2012 recruits

[RabbitObsessed]

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Damn I'm excited to watch this kid play. Congrats to him. (And us )

[JackJD]

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I can add to the article and say Connor is now weighing 205. He had a nice little ceremony with friends and family. I'll be sure to post any links to local articles that might run in the next couple days. He was excited! Good day for him, his family, and SDSU.

Thanks, Coach. Always good to read the local perspective.

[JACKGUYII]

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Most of the players we sought in 2012 are going elsewhere. Would be nice to get a Juco big in the 2012 class. Looking at preps we are looking primarily at bigs in 2013.

[filbert]

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Most of the players we sought in 2012 are going elsewhere. Would be nice to get a Juco big in the 2012 class. Looking at preps we are looking primarily at bigs in 2013.

Most of the players MOST "low-majors" seek go elsewhere.

Adjust your expectations accordingly.

After we rack up six or eight consecutive 20-win seasons and three or four NCAA appearances, then you can start expecting a school with "no basketball history" (as a recent review of Nate Walters asserted) to start winning recruiting battles.

Until then, fans need to realize we're dining on scraps that others have either left on the table or somehow didn't notice and allowed to fall to the floor or, like Connor Devine, have roots and connections which lead him to SDSU. The fact that we "won" a recruiting battle with FCS/Big 12 Iowa State for Jordan Dykstra should be considered by Jackrabbit fans as a Miracle and a Sign from God (apologies for the irreligious religious reference to those who take such things seriously) because that's pretty much what it was.

Until we actually make the NCAA tournament, that's the recruiting world that Nagy and his staff live in. Division I basketball recruiting is a harsh, unforgiving, incredibly difficult world. You're recruiting against Bill Self and Coach K--or at least you're recruiting against schools who are recruiting against that level for your "star" players. This is Big Boy college basketball.

If it was easy, anybody could do it.

[joeboo22]

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Most of the players we sought in 2012 are going elsewhere. Would be nice to get a Juco big in the 2012 class. Looking at preps we are looking primarily at bigs in 2013.

In basketball where you generally offer 10-15 recruits and are likely to sign 3. Yeah most recruits you seek will go elsewhere.

I don't think Nagy will recruit a JuCo. I think he wants someone who will sign the LOI on the spring signing day. Many times JuCo's wait until last minute. Add in the fact that SDSU has had very bad luck with the JuCo route, and with a large sophomore class I don't know if you will see a JuCo unless it is a game changer who is willing to sign on the 1st day of the spring period.

[filbert]

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In basketball where you generally offer 10-15 recruits and are likely to sign 3. Yeah most recruits you seek will go elsewhere.

I don't think Nagy will recruit a JuCo. I think he wants someone who will sign the LOI on the spring signing day. Many times JuCo's wait until last minute. Add in the fact that SDSU has had very bad luck with the JuCo route, and with a large sophomore class I don't know if you will see a JuCo unless it is a game changer who is willing to sign on the 1st day of the spring period.

TV on his live chat today said that Nagy was going hard after Juco big men--for Wolters' senior year.

If I'm a juco big man who will be a junior in 2012, who wasn't getting lots of looks from the Bill Selfs of the world and I was looking at my options, seeing a guy like Wolters who's one of the best point guards in the country as a senior, on a team that looks like it will actually be pretty darn good in 2012-13, I think I'd at least think about taking Nagy's phone call.

[joeboo22]

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TV on his live chat today said that Nagy was going hard after Juco big men--for Wolters' senior year.

If I'm a juco big man who will be a junior in 2012, who wasn't getting lots of looks from the Bill Selfs of the world and I was looking at my options, seeing a guy like Wolters who's one of the best point guards in the country as a senior, on a team that looks like it will actually be pretty darn good in 2012-13, I think I'd at least think about taking Nagy's phone call.

O, I missed that, I was just speculating. I don't know if he will chase them through May though like he did this past year.

[filbert]

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O, I missed that, I was just speculating. I don't know if he will chase them through May though like he did this past year.

I dunno. But I'd rather that the coaching staff get the right guy--I'd rather have them pass on "good players" that they don't think will be a good fit at SDSU than just getting someone because they're long and tall. If that takes a bit longer, I'm absolutely OK with it. If they don't find The Guy, I'm actually OK with that, too, if the alternative is bringing in someone who won't be happy in Brookings.

[RabbitObsessed]

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I'll take anyone that is long and tall and good. That's a good enough fit for me.

[bigticket1]

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Mitch Weg from Worthington will visit SDSU this weekend. He apparently has a walk-on offer from SDSU. He has scholarship offers from USF, Dordt, and DWU. This according to @RyanJamesMN who knows his stuff.

He also states that Zach Huisken is down to Augustana and Dordt. And that Casey Schilling is down to SMSU, Augustana and Dordt. Both have been mentioned with SDSU.

Was reported today on local radio that Mitch Weg signed with Southwest Minn. State

[jackrabbit1979]

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If I'm a juco big man who will be a junior in 2012, who wasn't getting lots of looks from the Bill Selfs of the world and I was looking at my options, seeing a guy like Wolters who's one of the best point guards in the country as a senior, on a team that looks like it will actually be pretty darn good in 2012-13, I think I'd at least think about taking Nagy's phone call.

Problem is, we were in this same situation this year (except said big man would have had two years to play with Nate and the crew) and we weren't able to land even a serviceable big man. The one we chased until May, who seemed to be a perfect fit, chose another mid-major program further from his home with comparable success to what we have had the past two years and can expect the next two.

[jackmd]

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Other than the reference to a "gold" jersey its a nice article on Devine. Perhaps it has already been linked.

http://www.frontiersman.com/articles...3870939941.txt

[NebraskaJack]

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I sometimes wonder if our getting up and down the court the way we do and the amount of threes we shoot hurts our ability to land a big man? Nothing more fun than playing a game of hoops and never touching the ball.

[SDSUAlum08]

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I sometimes wonder if our getting up and down the court the way we do and the amount of threes we shoot hurts our ability to land a big man? Nothing more fun than playing a game of hoops and never touching the ball.

I think it's too early in the DI process to believe this. Skilled big men are the most sought after players out there because they're so hard to find. Nagy has simply adapted to this change.

It should also be noted that the big man SDSU was after last year was a shooter who could spread the floor. He wasn't your typical back to the basket big man.

[joeboo22]

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This guy is in the 2013 thread, and I've seen him as a 2013 recruit in the past, but now Yahoo has him as 2012 and I've read articles that say he is a senior. If anyone in the Omaha area knows for sure feel free to correct me.

Trevaunn Hymer a 6'9" post from Burke High School in Omaha has interest from the Jacks. Has an offer from USD, I've read on a few threads that people who claim to know him says SDSU has offered as well, but I have not read anything creditable to back that claim up.