'12 LA PF Ricardo Gathers (Verbal to Baylor)

[Buffnik]

Rivals (http://rivals.yahoo.com/colorado/basketball/recruiting/player-Ricardo-Gathers-90439)
Scout (http://colorado.scout.com/a.z?s=148&p=8&c=1&nid=4360704)
ESPN (http://espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/97995/ricardo-gathers)
247 Sports (http://247sports.com/Player/Ricardo-Gathers-1355?pi=2572)

http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/recruiting/ncb/players/full/97995.png&w=350&h=254
Riverside Academy (Reserve, LA)

AAU: Louisiana Select / Brandon Bass Elite

Ht: 6-foot-7
Wt: 240 lbs

Rivals rating: 4*; #13 PF (#37 overall)
Scout rating: 4*; #6 PF (#34 overall)
ESPN rating: 4*-96 grade; #10 PF (#34 overall)
247s rating: 5*-98 rating; #4 PF (#21 overall)

Reported Offers: Alabama, Baylor, California, Connecticut, LSU, Memphis, Mississippi, St. John's, Syracuse, Texas, USC

[Buffnik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR5H15MkLiQ


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSXzpEZBKys

[Buffnik]

Courtesy of Darth Snow's sherlockian skills:


UConnChev (https://twitter.com/#!/UConnChev) Joey Natale


Duke, Florida, NC State, Georgetown, LSU, Florida, UConn, USC and Colorado have all called '12 PF Ricardo Gathers since he decommited.

http://colorado.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=422&tid=166406950&mid=166406950&sid=894&style=2

[buff4bcs1985]

how many scholarships do we have?

[Buffnik]

how many scholarships do we have?

One

[Rugged]

Would be weird to have a strong guy on the team. I like it. Sign him up.

[buff4bcs1985]

One
so its either him and noone next year... or taking a shot on jordan hamilton

[BoomNog]

Can you imagine what our front court would look like with this guy and Josh Scott together? we´d be monsterous down low. In a good way. Wes comes along and our frontcourt rotation in 2015 (christ thats far away) could easily be in the top 2 of the Pac-12. I don´t know what our chances of landing him are but I think if he´s interested this is where our last schollie has to go.

[mattrob]

Honestly, I'm not as impressed with his highlights as I thought I'd be of a top-40 prospect. He looks to me like a kid who matured physically earlier than most but who is pretty much maxed out now. There were way too many times in those videos where he struggled to get his shot off against HS competition. His size and strength allowed him to make the plays, but I'm not sure that translates well against college competition. He'll be an immediate contributor wherever he goes, but I don't know if I see a huge ceiling.

[buff4bcs1985]

question is do you think he is a better target than anyone next year?

[mattrob]

question is do you think he is a better target than anyone next year?
Honestly, I think they have a good shot at landing a better, more explosive player in the next cycle. That said, there are no guarantees and if Gathers wanted to spend the next 4 years in Boulder, I think you take him. I'm just not gonna lose any sleep over the fact we're probably on the outside looking in at a guy who, imo, seems to be a little overrated.

[tante]

Honestly, I'm not as impressed with his highlights as I thought I'd be of a top-40 prospect. He looks to me like a kid who matured physically earlier than most but who is pretty much maxed out now. There were way too many times in those videos where he struggled to get his shot off against HS competition. His size and strength allowed him to make the plays, but I'm not sure that translates well against college competition. He'll be an immediate contributor wherever he goes, but I don't know if I see a huge ceiling.

can't say I agree based on his offer list.

[mattrob]

can't say I agree based on his offer list.

The offer list looks really good, I agree. I'm just not blown away by what I see on the highlights. I think he'll step in and have a good Freshman year, but I'm not sure we'll see him take that next step throughout the rest of his career.

[GoBuffs!!]

His highlights are all just of him dunking, what about some post moves, or some shooting?

[tante]

His highlights are all just of him dunking, what about some post moves, or some shooting?

those make a boring hightlight reel.

[Goose]

Jeff Borzello (https://twitter.com/#!/jeffborzello/status/158326884277555202):


Ricardo Gathers said Baylor, St. John's, Florida and NC State are his favorites right now.

[Goose]

Verbal to Baylor.

[BehindEnemyLines]

good get for trailer dwellers