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Date Posted: 19:19:23 05/14/03 Wed
Author: AUScott22
Subject: Re: AU Men's BB Recruits
In reply to: AUScott22 's message, "Re: AU Men's BB Recruits" on 14:03:33 05/13/03 Tue

Quick Update:

Souleymane signed with Bob Huggins and Cincinnati today. It hurts to lose a good post prospect but it is equally exciting to see Jeff Jones involved with players who are ending up in Conference USA. Very promising.

One scholarship left. Look for Jones to search for another big unless he is ovrwhelmed with a good wing prospect. Possibly another Lithuanian big man or maybe a JUCO big body. We'll see.

Also, I found a more descriptive article on Brayden Billbe. He seems like a late bloomer with a good outside shot. Maybe he'll develop into something.

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[> [> [> Re: AU Men's BB Recruits -- HC1843, 14:27:40 05/16/03 Fri

Are you guys allowed to recruit JUCOs anymore? Let me qualify this by saying that HC brought one in this year and he left for financial reasons - was a walk-on that had to pay full costs. However, I thought American was told to stop with relying on JUCOs, and it seems as if they have. Why would you want one? Even though ours was reportedly a strong student, I didn't like the thought of it.

Thoughts...

Cheers.

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[> [> [> [> Re: BB Recruits-Qualifiers?? -- Big Eagle, 20:17:16 05/16/03 Fri

How many of our recruits are academically qualified to play as freshmen?

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[> [> [> [> [> Re: BB Recruits-Qualifiers?? -- AUScott22, 19:30:14 05/17/03 Sat

I can't really speak to the Patriot League's official stance on JUCO's but it wouldn't surprise me if they frowned upon it. But I don't see that stopping Jones from bringing in an immediate impact JUCO like he did with Buscaglia, Stokes, Boyd, and Draughn. Even the international big men Cresnik and Petrauskas came in as sophomores.

While Jones does not need to rely on JUCO's any longer as his recruiting contacts have been built back up, one here or there definitely helps to balance out the squad and/or fill an immediate need a freshman can't always provide. If Jones brings in a JUCO with the last ship it is because he needs an immediate impact player for the rotation next season.

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