September 1, 2040
Asaad Richardson has two programs left on his list: Villanova and Georgetown. We've offered him a scholarship, and the Hoyas haven't. My experience tells me we'll sign Asaad if we keep recruiting him actively.
The story is different with
Wayne Bradhold. He has offers from Tennessee and North Carolina now, and he lists both those schools above Villanova, even after visiting our campus. Again, I've learned that our chances of signing a player who holds offers from two schools he prefers over us. As much as I hate to do it, I'm pulling Wayne's offer.
I cut another walk-on, so with Bradhold's offer back in my hand, I have three left to award. One of them is going to
Tyson Lien.
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#11 SG Tyson Lien
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Height: 6-3
Weight: 189
High School: West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South
Hometown: West Windsor, NJ
GPA: 3.21
Test Score: 1280
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: 22 70 96 76 53 33 14 19 18 43 30 12 70 47 45 85
Potential: D B A A B B D D D C C F
Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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17.6 1.6 4.4 4.9 2.5 1.98 1.2 0.3 2.5
Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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7.9 16.8 .470 0.5 0.6 .909 1.3 4.2 .313
Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Current interest in Villanova: Very High
Rankings: #61 Overall, #20 SG, East Region #12 Overall, East Region #4 SG
High School Awards: All-State
Top 5 Schools: *Villanova, *Rutgers, Georgetown, *Massachusetts, St. John's
I envision Tyson as a role player, a defense-stretching shooter who can change the narrative of a game with his ability to put points on the board quickly. At the same time, he looks like he'll develop into a player who won't be terrorized when we don't have the ball.
We have the inside track on Tyson, whose other offers come from A10 schools. He'd probably play a different role at Rutgers or UMass; we'll see how he and his family envision for his ideal career.
We've also offered a scholarship to
Weston Wagner.
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#12 PF Weston Wagner
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Height: 6-9
Weight: 217
High School: Proviso West High School
Hometown: Hillside, IL
GPA: 3.44
Test Score: 1400
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: 37 62 92 66 19 28 40 43 42 29 11 37 40 65 58 66
Potential: C A A A D C B C C C D C
Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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28.7 2.7 9.6 2.2 1.7 1.33 1.0 2.8 2.7
Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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11.4 20.1 .569 3.1 3.4 .912 2.8 5.6 .505
Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Current interest in Villanova: Average
Rankings: #38 Overall, #7 PF, Midwest Region #18 Overall, Midwest Region #3 PF
High School Awards: All-State, Mr. Basketball (Illinois), All American
Top 5 Schools: Tennessee, *Villanova, West Virginia, *Indiana, Pittsburgh
We don't often reach into the Midwest for recruits, but that 28.7 PPG caught my eye. Weston shoots a lot, but his skills seem to support those gaudy shooting stats.
If Tennessee offers him a scholarship, we might be in trouble. His Average interest level is a bit of a concern. We'll continue recruiting him and see what happens in a month.
I was wondering who else might be worthy of an offer, and suddenly this player caught my eye...
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#32 PF Immanuel Bahr
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 265
High School:
Hometown: Munich, Germany
GPA: 2.45
Test Score: 1140
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 26 65 30 22 6 62 61 39 41 27 60 37 51 32 29
Potential: B B B D C C B B B C D B
Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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12.5 2.8 10.1 0.4 2.1 0.20 1.7 2.7 2.9
Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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5.3 10.4 .505 1.9 2.2 .864 0.1 1.3 .077
Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Current interest in Villanova: Very High
Rankings: #3 Overall, #2 PF, Foreign #1 Overall, Foreign #1 PF
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: Villanova, Kentucky, Washington, California
Immanuel Bahr is ranked higher than any recruit in this year's class not named
Wayne Bradhold. He's not very athletic and, like many foreign players, his skills are raw. But our scouting team thinks he'll develop into a well-rounded big man, a better shooter than Bradhold, if not quite as dominant in other ways.
I'm intrigued, and I'm going to offer Immanuel a scholarship. Over half our recruiting budget for the month will be devoted to inviting him to campus and sending Coach Sims to Munich to visit him and his family.