HARVARDDADGRAD
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06-08-16 06:38 AM - Post#207446
There has been little news on 2017 recruiting other than 3 players targets listed on Verbal Commits and Wendell Carter's fall visit.
I did see the following in Bleacher Reports review of Duke Recruiting:
"Duke will not only battle Kentucky for Carter's services but also Harvard, which is trying to put together a monster class."
It seems that this purported 'monster class' will be smaller than the 2016 'monster' class, probably 3 or 4 players, but targeting five star caliber players like Carter and/or Bamba. I believe last year by this time Chris Lewis, Justin Bassey and Christian Juzang had committed, with Seth Towns (6/15) and Robert Baker Jr. (8/12) relatively imminent.
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06-08-16 10:59 AM - Post#207458
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Harvard's been bringing in a fair number of kids on unofficials over the first half of the calendar year. They've got a deep list of prospects from which to choose, but it's much more difficult to manage a small class than a large class.
Normally, you'll get a pre-Senior fall commitment if you're sure that a kid will get a likely letter in October. This doesn't apply to every prospect you're chasing. Now, if you're also being VERY choosy about how you spend scarce slots, you might add to that only kids that you feel good would be one of the top prospects on your list. That winnows the field of possible pre-Likely Letter commits even further.
I'd wager that if Harvard had 7 spots like last year, it would have a commit or two by now. But the dance of limited spots makes it all a lot tougher.
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2017 Recruiting 06-17-16 07:26 AM - Post#207730
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Mario Haskett, a 3* Combo Guard out of Virginia becomes the first member of Harvard's 2017 recruiting class. According to his coach, Haskett had 20 scholarship offers, including VT, VCU, Cincinnati and Yale.
Haskett is quoted as saying that his "moneymaker" is his defense.
Edited by HARVARDDADGRAD on 06-17-16 07:29 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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06-19-16 09:57 AM - Post#207781
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Apparently, to understand who Mario Haskett, Jr. is you might want to know about Mario Haskett, Sr.:
http://www.phenomhoopreport.com/news_article/show/...
Very interesting recruiting. Academics and basketball genes in the recruit appears to be due in large part to his father/coach.
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06-20-16 09:45 AM - Post#207797
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Haskett was really a must have. Not a prolific scorer, but a staple of the Amaker man-to-man defense is a lockdown perimeter defender (or two). He had Brandyn Curry, then Wes, then Agunwa. Harvard missed on a defensive stopper in the 2016 class, which will put a lot of pressure on a guy like Andre Chatfield to step up and be good enough offensively to see key minutes on the defensive end. Regardless, Mario will fill a key role in 17-18 on the defensive end.
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06-20-16 12:14 PM - Post#207808
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Good recruit then. Harvard's ability to limit and sometimes shut down an opponent's key offensive performer has certainly been Ammaker's hallmark over the past few years. Do we have any idea if this year's Harvard squad has such a force? Zena may be the best rim protector in the league, but is this squad vulnerable on the perimeter? I wonder if Bassey or Towns can step up. If not, then Chatfield is all I see on the perimeter. Not knocking Siyani, Tommy or Bryce, but they don't have the length to hamper a shooter the way Wes and Agunwa did.
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06-20-16 01:17 PM - Post#207811
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Bassey is a sneaky candidate to get huge minutes next year. Unclear how his skills will translate, but he could be the defensive stopper.
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06-28-16 12:00 PM - Post#207992
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Mike
http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/ncbrecruiting/on -t...
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06-28-16 08:44 PM - Post#208010
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Yeah - it'll be an interesting summer of these types of articles. Already had a couple about Wendell and Harvard from the Duke Scout beat writers and there have been others from ESPN. Mo Bamba (also a Top 5 player in the class) is expected to visit as well, and it seems like Harvard has a real chance with him.
When Harvard got Dwight Powell and Rod Odom to visit and had that huge weekend with them there, I got the sense that just getting the visit and being a finalist meant a ton to them. I don't get that sense this time - there won't be any pride in just getting a couple of lottery picks on campus, they want to win.
And the climate continues to change in Harvard's (and the league's) favor. Athletes flock to HBS's business crash course (CP3 and Pau were there most recently). Jaylen Brown said one of the most exciting parts of going to the Celtics at 3 was being in Boston where he could take classes at Harvard and MIT. If you're going to be a lottery pick no matter what (LSU didn't go anywhere and Simmons still went No. 1) and education is of high stated importance, why not take the opportunity to associate yourself with Harvard so you know you can always come back and finish up your degree there.
I actually think it's much less likely to land a "probable" NBA draft pick than a lock lottery pick, because the former actually does need the hype and pedigree that a UK/Kansas/etc can provide. The latter can take up golf for a year and still land in the Top 10.
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06-29-16 10:11 AM - Post#208023
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why not take the opportunity to associate yourself with Harvard so you know you can always come back and finish up your degree there.
What's Harvard's policy on leaves and returns? I assume that the hypothetical one-and-done would withdraw from the College instead of being placed on a leave of absence. Usually this means having to go through a readmission process, which is more administrative than admission-based. Is that how Harvard does it?
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06-29-16 12:04 PM - Post#208025
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Once in, you can come and go as you please. Rivers Cuomo took a very long time (like over a decade) to do so about one semester or year at a time (I believe he ultimately graduated in my class)...
Harvard really encourages people to take time, so I'd imagine the administrative hoops are minimal, and as long as you're in good standing, I can't imagine that re-admission or anything of the like is required.
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06-29-16 03:05 PM - Post#208028
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Huh. I would've assumed something more restrictive.
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06-29-16 03:22 PM - Post#208029
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Sounds like Princeton's policy with Spencer Gloger.
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06-29-16 04:05 PM - Post#208030
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How does it work at Penn? Did Jerome Allen have to go through a readmission process when he finished up?
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06-29-16 04:27 PM - Post#208031
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Was that a pre-emptive post to deprive some slobbering Penn fan the sadistic pleasure, or are we still beating up on poor Spencer? Did he ever graduate?
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06-29-16 08:53 PM - Post#208036
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Was that a pre-emptive post to deprive some slobbering Penn fan the sadistic pleasure, or are we still beating up on poor Spencer? Did he ever graduate?
Oh, just trying to keep something going--slow time of year.
I'm sure he graduated and is doing well at something.
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2017 Recruiting 07-18-16 07:52 PM - Post#208539
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Andrew Platek of Northfied/Mt. Hermon commits to North Carolina.
Harvard, Princeton, Yale and Penn had offered.
Edited by HARVARDDADGRAD on 07-18-16 07:52 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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