BadNewsBear;842634412 said:
Shocky:
What are the chances of Cal signing anyone decent over 6'4" in the 2016/2017 classes? As I assume they are losing 90% of their front court scoring/rebounding after this season is over.
no decisions will be made re: jaylen & ivan until after this season
unless there is a significant late breaking opportunity, the bears are likely done with high school recruiting for 2016...both tyson jolly (2016) & roman davis (blueshirt) will add an element of mental & physical toughness to next season's roster
the staff will potentially sign a graduate transfer (or two) after the season, dwight tarwater's strong academic work the last year and a half is helping build strong relationships for the basketball program with the school of public health...the challenge with graduate transfers is that 99%+ of d1 basketball players do not have the academic qualifications (gpa) to be accepted for admission into one of the graduate programs at the #1 ranked public university in the world...unlike the undergraduate admissions process which reserves spots for qualified student athletes, no spots are reserved at cal's fiercely competitive graduate programs...another challenge is that cal is one of the few colleges that only offer 2 year graduate programs, most graduate transfers that are athletically talented enough to help the bears on the basketball court are interested in pursuing potential professional basketball careers once their collegiate eligibility is completed
as for 2017 the bears already got 2 commitment from elite shooter (jordan mathews level shooter) jemarl baker & combo guard alec hickman who will attend prep school in 2016...the staff is building strong relationships with many of the top student athletes in the 2017 class & will be able to offer significant immediate playing time opportunities to those in cal's touch the sky class (2017)
cal's started at the bottom class (2018) is also targeting elite talent including top 5 player jordan brown (ivan rabb impact type player), top 15 player miles norris & the top point guard on the west coast brandon williams among many others that are currently on the radar
and yeah, coach hufnagel is in contact with a blue chip 5th grader from fremont with a strong mid range game & straight a's on his last report card except for handwriting