RE: Scholarships available for 2005 class

From: oleskl
Date: 01 Sep 2004 - 08:33 AM EST

One advantage Clemente might have though is that he'll
have a year to sit behind Chadd and Jihad, UC's staff
should be able to put some weight on him by then.
Chadd would have added some if not for his back
injury.

As far as why he's ranked somewhat low (anywhere in
the 10-15 range nationally for PG's) is that he's
still somewhat of a newcomer on the national scene,
last year was his break-out year in HS and most
services wait until they see if a player can follow it
up on the AAU circuit. Finishing second in scoring
(24.8) at the AAU Super Showcase this summer realy
brought him new attention. Don't be surprised to see
him move up in the rankings as the year goes on.

--- "Holdheide, Brad" <address@hidden>
wrote:

"165 pounds" ..... that's what scares me about
Clemente. If he isn't big
enough and strong enough he'll be in the same
situation Chad Moore has been
in. Bigger and stronger guards will push him around
and score on him and
he'll end up riding the pine for two years in
Huggins system until he adds
some weight and strength.

-----Original Message-----
From: jon breiner [mailto:address@hidden
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 10:05 PM
To: address@hidden
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Scholarships available
for 2005 class

Hey, can we stop talking about recruiting and b*tch
about the upcoming
schedule for awhile. Just kidding! :) Funny how
that one comment got this
thread going like crazy though!

"Extremely fast with the ball, Clemente is a dynamic
scoring point guard. He
can get into the lane and shoot the three ball. At
his best in transition,
Clemente will need to get stronger to excel in a
half court, slower game."

Isn't that Kenny Satterfield (as described as a HS
senior)? He made a lot
of 3's in HS.

Jon

----- Original Message -----
From: "Harris, Derek C"
<address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 4:02 PM
Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Scholarships available
for 2005 class

My Bad...Rivals.com is reporting that
Clemente will visit UC on 9/25/04, the
same weekend Byron Eaton is scheduled
to visit. I cannot remember the last
time UC has 3 top PG's visisting there
campus. Unbelievable!!!!

The recruitment of Denis Clemente, the No. 90 ranked
player in the
Rivals150, is changing daily. The 6-foot-1,
165-pound point guard from
Calusa Prep in Miami, Fla., just picked up another
offer according to his
AAU coach Art Alvarez.

Rivals.com

Clemente is a high octane point guard.
"Right now Denis is considering offers from Ohio
State, Arkansas,
Cincinnati, Miami, and South Florida," said Coach
Alvarez of the Miami
Tropics. "He also likes Indiana and Wake Forest.
They are all even across
the board. I would say that they are all right there
and have a chance."

Cincinnati is the latest school to make a strong
push for Clemente.

"Cincy just offered Denis today and want him bad,"
said Alvarez. "They said
they would take him without him even taking a visit.
Assistant coaches Frank
Martin and Andy Kennedy are recruiting Denis. They
are doing a great job.
Frank Martin was just recently hired by the Bearcats
and has really turned
up the pressure on Denis."

Alvarez also spoke about the schools that Clemente
will visit and the ones
that are recruiting him the hardest.

"We will be taking visits to Ohio State, Arkansas,
Miami, Cincinnati, and
South Florida, in that order starting sometime this
week," he said. "They
will all be back to back.
"Cincinnati, Miami, and Ohio State have made a big
impact on how much they
want Denis. They would all take him right now with
out even taking a visit."

One aspect of Clemente's recruitment that does seem
certain is a decision in
the near future.

"He will definitely be making a decision soon," said
Alvarez. "Who knows,
the way things are going right now, he may even
decide before he even takes
a visit."

Extremely fast with the ball, Clemente is a dynamic
scoring point guard. He
can get into the lane and shoot the three ball. At
his best in transition,
Clemente will need to get stronger to excel in a
half court, slower game.
D/Taylor Mill

-----Original Message-----
From: oleskl [mailto:address@hidden
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 3:14 PM
To: address@hidden
Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Scholarships available
for 2005 class

Add Denis Clemente to the list of PG's that want to
visit UC. UC hires Martin and all of the sudden one
of
the top players in Southern Florida (Miami) who's
from
PR wants to visit. Coincidence? I think not.

--- "Harris, Derek C"
<address@hidden> wrote:

Mike,
With Maryland pulling out of the Downey
sweepstakes, do you see Huggins pushing
hard for a commitment from him on his
visit to UC? Or will he still look for
Eaton to commit the following week.
Regardless, UC has the potential to bring
in a very strong recruiting class for this
year. Tyree Evans take one scholarship-Top 100
player, Downey or Eaton will get the 2nd
scholarship-both are rated in the top 50,
McCauley or Flowers-Both top 100, can get the
third offer and the fourth is a wild card.
Could possibly go to James Davis, Kyle Madsen,
Magnum Rolle, or Dominique Archie. That should
give us a top 10-15 class. I know I am
thinking to far in advance, but we have
a huge opportunity to land some big time
recruits.
D/Taylor Mill

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Ryan [mailto:address@hidden
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 2:30 PM
To: address@hidden
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Scholarships

available

for 2005 class

As of right now, we have four scholarships

available

for the 2005
incoming class.

--
Mike Ryan

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 13:12:01 -0500, Harris, Derek

C

<address@hidden> wrote:

Mike,
How many scholarships due we have
to give out for this years recruiting
class. I count 4, but I am not
positive.
D

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