[Eaglesfan27]

Good news and bad news on the recruiting front:


First the bad news, we lost Souchu to NCST.

The good news is that we got our 2 early signings!

Jerome Adams will be our center or PF next year most likely. The 6'9 228 pound kid is full of potential if our staff is right.

Reyshawn Ortiz is a good shooter who will have a good shot at our SF position next year particularly if he grows this year a bit.

With these 2 kids locked up, we are unlikely to get any other early recruits, but we should be able to get at least 2 and hopefully 3 quality players for our 3 other scholarship slots this year.



Our next game is at home vs 4-4 Rider in our first conference game even though we have 3 non-conference games left as well. With their starting PG out, I expect Everett to have a huge game.


Since, we are about to start conference play, here is the conference preview:

Siena is rated 82 overall. No weaknesses in the starting 5 and a deep bench. They are the best shooting team in the conference. They are the best rebounding team in the conference. They are the team to beat and are expected to win the conference again.

Loyola College is rated 80 overall. They are one of the top 3 shooting teams in the conference. Bob Engle, their senior SG, is one of the top 5 players in the conference. Donald Burton, their senior center is another of the top players in the conference. Expected to contend for the championship.

Niagara is rated 79 overall. Our center is relatively weak, but otherwise our starting 5 is very solid. After winning the conference regular season last year, we are expected to contend again. We are one of the top 2 shooting teams in the conference, although we haven't showed it yet.

Saint Peter's is rated 78 overall and has shown improvement from last year. They have a very solid front court. Their freshman PF Felix Fields is one of the best freshman in the conference and one of the top 15 players in the conference already. He's going to be scary good in a year or two. They are 6-1 and are a darkhorse to win the conference.

Iona is rated 78. Their strength is rebounding but they are a solid shooting team as well. They are expected to finish in the middle of the conference. They are 5-2 right now.

Marist is rated 77 overall. No weaknesses and they are a good shooting team from the outside. They have a very talented Freshman SF who will be a terror in a year or two. SG is a weakness, but otherwise this team has a good starting 5. Bench depth is weak. Still, could surprise some teams.

Fairfield is rated 76 overall. They are a solid rebounding team with no glaring weaknesses however, no other real strengths either. They should be near the middle of the conference.

Rider is rated 75 overall. They are starting a poor PG due to injuries that will keep their regular PG out for most of the year. As a result, they are expected to be at the bottom of the conference.

Manhattan is rated 74. They have a talented freshman center and a talented senior point guard, but are weak at the other positions. Expected to finish in the bottom half of the conference.

Canisus is rated 74. They have a very talented center in Darren Bauer but not much help around him. They should be near the bottom of the conference again.