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20Penn14 
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06-25-17 11:32 AM - Post#230349    

Pat Lawless‏ @PatLawless_
Luke Kolaja, a class of 2020 PF playing for the NJ Playaz, just picked up an offer from UPenn.

 
besnoah 
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06-25-17 11:27 PM - Post#230352    
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TEAM FINAL HOOPS
6'4 2020 Guard Niels Lane has received his first offer from Penn

 
Old Bear 
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06-26-17 01:50 PM - Post#230362    
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How about 2021?

 
10Q 
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06-26-17 03:48 PM - Post#230364    
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I hear Zager and Evans were offered for Class of 2525.

 
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06-26-17 04:06 PM - Post#230365    
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If man is still alive, if woman can survive.

 
palestra38 
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06-26-17 04:24 PM - Post#230366    
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The horribleness of that song really has to be experienced so....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdSqLfuRN18


 
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06-28-17 03:36 PM - Post#230422    
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Yes, a truly hathetic number.

 
91Quake 
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09-14-17 02:33 PM - Post#232837    
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Well, no commits for 2018 yet but at least we are doing something, per Corey Evans on the twitter machine:


Penn head coach Steve Donahue & Georgetown were in today for Pacifica Christian Orange County High 2020s Dominick Harris and Judah Brown


 
besnoah 
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09-14-17 08:17 PM - Post#232848    
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Per Verbal Commits, Penn offered Harris and Brown as well.

 
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09-15-17 12:45 PM - Post#232865    
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I appreciate the updates but still believe it is INSANE that we (and everyone else) are recruiting guys like this who have just started their sophomore year in HS! Some of them may even be 16 years old but probably most couldn't even get a driver's permit, let alone a license.

 
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09-15-17 02:54 PM - Post#232871    
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As usual, agree completely

 
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09-18-17 08:34 PM - Post#232954    
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  • SRP Said:
Yes, a truly hathetic number.



And yet it was the number one song on the charts the weekend of Woodstock

 
20Penn14 
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09-22-17 06:18 PM - Post#233155    
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Shun Williams‏ @OntheRadarHoops
AOT @AOTBasketball 2020 guard Alyn Breed @alyndbreed has picked up an offer from Penn

 
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09-22-17 09:21 PM - Post#233157    
    In response to 20Penn14

Has he finished grade school?

 
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09-22-17 09:47 PM - Post#233158    
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  • Tiger69 Said:
Has he finished grade school?



Regardless, I hope his arithmetic skills are superior to yours

 
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09-23-17 07:04 AM - Post#233160    
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I plead Joker's License.

 
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Re: 2020 Recruiting
10-11-17 09:46 AM - Post#233769    
    In response to 20Penn14

If it helps, Luke is 6'8" barefoot and around 205 now. He plays for NJ Playaz AAU in the spring and attends Montclair Kimberley Academy. He camped down at Penn and got offered right after camp and had Penn coaches following him through the rest spring/summer at various events and AAU camps. Needless to say, he's excited about it.

To the point below about early offers. At this point (Luke turns 16 in Jan 18 so he's not reclassed like so many others), its not much more than trying to get ahead of the curve and build a rapport. Cant act on it/sign anything until Jr year when one has a qualifying test score and grades. Plus the school doesnt have to honor it and offer the signable LOI either, so its more about relationship building. Kids in the top 50-75 and better tend to get 2-3 offers during freshman AAU season (Luke was 77 on rivals and 78 on scout last year). Top 5 kids get 15+ during this time, (look at NJ kids like Noah Farahkan or Jabri Abdur Rahim offers as FYI).

That said, Luke likes UPenn alot and likes the coaches he's met (Mihalich and Bowman and of course the head coach) and is trying to set up unofficial visits for fall and during season to come back to see the school as well as basketball practices.

 
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Re: 2020 Recruiting
10-11-17 11:49 AM - Post#233775    
    In response to Toxicavenger

Thanks for the perspective, I hope Luke finds the right place and that Penn continues to be an attractive option.

 
yoyo 
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10-11-17 01:08 PM - Post#233784    
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LUKE WHO?

 
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Re: 2020 Recruiting
10-11-17 02:23 PM - Post#233800    
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  • 20Penn14 Said:
Pat Lawless‏ @PatLawless_
Luke Kolaja, a class of 2020 PF playing for the NJ Playaz, just picked up an offer from UPenn.




 
20Penn14 
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01-28-18 10:14 PM - Post#245041    
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West Coast Elite
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2020 6’3 PG Dominick Harris has committed to Gonzaga! Congrats, Dom! #WCE #ALLIN

 
20Penn14 
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06-16-18 01:31 PM - Post#257929    
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@ARosenfeldDVHR

2020 guard Niels Lane (@TeamFinalHoops and @PerkBasketball) tells me he's heard from Marquette, Providence, Stanford, La Salle, VCU, Rice, Tulane, Holy Cross, Siena, and Penn since midnight

 
20Penn14 
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06-16-18 01:32 PM - Post#257930    
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@jmverlin

Episcopal Academy 2020 G Alex Capitano tells me he’s heard from Yale, Holy Cross, Colgate, Rice, Brown, Princeton, Drexel and Penn so far today, and mentioned that Notre Dame called his high school coach. Columbia his only offer so far.

 
20Penn14 
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06-16-18 02:12 PM - Post#257932    
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@ElitePInstitute

Virginia, UGA , Xavier , Michigan, Penn, Yale, Vanderbilt, and Florida have all already reached out to ‘20 PF/C Walker Kessler. @WoodwardBBall @2020GameEliteFL @DMcDonaldRivals @courtcred @OntheRadarHoops

@OntheRadarHoops

Rice, Winthrop, Longwood, Troy, and Penn have all reached out to Georgia Stars @CoachArtis 2020 forward Luke Champion @lukechampion31 of Lambert (GA) @lamberthoops

 
20Penn14 
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06-17-18 02:10 PM - Post#257945    
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@VerbalCommits

2020 Westtown (PA) G T.J. Berger has received an offer from Penn.

 
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06-18-18 01:49 PM - Post#257979    
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wanna feel old:


Verbal Commits
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Minnesota, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn, UConn and Yale offered 2020 Gulliver Prep (FL) G Jamal Mashburn, Jr.

 
penn nation 
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06-18-18 06:58 PM - Post#257997    
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But not Kentucky?

 
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06-19-18 10:28 AM - Post#258010    
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  • pennhoops Said:
wanna feel old:


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Minnesota, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn, UConn and Yale offered 2020 Gulliver Prep (FL) G Jamal Mashburn, Jr.



Not interested. Those Gulliver kids always get called for traveling.

 
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06-19-18 11:10 AM - Post#258015    
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Mashburn Sr. Played for Pitino at Kentucky. I don’t think Cal feels much loyalty to that generation. And it’s a new era, if he isn’t top 25 they aren’t spending much time on him at this point.

 
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06-19-18 11:16 AM - Post#258016    
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Not interested. Those Gulliver kids always get called for traveling.



I'd hate to have him come here, only to discover that he's a Lilliputian.

 
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06-19-18 11:20 AM - Post#258018    
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I'm sure at least that he's Swift.

 
palestra38 
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06-19-18 11:20 AM - Post#258019    
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But what if he's actually from Brobdingnag?

 
10Q 
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06-19-18 11:49 AM - Post#258024    
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You can't teach height.

 
palestra38 
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06-19-18 12:01 PM - Post#258026    
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Maybe we can recruit the MonStars

 
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07-01-18 09:41 AM - Post#258373    
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Lucas Monroe from Abingdon Central has committed.

http://verbalcommits.com/players/lucas-monroe

 
91Quake 
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07-01-18 11:27 AM - Post#258377    
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He is class of 2019.

 
palestra38 
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07-01-18 11:36 AM - Post#258378    
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Yes--going into his senior year of HS

 
Silver Maple 
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07-02-18 11:11 AM - Post#258415    
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And he looks like exactly the sort of player SD likes.

 
20Penn14 
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2020 Recruiting
08-30-18 09:00 AM - Post#260804    
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@PatLawless_
Matt Zona, a class of 2020 PF from Bergen Catholic (NJ), has picked up an offer from UPenn on an unofficial visit.

Edited by 20Penn14 on 08-30-18 09:00 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.

 
Penndemonium 
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Re: 2020 Recruiting
08-30-18 02:32 PM - Post#260817    
    In response to 20Penn14

I watched his sophomore highlights video and he looks like he would be a GREAT get. Big, physical, and skilled. Perfect guy for a Dohahue offense (and defense) - especially if he can pass too. It's hard to really see his full presence on video, but he appeared to have a good motor.

  • 20Penn14 Said:
@PatLawless_
Matt Zona, a class of 2020 PF from Bergen Catholic (NJ), has picked up an offer from UPenn on an unofficial visit.



 
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08-30-18 03:08 PM - Post#260818    
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He's from Oradell. Bill Parcells was from Oradell. Just saying. And I love those Catholic HS kids. Penn has had a ton of great ones over the years.

 
T.P.F.K.A.D.W. 
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08-30-18 03:26 PM - Post#260820    
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I seem to recall Bagnoli got a lot of his football players from Bergen Catholic.

Now they go to play at Columbia.

 
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08-30-18 04:27 PM - Post#260822    
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  • Silver Maple Said:
He's from Oradell. Bill Parcells was from Oradell. Just saying. And I love those Catholic HS kids. Penn has had a ton of great ones over the years.



wasn't david klatsky from oradell?

 
penn nation 
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09-02-18 10:08 AM - Post#260879    
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Klatsky was from Monmouth County. And definitely not Catholic.

 
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09-02-18 11:47 AM - Post#260884    
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Klatsky went to Holmdel HS.


 
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09-03-18 09:13 AM - Post#260908    
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Got my dels confused.

 
91Quake 
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10-23-18 11:16 AM - Post#263323    
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Corey Evans tweeted:

"Junior Myles Stute will take his first official visit to Penn this weekend."



His recruitment has picked up in a big way since we got involved so good to see he is taking a visit. He attends Gonzaga High in DC where Eddie attended also.

 
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10-23-18 11:58 AM - Post#263330    
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Nice catch! Very highly ranked (top 100-110) by 247 and Rivals. We seem to be targeting several high level players in 2020 so would be great to land one. First visit seems to mean something so good stuff.

 
besnoah 
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10-23-18 12:06 PM - Post#263334    
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To add some concrete names to what 91Quake said about his recruitment taking off, Stute was offered by Cincy, Florida, and Georgetown, and took an unofficial to Villanova in October.

Edited by besnoah on 10-23-18 12:07 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.

 
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10-23-18 01:21 PM - Post#263351    
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Right now he appears to be a 2* recruit. That will probably change.

 
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10-23-18 02:17 PM - Post#263360    
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I believe that's an issue with VC's API.

Rivals and Scout/247 both have him as a 4*

https://247sports.com/Player/Myles-Stute-46 042436/
https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/202 0/myles-...

Also, FWIW, here's Corey Evans talking about Stute's game in July and fretting that they've ranked him too low at 117:

https://basketballrecruit ing.rivals.com/news/new-r...

Edited by besnoah on 10-23-18 02:33 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.

 
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12-28-18 05:24 PM - Post#270270    
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Making an impression with Stute:

https://www.prepcircuit.com/news_article/show/980 4...

 
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12-28-18 05:57 PM - Post#270271    
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Stute certainly sounds like the kind of player Steve likes. I get the impression he’s underrated at two stars.

 
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12-28-18 08:13 PM - Post#270279    
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Just re-linking the above to note that Myles Stute is only listed as a 2* on VC because of a likely tech issue and that he is a consensus 4* prospect on Rivals/247/ESPN.

http://boards.basketball-u.com/showpost.php?post/2...

 
20Penn14 
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01-13-19 03:30 PM - Post#272471    
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Verbal Commits
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2020 Pacifica Christian Orange County (CA) F Judah Brown has committed to Saint Mary's. http://verbalcommits.com/players/judah-brown …

 
besnoah 
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01-29-19 11:06 AM - Post#274001    
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Small update on Myles Stute. Still mentioning Penn:

https://basketballrecruit ing.rivals.com/news/next-...

 
yoyo 
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01-29-19 03:23 PM - Post#274031    
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I like our chances

 
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01-29-19 03:34 PM - Post#274035    
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I watched a Stute video on youtube and he seems like he would be a GREAT player for Donahue. A really good all-around combination of size, athleticism, skill, and shooting. The video I saw showed him alley-ooping against smaller players all over the court, and didn't show him battling against tough defenders. It's tough to tell more about his motor because of that. Fingers crossed.

Yoyo, do you have any particular insight on this? Or are you just feeling positive vibes?

 
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01-29-19 03:43 PM - Post#274038    
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Sounds like he could be a great, possibly transformative player. However, it would be bad for your mental health to get your hopes up. Just don't do it.

 
Penndemonium 
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01-29-19 07:05 PM - Post#274067    
    In response to Silver Maple

True. His recruitment looks quite full.

 
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01-29-19 09:36 PM - Post#274094    
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  • Penndemonium Said:
True. His recruitment looks quite full.


Yes. And with most of those other teams he will be in the NCAA tournament without winning his conference. At Penn it's more of a crapshoot. Kids like to be in March Madness.

 
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01-30-19 01:20 AM - Post#274126    
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You may be just trying to be a realist - but I think Penn has plenty of merits too - 1) great education; 2) great urban location; 3) great alumni base; 4) great historic program; 5) great gym; 6) chance to be a team and league star; 7) still a pretty good chance to be in the tournament; 8) great coach and teammates. I neither choose to get my hopes up or down - will just wait to see.

 
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05-04-19 12:54 PM - Post#284183    
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Garrett Tucker
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2020 @mtnbrookhoops SG Colby Jones has picked up an offer from Penn

Jones was on a Yale official in April and appears to also have a Harvard offer. He was also recently offered by Georgia, Clemson, and Xavier.

 
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05-15-19 03:36 PM - Post#284560    
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Verbal Commits
2020 St. George's (RI) G Tyler Kolek has received an offer from Penn.

https://twitter.com/VerbalCommits/status/ 112872711...

 
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05-15-19 03:48 PM - Post#284561    
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He looks like a typical Donahue recruit from the highlight reels.


 
besnoah 
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05-16-19 07:06 PM - Post#284599    
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Corey Evans
Penn is the latest to offer Rivals150 junior Donovan Johnson

https://twitter.com/coreyevans_10/status/ 112915084...

Other offers include: UNC, Arizona, Auburn, and Miami

 
91Quake 
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05-16-19 07:38 PM - Post#284602    
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One advantage we have there is he attends Moon Area High School. Still a long shot but you never know.

 
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05-17-19 09:44 AM - Post#284613    
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  • 91Quake Said:
One advantage we have there is he attends Moon Area High School. Still a long shot but you never know.


Is that Simmons' school?
Or did he go to Mars? I used to work in that area and frequently confused the two. I'm sure I'm not the only one.

Isn't Calipari from Moon Township? (Too lazy to check.)

Edited by T.P.F.K.A.D.W. on 05-17-19 09:44 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.

 
besnoah 
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05-17-19 10:06 AM - Post#284615    
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Calipari and Simmons both went to Moon Area, like Johnson.

 
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05-17-19 03:57 PM - Post#284625    
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Robby Carmody went to Mars.

Would rather we shoot for the Moon than not be involved. Or maybe shoot for the Stars and land the recruit from Moon.



 
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05-17-19 05:45 PM - Post#284631    
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Both the Moon and Mars are outside of Pittsburgh

 
20Penn14 
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06-07-19 11:30 AM - Post#285021    
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https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1 137017801...

I believe we recruited him out of high school

 
besnoah 
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06-07-19 12:13 PM - Post#285022    
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Penn was his first offer and he made at least an unofficial visit:

https://newenglandrecruit ingreport.com/in-the-news...

 
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06-07-19 02:09 PM - Post#285024    
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As I recall, the coaches really wanted him. Anybody know why he's transferring?

 
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06-07-19 02:18 PM - Post#285025    
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He wanted the coaches to call him Cormac the Magnificent but they balked.


 
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06-07-19 06:52 PM - Post#285031    
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It seems strange because he got a lot of PT. Maybe he just wants or needs to be closer to family.

 
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06-07-19 09:16 PM - Post#285035    
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https://www.ruleoftree.com/2019/6/5/18654703/cor ma...

- This is by all accounts unexpected. Ryan struggled to stay healthy, but started 17 of his 24 caps as a freshman, playing 28.5 minutes per game. Despite streaky shooting, he averaged 8.7 points. With the departures of KZ Okpala and Marcus Sheffield, he seemed primed for a significant role.

Entering the portal does not mean he has committed to leaving. Rather, he is declaring his intention and will gauge interest. At this time there is nothing to indicate the decision is final.

Should he leave, he would become the fifth Cardinal transfer in the last three years (Reid Travis, Robert Cartwright, Sheffield, Malcolm Allen), but the first one recruited by Jerod Haase. Stanford hasn’t had a player transfer prior to graduation since Schuyler Rimmer in 2015. -

https://247sports.com/college/stanford/Arti cle/Sta...

- Ryan was very much the jewel of the Cardinal’s ‘18 recruiting class. He arrived on campus with Keenan Fitzmorris, Bryce Wills, Lukas Kisunas, and Jaiden Delaire and was ranked as a four-star and the #68 overall player in the ‘18 class. He was a major piece of Stanford’s plans for the upcoming 2019-20 season and beyond. Ryan would be the first Jerod Haase recruit to leave the program via transfer. -

Back in 2017, Verbal Commits and the New England Recruiting Report listed the following offers for Ryan:
Stanford, Villanova, Providence, St. John's ,DePaul,Notre Dame, Boston College, Northwestern, Michigan, Indiana, Rutgers, Florida, Oklahoma, Tulane, Rice, Daviidson, George Mason, Duquesne, Penn, Yale, Harvard, and Columbia

https://247sports.com/college/villanova/Art icle/Ca...

Back in 2017, he was interviewed at 247 Sports and listed his final teams - Stanford, Northwestern, Michigan, Notre Dame, Villanova, and Yale. His brother, Thomas Ryan, was on the Yale basketball team and just graduated.

- Can you give a quick comment on each of those schools? What were the highlights of their pitches?

They all have great staffs. They're professionals, all of them. They know how to do this and have done it for a while. With Notre Dame, Mike Brey's a great guy and runs great offense at Notre Dame. Michigan is both high academic and basketball. (John) Beilein is also a great coach and knows how to develop his guards. Villanova speaks for itself coming off of a National Championship two years ago. They have a great basketball culture over there. Coach (Jay) Wright has really done a phenomenal job in building a culture of winning and respect and teamwork. Stanford's a new coaching staff, but Coach (Jerod) Haase and his staff basically put together almost a top ten recruiting class coming in 2017, which is really impressive. I think those guys have a great job of hitting the ground running over there and are poised for success. Northwestern had a historic season this year making it to the tournament for the first time, a lot of energy in the program. Coach (Chris) Collins is a really great guy, loves the game, loves basketball, knows how to use guards in his offense. Yale is shocking to some people. The Ivy League is commonly undervalued, in terms of basketball and the conference is really good. It's not as big time, show time, TV money stuff, but they have some high-level players. Coach (James) Jones and I have had a long relationship. My brother goes there right now. They're doing a great job. -

 
weinhauers_ghost 
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06-07-19 10:39 PM - Post#285038    
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Reid Travis had taken a medical redshirt year at Stanford, and played last year at Kentucky as a graduate transfer.

 
besnoah 
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06-16-19 11:08 AM - Post#285168    
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West Coast Elite
2020 Clark Slajchert (Oak Park) is heading to the East Coast for 2 Official Visits this week. Clark will visit Penn on June 16-18 & Dartmouth on June 19-21. #ALLIN #WCEUA #WestCoastElite

I know nothing about the level of competition, but he apparently averaged 32 points per game on 50% shooting from 3 for his high school team this year.

 
rbg 
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06-17-19 09:01 AM - Post#285182    
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Looking at Verbal Commits, Clark has another Ivy offer at Brown.

His brother Wes just finished his first year at Dartmouth.

 
rbg 
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06-17-19 09:04 AM - Post#285183    
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Jamal Mashburn, Jr. (4 star point guard from Brewster Academy)

https://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentuc ky-s...

- The son of UK great Jamal Mashburn was one of the elite recruits on hand for this week’s NBPA Top 100 Camp, the annual showcase for many of the top high school prospects in the country. When talking about his recruitment, Mashburn Jr.’s list of possible college destinations was a bit different from most of his peers at the camp.

“All of the Ivy League schools,” he said during one interview session, specifically mentioning Harvard and Penn in a later scrum with reporters.

“I just want a school that I would go to if I didn’t play basketball,” he said. “Having life after basketball is just as important to me as having life with basketball. So just picking a school that’s right for me, that’s going to be beneficial to me down the line and have longevity with me, that’s big.” -

 
Jay O 
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06-18-19 07:13 AM - Post#285190    
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What a great sentiment that I both selfishly and unselfishly hope he tells everyone else at the camp

 
besnoah 
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06-18-19 11:42 AM - Post#285203    
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I thought it was good news that he had already decided to major in business as an undergrad.

 
besnoah 
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06-19-19 04:00 PM - Post#285242    
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Verbal Commits
2020 Oak Park (CA) G Clark Slajchert has received an offer from Penn.

 
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06-19-19 05:54 PM - Post#285246    
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Mashburn's video is very impressive. Notwithstanding his last name, he looks like a future Ivy force.

 
besnoah 
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06-21-19 11:23 AM - Post#285284    
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Myles Stute update:

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Stute is not too far behind with his own offer count thanks to his shot-making and toughness in the frontcourt. The plan is for the Team Takeover product to cut his list once the Nike Peach Jam completes next month before then taking all of his official visits in August and signing in November. Iowa, Iowa State, St. John’s, and Texas A&M each offered within the past five days, and the hope now is for Stute to get to the campuses at Clemson, Florida, Georgetown and Pitt sometime soon.



https://n.rivals.com/news/three-point-play -down-un...

 
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06-21-19 12:25 PM - Post#285287    
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Nice the he had his first official visit at Penn, but looks like some tough sledding now for the staff with all these other schools involved.

 
besnoah 
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06-21-19 03:12 PM - Post#285295    
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His recruiting has continued to spike while Rivals and 24/7 have dropped him in their rankings. It's odd.

 
besnoah 
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06-24-19 04:39 PM - Post#285349    
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Middlesex Magic
Congratulations to Magic and Brooks 6‘9 2020 big man Sam Thomson on his offer from Penn! #GoQuakers

 
Okoro Dude 
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06-25-19 11:28 AM - Post#285366    
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Think I saw somewhere that he committed to San Diego St?

 
besnoah 
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06-25-19 12:14 PM - Post#285367    
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Think I saw somewhere that he committed to San Diego St?



Dunno if I'm missing a joke, but Sam Thomson did not commit to San Diego State. He was offered by about half a dozen Ivy and Patriot League schools this week.

Meanwhile, lots of offers going out to guards:

BIG SHOTS
Penn offers 2020 PG Kaden Metheny
@kmeth3 of @_theUbasketball (WV) / @BigShotsEliteVa

https://twitter.com/BigShotsNation/status /11435339...


 
Penndemonium 
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06-25-19 12:21 PM - Post#285368    
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I really liked Sam Thompson's video. Looks like he would fill a void from Brodeur's graduation. Very high skill levels and very smooth. Good vision. If he can develop Brodeur's physicality and motor, he would be a force.

 
Silver Maple 
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06-25-19 04:36 PM - Post#285370    
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I'm skeptical you can develop a motor. Either you have that or you don't.

 
Penndemonium 
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06-26-19 03:41 AM - Post#285373    
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While I agree with your overall point, I think sometimes it can be brought out from competition and role modeling. Rothschild would be my main example. He looked skilled but low energy his first two years, but became a much bigger physical and active presence. He credited Brodeur with driving him in that way.

 
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06-26-19 09:23 AM - Post#285376    
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I am hoping to see Simmons make a similar leap, building on his contributions late last season into next. I think he's got some skills, and now that he seems to have learned to defend in the post without fouling as much, it's time for him to contribute on offense as well.

 
Silver Maple 
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06-26-19 09:45 AM - Post#285377    
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I hope you're right about Simmons. I'm this close to giving up on him. Furthermore, if he doesn't deliver this season, he's likely to end up buried at the bottom of the frontcourt depth chart behind Brodeur, Wang, Lorca-Lloyd and possibly Martz.

 
Penndemonium 
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06-26-19 09:52 AM - Post#285378    
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Yeah, I like how much stronger Simmons looked last year, and if you extrapolate it, he could become a physical beast. He just doesn't stay active in the post fighting for position on offense and defense at all times the way Brodeur does, and he doesn't keep his hands in the air. He also drops his head looking at the floor when he's resting instead of always being aware of the ball and court. He would be a major space filler if he just did those things. He's the player who could really develop his motor.

 
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06-26-19 10:10 AM - Post#285379    
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I liked what I saw out of Simmons, especially towards the end of the season.

[feverishly checks the numbers to see if my eyes were seeing things correctly...]

It's a small sample size, but there's an uptick in the numbers on the offensive end. Would be better if he can get the TO rate under better control. On the defensive end, that foul rate has to come down. Observationally, I think the footwork and positioning could be better - I'm not sure how fixable that is.


 
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06-26-19 10:30 AM - Post#285381    
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Simmons still looked lost out there way too much last season. I question whether he has truly been able to adjust to the college game

 
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06-26-19 10:53 AM - Post#285382    
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I would be surprised if Jarrod didn't get an extended look to take up the 15-25 mpg Max had last year. Donahue goes with experience and he trusted Jarrod in the ILT and Jarrod played well. I expect Jarrod to be motivated and work on his shot and his body and come back ready to claim the minutes that are his for the taking.

In order to do that he will have to continue to improve his mental toughness and consistency. He can't make 1 great play followed by a foul and a turnover. Coaches won't trust that. Donahue wants a Jarrod that can switch on ball screens (Ah.Max), defend tough without fouling (see AJ/Max/Antonio) get offensive rebounds and make the occasional 3 (and FT). Jarrod has all of that in his game, just not consistently enough to stay on the floor for long stretches and at the end of games when it matters. If he comes in ready to do all that every night, he will be a major upgrade because of his baseline skill level.

 
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