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Where does Todd Day rank as far as highest ranked recruits in UofA history?
Posted on 3/17/17 at 9:29 pm
Posted on 3/17/17 at 9:29 pm
Was just thinking that in today's basketball world, he would have likely left after his freshman or sophomore year. I wish guys stuck around like they used to.
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Posted on 3/17/17 at 9:31 pm to cubsfan5150
I seem to remember Darnell Robinson being considered one of, if not the, top recruit in the nation for his class.
Posted on 3/17/17 at 9:40 pm to TheCheshireHog
Big time recruit, but when you look at the 93 recruiting class, it shows just how difficult recruiting to Arkansas can be without local talent.
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Posted on 3/17/17 at 10:27 pm to cubsfan5150
Good link. God I wish Lee Wilson and Darnell Robinson had panned out.
Posted on 3/17/17 at 10:41 pm to cubsfan5150
So you're telling me we had 2 top 100 recruits and won a title?
Interesting.
Interesting.
Posted on 3/17/17 at 10:49 pm to hawgndodge
Probably more than 2 when you count some of the guys in front of them.
Posted on 3/17/17 at 11:00 pm to hawgndodge
No, Williamson and Thurman were legit recruits. Corliss was a top 5 recruit. Thurman was top 80 at least.
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Posted on 3/17/17 at 11:18 pm to cubsfan5150
14th team All-American!!!
Posted on 3/17/17 at 11:27 pm to cubsfan5150
We were at our best when we got the best recruits in our state and some good recruits outside of it. Not breaking news. Meanwhile, MA is about to pull a big upset and get us in the Sweet 16 (I hope so motherfricking bad).
Posted on 3/17/17 at 11:32 pm to Arkansasrazorback
Just don't be a bitch if he doesn't
Posted on 3/17/17 at 11:45 pm to cubsfan5150
You won't find me doing such a thing if he loses to UNC. I'll be disappointed if we lose, sure. However, the job he did after it was even doubtful if we would make the tournament is impressive. That took a lot to keep this team focused after the Mizzou loss, and we played better after it.
ETA: I didn't even watch the Vandy game. We were dead in the water after the first half of the LSU game. MA deserves credit for everything after that. He coached his arse off.
ETA: I didn't even watch the Vandy game. We were dead in the water after the first half of the LSU game. MA deserves credit for everything after that. He coached his arse off.
This post was edited on 3/17/17 at 11:52 pm
Posted on 3/18/17 at 7:23 am to DiafGtfo
Darnell and Lee weren't all-Americans, but they were very solid bigs.
Posted on 3/18/17 at 10:18 am to cubsfan5150
Todd was 3rd team on this Hoop Scoop site linked above, class of '88.
Lee was right behind him at 4th team.
So Todd was definitely one of our highest ranked recruits since they started posting rankings.
Corliss is the highest ranked recruit we've ever signed.
We got to the mountain top with jucos under Nolan.
Ron Huery at 3rd team class of '86 is the recruit Nolan always sited as his most important signing because it gave him recruiting momentum.
Lee was right behind him at 4th team.
So Todd was definitely one of our highest ranked recruits since they started posting rankings.
Corliss is the highest ranked recruit we've ever signed.
We got to the mountain top with jucos under Nolan.
Ron Huery at 3rd team class of '86 is the recruit Nolan always sited as his most important signing because it gave him recruiting momentum.
Posted on 3/18/17 at 11:07 am to PygmalionEffect
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We got to the mountain top with jucos under Nolan.
Most folks don't realize the changes they made to JUCO recruiting in the mid 90's and the NCAA screwing us with the Sunday Adebyeo situation really hurt our program. Might sound like sour grapes but felt like they were on a witch hunt with Nolan being target #1. Frustrating to think about what could have been.
Posted on 3/18/17 at 11:12 am to GoldenSombrero
Oh man we were seriously about to reload big time with Pate, Adebayo, Reid, Hood and Bradley. We 100% got screwed by the NCAA in those years.
Posted on 3/18/17 at 11:27 am to TheCheshireHog
Yep
Posted on 3/18/17 at 11:37 am to TheCheshireHog
Pate is still the best player ever to come out of Mississippi, yes he was screwed over by the NCAA, he was buried in his razorback uniform.
Darnell had set the record for most points scored in hs in California.
Reid was a macdonalds aa. He Bradley and Nikki Davis were all northeastern recruits, Nolan was recruiting nationwide but the most important recruits for his teams were the jucos.
The decline started when he was not allowed to recruit jucos by tha NCAA while refusing to offer a coaches son in Little Rock who then steered his players to anywhere but Arkansas.
Nolan also refused to play the aau games, Eddins and Bradley were the only recruits signed from aau efforts iirc.
Darnell had set the record for most points scored in hs in California.
Reid was a macdonalds aa. He Bradley and Nikki Davis were all northeastern recruits, Nolan was recruiting nationwide but the most important recruits for his teams were the jucos.
The decline started when he was not allowed to recruit jucos by tha NCAA while refusing to offer a coaches son in Little Rock who then steered his players to anywhere but Arkansas.
Nolan also refused to play the aau games, Eddins and Bradley were the only recruits signed from aau efforts iirc.
Posted on 3/18/17 at 12:59 pm to DaleDenton
Coach's son?
Posted on 3/18/17 at 1:03 pm to cubsfan5150
Do you even Flanigan, bro?
Posted on 3/18/17 at 2:54 pm to Pigfeet
Yeah, I remember his son at Auburn, but he wasn't all that special. Nolan and flanigan didn't care for each other I assume.
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