Class of 2025 Some unexpected good news….

[kcsu]

Kid looks solid. 6'6 great get by the staff.

 

[Orangezoo]

Ok so you get Costanza and Kiyan to play with Sadiq and this kid and if Petar is ready could play the 5… then you add some portal help and wow. Plus Womack as a developmental kid.

This kid looks like he could play the point

 

[kidorange]

Before or after 7 PM?

Am I cooking, or heating something in the microwave?

Cook away. Just remember, your cooking is inferior to Red's!

 

[Meloyellow]

This has Alex Kline written all over it

 

[Jake]

Ok so you get Costanza and Kiyan to play with Sadiq and this kid and if Petar is ready could play the 5… then you add some portal help and wow. Plus Womack as a developmental kid.

This kid looks like he could play the point

Either guard position. Good looking shot. Can’t teach size. Typical euro fundamentals. Worried about keeping guys in front of him - might have to guard opposing 2s.

But really like what I see.

 

[Jake]

This has Alex Kline written all over it

Agreed.

 

[dasher]

Agreed.

Oh, it's Kline alright

 

[Bulldong04]

Great pickup. Kid is smoooooth. Love it. Nice work Jake !

 

[Lukeyloo]

Geeze Jake sure knows how to give a guy some morning wood

 

[Orangezoo]

Oh, it's Kline alright

You have to build creatively in this environment and have a much bigger picture when recruiting. Once Alex was on board this is exactly what you would expect. Basketball talent is exponentially growing over seas and flooding NBA rosters. So glad to see we are diving into that talent pool so quickly now.

 

[pwong]

This has Alex Kline written all over it

Guess Fennell’s agent called Kline about this kid wanting to go to college

 

[hoopsupstate]

Gonzaga recruited a lot of overseas players and they’ve done ok. Arizona is doing some of the same things.

 

[dasher]

You have to build creatively in this environment and have a much bigger picture when recruiting. Once Alex was on board this is exactly what you would expect. Basketball talent is exponentially growing over seas and flooding NBA rosters. So glad to see we are diving into that talent pool so quickly now.

I always love getting kids that didn't go through the crap of playing on AAU travel teams here. Their butts haven't been kissed all of their lives

 

[baggerbob]

I always love getting kids that didn't go through the crap of playing on AAU travel teams here. Their butts havn't been kissed all of their lives

And a lot of the overseas player have good fundamentals, which makes for good team play.

 

[Lukeyloo]

I always love getting kids that didn't go through the crap of playing on AAU travel teams here. Their butts havn't been kissed all of their lives

There's a lot to dislike about the USA basketball model and what it does to the players mindsets. Basketball is supposed to be a team game, selfish play is the demise of a team.

 

[TexanMark]

The good news is we have a women's basketball player who can speak Australian to him for the coaches.

 

[DilemaCuse]

Gonzaga recruited a lot of overseas players and they’ve done ok. Arizona is doing some of the same things.

I was just gonna mention both of those schools, thought of Kerr Krissa

 

[sutomcat]

And a lot of the overseas player have good fundamentals, which makes for good team play.

Yup.

You can see this guy has been well coached. Uses his body well to protect the ball. Can dribble, pass and finish with either hand. Quick release and really nice form on his jumper.

I also like his body is already well filled out. They list him at 190 and I believe it. Suspect he will be 195 or 200 by the time he enrolls in classes here.

The thing we were really lacking in the class was a PG. I think this is our guy. Pretty sure he will be good being a pass first guy who will work the pick and roll, execute set plays and take care of the ball.

And he is a good athlete. Check out the dunk driving in the paint early in the film. He isn't a freak athlete but he is solid here.

The one thing you can't see at all is how he plays defense. Hopefully he can hold his own there. If he can, he has a chance to start from day one.

The one thing I keep seeing in the last couple of recruits is a high hoops IQ. He plays like a college player who is at the end of their sophomore year or is a junior.

I assume this is not a coincidence. And it will probably result in less broken TVs in CNY the next few winters.

Is there any chance he enrolls in January and just practices with the team the spring semester?

 

[Lukeyloo]

The good news is we have a women's basketball player who can speak Australian to him for the coaches.

soooo.. English? These players aren't aboriginals

 

[albanycuse]

I love me some Fennell in my Italian sausage….

 

[721Comstock]

soooo.. English? These players aren't aboriginals

 

[Orangezoo]

soooo.. English? These players aren't aboriginals

Never seen a Fosters commercial?

 

[Lukeyloo]

Never seen a Fosters commercial?

I guess that much like the Brits, their English is, uh, different..

 

[orange79]

Luke Fennell? Spicy!

 

[Melancer46]

soooo.. English? These players aren't aboriginals

As someone that's married to an Australian, having a translator nearby will be very helpful. This kid is going to have to stock up on tracky dacks for the Syracuse winters.