Bison137
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Bison Recruits 2017 04-02-17 11:12 PM - Post#228465
In response to BisonRoadWarrior
Tough thing to do with the basketball season ending in early March, a month after the baseball season starts and 2+ months after the pitchers have been throwing. Also hard to fully participate in fall ball in baseball with basketball workouts starting in October. But Ryan Ebner did it for a year, as a pitcher and a hoops PF/C, before fully committing to baseball. If he had thought he would get a lot of minutes going forward in hoops, he might have continued with both - but the arrival of Muscala and Willman likely convinced him his future was in baseball, where he became a very good pitcher.
JC Show had talked about wanting to stick around for another semester to play football. As many recall, he was first team all-state (large school class) for two years - at two different positions. And Starkey competed in track his final year. But I can't remember anyone since Aceto, other than Ebner for one year, who did it in baseball. Way back when, when basketball ended earlier and baseball started later, a few Bison baseball stars were also hoops starters, e.g. Vic Cegles and Chris Riley.
Some recent Bison big men also played baseball in HS: Oberfeld, Sestina, and Klebon to name three.
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KenZ
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04-03-17 09:51 AM - Post#228471
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Mike Anders dropped basketball to focus on baseball after playing one season i believe.
interesting aspect wrt Bruninga is that two of the three schools he has scheduled official visits with, UNI and Loyola, do not have baseball teams.
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KenZ
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04-05-17 12:23 PM - Post#228547
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fwiw, and that might not be a lot,
my reading of the tea leaves says we recently got our final commit. unfortunately, the tea leaves don't give up a name, so someone pretty far off the radar, although could be a name we have heard e.g. Porter Anderson, but just as likely someone completely unknown. guess we'll see in a few weeks when loi's get signed.
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Bison89
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04-05-17 12:39 PM - Post#228549
In response to KenZ
fwiw, and that might not be a lot,
my reading of the tea leaves says we recently got our final commit. unfortunately, the tea leaves don't give up a name, so someone pretty far off the radar, although could be a name we have heard e.g. Porter Anderson, but just as likely someone completely unknown. guess we'll see in a few weeks when loi's get signed.
Ken, may I have some of what you are consuming?
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BisonRoadWarrior
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Bison Recruits 2017 04-05-17 04:44 PM - Post#228558
In response to Bison89
Ken, may I have some of what you are consuming?
Apparently, it's tea.
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Bison137
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04-05-17 05:03 PM - Post#228559
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Staff trying to find that elusive center. A Bison coach was at a HS game in Arkansas looking at 6-8 PF/C Porter Anderson. Judging by his highlight video, he can block shots and rebound - but looks like he has limited offensive skills.
https://twitter.com/ARBballRankings/statu s/8088564...
With KenZ bringing up the name of the apparently unsigned Porter Anderson, I googled him again. Although Hudl and Maxpreps list him at 6-8 240 lbs, a recent article on him being named to his All-Area team calls him 6-6. If that is an accurate height, then that would be a problem for a team seeking a center or big PF.
With no public evidence of continued recruiting, is it possible that a European or transfer has entered the picture? Total speculation.
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bisonmania
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04-05-17 07:47 PM - Post#228564
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Strickley a rumor of a center from Canada. I was told of that a couple weeks ago.
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MrPhillie
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04-05-17 10:59 PM - Post#228567
In response to bisonmania
I can confirm the mysterious recruit is not me.
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Bison137
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04-06-17 09:19 AM - Post#228573
In response to KenZ
fwiw, and that might not be a lot,
my reading of the tea leaves says we recently got our final commit. unfortunately, the tea leaves don't give up a name, so someone pretty far off the radar, although could be a name we have heard e.g. Porter Anderson, but just as likely someone completely unknown. guess we'll see in a few weeks when loi's get signed.
Btw the spring signing period begins April 12th - this coming Wednesday - so we may not have to wait long if it is a done deal. However the signing period runs five weeks, and players are also free to commit all the way through the summer - just without signing a letter of intent.
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HoleinOne
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04-14-17 11:42 AM - Post#228739
In response to MrPhillie
Second the motion for some beef under the boards. Even a Willman type, who could more than hold their own in Patriot League games, had issues with non-conference big bodies. Perhaps the new transfer is the answer.
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Bison137
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Re: Bison Recruits 2017 04-25-17 12:19 AM - Post#228908
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Offer to Taylor Bruninga 6-9 205 lb PF/C from Illinois. Has picked up recent offers from UNI, Loyola, Eastern Illinois, and Northern Illinois. Also has had Creighton, Northwestern, Rice, Vandy, and others in to visit.
His Illini Bluff HS Is located in Central Illinois, near Ben Brackney's alma mater.
Bruninga just committed to Illinois State. They went 28-7 this year and 17-1 in the MVC. Split with Wichita State.
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Bison137
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04-25-17 11:23 PM - Post#228926
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Offer to Malik Osborne 6-8 210 lb PF (IL) from Don Bosco HS in the Chicago suburbs.
Has offers from Oregon State, William & Mary, Rice, Drexel, East Carolina, Milwaukee, Texas State, and UMKC. He only had one offer, UMKC, before late February. And seven of the offers have come in the last week.
Osborne ended up committing to Rice. Their new coach, Scott Pera, was the other outside finalist for the Bison job. He took over for Flannery disciple Mike Roades, who is the new coach at VCU.
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Bison137
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05-02-17 12:35 AM - Post#228996
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From Adam Finkelstein: "ODU, Davidson, UMass, Bucknell, & Boston U among the schools that have reached out about Virginia transfer Jarred Reuter."
Reuter is a 6-8 PF who was rated three stars by all of the recruiting services. He averaged about 15 mpg for Virginia the first half of the season, but saw his minutes fall the second half. Had offers out of HS from at least 10 power conference teams such as Indiana, Florida, Iowa, UConn, etc.
https://twitter.com/AdamFinkelstein/statu s/8449452...
Reuter ends up at GMU. DP has done well with the three scholarships that were freed up when three sophs were convinced they needed to transfer. In addition to Reuter, another late addition is a good PF, Greg Calixte.
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Bison137
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06-04-17 10:17 AM - Post#229830
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Here's a final list of the 2017 recruits and where they ended up. I didn't make any attempt to update offers since September so some of these players may have received a lot more than shown.
1 . Alikakos, Nick 6-7 F ( PA ) ; Committed to Navy; LC, Penn, Hartford
2 . Asadullah, Ahsan 6-8 PF ( GA ) BUCKNELL OFFER 5/26/16 ; Committed to Lipscomb; JMU. Brown, Georgia State, Alcorn State, etc.
3 . Atkinson, Paul 6-8 PF ( FL ) BUCKNELL OFFER 7/10/16 ; Committed to Yale; Â JMU, VA Tech, ODU, Northeastern, Richmond, Jacksonville, UVM, UNCW, LU, LC, Yale, Brown, etc
4 . Beachler, Matt 6-4 SG ( MI ) BUCKNELL OFFER 2/20/16 ; Committed to Central Michigan; LU, AU, HC,VCU, DePaul, Cornell, Brown, CMU, Kent State, NIU, Detroit, Green Bay, RMU, etc.Â
5 . Bibbs, Tai 6-1 PG ( IL ) BUCKNELL OFFER 7/13/17 ; Committed to Columbia; W&M, Ball State, Drake, Wright, Buffalo, Furman, Toledo, UIC, etc.
6 . Bowie, Greg 6-3 SG ( TX ) BUCKNELL OFFER 7/12/16 ; Committed to TX-Rio Grande; San Diego, Buffalo, Duquesne, UTEP, FGCU, LA Tech, UTSA, Texas State, etc.
7 . Brooks, Eli 6-1 PG ( PA ) BUCKNELL OFFER 12/16/15 ; Committed to Michigan; Villanova, KS State, LaSalle, Delaware, Rice, GMU, LC, LU, Colgate, Au, Penn, Monmouth, etc
8 . Bruninga, Taylor 6-9 PF/C ; Committed to IL State; W&M, UNI, Loyola (IL), Fort Wayne, etc
9 . Caldwell, AJ 6-4 SG ( FL ) BUCKNELL OFFER 5/1/16 ; Committed to So. Alabama; LU, St. Louis, FGCU, Iona, Vermont, W&M, Jacksonville
10 . Chan, Dedoch 6-7 PF ( MN ) ;
11 . Coalmon, Chris 6-7 F ( NY ) ; Committed to RMU; Stony Brook, Wagner, LIU, Bryant
12 . Cole, RJ 5-11 PG ( NJ ) BUCKNELL OFFER 4/20/17 ; Committed to Howard; LC, Loyola, Boston U, Penn, Brown, RMU, Wagner, Monmouth, LIU, etc
13 . Collins, Carter 6-1 PG ( NC ) BUCKNELL OFFER 7/18/16 ; Committed to Davidson; Boston U, William and Mary, Elon, Furman, Dartmouth, Columbia, Wofford, Murray State, Kennesaw, etc.
14 . Cummings, Nelly 6-1 PG ( PA ) BUCKNELL OFFER 9/19/16 ; committed to Bowling Green; Temple, Furman, MSM, Dartmouth, Cornell, Brown, RMU, Q'pac, etc.
15 . Duncan, Donald 5-11 PG ( MN ) ;
16 . Estimé, Jay 6-5 SG ( GA ) BUCKNELL OFFER 7/19/16 ; Committed to UNCW; FGCU, LU, AU, Stetson, CCSU, No. FL, NJIT
17 . Ford, AJ 6-8 F ( FL ) ; Committed to Richmond; American, MS Valley State
18 . Funk, Taylor 6-8 PF ( PA ) Had early DP interest ; Committed to St. Joes; LaSalle, Rider, Monmouth, Boston U.
19 . Gillespie, Colin 6-1 PG ( PA ) ; Committed to Villanova; Maine, Albany, Drexel, Hofstra, Rider, etc.
20 . Green, Caleb 5-10 PG ( NH/PA ) Had early DP interest ; Committed to HC; LC, Loyola, Stony Brook, Fairfield, HC, UNH, Chatanooga
21 . Horn, Jordan 6-3 PG ( MN ) ; Committed to Siena; South Dakota, Western Carolina
22 . Iorio, Sam 6-7 F ( PA ) ; Committed to American; Penn, Princeton, Yale, LC, LU, AU, Rider, UNH, Brown, Boston, Bing.
23 . Kachelries, David 6-2 CG ( PA ) BUCKNELL OFFER 4/26/16 ; Committed to NJIT; LU, LC, HC, AU, Navy, Rider, Fordham, Brown, Dartmouth, RMU. Binghamton, etc.
24 . Kirkland, Simeon 6-8 PF ( FL ) ; LaSalle, JMU, Milwaukee, Buffalo, CCSU, N Tech, Jacksonville
25 . Magee, Kobe 6-1 PG ( TX ) ; Committed to UTEP; Stetson, St. Francis, LIU, Sam Houston
26 . Mathon, Sukhmail 6-10 Center ( NH/PA ) BUCKNELL OFFER 7/10/16 ; Committed to Boston U; Â LaSalle, Penn, Boston U, Cornell, Colgate, HC, LC, Quinnipiac, Canisius, Columbia, Brown, etc.
27 . Meeks, John 6-6 SF ( NC ) BUCKNELL OFFER 9/29/16 ; Committed to Bucknell; Bona, Delaware, Air Force, UNC Greensboro, Army, American, Columbia, Dartmouth, Brown, and Charleston Southern
28 . Miller, Walker 6-10 Center ( NC/NH ) BUCKNELL OFFER 7/25/17 ; Committed to Dartmouth; Vermont, Columbia, Army, Navy, LC
29 . Morsell, Darryl 6-3 SG ( MD ) BUCKNELL OFFER 4/18/16 ; Committed to Maryland; 'Nova, UConn, KS State, Pitt, VA Tech, MD, USC, LaSalle, Temple, GMU, and many others
30 . Nelson, Rick 'Doc' 6-1 PG ( TX ) BUCKNELL OFFER 5/24/16 ; Committed to Weber State; Loyola, Northeastern, UTSA, Lamar, No. AZ, TX Arlington, etc
31 . Newman, Paul 6-9 Center ( PA/RI ) BUCKNELL OFFER March 2017 ; Committed to Bucknell; Towson, Brown
32 . O'Bannon, Charles 6-5 Wing ( NV ) BUCKNELL OFFER Spring 2015 ; Committed to USC; Offers from over 25 schools, incl many P5 conferences
33 . Osborne, Malik 6-8 PF ( IL ) BUCKNELL OFFER 3/27/17 ; Committed to Rice; Offers from Oregon State, William & Mary, Rice, Drexel, East Carolina, Milwaukee, Texas State, and UMKC
34 . Petrie, Alex 6-1 PG ( VA ) ; Committed to Lafayette; Drexel, Towson, LC. MSM, Radford, Northeastern
35 . Reuvers, Nathan 6-10 C ( MN ) Committed to Wisconsin ; DePaul, Minnesota, St. Joes, Clemson, IL, Harvard, Yale, Boston U, Princeton, Northwestern, others
36 . Roche, Julian 6-11 Center ( Canada ) Had early DP interest ; Committed to Santa Clara
37 . Schwieger, Ryan 6-6 SF/CG ( NC ) BUCKNELL OFFER 7/10/16 ; Committed to Princeton; Duquesne, GMU, Princeton, Yale, Penn, W&M, App. State, Charlotte, LU, Northeastern, etc
38 . Sotos, Jimmy 6-2 PG ( IL ) BUCKNELL OFFER 7/10/16 ; Committed to Bucknell; Western Michigan, UNI, Drake, Loyola (IL), IL State, W&M, Northeastern; Army, LC, Elon, Wofford, Furman, Penn, Princeton, Brown, Campbell, Winthrop, etc.
39 . Strong, Jason 6-9 Forward ( FL ) BUCKNELL OFFER 7/26/16 ; Committed to Northeastern; VA Tech, Binghamton, Manhattan, Central Florida, UTEP, FGCU, Jacksonville, Yale, Brown, Elon, etc.Â
40 . Vander Plas, Bennett 6-8 F ( WI ) BUCKNELL OFFER 4/19/16 ; Committed to Ohio U; Loyola, AU, Wright, Penn, Ohio U, Memphis, Milwaukee, Green Bay
41 . Vilmar, D'Andre 6-2 PG ( PA ) ; Colorado State
42 . Vogt, Chris 6-11 Center ( KY ) BUCKNELL OFFER 7/10/16 ; Committed to No. Kentucky; New Mexico, Indiana State, Evansville, Southern Illinois, Tulsa, Kent, Ball State, Western Kentucky, etc
43 . Webster, Derek 6-5 SF ( FL ) ; Committed to The Citadel
44 . Williamson, Lucas 6-5 SG/SF ( IL ) BUCKNELL OFFER 7/11/16 ; Committed to Loyola (IL); Hofstra, Bowling Green, Northern Illinois, Toledo, Wisconsin-Green Bay, Hampton, UIC
45 . Wilson, Marques 6-4 CG ( OK ) BUCKNELL OFFER 4/21/16 ; Committed to Lehigh; Iowa State, LU, W. IL, etc.
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