July 1, 2041
We have two scholarships available, and when I look at our projected depth chart for the next two years, I can't identify an obvious "must recruit now" position. The closest thing to an urgent need is a point guard, in case
Kai Smith doesn't stay four years.
The nation's top point guard is
Aaron Scott, an Ohio product who doesn't list us among his top five schools. That's a shame, because Aaron is a baller.
We'll have a much better chance to sign
Jesse Gill. He's the #1 player in the class, a high-scoring, 6'7" wing from New Jersey. Jesse lists North Carolina and Boston College ahead of us right now.
The best player in Pennsylvania is
Roman Holloway, a 7'0" center. He goes to high school only 14 miles away from the Villanova campus, but he also lists BC and UNC ahead of us, in that order.
The most intriguing player who lists Villanova as his favorite school is
Joel Campbell. He's a four-star player, a 6'6" shooter from nearby Royersford, PA.
Gill and Campbell are similar players, and I don't know whether I want to pursue the longer shot or the surer thing. I won't offer either of them a scholarship until we've had a chance to evaluate them. I'll go ahead and offer one to Holloway, based on his stats.
Here's our initial call list:
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Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Jesse Gill SF 6-7 202 ***** Very High New Jersey
Roman Holloway C 7-0 243 ***** Very High Pennsylvania
David Witham PF 6-5 249 ***** Very High Georgia
Garland Milford PF 6-5 246 ***** Very High Pennsylvania
Joseph Day SF 6-6 222 ***** Very High Indiana
Joel Campbell SF 6-6 195 **** Very High Pennsylvania
Lowell Murr PF 6-9 209 **** Very High Virginia
Richard Derry SF 6-8 215 **** Very High Pennsylvania
Jermaine Swann SG 6-4 180 **** Very High Wisconsin
Carl Covington PG 6-3 211 **** Very High New York
Robby Alarcon SG 6-4 184 **** Very High Maryland
Samual Hutton C 6-11 236 *** Very High New Jersey
Marty Gard SG 6-4 190 ***** High Texas
Dennis Olszewski SG 6-3 176 ***** High Illinois
Antoine McClain C 6-8 255 **** High Georgia
Glenn Brown SG 6-3 170 **** High Ohio
Branden Pena PG 6-1 179 **** High California
John Dion SG 6-3 192 *** High New Jersey
Aaron Scott PG 6-0 184 ***** Average Ohio