http://verbalcommits.com/players/brandon-nazione

Excellent Howell MI product, nice athletic ability and second team JUCO Div II All American. 6'7 220.

Offers from Texas St Nichols St and Missouri St.

Great news! Front court depth getting stronger

Looked for a few videos of him. Could only find videos of him dunking in HS. Kinda reminds me of the kid we had from west MI a few years ago (can't remember the name).

Nick Freer?

I heard you guys talk about him before.

Is this a good pick up? Is he PF or SF

(04-23-2014 06:10 PM)KPJ Wrote:  Nick Freer?

That's him.

Love the pick up here. Not sure what we have left, but I sure wouldnt mind getting Bocoum (SP?) to add to the front court class.

If you begin to look at this roster, I think its pretty clear that we will again be contenders in the West next season. The backcourt is as solid as it comes in the MAC, and I think with the pieces we have added to the front court, we can contend and be sufficient on both ends of the court there.

The losses of Combs and Ross have been replaced by solid freshman who have the potential to add just as much, if not more, than they could bring to the court.

I trust Murph.

I don't disagree that our two true freshmen guards are athletic, however they are inexperienced. To say they would have been better than a Talley, Combs, Lee backcourt is a big jump isn't it? Likewise the loss of Harrison, Riley and Bryant and Strickland. Yes Price is a nice addition, but do you believe that the rest of the front court additions ie Wilson, Nazione, Nobles and the transfer are on the same par as those 3?

I like your upbeat appraisal though. I think this class will need time to jell and we should wait until the MAC part of the season to see them firing on all cylinders. Past this next year I see a strong backcourt.

With Clyburn apparently going to prep school and Albert in limbo, (both looking for bigger/better offers?) do we recruit another combo guard/wing???

A 7 foot transfer sounds interesting.

Dieng apparently is looking for more offers as well, I'd like to have him, sounds like he will develop into a solid player.

Maybe not on the wing/combo we still have some other guards on the roster. How do they fit in? Farhart, Perry etc.

Nice article, apparently Buffalo offered as well:

http://www.livingstondaily.com/article/2...1006/rss02

Great article. Everything that I have read about this kid...articles, stats, everything...makes me confident in the notion that he will be a good one for us. He (and Okoloji) could push Price for that final starting spot. That competition should be an exciting one. We've got some very talented forwards.

Good.

I'd really like to see an updated basketball roster. I'm having trouble keeping score...

PG 6-0 Talley / 6-1 Alvano / 6-0 Farhat
SG 6-3 Lee / 6-5 Bonds / 6-3 Martin
SF 6-7 Price / 6-7 Nazione / 6-4 Perry
PF 6-7 Ward / 6-8 Okoloji / 6-8 Nobles
C 6-11 Ajavi

I am obviously speculating on the rotation. But that is our roster at this point.

13 players with Ali Farhat and Trent Perry as walk-ons last year. Not sure what EMU plans to do with the extra 2 scholarships. Grant them to the walk-ons, hold on to them?

(05-15-2014 06:23 AM)emu79 Wrote:  Nice article, apparently Buffalo offered as well:

http://www.livingstondaily.com/article/2...1006/rss02

Good article.
I remember you bringing this guy up earlier in spring recruiting. Nice get for EMU. He looks strong and athletic. Kind of like Ward.

(05-15-2014 09:21 PM)rayEMU Wrote:  PG 6-0 Talley / 6-1 Alvano / 6-0 Farhat
SG 6-3 Lee / 6-5 Bonds / 6-3 Martin
SF 6-7 Price / 6-7 Nazione / 6-4 Perry
PF 6-7 Ward / 6-8 Okoloji / 6-8 Nobles
C 6-11 Ajavi

Cool. Thanks.

Nice roster, but the inexperience outside of the starting 5 will kill us.