2014 Men's Basketball Recruiting Master List

[ysuindy]

The intent of this thread is to maintain the most recent status on each 2014 recruiting target for Coach Slocum along with a link to the separate thread started for the individual player.

I will try to keep this first post updated throughout and hopefully keep it near the top.

Signed YSU Letter of Intent

6-2 JaChristian Bilers - Detroit Oak Park - http://ysupenguins.com/forum/index.php/topic,8457.new.html#new


6-8 F Bryce Nickels - Tampa Sickels - http://ysupenguins.com/forum/index.php/topic,8497.0.html

6-7 PF Sidney Umude – Fort Lauderdale St Thomas Aquinas (FL) – http://ysupenguins.com/forum/index.php/topic,8253.0.html

Holding YSU offer

6-6 PF Darryl Bigham - Detroit Southeastern HS 0 -http://ysupenguins.com/forum/index.php/topic,8439.new.html#new

6-4 SG Quantez Brown – Dorman HS (SC) - http://ysupenguins.com/forum/index.php/topic,8240.0.html

6-5 G Ray Croon - Redford Thurston HS (MI) - http://ysupenguins.com/forum/index.php/topic,8280.msg63460.html#msg63460

6-1 G Cleveland CJ Jackson – Charlotte Olympia HS 
http://ysupenguins.com/forum/index.php/topic,8249.0.html

6-3 Gerdarius Troutman - Taylor County HS, Butler (GA) - http://ysupenguins.com/forum/index.php/topic,8287.0.html

6-4 G Darell DJ Porter – Pittsburgh Obama Academy for International Studies  http://ysupenguins.com/forum/index.php/topic,8235.0.html


Signed / Committed Elsewhere

6-7 PF Peyton Aldridge – LaBrae HS - Signed with Davidson College http://ysupenguins.com/forum/index.php/topic,6939.msg58894.html#msg58894

[/b]6-5 SF Traevis Graham - Martin County HS, Stuart (FL) - Committed to Florida Atlantic
http://ysupenguins.com/forum/index.php/topic,8265.0.html

6-8 PF Eric Hamilton – Suwanee North Gwinnett (GA) - committed to Wichita State http://ysupenguins.com/forum/index.php/topic,8252.0.html

6-9 PF Nick Harris – Atlanta St. Pius X - Signed with College of Charleston http://ysupenguins.com/forum/index.php/topic,8251.msg63318.html#msg63318

Troy Halston – 6-4 SG – Oldmar Christian HS (FL) – Signed with South Florida
http://ysupenguins.com/forum/index.php/topic,8241.0.html

6-7 PF Troy Henderson – Gastonia Day School (NC)  - Signed Mount St. Mary's http://ysupenguins.com/forum/index.php/topic,8238.0.html

6-7 SF Javis Howard – Irmo HS (SC) - Signed with Charleston Southern - http://ysupenguins.com/forum/index.php/topic,8239.0.html

6-9 F Dan Manzi - Tampa Bay Christian HS - Signed with Texas Pan American http://ysupenguins.com/forum/index.php/topic,8447.new.html#new

Roderick Taylor – 6-8 PF – Harker Heights HS, Killeen (TX) – Signed Louisiana Monroe.  http://ysupenguins.com/forum/index.php/topic,8263.0.html

[ItalianPenguin]

Great work Indy. Much appreciated.

[Spiderlegs]

Why is YSU BB recruiting so much in the South?

[ysuindy]

Why is YSU BB recruiting so much in the South?

Guesses here - lots of summer  showcases in the South - see a lot of guys at once.

Probably a lot of offers out in Midwest as well.  Just not as many make it to Twitter.  YSU interest in just about all of the guys in the South come from one recruiting guy in the Carolinas.  I haven't found other guys to follow on Twitter yet. 

[BigDWSU]

Darryl Bigham has a YSU offer

http://verbalcommits.com/players/darryl-bingham

[ysuindy]

Thanks BigD - saw that over the weekend on my phone and forgot to get back here to update.  Appreciate the reminder.

[ysuindy]

Updated to change from Verbally Committed to YSU to Signed with YSU for Umude, Nickels and Bilers.

Official press release here

http://www.ysusports.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/releases/20131115iy84mu

Youngstown, Ohio – Ja'Christian Biles, Bryce Nickels, and Sidney Umude have signed National Letters of Intent during the early signing period to join the Youngstown State men's basketball team, Head Coach Jerry Slocum announced on Fridday (Nov. 15).

Slocum said that there is a lot of excitement within the program regarding this recruiting class.

"This is one of the most talented recruiting classes we've had since I've been here in terms of needs," Slocum said. "We are very excited about this group being a part of YSU basketball."

Biles, a 6-foot-2 guard from Oak Park, Mich., was rated as the No. 12 player in Michigan's 2014 class and as the No. 3 shooting guard. He plays for Bryant Tipton.

"Ja'Christian is a really solid two guard that can score the ball and can guard," Slocum said.

Nickels, a 6-foot-8 center from Tampa, Fla., is coached by Renaldo Garcia at Sickles High School. He averaged 13.1 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game at Steinbrenner High School during his junior season. He led the Warriors to record of 13-11 last season.

"Bryce is a five-man that has good length and has good offensive skills." Slocum said.

"I felt like it was a perfect fit for me, from the practices, the team, the coaches, and the community," Nickels said. "The school is nice and all of the athletic facilities are centrally located. That really appealed to me."

Umude, a 6-foot-7 forward from San Antonio, Texas, is an ESPN 3-start recruit and averaged 11 points and six rebounds per game for St. Thomas Aquinas High School. Umude, who is coached by Steve Strand, was rated as the 56th best power forward by ESPN.com and the 33rd best senior prospect in Florida by Florida Hoops.

"Sid is a four that we like that can play on the perimeter, is athletic and can take you off the bounce and can guard," Slocum said.

"I really enjoyed the coaching staff and the players treated me like a family member," Umude said

[ValleyTalk]

Oak Park 58, Birmingham Seaholm 47: Jachristian Biles had 19 points and Kelvon Fuller 12 for Oak Park (6-6, 3-3 OAA White). Austin Roth and Jeff Bowman scored 15 each for Seaholm (6-5, 3-3).

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Ja’Christian Biles (6-3), a transfer from Southfield-Lathrup, had 17 points as Oak Park (4-3, 4-2 OAA Division 1) blitzed Birmingham Groves, 60-33. Senior Orlando Fikes, a transfer from Detroit Cody, where Tipton coached last season, had 10 points and eight assists.

“Ja’Christian has tremendous athletic ability,” Tipton said. “He’s showing senior leadership.”

[ysufan0505]

Nice little video here of Sidney Umude:

http://www.sportsstarsoftomorrow.com/articles/detail/National/Profile/Sidney-Umude---St-Thomas-Aquinas-Forward---HighlightsInterview---Sports-Stars-of-Tomorrow

[ValleyTalk]

Saw this RT on Twitter earlier tonight:
"@PGHbballReport: Youngstown State was at Seton La Salle today to see senior point guard Dale Clancy @SquadUp_3 @SetonLaSalle"

Wonder if this is a sign that either a) they are moving Cole to SG next year or b) Keene is on the way out?

[paladin]

Clancy is really small ( 5' 8 )  and has no offers. Interest from Robert Morris and California (Pa.). A real stretch for D-I.

[ysufan0505]

Keene is gone. Not returning to YSU

[ValleyTalk]

Clancy is really small ( 5' 8 )  and has no offers. Interest from Robert Morris and California (Pa.). A real stretch for D-I.

How is this any different than Keene who is around the same height and had no D1 offers. Let's face it, not many schools will recruit kids this size, but many who do make it seem to shine in our league...

[BigDWSU]

YSU offered JUCO guard Osandai Vaughn

http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/osandai-vaughn

[ysufan0505]

6-1 PG Shaun Stewart of Cloud County Community College has committed to YSU. Averaged 21.7 ppg last year. Played one year at North Carolina A&T, just so happens they went to the NCAA Tiurnament that year and lost to eventual national champion Louisville. Shaun is his high school's (Sun Valley, NC) all time leading scorer with over 1,700 points. That fills Keene's spot.


http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/shaun-stewart