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MoonlightGraham · 01-31-2024, 11:49 AM

July 1, 2033

Our roster contains five seniors: walk-ons Darius Pettway and Chris Ramos, and scholarship players Reed Weisberg, Ernest Adcock, and Noah Gardner.

All three of the scholarship seniors are perimeter players, so it's logical we'll want to restock the wing cupboard. Picking up transfer Eldon Castanon makes the need to find a point guard less urgent.

There's a chance that graduation and defections to the pros could leave us without a single big man on our roster after the 2034/35 season. That makes it imperative for us to get a good post player or two into the pipeline.

I'm thinking our best possible shopping list would contain:

a big man who projects as an All-Big East player and a future pro, maybe a three-year player
a small forward/shooting guard who could be a star and might play four years
another perimeter guy, possibly a rotation player

There's one five-star player who expresses Very High interest in playing for Villanova. He's Timothy Johnson, a 6'8" power forward from western Maryland. Another Maryland big man who likes us a lot, Dan Roesch, is given three stars, even though he's a high school All-American. Both those players deserve a good, long look.

Two highly-regarded local players are very interested in playing for us. Pennsylvania's Mr. Basketball, Max Bennett, is a four-star shooting guard. Robbie Blades, the #100 player in the Class of 2034, is a power forward. We're the first choice for both Max and Robbie.

I think I'm going to trust the experts' judgement and the stats on Max Bennett, and offer him a scholarship before we evaluate him. I'd like to lock him down quickly. I can always retract our offer if his evals don't look good.

I'm tempted to do the same thing with Timothy Johnson, but he currently prefers two top-tier programs over Villanova. I don't remember ever winning a battle for a player when we had to come from behind and pass two elite teams.

Here is our initial call list:

Code:

#2 VILLANOVA  Recruiting

 Name                 Pos    Ht   Wt  Rating   Interest         State
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 Timothy Johnson       PF   6-8  229   *****  Very High      Maryland
 Max Bennett           SG   6-2  178    ****  Very High  Pennsylvania
 Allan Hagan           PF   6-5  206    ****  Very High  Pennsylvania
 Keith Eskridge        SF   6-7  220    ****  Very High      Michigan
 Jack Blankenship      PG  5-11  158    ****  Very High      Michigan
 Kim Murray            PG   6-3  184    ****  Very High      New York
 Dan Roesch            PF   6-9  210     ***  Very High      Maryland
 Robbie Blades         PF   6-8  224     ***  Very High  Pennsylvania
 Fredrick Delano       SF   6-7  242     ***  Very High      Delaware
 Joseph Keys           SG   6-4  194     ***  Very High    New Jersey
 Jarrett Brundage      PF   6-9  259     ***  Very High      Delaware
 Shaun Bath            SG   6-6  188     ***  Very High            UK
 Brian Bishop          SF   6-6  225   *****       High      Maryland
 Luis Williams         SG   6-3  171   *****       High      New York
 Leroy Velez           PG   6-1  178   *****       High      New York
 Tyrese Russell        SF   6-7  203    ****       High  Pennsylvania
 Matthew Valentine     SG   6-1  181    ****       High      Delaware
 Douglas Wilson        PG   6-2  177    ****       High      Maryland
 Colin Ratchford       PG   6-0  176    ****       High      New York

01-31-2024, 11:49 AM	#556
MoonlightGraham High School Varsity Join Date: Sep 2022	July 1, 2033 Our roster contains five seniors: walk-ons Darius Pettway and Chris Ramos, and scholarship players Reed Weisberg, Ernest Adcock, and Noah Gardner. All three of the scholarship seniors are perimeter players, so it's logical we'll want to restock the wing cupboard. Picking up transfer Eldon Castanon makes the need to find a point guard less urgent. There's a chance that graduation and defections to the pros could leave us without a single big man on our roster after the 2034/35 season. That makes it imperative for us to get a good post player or two into the pipeline. I'm thinking our best possible shopping list would contain: a big man who projects as an All-Big East player and a future pro, maybe a three-year player a small forward/shooting guard who could be a star and might play four years another perimeter guy, possibly a rotation player There's one five-star player who expresses Very High interest in playing for Villanova. He's Timothy Johnson, a 6'8" power forward from western Maryland. Another Maryland big man who likes us a lot, Dan Roesch, is given three stars, even though he's a high school All-American. Both those players deserve a good, long look. Two highly-regarded local players are very interested in playing for us. Pennsylvania's Mr. Basketball, Max Bennett, is a four-star shooting guard. Robbie Blades, the #100 player in the Class of 2034, is a power forward. We're the first choice for both Max and Robbie. I think I'm going to trust the experts' judgement and the stats on Max Bennett, and offer him a scholarship before we evaluate him. I'd like to lock him down quickly. I can always retract our offer if his evals don't look good. I'm tempted to do the same thing with Timothy Johnson, but he currently prefers two top-tier programs over Villanova. I don't remember ever winning a battle for a player when we had to come from behind and pass two elite teams. Here is our initial call list: Code: #2 VILLANOVA Recruiting Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State --------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Johnson PF 6-8 229 *** Very High Maryland Max Bennett SG 6-2 178 Very High Pennsylvania Allan Hagan PF 6-5 206 Very High Pennsylvania Keith Eskridge SF 6-7 220 Very High Michigan Jack Blankenship PG 5-11 158 Very High Michigan Kim Murray PG 6-3 184 Very High New York Dan Roesch PF 6-9 210 * Very High Maryland Robbie Blades PF 6-8 224 * Very High Pennsylvania Fredrick Delano SF 6-7 242 * Very High Delaware Joseph Keys SG 6-4 194 * Very High New Jersey Jarrett Brundage PF 6-9 259 * Very High Delaware Shaun Bath SG 6-6 188 * Very High UK Brian Bishop SF 6-6 225 * High Maryland Luis Williams SG 6-3 171 * High New York Leroy Velez PG 6-1 178 * High New York Tyrese Russell SF 6-7 203 High Pennsylvania Matthew Valentine SG 6-1 181 High Delaware Douglas Wilson PG 6-2 177 High Maryland Colin Ratchford PG 6-0 176 ** High New York Last edited by MoonlightGraham : 01-31-2024 at 11:53 AM.