2014 Wing Josh Cunningham (Bradley Commit)

[cujaysfan]

he is?

thought he was a PF - i've looked at their box scores a few times and he's killing it on the boards. so figured he was a PF

[Jet915]

Not sure it was mentioned anywhere but Geno Ford was fired on Sunday. It will be interesting to see if Cunningham stays put or not.

[CU10S93]

This is not a knock on Josh, but it would funny how we keep saying we need to recruit to the Big East and we end up potentially looking at a Valley dude.

[chuck1991]

By Dave Reynolds
of the Journal Star

Posted Mar. 23, 2015 at 8:57 PM

PEORIA — The high school coach of Bradley freshman Josh Cunningham and sophomore Xzavier Taylor said the pair of young players have remained even-keeled about the BU program in light of head coach Geno Ford’s dismissal Sunday.
“They’re staying positive right now,” said Chicago Morgan Park coach Nick Irvin. “They don’t want to leave (Bradley and transfer elsewhere). But it’ll come down to who Bradley’s going to hire as the head coach and the assistants.”
Cunningham, Bradley’s first top 100-rated recruit since Voise Winters in 1981, was named to the Missouri Valley Conference all-freshman team — the lone Brave to receive recognition on an honor squad.
The 6-foot-7 forward averaged 7.9 points and 7.5 rebounds, ranking second in the league in rebounding. He shot 54 percent from the field on 2-point shots. Cunningham was the only BU player to play in all 33 games, starting 32 of them.
Taylor, meanwhile, regressed from a promising freshman season. The 6-foot-9 center dropped from 3.4 points and 3.2 rebounds as a freshman (starting 18 games) to 2.8 points and 1.8 rebounds (seven starts). His proneness to foul trouble didn’t diminish much.
Irvin said he prepares his players during high school for the possibility of coaching changes on the collegiate level.
“They know it’s a business,” Irvin said. “I talked to them about that. I told them you don’t be mad or hold a grudge if something happens with your coach. They had a pretty good idea this was coming.”
Freshman forward Donte Thomas and sophomore guard Kendahl Amerson are the only other Braves with more than one year of eligibility remaining.
There was no change Monday in the status of Ford’s current staff of assistants. Ronald “Chin” Coleman, Jaden Uken, Cole Pittis and Jaydee Luster all reported to work.
Coleman, via text message, told the Journal Star, “I’m still here for now.”
Dave Reynolds can be reached at 686-3210 or at dreynolds@pjstar.com. Follow him on Twitter at davereynolds2.

[Chicagojayfan]

This is not a knock on Josh, but it would funny how we keep saying we need to recruit to the Big East and we end up potentially looking at a Valley dude.

ha, true, but his offer list out of HS was truly legit -- Indiana, Minnesota, St. Johns, Missouri, Oklahoma, Iowa, Iowa State, Missouri, etc. He was a high major player who went to the valley due to his family ties to Bradley.

[mredle]

Often (and I'm not necessarily pointing to Josh) this board's view of a player's talent or ability is a reflection of our familiarity with that player and nothing else.

[ictjay]

He is now available. Might as well go after him. We've offered everyone else with no scholarships open (for now). I get the "never stop recruiting" thinking, but, we are handing out offers like M&M's. Must be a couple the staff wants to move out!

[WBR Tom]

Here's the writeup from the Peoria paper about his transfer. Teammate Xzavier Taylor is also leaving:

http://on.pjstar.com/1DvO9yw

[section221jay]

Yes please.

[LJay]

No.