April 8, 2034
Draft Night ends up being a lot of fun for 'Nova Nation.
Zach Cohen demonstrates that it was smart of him to bet on his professional prospects, as he's a lottery pick: #8 overall. Not much later,
Ernest Adcock hears his name, announced as the #19 choice.
Then, as the draft is nearing completion, Team
Weisberg rejoices, as
Reed is chosen with the #56 pick.
Zach is the third Big East player to come off the board, following center
Reggie Johnson of Pitt (#3) and point guard
DeQuinn Baldwin of Georgetown (#8).
However, the happiest news of all is celebrated in the city of Evansville, Indiana. Their favorite basketball son, hard-working
Ezra Love of the University of Kentucky, is
the #1 pick in the professional draft. 
Congratulations to all these players as they begin their professional careers.
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2033 Recruiting Rankings
# Team Conference Best Player Rtg 5* 4* 3* 2* 1*
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1. Kansas Big 12 PF Jerrold Brewer ***** 2 2 1 0 0
2. Texas Christian Mountain West SF Michael Langford ***** 3 1 1 0 0
3. Georgetown Big East SF Brian Bishop ***** 2 1 0 0 0
4. Southern California Pacific-10 SG Felix Livesay ***** 2 2 0 0 0
5. Stanford Pacific-10 SG Clarence Gilson ***** 1 2 1 0 0
6. Oklahoma Big 12 SF Jeremiah Moore ***** 2 1 0 0 0
7. Pittsburgh Big East PG Jack Blankenship **** 0 4 0 0 0
8. Louisville Big East SG Jonathon Larios ***** 2 1 0 0 0
9. Boston College ACC SG Luis Williams ***** 1 0 3 0 0
10. St. John's Big East SF Dusty Ung **** 0 2 2 0 0
11. Villanova Big East PF Charlie Lambert **** 0 3 0 0 0
12. Mississippi SEC C Monte Roos **** 0 3 1 0 0
13. San Diego State Mountain West SG Cornelius Hughes ***** 1 0 3 0 0
14. Missouri Big 12 PF Harold Rosenbaum ***** 1 1 2 0 0
15. UCLA Pacific-10 SG Ismael Vidal ***** 1 1 1 0 0
16. Notre Dame Big East SG Richard Adam **** 0 3 0 0 0
17. Alabama-Birmingham Conference USA SF Iago Gil ***** 1 0 3 0 0
18. Baylor Big 12 SF Lyman Ward ***** 1 1 1 0 0
19. Virginia Tech ACC PG Joseph Cromwell **** 0 1 3 0 0
20. Lafayette Patriot League PG Leroy Velez ***** 1 0 2 0 0
Should we worry that our class of three four-star recruits is considered the fifth-best in the Big East?
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2033 Recruiting Rankings
# Team Conference Best Player Rtg 5* 4* 3* 2* 1*
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3. Georgetown Big East SF Brian Bishop ***** 2 1 0 0 0
7. Pittsburgh Big East PG Jack Blankenship **** 0 4 0 0 0
8. Louisville Big East SG Jonathon Larios ***** 2 1 0 0 0
10. St. John's Big East SF Dusty Ung **** 0 2 2 0 0
11. Villanova Big East PF Charlie Lambert **** 0 3 0 0 0
16. Notre Dame Big East SG Richard Adam **** 0 3 0 0 0
36. Syracuse Big East PG Colin Ratchford **** 0 1 2 0 0
54. West Virginia Big East PF Allan Hagan **** 0 1 1 0 0
73. Rutgers Big East PG Kim Murray **** 0 1 2 0 0
79. Connecticut Big East SF Matthew Palermo **** 0 1 1 1 0
133. DePaul Big East PG Trevor Eagle *** 0 0 3 1 0
135. South Florida Big East SG Jody Bay *** 0 0 2 0 0
141. Seton Hall Big East SF Merlin Smith *** 0 0 3 0 0
145. Providence Big East SG Barton Curcio *** 0 0 2 0 0
187. Cincinnati Big East SF Tony McFall *** 0 0 1 3 0
220. Marquette Big East C Joseph Allen *** 0 0 1 1 0
Georgetown signed two of the top five players in the nation:
Brian Bishop (#3) and
Timothy Johnson (#5). Pitt's haul of four-star talents include two we looked at closely:
Jack Blankenship and
Tyrese Russell. I'm still pleased with our guys. All three of them fill roles we needed to fill.
Our Prestige remains at
100, and our budget holds steady at $800,000. The board has announced a facilities upgrade for next year (maybe it read my post about the new Wawa Arena).
