(06-11-2016 10:27 PM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  There was a similar tweet from the WBB side as well.

Ah ok. It might've just been the end of the week for the elite camps. It looks like those were going on all last week.

Latest offer class of 2018 6'6'' SG Jordan Phillips. Grace Prep HS in TX.

(06-15-2016 11:32 AM)cr11owl Wrote:  Latest offer class of 2018 6'6'' SG Jordan Phillips. Grace Prep HS in TX.

And also Noah Locke from Maryland for the 2018 class.

And now F Jake Forrester. Lots of offers today.

Yep, offer period for 2018s opened last night. Should be in contact with a bunch of guys from that class.

This Saturday (25th) all 5 of our freshman signees (basketball players) will move in and begin workouts, summer classes etc.

(06-21-2016 10:01 AM)coachM Wrote:  This Saturday (25th) all 5 of our freshman signees (basketball players) will move in and begin workouts, summer classes etc.

Just in time for the most pleasant time of the year in Houston! :)

(06-21-2016 10:01 AM)coachM Wrote:  This Saturday (25th) all 5 of our freshman signees (basketball players) will move in and begin workouts, summer classes etc.

I haven't been following the basketball recruiting. Who are our signees?

Ako Adams, 6'3" PG, Washington D.C., Other notable offers: Richmond, George Mason, Hofstra, LA Tech, George Washington, ODU, DePaul
Robert Martin Jr., 6'6" SF, Tilton School, NH/Waltham, MA, Other notable offers: None
Tim Harrison, 6'8" PF, San Diego, CA, Other notable offers: Colorado State, VCU, Nevada, Cal, Tulsa, Fresno St, Washington, New Mexico, UNLV
Austin Meyer, 6'9" PF, Austin, TX/Mustang, OK, Other notable offers: He had an OU offer at one point, it appears it was pulled at some point.
Corey Douglas, Fork Union Military Academy, VA/Louisville, KY, Other notable offers: None

(06-27-2016 11:17 AM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote:  Ako Adams, 6'3" PG, Washington D.C., Other notable offers: Richmond, George Mason, Hofstra, LA Tech, George Washington, ODU, DePaul
Robert Martin Jr., 6'6" SF, Tilton School, NH/Waltham, MA, Other notable offers: None
Tim Harrison, 6'8" PF, San Diego, CA, Other notable offers: Colorado State, VCU, Nevada, Cal, Tulsa, Fresno St, Washington, New Mexico, UNLV
Austin Meyer, 6'9" PF, Austin, TX/Mustang, OK, Other notable offers: He had an OU offer at one point, it appears it was pulled at some point.
Corey Douglas, Fork Union Military Academy, VA/Louisville, KY, Other notable offers: None

Thanks!

(06-27-2016 11:17 AM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote:  Ako Adams, 6'3" PG, Washington D.C., Other notable offers: Richmond, George Mason, Hofstra, LA Tech, George Washington, ODU, DePaul

This is old (2015) news, but I'm glad to see this in Adams' committment article: "Rice is a strong school that will give me lots of job opportunities."

Looks like he's thinking long-term, rather than hoping for a quick exit to pro ball.

Slightly OT, but WKU landed a 5-star center today (nothing shady, just godfather and coach connections). Can't wait to see Drone body him down low. ***never mind he's a 2017 so Drone won't see him. Still will be interesting to see how much he dominates or plays down to the competition.

http://rice.247sports.com/Bolt/Dukes-Sea...y-46043148

Small note but either Oliver Xu is off the team again or just wasn't added to the roster. Makes sense with three walkons already on the team.

Missed out on the top five of top 100 2017 wing Christian David. Was always a long shot but he was one of the guys the staff went up to see a bit ago. One of the guys that would've been a really impressive get. Top 5 is Butler, Creighton, Miami, Oregon, & Pittsburgh, so no real surprise that we missed out.

(07-19-2016 08:41 AM)elw4796 Wrote:  Missed out on the top five of top 100 2017 wing Christian David. Was always a long shot but he was one of the guys the staff went up to see a bit ago. One of the guys that would've been a really impressive get. Top 5 is Butler, Creighton, Miami, Oregon, & Pittsburgh, so no real surprise that we missed out.

Would have been a great get but given what probably the injuries did to our record last year it was a long shot. Had we finished .500 it might have presented a better picture of Rice Rising to him.

Another one of our power offers is off the board in Eli Brooks to Michigan. Not really a surprise, we got in late on him and he was picking up steam.

3/4* Jordan Schakel is off the board to San Diego State. He's one of the guys who I would've liked to see us get, and who seemed to have some interest at the beginning of the process. Still, he clearly wanted to stay in California based off of his offers and quotes. On to the next guy.

Given that we are only looking at one (unless something happens) for next year is the message that we will be very selective in who we get?

(07-21-2016 08:21 PM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  Given that we are only looking at one (unless something happens) for next year is the message that we will be very selective in who we get?

This might sound twisted, but I feel like the reality is that we will actually sign two new players for next year. Obviously Drone will be gone for sure, but with the amount of transfers in CBB these days, it's probably a good bet that one of the twelve others will want to transfer for some reason.

(07-21-2016 08:21 PM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  Given that we are only looking at one (unless something happens) for next year is the message that we will be very selective in who we get?

Obviously looking at this with no inside information, but I would think that Schakel would've been one of the guys the staff would've liked to land. 6-5+ guard, ridiculous shooter which would've fit great on a team that plays quick in transition, and cares (or seemed to) about academics.