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Maybe the best crop in years. You would think that a D1 program that had been in existence for over thirty years right here in Little Rock would be able to sign at least one of these good players. The Hogs can't sign them all. I'll be interested to see if we can sign at least one.

I realize you can't make a living with just local players, but if there is a legitimate local D1 player, it would be nice to sign at least one each year. Do you recall signing Mark Green and Alex Finger off the state champion Central High team. Alex decided to give up basketball, but if I recall was starting at point guard for us his Freshman year, and Mark became a very nice player. I also recall Too Tall and Jake Yancey. And we didn't even have our own facility back then. Why can't this staff recruit locally? You can say what you want but with as many good local players that go other places each year, there is no excuse in our not signing a few of them.01-lauramac2
(03-11-2014 09:33 AM)outsideualr Wrote: [ -> ]Maybe the best crop in years. You would think that a D1 program that had been in existence for over thirty years right here in Little Rock would be able to sign at least one of these good players. The Hogs can't sign them all. I'll be interested to see if we can sign at least one.

I realize you can't make a living with just local players, but if there is a legitimate local D1 player, it would be nice to sign at least one each year. Do you recall signing Mark Green and Alex Finger off the state champion Central High team. Alex decided to give up basketball, but if I recall was starting at point guard for us his Freshman year, and Mark became a very nice player. I also recall Too Tall and Jake Yancey. And we didn't even have our own facility back then. Why can't this staff recruit locally? You can say what you want but with as many good local players that go other places each year, there is no excuse in our not signing a few of them.01-lauramac2

I think the 2015 and 2016 classes are supposed to be very good. I know we have offered some of those players. Can we get any of them? I have no clue.

Right now, I'd like to get Hooper Vint on the rebound. Maybe there are injury-related reasons he is not playing at UTEP. If he is healthy, and playing so few minutes, he really needs to transfer (Hopefully here). I think a redshirt year, working with Joe, could do wonders.
I don't know about some of the Little Rock area recruits, but ASU had a lot of trouble recruiting the state this year dealing with players whose AAU coaches had convinced them they were headed for major D1 offers.

We offered the top player for Jonesboro High over a year ago, and pushed hard as one of two D1 offers he had. His AAU coach convinced him to hold off on committing to ASU because he was better than ASU. He spent all summer waiting on a major offer...and when it didn't come, he tried to commit here, only to find his scholarship was given to someone else.

AAU is destroying College Basketball slowly but surely.
(03-11-2014 01:40 PM)chiefsfan Wrote: [ -> ]I don't know about some of the Little Rock area recruits, but ASU had a lot of trouble recruiting the state this year dealing with players whose AAU coaches had convinced them they were headed for major D1 offers.

We offered the top player for Jonesboro High over a year ago, and pushed hard as one of two D1 offers he had. His AAU coach convinced him to hold off on committing to ASU because he was better than ASU. He spent all summer waiting on a major offer...and when it didn't come, he tried to commit here, only to find his scholarship was given to someone else.

AAU is destroying College Basketball slowly but surely.

AAU coaches have NFB advising players where to attend school. All they should be doing is coaching the kids, try to keep them out of trouble, encourage them to make their grades, but then keep their damn noses out of their business. That's how we lost Ron Baker. His AAU coach got the Wichita State coach to look at him, and though he had to walk on, his parents were willing to pay the freight for a year or two. If a kid is good enough to turn pro, it doesn't matter where he plays. And he might be happier at an ASU or UALR then some fancy shmancy school where he might or might not ever get a chance to play. Burns my rear end up just thinking about those louses. Not all of them are bad guys of course, but more than there should be.01-lauramac2
(03-11-2014 01:40 PM)chiefsfan Wrote: [ -> ]I don't know about some of the Little Rock area recruits, but ASU had a lot of trouble recruiting the state this year dealing with players whose AAU coaches had convinced them they were headed for major D1 offers.

We offered the top player for Jonesboro High over a year ago, and pushed hard as one of two D1 offers he had. His AAU coach convinced him to hold off on committing to ASU because he was better than ASU. He spent all summer waiting on a major offer...and when it didn't come, he tried to commit here, only to find his scholarship was given to someone else.

AAU is destroying College Basketball slowly but surely.

I know nothing about this, but I have gotten the impression local AAU coaches steer their players to out of State schools (other than if they are good enough to play in Fayetteville). They would rather be able to say we sent playerss to "X" BCS school, instead of UALR or ASU, even if the player sits on the bench for 4 years. Because of the way the media treats and portrays UALR (and ASU) in State, most of theses kids already think of us as second rate. Their AAU coaches just reinforce that.
(03-11-2014 01:57 PM)outsideualr Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-11-2014 01:40 PM)chiefsfan Wrote: [ -> ]I don't know about some of the Little Rock area recruits, but ASU had a lot of trouble recruiting the state this year dealing with players whose AAU coaches had convinced them they were headed for major D1 offers.

We offered the top player for Jonesboro High over a year ago, and pushed hard as one of two D1 offers he had. His AAU coach convinced him to hold off on committing to ASU because he was better than ASU. He spent all summer waiting on a major offer...and when it didn't come, he tried to commit here, only to find his scholarship was given to someone else.

AAU is destroying College Basketball slowly but surely.

AAU coaches have NFB advising players where to attend school. All they should be doing is coaching the kids, try to keep them out of trouble, encourage them to make their grades, but then keep their damn noses out of their business. That's how we lost Ron Baker. His AAU coach got the Wichita State coach to look at him, and though he had to walk on, his parents were willing to pay the freight for a year or two. If a kid is good enough to turn pro, it doesn't matter where he plays. And he might be happier at an ASU or UALR then some fancy shmancy school where he might or might not ever get a chance to play. Burns my rear end up just thinking about those louses. Not all of them are bad guys of course, but more than there should be.01-lauramac2

Not sure I have a problem with the AAU coach in Kansas. He made his best effort to help a local kid stay in his home State. I wish our AAU coaches did some of that when it doesn't involve UAF.
(03-11-2014 02:37 PM)mjs Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-11-2014 01:57 PM)outsideualr Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-11-2014 01:40 PM)chiefsfan Wrote: [ -> ]I don't know about some of the Little Rock area recruits, but ASU had a lot of trouble recruiting the state this year dealing with players whose AAU coaches had convinced them they were headed for major D1 offers.

We offered the top player for Jonesboro High over a year ago, and pushed hard as one of two D1 offers he had. His AAU coach convinced him to hold off on committing to ASU because he was better than ASU. He spent all summer waiting on a major offer...and when it didn't come, he tried to commit here, only to find his scholarship was given to someone else.

AAU is destroying College Basketball slowly but surely.

AAU coaches have NFB advising players where to attend school. All they should be doing is coaching the kids, try to keep them out of trouble, encourage them to make their grades, but then keep their damn noses out of their business. That's how we lost Ron Baker. His AAU coach got the Wichita State coach to look at him, and though he had to walk on, his parents were willing to pay the freight for a year or two. If a kid is good enough to turn pro, it doesn't matter where he plays. And he might be happier at an ASU or UALR then some fancy shmancy school where he might or might not ever get a chance to play. Burns my rear end up just thinking about those louses. Not all of them are bad guys of course, but more than there should be.01-lauramac2

Not sure I have a problem with the AAU coach in Kansas. He made his best effort to help a local kid stay in his home State. I wish our AAU coaches did some of that when it doesn't involve UAF.

He cost Baker's parents a lot of money. Paying your own way to any school now isn't cheap. Even one year costs a lot. Of course it turned out great for the AAU coach, and in this case probably the kid. And who knows. We might not have gotten him anyway. We could have ended up second on the kid, which is probably where we end up on a lot of good players. It would be nice to end up first occasionally. Well to be honest, we do with the players we sign, but we haven't with a nationally recognized player that I know of. Like to get a four star recruit once in awhile. We have trouble getting three stars.04-cheers
(03-11-2014 02:56 PM)outsideualr Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-11-2014 02:37 PM)mjs Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-11-2014 01:57 PM)outsideualr Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-11-2014 01:40 PM)chiefsfan Wrote: [ -> ]I don't know about some of the Little Rock area recruits, but ASU had a lot of trouble recruiting the state this year dealing with players whose AAU coaches had convinced them they were headed for major D1 offers.

We offered the top player for Jonesboro High over a year ago, and pushed hard as one of two D1 offers he had. His AAU coach convinced him to hold off on committing to ASU because he was better than ASU. He spent all summer waiting on a major offer...and when it didn't come, he tried to commit here, only to find his scholarship was given to someone else.

AAU is destroying College Basketball slowly but surely.

AAU coaches have NFB advising players where to attend school. All they should be doing is coaching the kids, try to keep them out of trouble, encourage them to make their grades, but then keep their damn noses out of their business. That's how we lost Ron Baker. His AAU coach got the Wichita State coach to look at him, and though he had to walk on, his parents were willing to pay the freight for a year or two. If a kid is good enough to turn pro, it doesn't matter where he plays. And he might be happier at an ASU or UALR then some fancy shmancy school where he might or might not ever get a chance to play. Burns my rear end up just thinking about those louses. Not all of them are bad guys of course, but more than there should be.01-lauramac2

Not sure I have a problem with the AAU coach in Kansas. He made his best effort to help a local kid stay in his home State. I wish our AAU coaches did some of that when it doesn't involve UAF.

He cost Baker's parents a lot of money. Paying your own way to any school now isn't cheap. Even one year costs a lot. Of course it turned out great for the AAU coach, and in this case probably the kid. And who knows. We might not have gotten him anyway. We could have ended up second on the kid, which is probably where we end up on a lot of good players. It would be nice to end up first occasionally. Well to be honest, we do with the players we sign, but we haven't with a nationally recognized player that I know of. Like to get a four star recruit once in awhile. We have trouble getting three stars.04-cheers

In-State tuition for Kansas residences is a bargain. My son's out of state tuition, not so much. Still, assuming his parents are middle class folks, they did for one year what most of us do for 4 years for our kids. And his parents had him close by where they could watch is his games. Most parents, who could afford it, would do that without a second thought.
(03-11-2014 03:57 PM)mjs Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-11-2014 02:56 PM)outsideualr Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-11-2014 02:37 PM)mjs Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-11-2014 01:57 PM)outsideualr Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-11-2014 01:40 PM)chiefsfan Wrote: [ -> ]I don't know about some of the Little Rock area recruits, but ASU had a lot of trouble recruiting the state this year dealing with players whose AAU coaches had convinced them they were headed for major D1 offers.

We offered the top player for Jonesboro High over a year ago, and pushed hard as one of two D1 offers he had. His AAU coach convinced him to hold off on committing to ASU because he was better than ASU. He spent all summer waiting on a major offer...and when it didn't come, he tried to commit here, only to find his scholarship was given to someone else.

AAU is destroying College Basketball slowly but surely.

AAU coaches have NFB advising players where to attend school. All they should be doing is coaching the kids, try to keep them out of trouble, encourage them to make their grades, but then keep their damn noses out of their business. That's how we lost Ron Baker. His AAU coach got the Wichita State coach to look at him, and though he had to walk on, his parents were willing to pay the freight for a year or two. If a kid is good enough to turn pro, it doesn't matter where he plays. And he might be happier at an ASU or UALR then some fancy shmancy school where he might or might not ever get a chance to play. Burns my rear end up just thinking about those louses. Not all of them are bad guys of course, but more than there should be.01-lauramac2

Not sure I have a problem with the AAU coach in Kansas. He made his best effort to help a local kid stay in his home State. I wish our AAU coaches did some of that when it doesn't involve UAF.

He cost Baker's parents a lot of money. Paying your own way to any school now isn't cheap. Even one year costs a lot. Of course it turned out great for the AAU coach, and in this case probably the kid. And who knows. We might not have gotten him anyway. We could have ended up second on the kid, which is probably where we end up on a lot of good players. It would be nice to end up first occasionally. Well to be honest, we do with the players we sign, but we haven't with a nationally recognized player that I know of. Like to get a four star recruit once in awhile. We have trouble getting three stars.04-cheers

In-State tuition for Kansas residences is a bargain. My son's out of state tuition, not so much. Still, assuming his parents are middle class folks, they did for one year what most of us do for 4 years for our kids. And his parents had him close by where they could watch is his games. Most parents, who could afford it, would do that without a second thought.

You're right. That was the big selling point, probably more for the parents than for the kid, although maybe he had always dreamed about playing for Wichita State. A hundred years from now it won't make any difference anyway.04-cheers
(03-11-2014 02:35 PM)mjs Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-11-2014 01:40 PM)chiefsfan Wrote: [ -> ]I don't know about some of the Little Rock area recruits, but ASU had a lot of trouble recruiting the state this year dealing with players whose AAU coaches had convinced them they were headed for major D1 offers.

We offered the top player for Jonesboro High over a year ago, and pushed hard as one of two D1 offers he had. His AAU coach convinced him to hold off on committing to ASU because he was better than ASU. He spent all summer waiting on a major offer...and when it didn't come, he tried to commit here, only to find his scholarship was given to someone else.

AAU is destroying College Basketball slowly but surely.

I know nothing about this, but I have gotten the impression local AAU coaches steer their players to out of State schools (other than if they are good enough to play in Fayetteville). They would rather be able to say we sent playerss to "X" BCS school, instead of UALR or ASU, even if the player sits on the bench for 4 years. Because of the way the media treats and portrays UALR (and ASU) in State, most of theses kids already think of us as second rate. Their AAU coaches just reinforce that.

An AAU Coach is a self serving profession. Their goal is to recruit the best players they can to play for them. They get that by being able to sell players how many of their kids are playing for D1 schools.

For an AAU Coach in Arkansas...the only thing that matters is how many did you send to UAF. ff they do not sign with Fayetteville, then you try and send them out of state because in the end, you can sell that easier than you could a UALR or ASU.

For the coach in Kansas. If he had sent that kid to UALR...it would mean absolutely nothing to future players he wants to recruit, because few would have heard of UALR. But Wichita State is a big instate name, and if Kansas or Kansas State are not interested, you still come out way ahead with Wichita. He can now go off and tell future players he is recruiting that he sent a player to Wichita State. He doesn't have to mention the kid paid his own way to get there.
(03-11-2014 04:31 PM)chiefsfan Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-11-2014 02:35 PM)mjs Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-11-2014 01:40 PM)chiefsfan Wrote: [ -> ]I don't know about some of the Little Rock area recruits, but ASU had a lot of trouble recruiting the state this year dealing with players whose AAU coaches had convinced them they were headed for major D1 offers.

We offered the top player for Jonesboro High over a year ago, and pushed hard as one of two D1 offers he had. His AAU coach convinced him to hold off on committing to ASU because he was better than ASU. He spent all summer waiting on a major offer...and when it didn't come, he tried to commit here, only to find his scholarship was given to someone else.

AAU is destroying College Basketball slowly but surely.

I know nothing about this, but I have gotten the impression local AAU coaches steer their players to out of State schools (other than if they are good enough to play in Fayetteville). They would rather be able to say we sent playerss to "X" BCS school, instead of UALR or ASU, even if the player sits on the bench for 4 years. Because of the way the media treats and portrays UALR (and ASU) in State, most of theses kids already think of us as second rate. Their AAU coaches just reinforce that.

An AAU Coach is a self serving profession. Their goal is to recruit the best players they can to play for them. They get that by being able to sell players how many of their kids are playing for D1 schools.

For an AAU Coach in Arkansas...the only thing that matters is how many did you send to UAF. ff they do not sign with Fayetteville, then you try and send them out of state because in the end, you can sell that easier than you could a UALR or ASU.

For the coach in Kansas. If he had sent that kid to UALR...it would mean absolutely nothing to future players he wants to recruit, because few would have heard of UALR. But Wichita State is a big instate name, and if Kansas or Kansas State are not interested, you still come out way ahead with Wichita. He can now go off and tell future players he is recruiting that he sent a player to Wichita State. He doesn't have to mention the kid paid his own way to get there.

The sordid underbelly of college basketball. And it doesn't begin there. Kids transfer within the Central Arkansas high school district to play basketball or football at a school where they think they can do better. What a world!04-cheers
(03-11-2014 04:31 PM)chiefsfan Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-11-2014 02:35 PM)mjs Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-11-2014 01:40 PM)chiefsfan Wrote: [ -> ]I don't know about some of the Little Rock area recruits, but ASU had a lot of trouble recruiting the state this year dealing with players whose AAU coaches had convinced them they were headed for major D1 offers.

We offered the top player for Jonesboro High over a year ago, and pushed hard as one of two D1 offers he had. His AAU coach convinced him to hold off on committing to ASU because he was better than ASU. He spent all summer waiting on a major offer...and when it didn't come, he tried to commit here, only to find his scholarship was given to someone else.

AAU is destroying College Basketball slowly but surely.

I know nothing about this, but I have gotten the impression local AAU coaches steer their players to out of State schools (other than if they are good enough to play in Fayetteville). They would rather be able to say we sent playerss to "X" BCS school, instead of UALR or ASU, even if the player sits on the bench for 4 years. Because of the way the media treats and portrays UALR (and ASU) in State, most of theses kids already think of us as second rate. Their AAU coaches just reinforce that.

An AAU Coach is a self serving profession. Their goal is to recruit the best players they can to play for them. They get that by being able to sell players how many of their kids are playing for D1 schools.

For an AAU Coach in Arkansas...the only thing that matters is how many did you send to UAF. ff they do not sign with Fayetteville, then you try and send them out of state because in the end, you can sell that easier than you could a UALR or ASU.

For the coach in Kansas. If he had sent that kid to UALR...it would mean absolutely nothing to future players he wants to recruit, because few would have heard of UALR. But Wichita State is a big instate name, and if Kansas or Kansas State are not interested, you still come out way ahead with Wichita. He can now go off and tell future players he is recruiting that he sent a player to Wichita State. He doesn't have to mention the kid paid his own way to get there.

And I'm sure he won't. But, in that case he obviously did what was right for the kid, too. Kid is from Kansas. Wichita State is a program with a long history of success (although nothing like the last 2 seasons). The kid is good enough to start on a Final 4 team and a currently undefeated team. He is close to home and where he should be (if not at KU). I just wish our AAU coaches did something to help any State schools other than the one in NW Arkansas.
(03-11-2014 06:08 PM)mjs Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-11-2014 04:31 PM)chiefsfan Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-11-2014 02:35 PM)mjs Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-11-2014 01:40 PM)chiefsfan Wrote: [ -> ]I don't know about some of the Little Rock area recruits, but ASU had a lot of trouble recruiting the state this year dealing with players whose AAU coaches had convinced them they were headed for major D1 offers.

We offered the top player for Jonesboro High over a year ago, and pushed hard as one of two D1 offers he had. His AAU coach convinced him to hold off on committing to ASU because he was better than ASU. He spent all summer waiting on a major offer...and when it didn't come, he tried to commit here, only to find his scholarship was given to someone else.

AAU is destroying College Basketball slowly but surely.

I know nothing about this, but I have gotten the impression local AAU coaches steer their players to out of State schools (other than if they are good enough to play in Fayetteville). They would rather be able to say we sent playerss to "X" BCS school, instead of UALR or ASU, even if the player sits on the bench for 4 years. Because of the way the media treats and portrays UALR (and ASU) in State, most of theses kids already think of us as second rate. Their AAU coaches just reinforce that.

An AAU Coach is a self serving profession. Their goal is to recruit the best players they can to play for them. They get that by being able to sell players how many of their kids are playing for D1 schools.

For an AAU Coach in Arkansas...the only thing that matters is how many did you send to UAF. ff they do not sign with Fayetteville, then you try and send them out of state because in the end, you can sell that easier than you could a UALR or ASU.

For the coach in Kansas. If he had sent that kid to UALR...it would mean absolutely nothing to future players he wants to recruit, because few would have heard of UALR. But Wichita State is a big instate name, and if Kansas or Kansas State are not interested, you still come out way ahead with Wichita. He can now go off and tell future players he is recruiting that he sent a player to Wichita State. He doesn't have to mention the kid paid his own way to get there.

And I'm sure he won't. But, in that case he obviously did what was right for the kid, too. Kid is from Kansas. Wichita State is a program with a long history of success (although nothing like the last 2 seasons). The kid is good enough to start on a Final 4 team and a currently undefeated team. He is close to home and where he should be (if not at KU). I just wish our AAU coaches did something to help any State schools other than the one in NW Arkansas.

Ron Crawford helped us get Derek Fisher when nobody else wanted him.04-cheers
(03-11-2014 06:12 PM)outsideualr Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-11-2014 06:08 PM)mjs Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-11-2014 04:31 PM)chiefsfan Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-11-2014 02:35 PM)mjs Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-11-2014 01:40 PM)chiefsfan Wrote: [ -> ]I don't know about some of the Little Rock area recruits, but ASU had a lot of trouble recruiting the state this year dealing with players whose AAU coaches had convinced them they were headed for major D1 offers.

We offered the top player for Jonesboro High over a year ago, and pushed hard as one of two D1 offers he had. His AAU coach convinced him to hold off on committing to ASU because he was better than ASU. He spent all summer waiting on a major offer...and when it didn't come, he tried to commit here, only to find his scholarship was given to someone else.

AAU is destroying College Basketball slowly but surely.

I know nothing about this, but I have gotten the impression local AAU coaches steer their players to out of State schools (other than if they are good enough to play in Fayetteville). They would rather be able to say we sent playerss to "X" BCS school, instead of UALR or ASU, even if the player sits on the bench for 4 years. Because of the way the media treats and portrays UALR (and ASU) in State, most of theses kids already think of us as second rate. Their AAU coaches just reinforce that.

An AAU Coach is a self serving profession. Their goal is to recruit the best players they can to play for them. They get that by being able to sell players how many of their kids are playing for D1 schools.

For an AAU Coach in Arkansas...the only thing that matters is how many did you send to UAF. ff they do not sign with Fayetteville, then you try and send them out of state because in the end, you can sell that easier than you could a UALR or ASU.

For the coach in Kansas. If he had sent that kid to UALR...it would mean absolutely nothing to future players he wants to recruit, because few would have heard of UALR. But Wichita State is a big instate name, and if Kansas or Kansas State are not interested, you still come out way ahead with Wichita. He can now go off and tell future players he is recruiting that he sent a player to Wichita State. He doesn't have to mention the kid paid his own way to get there.

And I'm sure he won't. But, in that case he obviously did what was right for the kid, too. Kid is from Kansas. Wichita State is a program with a long history of success (although nothing like the last 2 seasons). The kid is good enough to start on a Final 4 team and a currently undefeated team. He is close to home and where he should be (if not at KU). I just wish our AAU coaches did something to help any State schools other than the one in NW Arkansas.

Ron Crawford helped us get Derek Fisher when nobody else wanted him.04-cheers

Exactly. They'll send us a kid no one else wants. You think if Ole Miss wanted him, he would have pushed him to UALR? Just once I'd like to see them steer a kid to UALR that could go somewhere better if they chose to.
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/...ge_choices

Here is a big in-state kid who lists us.
(03-11-2014 06:42 PM)mjs Wrote: [ -> ]Exactly. They'll send us a kid no one else wants. You think if Ole Miss wanted him, he would have pushed him to UALR? Just once I'd like to see them steer a kid to UALR that could go somewhere better if they chose to.

Let's think about this a minute. If you're a coach in high school or AAU, and you want to see your kids get the best deal they can get, and perhaps get them an opportunity to even play professional ball, you're probably going to want to get them in the best basketball program you can. You'll notice I didn't say best school you can get them in. I don't blame any coach, high school or AAU for wanting the best for one of their players.

I can tell you from personal experiences, you let one of these college coaches screw around one your kids, you've screwed the pooch with that high school coach from now on. Not only will he not herd any players to your program, he'll do his best to herd them away.
(03-11-2014 08:49 PM)MICHAELSPAPPY Wrote: [ -> ]http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/...ge_choices

Here is a big in-state kid who lists us.



You gotta go strong after someone with that name.
(03-11-2014 01:40 PM)chiefsfan Wrote: [ -> ]I don't know about some of the Little Rock area recruits, but ASU had a lot of trouble recruiting the state this year dealing with players whose AAU coaches had convinced them they were headed for major D1 offers.

We offered the top player for Jonesboro High over a year ago, and pushed hard as one of two D1 offers he had. His AAU coach convinced him to hold off on committing to ASU because he was better than ASU. He spent all summer waiting on a major offer...and when it didn't come, he tried to commit here, only to find his scholarship was given to someone else.

AAU is destroying College Basketball slowly but surely.



Best argument I can think of for going after JCs and foreign kids.
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