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MoonlightGraham · 01-08-2024, 07:51 AM

July 1, 2030

We began the summer without a scholarship to offer, because the game generated a really bad walk-on to fill Avery Sullivan's roster spot. I cut the walk-on, so now I have one available scholarship.

Last year's big haul of recruits included several perimeter players, so this year I'll make a big man my top priority. Here's how our call list looks as the recruiting season begins:

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#1 VILLANOVA  Recruiting

 Name                   Pos    Ht   Wt  Rating   Interest                 State
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 Sam Marshall            SF   6-9  214   *****  Very High            New Jersey
 Zach Cohen               C  6-10  204    ****  Very High            New Jersey
 Kelly Watts              C   6-8  200    ****  Very High               Georgia
 Jonathan Taylor         PF   6-5  208    ****  Very High              New York
 Nathaniel Gwinn         SF   6-4  206    ****  Very High          Pennsylvania
 Scottie Finkelstein     SG   6-2  185     ***  Very High            New Jersey
 Bankston Cannon         PF   6-7  202     ***  Very High              New York
 Ezra Love               PF   6-9  235   *****       High               Indiana
 Erasmo Napier            C   6-7  240   *****       High          South Dakota
 Monte Watson            SF   6-5  194   *****       High              Illinois
 Reggie Johnson           C   6-9  228    ****       High          Pennsylvania
 Jacody Hinton           PF   6-9  252    ****       High  District of Columbia
 James Gardner            C   6-8  265    ****       High              Illinois
 Kevin Edwards            C   6-9  230    ****       High               Georgia
 Berry Stewart            C  6-10  229    ****       High           Connecticut
 Tyler Holland           SG   6-6  201     ***       High              New York
 Garth Alexander          C   6-9  248     ***       High               Georgia
 DeQuinn Baldwin         PG   6-3  178   *****    Average              Maryland
 Trystan Maddox           C   6-8  241     ***    Average              Virginia

Recruiting is uniquely challenging when you have only one scholarship to offer. I wouldn't be surprised if almost all these players have at least one scholarship offer by August 1, which is when I'll have a chance to see their ratings.

Sam Marshall is the #1 recruit in the nation. He averages 34 points, 9 rebounds, and almost 7 assists a game. There's no way his ratings won't be good. But is Sam the best fit for our program? I can't know for sure until I see his evaluation.

Marshall lists us among his top schools, but we're fifth on his list, behind North Carolina, Boston College, West Virginia, and Vanderbilt. How likely am I to win a battle against four other elite programs, when I'm starting out in fifth place?

If I had two scholarships available, I wouldn't hesitate to offer one to Sam. I could be patient and see if visiting the Marshall family and bringing Sam to campus would lead him to choose our program. I'd hold onto the other scholarship until we've evaluated our targets more thoroughly and offer it next month.

Many of the top players in the class will make their choice on November 1. If I go all in on Sam Marshall and he signs elsewhere, our second (and third and fourth) choices might also have signed, too.

I decide to offer Marshall anyway. Let's see if having an offer in hand causes him to view our school more positively.

Once I find out more about the players on our call list, I'll let you know what I think of some of them.

01-08-2024, 07:51 AM	#473
MoonlightGraham High School Varsity Join Date: Sep 2022	July 1, 2030 We began the summer without a scholarship to offer, because the game generated a really bad walk-on to fill Avery Sullivan's roster spot. I cut the walk-on, so now I have one available scholarship. Last year's big haul of recruits included several perimeter players, so this year I'll make a big man my top priority. Here's how our call list looks as the recruiting season begins: Code: #1 VILLANOVA Recruiting Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sam Marshall SF 6-9 214 *** Very High New Jersey Zach Cohen C 6-10 204 Very High New Jersey Kelly Watts C 6-8 200 Very High Georgia Jonathan Taylor PF 6-5 208 Very High New York Nathaniel Gwinn SF 6-4 206 Very High Pennsylvania Scottie Finkelstein SG 6-2 185 * Very High New Jersey Bankston Cannon PF 6-7 202 * Very High New York Ezra Love PF 6-9 235 * High Indiana Erasmo Napier C 6-7 240 * High South Dakota Monte Watson SF 6-5 194 * High Illinois Reggie Johnson C 6-9 228 High Pennsylvania Jacody Hinton PF 6-9 252 High District of Columbia James Gardner C 6-8 265 High Illinois Kevin Edwards C 6-9 230 High Georgia Berry Stewart C 6-10 229 High Connecticut Tyler Holland SG 6-6 201 * High New York Garth Alexander C 6-9 248 * High Georgia DeQuinn Baldwin PG 6-3 178 * Average Maryland Trystan Maddox C 6-8 241 * Average Virginia Recruiting is uniquely challenging when you have only one scholarship to offer. I wouldn't be surprised if almost all these players have at least one scholarship offer by August 1, which is when I'll have a chance to see their ratings. Sam Marshall is the #1 recruit in the nation. He averages 34 points, 9 rebounds, and almost 7 assists a game. There's no way his ratings won't be good. But is Sam the best fit for our program? I can't know for sure until I see his evaluation. Marshall lists us among his top schools, but we're fifth on his list, behind North Carolina, Boston College, West Virginia, and Vanderbilt. How likely am I to win a battle against four other elite programs, when I'm starting out in fifth place? If I had two scholarships available, I wouldn't hesitate to offer one to Sam. I could be patient and see if visiting the Marshall family and bringing Sam to campus would lead him to choose our program. I'd hold onto the other scholarship until we've evaluated our targets more thoroughly and offer it next month. Many of the top players in the class will make their choice on November 1. If I go all in on Sam Marshall and he signs elsewhere, our second (and third and fourth) choices might also have signed, too. I decide to offer Marshall anyway. Let's see if having an offer in hand causes him to view our school more positively. Once I find out more about the players on our call list, I'll let you know what I think of some of them. Last edited by MoonlightGraham : 01-08-2024 at 07:52 AM.