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You are right big wrestling and football towns. CJ is a PL once in lifetime type of player and I certainly am not comparing the two.  I do think he can score in the PL and Williamsport threw the kitchen sink at Renninger when they played. Williamsport’s  Coach Taylor stated, “the Renninger kid is a handful, to do what he did against double and triple teams is very impressive.” He strengths are his physicality, and athletic ability. He passes and scores with his non-dominate hand better than any player I have ever seen in High school. He will have to adapt to the height of the D1 level and become a more consistent 3 point shooter, although his numbers this year are good. Teams backed so far off him to stop penetration in the four games I did that I thought he should have hit more threes.  I also heard that Gerry McNamara came to a game this year and watched him play. I heard Syracuse told him if he was 6’3 or bigger they would have offered but instead offered a preferred walk-on. This I cannot prove. I can’t wait to see what happens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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In response to post 9651, I agree that central PA is typically not strong but I have some information on Renninger’s game against Williamsport. Williamsport who just took National power Chester to the wire in the PA state quarterfinals. Williamsport has three d1 players in 6’3 Isaih Washington (PSU commit), 6’7 Chris Kinley (Navy commit), and 6’2 Jahad Thomas (possible Georgia State, St. Francis). Renninger scored 20pts, 4assts, 4stls, 12rbs, and held Isiah Washington in check. Central Mountain lead most of the first half and and only trailed by 5 with 3 minutes remaining in the 3rd quarter. If you have not figured out by now, I am a huge fan of this kid. I referee d6,d4 basketball and have done a number of his games,  this kid can play.  I also have been a Partriot League fan for a number of years living just 20 miles from Bucknell. I also researched Cole’s games against state qualifiers. Central Mountain played six teams that qualified for PA state tournament and Cole averaged 27.5 pts, and 9rbs in these games. I think Lehigh got a huge steal.

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obviously meant 15lbs not 151.

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I think JG has huge upside and Kempton has potential to be very good and he and Whitfield can play both 3 and 4 spots. This gives you right now MM, SC, DC, AP, AD, CS, and CR as confirmed roster spot guards. The question is can CS handle the ball for an entire game and if you play him or MM at the point do you sacrifice scoring potential. I agree that you may need to bring in a pure point guard. The problem is there may not be any pure point guards out there that will even be ready to play as Soph.  Having watched AP compete at the AAU level, I think he can be a solid PG if he puts on 151bs by Sophomore yr.  I think without question you have to have a PG that can play significant productive minutes in two years. Next year should not be an issue.

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I think the key to this kid’s success is putting on much needed muscle. His ability to shoot and take care of the ball will not be effected by his lack of strength as much as his ability to defend.  Having seen AP live in AAU there is no question about his leadership and shooting ability, although numbers are down. The question is can he withstand the physical rigors of 30+ games at this level. It is a tall task for any Freshman. I don’t see major contributions until soph. jr. year.

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Glad to provide the information andI will absolutely be following Lehigh right along with Cole. My son showed me a youtube training video Cole made for elementary kids at his high school. I have listed the link. It does not show a lot of full speed stuff but does hint about his character and work ethic.

 

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Have seen enough of this kid to say, he should be an impact player next year, barring any unforeseen issues. Has great hands, can stroke it and has the frame to put on the needed weight to bang on the block. Could be a more skilled version of Gabe.

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I agree that most times a walk-on is not supposed to participate or be an impact early in their career if ever. However, I have followed Cole Renninger’s career and will be surprised if he does not shock a lot of people in the next couple years. As for the area he competed in it may not be the urban basketball rich setting that most recruiters spend their time but there have been some pretty good players from these areas. Lebo and Owens were mentioned but I do not consider District 3 part of Central PA.  The area teams Renninger has played against range from Williamsport to Johnstown. These areas have produced players like, Danny Fortson, Chevy Troutman, Pat Cummings, Phil Hickey and the Nastasi brothers just to name a few. With the talent coming back for Lehigh any incoming players are going to have to compete like crazy to see the floor. It should be fun to watch all these players and how they develop.

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I can tell you with out question that Cole has been offered a preferred walk-on spot. Cole played AAU ball with PA Slam which participated in major tournament in Philly, South Carolina, and Florida.  Cole is the son of a college coach and will work tremendously hard and compete everyday.  We will have to wait and see what kind of impact he will have at this level. As for other schools interested, Duquesne was very interested, Creighton’s head coach called and spoke with Cole’s coach  a number of times and was very interested but needed what he thought was an impact player right now. Cole was offered numerous division 2 scholarships and Syracuse and Penn State where both considering preferred walk-on status before he choose Lehigh. He choose Lehigh because of the academics and that Coach Reed, and Coach Wyche actively pursued him and made him feel that he would be a valued member of the program.

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