New offer for '17

[RichHParticipant]

Kachelries to NJIT verballed today.

[travismParticipant]

Uhhhh I knew this would happen. I really wanted to see this kid at Lehigh for the next four years. Hell of a player. Missed out on this kid

[jimk72Participant]

I can understand a kid wanting to get out of town and be independent. Any other point guards being recruited that we don’t know about?

[toddcuddParticipant]

[quote quote=27372]Any other point guards being recruited that we don’t know about?
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I’d really like to see us land Matt Beachler. The sites all have him listed as a 2 now, but I had him as a CG. I think we’re OK for pure point, but a really good 2 who can handle would be great. Challenging offer list, but not out of reach.

[toddcuddParticipant]

Ratfarts! I jinxed it, I think. Beachler to central Michigan.

[RichHParticipant]

Doubt that. But I love “Ratfarts”.
Official notice I am adding that to my Dagnabit lexicon.

[lehigh90Participant]

I know we are all clearly biased, but I don’t know how any recruit could pick NJIT over Lehigh for basketball.

I went to see Lehigh at NJIT a number of years ago, and the game was memorable for a couple reasons. Michael Ojo went off for 30+ points, if memory serves. Best game I ever saw him have. Second, the gym and game experience were laughable at NJIT. It is literally a middle school gym and there were 50 people in attendance. I know Stabler has some small crowds, but this was unreal. At that time, NJIT was playing in a ridiculous conference (The Great West) against schools I had never even heard of (Houston Baptist, Utah Valley State, Chicago State, and Texas Pan-American), although now they have moved to the Atlantic Sun. I couldn’t believe this team travelled that far to play basketball. Now, in the Atlantic Sun, every trip they make is to Florida, Georgia, SC and TN. Not exactly a program built on fierce rivalries. Campus wise, not close. Newark isn’t exactly a great college town, and you really can’t compare the campus experience/life. I would guess most of the enrollment commutes. I wasn’t real comfortable parking my car and walking to the gym. Perhaps, you want to study engineering or something technical, well, again, the academics aren’t close.

I can understand a couple of things. Maybe, instant playing time, and maybe you want to get away from home a bit. But, there have to be better choices than NJIT. If we lose one recruit there, we need to really look at our recruiting.

[RichHParticipant]

Perhaps. Their program not as hapless as earlier. Some indication that his SATs dropped. He may no longer be admissible at Lehigh. Rumor or fact? No idea.

[RichHParticipant]

An official visit
Myles Johson C Long Beach Poly Cal.
Depending on which site you view he is
6’6 215
6’7 245
6’9,245
One offer Yale. He lived his visit no mention of an offer.

[jimk72Participant]

ESPN says he a 3* center…. at 6’6″? Huh ? Apparently he was injured and did not play his junior year, explaining the lack of offers. Here’s a bit more: https://theleftbench.com/blog/2016/03/21/myles-johnson-a-standout-on-the-court-and-in-the-classroom/

[RichHParticipant]

My guess 6’6 wasvhis height going into Jr year before injury. An academuc kid who wants to ne an engineer. Will Doc take another bug for next year. Assuming he is a big

[toddcuddParticipant]

Made a bunch of updates to the list – largely commits elsewhere. I still need to catch up on additions from here, but here’s what we’ve got right now.

2017 Hoops List

[travismParticipant]

I doubt sat scores had anything to do with it. I really think he wanted to play right away. Some consider him a top pg in the state. I don’t know who we all have coming in but I do know there were probably a few kids ahead of him. I go to tons of his games and seen Reed and staff there. I was really hoping we would land him. Exactly what we need. Plus he’s a good kid

[travismParticipant]

I wish Lehigh did look at area kids more often. I know we have iorio on the radar and had David. Kyle stout went to laf. He is a dead on shooter. He is going to be a problem the next few years.

[RichHParticipant]

Pards have offered Stout from what I saw on their board.

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