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Posted on 2/10/14 at 8:38 pm to CayceCock13
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-- The staff now has a good idea of what they will do with the roster for the 2014-15 season and have started to become more aggressive on the recruiting trail in terms of identifying and offering potential prospects. On Sunday afternoon, head coach Frank Martin was in attendance for 6-foot-10, 270-pound Adonis Delarosa (New York, N.Y./Christ The King) and watched as he put forth a 23 point performance. As of the writing on Monday night, an official offer had not been extended to Delarosa although one could be coming at any point. Martin is suppose to speak with the New York big man during the early part of the week and it is very likely he is offered at that point.
In terms of landing Delarosa, we are hearing there is a good chance that the big man could potentially visit South Carolina officially at some point but pulling him from the northeast will be difficult. Delarosa tried to commit to St. John's earlier in the fall but they did not accept his commitment, instead they wanted to watch him progress. Whether or not the Red Storm do move forward with a committable offer will likely play a big role in his recruitment while the other school to watch is Pittsburgh. Staying close to home is going to be a factor in Delarosa's recruitment although we are told that the city of Columbia is something that Delarosa could find very appealing as it is a city environment and not a rural type of school. The key will be for Martin to really build a strong relationship with Delarosa and his family and convince him to come south.
-- The Gamecocks are also tracking 2014 wing Josh Cunningham (Chicago, Ill./Morgan Park) but he is an extreme long shot at this time. The key is that Cunningham does at least continue to mention the Gamecocks when interviewed but in speaking with someone close to Cunningham, the feeling is DePaul and Indiana are in better shape to land him. Michigan State has also started to show interest and would be the favorite if they offer. Despite saying he would like to take his official visit to a destination further away than East Lansing, Mich. (if they offer) or Bloomington, Ind., the feeling is that they are the most likely to land Cunningham's fifth and final official visit.
-- Finally, in speaking with people around 2014 wing Shamiek Sheppard (Waynesboro, Va./Fishburne Prep) the feeling is the Gamecocks are in great shape to land him at this time. As we have mentioned, Sheppard will likely take one more official visit with the expectation that Martin's old school, Kansas State gets that visit. The reason for the visit is that Sheppard told us he would like to have one more visit in which he could compare his South Carolina visit.
-- The staff now has a good idea of what they will do with the roster for the 2014-15 season and have started to become more aggressive on the recruiting trail in terms of identifying and offering potential prospects. On Sunday afternoon, head coach Frank Martin was in attendance for 6-foot-10, 270-pound Adonis Delarosa (New York, N.Y./Christ The King) and watched as he put forth a 23 point performance. As of the writing on Monday night, an official offer had not been extended to Delarosa although one could be coming at any point. Martin is suppose to speak with the New York big man during the early part of the week and it is very likely he is offered at that point.
In terms of landing Delarosa, we are hearing there is a good chance that the big man could potentially visit South Carolina officially at some point but pulling him from the northeast will be difficult. Delarosa tried to commit to St. John's earlier in the fall but they did not accept his commitment, instead they wanted to watch him progress. Whether or not the Red Storm do move forward with a committable offer will likely play a big role in his recruitment while the other school to watch is Pittsburgh. Staying close to home is going to be a factor in Delarosa's recruitment although we are told that the city of Columbia is something that Delarosa could find very appealing as it is a city environment and not a rural type of school. The key will be for Martin to really build a strong relationship with Delarosa and his family and convince him to come south.
-- The Gamecocks are also tracking 2014 wing Josh Cunningham (Chicago, Ill./Morgan Park) but he is an extreme long shot at this time. The key is that Cunningham does at least continue to mention the Gamecocks when interviewed but in speaking with someone close to Cunningham, the feeling is DePaul and Indiana are in better shape to land him. Michigan State has also started to show interest and would be the favorite if they offer. Despite saying he would like to take his official visit to a destination further away than East Lansing, Mich. (if they offer) or Bloomington, Ind., the feeling is that they are the most likely to land Cunningham's fifth and final official visit.
-- Finally, in speaking with people around 2014 wing Shamiek Sheppard (Waynesboro, Va./Fishburne Prep) the feeling is the Gamecocks are in great shape to land him at this time. As we have mentioned, Sheppard will likely take one more official visit with the expectation that Martin's old school, Kansas State gets that visit. The reason for the visit is that Sheppard told us he would like to have one more visit in which he could compare his South Carolina visit.
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