2016 Recruiting

[DAK]

Keep the updates coming please, good or bad.

 

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Dan McDonald‏@DMcDonaldRivals
Robert Baker is headed to Harvard. He's Tommy Amaker's 2nd Rivals150 commit out of GA this year, joining Chris Lewis.

 

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inRecruit ‏@inRecruit 7h7 hours ago
2016 point guard Devante Cross (Parkland PA) has a new offer from George Mason. @_DCross_11

http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/devante-cross:

Status: Undecided

Year: 2016 (HS SR)

Position: Point Guard

Height: 6-1

Weight: 185

Hometown: Allentown, PA

High School: Parkland High School


Alize retweeted
Josh Verlin ‏@jmverlin 8h8 hours ago
Josh Verlin retweeted Alize

The former Bucknell staff offered Parkland's Devante Cross while he was on a visit to GMU.

Josh Verlin added,

Alize @_DCross_11
Received an offer from George Mason University

 

[gmujim92]

PG Jeff Dowtin (St. Johns) has scheduled an official visit to Mason on September 11.

We're one of his three favorites, but face some tough competition on this one:
He visits Wichita State before us and Rhode Island after us.

It would obviously be a major coup if the staff is able to convince Jeff to pick us over those two schools. He is going to be a terrific college player.

 

[gmujim92]

Also PG Ako Adams (O'Connell) is taking visits to ODU, Rice and Louisiana Tech -- the latter of which is coached by former Mason asst Eric Konkol.

All three of those schools have coaches with Virginia ties: Jeff Jones (duh) and Mike Rhoades, who was HC at Randolph-Macon and asst at vcu before getting the top job at Rice.

I wonder if that means we're no longer in play for Ako, or if he'd just rather save his official visits for schools that aren't right in his back yard. Hope it's the latter.

 

[GMUSig03]

Tony Skinn is an ast. at La Tech also

 

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Also PG Ako Adams (O'Connell) is taking visits to ODU, Rice and Louisiana Tech -- the latter of which is coached by former Mason asst Eric Konkol.

All three of those schools have coaches with Virginia ties: Jeff Jones (duh) and Mike Rhoades, who was HC at Randolph-Macon and asst at vcu before getting the top job at Rice.

I wonder if that means we're no longer in play for Ako, or if he'd just rather save his official visits for schools that aren't right in his back yard. Hope it's the latter.

1. GMU Giant Killer ‏@GMUGiantKiller 42m42 minutes ago
   2016 PG Ako Adams Removes George Mason From His Consideration http://giantkiller.co/2015/08/31/2016-pg-ako-adams-removes-george-mason-from-his-consideration/… #MasonNation #MasonRecruiting
   

 

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Verbal Commits ‏@VerbalCommits 23h23 hours ago
2016 Spotswood (VA) G Justin Kier has received an offer from George Mason. @Jkiiiiii__ http://verbalcommits.com/players/justin-kier…

http://sports.yahoo.com/virginiapreps/basketball/recruiting/player-Justin-Kier-167653#latest_news

 

[gmujim92]

1. GMU Giant Killer ‏@GMUGiantKiller 42m42 minutes ago
   2016 PG Ako Adams Removes George Mason From His Consideration http://giantkiller.co/2015/08/31/2016-pg-ako-adams-removes-george-mason-from-his-consideration/… #MasonNation #MasonRecruiting

Hope that means we are putting on the full-court press for Jeff Dowtin.

He was Paulsen's first Mason offer. Git 'er done, DP!

 

[Washingtonian]

Hope that means we are putting on the full-court press for Jeff Dowtin.

He was Paulsen's first Mason offer. Git 'er done, DP!

http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/jeff-dowtin

 

[gmujim92]

Ako Adams to Rice, spurning both ODU and GW

 

[GMUgemini]

Ako Adams to Rice, spurning both ODU and GW

Makes sense. I bet he knew Rhoades already.

 

[gmujim92]

I haven't been able to find anything online suggesting that Jeff Dowtin committed to Wichita State during his visit Aug. 30, so I'm hoping that means we're still in the running to sign him.

Based on the latest available information, Dowtin is scheduled to take an official visit to Mason on Friday.

This is an enormous opportunity for DP and the staff to close the deal on an underrated recruit who would be a key piece to our rebuilding effort.

He has already said publicly that he wants to go somewhere he won't have to sit for 2 years before having a chance to start, so that bodes well for us. After Marquise graduates, it would basically be Dowtin and Livingston battling for the PG spot for the next 3 years.

Hopefully the weather is nice this weekend and our coaches/players show him a great time on his visit.

 

[gmujim92]

Just reading tea leaves, but I'm thinking that the competition for Jeff Dowtin will come down to us and Rhody.

I just saw on Twitter that Wichita State's staff is visiting Christian Vital this week.

That tells me that Dowtin isn't their No. 1 PG target. If he is, why would Marshall travel from Kansas to NY to make an in-person visit with a kid who plays the same position?

Also note that Dowtin visited Wichita on Aug. 30, but didn't commit during the visit. Perhaps Wichita gave him a "take it right now or the offer is off the table" type of deal? Wouldn't be unheard of.

Even though Rhody's program is obviously at a stronger place than ours right now, I like our chances against them for a couple reasons:

* Rhody's backcourt will be loaded even if EC Mathews goes to the NBA after this season. If Matthews stays for his senior season, they'll have him, Jared Terrell, Jarvis Garrett and Indiana transfer Stan Robinson at the two guard spots. Not many minutes available.

* If he can win a game or two in the NCAAs this year, Dan Hurley will get multiple big-money offers from P5 programs. He'll almost certainly be gone at some point over the next couple years. Rival schools have to be using that against him on the recruiting trail.

Considering that DP was recruiting Dowtin at Bucknell and offered him right away after taking the Mason job, it's obvious that our new coach really likes the kid. Hopefully the staff can close the deal and get a commitment this weekend.

 

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Verbal Commits ‏@VerbalCommits 43m43 minutes ago
2016 Mt. Zion Prep (MD) G Caesar DeJesus has received an offer from George Mason. http://verbalcommits.com/players/caesar-dejesus


Status: Undecided

Year: 2016 (HS SR)

Position: Shooting Guard

Height: 6-2

Weight: 165

Hometown: Teaneck, NJ

High School: Mt. Zion Preparatory School

Marcus Helton ‏@MarcusHelton 14h14 hours ago
George Mason, Quinnipiac and Robert Morris were at Mt. Zion Prep (Md.) tonight to see 2016 G Ceasar Dejesus. #DMVhoops

 

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Marcus Helton ‏@MarcusHelton 14h14 hours ago
George Mason, Quinnipiac and Robert Morris were at Mt. Zion Prep (Md.) tonight to see 2016 G Ceasar Dejesus. #DMVhoops

Ceasar Dejesus - The dictator of kings? I like it.

 

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2016 PG Jeremy Carter Sheppard of Team Loaded and John Marshall High has received an offer from George Mason University. #MakePlayz
8:38 AM - 16 Sep 2015

http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/jeremy-carter-sheppard:

Status: Undecided

Year: 2016 (HS SR)

Position: Point Guard

Height: 5-10

Hometown: Richmond, VA

High School: John Marshall High School

AAU Team: Team Loaded

GMU Giant Killer retweeted
Michael Blackwell ‏@TEAMLOADED17U 24h24 hours ago
George Mason Missouri State & UNCW all in today for John Marshall workouts. All 3 schools have offered Sr PG Jeremy Sheppard.

 

[99 Patriot]

Does this mean our pg visit last weekend didn't go as we'd hoped?

 

[gmujim92]

Does this mean our pg visit last weekend didn't go as we'd hoped?

Well he didn't commit, so by that very definition, yeah it didn't go as I hoped.

That said, I've seen Jeremy play several times in person because I live in Richmond. He is a very talented kid. Great athlete.

I think Dowtin is a better fit for DP's system but obviously my opinion doesn't mean squat.

 

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http://keaneyblue.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=4815:


Re: '16 DC PG Jeff Dowtin (Offer)
PostPosted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:42 pm
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Cuttino Mobley

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ace wrote:
Unless George Mason blows him away this weekend, still scheduled to visit later this month.


Is George Mason capable of blowing anyone away? In anything?