RE: Recruiting

[Harris, Derek C]

How many Juco PG's has Huggins recruited 
to UC since he has been here?  Every other
year it seems that we have to put all our
hopes and dreams in an incoming JC PG.  How 
many have actually helped their teams get 
better or advance past the 2nd round of the 
NCAA tournament.  I can only think of one,
Nick Van Exel!!! Mike Horton was suppose to be 
the best JC guard in the country when he came
to UC.  He really never brought us to the next 
level.  Taron Barker is another example.  He
was one the best JC PG's in America.  I hope
Jihad Muhammad is a diamond in the rough.  My
other problem is that it usually takes a full
year to understand Huggins system.  We all have 
said that many times on this forum.  Next years 
team has to much talent to have a ??? mark at the
PG spot.  Finally JC PG's stay only 2 years.  Why
not go after a HS PG who will stay at UC for 4 years.
We all know that if you stay W/Huggs for 4 years you
will become the best player you can possibly become.  
Lets just hope Huggs has everything under control and
as always trust in Huggs.
D/Taylor Mill

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Ryan [mailto:address@hidden
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 10:33 PM
To: address@hidden
Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Recruiting


Lock - they are only a lock after they arrive on campus and participate
in a game. Other scenario's don't always work out as well. 

Jamar - verballed, but didn't sign. 
Alex Galindo - Signed with UTEP, but just today got released from his
> written< commitment.
Pilgrim - participated in MidMad, but that was it. 
So nothing is guaranteed.

PG - We are going after a PG and thats been extensively discussed.  I'm
thinking that Jihad Muhammad will commit to Cincinnati some time soon to
add to Banks and Bright.  Then if Pilgrim is not on the team for
whatever reason that will open up a scholly to a big man, simply because
we've just gotten three guards. If there is no big man available, Lofton
is in.  My opinion. 

2005 - Just because there are no listed PF's or C's on the database,
doesn't mean that we aren't recruiting them.  It just means I haven't
discovered them yet. 

D Fletcher - I've started a file on Fletcher, simply because of the one
quote in a Sheboygan newspaper. If more media mention him, I'll make the
file "active". 


Mike Ryan


-----Original Message-----
From: Harris, Derek C [mailto:address@hidden 
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 11:10 AM
To: 'address@hidden'
Subject: [UC Basketball] Recruiting


Does anybody have a clue to where the last
scholarship will go?  It sounds like Chris
Lofton is a near lock for us, but we have
heard that story before(Tack Minor-Jamar Butler).
So that gives us one more scholarship if Pilgrim 
doesn't get his academics in order.  

Will Huggs
go after the JC point guard or will he give the
scholarship to a big men.  I heard that Jerome Habel
has re-opened his recruitment and is exploring all 
options.  He sounds like a big risk giving the
fact that he is currently attending night school.  

As for the 2005 class, how come we are not recruiting
any power forwards or centers.  We lose Maxiell and
Whaley after next year.  If I was a high school PF or
C playing on the east coast I would be licking my chops 
for Cincy to recruit me.  They have a chance to come
in and start their freshmen year, while playing in the
best basketball conference ever assembled.  

The last thing I am wondering about is our schedule for
next year.  It sounds like we will be battle tested with
some quality opponents.  We play Purdue-Wake Forest-Xavier-
Dayton...Does anybody know who else will be playing in the 
Las Vegas Invitational in December?  And I heard that ESPN
is trying to schedule a marquee game against a Big East opponent next
year.  Does anybody know anything about that game? D/Taylor Mill