Raiders and
Seton Hall have Anderson's best interest.
"I want my family to see me play," he said. "That's the main reason why I'm comfortable staying close to home."
Miami locked onto Armond when T-M played two Flyin' to the Hoop games earlier this month. D-II powers such as Ashland and Birmingham (Ala.) Southern are after Marone. So are D-III's best, including Wittenberg.
"Every coach who came into our school this fall liked Armond," said Rams coach Ike Thornton. "They're both really tough players with their whole futures ahead of them."
Contact Marc Pendleton at 225-2381.

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It will be interesting to see what Mr. Pogue decides... I know UD has a serious interest in him, but they aren't sure how serious he is about basketball at this time. Coach Gregory has said that he wants Aaron to commit to basketball 100% before he comes forward with an official offer.
 
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Here is a couple of pics of Pogue in action from last night....

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3/25/06

COMMENTARY
Tom Archdeacon: Pogue draws inspiration from coach

By Tom Archdeacon
Dayton Daily News

COLUMBUS | Forget facts. Perception is reality and Aaron Pogue is proof.

Before Friday's Division II state semifinal with Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary — the No. 1 team in the state —the 6-foot-8, 285-pound Dunbar center said he was inspired by the long talk he had with Wolverines' assistant coach Renaldo O'Neal before they left the hotel for the Schottenstein Center.

O'Neal was one of the starters on the 1987 Dunbar team that was the only Wolverines hoop squad ever to claim the crown. For the past two seasons, people have tried to link that team with this one and Friday Pogue said O'Neal made the connection.

"He's always telling us stories about that team and today he was teasing us with that ring he has on.

He put it in my face and said 'Oooh, don't this look nice? Don't you want one, too?' And he was right. It looked sooo good. I want a title ring just like his."

Told that story — after Pogue scored 18 points, had 10 rebounds and never missed a shot in Dunbar's 74-48 demolition of SVSM — Mark Baker, one of the stars of that '87 team, chuckled.

"Championship ring? We never got any rings," Baker grinned.

Later, O'Neal admitted: "Actually the ring's from the Mid-Continent (conference) Championship at Wright State .... But the idea is for them to make this a special moment like we did."

Dunbar — which meets Wooster Triway for the title today — did so Friday, especially Pogue, for whom SVSM coach Dru Joyce said, "We just didn't have an answer."

While the Wolverines' All-American Daequan Cook finished with 26 points and nine assists, it was Pogue who Dunbar coach Pete Pullen said did "the yeoman's job."

A year ago —when Dunbar was upset in the state semifinal —Pogue was in foul trouble early. This time he opened the game with a rousing dunk and kept the imposing presence all game, making all eight shots and bullying SVSM on both ends of the court.

"From the start, I wanted them to know they had nothing for me," said Pogue in a tone more honest than braggadocios. "Sometimes when that happens, other teams try everything. I've had punching, clipping, guys grabbing me in places they shouldn't be grabbing.

''Sometimes the crowd will say stuff. Other times, like today, the team tries to double or triple team me. By the end today, all they did was flop and hope the ref would give 'em a call."

As for Pogue — a still growing 17-year-old junior — he's getting calls too.

From college recruiters.

He said teams like Kentucky, Louisville, Ohio State, Michigan State and Illinois have shown interest, but he hopes to be part of a package deal with the two stars of North College Hill — O.J. Mayo and Bill Walker: "We're all trying to look at the same schools."

Everyone senses big things to come from Pogue, which is why he, like Cook, was mobbed by autograph seekers at game's end. To many of them he was "Baby Shaq," while one of Friday's refs kept calling him "Big Man." To Dru Joyce , he was "a beast."

With a bit of a self-conscious giggle, Pogue admitted he has another nickname: "The girls call me Daddy Love."

He shrugged: "Hey, away from the game I'm different. They think I'm sweet, the sweetest thing you ever could meet."

Perception is reality — though SVSM might offer other facts.
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</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left>St. Vincent-St. Mary's Marcus Johnson fires a shot over Dunbar's Aaron Pogue in the third quarter of the Division II state semifinal on Friday, March 24, 2006, in Columbus. St. V-M lost 74-48. (Mike Cardew/ Akron Beacon Journal)
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</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left>St. Vincent-St. Mary's Anthony Anderson grabs a rebound as Dunbar's Aaron Pogue defends in the second quarter of the state semifinal game Friday, March 24, 2006, in Columbus. St.Vincent-St. Mary lost 74-48. (Mike Cardew/ Akron Beacon Journal)
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