2013 America East Recruiting Thread

[icemchine9]

Big day for unh! Nice to see you guys getting some early action!

[UNHFan]

Wow! 2 in one day! Fantastic! I'm very happy to see this. Now with 2 scholarships left we need some bigs. Impressed that both guys had a blast on their recruiting visit and verbal the next day!

A short article about Edwards...

http://www.newenglandrecruitingrepor...-Hampshire.php

[WrenFGun]

Wow wow wow wow wow!

[MileHiCat]

Originally Posted by UVM Hoop Cat

Here are players Becker has brought in since becoming head coach:

Rusin
Kilpatrick
O'Day
Harold
Pierson
Blue
Taggart
Steidl


I think this is a great mix of the type of players UVM should be going after.

But none have played a minute in Gold and Green yet. I like the balance between front court and back court, though. Hopefully this group gels and we have a repeat of last season.

[UVM Hoop Cat]

Originally Posted by MileHiCat

But none have played a minute in Gold and Green yet. I like the balance between front court and back court, though. Hopefully this group gels and we have a repeat of last season.

Of course, I'm just speaking to their recruiting and HS careers pre-college and whether they were high level recruits or lightly recruited. O'Day was pretty highly recruited and was a monster his senior season at NMH. Had he waited until spring, most recruiting analysts were saying he would have had BCS offers.

Harold had offers from Vanderbilt and Colorado coming out of NMH. Someone like Taggart had very few reported offers but at this stage in the game,we have no idea what any of these kids are going to do for UVM when they hit the court.

My point is simply Becker has been getting some high-level recruits, and some recruits that are right at our level as well. I'm totally content taking kids that we think are a right fit that have offers from Patriot League, Ivy, America East, and maybe a couple CAA. That's the right for us academically and athletically and probably also who Vermont is going to sign more often than not.

[UVM Hoop Cat]

Originally Posted by UNHFan

Wow! 2 in one day! Fantastic! I'm very happy to see this. Now with 2 scholarships left we need some bigs. Impressed that both guys had a blast on their recruiting visit and verbal the next day!

A short article about Edwards...

http://www.newenglandrecruitingrepor...-Hampshire.php

Great fit for UNH- tough/hard nosed defender that can rebound and shoot from 3.

[MileHiCat]

Originally Posted by UVM Hoop Cat

I'm totally content taking kids that we think are a right fit that have offers from Patriot League, Ivy, America East, and maybe a couple CAA. That's the right for us academically and athletically and probably also who Vermont is going to sign more often than not.

Agreed to 100%. It seems to me the biggest problems we have are (a) facilities, and (b) the overall ability of the league to compete.

IMO losing BU really hurts. Sure, their attendance sucked, but they were one of the better teams in the league year in and year out. We are now running the risk of Stony Brook bolting - I can't see how they stick around for too long.

Unless something improves from within (better recruiting/coaching from top-to-bottom in the league) and/or from without (bringing in a new school or two that can compete for the conference championship every year), I see the AE as being in the 'play-in' game every year. Not good for recruiting overall.

[UVM7680]

Originally Posted by MileHiCat

Agreed to 100%. It seems to me the biggest problems we have are (a) facilities, and (b) the overall ability of the league to compete.

IMO losing BU really hurts. Sure, their attendance sucked, but they were one of the better teams in the league year in and year out. We are now running the risk of Stony Brook bolting - I can't see how they stick around for too long.

Unless something improves from within (better recruiting/coaching from top-to-bottom in the league) and/or from without (bringing in a new school or two that can compete for the conference championship every year), I see the AE as being in the 'play-in' game every year. Not good for recruiting overall.

a) agree re facilities. UVM's gym will not excite too many potential recruits.

b) true, but if there's a strong chance of getting to, and a decent chance of winning, the PIG, does that compensate for being in a bottom-drawer conference?

[Catcountry21]

Not trying to hijack the thread here, but am I the only one that see's the PIG as an opportunity? Think about it, as a 15-16 you're one and done. You get blown out (most likely) and with the bounce around coverage you usually only get about 15 minutes in the national spotlight. The PIG ls year was pretty sweet. Sure it was Lamar, but it made for some great exposure for the schools and the conference. I like being the "only game in town" too. If we could get to a 13-14 seed it's a totally different story.

[UVM Hoop Cat]

Originally Posted by Catcountry21

Not trying to hijack the thread here, but am I the only one that see's the PIG as an opportunity? Think about it, as a 15-16 you're one and done. You get blown out (most likely) and with the bounce around coverage you usually only get about 15 minutes in the national spotlight. The PIG ls year was pretty sweet. Sure it was Lamar, but it made for some great exposure for the schools and the conference. I like being the "only game in town" too. If we could get to a 13-14 seed it's a totally different story.

I have to admit given we were in the PIG I have a new take on it- I enjoyed it and probably see it being equivalent to just seeded 16- that is only if you win- you do get the entire college basketball world's attention for a night and do get an NCAA win share, and a win certainly gives you that "advancing" feeling even if it is into a sure-loss. It is great to be part of the event for the entire week though.


I think losing in a PIG would be very disappointing though. I would much prefer a 15 seed to PIG. 15 seeds *can* win. 13-14 even better.

I think UVM was probably 3 games away from a 13-14 seed last season though- beating South Florida, a game we were totally home jobbed, beating Iona, and not losing to Binghamton would have probably yielded a 13-14 seed. South Florida and Iona were both in NCAA Tournament, and had we had those wins on our resume it would have been great- nice RPI bump as well, in spite of how bad AE was last season.

[NotDeadYet]

Getting to the NCAA tournament draws recruits. It's what every player wants, and it's a wonderful experience. Play-in game or not, it's the goal.

[UNHFan]

A little blurb about Wildcat newcomer Daniel Jackson...

http://www.newenglandrecruitingrepor...oint-Guard.php

[Quickdraw62]

Tommy Dempsey continues to add talent up at Binghamton:

http://binghamtonbasketball.com/

[MaconBacon]

what's new hampshire's 2013 class look like with these latest additions?

[UNHFan]

An article just posted where Jackson talks about his reasons for coming to UNH!

http://cplstatesman.com/2012/10/02/b...new-hampshire/