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August 1, 2011
The first group of players we evaluated contained several we're interested in recruiting.
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C James Sanders
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Height: 6-11
Weight: 319
High School: Bassick High School
Hometown: Bridgeport, CT
GPA: 3.11
Test Score: 1120
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: 55 31 55 47 20 21 38 39 26 21 52 21 41 70 24 11
Potential: B C C B D D C B C C C D
Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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30.2 2.0 9.9 1.1 2.6 0.42 1.1 0.9 3.0
Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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10.8 18.9 .570 8.6 11.5 .748 0.1 1.1 .091
Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Current interest in Lafayette: Very High
Rankings: #45 C, East Region #54 Overall, East Region #6 C
High School Awards: All-State
Top 5 Schools: Lafayette, Connecticut, Central Connecticut State, Marist, Fairfield
James Sanders puts the "big" in "big man." He grades out as a decent defender, but his offensive numbers are what caught our eye. Players his size shouldn't be able to stroke it from three point range the way James can.
The Connecticut product has us first on his list. We offer him a scholarship, and we invite him to campus. Coach Sims will also visit him at home.
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PG John Spitzer
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Height: 6-3
Weight: 181
High School: Cranford Senior High School
Hometown: Cranford, NJ
GPA: 2.98
Test Score: 1380
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: 28 25 30 37 42 26 17 12 40 50 44 24 80 13 65 59
Potential: D C B C C A C F C C B C
Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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10.5 2.2 4.8 6.0 1.8 3.40 5.3 0.7 1.8
Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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4.5 10.5 .426 0.8 1.1 .682 0.9 3.9 .221
Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Current interest in Lafayette: Very High
Rankings: East Region #61 Overall, East Region #20 PG
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: Fordham, Hofstra, Drexel, Lafayette, Lehigh
We might have to work harder to land Spitzer, who has three schools listed ahead of us. If he joined our program right now, he'd be the best defender among our perimeter players. He'd also rival
Billy Weiler as our best playmaker, with the potential to be much better.
Our recruiting efforts for John are the same as those we make for Sanders: a scholarship offer, an invitation to campus, and a visit to his home.
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SF Venceslás Castillo
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 222
High School:
Hometown: Alcazar de San Juan, Spain
GPA: 3.23
Test Score: 1250
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: 31 39 44 40 15 25 62 42 40 34 29 20 37 71 57 91
Potential: B A C A C D B C D C D D
Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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18.7 3.6 10.4 1.7 2.4 0.71 0.4 0.9 2.4
Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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8.4 14.9 .562 1.6 3.7 .425 0.5 1.5 .300
Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Current interest in Lafayette: Very High
Rankings: Foreign #37 Overall, Foreign #6 SF
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: Lafayette
I was intrigued by the fact that a player in Spain was interested in coming to Easton, Pennsylvania to play college basketball. It's not cheap to recruit Castillo; it will cost about six times as much to bring him to campus as it does Sanders or Spitzer.
If he turns out to be as good as his potentials imply, the Good King will be worth every penny we spend. We offer him a scholarship, but we can only afford to send recruiting assistant
Steven Manion to Spain to meet him.
I'm not sure to whom we'll offer our remaining scholarship. We're looking most closely at a few other big men, but if another guard or forward capture our attention, we might change our plans.