So we missed on the kid who went to VCU. With all the Juco players, transfers and unsigned freshman, one would think we would have many visits lined up? I understand we could roll the scholarship to 2020 but shocking we are not talking about other options?
2019 last spot??
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I agree. It's not like we've signed other 2020's as of yet and we are low on those ships. My guess is we are actively involved with a few that nobody knows about?
It's been over a calendar year since we've gotten a commitment from a HS recruit.
Given the arguments over minutes and rotation for next year in other threads, I'd be fine with a project big man that would redshirt or a sit-out transfer. Also really dont think it's a huge deal to roll it over.
Part of it is that we've only had one scholarship in play for a long time. When Mulcahy committed last May, that left us with one (there was the open spot, plus Doorson graduating). So Yeboah's commitment would've filled out our roster, but Thiam's situation created another opening. And in college basketball you've always got to be ready for roster spots to open. Guys get homesick, unhappy with their minutes, or turn out to be criminals.
Bright side is only 7/14 Big Ten schools have a 2020 prospect committed right now. But still...
Dead period started last Friday and I think it ends Thursday at 11:59 p.m. when a quiet period starts and goes until June 12. So earliest visit would start Friday.
Well we are replacing Eugene, Yeboah and Shaq Carter so it’s a pretty important recruiting class. We have seen a lot of 2020 kids come through the doors and I think it’s an extremely important class. If we don’t fill the last 2019 spot for some reason, it’ll be 4 open slots. I think we would be fine with the 12 scholarship players but I’m not sure what we will get from Doucoure so I hope we fill the spot.
I’m fine with rolling it to 2020. We’ve had a head start in recruiting that class. It’s a monster opportunity for Pike to rocket this program upward. He will have a finished state of the art practice facility. He has all the momentum and possible support going for the program from school and fan base. Everything is there for the taking.
The 2020 class is huge. HUGE. Time to get it done on the recruiting trail.
The 2020 class is huge. HUGE. Time to get it done on the recruiting trail.
Not sure we have any kind of head start. Half the conference has a 2020 recruit committed (at least one) and I'm not sure we're really the favorites for any big prospects at this stage.
Good question.
Quiet Period: College coaches cannot go off campus to visit prospects, watch their games etc. Coaches can call, text, etc., prospects during a quiet period. Prospects can take unofficial or official visits.
Dead Period: All in-person recruiting activity stops. Coaches cannot go off campus (like in a quiet period) and prospects cannot visit campuses. Coaches can call, text, FaceTime, etc., prospects.
Coaches will often take vacation time with family, schedule doctor, dentist appointments etc, during a dead period.