August 1, 2019
Graham Sims and his new recruiting coordinator,
Gregg Woods, will have two scholarships to fill.
Daniel Warnock and
Jack Senn are both wings, but if a promising big man pops up on their radar, they would certainly check him out.
That's exactly what happens with
David Maxson.
Code:
#23 C David Maxson
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Height: 6-11
Weight: 226
High School: Penn Wood High School
Hometown: Lansdowne, PA
GPA: 2.66
Test Score: 1190
Rating: ***
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 42 8 50 33 55 26 36 26 56 13 30 72 21 72 26 20
Potential: C D C C B D B C A C C A
Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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23.8 3.6 7.9 2.0 1.3 1.56 1.6 4.2 2.1
Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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9.3 17.6 .526 5.2 7.5 .691 0.1 1.4 .074
Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Current interest in Lafayette: High
Rankings: #21 C, East Region #22 Overall, East Region #5 C
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: Rutgers, Villanova, *Temple, Drexel, Seton Hall
David is a high three-star player who seems to want to play close to his Pennsylvania home. He's a strong defender and dominant shot blocker whose style would fit our program well, and he's probably not scoring almost 24 per game by accident. He has an offer from Temple, but I'll take a flyer on him...as I tell myself to walk away if David doesn't show more interest quickly.
Coaches Sims and Woods will make the short trip to visit him this month.
Marlon Smith is a lean wing from Northampton, PA, which is 14 miles from our campus. We've known about Marlon for a while, and Donn McClinton says he's the real deal.
Code:
#11 SG Marlon Smith
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Height: 6-5
Weight: 196
High School: Northampton Area High School
Hometown: Northampton, PA
GPA: 2.71
Test Score: 1140
Rating: ***
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 75 28 29 43 48 45 49 30 32 25 18 7 83 31 78 60
Potential: A C D B B A B D C D D D
Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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17.6 2.4 5.1 5.4 2.1 2.57 1.1 0.5 2.8
Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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7.9 15.7 .500 1.0 2.2 .465 0.9 3.7 .243
Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Current interest in Lafayette: Average
Rankings: #36 SG, East Region #30 Overall, East Region #7 SG
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: *Lehigh, *Delaware, *Pennsylvania, Villanova, Temple
He's already a polished shot creator with the potential to be exceptional. Three area schools have already offered him. We're about to be the fourth. Can we lure him away from the less prestigious schools who have acted quickly? Both coaches will visit him this month, too.
We use the rest of our recruiting budget, which is just over $15,000/month, to send Graham and Gregg off to visit various other players we like.