Shocky1;842163556 said:
*****amhaad jason rorie-potential mcdonalds all american is a highly skilled distributor, facilitator & scorer at pg...3.6 gpa at lincoln will be more challenged (and hence better prepared for the transition to cal) both academically & athletically at montverde...will be taking his official visit on the electric ohio state fb sept 14-15th weekend...my favorite monster class quote is amhaad saying "won't feel satisfied until moms stops workin"...both amhaad & his selfless mom* rhonetta thomas are perfect cal fits & he is the true leader of the 2014 monster class
*like ahmaad, the shockster is a proud momma's boy
*****thomas welsh-top 50 player in the 2014 class & the best center on the west coast...7' & 240 lbs who improved significantly this summer...gregg gottlieb was the 1st coach from a major program to identify & offer tw...will be taking his official visit (and his 1st official overall) on sept 14-15th...3.7 gpa at academically rigorous loyola...this is likely a cal vs stanford battle with ucla as the wildcard
*****idrissa diallo-4 star physical talent with 2/3 star current skills (currently prefers low % fade aways vs using his dwight howard body type to seal & finish) ...huge upside, shades of devon hardin...mentor/coach william middlebrooks has a longtime relationship with alan crabbe & family...3.2 core gpa overall & 3.7 gpa last semester...will be taking his official visit with amhaad & tw on sept 14-15th...coordination efforts are being made now to fly out his parents from senegal for his official visit, iddy has not seen them since may of 2011...diallo's current plan is still to also take officials to both ucla & usc but a potential monster class bonding weekend in sept could seal the deal
*****malik pope-top 10 player in the 2014 class when healthy he is a program impact changing recruit...current 2.9 gpa, 2.5 gpa old (too much video gaming) & targeting "3.2-3.3" for this fall semester at laguna creek (elk grove)...switched hs several times in part due to bad advice from arizona wash out josiah turner's mom...6'8" 205 lbs highly skilled 3 who can slide to the 4...if pope can continue to improve academically, cal will be a serious player as his mom nicole values education (she aspires to open an afterschool educational program) and would prefer he stay local...warm weather guy will not be impressed with the nw pac 12 schools & gonzaga and kansas if he takes officials during the winter...pope's likely signing in the spring works in the bear's favor
*****sami eleraky (waldo)-6'11" 240 extremely mobile big man from denmark who studied for one uncomfortable semester at barton cc in kansas before transferring to sfcc to play for the highest winning % (87.6%) coach in the history of college basketball, former cal walk on justin labagh...sami needs 60 units to transfer & cannot take any officials per ncaa guidelines until he completes 2 fulltime semesters at sfcc...of course he can always attend a cal fb game with his coach & teammates but cannot speak to any cal bb coaches if he bumps into them...check out the rams 1st game on friday november 8th
*****dj wilson-6'8" 200 lbs 3 from capital christian (sacramento) has risen his stock significantly this summer with growing interest from the bears...would probably need to a blueshirt yr to focus upon s&c with scott thom...officials scheduled to michigan, gonzaga & columba...a very coachable player that rocks a 4.0 gpa, my take is that if either cal or stanford extend an actionable offer, dj will accept the local offer...wilson is wisely being patient & is likely a spring signer
longshots:
****chris egi-bears staff really like the canadian big man with a 4.0 gpa who is officially visiting harvard, stanford, vanderbilt & washington (what school doesn't fit academically with the others...hmmmm)...will be a teammate of rorie at montverde this season
****tory miller-david kravish's hs teammate has officials scheduled to asu, iowa, colorado, marquette & miami
mom matters#
the grind#
summer breezes#
the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world (including senegal and denmark)
*****thomas welsh
cal-sept 13th
ucla-sept 20th
ucla-sept 27th (unofficial to watch practice)
colorado-oct 5th
still working on stanford application...parents wanting him to stay local vs lack of 2014 ucla pg & no ucla undergraduate business major are all factors in tw's recruitment
*****idrissa diallo
cal-oct 19th
idy's parents will be flying from senegal to join their son on his official visit to cal...ucla & usc are currently outside looking in for official visits...huge currently undeveloped upside with diallo, devon hardin physical skill set
*****chris egi
harvard-sept 28th
vanderbilt-oct 3rd
cal-oct 12th
stanford-oct 24th
washington-oct 26th
travis decuire flew to toronto to meet egi's parents (originally from nigeria) & secure their son's 5th official visit...cal's nationally ranked undergraduate business school (haas) & ahmaad's growing relationship with ego are key factors in his recruitment...very young player with fantastic upside
*****sami eleraky
cannot schedule official visits until half of his jc college credits are earned...has played in pick up games at cal
*****dj wilson
colorado-sept 20th
columbia-sept 27th
michigan-oct 4th
michigan is leading for this true student athlete...dj is a versatile player (not a true big)
*****malik pope
gonzaga-sept 27th
san diego state-nov 9th
pope was considering an official to kansas for late night at the phog on oct 4th before he broke the same leg again for the 2nd time...not sure if malik truly understands the importance of hard work with respects to academics & its importance for his future success in life
50 yr decision#
the grind#
unbreakable#
the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world (including nigeria & denmark)