Drexel just signed Pg's for next year!

Justin Moore and Shane Blakeney

https://www.verbalcommits.com/schools/drexel

Rich Rolf reopened his recruiting.

(10-02-2021 05:57 PM)Water Boy Wrote:  Rich Rolf reopened his recruiting.

I didn't know you could do that unless he didn't sign and a school from Ohio stole him.

(10-02-2021 09:36 PM)Dragon For Life Wrote:  

(10-02-2021 05:57 PM)Water Boy Wrote:  Rich Rolf reopened his recruiting.

I didn't know you could do that unless he didn't sign and a school from Ohio stole him.

None of these guys of signed a letter of intent yet. A verbal commit doesn't really tie you to the team. The early period for D1 basketball is from Nov 10-Nov 17. The regular period is from April 13 - May 18.

A verbal commitment is nonbinding. A recruit can get out at any time and other coaches can continue recruiting them even if they have given a verbal commitment to another school. In contrast signing an LOI binds the student to the team for a year and other coaches are forbidden from contacting them.

There has to be a reason why unless he was reached by someone else

Really coming up short on bigs.

One of our own has really started doing his thing again. Check his recap out on our class for this year

http://www.recruitrecon.com/

Glad he posted, had forgotten about his site. Doesn't look like this group is as high as the past two, but I've got no problems with Kaz and Kari comps for the two true freshmen.

Chuka Mekkam is leaving Drexel

https://www.verbalcommits.com/players/chuka-mekkam

(02-14-2022 06:22 PM)Dragon For Life Wrote:  Chuka Mekkam is leaving Drexel

https://www.verbalcommits.com/players/chuka-mekkam

I didn't know he was ever here. I don't think he ever played, and don't know anything about him.

(02-14-2022 09:14 PM)J.B. Wrote:  

(02-14-2022 06:22 PM)Dragon For Life Wrote:  Chuka Mekkam is leaving Drexel

https://www.verbalcommits.com/players/chuka-mekkam

I didn't know he was ever here. I don't think he ever played, and don't know anything about him.

Ditto.. he was purged from the roster. He must have had off the court issues?

(02-14-2022 09:14 PM)J.B. Wrote:  

(02-14-2022 06:22 PM)Dragon For Life Wrote:  Chuka Mekkam is leaving Drexel

https://www.verbalcommits.com/players/chuka-mekkam

I didn't know he was ever here. I don't think he ever played, and don't know anything about him.

Have to admit, my first reaction was "who?"

Interesting read on how Hofstra landed a kid from Roman Catholic.

(10-02-2021 05:57 PM)Water Boy Wrote:  Rich Rolf reopened his recruiting.

"The re-opening of my recruitment was a family decision," Rolf told TheHoosier.com. "I committed after taking an unofficial visit. When I went on my official visit, it just did not feel the same. I wanted something similar to what I’ve experienced at centerville and I just did not think Drexel was the best fit for me. Thus deciding for me to decommit."
Paywalled
https://indiana.rivals.com/news/2022-win...iana-visit

(03-09-2022 07:05 PM)DrachenFire Wrote:  

(10-02-2021 05:57 PM)Water Boy Wrote:  Rich Rolf reopened his recruiting.

"The re-opening of my recruitment was a family decision," Rolf told TheHoosier.com. "I committed after taking an unofficial visit. When I went on my official visit, it just did not feel the same. I wanted something similar to what I’ve experienced at centerville and I just did not think Drexel was the best fit for me. Thus deciding for me to decommit."
Paywalled
https://indiana.rivals.com/news/2022-win...iana-visit

We all know it is because we was his best option until bigger schools finally came around to him and he changed his mind.

seems like he would have been a nice addition...but another out of state kid.

any thoughts about why it seems like we have to bring kids in from all over the country/world? it stood out to me that delaware's roster is mostly pa and md kids. davis is from right there in newark.

(03-10-2022 08:18 AM)hiroshimacarp Wrote:  seems like he would have been a nice addition...but another out of state kid.

any thoughts about why it seems like we have to bring kids in from all over the country/world? it stood out to me that delaware's roster is mostly pa and md kids. davis is from right there in newark.

Even Bruiser had a tough time recruiting local kids, despite being local and having the connections. The players who want to stay local have so many choices of like minded mid-majors (Penn, SJU, LaSalle, and even throw Delaware into the mix). Spiker also isn't local and doesn't have the local connections that Ingelsby has, and that was clearly one of the criticisms of Drexel's choice to hire Spiker over Ingelsby. Drexel's staff has to work that much harder to recruit from around the world to get players who might not be familiar with the hierarchy of Philadelphia's college sports teams.

Why does local players matter? Asking because I have never understood. I understand there is a whole world of Philly high school basketball, but beyond that, does anyone really care where a player comes from? Do we really think we would be drawing in more fans just because we have a kid from somewhere in PA?

(03-10-2022 08:54 AM)dan10 Wrote:  Why does local players matter? Asking because I have never understood. I understand there is a whole world of Philly high school basketball, but beyond that, does anyone really care where a player comes from? Do we really think we would be drawing in more fans just because we have a kid from somewhere in PA?

I guess it doesn't really matter if you have the resources to draw in top quality players from all over the country, or even the world. But when you have top quality mid-major players at your doorstep and could convince family and friends that they can easily attend all of the kids home games then why not do your best to get them on your team?

Attendance does help quite a bit when your players are local. Drexel's women's team draws in significantly more family and friends of the players than the men's team does. As somebody who attends a lot of games at the DAC for both teams, I will say that it's definitely noticeable. Now who the opponent is factors into this, but I've been to a lot of doubleheaders over the years when I would noticeably see more fans at the women's game than the men's game.

Im sure its true of Philly players, but I would be surprised if that is true from elsewhere in the state. Realistically, does anyone think we are going to land those local Philly players? Brusier was a Philly staple and really struggled. If he couldn't do it, not sure why anyone thinks its an option. That doesnt mean you ignore those players. You still visit, invite and offer, but they shouldn't be the expectation of landing. Unless we start a winning culture sometime, I have a hard time believing we should start to expect to land the Philly talent. Using resources to essentially waste our time, doesnt seem productive to the program, to me.