Arizona Basketball Recruiting

[overseascardfan]

With the early signing period over and Arizona coming away with only 1 signee, let's look to the late signing period.

We are out of it for Terrence Jones and it appears McCallum will not come here but UA has some players that are interested and could be added to the 2010 class.

Doron Lamb - More of a combo guard than the true PG we need but word is that he is planning a UA visit according to some posters on the Rivals board.

Chris Hill - No one has heard about this kid so let me fill in from what I've read. He is a 6'8, 210 G/F who has started off strong for his NC prep squad putting up some eye popping numbers. He is starting to receive attention from UCONN & FLA I believe and cold rise up in player rankings at the end of the season. Rumor has it he is waiting on a UA offer and is a strong lean according to Kevin Parrom's twitter account, I think of this guy as a poor man's Terrence Jones with his size and play making, here is some footage of him:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-urQSRkj98


Dwayne Polee Jr.- Another G/F who de-committed from USC. Another guy rumored to be setting up a UA visit but looks like he will end up at UNLV. Would take the place of Odom at the SF spot but not really a need for UA.

Robert Loe - Another guy no one has probably heard of. A New Zealander who played in the FIBA U19 World Championships last summer and is considered one of best prospects tocome out of New Zealand (not sure if that's saying much). Averaged 18.8 ppg, 7 rpg, 2.5 apg so he has some skill. A center with a "Brad Miller in his prime" type game is the comparisons I heard, Book went to see him play in NZ after the Maui Invitational. Competition for him includes PITT, COL, GT, CAL, ND & KEN but he is scheduled to visit the campus in the next couple of weeks according to the GOAZCATS editor. He will be attending IMG, just like Kyryl and his brother attends UA as a foreign exchange student.

http://tucsoncitizen.com/wildabouta...a-going-after-a-different-new-zealand-center/

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

McCallum - still considering Arizona, but people seem to think he'll end up playing for Pops. PG is a must, Momo can't run the 1.

Lamb - If he was that serious about Arizona one would think he'd have made a visit by now. He's a 2 also even if Arizona is recruiting/playing him at the 1.

Hill - Kid sounds talented but an enrollment nightmare. Not a position of need either.

Polee - Jumps out the roof, but has no basketball skills or IQ and is not in a position of need.

Loe - Must get, him and McCallum gets Arizona to elite, Final Four level in a couple years

 

[overseascardfan]

McCallum - still considering Arizona, but people seem to think he'll end up playing for Pops. PG is a must, Momo can't run the 1.

Lamb - If he was that serious about Arizona one would think he'd have made a visit by now. He's a 2 also even if Arizona is recruiting/playing him at the 1.

Hill - Kid sounds talented but an enrollment nightmare. Not a position of need either.

Polee - Jumps out the roof, but has no basketball skills or IQ and is not in a position of need.

Loe - Must get, him and McCallum gets Arizona to elite, Final Four level in a couple years

I think Hill can play the 4. He of course would have to pass an entrance exam before getting an offer.

Polee could possibly play the 4 as well, Scout has him rated as the #27 PF but would have to put on some considerable weight.

I agree with you, if I had to choose 2 it would be McCallum and Loe but who knows what McCallum is going to do, I don't even think his own father knows. The only certainty is that UCLA has probably dropped down his list.

 

[DWKB]

http://theshiver.com/2009/12/lamb-waiting-to-decide/#more-7421

A decision from Doron Lamb, the #33 ranked player in the ESPNU 100, will have to wait a while longer according to Lamb’s father, Calvin Lamb. The family had hoped to have some time to discuss Doron’s recruitment during the Holiday weekend, but according to Calvin Lamb, there just wasn’t as much time as they’d hoped for.

“It’s still in the same stages,” Lamb said of his son’s recruitment. “He’s going to wait a little bit because he’s still deciding. This Holiday was tough. We wanted him to enjoy his time here and he had stuff planned like seeing his friends, hopefully we’ll have more time with the upcoming Holiday’s,” added Lamb.

The decision could stretch out until the spring for Lamb. Despite reports, according to Calvin, as of right now there are no leaders for the 6′4″, 180 pound swing man from New York.

“Everybody is still all even. Right now, we are just watching the teams on TV to see where Doron could fit in the best,” Lamb said about the schools that remain on Doron’s list. “He hasn’t said anything about any favorities to me. When he’s ready he will let everybody know. He is just being professional about it,” added Lamb.

The everybody that Lamb refers to is Oklahoma, Kentucky, Connecticut, Arizona and Kansas. As for Arizona, it still appears that a visit out west could happen for Lamb if all of the details can be sorted out.

“They ask me, but I don’t know. I can’t say yes to that. If it does, it does. If it doesn’t, it doesn’t.” said Lamb ”If it can fit into both of their schedules,” added Lamb of working out an available date for both Arizona and Doron.

 

[Russ Smith]

Mao is dead on with Polee, great leaper, can't do anything else, no handle no shot, not even particularly quick. Skywalker but can't do much else.

It'll also be interesting to see what impact the UCLA mess has on other Pac 10 schools. They'd be crazy to not use it to recruit against UCLA, and it'll be interesting to see if there's any impact on say McCallum or any 2011 recruits like Josiah Turner and Spencer Dinwiddie.

 

[overseascardfan]

According to Rivals Robert Loe will be on campus 12/9-12/10 on an unofficial since his parents are going to visit his brother who already attends. Hopefully Miller can secure a committment before he leaves.

 

[overseascardfan]

Article from the Tucson Citizen, many of the names mentioned by Javier Morales we know but there are a couple that I had no idea about.


http://tucsoncitizen.com/wildaboutazcats/2009/12/07/more-names-popping-up-for-next-years-team/

 

[Russ Smith]

Article from the Tucson Citizen, many of the names mentioned by Javier Morales we know but there are a couple that I had no idea about.


http://tucsoncitizen.com/wildaboutazcats/2009/12/07/more-names-popping-up-for-next-years-team/

FWIW on Selby, he's the kid that created a huge controversy after the LeBron James camp. Selby was committed to I think Tennessee verbally and had been for over a year. At the camp he and his mom were introduced to a friend of LeBron's by the name of... World Wide Wes. After the camp, Selby announced he was no longer verbally committed and was reopening and was very interested in... Kentucky and john Calipari. his mom admitted they'd met Wes at the event.

Several SEC coaches were up in arms about it and complained off the record that it's a complete farce that the NCAA is allowing Calipari to use WWW to steer recruits to him, in particular after the NCAA spent so much time and effort trying to stop Bret Bearup from doing the exact same thing. The difference was Bearup, who played at UK, was steering players to Florida and Missouri and away from UK, so the NCAA went after him hard, now that WWW is steering players to UK, these coaches say suddenly the NCAA isn't concerned?

So while it would be good for UA to get a player of his ability, it sounds very unlikely, he appears to be the latest kid in the clutches of Wes and Calipari.

 

[overseascardfan]

FWIW on Selby, he's the kid that created a huge controversy after the LeBron James camp. Selby was committed to I think Tennessee verbally and had been for over a year. At the camp he and his mom were introduced to a friend of LeBron's by the name of... World Wide Wes. After the camp, Selby announced he was no longer verbally committed and was reopening and was very interested in... Kentucky and john Calipari. his mom admitted they'd met Wes at the event.

Several SEC coaches were up in arms about it and complained off the record that it's a complete farce that the NCAA is allowing Calipari to use WWW to steer recruits to him, in particular after the NCAA spent so much time and effort trying to stop Bret Bearup from doing the exact same thing. The difference was Bearup, who played at UK, was steering players to Florida and Missouri and away from UK, so the NCAA went after him hard, now that WWW is steering players to UK, these coaches say suddenly the NCAA isn't concerned?

So while it would be good for UA to get a player of his ability, it sounds very unlikely, he appears to be the latest kid in the clutches of Wes and Calipari.

To be honest I know Selby does not end up at UA, the JC kid that UCLA is after and the PG from Fordham were news to me. I guess Javier doesn't think McCallum ends up here, the Fordham guy seems to be what UA needs, a NCAA experienced PG that led all A-10 freshman in scoring and assists. Also, Jordin Mayes, thought we weren't interested anymore?

 

[Russ Smith]

To be honest I know Selby does not end up at UA, the JC kid that UCLA is after and the PG from Fordham were news to me. I guess Javier doesn't think McCallum ends up here, the Fordham guy seems to be what UA needs, a NCAA experienced PG that led all A-10 freshman in scoring and assists. Also, Jordin Mayes, thought we weren't interested anymore?

Lazeric Jones, and yes UA has looked at him too.

UCLA experts insist UCLA isn't heavily recruiting Mayes, they've watched him but haven't really gone beyond that, same thing with 3 other guards in So Cal that are considered combo guards and borderline Pac 10 level talents.

UCLA is also watching some local kid named Swoope(sp?) who's apparently a 6'4" PF who has Derozan type hops. Apparently he's starting to get more attention from scouts who think he might be able to play the 3 in college.

 

[Mr. Boldin]

Dont care about Selby, I dont think there is a chance he comes here anyway.

Either way, its all or nothing on Ray McCallum. If we miss out on him we are in trouble.

 

[Russ Smith]

Dont care about Selby, I dont think there is a chance he comes here anyway.

Either way, its all or nothing on Ray McCallum. If we miss out on him we are in trouble.

You never know but the BRO guys all seem to think he's going to play for his dad. There is an outside chance that won't happen, his dad has to have a good season or he may get canned, in which case colleges would be competing to hire him as an assistant and get the son too.

But it seems most people think he is waiting to see if his dad keeps his job or not. I think that has a lot to do with who's recruiting Lazeric Jones now, they need a PG next season who can play and many schools who traditionally don't look at Juco's are doing so this year.

 

[Arizona's Finest]

You never know but the BRO guys all seem to think he's going to play for his dad. There is an outside chance that won't happen, his dad has to have a good season or he may get canned, in which case colleges would be competing to hire him as an assistant and get the son too.

But it seems most people think he is waiting to see if his dad keeps his job or not. I think that has a lot to do with who's recruiting Lazeric Jones now, they need a PG next season who can play and many schools who traditionally don't look at Juco's are doing so this year.

Everything I hear has him going to Detroit Mercy as well.

And you can forget about Sr getting canned under any circumstances. He would have to go winless, sleep with the AD's wife and burn down the school library for him to get fired the year before his son graduates as a Top 5 prospect at his position.

 

[overseascardfan]

Can someone explain to me why half the Pac-10 is recruiting Angelo Chol but UA is not? Shouldn't we be going after every west coast post prospect? I mean its great that we are in the mix for Norvel Pelle but lets not put all our eggs in one basket, landing both of them could only help.