May 1, 2021
A new season is upon us, and the first news item of the new year is a good one.
Tim Hutchinson's name was called on Draft Day! He was chosen 52nd overall, and he'll report to camp soon.
The Patriot League recruiting rankings are interesting.
Code:
2020 Recruiting Rankings
# Team Conference Best Player Rtg 5* 4* 3* 2* 1*
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
60. Colgate Patriot League PF Justin Mellott *** 0 0 2 1 2
78. Navy Patriot League PG Paul Craig *** 0 0 2 1 1
87. Lehigh Patriot League C Brendan Meehan *** 0 0 2 1 0
93. Lafayette Patriot League SG Byron Shores *** 0 0 3 0 0
202. American Patriot League SF Roland Moore *** 0 0 1 0 0
218. Holy Cross Patriot League PG Jerry Hynes *** 0 0 1 1 1
249. Army Patriot League PG Otis Godwin ** 0 0 0 1 3
330. Bucknell Patriot League PF James Menefee * 0 0 0 0 1
It's hard to see how Lehigh's class is ranked ahead of ours, unless it's the result of their best player,
Brendan Meehan, being ranked higher than
Byron Shores. Meehan is in the Top 200, while Shores is #221. I'm still very pleased with our class. All three look like they're at least as good as we thought when we recruited them.
Our
prestige goes up three more points, to
75. The gap between Lafayette and the rest of the Patriot League continues to widen; Holy Cross (49), American (43), and Colgate (39) are the next highest-rated teams. Our
Facilities score (
53) is also much higher than those of our conference foes. Holy Cross (31) is second best in this category, too.
Graham Sims levels up again this spring! He's now a Level 10 coach, and I again distribute his 20 points evenly across his five categories.
Code:
Graham Sims - Head Coach - Lafayette
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Age: 42
High School: St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School
Hometown: Alexandria, VA
Alma Mater: Villanova
Current Level: 10
Career Record: 269 - 74
Recruiting: 87
Scouting: 63
Offense: 67
Defense: 83