With the April evaluation period coming up, I'm sure we'll start hearing more information about who the staff is taking a close look at, but who does everyone want to see sign in November? I have a feeling we're going to be heavy on the Colorado and Arizona kids this year, and it sounds like we're already in decent position with nearly all of them. The guys I'd like to see us go after hard:
PG- Collier, Benson and Perkins- they've all been discussed at length, and I'd be happy with any of them.
SG- With Boyle's comment that a "knockdown shooter" is a priority, we may move away slightly from the long, athletic kids we've taken the last few years. Dorian Pickens seems like a perfect fit, and I'm sure we'll be in on Namon Wright and Chris Sandifer too. Jeremiah Paige is another kid to keep an eye on, but I'm not sure if he'll be a priority target this year.
Wing- Zylan Cheatham, Andre Adams and DJ Wilson should all be high on the wishlist. I really like all three, although Adams is more of a shot-blocking/rebounding 4, while Wilson and Cheatham probably have better offensive games. I believe Cheatham has family in the Springs too.
C- The list pretty much begins and ends with Idrisso Diallo, even though I'm not sure we have a great shot at getting him out of Southern California. Evan Fitzner is intriguing, but he's more of a 6'11" shooter, and I'm not sure that's the style the staff really wants from its bigs.
With this being the time of year for Way Too Early Projections, and assuming Spencer leaves to give us 3 scholarships next year, my early guess at next year's class is:
PG- Dom Collier, Rivals #61 prospect
SG- Dorian Pickens, Rivals #88 prospect
PF- Andre Adams, Rivals #54 prospect
PG- Collier, Benson and Perkins- they've all been discussed at length, and I'd be happy with any of them.
SG- With Boyle's comment that a "knockdown shooter" is a priority, we may move away slightly from the long, athletic kids we've taken the last few years. Dorian Pickens seems like a perfect fit, and I'm sure we'll be in on Namon Wright and Chris Sandifer too. Jeremiah Paige is another kid to keep an eye on, but I'm not sure if he'll be a priority target this year.
Wing- Zylan Cheatham, Andre Adams and DJ Wilson should all be high on the wishlist. I really like all three, although Adams is more of a shot-blocking/rebounding 4, while Wilson and Cheatham probably have better offensive games. I believe Cheatham has family in the Springs too.
C- The list pretty much begins and ends with Idrisso Diallo, even though I'm not sure we have a great shot at getting him out of Southern California. Evan Fitzner is intriguing, but he's more of a 6'11" shooter, and I'm not sure that's the style the staff really wants from its bigs.
With this being the time of year for Way Too Early Projections, and assuming Spencer leaves to give us 3 scholarships next year, my early guess at next year's class is:
PG- Dom Collier, Rivals #61 prospect
SG- Dorian Pickens, Rivals #88 prospect
PF- Andre Adams, Rivals #54 prospect