Recruiting

aggies1 · Post by **aggies1** » March 30th, 2020, 3:06 pm

Aggies22, it seem Craig and company like to keep recruiting under their hat more than we all like. But, do you know who we are targeting whether, transfer, juco, or hs?

Post by **aggies22** » March 30th, 2020, 3:11 pm

aggies1 wrote: ↑
March 30th, 2020, 3:06 pm
Aggies22, it seem Craig and company like to keep recruiting under their hat more than we all like. But, do you know who we are targeting whether, transfer, juco, or hs?

While this is true and sometimes it can be difficult to know who we have REALLY contacted versus who we have not. I can say with certainty that a grad transfer guard is still very much the current focus.

hipsterdoofus21 · Post by **hipsterdoofus21** » March 30th, 2020, 3:38 pm

TrueBlueAggie123 wrote: ↑
March 30th, 2020, 11:11 am

Wow that's a big loss for New Mexico. Tough times to be a college coach. Players come in wanting to play out of high school. Some transfer their freshmen year if they don't get the time they are entitled to get. Players want to test the draft waters, but that leaves the coaches and potential recruits in a lurch. Now players want to be grad transfers at an alarming rate. Seems like at best Div 1 basketball has turned into a higher level of juco ball with the same 2 year window.

SLB · Post by **SLB** » March 30th, 2020, 4:29 pm

aggies22 wrote: ↑
March 30th, 2020, 3:11 pm

aggies1 wrote: ↑
March 30th, 2020, 3:06 pm
Aggies22, it seem Craig and company like to keep recruiting under their hat more than we all like. But, do you know who we are targeting whether, transfer, juco, or hs?
While this is true and sometimes it can be difficult to know who we have REALLY contacted versus who we have not. I can say with certainty that a grad transfer guard is still very much the current focus.

Logically, I would figure that we go after grad transfers. We have Bairstow, Anthony, Miller, Ashworth, Worster, and Bischoff that have another year after the next season. We need a bridge for those players that I mention to develop.

AGGIEFIGHT · Post by **AGGIEFIGHT** » March 30th, 2020, 4:48 pm

Many missionaries serving in foreign countries are being sent home and some are being released early. I would assume that
Ashcroft is probably home by now and wonder if Cade Potter may be home in time for fall semester.

2004AG · Post by **2004AG** » March 30th, 2020, 5:46 pm

AGGIEFIGHT wrote: ↑
March 30th, 2020, 4:48 pm
Many missionaries serving in foreign countries are being sent home and some are being released early. I would assume that
Ashcroft is probably home by now and wonder if Cade Potter may be home in time for fall semester.

He's not home yet.

Sounds like he will be coming home in May though. (it was July)

slcagg · Post by **slcagg** » March 30th, 2020, 6:01 pm

2004AG wrote: ↑
March 30th, 2020, 5:46 pm

AGGIEFIGHT wrote: ↑
March 30th, 2020, 4:48 pm
Many missionaries serving in foreign countries are being sent home and some are being released early. I would assume that
Ashcroft is probably home by now and wonder if Cade Potter may be home in time for fall semester.
He's not home yet.

Sounds like he will be coming home in May though. (it was July)

The interview said he is in Indianapolis. So I think may is about right for 21 months.

SLB · Post by **SLB** » March 30th, 2020, 8:45 pm

slcagg · Post by **slcagg** » March 30th, 2020, 8:49 pm

Sessoms to penn state

slcagg · Post by **slcagg** » March 30th, 2020, 8:50 pm

Kirk to uic seems interesting.

hipsterdoofus21 · Post by **hipsterdoofus21** » March 30th, 2020, 11:42 pm

slcagg wrote: ↑
March 30th, 2020, 8:50 pm
Kirk to uic seems interesting.

Some guys just like California over Logan in the winter.

Seriously though, disappointing to lose out to Irvine. Enjoy playing in front of 500 nerds.

QuackAttackAggie · Post by **QuackAttackAggie** » March 31st, 2020, 1:05 am

hipsterdoofus21 wrote: ↑
March 30th, 2020, 11:42 pm

slcagg wrote: ↑
March 30th, 2020, 8:50 pm
Kirk to uic seems interesting.
Some guys just like California over Logan in the winter. Seriously though, disappointing to lose out to Irvine. Enjoy playing in front of 500 nerds.

UIC is illinois chicago

hipsterdoofus21 · Post by **hipsterdoofus21** » March 31st, 2020, 2:20 am

QuackAttackAggie wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 1:05 am

hipsterdoofus21 wrote: ↑
March 30th, 2020, 11:42 pm

slcagg wrote: ↑
March 30th, 2020, 8:50 pm
Kirk to uic seems interesting.
Some guys just like California over Logan in the winter. Seriously though, disappointing to lose out to Irvine. Enjoy playing in front of 500 nerds.
UIC is illinois chicago

Yikes, even worse

slcagg · Post by **slcagg** » March 31st, 2020, 5:27 am

hipsterdoofus21 wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 2:20 am

QuackAttackAggie wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 1:05 am

hipsterdoofus21 wrote: ↑
March 30th, 2020, 11:42 pm

slcagg wrote: ↑
March 30th, 2020, 8:50 pm
Kirk to uic seems interesting.
Some guys just like California over Logan in the winter. Seriously though, disappointing to lose out to Irvine. Enjoy playing in front of 500 nerds.
UIC is illinois chicago
Yikes, even worse

I never saw anything that we went after him. I believe he has to sit out again and then has really only 1 year unless granted to play. I think he is from the Chicago area so maybe he needed to move closer to home for 1 season. The guys who have to sit out 1 year and then only have 1 year may not have a lot of demand because you have to hold a scholarship for 2 years for 1 year of production. At that point it is kind of just the math of scholarship numbers.

Post by **aggies22** » March 31st, 2020, 8:08 am

QuackAttackAggie wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 1:05 am

hipsterdoofus21 wrote: ↑
March 30th, 2020, 11:42 pm

slcagg wrote: ↑
March 30th, 2020, 8:50 pm
Kirk to uic seems interesting.
Some guys just like California over Logan in the winter. Seriously though, disappointing to lose out to Irvine. Enjoy playing in front of 500 nerds.
UIC is illinois chicago

So 200 fans.

Post by **aggies22** » March 31st, 2020, 8:10 am

slcagg wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 5:27 am

hipsterdoofus21 wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 2:20 am

QuackAttackAggie wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 1:05 am

hipsterdoofus21 wrote: ↑
March 30th, 2020, 11:42 pm

slcagg wrote: ↑
March 30th, 2020, 8:50 pm
Kirk to uic seems interesting.
Some guys just like California over Logan in the winter. Seriously though, disappointing to lose out to Irvine. Enjoy playing in front of 500 nerds.
UIC is illinois chicago
Yikes, even worse

I never saw anything that we went after him. I believe he has to sit out again and then has really only 1 year unless granted to play. I think he is from the Chicago area so maybe he needed to move closer to home for 1 season. The guys who have to sit out 1 year and then only have 1 year may not have a lot of demand because you have to hold a scholarship for 2 years for 1 year of production. At that point it is kind of just the math of scholarship numbers.

We were never interested in Kirk. We've already been holding a scholarship for four years with no production, we don't need to hold a second one.

slcagg · Post by **slcagg** » March 31st, 2020, 8:40 am

Jalen Tate update. I think he ends up at Cincinnati or Xavier but who knows. Again we’ve seen plenty that say they have interest from us and in the end we never contacted. But this kid would be good. All league defense multiple times and double digit scorer. Article has some good stuff. I think we could use him as a pg.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/247sports. ... 81547/Amp/

Madmartigan · Post by **Madmartigan** » March 31st, 2020, 8:49 am

slcagg wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 8:40 am
Jalen Tate update. I think he ends up at Cincinnati or Xavier but who knows. Again we’ve seen plenty that say they have interest from us and in the end we never contacted. But this kid would be good. All league defense multiple times and double digit scorer. Article has some good stuff. I think we could use him as a pg.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/247sports. ... 81547/Amp/

He is also 6'6" and distributes well. Can you imagine he and Bairstow as ball handlers? Creates matchup problems for teams.

aggies1 · Post by **aggies1** » March 31st, 2020, 9:49 am

Madmartigan wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 8:49 am

slcagg wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 8:40 am
Jalen Tate update. I think he ends up at Cincinnati or Xavier but who knows. Again we’ve seen plenty that say they have interest from us and in the end we never contacted. But this kid would be good. All league defense multiple times and double digit scorer. Article has some good stuff. I think we could use him as a pg.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/247sports. ... 81547/Amp/
He is also 6'6" and distributes well. Can you imagine he and Bairstow as ball handlers? Creates matchup problems for teams.

Jalen Tate would be my new #1 guy to go after. Plays both ends on the court and is well balanced. He seems like a Craig Smith type of guy!

Post by **aggies22** » March 31st, 2020, 9:58 am

aggies1 wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 9:49 am

Madmartigan wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 8:49 am

slcagg wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 8:40 am
Jalen Tate update. I think he ends up at Cincinnati or Xavier but who knows. Again we’ve seen plenty that say they have interest from us and in the end we never contacted. But this kid would be good. All league defense multiple times and double digit scorer. Article has some good stuff. I think we could use him as a pg.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/247sports. ... 81547/Amp/
He is also 6'6" and distributes well. Can you imagine he and Bairstow as ball handlers? Creates matchup problems for teams.
Jalen Tate would be my new #1 guy to go after. Plays both ends on the court and is well balanced. He seems like a Craig Smith type of guy!

I can confirm we HAVE contacted Jalen Tate.

SLB · Post by **SLB** » March 31st, 2020, 9:59 am

aggies1 wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 9:49 am

Madmartigan wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 8:49 am

slcagg wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 8:40 am
Jalen Tate update. I think he ends up at Cincinnati or Xavier but who knows. Again we’ve seen plenty that say they have interest from us and in the end we never contacted. But this kid would be good. All league defense multiple times and double digit scorer. Article has some good stuff. I think we could use him as a pg.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/247sports. ... 81547/Amp/
He is also 6'6" and distributes well. Can you imagine he and Bairstow as ball handlers? Creates matchup problems for teams.
Jalen Tate would be my new #1 guy to go after. Plays both ends on the court and is well balanced. He seems like a Craig Smith type of guy!

Offensive concerns are there (18% from 3 last season), but he averaged 2 steals per game. The defense of both Tate and Anthony would be great.

Roy McAvoy · Post by **Roy McAvoy** » March 31st, 2020, 10:02 am

aggies1 wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 9:49 am

Madmartigan wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 8:49 am

slcagg wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 8:40 am
Jalen Tate update. I think he ends up at Cincinnati or Xavier but who knows. Again we’ve seen plenty that say they have interest from us and in the end we never contacted. But this kid would be good. All league defense multiple times and double digit scorer. Article has some good stuff. I think we could use him as a pg.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/247sports. ... 81547/Amp/
He is also 6'6" and distributes well. Can you imagine he and Bairstow as ball handlers? Creates matchup problems for teams.
Jalen Tate would be my new #1 guy to go after. Plays both ends on the court and is well balanced. He seems like a Craig Smith type of guy!

I don't think we have much of a chance here. His home is just a few hours away from Xavier & Cincinnati and his dad played for Cincinnati. His former coach is also at Cincinnati now. I read somewhere that Ohio State is also a potential option as well.

SLB · Post by **SLB** » March 31st, 2020, 10:16 am

Roy McAvoy wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 10:02 am

aggies1 wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 9:49 am

Madmartigan wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 8:49 am

slcagg wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 8:40 am
Jalen Tate update. I think he ends up at Cincinnati or Xavier but who knows. Again we’ve seen plenty that say they have interest from us and in the end we never contacted. But this kid would be good. All league defense multiple times and double digit scorer. Article has some good stuff. I think we could use him as a pg.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/247sports. ... 81547/Amp/
He is also 6'6" and distributes well. Can you imagine he and Bairstow as ball handlers? Creates matchup problems for teams.
Jalen Tate would be my new #1 guy to go after. Plays both ends on the court and is well balanced. He seems like a Craig Smith type of guy!
I don't think we have much of a chance here. His home is just a few hours away from Xavier & Cincinnati and his dad played for Cincinnati. His former coach is also at Cincinnati now. I read somewhere that Ohio State is also a potential option as well.

I agree with your thought on Tate, but I would not rule out us getting Tate.

Yossarian · Post by **Yossarian** » March 31st, 2020, 10:38 am

Madmartigan wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 8:49 am

slcagg wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 8:40 am
Jalen Tate update. I think he ends up at Cincinnati or Xavier but who knows. Again we’ve seen plenty that say they have interest from us and in the end we never contacted. But this kid would be good. All league defense multiple times and double digit scorer. Article has some good stuff. I think we could use him as a pg.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/247sports. ... 81547/Amp/
He is also 6'6" and distributes well. Can you imagine he and Bairstow as ball handlers? Creates matchup problems for teams.

Not just ball handlers. Imagine the defensive problems a lineup with Anthony, Bairstow, Tate, Bean/Anderson, and Queta could cause. That 1-3-1 zone with that length would cause a lot of problems for a lot of teams.

ThunderAggie · Post by **ThunderAggie** » March 31st, 2020, 3:29 pm

Yossarian wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 10:38 am

Madmartigan wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 8:49 am

slcagg wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 8:40 am
Jalen Tate update. I think he ends up at Cincinnati or Xavier but who knows. Again we’ve seen plenty that say they have interest from us and in the end we never contacted. But this kid would be good. All league defense multiple times and double digit scorer. Article has some good stuff. I think we could use him as a pg.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/247sports. ... 81547/Amp/
He is also 6'6" and distributes well. Can you imagine he and Bairstow as ball handlers? Creates matchup problems for teams.
Not just ball handlers. Imagine the defensive problems a lineup with Anthony, Bairstow, Tate, Bean/Anderson, and Queta could cause. That 1-3-1 zone with that length would cause a lot of problems for a lot of teams.

One thing that concerns me is he shot 18.2% from beyond the arc. But, it shouldn't matter, because we got other guards who can hit the 3 ball like Brick Miller....whoops sorry for the typo. I mean Brock Miller.

Real Life Aggie · Post by **Real Life Aggie** » March 31st, 2020, 4:00 pm

ThunderAggie wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 3:29 pm
One thing that concerns me is he shot 18.2% from beyond the arc. But, it shouldn't matter, because we got other guards who can hit the 3 ball like Brick Miller....whoops sorry for the typo. I mean Brock Miller.

He's just trying to help us build a new stadium, brick by brick.

AGGIEFIGHT · Post by **AGGIEFIGHT** » March 31st, 2020, 4:07 pm

aggies22 wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 8:10 am

slcagg wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 5:27 am

hipsterdoofus21 wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 2:20 am

QuackAttackAggie wrote: ↑
March 31st, 2020, 1:05 am

hipsterdoofus21 wrote: ↑
March 30th, 2020, 11:42 pm

slcagg wrote: ↑
March 30th, 2020, 8:50 pm
Kirk to uic seems interesting.
Some guys just like California over Logan in the winter. Seriously though, disappointing to lose out to Irvine. Enjoy playing in front of 500 nerds.
UIC is illinois chicago
Yikes, even worse

I never saw anything that we went after him. I believe he has to sit out again and then has really only 1 year unless granted to play. I think he is from the Chicago area so maybe he needed to move closer to home for 1 season. The guys who have to sit out 1 year and then only have 1 year may not have a lot of demand because you have to hold a scholarship for 2 years for 1 year of production. At that point it is kind of just the math of scholarship numbers.
We were never interested in Kirk. We've already been holding a scholarship for four years with no production, we don't need to hold a second one.

I thought Smith mentioned that with the new transfers rules all players would be imediately eligible without sitting out a year- He said that at the last coaches luncheon that we had in February

TrueBlueAggie123 · Post by **TrueBlueAggie123** » April 1st, 2020, 12:57 pm

slcagg · Post by **slcagg** » April 1st, 2020, 1:00 pm

TrueBlueAggie123 wrote: ↑
April 1st, 2020, 12:57 pm

Why would you want to go play for that coach? I get the allure of a big conference but not that coach.

ususports · Post by **ususports** » April 1st, 2020, 1:06 pm

slcagg wrote: ↑
April 1st, 2020, 1:00 pm

TrueBlueAggie123 wrote: ↑
April 1st, 2020, 12:57 pm

Why would you want to go play for that coach? I get the allure of a big conference but not that coach.

There are many inexplicable things in this world. Why are there people who like BYU? I have no answers.

Post by **aggies22** » April 1st, 2020, 1:10 pm

slcagg wrote: ↑
April 1st, 2020, 1:00 pm

TrueBlueAggie123 wrote: ↑
April 1st, 2020, 12:57 pm

Why would you want to go play for that coach? I get the allure of a big conference but not that coach.

Dammit. He probably thinks he will be much like the Martin twins were used.

nvspuds · Post by **nvspuds** » April 1st, 2020, 1:20 pm

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... rell-gomez

pretty interesting grad transfer PG

slcagg · Post by **slcagg** » April 1st, 2020, 1:21 pm

nvspuds wrote: ↑
April 1st, 2020, 1:20 pm
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... rell-gomez

pretty interesting grad transfer PG

I like those numbers. Wonder with his size if he does not get heavy interest from p5 schools.

Roy McAvoy · Post by **Roy McAvoy** » April 1st, 2020, 1:32 pm

Another strike out it seems.

Real Life Aggie · Post by **Real Life Aggie** » April 1st, 2020, 1:55 pm

nvspuds wrote: ↑
April 1st, 2020, 1:20 pm
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... rell-gomez

pretty interesting grad transfer PG

If they'd have played together, Jazz could have had a height advantage.

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