2019-2020 B1G Basketball Thread

[betarhoalphadelta]

I remember Francis Okoro last year talked on and on about how important academics were to him. He wanted to major in Computer Science, and was heavily recruited by both Purdue and Illinois, two excellent CS programs.

He went to Oregon... 

[ELA]

I remember Francis Okoro last year talked on and on about how important academics were to him. He wanted to major in Computer Science, and was heavily recruited by both Purdue and Illinois, two excellent CS programs.

He went to Oregon...

Didn't Myron Rolle do the same with regards to med school...then picked Florida State.  He did wind up being a Rhodes Scholar.

[bayareabadger]

Didn't Myron Rolle do the same with regards to med school...then picked Florida State.  He did wind up being a Rhodes Scholar.

Your undergrad for pre-med matters a good deal less, I think.

There was a girl I went to HS with who was not exactly dumb, but didn’t give an eff. She had to go to the newly founded public school in state because she couldn’t get into a lot of more decent schools (which was bad considering the level of privilege she had). She ended up with a pre-med school job at John Hopkins and is now a surgeon.

In truth, if you’re on your game, most every power five school should provide enough of a program that you can get a good degree. An Alabama engineer will probably be pretty decent if they themselves are good at the stuff.

[ELA]

Your undergrad for pre-med matters a good deal less, I think.

There was a girl I went to HS with who was not exactly dumb, but didn’t give an eff. She had to go to the newly founded public school in state because she couldn’t get into a lot of more decent schools (which was bad considering the level of privilege she had). She ended up with a pre-med school job at John Hopkins and is now a surgeon.

In truth, if you’re on your game, most every power five school should provide enough of a program that you can get a good degree. An Alabama engineer will probably be pretty decent if they themselves are good at the stuff.

Yes, but IIRC he kept saying academics were the most important factor in his recruitment, which is why Michigan was in it til the end.  Don't say you are basing your decision on academics, and then pick Florida State.

[847badgerfan]

PSU was in on him strong too, right?

[ELA]

PSU was in on him strong too, right?

Yeah, I think most thought it was a UM-PSU battle

[betarhoalphadelta]

Big man Ryan Kalkbrenner was heavily courted by Purdue and Stanford (both in his final three). He had said on numerous occasions that he considered academics very highly, and reportedly was eyeing chemical engineering as a potential major.

So he committed last night to...

Creighton. Which doesn't have an engineering program. 

SMDH...

https://www.hammerandrails.com/2019/9/23/20879442/kalkbrenner-commits-to-creighton

[847badgerfan]

UW got two commits over the weekend, for 2021. Chucky Hepburn from Nebraska and Matthew Mors from South Dakota.

https://247sports.com/Player/Chucky-Hepburn-46056383/

https://247sports.com/Player/Matthew-Mors-46057141/

Couple of nice pickups for Coach Gard, to go along with Chris Hodges, who committed a couple of weeks ago.

https://247sports.com/Player/Chris-Hodges-46056678/

[FearlessF]

B1G talent hiding in Nebraska and South Dakota????

[ELA]

Does anybody have any interest in joining an existing fantasy college basketball league?

[ELA]

4* G AJ Hoggard commits to MSU over Maryland, Florida and Louisville

[ELA]

4* G AJ Hoggard commits to MSU over Maryland, Florida and Louisville

Ugh, which seems to have caused Jalen Terry to decommit.  Everyone I trust says even though Hoggard had the better offer sheet, they would take Terry over him in a heartbeat.

[betarhoalphadelta]

Nebraska commit D'Andre Davis has de-committed and opened his recruitment
Nebraska commit D'Andre Davis has de-committed and opened his recruitment. 247 composite is currently the 95th player nationally in the 2020 class. He was ranked just outside the top 200 up until this summer, and then shot up the rankings. Apparently his AAU performances were good to him. 

Based on his early commit to Nebraska, a lot of other programs hadn't engaged, so his offer list is largely schools that he's unlikely to even consider at this point. So he's probably going to get a LOT of attention. 

Not really sure who is in. He played on the same AAU team as Purdue commit Jaden Ivey, but we don't know if Purdue will even engage at this point. 

[Brutus Buckeye]

For years this thread would be on "page 9" when the season tipped off. You could set your watch to it. 

This year we are already on page 27, and there is still a few weeks to go. What gives?