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BYU
http://www.byucougars.com/basketball...03216_rel.html
Michael Rose, a 6-foot-1 combo guard out of Spring Woods High School in Houston Texas signed with BYU. A four-year starter, Rose averaged 16.3 points, five rebounds and three assists playing shooting guard as a junior. Rose will play point guard his senior season. Rose has played four years on the Houston Hoops summer with top-five recruits Ndidi Eby and Kendrick Perkins. As the team's starting shooting guard, Rose averaged 14 points.

CSU
http://themwc.ocsn.com/sports/m-bask...111302aac.html
Stuart Creason, a seven-foot, 250-pound center from Coppell HS in Coppell, Tex. He averaged 10 PPG, 7 RPG and 4.5 BPG.

Phillip Thomasson, 6-foot-7, 215-pound forward from Burleson HS Burleson, Tex. He averaged 21 PPGs and 8 RPG as a junior and is regarded as one of the top prep players in the nation.

Stephen Verwers, 6-foot-10, 225-pound F/C from Weatherford, Tex. He averaged 15 PPG and 9 RPG and 3 BPG for the Weatherford Express, an independent home school team and is regarded as one of the finest prep players in the nation.

SDSU
http://goaztecs.ocsn.com/sports/m-ba...111302aab.html
Marcus Slaughter, a 6-8, 185-pound forward from J.W. North High in Riverside, Calif. has signed with SDSU. He averaged 21.0 PPG, 14.3 RPG and 3.5 BPG and was named a Street & Smith's honorable mention All-American.

NM
http://www.golobos.com/cgi-bin/Qdisp...&Submit=Submit
Justin Benson, 6-8 240 PF from Gulf Shores Academy in Houston, Texas. He is the #46 rated player # 13th PF in the country by RivalsHoops.com. He averaged 31 PPG, 11 RPG and 3 BPG as a junior.

Lenny Miles, 6-0 185 combo guard from Adams City HS in Commerce City, Colo. He averaged 17.5 PPG, 5.6 RPG and 3.3 APG as a junior. He is an excellent athlete who has a 42-inch vertical a 4.44 40. He is also a BlueChip All-America tailback prior to his senior season who rushed for more than 4,500 yards in his career.

Ryan Wall 6-0 160 PG from Coppell HS in Coppell, Texas. He averaged 14 PPG, 6 APG and 4 SPG.

WY
http://wyomingathletics.ocsn.com/spo...111302aaa.html
Jarrod Boswell is a 7'0", 265 center at El Capitan High School in Lakeside, Calif. He averaged 20.5 PPG, 63.7 FG%, 12.3 RPG and 5.2 BPG during his junior season. Boswell crushed former NBA player Bill Walton's Grossmont North League record of 98 blocked shots, with 141 blocks during the 2001-02 season.

JoeF

Three basketball players signed national letters of intent to UNLV, Michael Umeh Chris Adams and John Winston.

Michael Umeh, a 6-foot-1 PG from Hightower High School in Missouri City, Texas.

John Winston, a 6-4 combo guard from Hercules, Calif. He also said he will take the SAT next month. He still needs a qualifying score to be eligible next season.


Chris Adams, a 6-10 sophomore center at City College of San Francisco. Chris Adams is a highly skilled player who can catch the step out and shoot and is one of the best big men in the country. Adams needs to earn his degree from CCSF before he is eligible next year.

http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_ho.../20059569.html

JoeF

Mikel Watson 6-1 168 PG from El Camino High School in Oceanside, Calif. He averaged 26.5 PPG, 6.0 APG, 4.0 RPG and 2.5 SPG as a junior. Watson is ranked as the #2 point guard in the West by PrepSportsWest, A Top 200 HS senior by Athlon Sports and Street & Smith Honorable Mention High School All-American entering his senior season.

http://wyomingathletics.ocsn.com/spo...111502aaa.html

JoeF

Justin Hawkins, a 6-6, 200 G/F from Mayfair HS in Anaheim, Calif. He averaged 15.2 PPG and 7.5 RPG. He can defend the 1,2 and 3 positions and play 2 and 3 on the offensive end.

Josh Olsen, a 6-1, 175 G from Alta HS in Sandy, Utah. He averaged 13.7 PPG, 46 FG%, 39 3PT%, 81 FT%, 3.1 RPG, 2.3 APG and 1.7 SPG. He will probably go on a mission first so he won't be with the team until 05-06. Majerus says he reminds him of former Ute Jimmy Soto.

Ryan Werch, a 6-2, 179 SG from Ripon, Wis. He averaged 18.3 PPG, 47 FG%, 44 3Pt%, 86 FT%, 4.0 RPG, 3.5 APG and 1.3 SPG. Majerus' friends in Wiscosin say he is the best shooter in Wiscosin and a good athlete.

Stefan Zimmerman, a 6-9, 222 C from American Fork HS in Lindon, Utah. He averaged 12.0 PPG, 58 FG%, 75 FT%, 6.4 RPG and 1.3 BPG. He has good skills but needs to work on strength. I think he is sort of a project.


http://utahutes.ocsn.com/sports/m-ba...112002aaa.html

BigMike

This guy, from the semi-extensive reading I've done, is explosive. I've heard he can flat out play.

ESPN says he's a top 40 prospect...

JoeF

My only question on Hawkins is didn't they sign Markson and Chaney last year? That gives them three guys who are basically the same player in the 02-03 and 03-04 class. With scholarships limited because of the number of players who have left it seems they need big guys more than G/F wings.

BigMike

I'm not sure, but it seems that maybe Majerus is trying to go small??

We have a pretty good frosh big man, Chris Jackson, and we have Andrew Bogut coming god knows when from Australia, but I don't know much about him.

The tough part is that the frosh we have now are looking more like cornerstones every day now. If Hawkins is good too, then the only way we could play all of them would be to have four guys on the court all at 6-6 or shorter. That is not a Rick Majerus team.

Somebody could transfer.

JoeF

Bump. These are the Fall signees.

dmilesai

Forgot to comment about Mikel before. In case any Wyoming fans are browsing this board, Mikel's an outstanding talent. I've met Mikel and talked to him on a couple occasions. Very nice guy. I even played in a pickup game with him and two other El Camino players, who may be recruited, as they are both juniors (Gyno Pomare and Justin Armstrong). I didn't do too great, as I was the youngest of both teams. I've also seen about 10 of Mikel's games. Pretty good speed, great court vision, and a really good shot from what I've seen. I was hoping SDSU could recruit Mikel, but it seems they didn't even try.

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BigMike

I've seen Mikel a few times too, in the County Champ. Game vs. San Diego High at Cox Arena and against, I believe, Fairfax in the Nike Prep Classic...(they beat nationally ranked Fairfax on a last second layup in the Championship.) And a few times in some Super 60 League games.

Watson is good, but I wasn't really wowed by him. I'm not sure he'll be a combo guard at the next level, because he's small. That 6'1 listing might be a little generous, and he's not a husky guy either. I see him strictly PG at WYO.

dmilesai

Yeah. Definitely a PG in college. But I see him doing pretty well in college, if he improves his overall game. He's already pretty good, but he can improve on many things (passing, shooting, speed). But for a HS player, he was one of the best.

BTW, a name to look out for in the future is Marquis Navarre of El Camino. He went to my middle school last year (set the point record with 48). I think he could go to a D1 school.

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BigMike

Is he a frosh at El Camino right now?


Another name to look for: Chase _____ (forgot last name) and JJ Anderson. Chase goes to La Costa Canyon....frosh....absolute PLAYER. Started varsity and kicks butt. He'll play D1 for sure....probably a well renowned school.


JJ is good too. Not nearly as good, but about 6'4 and plays like a guard...he'll most likely play D1 too.

dmilesai

I can't remember. Haven't talked to him in a couple months (before basketball season). Didn't get a chance to see him play this year, so I don't know if he was on JV or Frosh. You think you've played against him?

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