'12 CA PG Eli Stalzer (Signed to Colorado)

[J-R-K]

Rivals
Scout
ESPN
247 Sports
elistalzer.com


Mater Dei H.S. (Santa Ana, CA)

AAU: Double Pump Elite

Ht: 6-foot-3
Wt: 195 lbs

Rivals rating: 3*; unranked PG
Scout rating: 2*; unranked SG
ESPN rating: 2*-83 Grade; #111 SG
247 rating: N/A

Reported Offers: Colorado, Hartford

[J-R-K]

[Quattro]

Wow pretty good highlights. Really like how he plays.

[Darth Snow]

anyone else think he looks like a certain 3 point goggle wearing fool?

[RK]

anyone else think he looks like a certain 3 point goggle wearing fool?

Ugh yes. We could only hope he could shoot like that though if we got him.
This does got against Coach A's rule. Id like to see his percentages from 3, if he is above 40% I want him.

EDIT: Only shot 14 3's all year.

[Darth Snow]

athletic yet short PG with great vision.. like. unable or unwilling to shoot the 3, dislike.

[SECOBuffsFan]

I liked what I saw...in college though some of his inside stuff wouldn't work but he has good shooting form and you need shooters like that to space the floor

[mattrob]

I think it takes a pretty big talent to justify giving a 6th scholarship this year, and I'm not sure Stalzer qualifies. I'd rather be patient here.

[J-R-K]

The stats, star ratings, and offer list may not be impressive, but, keep in mind he's playing at Mater Dei. The other four starters on the team are not only D-1 players, but they're all top-100 ranked players. He wasn't asked to score a lot. That being said it sounds like he was the "glue" player on the team; the leader on and off the court who made everything run smoothly and he has good vision and is a good passer. That's what you want out of PG. He's also got good size for the position and he can dunk so he must be a pretty good athlete too. I also saw one article which called him the best defensive player on his team. As far as shooting goes he shot 33% from three which is decent and i'm sure it will get better. Basically I think he's like a better version of Nate Tomlinson.

[Darth Snow]

The stats, star ratings, and offer list may not be impressive, but, keep in mind he's playing at Mater Dei. The other four starters on the team are not only D-1 players, but they're all top-100 ranked players. He wasn't asked to score a lot. That being said it sounds like he was the "glue" player on the team; the leader on and off the court who made everything run smoothly and he has good vision and is a good passer. That's what you want out of PG. He's also got good size for the position and he can dunk so he must be a pretty good athlete too. I also saw one article which called him the best defensive player on his team. As far as shooting goes he shot 33% from three which is decent and i'm sure it will get better. Basically I think he's like a better version of Nate Tomlinson.

Then we must take him. I need a new player on the team to hate.

[J-R-K]

I think it takes a pretty big talent to justify giving a 6th scholarship this year, and I'm not sure Stalzer qualifies. I'd rather be patient here.

Agreed, I'd rather save the scholarship for '13 player or a transfer but I think that Boyle has earned the benfit of the doubt. I think that this offer along with another PG we just offered might be an indication that Shannon Sharpe has informed the team he's transfering.

[mattrob]

Agreed, I'd rather save the scholarship for '13 player or a transfer but I think that Boyle has earned the benfit of the doubt. I think that this offer along with another PG we just offered might be an indication that Shannon Sharpe has informed the team he's transfering.

Yeah, I get it. But do we need two backup PG's in this class? I'd much rather pursue a grad transfer who can come in and make an impact from day 1, then open up the scholarship again next year. If that fails, I wouldn't mind taking Stalzer as a late signee (I do think we need another ballhandler next year), but at this point, I think he should be a backup plan.

[Goose]

The stats, star ratings, and offer list may not be impressive, but, keep in mind he's playing at Mater Dei. The other four starters on the team are not only D-1 players, but they're all top-100 ranked players.

This was my first thought. Haven't had a chance to see the video yet, but because of the school you have to consider him.

[buff4bcs1985]

per twitter xavier johnson and a few friends think hes on his way to boulder...is it nothing... is it something??? full ride to start, a PWO with a possible scholarship down the line or too thin?

shoutout to my boy @atownballer18 gettin into #boulder@XtheCreator @EliStalzer we bout to go #HAM

[Buffnik]

http://www.dailycamera.com/cu-colleg...ens-basketball

"Tad just kept coming out and watching Xavier, and I think he fell in love with Eli and what he can do," Mater Dei head coach Gary McKnight said during an interview with the Camera on Thursday night. "He can really handle the ball, he can play the point or the two, and we usually put him on the other team's best player to defend."

Thorburn is calling our recruiting class the Coors 6-Pack. Weak.

But a big Buff welcome to Eli! Don't worry, frosh, AllBuffs will come up with a better nickname for you!