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(11-16-2016 09:34 PM)BlazeNBham Wrote:  Didn't sign Hurtado nor Calixte.
Calixte is picking up some new P5 interest.

So Hurtado commits on the last day of the early signing period but doesn't sign? That's very strange.

https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/10362

Rivals says he signed an LOI. Sorry for my ingnorance, but does that mean he's officially ours? Is this even correct - I've seen others say he didn't sign?

if he signed LOI its official.

Seemed strange to announce on the last day of the early signing period and not sign.

UAB Basketball would announce his signing if we had a signed LOI in hand. That we haven't done so makes me think thats not the case.

(11-17-2016 10:15 AM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  UAB Basketball would announce his signing if we had a signed LOI in hand. That we haven't done so makes me think thats not the case.

Me too.

Getting Bryant and Hurtado still wouldnt stop me from offering the best pg instate in D.J. Heath.

I wonder if we really offered G Clayton Hughes he would be the icing on the cake. Grad transfer big man would be the sprinkles someone who could average over 6 boards.

(11-17-2016 10:26 AM)Big Dee Wrote:  Getting Bryant and Hurtado still wouldnt stop me from offering the best pg instate in D.J. Heath.

I wonder if we really offered G Clayton Hughes he would be the icing on the cake. Grad transfer big man would be the sprinkles someone who could average over 6 boards.

Kinda agree ...

UAB usually announces all of the signees at once a day or two after signing period ends with comments about each by the coach. They would not announce an individual signee.

But Drew should have reported something by now.

(11-17-2016 11:01 AM)WesternBlazer Wrote:  

(11-17-2016 10:26 AM)Big Dee Wrote:  Getting Bryant and Hurtado still wouldnt stop me from offering the best pg instate in D.J. Heath.

I wonder if we really offered G Clayton Hughes he would be the icing on the cake. Grad transfer big man would be the sprinkles someone who could average over 6 boards.

Kinda agree ...

Welp Hughes signed with UNCW so there is that.

I don't understand why we didn't sign one instate guy after being all in on instate guys. D.J. would be the only in state guy I would sign, kid is underrated. Could help with the 3.5 star kid that graduate 2018.

He signed.

(11-17-2016 01:33 PM)BlazerGold09 Wrote:  He signed.

"He" being Hurtado?

If UAB can find players like Cokley, Bryant, Gueye, and Hurtado, why spend time recruiting instate players anymore?......

(11-17-2016 02:07 PM)BlazeNBham Wrote:  If UAB can find players like Cokley, Bryant, Gueye, and Hurtado, why spend time recruiting instate players anymore?......

I agree. The value of instate players are overrated, especially if you get better players out of state. Time has shown that having instate players do not increase attendance.

With the exception of maybe Oliver Robinson, all of UAB's greatest players came from out of state.

(11-17-2016 02:11 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(11-17-2016 02:07 PM)BlazeNBham Wrote:  If UAB can find players like Cokley, Bryant, Gueye, and Hurtado, why spend time recruiting instate players anymore?......

I agree. The value of instate players are overrated, especially if you get better players out of state. Time has shown that having instate players do not increase attendance.

This is accurate.

Yes I was referring to Hurtado in the earlier post.

Or you can recruit the right ones like

Haas (the best instate product in recent years)
Smith (i would place at number two at Arizona)
Person (Troy second best guy maybe)

I not too long ago was thinking that maybe we overvalued instate recruiting ,but remembered it wasnt that long ago the state had like 4 pgs or something like that in the final four or elite eight.

Could just go back over the Haase era and see who he missed on instate or out. I think Haas and Tookie Brown are two we definitely missed on off the top of my head.

Agree with you all. Talent is talent, regardless of where it comes from. It's nice to see a Bham area kid stay and play for his hometown squad but it really doesn't matter.

What I like to see is who we beat out for certain players. Bryant and Hurtado both had multiple offers from successful power 5 programs and Gueye had several offers as well.

(11-17-2016 02:11 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(11-17-2016 02:07 PM)BlazeNBham Wrote:  If UAB can find players like Cokley, Bryant, Gueye, and Hurtado, why spend time recruiting instate players anymore?......

I agree. The value of instate players are overrated, especially if you get better players out of state. Time has shown that having instate players do not increase attendance.

With the exception of maybe Oliver Robinson, all of UAB's greatest players came from out of state.

Mo Finely would like to have a word.

C.j. Jones (at Arkansas)
Datcher ( miss state)



Not instate but former recruit Gustys is averaging 18 boards in two games