'08 NY PF Kevin Jones (WVU Verbal)

[OSU_Buckguy]

Elite 24 Player Breakdown

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Kevin Jones, 6-8 power forward, Mount Vernon (NY), 2008: When Jones is more of an offensive focal point for his team, he’s a post-up scorer who can dominate on the glass. In this game, however, the highly-recruited forward’s strengths were neutralized by the rapid pace.

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[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Rivals.com$

Jones took an unofficial visit to Seton Hall.

 

[Napoleonbuck]

If he could develop a long jumper, he could be the player we were all hoping Ivan Harris would turn into; a nasty inside out power forward.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

The reason he has vaulted into the elite players in the class is due to his improving perimeter shot......he is developing rapidly.

 

[Napoleonbuck]

Great news. I think the powerforward, with the right skill set, is the player on the floor that gets the best shooting opportunities in Matta's system. That's why losing Babbit sucked so much, though it sounds like Jones would be more than an adequate replacement(not as skilled offensively, but better athleticism and a beast defender/rebounder).

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Rivals.com$ (Indiana site)

Jones is having home visits this week according to his brother. West Virginia, UMass and Pitt have been in.

 

[BGriffBuckeye]

I don't think, after only a quick skim through, that we weere mentioned in the article. Are we still in on him?

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

We are not mentioned in the article but we are very involved......

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Bucknuts.com$ (Jeff Rapp)

Coach Matta made a home visit to Jones this week and made a huge impression on him and his family. Jones will possibly visit tOSU this weekend. Jones will name a leader after all the in-home visits are completed.


Note: sounds like OSU is at the top of the list at this point.

 

[crazybuckfan40]

I know that some are saying just to pass on another player in the 08 class, but with the chances of KK leaving early being pretty high we could be thin in the front court, with just Mullens, Lauderdale, and Madsen.

Also Jones has turned himself into a very highly rated player with his improving jump shot.

Count me in as being very happy with this promising update...

 

[LitlBuck]

Link

Posted by Jeff Rapp

I have confirmation that 2008 basketball recruit Kevin Jones is indeed going to make his official visit to Ohio State this weekend. Jones and his brother, Gerard, will be at the OSU-Northwestern game as part of the trip. Jones is a highly rated 6-8 forward from Mount Vernon, N.Y. He'll come in some time in the early evening Friday and stay through Sunday

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[Buckskin86]

September 18, 2007
Mr. Jones' first date
Since Luke Babbitt surprised Ohio State in June and backed out of his commitment to sign with the Buckeyes, coach Thad Matta and his staff have been scouting the class of 2008 for another power forward with the ability to play inside and outside. They don?t want to get caught short-handed if Kosta Koufos decides in the spring that he?s done after one year in college.

The coaches came out of the summer evaluation period targeting three prospects. One committed to Florida. Another seems more interested in other schools. But the third, 6-foot-8 Kevin Jones of Mount Vernon, N.Y., said today he will visit Ohio State this weekend. He said it is the first of five official visits he plans to take before signing with a school in November.

?I don?t know if there?s anything to read into? the fact he?s visiting Ohio State first, Jones said. ?Every school is on the same plateau.? He said he also plans to visit West Virginia on Oct.20 and Indiana at a date to be determined. He has not decided where else he will visit but also is considering closer-to-home schools like Seton Hall, Rutgers and St. John?s.

Jones said Ohio State began recruiting him ?late,? in July, but has made him a high priority since. Matta visited him in New York last week.

?I love coach Matta,? Jones said. ?He makes everything fun, has a lot of jokes. I feel at ease with him. A lot of coaches, I don?t feel at ease with. He makes it easy for you to like him.?

Canal Winchester senior B.J. Mullens also worked on Jones when the two played in an all-star game in New York in August. Mullens, a 7-foot center and one of the top 10 prospects in the class of 2008, committed to Ohio State when he was a freshman.

?He said I?d be a great addition. He said I?d make them the No.1 (recruiting) class,? Jones said. ?They have a pretty good class coming in already.?

Hoops & Scoops: an OSU basketball blog

 

[Best Buckeye]

I know that some are saying just to pass on another player in the 08 class, but with the chances of KK leaving early being pretty high we could be thin in the front court, with just Mullens, Lauderdale, and Madsen.

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I can remember many years when we didn't have the luxury of naming 3 such talented players to have playing for us. we were just thin all the time.
YIPPEEE!

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Dispatch

Ohio State gets the first chance to impress class-of-2008 recruit Kevin Jones when the 6-foot-8 forward from Mount Vernon, N.Y., makes an official visit to campus this weekend, taking in the Northwestern football game and, presumably, a workout or two in the Schottenstein Center.

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[BuckeyeTillIDie]

very nice to hear that Mullens has been in his ear