re: Alabama Basketball: 2015 Recruiting

6'6 SF Shawn Smith who is a Marshall transfer posted this:

@GucciGuwop0: Great talk with coach Avery Johnson

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CAJ contacts everyone lol

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If I was Avery, I'd talk to everyone too. Just so everyone could be blessed to here that angelic voice.

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"Coach (Avery) Johnson told me he needs veteran leadership, and someone that can be an impact player," White told 247Sports. "For me, that means a lot coming from a person that's coached and played at the highest level. It means a lot that he sees me coming in and making an immediate impact.

"I talk to Coach (Bob) Simon a lot. Me and him have developed a relationship. He's telling me they're trying to start a new tradition there, a winning culture. They want to build a foundation this year. They want to get to the tournament and do big things."

While White has yet to determine a favorite from his top five, he plans to visit Tuscaloosa soon.

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Quotes from the article on BOL

If Avery Johnson's kid is actually going to be on scholarship, how many spots do we have available at this time?

Johnson offered Braxton Blackwell. He's one of the guys Simon was recruiting at providence.

@DrewChamplin: Alabama offered a top 2016 basketball recruit LINK

I asked that Shawn Smith transfer who he was down to and he said Nevada and Bama. Since no site has mentioned him and he's from out west, I assume he'll end up at Nevada. He said Bama has offered but I doubt it.


ETA: He picked nevada this morning.

Eubanks and White are at the top of my list as far as trasnfers go. Hopefully we'll get at least one, if not both.

Eubanks isn't a transfer...

Noah Dickerson asked for his release yesterday. I imagine he'll land at LSU or UK, but it can't hurt to contact him, right?

I saw on twitter that Dixson isn't visiting MSU this weekend. I wonder if he's allowed to commit to us or if we've told him to wait.