September 1, 2018
Our visit to
Danny Chestnut's home didn't impress him at all. We're not listed among Danny's top five schools, and two programs who are--Virginia Tech and Maryland--have offered him. His interest in our program is still Low. It's time to turn our attention elsewhere.
James Zimmer has culled his list to two; it's American and Lafayette. Should I worry that James still expresses Average interest in playing for us? The Eagles' head coach is
Jose Black, in his first year with the big whistle. He's been an assistant at Richmond, NC State, and Valparaiso. Graham and
Steven Manion are considerably better recruiters than Black and his recruiter,
Doug Catlett. Our facilities are better, too. And we can remind a recruit that every player in our program has been to the NCAA tournament every year he's been with us.
I'm going to fight this battle at least a month longer. We're bringing
Big Zim to Lafayette, and our recruiting team will visit his family, too.
Jonathan Baldwin might be close to signing with us. We're now his #1 choice, and the four schools below us have not offered him. We'll continue our max recruiting effort with him, and see if we can get his signature while his high school buddies are still playing football and marching in the band.
We're getting the same vibes from
Joshua Burke that we're getting from
Danny Chestnut. Apparently four-star players still think they're too good for Lafayette. That's cool, Josh. Michigan State collects guys like you on their bench, and sometimes they get to play in games.
Eddie Dahlberg, a three-star shooting guard who was recently crowned Mr. Basketball in his home state of New Jersey, has offers from three prominent programs.
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#55 SG Eddie Dahlberg
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Height: 6-1
Weight: 183
High School: Pascack Hills High School
Hometown: Montvale, NJ
GPA: 2.33
Test Score: 900
Rating: ***
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 54 45 38 71 28 41 21 20 25 43 40 50 67 60 82 39
Potential: C C C A C C D F D C B C
Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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20.6 1.8 4.7 5.4 2.7 2.02 2.2 0.7 2.7
Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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8.7 18.0 .482 1.0 1.8 .556 2.3 7.1 .326
Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Current interest in Lafayette: Average
Rankings: #86 Overall, #21 SG, East Region #19 Overall, East Region #2 SG
High School Awards: All-State, Mr. Basketball (New Jersey)
Top 5 Schools: *Providence, *Villanova, *Maryland, Lafayette
I have a good feeling about this one; good enough to offer him and see what happens if we recruit him actively. Perhaps a visit to our campus will impress him.
We're still in the running with
Horace Lucas, who has us on his list now. We've got some schools to overtake, however. We'll invite Horace to campus and send Graham and Steven to his home.
I'm going to play it safe with our final scholarship offer. Harold Kucera is a two-star player who loves us.
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#52 C Harold Kucera
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Height: 6-11
Weight: 261
High School: Hanover Park High School
Hometown: East Hanover, NJ
GPA: 2.35
Test Score: 990
Rating: **
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 39 23 62 48 36 27 57 32 30 10 10 11 11 79 23 64
Potential: C C A C C D B C C F D D
Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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26.4 3.8 10.0 1.6 1.4 1.19 0.6 1.2 2.4
Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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9.4 18.2 .514 7.2 9.4 .765 0.6 2.6 .212
Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Current interest in Lafayette: Very High
Rankings: None
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: Lafayette, Long Island, Pennsylvania, Fairleigh Dickinson, Columbia
At first glance, I wouldn't project Harold as a starter for us. He scores a ton of points, however, and he looks like his scoring and rebounding totals are supported by talent.
Samuel Davis was also a two-star player, and now he's the Patriot League Player of the Year.
We offer Harold a scholarship and spend the rest of our recruiting cash on him.