Henny & Coke
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Arizona. Miami. Kansas. Maryland. Louisville.
It's understood how Syracuse has recruited at the highest levels for some time, yet it seemed like the same schools kept beating us for guys we worked to develop relationships with. And in many cases, when these guys would commit elsewhere, it seemed to come out of nowhere.
A few of these stand out in particular in my mind...
- Brandon Randolph, a kid from PA who suddenly commits to Arizona.
- Lonnie Walker, a kid from Reading, PA suddenly commits to Miami.
- Ronde Hollis-Jefferson, another kid from PA, suddenly commits to Arizona.
These 3 especially struck me as odd at the time. And it also struck me how the same programs would beat us for these kids.
Arizona? Great basketball school, but it's all the ways across the country! How many kids really decide to go to school that far away from home?
Miami? Good enough, but since when did they become a school we are suddenly competing with (and losing to) for many recruits?
NC State? Maryland? Decent enough schools...but SU should be beating them regularly for recruits, IMO.
Well...now we know a little better why this was the case! It finally makes some sense!
SU had definitely put in the time with a lot of these guys I list below. I would find myself chalking up individual recruiting losses as "one-offs" - except now, in hindsight, it finally makes sense.
Here's a list I just put together of guys I remember the staff recruiting at some point. (Tho I'm not saying "a bag" was reason for all decisions.)
2018 recruits:
Eric Ayala - Maryland
2017 recruits:
Billy Preston - Kansas
Lonnie Walker - Miami
Brandon Randolph - Arizona
2016 recruits:
Kobi Simmons - Arizona
VJ King - Louisville
Kevin Huerter - Maryland
2015 recruits:
Cheick Diallo - Kansas
2014 recruits:
Ja'Quan Newton - Miami
2013 recruits:
Wayne Seldon - Kansas
Ronde Hollis-Jefferson - Arizona
Anthony "Cat" Barber - NC State
BeeJay Anya - NC State
I mean, how can you compete when certain schools are not playing by the same rules as everyone else?
You can't. In fact, it makes me marvel even more at the job JB & staff has managed to do recruiting talented kids while not succombing to such tactics.
It's understood how Syracuse has recruited at the highest levels for some time, yet it seemed like the same schools kept beating us for guys we worked to develop relationships with. And in many cases, when these guys would commit elsewhere, it seemed to come out of nowhere.
A few of these stand out in particular in my mind...
- Brandon Randolph, a kid from PA who suddenly commits to Arizona.
- Lonnie Walker, a kid from Reading, PA suddenly commits to Miami.
- Ronde Hollis-Jefferson, another kid from PA, suddenly commits to Arizona.
These 3 especially struck me as odd at the time. And it also struck me how the same programs would beat us for these kids.
Arizona? Great basketball school, but it's all the ways across the country! How many kids really decide to go to school that far away from home?
Miami? Good enough, but since when did they become a school we are suddenly competing with (and losing to) for many recruits?
NC State? Maryland? Decent enough schools...but SU should be beating them regularly for recruits, IMO.
Well...now we know a little better why this was the case! It finally makes some sense!
SU had definitely put in the time with a lot of these guys I list below. I would find myself chalking up individual recruiting losses as "one-offs" - except now, in hindsight, it finally makes sense.
Here's a list I just put together of guys I remember the staff recruiting at some point. (Tho I'm not saying "a bag" was reason for all decisions.)
2018 recruits:
Eric Ayala - Maryland
2017 recruits:
Billy Preston - Kansas
Lonnie Walker - Miami
Brandon Randolph - Arizona
2016 recruits:
Kobi Simmons - Arizona
VJ King - Louisville
Kevin Huerter - Maryland
2015 recruits:
Cheick Diallo - Kansas
2014 recruits:
Ja'Quan Newton - Miami
2013 recruits:
Wayne Seldon - Kansas
Ronde Hollis-Jefferson - Arizona
Anthony "Cat" Barber - NC State
BeeJay Anya - NC State
I mean, how can you compete when certain schools are not playing by the same rules as everyone else?
You can't. In fact, it makes me marvel even more at the job JB & staff has managed to do recruiting talented kids while not succombing to such tactics.