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OSU Men's Basketball Recruiting/Projections/General Discussions

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Mr. Moderator(s)--when do the players who have signed their LOI's get moved to the big board. I know that you have not been very busy monitoring the football threads so I thought you might have extra time:) Thank You:bow:
 
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Thanks to Buckskin86:bow: for all of the 2013 updates. I have not been following that class very closely with the exception of Loving but after reading the updates that class seems loaded with Ohio talent. It will be interesting see who pans out over the next year and gets a Buckeye offer.

Right now, it looks like Evan Bradds might not be at the top of the list but it sure would be nice to see Gary's grandson play at his grandfather's alma mater.
 
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Free Rivals - Best of the Big Ten newcomers

Best shot blocker: Amir Williams, Ohio State
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Most versatile: Sam Thompson, Ohio State
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Best speed: Shannon Scott, Ohio State
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Best at each position (top overall player in bold)
PG Shannon Scott, Ohio State
SG Dwaun Anderson, Michigan State
SF Branden Dawson, Michigan State
PF Cody Zeller, Indiana
C Amir Williams, Ohio State
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Ohio State's Amir Williams and Illinois' Nnanna Egwu are both shot-blockers who can run the floor, but they each need to add muscle and are still raw on the offensive side.
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I can't really speak to how good Andersons defense is, but in seeing Thompson doing a pretty decent job on the top player in the class (Davis) and Illinois' top recruit (Henry), I'll be surprised if Thompson isn't the best freshman defender this year in the B10.
 
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Going Large And In Charge

July 07, 2011
Thad Matta has done it again.

The unflappable Ohio State head coach has ushered in yet another top-tier recruiting class ? and this time his well-rated 2011 haul comes on the heels of the spotless 2010 effort which netted McDonald?s All-Americans Jared Sullinger and Deshaun Thomas along with guards Jordan Sibert, Lenzelle Smith Jr. and Aaron Craft.

Now on campus and ready for impact this season are incoming freshmen Shannon Scott, Sam Thompson, LaQuinton Ross, Trey McDonald and Amir Williams. Scott is a savvy point guard who can relieve Craft of some of the ball handling duties this season and beyond. Williams is an athletic 6-10 center who could plug right into the starting center spot left vacant by Dallas Lauderdale.

The 6-6 Thompson and 6-8 Ross aren?t going to make anyone forget about beloved and highly productive outgoing products David Lighty and Jon Diebler, but they do possess skill and versatility on the wing and also could work into the rotation. McDonald, a 6-9 forward, is a little bit more of a project but Matta believes he can become an effective stretch shooter and rebounder in time.

And the class is yet another example of Matta?s pliable approach to recruiting ? all five of the newbies are from out of state.

But now there is more work to be done. The Ohio State staff ? which now includes brand-new assistant Chris Jent in the place of Brandon Miller, who left the business for personal reasons ? already is vectoring out to the major camps going on this month and allowing college coaches some front-row observation time.

And this week alone is quite a kickoff to the July ?silly season.? The adidas Invitational already is underway in Indianapolis and the Reebok Breakout Challenge began Tuesday in Philadelphia and runs through the end of the week. Not to be outdone, of course, is shoe giant Nike, which sponsors the LeBron James Skills Academy in Akron Tuesday through Friday. SportsRappUp.com will run down the top players there that Ohio State is recruiting.

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http://sportsrappup.com/sections/stories/11-07-07/Going_Large_And_In_Charge.aspx
 
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LitlBuck said:
In the past few days, a few players have been moved from the main recruiting forum to the mini forum (2011 & Beyond), I think someone (86 or 45 or 21) is getting nuggets and not sharing them.
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I don't think it is any inside info...just reading the articles that we post.

IMO, we would be in it for Harris and DSR if we pursued. But it doesn't look we are all that interested in them and therefore we are not on the latest school lists. If things change we will put them back.

Warren just stated his final school list and we aren't on it.

It just doesn't look like we are pushing very hard for a 2012 wing player.

As we all have stated the big guy is the priority right now.

The list of main contender 2012 big guys:

Tony Parker- IMO, we lead or at the very least co-favorites with Duke. He still is supposed to visit us this summer. I think there is a good chance he could commit on that visit.

DaJuan Coleman- We appear 3rd out of his final 3 (Syracuse- Hometown school and Calipari).

Adam Woodbury- Iowa will fight hard to keep him at home. But if we pushed we might have a good shot.

Amile Jefferson- Nova is the favorite.

Robert Carter- Florida is the team to beat

Joel James- FSU might be the top team with him.

Alex Poythress- Stays in the South, IMO.

Anthony Bennett- We haven't been on him until recently. He has blown up the last month after some great all-star games. Not sure how serious we are.

AJ Hammons- Always liked us but we seem to just keep him on the back burner.
 
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Matta revs his recruiting machine
Zac Jackson
July 14, 2011

When the open college basketball recruiting period began last week and college coaches were allowed to attend AAU tournaments and events like the LeBron James Skills Academy in Akron, coaches of the really elite programs were actually on the road to be seen more than to see future prospects.

It?s a perk of the TV time and national recognition that comes with being elite, and that elite list now includes Ohio State.

Thad Matta?s program has not just won big over most of the last five years, but it?s established itself as a program that does the other things that grab the attention of the nation?s top teenage basketball players as well.

The rotation for last year?s 34-win team that spent much of the year as the No. 1 team in the AP Poll consisted of all Ohio natives, which helped chemistry early and the connection with a fan base that?s slowly coming to realize there?s another big time sport on campus besides football. But, with no offense to the talent that Ohio has produced and is still producing, that won?t be the case again for a while, if ever.

If there?s another can?t-miss kid like Jared Sullinger who grew up 10 minutes from campus, Matta will certainly be first in line to recruit him. But the profile of Buckeye basketball now extends basically nationwide ? and future recruiting should have such reach, too.

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http://www.foxsportsohio.com/07/14/...ing_ohiostate.html?blockID=538737&feedID=3631
 
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Ohio State men's basketball: Matta casting net farther for recruits
Wednesday August 31, 2011
By Bob Baptist
The Columbus Dispatch

Heartbreaking losses in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament the past two years, most recently to Kentucky in March, left fans wondering just where the Ohio State men stand in the pecking order of college basketball.

On the recruiting trail, for the time being at least, they are standing toe to toe with the bluebloods.

?If you want to beat the Kentuckys of the world,? said Chris Johnson, Ohio editor of the Hoop Scoop recruiting service, ?you have to recruit the guys they want.?

This summer, with the cupboard in Ohio all but bare of highly rated talent in the next two classes, Ohio State coach Thad Matta and his staff have ventured farther afield to try to replenish the roster.

Their highly rated class of 2010, headlined by Jared Sullinger, had four players from Ohio, one from Indiana and one from Illinois.

The class of 2011, also rated among the top 10 nationally, had two players from Michigan, one from Illinois, one from Georgia and one from Mississippi.

Matta has offered no one from Ohio a scholarship for 2012, and the only 2013 prospect to receive an offer, 6-foot-7 wing Marc Loving of Toledo, committed last summer.

?You recruit your region until your region dries up a little bit. In 2012, there is a lack of guys in their region, so they?re having to step out some,? ESPN recruiting analyst Dave Telep said of Ohio State.

?And for their brand, it?s time to step out some. They are a major, national-championship-caliber program, and this is the logical next step. They should be going out and getting the best players.?

To get them, Matta and his staff might have to beat out such programs as Duke for the services of Tony Parker, Syracuse and Kentucky for DaJuan Coleman, Connecticut for Amile Jefferson and Brice Johnson, or Kansas for Danuel House.

All seven of the 2012 recruits the Buckeyes are believed to be focused on are rated among the top 50 players nationally, and none lives closer to Columbus than upstate New York.

The priority is finding someone with enough power and athleticism to swing between the center and power-forward positions should Sullinger leave for the NBA after this season. Parker and Coleman appear to be the primary targets. Each has been on campus, and Parker is scheduled to return for an official visit Sept. 9-11. Parker played on the same AAU team as Ohio State freshman guard Shannon Scott.

Whether Matta signs a second player depends on whether he thinks that player is better than one who might be available to the Buckeyes in 2013. Jefferson, a wing forward, is scheduled to visit Sept. 23-25.

?We?re playing that game a little bit where if you take two, you could be done in ?13,? Matta said.

With one junior and 11 freshmen and sophomores on the roster this season, Matta can sign two players for 2012 and possibly a third ? along with Loving ? for 2013. The scholarship limit is 13, but the Big Ten permits its schools to ?oversign? by one to counter early departures or transfers.

Ohio State might have room for more by spring if Sullinger leaves or if others don?t play as much as they would like and decide to go elsewhere.

Hoop Scoop?s Johnson expects that. ?I think some people will see the writing on the wall,? he said.
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http://www.buckeyextra.com/content/stories/2011/08/31/matta-casting-net-farther-for-recruits.html
 
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wadc45;2004929; said:
Tony Parker is still available. I'd take him and Jefferson if they can make it happen.
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I thought about him but just don't have high hopes. Maybe if Coleman would go to Kentucky our chances might go up with Parker but I get the feeling that Coleman is headed for Syracuse. I guess there is always Jefferson but 86 think he is going to go to Villanova. We shall see Thad always has one surprise recruit.
 
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