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New BB Recruit - Sleepy - 04-12-2018 03:04 PM
? THIS JUST IN ?
Rockets add 3rd member of 2018-19 recruiting class with signing of 6-10, 205-pound forward AJ Edu - @ArielJohnEdu - to National Letter of Intent.
http://utrockets.com/news/2018/4/12/mens-basketball-toledo-inks-aj-edu-to-national-letter-of-intent.aspx …
12:49 PM - 12 Apr 2018
RE: New BB Recruit - Sleepy - 04-12-2018 03:12 PM
Nice. Impressive footwork and ball handling for 6'10.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=9&v=qeCvbbK1sxM
RE: New BB Recruit - T4C8 - 04-12-2018 03:17 PM
Not the big I wanted, but we'll take it!
RE: New BB Recruit - IamN2daRockets! - 04-12-2018 03:31 PM
I’ll take him gladly!!!! Looks like a LOT of upside. Great job by staff!
Go Rockets!!
RE: New BB Recruit - indianasniff - 04-12-2018 03:32 PM
Defending inside in NCAA could be an issue
Will need some visits to the Graham Room
Maybe some Stanley’s kielbasa
Being from Cypress he can hang out at Georgios
RE: New BB Recruit - bcunn3128 - 04-12-2018 03:33 PM
6’10” but only 205 lbs? Hope he hits the weight room a lot.
Why can’t we recruit a player with Boothe’s build again? Why is this a struggle for us?
RE: New BB Recruit - Boca Rocket - 04-12-2018 03:35 PM
The guy is very athletic. Nice pick up.
Welcome to the U of Toledo Mr. Edu!
RE: New BB Recruit - IamN2daRockets! - 04-12-2018 03:39 PM
I would predict he will RS AND we will save other scholarship for Darrington. If what I stated is in fact true then we are done except for inking Darrington... no small feat in itself.
RE: New BB Recruit - eastisbest - 04-12-2018 03:48 PM
Do we need to expect every growing 18-19 year old comes in at 250lbs? 205 is plenty at that age. Our trainers know how to put on the right pounds, nothing but positive-positive here I think.
Filipino-Nigerian. I'm thinking the Nigerian took, a bit more than did the Filipino.
Quote:As 6’10 tall player with 7 foot wingspan who is still slowly growing
and also played soccer. I like these players trained in that footwork. They got what fans were looking for, a BIG.
RE: New BB Recruit - bcunn3128 - 04-12-2018 03:55 PM
(04-12-2018 03:39 PM)IamN2daRockets! Wrote: I would predict he will RS AND we will save other scholarship for Darrington. If what I stated is in fact true then we are done except for inking Darrington... no small feat in itself.
I sure hope he doesn’t have to red-shirt. We needed to bring in a post player who can play next season. Starting to see why TK wanted to lock down that contract extension.
RE: New BB Recruit - Boca Rocket - 04-12-2018 03:57 PM
(04-12-2018 03:48 PM)eastisbest Wrote: Do we need to expect every growing 18-19 year old comes in at 250lbs? 205 is plenty at that age. Our trainers know how to put on the right pounds, nothing but positive-positive here I think.
Filipino-Nigerian. I'm thinking the Nigerian took, a bit more than did the Filipino.
Quote:As 6’10 tall player with 7 foot wingspan who is still slowly growing
and also played soccer. I like these players trained in that footwork. They got what fans were looking for, a BIG.
Olajuwon was a great one.
RE: New BB Recruit - IamN2daRockets! - 04-12-2018 04:19 PM
I get your point Bcunn.... I would love to have him play as a frosh. That’s my preference from a fan’s perspective and it is also possibly best for the team but I think TK likes to season his bigs.
I am very excited about our roster additions!!!!
Go Rockets!
RE: New BB Recruit - H2Oville Rocket - 04-12-2018 04:32 PM
Wonder if Cullop had anything to do with this. The guy can be The Thin Man 2.0.
RE: New BB Recruit - IamN2daRockets! - 04-12-2018 04:44 PM
Dave.... you are possibly right as that could be the angle to our hookup. Cullop does have good contacts in the U.K.
RE: New BB Recruit - Sleepy - 04-12-2018 04:59 PM
Can you spell Antetokounmpo?
RE: New BB Recruit - Sleepy - 04-12-2018 05:03 PM
Can you spell Antetokounmpo? The Nigerian Filipino Freak
RE: New BB Recruit - rocketpaul - 04-12-2018 05:25 PM
I hope he does not red shirt with Adaway leaving we will probably need him to play but on the other hand maybe they figure that Gordon and Hill will replace him adequately
RE: New BB Recruit - DetroitRocket - 04-12-2018 06:41 PM
Love this kid. No way he redshirts. Watch him at 2:43 of the previously posted video and tell me the last big guy at UT who could do that. There are tons of Youtube videos on him. Since he plays on a Filipino national team, I just hope we can keep him in Toledo.
RE: New BB Recruit - H2Oville Rocket - 04-12-2018 06:42 PM
He plays immediately. Hill and Gordon just can’t stop the Moseses, Thompsons, etc. This guy could get by on athleticism alone for a year. I’d love to have a team where we could afford to RS him, but I don’t see it. BTW, pretty nice left hand on the guy as well.
RE: New BB Recruit - eastisbest - 04-12-2018 07:04 PM
and he's probably older than our high school grads would be. Don't the European schools go more years in what we would call Secondary? I think so.
I would imagine this also looks good to the other two recruit signings, who will be looking to have a solid class for their efforts. And all will have some pretty good Seniors to teach them the ropes.
