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Sunday, December 09, 2007
Is this guy the not-so=litle brother of this guy?
The first link goes to a New York Daily News account of a prep game in the New York City area. The headline "Holy Cross prevails in double OT" made the story show up in one of our preset searches. The summary, which included the name "Tim Beinert," immediately aroused our curiosity. We began scurrying to see if this was a relation to Andrew Beinert, a freshman for a different Holy Cross.
It appears that is the case. Andrew Beinert's profile in the Holy Cross (Worcester) media guide says he has a brother named Tim. Although they play at different high schools -- Andrew played at Chaminade on Long Island, Tim for Holy Cross, but they did play together in AAU ball for the Long Island Lightning. They also bear a strong resemblence in pics on this page, although Tim is a 6-6 forward and Andrew a 6-2 guard.
An uncommitted senior, the CAA Insider site says Tim Beinert has no offers, but has drawn interest from Lafayette and Lehigh, as well as some non-Patriot League schools.
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The first link goes to a New York Daily News account of a prep game in the New York City area. The headline "Holy Cross prevails in double OT" made the story show up in one of our preset searches. The summary, which included the name "Tim Beinert," immediately aroused our curiosity. We began scurrying to see if this was a relation to Andrew Beinert, a freshman for a different Holy Cross.
It appears that is the case. Andrew Beinert's profile in the Holy Cross (Worcester) media guide says he has a brother named Tim. Although they play at different high schools -- Andrew played at Chaminade on Long Island, Tim for Holy Cross, but they did play together in AAU ball for the Long Island Lightning. They also bear a strong resemblence in pics on this page, although Tim is a 6-6 forward and Andrew a 6-2 guard.
An uncommitted senior, the CAA Insider site says Tim Beinert has no offers, but has drawn interest from Lafayette and Lehigh, as well as some non-Patriot League schools.
Labels: Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, recruiting
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Thursday, December 06, 2007
Some links for the recruitnix and an update on former Lehigh coach Billy Taylor.
Bullis basketball’s Petkovich works hard for what he wants -- A look at a Lafayette recruit who improved his SAT scores 160 points to fulfill his dream of playing in the Patriot League (Gaithersburg (Md.) Gazette)
Mitty hopes to go all the way to state title this time -- The San Francisco Chronicle's preview of the California preps season ranks Archbishop Mitty, with two Patriot League recruits on the roster, as the state's top team.
Serra buries Bearcats -- a game story from the San Mateo Daily Journal. American recruit Stephen Lumpkins starred in this one.
Bucknell men, women announce early signees -- The Daily Item takes two press releases and folds them together. Thenames have been known for a wile now, but this is the first Pat Flannery officially commented on any of BU's signeess.
Cardinals on the right course -- From the Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette, an update on the trials and tribulations of former Lehigh coach Billy taylor in his first season at Ball State.
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Labels: American, Bucknell, Lafayette, Lehigh, recruiting
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Monday, November 12, 2007
The season's first Hoop Time Notebook takes a look at the opening weekend that was.
SIZE MATTERS: In the first half of American's win at Saint Francis, 5-11 (on his tiptoes) Garrison Carr was en fuego, going 5 for 7 from the arc and scoring 17 points. In the second, Carr was 0 for 3 from 3-point range, scoring just 4 points. The difference? Saint Francis coach Bobby Jones subbed for the 5-10 guy guarding Carr (Marquis Ford), putting 6-foot-3 junior Kyle Jackson on Carr.
“(Jackson) is athletic and big enough physically and he was able to pose some problems for Carr,” said Jones.
Patriot League coaches already know the kid is a stone-cold sniper when he gets an open look. But with Carr playing limited minutes the last two seasons, that might not have shown up in the Red Flash scouting report. Expect Carr to see a lot of that sort of treatment once film of his first half show in Loretto gets around.
LINEUP SURPRISES: Phil Anderson was a starter most of last season for Lehigh, filling in at center for Jason mgebroff after Mgebroff went down with stress fractures in his leg. But it was sophomore Zahir Carrington who got the starting nod at center against Cornell. Anderson, who averaged almost 19 minutes per game last season, played just 10 against the Big Red. That's less than half the time immoblie 7-footer John Gourlay got off the Lehigh bench.
Other Lehigh rotation notes -- freshman Rob Keefer started on one wing for the Mountain Hawks, finishing with 6 points on 3 for 8 shooting in 25 minutes of action. Freshman Prentice Small also saw 25 minutes of action, scoring 13 points before fouling out.
GETTING DEFENSIVE: Even by Holy Cross' high defensive standards, what the Crusaders did against Hofstra's offense was mighty impressive. The Crusaders held the Pride to a 13 of 49 (26.5 percent) night from the field. Even more impressive: take away Hofstra star Antoine Agudio's 28 points and the rest of the Pride lineup was 4 for 26 (15.4 percent. During one stretch the Crusaders held Hofstra without a field goal for over 18 minutes.
WELL SAID: From Cormac Gordon's Staten Island Advance story on Friday night's Wagner-Lafayette game: . . . just in case you had forgotten what level of collegiate sports we're talking about here, the game was pushed from a 7 p.m. start to an 8:30 start to make room at Kirby for a women's volleyball game. Think that happens in the ACC?
BIG NUMBER GUYS: Top performances on the season's opening weekend:
Scoring: Greg Sprink, Navy, 28 vs. Longwood; Derrick Mercer, American, 22 and garrison Carr, American, 21 both vs. St. Francis (Pa.)
Rebounds: Alex Vander Baan, HC, 15 vs. Hofstra; Stephen Tyree, BU, 13 vs. Albany; Bryan White, Lehigh, 12 vs. Cornell
Assists: Andrew Brown, Lafayette, 7 vs. Wagner
Double-Doubles: Vander Baan (10 points, 15 reb.); White (16 points, 12 reb.)
REMATCH: The Bucknell-Albany game was the last in a two-year contract between the two schools, which have a combined four NCAA Tournament appearances in the last three seasons. Bucknell's win avenged an opening night loss at Albany last season and gave the Bison a 4-2 series lead all-time against the Danes.
"I don't know if we will start a new (series). That is up to (Bucknell coach) Pat (Flannery). I'd like to continue it," said Albany coach Will Brown after the game.
Flannery sounded amenable to that suggestion. "I don't know why not. Albany is not too bad of a trip," he said.
The Bison mentor did suggest a few changes, though, most notably the idea that the next contract start with a game in Sojka Pavilion. Flannery might also prefer the game to be a week or two later in the season.
"If these two teams are going to be as good as they have been, it's a tough opener," Flannery said.
POINT OF VIEW::
“In the first half, we did not have the defensive focus that we should have.”
St. Francis coach Bobby Jones, after his team fell behind 27-7 at the start of its home loss to American
““In the first half, we were like we were in a boxing match, and we stunned them.””
AU coach Jeff Jones, same game
CONFERENCE VS. CONFERENCE
Patriot League teams went 5-3 against non-conference foes over the weekend. Here are the results vs. other conferences played, with the Patriot's 2006-07 record against that conference.
America East: 1-0 (3-3)
Independents: 1-0 (5-1)
Ivy League: 0-1 (8-11)
Big Ten" 0-1 (0-3)
CAA: 1-0 (5-2)
Northeast Conference: 2-1 (8-2)
TOGETHER AGAIN: Keith Simmons and Torey Thomas, stars of last season's Holy Cross league championship team, are sticking together as they begin their professional careers overseas. The two are teammates on Turkish first division club Kepez Bld. Thomas joined his old running mate in Turkey after starting his pro career with Kormand, a Hungarian club. Kepez is 2-4 overall, 1-1 since Thomas joined the roster. Simmons is the team's second-leading scorer, averaging 16 ppg. You can follow the club in English here.
GETTING HIS KICKS: Lafayette recruit Ryan Willen of Missouri's Cape Girardeau Notre Dame has a state championship on his resume . . . in soccer. Willen, a 6-8 frontcourt type who helped Notre Dame to a second place finish in the state basketball playoffs last season, scored two goals and assisted on another to lead ND to a 4-1 win over Smithville in Saturday's Class II state championship game in St. Louis.
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SIZE MATTERS: In the first half of American's win at Saint Francis, 5-11 (on his tiptoes) Garrison Carr was en fuego, going 5 for 7 from the arc and scoring 17 points. In the second, Carr was 0 for 3 from 3-point range, scoring just 4 points. The difference? Saint Francis coach Bobby Jones subbed for the 5-10 guy guarding Carr (Marquis Ford), putting 6-foot-3 junior Kyle Jackson on Carr.
“(Jackson) is athletic and big enough physically and he was able to pose some problems for Carr,” said Jones.
Patriot League coaches already know the kid is a stone-cold sniper when he gets an open look. But with Carr playing limited minutes the last two seasons, that might not have shown up in the Red Flash scouting report. Expect Carr to see a lot of that sort of treatment once film of his first half show in Loretto gets around.
LINEUP SURPRISES: Phil Anderson was a starter most of last season for Lehigh, filling in at center for Jason mgebroff after Mgebroff went down with stress fractures in his leg. But it was sophomore Zahir Carrington who got the starting nod at center against Cornell. Anderson, who averaged almost 19 minutes per game last season, played just 10 against the Big Red. That's less than half the time immoblie 7-footer John Gourlay got off the Lehigh bench.
Other Lehigh rotation notes -- freshman Rob Keefer started on one wing for the Mountain Hawks, finishing with 6 points on 3 for 8 shooting in 25 minutes of action. Freshman Prentice Small also saw 25 minutes of action, scoring 13 points before fouling out.
GETTING DEFENSIVE: Even by Holy Cross' high defensive standards, what the Crusaders did against Hofstra's offense was mighty impressive. The Crusaders held the Pride to a 13 of 49 (26.5 percent) night from the field. Even more impressive: take away Hofstra star Antoine Agudio's 28 points and the rest of the Pride lineup was 4 for 26 (15.4 percent. During one stretch the Crusaders held Hofstra without a field goal for over 18 minutes.
WELL SAID: From Cormac Gordon's Staten Island Advance story on Friday night's Wagner-Lafayette game: . . . just in case you had forgotten what level of collegiate sports we're talking about here, the game was pushed from a 7 p.m. start to an 8:30 start to make room at Kirby for a women's volleyball game. Think that happens in the ACC?
BIG NUMBER GUYS: Top performances on the season's opening weekend:
Scoring: Greg Sprink, Navy, 28 vs. Longwood; Derrick Mercer, American, 22 and garrison Carr, American, 21 both vs. St. Francis (Pa.)
Rebounds: Alex Vander Baan, HC, 15 vs. Hofstra; Stephen Tyree, BU, 13 vs. Albany; Bryan White, Lehigh, 12 vs. Cornell
Assists: Andrew Brown, Lafayette, 7 vs. Wagner
Double-Doubles: Vander Baan (10 points, 15 reb.); White (16 points, 12 reb.)
REMATCH: The Bucknell-Albany game was the last in a two-year contract between the two schools, which have a combined four NCAA Tournament appearances in the last three seasons. Bucknell's win avenged an opening night loss at Albany last season and gave the Bison a 4-2 series lead all-time against the Danes.
"I don't know if we will start a new (series). That is up to (Bucknell coach) Pat (Flannery). I'd like to continue it," said Albany coach Will Brown after the game.
Flannery sounded amenable to that suggestion. "I don't know why not. Albany is not too bad of a trip," he said.
The Bison mentor did suggest a few changes, though, most notably the idea that the next contract start with a game in Sojka Pavilion. Flannery might also prefer the game to be a week or two later in the season.
"If these two teams are going to be as good as they have been, it's a tough opener," Flannery said.
POINT OF VIEW::
“In the first half, we did not have the defensive focus that we should have.”
St. Francis coach Bobby Jones, after his team fell behind 27-7 at the start of its home loss to American
““In the first half, we were like we were in a boxing match, and we stunned them.””
AU coach Jeff Jones, same game
CONFERENCE VS. CONFERENCE
Patriot League teams went 5-3 against non-conference foes over the weekend. Here are the results vs. other conferences played, with the Patriot's 2006-07 record against that conference.
America East: 1-0 (3-3)
Independents: 1-0 (5-1)
Ivy League: 0-1 (8-11)
Big Ten" 0-1 (0-3)
CAA: 1-0 (5-2)
Northeast Conference: 2-1 (8-2)
TOGETHER AGAIN: Keith Simmons and Torey Thomas, stars of last season's Holy Cross league championship team, are sticking together as they begin their professional careers overseas. The two are teammates on Turkish first division club Kepez Bld. Thomas joined his old running mate in Turkey after starting his pro career with Kormand, a Hungarian club. Kepez is 2-4 overall, 1-1 since Thomas joined the roster. Simmons is the team's second-leading scorer, averaging 16 ppg. You can follow the club in English here.
GETTING HIS KICKS: Lafayette recruit Ryan Willen of Missouri's Cape Girardeau Notre Dame has a state championship on his resume . . . in soccer. Willen, a 6-8 frontcourt type who helped Notre Dame to a second place finish in the state basketball playoffs last season, scored two goals and assisted on another to lead ND to a 4-1 win over Smithville in Saturday's Class II state championship game in St. Louis.
Labels: American, Bucknell, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, Navy, notebook, recruiting
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Thursday, November 08, 2007
Here's what has been happening while we have been fighting off the flu bug this week:
Utica does Hamilton -- Seems like once or twice each season the Utica paper bothers to cover Colgate. One of those times is this preview of the Red Raiders season.
Bracketeering -- ESPN is offering up Joe Lunardi's preseason look at the 65 teams to make the NCAA Tournament as a free preview of its "insider coverage." Lunardi picks Holy Cross to win the league, saying: The league's Dangerfield -- Ed Laubach, the former sporst editor at the Express-Times, comes out of retirement for a column previewing Lafayette's Leopards, a team Laubach says is drawing motivation from its lack of respect.
50 ways to view the season -- Included in Ed Barkowitz's Philly Daily News column on 50 things to ponder as hoops season starts: More on Griffin -- The AP preview of the Bucknell season says in the absence of Chris McNaughton, Donald Brown and Abe Badmus, it is Griffin's turn to lead the Bison.
Dadging the 'Saders -- How bad did UConn want to avoid playing Holy Cross in the Coaches vs. Cancer tournament? Bad enough to agree to shuffle off to Buffalo next season.
Speaking of Holy Cross -- In case you missed it, the Crusaders bounced back from that exhibition loss to Rhode Island College by bouncing UMass-Lowell Tuesday night. Tim Clifford led the way with 16 points, 5 boards and 6 blocks. (Box score)
Another recruit for AU -- The Boca Raton News reports Mike Technow of Boca Raton H.S. will commit to play for American. BRHS is expected to send three players to DI schools this season. Technow is a 6-9 center. You can find more on him on his prep team's home page (if you have the patience for it to load). He played AAU hoops for the Barton Ballas.
Long look at Army -- Anticipating Saturday's Minnesota home opener against the Black Knights. Scout.com takes a very detailed look at this year's Army squad.
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57. HOLY CROSS. The Crusaders were 13-1 in Patriot League play last season. This season's race figures to be tighter, but Holy Cross has enough to repeat.
25. The return of 6-11 center Tim Clifford is a prime reason Holy Cross is expected to defend its Patriot League crown. Bucknell, which will look to senior John Griffin (St. Joseph's Prep) after losing three starters, and Colgate should be the top challengers to Holy Cross.
Labels: Army, AU, BU, CU, HC, Laf, Leh, previews, recruiting
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Move over Archbishop Spalding. Step aside Abington Friends. There is a new pipeline school feeding the Patriot League. This one is on the West Coast.
San Jose's Archbishop Mitty has a second player headed the Patriot League's way. Mitty forward John Adams has committed to play his college ball at Lehigh, joining teammate Enoch Andoh, a Bucknell recruit, for the flight east.
Adams is a 6-5 inside type who Mercury News writer David Kiefer says:
Kiefer says Lehigh coach Brett Reed found damaged tapes of Adams when he took over the Lehigh job and contacted him to get new copies. The tapes impressed Reed enough to lead to a pair of trips west to watch Adams workout.
Adams is the fourth member of Mitty's team to commit to a Division I school.
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San Jose's Archbishop Mitty has a second player headed the Patriot League's way. Mitty forward John Adams has committed to play his college ball at Lehigh, joining teammate Enoch Andoh, a Bucknell recruit, for the flight east.
Adams is a 6-5 inside type who Mercury News writer David Kiefer says:
"may have been Mitty’s most consistent performer last season on a team that reached the state Division II championship game before losing in overtime to Santa Ana’s Mater Dei. Adams was a defensive stalwert and could make a big offensive play if he had to."Adams also drew interest from Hawaii and Division III power Puget Sound, according to Kiefer.
Kiefer says Lehigh coach Brett Reed found damaged tapes of Adams when he took over the Lehigh job and contacted him to get new copies. The tapes impressed Reed enough to lead to a pair of trips west to watch Adams workout.
Adams is the fourth member of Mitty's team to commit to a Division I school.
Labels: BU, Leh, recruiting
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Lafayette gets commitment from forward from Missouri.
The Southeast Missourian reportsRyan Willen, a 6-foot-8 forward from Notre Dame high in the southeast corner of the Show Me State has chosen the Leopards over North Dakota State and Texas Pan-American. Willen averaged over 22 points per game and 10 rebounds as a junior, earing the Southeast Missourian's co-player of the year honors.
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The Southeast Missourian reportsRyan Willen, a 6-foot-8 forward from Notre Dame high in the southeast corner of the Show Me State has chosen the Leopards over North Dakota State and Texas Pan-American. Willen averaged over 22 points per game and 10 rebounds as a junior, earing the Southeast Missourian's co-player of the year honors.
Labels: Laf, recruiting
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Mike Howlett has committed to play his college ball at the University of Pennsylvania. Why should Patriot League fans care?
Howlett was supposed to be a freshman at Lehigh this fall, But after Billy Taylor left for Ball State, Howlette decided to return to New Hampshire's New Hampton School for a second year of post-graduate prep school instead of enrolling at Lehigh.http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif
According to his father, quoted in , Howlett is between 6-9 and 6-10, though recruiting sites list him at 6-8. Howlett supposedly narrowed his second-time-around list to Bucknell, Holy Cross, Davidson and Penn after eliminating several other Patriot and Ivy schools, as well as Vanderbilt, Stanford and Northwestern from consideration. His final two reportedly were HC and Penn.
Worth keeping in mond, apparently the kid's dad was the source of this story. Hard to tell if Howlett actually had offers from all those places.
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Howlett was supposed to be a freshman at Lehigh this fall, But after Billy Taylor left for Ball State, Howlette decided to return to New Hampshire's New Hampton School for a second year of post-graduate prep school instead of enrolling at Lehigh.http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif
According to his father, quoted in , Howlett is between 6-9 and 6-10, though recruiting sites list him at 6-8. Howlett supposedly narrowed his second-time-around list to Bucknell, Holy Cross, Davidson and Penn after eliminating several other Patriot and Ivy schools, as well as Vanderbilt, Stanford and Northwestern from consideration. His final two reportedly were HC and Penn.
Worth keeping in mond, apparently the kid's dad was the source of this story. Hard to tell if Howlett actually had offers from all those places.
Labels: BU, HC, Leh, recruiting
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Sunday, October 21, 2007
It appears the Bison may have completed their recruiting class for next fall, with a third commit, AU gets more size and Ralph has landed a much-needed winger.
The Nassau Guardian reports 6-9 Probese Leo has chosen Bucknell over Rice, Furman and San Diego State. Leo is a Bahamas native who attends St. Pius X H.S. in Houston through the Frank Rutherford Foundation Elite Athlete Development (FREAD) Program, which brings athletes from the Bahamas to the U.S. to help prepare them to earn scholarships to U.S. universities.
Leo, who played AAU ball with the Houston Hoop Stars, would appear to be a bit of a project. He has only played serious basketball for about a year.
It would seem Leo completes Bucknell's scholarship recruiting class, unless he, or one of the two previous commits, is actually a need-based kid. The Bison also have commits from 6-5 swingman Bryan Cohen, out of the Philly area Abington Friends School and 6-8 Enoch Andoh from Archbishop Mitty in San Jose, Cal.
In other recruiting news, while we were busy with the aftermath of media day, we missed American's landing of 6-8 Stephen Lumpkins, a lefthanded big man from Serra H.S. in the San Francisco bay area. Lumpkins chose teh Eagles over UC Santa Barbara, Montana State and Lafayette.
Also announced Friday, R.J. Evans, a 6-3 wing out of Norwich Free Academy in Conn., will take his game to Holy Cross, where he says his legs will get stronger from walking up and down all those hills. Evans, who averaged 24 points per game last season, chose H.C. over William and Mary and Harvard.
Evans made his announcement flanked by classmates in purple t-shirts that said "Patriot or Ivy?" on the front. They turned around to reveal a back saying "Evans chooses (HC logo)" as he verbalized his decision.
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The Nassau Guardian reports 6-9 Probese Leo has chosen Bucknell over Rice, Furman and San Diego State. Leo is a Bahamas native who attends St. Pius X H.S. in Houston through the Frank Rutherford Foundation Elite Athlete Development (FREAD) Program, which brings athletes from the Bahamas to the U.S. to help prepare them to earn scholarships to U.S. universities.
Leo, who played AAU ball with the Houston Hoop Stars, would appear to be a bit of a project. He has only played serious basketball for about a year.
It would seem Leo completes Bucknell's scholarship recruiting class, unless he, or one of the two previous commits, is actually a need-based kid. The Bison also have commits from 6-5 swingman Bryan Cohen, out of the Philly area Abington Friends School and 6-8 Enoch Andoh from Archbishop Mitty in San Jose, Cal.
In other recruiting news, while we were busy with the aftermath of media day, we missed American's landing of 6-8 Stephen Lumpkins, a lefthanded big man from Serra H.S. in the San Francisco bay area. Lumpkins chose teh Eagles over UC Santa Barbara, Montana State and Lafayette.
Also announced Friday, R.J. Evans, a 6-3 wing out of Norwich Free Academy in Conn., will take his game to Holy Cross, where he says his legs will get stronger from walking up and down all those hills. Evans, who averaged 24 points per game last season, chose H.C. over William and Mary and Harvard.
Evans made his announcement flanked by classmates in purple t-shirts that said "Patriot or Ivy?" on the front. They turned around to reveal a back saying "Evans chooses (HC logo)" as he verbalized his decision.
Labels: AU, BU, HC, recruiting
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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Bucknell has landed its second oral commitment, a 6-5 swingman from the Philadelphia area.
According to a small blurb in the Philly Daily News:
In a profile in The Jewish Exponent, Cohen, who played on th US team that won the U17 gold medal in the 17th Maccabiah Games, said he was recruited by Penn State and some Atlantic 10 schools.
Cohen is the second player to commit to Bucknell. Enoch Andoh, a 6-8, 245-pounder out of San Diego Jose's Archbishop Mitty H.S previously announced he will play his college ball for the Bison.
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According to a small blurb in the Philly Daily News:
Bryan Cohen, a 6-5 senior swingman at Abington Friends School, has made an oral commitment to play his college basketball at Bucknell. Cohen's brother, Aron, is a junior on the Penn basketball team.Cohen averaged almost 13 points per game as a junior, playing alongside Rob Keefer, who is now a freshman at Lehigh.
In a profile in The Jewish Exponent, Cohen, who played on th US team that won the U17 gold medal in the 17th Maccabiah Games, said he was recruited by Penn State and some Atlantic 10 schools.
Cohen is the second player to commit to Bucknell. Enoch Andoh, a 6-8, 245-pounder out of San Diego Jose's Archbishop Mitty H.S previously announced he will play his college ball for the Bison.
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Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Colgate has landed a verbal from an Albany area swingman.
The Albany Times-Union reports Brett Marfurt, a 6-4 guard from Guilderland H.S. chose the Raiders over Bucknell, Lehigh and Yale. He also had offers from Princeton, Harvard and William and Mary.
A power forward in high school play, Marfurt averaged 17.7 ppg and 7.8 rpg as a junior. Of course there is not a lot of demand for 6-4 power forwards. But Marfurt improved his stock by playing guard with his AAU club, the Nike=sponsored Albany City Rocks.
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The Albany Times-Union reports Brett Marfurt, a 6-4 guard from Guilderland H.S. chose the Raiders over Bucknell, Lehigh and Yale. He also had offers from Princeton, Harvard and William and Mary.
A power forward in high school play, Marfurt averaged 17.7 ppg and 7.8 rpg as a junior. Of course there is not a lot of demand for 6-4 power forwards. But Marfurt improved his stock by playing guard with his AAU club, the Nike=sponsored Albany City Rocks.
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Wednesday, September 26, 2007
New Lehigh head coach Brett Reed has received his first commitment -- a big man from New Jersey.
Justin Maneri a 6-foot-8 frontcourt type, says he will become anEngineer Mountain Hawk following his senior season at Saddle Brook High School in North Jersey.
Maneri was a second-team Herald News All-Area selection last season when he averaged 21 points and 13 rebounds per game. Maneri also got a look from Lafayette, NJIT and Quinnipiac, but said Lehigh was the only school to offer a scholarship.
In other recruiting news, that big kid from the Bahamas seen roaming Lewisburg recently was Probese Leo, a 6-9, 220-pound senior who is playing at St. Pius X H.S. in Houston. Leo moved to Houston last year to enter the Frank Rutherford Elite Athletic Development Program. Leo plays AAU ball for the Houston HoopStars.
The Nassau Guardian says Leo, who has more than 20 offers, will also visit Lafayette, Rice, Furman and Dormont "- all private schools in which he plans to study rocket science."
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Justin Maneri a 6-foot-8 frontcourt type, says he will become an
Maneri was a second-team Herald News All-Area selection last season when he averaged 21 points and 13 rebounds per game. Maneri also got a look from Lafayette, NJIT and Quinnipiac, but said Lehigh was the only school to offer a scholarship.
In other recruiting news, that big kid from the Bahamas seen roaming Lewisburg recently was Probese Leo, a 6-9, 220-pound senior who is playing at St. Pius X H.S. in Houston. Leo moved to Houston last year to enter the Frank Rutherford Elite Athletic Development Program. Leo plays AAU ball for the Houston HoopStars.
The Nassau Guardian says Leo, who has more than 20 offers, will also visit Lafayette, Rice, Furman and Dormont "- all private schools in which he plans to study rocket science."
Labels: BU, Leh, recruiting
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Thursday, September 20, 2007
Jim Mower, a 6-3 wing out of Philadelphia's Saint Joseph's Prep has committed to Lafayette.
Mower, who averaged 14 points per game as a junior, chose the Leopards over Colgate. The second team All Catholic League pick also had offers from Hartford, New Hampshire, Niagara and Quinnipiac.
According to the Philly Daily News, the decision basically came down to Lafayette's proximity to civilization.
Saint Joe's Prep is also the alma mater of Bucknell guard John Griffin.
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Mower, who averaged 14 points per game as a junior, chose the Leopards over Colgate. The second team All Catholic League pick also had offers from Hartford, New Hampshire, Niagara and Quinnipiac.
According to the Philly Daily News, the decision basically came down to Lafayette's proximity to civilization.
Saint Joe's Prep is also the alma mater of Bucknell guard John Griffin.
Labels: CU, Laf, recruiting
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Monday, September 10, 2007
It has been a hectic time lately here at Hoop Time's world headquarters. Between chasing down coaches for Blue Ribbon Collage Basketball Yearbook preview stories, covering the ongoing saga of the biggest mass arrest in Harrisburg history for the day job, and trapping the squirrels that are eating the tomatoes in our garden, we've barely had time to check our e-mail, let alone to keep up with the news from around the league. Here's what we missed:
San Diego Jose power forward picks Bucknell: The Bison will beef up their front line next year with the addition of Enoch Andoh, a 6-8, 245-pounder out of San Diego Jose's Archbishop Mitty H.S. Andoh is one of three Mitty players who have committed to D-I schools.
Ralph will stick around a while longer: Good news in Worcester; Holy Cross coach Ralph Willard has agreed to a five-year contract extension.
'Saders in a capsule: College Hoops net tabs Holy Cross to win the league in its preseason look at the Crusaders.
Navy gets another guard: Jordan Sugars, a 6-3 shooter from Millbrook H.S. in northwestern Virginia has committed to Navy.
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Labels: BU, HC, Navy, previews, recruiting
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Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Bucknell recruit Darryl Shazier wrapped up his high school career Tuesday in the Virginia High School Coaches Association All-Star basketball game.
Shazier, a point guard out of Menchville High in Hampton, scored 11 points to help his East team to a 103-99 win.
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Shazier, a point guard out of Menchville High in Hampton, scored 11 points to help his East team to a 103-99 win.
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Friday, June 29, 2007
Billy Lange has finalized his incoming recruiting class. The Midshipmen will add five new faces to their defection-depleted roster, four of whom will be eligible to play this season.
The new Midshipmen include two centers, a 6-10 true freshman and a 6-9 kid who spent a stash year redshirting at Navy's prep school. Lange hopes both can contribute immediately for the post challenged Mids, who lost two of their big men, including all-rookie pick Tret Stanton, in the off season.
The Middies also are adding another Navy prep stashee, a 6-4 swingman, another 6-4 kid out of high school and point guard O.J. Avworo, an Idaho transfer who will not be eligible to play this season.
Another point guard, Steve Silverthorne of Woodson H.S. in Northern Virginia, has announced his plans to attend USNAPS this season with plans to play for the Mids next season.
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The new Midshipmen include two centers, a 6-10 true freshman and a 6-9 kid who spent a stash year redshirting at Navy's prep school. Lange hopes both can contribute immediately for the post challenged Mids, who lost two of their big men, including all-rookie pick Tret Stanton, in the off season.
The Middies also are adding another Navy prep stashee, a 6-4 swingman, another 6-4 kid out of high school and point guard O.J. Avworo, an Idaho transfer who will not be eligible to play this season.
Another point guard, Steve Silverthorne of Woodson H.S. in Northern Virginia, has announced his plans to attend USNAPS this season with plans to play for the Mids next season.
Labels: Navy, recruiting
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Monday, June 18, 2007
The Patriot League all-rookie forward Trey Stanton is the latest to leave Billy Lange's program. Stanton's decision seems to more than offset the decision of an Idaho point guard to transfer to the academy.
For Stanton, the decision came down to the military commitment. Stanton told the Annapolis Capital's Billy Wagner:
Stanton was a late bloomer, who began his high school career as a 6-3 guard. While he had yet to develop much of a post game, Stanton was comfortable on the perimeter and had three-point range (37 treys, 34.9 percent from the arc) on his jumper.
In addition to Stanton, 6-8 sophomore Bobby Fenske has also decided to leave Navy's program. Senior point guard Corey Johnson previously announced he was giving up basketball and is trying to earn a spot in the defensive secondary with the Navy football team.
Stanton's decision deflates a little of the excitement from last week's announcement that guard O.J. Avworo planned to transfer to Annapolis from Idaho.
Avworo, a 6-0 point out of Texas, told Wagner he decided to leave Idaho, where he had started 24 games and played 28 minutes per game last season, because:
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For Stanton, the decision came down to the military commitment. Stanton told the Annapolis Capital's Billy Wagner:
"It's just that I realized during the past year that the military wasn't for me. I couldn't see myself as a Naval officer for five years."An all-rookie choice last year, the 6-10 Stanton was the most accomplished member of Navy's 2006 recruiting class, starting 29 of 30 games, averaging 28.4 minutes. His 8 points per game were third on the team, his 3.9 boards were topped only by Greg Sprink (4.8 rpg).
Stanton was a late bloomer, who began his high school career as a 6-3 guard. While he had yet to develop much of a post game, Stanton was comfortable on the perimeter and had three-point range (37 treys, 34.9 percent from the arc) on his jumper.
In addition to Stanton, 6-8 sophomore Bobby Fenske has also decided to leave Navy's program. Senior point guard Corey Johnson previously announced he was giving up basketball and is trying to earn a spot in the defensive secondary with the Navy football team.
Stanton's decision deflates a little of the excitement from last week's announcement that guard O.J. Avworo planned to transfer to Annapolis from Idaho.
Avworo, a 6-0 point out of Texas, told Wagner he decided to leave Idaho, where he had started 24 games and played 28 minutes per game last season, because:
I was not surrounded by the type of players I wanted to be associated with and I did not feel I would accomplish all the things I set out to accomplish while in college.Avworo will sit out this season, but has three years of eligibility remaining.
Labels: Navy, recruiting
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Friday, June 08, 2007
John Corrigan, a 6-6 rising senior at Bishop McDevitt in Harrisburg, Pa., has accepted Billy Lange's offer to play his college hoops at the Naval Academy.
According to The Patriot-News, Corrigan has a 4.2 GPA and plans to major in pre-med. He averaged 11.1 points per game last season for a sub-.500 Crusaders team.
Corrigan chose Navy over Princeton, Lehigh, Lafayette, Columbia and Yale.
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According to The Patriot-News, Corrigan has a 4.2 GPA and plans to major in pre-med. He averaged 11.1 points per game last season for a sub-.500 Crusaders team.
Corrigan chose Navy over Princeton, Lehigh, Lafayette, Columbia and Yale.
Labels: Navy, recruiting
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Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Any spare time we found the last few weeks was spent tying flies and getting ready for our annual fishing trip. Here's a look at a few tidbits we missed while doing the stuff most fly fishermen do during hoops season.
Bison to host Albany in their home opener. According to a story in the Albany Times Union, the Danes will visit Lewisburg Nov. 10. The game is the second half of a home and home series that started last season at Albany.
Sad news from Annapolis. Former Navy coach and player Dave Smalley has passed away after a battle with cancer. Smalley was 72. Joe Gross, the longtime sports editor at the Capital in Annapolis, shares some memories of Smalley in this column.
Just back from his team's 4-0 road trip to Italy, Lafayette coach Fran O'Hanlon will serve as a "court coach" during the U.S. team trials for the Pan American Games. Head coach for the U.S. team, by the way, will be Bucknell grad Jay Wright, the Villanova head coach.
American has announced its incoming recruiting class, leading to the question: Are any juco players left to sign with any other schools? O.K., that is a slight exaggeration. But Jeff Jones's six incoming players include a total of four from the juco ranks.
Lehigh is also bringing in six recruits, all from the prep ranks. Four are scholarship kids, two, including another 7-foot project, are invited walk-ons. The most curious signing is a 5-8 point guard, Prentice Small, from Long Island, given the Mountain Hawks' outstanding point guard Marquis Hall will be just a sophomore. Hall is a fine three-point shooter, but he is just 5-11. Even in the Patriot League, there won't be many times Billy Taylor will be able to get away with playing the two together, as Jeff Jones discovered with Derrick Mercer and Garrison Carr.
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Labels: AU, BU, Laf, Leh, Navy, recruiting, scheduling
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Thursday, May 24, 2007
American's Jeff Jones continues to pile up juco recruits. The latest to sign with AU is a 6-9 Constantin Motnii, a Russian who spent last season at South Plains College in Texas.
Motnii averaged 12.2 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, helping his team to a 26-7 season and a share of the Western Junior College Athletic Conference regular-season title.
Motnii is American's third junior college recruit in the incoming class, as AU transitions from Team Lithuania to Team Juco.
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Motnii averaged 12.2 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, helping his team to a 26-7 season and a share of the Western Junior College Athletic Conference regular-season title.
Motnii is American's third junior college recruit in the incoming class, as AU transitions from Team Lithuania to Team Juco.
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Friday, April 27, 2007
Add another juco recruit to the roster at American. Bryce Simon, a 6-7 swingman from Pratt Community College in Kansas has given Jeff Jones a commit.
According to the PCC Web site, homecoming king Simon was considered one of the best players in Kansas in 2005. Simon is one of three players from Pratt moving on to Division I teams next season.
Apparently jucos have replaced Lithuania as the focus of American's recruiting. The Eagles graduate the last three of their Lithuanian players this spring. Simon is the second juco player Jones is bringing in. The other is
Frane Markusovic a 6-10, 240-pound center out of Collin County Community College in Texas.
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According to the PCC Web site, homecoming king Simon was considered one of the best players in Kansas in 2005. Simon is one of three players from Pratt moving on to Division I teams next season.
Apparently jucos have replaced Lithuania as the focus of American's recruiting. The Eagles graduate the last three of their Lithuanian players this spring. Simon is the second juco player Jones is bringing in. The other is
Frane Markusovic a 6-10, 240-pound center out of Collin County Community College in Texas.
Labels: AU, recruiting
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Wednesday, April 25, 2007
James Haarsma, a 6-6 all-state forward from Wisconsin, is headed to Army. He will make a stop in Jersey first, though.
Haarsma, who averaged 19.3 points and 9.5 rebounds for Wisconsin Division III state champ St. Catherine, will spend a year at Army's prep school before joining Jim Crews' squad at West Point.
According to the Racine Journal Times, Haarsma, the Racine County Player of the Year who plans to become a cardiologist, has a "3.0 grade-point average at St. Catherine's, but will attend prep school at the request of the Academy's admissions board to adjust to the school's demanding academic life."
As we have reminded you before, next time you hear folks talk about how tough it is to recruit at the military academies, ask how many other Patriot League schools can recruit kids who don't meet their academic standards and stash them at a prep school for aredshirt year of seasoning. While you are at it, also ask how many can bring in more than five freshmen every year.
Yes, there are unique challenges recruiting at both of the academies, but the field is not anywhere near as uneven as folks at Army and Navy want you to believe when they are having down years. Remember, Don Devoe didn't start complaining about those difficulties when his Navy teams were finishing in the top three in the standings eight years in a row -- a stretch that included three league titles.
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Haarsma, who averaged 19.3 points and 9.5 rebounds for Wisconsin Division III state champ St. Catherine, will spend a year at Army's prep school before joining Jim Crews' squad at West Point.
According to the Racine Journal Times, Haarsma, the Racine County Player of the Year who plans to become a cardiologist, has a "3.0 grade-point average at St. Catherine's, but will attend prep school at the request of the Academy's admissions board to adjust to the school's demanding academic life."
As we have reminded you before, next time you hear folks talk about how tough it is to recruit at the military academies, ask how many other Patriot League schools can recruit kids who don't meet their academic standards and stash them at a prep school for a
Yes, there are unique challenges recruiting at both of the academies, but the field is not anywhere near as uneven as folks at Army and Navy want you to believe when they are having down years. Remember, Don Devoe didn't start complaining about those difficulties when his Navy teams were finishing in the top three in the standings eight years in a row -- a stretch that included three league titles.
Labels: Army, recruiting
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Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Move over John Gourlay, there's another 7-footer coming to town.
The Everett (Wash.) Herald reports 7-footer David Safstrom will take his game to Lehigh as a non-scholarship player.
At the risk of stating the obvious, this kid is a project -- 7-feet tall and he ends up as basically an invited walk-on. He wasn't even a first team pick on his all-league team.
Then again, you know the old saying -- you can teach a kid to play ball but you can't teach him to be 7-feet tall.
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The Everett (Wash.) Herald reports 7-footer David Safstrom will take his game to Lehigh as a non-scholarship player.
At the risk of stating the obvious, this kid is a project -- 7-feet tall and he ends up as basically an invited walk-on. He wasn't even a first team pick on his all-league team.
Then again, you know the old saying -- you can teach a kid to play ball but you can't teach him to be 7-feet tall.
Labels: Leh, recruiting
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Friday, February 16, 2007
Word out of Texas on an Army commit.
The El Paso Times reporting 6-6 Nathan Hedgecock of Montwood High has decided to play his college ball at West Point. Hedgecock is reportedly a Mickey D's game finalist. Take that with a grain of salt, though. The story also says the other school he considered in the recruiting process was the Division II Colorado School of Mines.
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The El Paso Times reporting 6-6 Nathan Hedgecock of Montwood High has decided to play his college ball at West Point. Hedgecock is reportedly a Mickey D's game finalist. Take that with a grain of salt, though. The story also says the other school he considered in the recruiting process was the Division II Colorado School of Mines.
Labels: Army, recruiting
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