2015 SG Matt McQuaid (Michigan State Verbal Commit)

[wbjay]

I hate to put these high school kids on some sort of a pedestal, but I nearly peed my pants when I saw the picture on twitter.

[cujaysfan]

2 things:

1. SUH-WHEET
2. Man, does he look young

[mredle]

I hate to put these high school kids on some sort of a pedestal, but I nearly peed my pants when I saw the picture on twitter.

It is a good look for the kid. No doubt about it.

[HandDownManDown]

OUT. FREAKING. STANDING.

[Bluejay Bilas]

At least he likes his Creighton gear. The new logo looks so much better than the Jays script.

We'll see what happens after he makes his trip to Michigan State.

[Jaysker12]

2 things:

1. SUH-WHEET
2. Man, does he look young

He got major baby face going on. That plus his incredibly lithe frame lead me to believe he's not done growing/ adding stature

[westojay]

New mixtape. Again, his game is perfect for our offense.

http://ballislife.com/hes-got-that-klay ... ummer-mix/

[Chicagojayfan]

2 things:

1. SUH-WHEET
2. Man, does he look young

He got major baby face going on. That plus his incredibly lithe frame lead me to believe he's not done growing/ adding stature

No doubt, he can easily put on 15-20 lbs of muscle while getting quicker and more explosive.. and he's already a very good athlete out on the floor. Like the mix tapes show, IMO, he's much more than just a shooter, although I think some of the other teams want him as a shooting specialist. For us, he'd be a critical part of what we do in our offense.

[Bluejay Bilas]

New mixtape. Again, his game is perfect for our offense.

http://ballislife.com/hes-got-that-klay ... ummer-mix/

Probably fair to say that Creighton, under Altman and Mac, has never landed as polished a player as McQuaid looks to be. Since this is only the second year during that stretch that the program's not been recruiting as an MVC school, and Omaha rarely puts out elite talent, that's understandable.

Plenty of mixtapes have HS or open gym footage, where about every dude besides the highlighted player looks weak. This is mostly EYBL footage, with some really good teammates and mostly solid looking opposition. (the last Clarke tape I saw, which also had legit grassroots opposition, was similarly very impressive- Clarke's shot isn't comparable to McQuaid's, just as McQuaid's explosiveness and physicality isn't comparable to Clarke's)

Going to be heartbreak city if we lose out on McQuaid twice. Would be much more brutal a second time as our options are way more limited than they were when he chose SMU.

I guess the prevailing wisdom is that he'll head to East Lansing this weekend and decide soon thereafter? The Spartans fans seem hopeful that he's going those choose them. Haven't heard much talk of UNC or another previously mentioned school getting seriously involved at this point (did see one reference to Ol' Roy contacting him again). Although, with the one UT player who could be on his way out, there still seems to be a bit of talk of them not being totally out of the mix (kind of hard to believe after his non-visit and the rumors about Barnes' lack of optimism about McQuaid).

[TrueBlueJay]

When you think about it, this is really McDermott's first full year of the recruiting cycle. Once we were announced for the Big East, half of the recruiting cycle was already completed. That is why getting Huff and Watson to commit was pure genius! I really love what this staff is doing.