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PF Jared Sullinger (2x 1st Team ALL B1G & All American, Anyang KGC, S.Korea)

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Not enough excitement about these guys...

Welcome to Ohio State Jared. I know how excited your brother was after he was given the opportunity to transfer here from Arkansas (where he wore #0 for the O in Ohio State)

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Jared Sullinger
Center/power forward
6-9, 255 pounds
Columbus (Northland HS)
Rating Services Consensus Index rank: 2

Sullinger:
"Deshaun (Thomas) was offered first, before me. He was talking about how much he liked coach Matta. When I committed (in May 2007), Deshaun seemed to think it was a good place. He loves coach Matta as a coach. Deshaun recruited (the rest of the class) just like I did. J.D., Aaron and Jordan, I talked to them since day one. I'm pretty glad to see everybody coming in."

Matta:
"I probably owe (J.J.) Sullinger, his oldest brother. I think it was year one here, we were having a Saturday afternoon practice, and (J.J.) came up to me and said, ?Hey, coach, I?m just telling you right now, you have to recruit my little brother.? I said, ?Julian?? and he goes, ?No, Jared.? He said, ?I was just at his game? -- I don?t know if it was a fifth-grade game or whatever -- ?and he had like 28 rebounds in the game.? I said, ?Little Jared? You?ve got to be kidding me?? So J was right from the get-go.

"As I watch him in the summer, he reminds me of a David West (whom Matta coached at Xavier) from the standpoint of he?s going to get 25 points and 15 rebounds every time he takes the floor. His intellect for how to play . . . he knows what?s going on at all times.

"As I?ve looked at his progress over the four years I?ve watched him, (he has) touch not only around the basket but he steps out, he can shoot threes, he handles the ball. He may be tagged as a center but I view him as a guy who?s going to be able to play a lot of different positions for us. He really knows how to use his body, and I think he?s starting to take (seriously) getting himself in great shape."
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The rest of the story on the Class of 2010 (Hoops & Scoops: an OSU basketball blog)

Jared Sullinger

C, 6-9, 255

Columbus Northland

Rivals rank: No. 3

Matta says: "He's one of the most unique players I've ever recruited. The No. 1 thing about him is he's a winner. He's going to get 25 points and 15 rebounds every time he takes the floor, and he's the type of guy, he'll shot-fake a guy, lean into and say, 'That's your third foul,' before the ball goes in. He knows what's going on at all times."
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With season opener at hand, Ohio State welcomes starry 2010-11 recruiting class | Ohio State Buckeyes - cleveland.com - - cleveland.com
 
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Glad to have the ink dry on his LOI, he looks to be a great addition to the basketball Bucks. He brings not only points and rebounds but also a lot of the intangibles that lead to championships. It also seems to me that he may be around for more than one year which will allow him to mature and learn the college game before he moves on to ply his trade in the NBA. Let's hope he and his new teamates can bring continued success to Thad and tOSU program.
 
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Sullinger no stranger to the comeback
By Ryan Canner-O'Mealy
ESPN RISE
Updated: November 16, 2009,

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ESPN RISE Magazine
Jared Sullinger is the No. 2 ranked player in the ESPNU 100 and is headed to Ohio State.

This story appeared in the Cleveland edition of the November ESPN RISE Magazine.

How would you handle the pressure?

Not just run-of-the-mill, algebra-pop-quiz pressure. We're talking about the kind that would make some of the world's best professional athletes fold.

It's the Ohio Division I state championship. The game is tied at 58 with 2.7 seconds on the clock and you're at the line for three free throws. More than 12,000 people are in the stands watching. And to top it all off, you're on the court at Ohio State, the school where you'll be playing in two years.

If you're Jared Sullinger, it's exactly where you want to be.

"I want to be the one who determines if we win or lose," he says.

Sullinger isn't like the rest of us. For one, the Columbus (Columbus, Ohio) Northland senior power forward stands 6-foot-9, 260 pounds and is the best basketball player in Ohio. Rated the No. 2 recruit in the ESPNU 100, Sullinger has been thriving under pressure his whole career. That's what happens when you grow up getting challenged daily by two older brothers who would go on to play D-I ball. When your father is your coach. And when you commit to the Buckeyes as a freshman, putting a Greg Oden-sized bull's-eye on your back at age 15.

So when Sullinger stepped to the line for the biggest shots of his career, he was ready.

He took the ball from the referee, went through his routine -- deep breath, three dribbles, spin the ball, bend knees, pause and shoot -- and watched the first shot bounce around the rim and in. Then he did it again. He missed the third shot intentionally so Princeton wouldn't have time to set up a play.
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ESPN Sullinger no stranger to the comeback -ESPN Rise BOYSBASKETBALL
 
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Nice article, it really looks like Jared has reworked his body, he looks to be in great shape. He is not a high riser, but he has great body position, great feet and great hands. He looks to go after the ball on rebounds. Even though he doesn't get up too high, he seems to get up quick and puts the ball back in before the defender can react. I'm really looking forward to seeing the young man don the S&G.
 
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that is exactly why i think he will dominating from day one, he doesn't rely on any extraordinary athleticism like mullens did, hes got the skill set and has as wide as a body that can get in there for those rebounds and putbacks...i think he is the big man we have been waiting for since Oden went pro. Hes gonna be a load for any opposing team, Koufos and Mullens were tall men but they werent BIG men like Sullinger, they could get pushed around, and when your big men are getting pushed around, that doesnt bode well for your team and your gameplan. Sullinger will do the pushing. Hopfully he gets to play with Buford or Turner.:biggrin:
 
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