2016 Recruiting

[Ruckus]

We have offered F Austin Williams of Bolles in jaxville (6'8" 220). Offered by Dartmouth, Ill St., Rider, Jacksonville.

[Ruckus]

We have offered Jermaine (JJ) Matthews Jr of Midlothian Va (Millwood High).
PF 6'8" 230. No video that I could find. Has at least another offer from High Point.

[walliver]

Any word on whether or not we are offering FCOA to BB recruits?

[lawdog]

http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/je ... atthews-jr Matthews is very strong. Has quite a few offers, including Boston College and Robert Morris. He appears to be perfect for us. We need to get at least another excellent PG next year too.

[lawdog]

We have offered F Austin Williams of Bolles in jaxville (6'8" 220). Offered by Dartmouth, Ill St., Rider, Jacksonville.

I like Austin Williams a lot also. Very versatile, with finesse; good shooter and passer with touch; values defense; appears to be smart on the court. Not a dunk machine.
http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/austin-williams-fl

[lawdog]

We have been recruiting this young man for a while. It appears he would fit very well with our program, and with Garcia, Allen, and Brooks and other returning players and recruits. A winner who would be a great part of our winning team. Would contribute early.
https://www.verbalcommits.com/players/jordan-lyons

[Ruckus]

We have offered Denzel Mahoney of Hagarty Fla. 6'4" SG.

[Ruckus]

We have offers G Michael Lewis of Chamimade Prep from St. Louis Mo. 6'2 170.

[Ruckus]

We have offered SG Jaylen Fornes from Word of God Chrisirian Academy in Raleigh NC. 6'3" 185. Offers from App, Buffalo, Campbell, Charlotte and Florida A&M.

[Terrier13]

Fornes definitely looks like an interesting prospect and one of the more highly rated players we've pursued. Here's his recruiting profile http://247sports.com/Player/Jaylen-Fornes-76751 per 247. Given his offer list, we seem to be one of the more competitive schools that have offered him (Buffalo lost their coach, George Mason hasn't been very good recently in the A10 and while K State has Bruce Weber and plays in the Big 12, they're a long way from Raleigh, already have two SGs in the class ahead of him and have offered 9 other SGs, any of which would likely take Fornes roster spot if they commit before Fornes). Honestly, I've been waiting a good amount of time for us to pursue some more highly rated prospects after our recent runs of conference success and NCAA appearances. Whether we get commitments from these higher level players or not, at the very least we need to be in pursuit of them if we ever want to take our program to the next level and have more consistent success against FBS-level schools. MY has shown how well he and his staff can develop the less-recruited, overlooked players so just imagine what he could do with some prime-time players...

[Ruckus]

Another SG offered: Nick Sherod from Richmond Va (6'3" 185). Lots of suitors.http://verbalcommits.com/players/nick-sherod

[Ruckus]

Another SG offered: Avi Toomer Grady High in Atlanta. 6'2" 185.
http://verbalcommits.com/players/avi-toomer

[lawdog]

Toomer has some serious skills and would be a big plus. Would he play "Terrier D"?

[Ruckus]

SG Kevon Tucker out of Ga. lists us in his top 8 schools.
http://www.bgdailynews.com/blogs/hillto ... 611d9.html
Pretty good company.
He visits us this Sunday.

[Ruckus]

SF Grant Golden from Va has us in his final 5; PG Jordan Lyins from Ga has us in his top 3 with FU and Troy.