2014 Recruits

[Jet915]

PF Makinde London just committed to Xavier. That's just another 4 star top 100 recruit for the Big East. That makes 17 Top 150 recruits for the Big East, only behind the ACC.

[Bluejay Bilas]

Update of prior post about rankings, with 247 ranking as first number, Rivals 150 ranking as the second number, updated ESPN 100 ranking as the third number (or relevant ESPN positional ranking if not in top 100), Scout 100 as fourth, and Future 150 as fifth:

Prior visitors
LaChance- 117 147 99 unranked 90 (committed to Vandy)
Macura- 119 104 unranked (24SG) 88 unranked (committed to Xavier)
Gilmore- 90 121 unranked (26SF) unranked 74 (committed to Creighton)
Wright- unranked unranked unranked (57PG) unranked unranked (committed to Utah)
Cunningham- 115 80 unranked (30PF) unranked unranked (we're in final list of 5)
Harrell- 244 unranked unranked (no positional ranking) unranked unranked (committed to Creighton)

Others who we offered or may have been interested in, but have pledged elsewhere or eliminated us from consideration:
Turner- 7 6 2 2 9
Larrier- 21 39 40 69 49
Perkins- 37 46 38 25 20
Terrell- 39 63 78 76 36
Cohen- 69 97 84 84 68
Nairn- 78 61 72 unranked 112
Law- 79 86 66 69 unranked
Burton- 87 89 53 78 40
Henriquez- 92 130 80 unranked 64
Demery- 94 unranked unranked (28SF) unranked 135
Harris- 98 77 unranked (32PF) 92 139
Dastrup- 109 100 98 unranked 67
Babb- 117 131 unranked (31SG) unranked unranked
Mason- 123 unranked unranked (34PG) unranked unranked
McIntosh- 130 unranked unranked (22SG) unranked unranked
Benson- 151 149 unranked (53PG) unranked unranked
Williams- 161 unranked unranked (35SG) unranked unranked
Deberry- 219 unranked unranked (36SF) unranked unranked
Logwood 223 unranked unranked (25SF) unranked unranked
Palmer- 231 unranked unranked (29SG) unranked unranked
Arogundade- 247 unranked unranked (73SG) unranked unranked
Bartley- unranked unranked unranked (57PG) unranked unranked
Zach Smith- unranked unranked unranked unranked unranked (no positional ranking)

[gtmoBlue]

Using BB's data in the above post...Update of prior post about rankings, with 247 ranking as first number, Rivals 150 ranking as the second number, and updated ESPN 100 ranking as the third number (or relevant ESPN positional ranking if not in top 100):

This is a darned good group of recruits, with great upside.

2014 Commit
SF - Leon Gilmore- 90 121 unranked (26SF) (committed to Creighton)

2014 Visits
PF/SF - Josh Cunningham- 115 80 unranked (30PF) (we're in final list of 5)
PG/SG - Riley LaChance- 117 147 99 (we're in final list of 4)
SG/SF - Ronnie Harrell- 244 unranked unranked (no positional ranking) (we're in final list of 6)

Future visitors:
SG - Adonys Henriquez- 92 130 80 (we're in final list of 5)
SG/SF - James Demery- 94 unranked unranked (28SF) (we're in final list of 6, but that was nearly 2 months ago)
SF - Zach Smith- unranked unranked unranked (no positional ranking)

Possible Other:
PG - Devonte Graham - unranked Prep @ Brewster Academy


Adding Cunningham or Harrell, with any one of Henriquez, Demery, or LaChance will be a solid class for 2014.
Issue is that if Graham gets released...how to find room for him?

[AttyAlum]

Issue is that if Graham gets released...how to find room for him?

It isn't an issue at all as we will only take one PG. If Lachance were to commit, we wouldn't pursue Graham.

[Jet915]

I'm assuming we are recruiting Harrell as a guard and that Cunningham is still on the table? Put Harrell at the 2, Gilmore at the 3 and Cunningham at the 4. Groom IZ to be a PG. That is a bright future and nice mix of shooting and athleticism there!

[westojay]

Props to Joey for mentioning on Banter two weeks ago for us to be patient and not to lose hope. We were getting anxious, losing a little patience, our fellow Big East schools were locking commits left and right, Piv even wrote a recruiting article. What a difference 2 weeks makes!

[slaw]

Is the next recruit going to absolutely be a PG? or can we wait until 2015 for a recruit at the point?

[anotherjayfan]

Any chance the recruiting hot board will get updated on the White and Blue Review main site anytime soon? Getting hard to follow all the action on players recently. Also curious to see what we have going on in the point guard and big man front.

[gtmoBlue]

We're gettin' ours! (10Sep13 post)

Doncha' luv it when I'm right! ( U 2 TBJ ).
Many of u dislike my posting, but ya gotta luv the dogged confidence and fidelity.
Luv ya Jays!

c'mon Josh Cunningham - B A Jay.

[ZMagic30]

With the commitments of Henriquez, LaChance, and Demery, how many of our targets are left on the table besides Cunningham? Doesn't really look like Graham is gonna get released, either.