(02-02-2017 11:35 AM)mrbig Wrote:  

(02-02-2017 10:38 AM)elw4796 Wrote:  Another new 2017 offer to PG Tai Bibbs. 6-3 out of Chicago w/ offers from almost 25 schools, almost exclusively mid-majors. Clearly a smart kid w/ multiple Ivy offers. Best offer is probably from Fordham. From his highlight videos, it's clear he's decently quick for his size and can really get his shot off. However, he goes to a prep school, so the kids he's playing against are considerably smaller and less athletic.

Link to highlights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKTb44JqgRY

Looks like he initially committed to Drake back in August 2016. Just de-committed around New Year's.

Without providing links, he has been ranked in the top-20 players in Illinois. Was 5'11" during the summer 2015, but is now a long 6'3". Drake forum folks seem happy to have had him and now sad to have lost him. One of the posts says Stanford watched him recently. Seems like he is getting a lot of interest from a lot of places since de-committing from Drake.

edit: saw a tweet that Rice was going to see 6'9" F Taylor Bruninga, another Illinois player. No offer.

Yeah, Bibbs is definitely getting a lot of interest. He's picked up 10+ offers in January alone, and there are some tweets (like the one you said) that show some high-major interest. Actually missed another recruit that we reportedly offered: 2017 6-5 G/F Zhaire Smith out of Texas. Twitter reportedly has him holding offers from Rice, Texas Tech, and Tulsa. In all honesty I have no idea what to think of him. He's insanely athletic, so much so that he has a 7 minute youtube video just of his dunks. Looks more like a slasher, w/ very few perimeter shots on his highlights.