We have 4 scholarships this year, and a bunch of 3* and 2* star guys interested in us. The first couple of recruiting rounds eliminates most of the better guys who had initial interest in us, so I switch focus and go after some guys struggling to get the required GPA scores. I also miss out on a solid 3* JuCo PG who we led on right up until signing day. We do land two early signees though, neither of whom is terrific, but both would probably start for my current roster today.
Early Signings
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#21 C Aaron Mitchell
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Height: 6-7
Weight: 238
High School: North Gaston High School
Hometown: Dallas, NC
GPA: 2.76
Test Score: 980
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: 4 3 6 0 5 2 6 2 5 5 6 4 2 9 4 4
Potential: B D C F B C A F B C C D
Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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15.6 2.9 7.9 1.1 1.5 0.73 1.3 0.8 2.8
Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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6.3 10.0 .630 3.0 5.0 .596 0.0 0.0 .000
Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Committed to USC Upstate
Rankings: #40 C, Southeast Region #74 Overall, Southeast Region #9 C
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: *USC Upstate, Winthrop
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#4 SG A.J. Ebinum
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Height: 6-2
Weight: 180
High School: Clarke Central High School
Hometown: Athens, GA
GPA: 2.39
Test Score: 870
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: 2 4 7 6 4 4 4 2 2 5 6 5 6 3 9 4
Potential: F B B B D B C C F D C B
Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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15.2 2.0 5.1 2.4 3.1 0.77 1.2 0.9 4.2
Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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6.6 13.6 .483 1.1 1.5 .759 1.0 3.7 .270
Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Committed to USC Upstate
Rankings: None
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: *USC Upstate, Alabama State, Coastal Carolina
Targets
The academically-challenged 3-star big we are after does qualify academically, but does not yet sign his letter of intent with us. Given some of the schools still on his list, there's a good chance we miss out on him despite having been the only school showing him interest for months.
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#52 C Davion Acevedo
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Height: 6-10
Weight: 232
High School: Seneca Senior High School
Hometown: Seneca, SC
GPA: 2.42
Test Score: 920
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: 7 3 5 0 2 2 3 4 7 2 4 4 2 7 5 0
Potential: B D C D C F C C B F D C
Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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18.3 2.5 9.9 0.5 2.5 0.18 1.3 1.3 2.3
Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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7.2 11.5 .629 3.9 5.6 .696 0.0 0.0 .000
Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Current interest in USC Upstate: Very High
Rankings: Southeast Region #17 C
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: *USC Upstate, Mississippi, Florida, Clemson, Vanderbilt
Javon is another guy struggling with his grades, but unlike Davion he is still yet to qualify. I'm not too hopeful about him, and he's not the PG that we probably should be using this scholarship on.
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#50 SG Javon Babineaux
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Height: 6-3
Weight: 188
High School: Bay Senior High School
Hometown: Panama City, FL
GPA: 2.26
Test Score: 890
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: 5 8 5 6 2 6 3 9 3 2 5 3 9 5 10 3
Potential: C B C C D A D A C D C C
Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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26.5 1.7 9.8 7.5 2.5 3.00 2.9 1.1 2.8
Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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11.4 21.4 .534 1.3 2.7 .491 2.4 6.7 .351
Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: No
Current interest in USC Upstate: Very High
Rankings: #46 SG, Southeast Region #53 Overall, Southeast Region #15 SG
High School Awards: All-State
Top 5 Schools: *USC Upstate, Auburn, Tulane, South Florida, William & Mary
I am also dragging the bottom of the barrel and looking at a handful of 3* and 2* PGs with no current offers, to see if I can find someone who can at least beat a trap without dribbling it off his foot and knock down the odd open 3.