Welcome home Lamar Butler!

[Walter]

Can Lamar recruit in his new role?

 

[Mason32]

Can Lamar recruit in his new role?

If only we can hire a guy who has access to that PVI pipeline....

 

[DRK331]

Duke uses PVI as a pipeline (Jeremy Roach, Trevor Keels, Darren Harris)

Mason should as well. (I know we had Patrick Holloway and Josh Oduro)


Other elite programs who has taken a PVI kid:

Villanova - Brandon Slater
UNC - Anthony Harris
Syracuse - Franklin Howard
Louisville - VJ King
UMD - DeShawn Harris Smith

 

[gmujim92]

Can Lamar recruit in his new role?

Not off-campus, but his AAU/elite HS connections are still a huge asset now that he’s officially wearing the Mason logo again. The player development position is such a better fit for him because he’ll be working directly with the players instead of doing administrative stuff.

 

[Patriot8]

Ben Hammond
Isaiah Abraham
Patrick Ngongba
Jaquan Womack

If we get any of those 4, Lamar deserves a raise

Hammond is the only one of that group that’s realistic.

Watched him play a bit yesterday. He backs up Daquan Davis on the Takeover squad so he’s only getting 14 minutes a game so far. 5’10 is generous.

 

[GMUgemini]

Outside of the obvious 06/alum connection, Lamar is a very solid addition to the staff and we are lucky he wasn’t given an opportunity sooner elsewhere.

Experience with Team Takeover over the last several years and coaching at PVI should pay dividends now and in the future, not just with kids he coached, but with the connections he made with opposing players and coaches within the WCAC, VISAA, EYBL circuit.

Fantastic resource to have.

My guess is he is a DOBO for a maximum of 2 years before he gets an assistant job somewhere.

 

[Patriot8]

My guess is he is a DOBO for a maximum of 2 years before he gets an assistant job somewhere.

He’s not a DOBO now, he’s Director of Player Development

 

[Mason2005]

My guess is he is a DOBO for a maximum of 2 years before he gets an assistant job somewhere.

My guess is he'll get the bump to AC once one of the ACs becomes a HC

 

[MASONscott]

Not off-campus, but his AAU/elite HS connections are still a huge asset now that he’s officially wearing the Mason logo again. The player development position is such a better fit for him because he’ll be working directly with the players instead of doing administrative stuff.

We still have a Mason connection on staff at PVI. Myles Tate is an assistant and works with Team Takeover as well.

 

[mkaufman1]

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[KAOriginal]

JFC Mason AD, can we do better than a employee ID photo that looks like a mug shot?

He's a school legend...you got some action photos on file....and he's now a high profile staff member, not a janitor..at least a fake dress shirt and tie? Maybe a composite of past and now?

These are the little things that make us us look 2nd rate.

 

[He15man]

I'm going to be very interested to see how the combination of these 06 guys resonate with kids on the recruiting trail. If anyone will be able to weave a good story as to how come in together to achieve a vision and ultimate success... it's them. But that aside, Lamar connection and relationship with the PVI program can NOT be understated. That is absolutely huge.

 

[GMU79]

JFC Mason AD, can we do better than a employee ID photo that looks like a mug shot?

He's a school legend...you got some action photos on file....and he's now a high profile staff member, not a janitor..at least a fake dress shirt and tie? Maybe a composite of past and now?

These are the little things that make us us look 2nd rate.

One of the things I have always loved about Lamar is his smile. He radiates joy!

 

[The Great PATSby]

One of the things I have always loved about Lamar is his smile. He radiates joy!

Back off GMU79, he's mine. Find your own man.

 

[Pikapppatri8]

Back off GMU79, he's mine. Find your own man.

One time at band camp.......

 

[bravesfan]

Back off GMU79, he's mine. Find your own man.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKwJrLY4nXk&ab_channel=YoungPilgrimMusic

 

[DRK331]

This video is 4 months old, but it's still good

 

[GMU79]

This video is 4 months old, but it's still good

I'll never forget that Lamar SI cover smile.
How could I? I've got it framed

 

[tblack33]

I hope we start to see some of Lamar’s connections come through in recruiting. Are we tied to any 24 or 25 guys from PVI or the greater DMV area?

 

[GMUgemini]

I hope we start to see some of Lamar’s connections come through in recruiting. Are we tied to any 24 or 25 guys from PVI or the greater DMV area?

Well there is Ty Bevins for ‘24, but he’s a PG County kid. I thought there was a forward out of PVI we offered?