(01-24-2019 09:17 PM)Tribeheart Wrote:  I think the focus for the remaining 2019 scholly should be for a legitimate grad transfer PG, who is a scoring threat. Otherwise, next season is not going to be the holy grail we have all anticipated. There is no one on the current roster with the potential to make that leap next season. It's the glaring weakness of this team.

Absolutely agree ... was literally just thinking this ... probably because I spent the UNCW game wishing Toews played for us and imagining what a difference that’d make ... Luke is improving but he won’t be in the offensive end what we need to really capitalize on next year and Thornton isn’t a quick penetrator

(01-24-2019 10:33 PM)Naptown Tribe Wrote:  

(01-24-2019 09:17 PM)Tribeheart Wrote:  I think the focus for the remaining 2019 scholly should be for a legitimate grad transfer PG, who is a scoring threat. Otherwise, next season is not going to be the holy grail we have all anticipated. There is no one on the current roster with the potential to make that leap next season. It's the glaring weakness of this team.

Absolutely agree ... was literally just thinking this ... probably because I spent the UNCW game wishing Toews played for us and imagining what a difference that’d make ... Luke is improving but he won’t be what we need to really capitalize on next year and Thornton isn’t a quick penetrator

David Cohn is dearly missed. I just wish Tony played Luke little more last year.

Playing Loewe last year wouldn't have mattered. He's light years away from what Cohn did and he won't ever get to that level.

Luke is an upgrade over David defensively and a significant downgrade offensively from David. Given Luke’s style of play, even as Luke gets better, I don’t envision either of those things changing. Leadership wise, Luke can grow but we need a PG that is confident enough right now to lead on the floor and has enough swagger to lead In late game scenarios even with the other seniors out there next year.

With VV eligible next year, we need a penetrator who can score but also drive and kick to shooters on the perimeter like VV and MM, and drive and dish to slashers like Owens, Audige, Justin, and even Nathan.


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(10-29-2018 11:32 PM)FUATT Wrote:  

(10-24-2018 03:59 PM)Tribeheart Wrote:  

(10-24-2018 03:15 PM)TribeMan Wrote:  Zane Meeks is intriguing. 2019 6'9. Has Columbia and Dartmouth offers so has to be decent academic. Wisconsin and Nebraska starting to watch him now.

Strange with his skillset that, other than an Air Force Academy offer back in May, all of his offers have come in October after transferring to Brewster, including Belmont on Oct 17th (presuming they already knew at that point that Cozart was moving toward WKU.)

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Meeks had offers from UIC and Furman before the Air Force offer. He had a tweet pinned to the top of his Twitter page about the Furman offer for a couple of months.

His recruiting cooled after an apparent foot injury this spring. He was wearing a walking "boot" while on the sideline in videos of his AAU team this summer. They normally use those for people with broken feet or ankles or tendon or ligament damage.

@Andrew_Slater tweets:

“6’8” Zane Meeks @MeeksZane of @BrewsterHoops is strongly considering a postgraduate year and will play this spring / summer with @KCRunGMC on UA circuit.

Belmont; Bradley; Dartmouth; Columbia; Nebraska; Wisconsin, William & Mary, and Holy Cross have been in touch”

(09-30-2017 07:39 AM)WillaMary08 Wrote:  Austin Shaver now following the coach of Greater Atlanta Christian HS. 6'1" PG Hunter McIntosh is my guess at a potential target; he currently holds an offer from FGCU.

McIntosh commits to Tulane.

(06-14-2018 11:21 AM)WillaMary08 Wrote:  Julian Boatner now following 6’2” G Shykeim Phillips of Winterville, NC (high school teammates with aforementioned Luke Davis). He holds offers from Kent State, ODU, and ECU.

https://www.hudl.com/video/3/9094533/5a5...27fc5bb767

With WM coming down to NC the Tribe is getting a look at Phillips.

https://mobile.twitter.com/tonybruton/st...1139865601

WM also checking in on 6’3” G Jayvis Harvey of Durham, NC.

https://mobile.twitter.com/JustinByerly/...2990012416

He holds offers from Radford and Eastern Kentucky.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bH17anM-tSY

Austin Shaver now following 6’10” F Jacco Fritz of the Netherlands who is currently doing a post grad year at DME Academy.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LwQQEyWBVig

(02-12-2019 09:04 PM)WillaMary08 Wrote:  

(06-14-2018 11:21 AM)WillaMary08 Wrote:  Julian Boatner now following 6’2” G Shykeim Phillips of Winterville, NC (high school teammates with aforementioned Luke Davis). He holds offers from Kent State, ODU, and ECU.

https://www.hudl.com/video/3/9094533/5a5...27fc5bb767

With the Tribe coming down to NC the coaches are getting a look at Phillips.

https://mobile.twitter.com/tonybruton/st...1139865601

Per twitter, it sounds like Tony is actually going to see Phillips. His team moved up to #6 in the USA Today Super 25 ranking this week. He was, also, recently offered by Towson and Elon.

https://twitter.com/StreetzDotNaion/stat...1873099776

http://www.phenomhoopreport.com/what-mor...ain-sight/

Some Cameron Brown highlights:

https://mobile.twitter.com/ProspectsUnsu...5730643968

(02-12-2019 09:26 PM)Tribeheart Wrote:  

(02-12-2019 09:04 PM)WillaMary08 Wrote:  

(06-14-2018 11:21 AM)WillaMary08 Wrote:  Julian Boatner now following 6’2” G Shykeim Phillips of Winterville, NC (high school teammates with aforementioned Luke Davis). He holds offers from Kent State, ODU, and ECU.

https://www.hudl.com/video/3/9094533/5a5...27fc5bb767

With the Tribe coming down to NC the coaches are getting a look at Phillips.

https://mobile.twitter.com/tonybruton/st...1139865601

Per twitter, it sounds like Tony is actually going to see Phillips. His team moved up to #6 in the USA Today Super 25 ranking this week. He was, also, recently offered by Towson and Elon.

https://twitter.com/StreetzDotNaion/stat...1873099776

http://www.phenomhoopreport.com/what-mor...ain-sight/

So I guess we are recruiting PG’s for next year


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(02-12-2019 09:26 PM)Tribeheart Wrote:  

(02-12-2019 09:04 PM)WillaMary08 Wrote:  

(06-14-2018 11:21 AM)WillaMary08 Wrote:  Julian Boatner now following 6’2” G Shykeim Phillips of Winterville, NC (high school teammates with aforementioned Luke Davis). He holds offers from Kent State, ODU, and ECU.

https://www.hudl.com/video/3/9094533/5a5...27fc5bb767

With the Tribe coming down to NC the coaches are getting a look at Phillips.

https://mobile.twitter.com/tonybruton/st...1139865601

Per twitter, it sounds like Tony is actually going to see Phillips. His team moved up to #6 in the USA Today Super 25 ranking this week. He was, also, recently offered by Towson and Elon.

https://twitter.com/StreetzDotNaion/stat...1873099776

http://www.phenomhoopreport.com/what-mor...ain-sight/

Julian Boatner and Phillips’s coach at South Central are now following each other.

Updated recruiting list from wmtribetalk.com


Cameron Brown 6'5 Washington, DC

2019 Offers
-- None --

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W&M Interest
Point Guard / Shooting Guard
Tyrell Jones 5'9 Tallahassee, FL
Jaques Glover 5'11 Knoxville, TN
Mekhail Bethea 6'0 Dacula, GA
Evan Buckley 6'0 Ashburn, VA
Hunter McIntosh 6'1 Atlanta, GA
Coleman Boyd 6'1 Marietta, GA
Shykeim Phillips 6'2 Winterville, NC
Trae Broadnax 6'3 Savanah, GA
Taylor Trudeau 6'3 St. Louis, MO
Mike Green 6'3 Myrtle Beach, SC
Jayvis Harvey 6'4 Durham, NC
JJ Kalakon 6'4 Louisville, KY
Shane McCrary 6'4 Mt. Pleasant, SC
Lucas Monroe 6'4 Abington, PA
Cameron Cohn 6'4 Houston, TX
Braxton Bartlett 6'5 Palm Harbor, FL
Jalen Hargrove 6'5 Chesterfield, VA
Mason Shifflett 6'5 Shepardsville, KY
Anderson Kopp 6'5 Houston, TX
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Small Forward
Ben Lubarsky 6'6 Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Brennan Canada 6'7 Mt. Sterling, KY
Nicholas Evtimov 6'7 Lewisville, NC
Luke Davis 6'7 Winterville, NC
Thomas Melonja 6'7 Midland, PA
Josh Hall 6'7 Durham, NC
Xavier Wilson 6'7 White Plains, NY
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Power Forward / Center
Charlie Weber 6'8 Arlington, VA
Brady Spence 6'8 Douglasville, GA
Nate Presnell 6'8 Hiram, GA
Kennan Worthington 6'8 Chapel Hill, NC
Luis Pacheco 6'9 Queens, NY
Elias King 6'9 Carmichael, CA
David Skogman 6’10 Waukesha, WI
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Committed Elsewhere
Patrick Kelly 6'7 Phoenix, AZ (Penn State)
Alex Powell 6'11 Duluth, GA (Georgia St Penitentiary)
Drew Pember 6'9 Knoxville, TN (Tennessee)
Lucas Kroft 6'5 Fort Wayne, In (Ball St)
Kyle Rode 6'7 Lexington, KY (Liberty)
Alex Timmerman 6'9 Crystal Lake, IL (Bucknell)
Ciaran Brayboy 6'10 Winnetka, IL (Harvard)
Konrad Kiszka 6'6 Newtown, PA (Princeton)
Noah Carter 6’5 Dubuque, IA (Northern Iowa)
Jake Van Heijden 6'8 Raleigh, NC (Bucknell)
Evan Bainbridge 6'9 Stow, OH (Kent St)
Kyle Young 6’9 Bethlehem, PA (Siena)
Josh Oduro 6'8 Haymarket, VA (GMU)
Tom Welch 6'7 Naperville, IL (Loyola Chicago)
Mattia Acunzo 6'8 Hermitage, PA (Toledo)
Brendan Tucker 6'2 Lawrenceville, GA (Charleston)
Tyler Bertram 6'3 Cooperstown, NY (Charlotte)
Ricky Lindo 6'7 Washington, DC (Maryland)
Zach Freemantle 6'8 Bergen, NJ (Xavier)
Zac Ervin 6'5 Gate City, VA (Wofford)
Nate Ferguson 6'7 Chicago, IL (Drake)
Hunter Cattoor 6'3 Orlando, FL (Wofford)
Luke Anderson 6'7 Lakeland, FL (Iowa St)
Chase Parr 6'9 Glenelg, MD (George Washington)
Marcus Domask 6'5 Waupun, WI (Northern Kentucky)
Justin McKoy 6’7 Cary, NC (Penn St)
Michael Shanks 6'6 Bentonville, AR (Belmont)
Max Fiedler 6’10 Melbourne, FL (Rice)
Robbie Beran 6'9 Richmond, VA (Northwestern)
David Roddy 6'6 Minneapolis, MN (Not in Final schools)
Luke Maranka 6'10 Grand Rapids, MI (Toledo)
Mikal Gjerde 6'6 Kongsberg, Oslo (San Diego)
Mike Fowler 6’9 Raleigh, NC (JMU)
Jonathan Lawrence 6'9 Winter Park, FL (Furman)
Quinn Richey 6'5 John's Creek, GA (JMU)
Jaden Shackelford 6'2 Hesperia, CA (Alabama)
Chase Barrs 6'9 Tampa, FL (Western Michigan)
Gibson Jimerson 6'6 Richmond, VA (Saint Louis)
Louis Tang 6'4 Leonardtown, MD (VMI)
Michael Christmas 6'6 VA Beach, VA (JMU)
Leslie Nkereuwem 6'7 Lawrenceville, GA (Longwood)
Eric Coleman Jr. 6'6 Alpharetta, GA (High Point)
Nate Allison 6'8 Fayetteville, GA (Navy)
Joseph Girard 6'1 Glen Falls, NY (Syracuse)
Isaiah Cozart 6'8 Richmond, KY (WKU)
TJ Bickerstaff 6'8 Tyrone, GA (Drexel)
Brady O'Connell 6'7 Milton, GA (Reclassed)
Ahren Freeman 6'6 Orange Park, FL (New Orleans)

I’m officially hoping we sign Shykeim Phillips ... he would really elevate our whole team and offense with his ability to penetrate, kick, finish, and run the break ... getting him to get out and run with JP, Chase, LJ, Nate and Cameron on the break and even in an uptempo UNC style running even after made baskets offense and getting him to penetrate and kick to VV and MM spotting up in the half court or penetrate and dish to Nate as the big man helps or a slashing Chase, LJ, or JP would be awesome and a huge elevation of our whole offense.


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(02-15-2019 10:56 AM)Naptown Tribe Wrote:  I’m officially hoping we sign Shykeim Phillips ... he would really elevate our whole team and offense with his ability to penetrate, kick, finish, and run the break ... getting him to get out and run with JP, Chase, LJ, Nate and Cameron on the break and even in an uptempo UNC style running even after made baskets offense and getting him to penetrate and kick to VV and MM spotting up in the half court or penetrate and dish to Nate as the big man helps or a slashing Chase, LJ, or JP would be awesome and a huge elevation of our whole offense.


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I endorse this message. I've long advocated for a speedy, athletic guard to put pressure on defenses. It would open up opportunities for everyone.

(02-15-2019 11:07 AM)mrjoolius Wrote:  

(02-15-2019 10:56 AM)Naptown Tribe Wrote:  I’m officially hoping we sign Shykeim Phillips ... he would really elevate our whole team and offense with his ability to penetrate, kick, finish, and run the break ... getting him to get out and run with JP, Chase, LJ, Nate and Cameron on the break and even in an uptempo UNC style running even after made baskets offense and getting him to penetrate and kick to VV and MM spotting up in the half court or penetrate and dish to Nate as the big man helps or a slashing Chase, LJ, or JP would be awesome and a huge elevation of our whole offense.


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I endorse this message. I've long advocated for a speedy, athletic guard to put pressure on defenses. It would open up opportunities for everyone.

Someone in the mold of David Cohn.

(02-12-2019 09:10 PM)WillaMary08 Wrote:  WM also checking in on 6’3” G Jayvis Harvey of Durham, NC.

https://mobile.twitter.com/JustinByerly/...2990012416

He holds offers from Radford and Eastern Kentucky.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bH17anM-tSY

Shane Mettlen tweets:

“Jayvis Harvey, a 6-3 Class of 2019 combo guard from Durham, N.C., was here with the #JMU men’s staff for the first half. Was a Radford commitment at one time, but getting interest from the Dukes, William & Mary, Northeastern among others.”

https://mobile.twitter.com/Shane_DNRSpor...5852382213

Harvey was at JMU this weekend for an official and will visit Hofstra next week. To clarify his offers he received offers from Hofstra, JMU, Northeastern and others before committing to Radford; EKU is the only team to offer him since decommitting.

He started following Austin Shaver after Justin Byerly’s original tweet about the Tribe checking in on him.

Cameron Brown scored his 1000th point tonight. Congrats Cameron!

https://twitter.com/CapitolHoops/status/...31873?s=20

Tony reiterated at his Anna's luncheon this past Tuesday that the search for a transfer may go well into the spring. It appears that some kind of transfer, graduate or non-graduate, is what they are looking at.

He also talked about incoming freshman recruit, Cameron Brown. Called him very strong,
a very good defensive player, terrific rebounder. Said his shooting has improved throughout the season at Eleanor Roosevelt H.S. in DC. Has had several games where he's hit five three-pointers.

One other note of interest for Tribe fans...Tony says that Omar is tearing it up over in Europe;
is a star over there.