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Posted on 3/3/14 at 3:12 pm to CayceCock13
Posted on 3/3/14 at 3:12 pm to CayceCock13
Recruiting
-- The Gamecocks hosted several local prospects over the weekend for their win over Kentucky. The big names on hand were 2015 wing Perry Dozier Jr. (Columbia/Spring Valley) and 2016 guard Seventh Woods (Columbia/Hammond Academy). Other players on hand were 2015 wing Tevin Mack (Columbia/Dreher), 2015 point guard DeAndre Nathaniel (Columbia/Dreher) and 2017 point guard Devontae Shuler (Irmo/Irmo).
-- We caught up with Dozier following the win to get his reaction. A couple more notes to pass along is that Dozier believes that he is about 3-5 weeks away from being able to get back on the court and start playing again. This coming AAU season, Dozier will again play with his Upward Stars program based out of Spartanburg but is also likely to play a few tournaments with the Under Armour based Carolina Wolves and Seventh Woods.
This could be a very good move for the Gamecocks as the Wolves were current signee Marcus Stroman’s team and they have a pretty good relationship with the Gamecocks staff. Despite Dozier not mentioning North Carolina in terms of possible visits, do not read too much into that. His point during our interview was that he wanted to visit schools further away such as Indiana, Michigan, Ohio State and Kansas. If the Tar Heels firm up their offer, we still believe this likely comes down to them and the Gamecocks with Ohio State as a dark horse.
-- We have not been able to catch up with Woods following the game, which is not a surprise as he does not do phone interviews. In speaking with people that interacted with him at the game though, the feeling on him was very positive. It is still very early but the feeling is that Martin has made a significant impact on Woods and his family and have put the Gamecocks in an excellent position to be a major factor heading into the AAU season and beyond.
-- The Gamecocks are beginning to pick up interest in Mack who has been at several home games recently. We caught up with him on Sunday night for his feelings on the win and where things stand and will have a full interview soon. Mack recently was named the AAA Player of the Year in South Carolina after having a very solid junior season. Schools such as Florida State, Southern California and Virginia have all reached out to him lately making him a player to keep a very close eye on as we move into the spring and summer AAU period.
-- One other prospect at the game that we mentioned was the 2017 point guard Devontae Shuler from Irmo. Shuler has a chance to be a high major prospect as he develops over time and is a name to keep an eye on over the next few years.
-- The Gamecocks hosted several local prospects over the weekend for their win over Kentucky. The big names on hand were 2015 wing Perry Dozier Jr. (Columbia/Spring Valley) and 2016 guard Seventh Woods (Columbia/Hammond Academy). Other players on hand were 2015 wing Tevin Mack (Columbia/Dreher), 2015 point guard DeAndre Nathaniel (Columbia/Dreher) and 2017 point guard Devontae Shuler (Irmo/Irmo).
-- We caught up with Dozier following the win to get his reaction. A couple more notes to pass along is that Dozier believes that he is about 3-5 weeks away from being able to get back on the court and start playing again. This coming AAU season, Dozier will again play with his Upward Stars program based out of Spartanburg but is also likely to play a few tournaments with the Under Armour based Carolina Wolves and Seventh Woods.
This could be a very good move for the Gamecocks as the Wolves were current signee Marcus Stroman’s team and they have a pretty good relationship with the Gamecocks staff. Despite Dozier not mentioning North Carolina in terms of possible visits, do not read too much into that. His point during our interview was that he wanted to visit schools further away such as Indiana, Michigan, Ohio State and Kansas. If the Tar Heels firm up their offer, we still believe this likely comes down to them and the Gamecocks with Ohio State as a dark horse.
-- We have not been able to catch up with Woods following the game, which is not a surprise as he does not do phone interviews. In speaking with people that interacted with him at the game though, the feeling on him was very positive. It is still very early but the feeling is that Martin has made a significant impact on Woods and his family and have put the Gamecocks in an excellent position to be a major factor heading into the AAU season and beyond.
-- The Gamecocks are beginning to pick up interest in Mack who has been at several home games recently. We caught up with him on Sunday night for his feelings on the win and where things stand and will have a full interview soon. Mack recently was named the AAA Player of the Year in South Carolina after having a very solid junior season. Schools such as Florida State, Southern California and Virginia have all reached out to him lately making him a player to keep a very close eye on as we move into the spring and summer AAU period.
-- One other prospect at the game that we mentioned was the 2017 point guard Devontae Shuler from Irmo. Shuler has a chance to be a high major prospect as he develops over time and is a name to keep an eye on over the next few years.
This post was edited on 3/3/14 at 3:13 pm
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Posted on 3/10/14 at 2:14 pm to CayceCock13
Recruiting
-- According to people close to 2014 forward Josh Cunningham (Chicago, Ill./Morgan Park) the Gamecocks are currently second behind Indiana for his services and either the Hoosiers or Gamecocks will receive his final official visit. Cunningham is still very interested in Michigan State but last week they informed the 6-foot-6 prospect that it may not be until April before they can make a decision on whether or not to offer. People close to Cunningham have encouraged him to move on if that is the case so that he does not lose a spot with either the Gamecocks or Hoosiers.
Cunningham recently took an unofficial visit to Indiana and based on what we were told Sunday afternoon it looks like that visit gave him enough information that an official visit to Columbia is more likely at this point. Cunningham is a tough kid that we are told would thrive under a coach like Frank Martin and there are some people in his camp that would like to see him come south and play for Martin. We were told to keep an eye on Michigan State, if they do elect to move on an offer in the next two weeks then that could change things but with them heading to the NCAA Tournament and the uncertainly of who may declare for the draft on their roster it is very unlikely they do anything.
Cunningham is in the process of deciding on the final official visit and we expect to hear something by mid to late week.
-- 2014 center Adonis Delarosa (New York, NY/Christ the King) has set an announcement date of April 18th which is not really important because that is more than a month away and right in the middle of the spring signing period. Miami offered the 6-foot-11 big man on Sunday afternoon while St. John's and Cincinnati were both in attendance for his game over the weekend. We were told on Sunday evening to keep an eye on the Bearcats as Mick Cronin has taken a big interest in getting the big center to campus.
Delarosa is still mentioning the Gamecocks and one person we spoke with feels there is a good chance they will get an official visit at this time but is unsure of just where they stand overall.
-- According to people close to 2014 forward Josh Cunningham (Chicago, Ill./Morgan Park) the Gamecocks are currently second behind Indiana for his services and either the Hoosiers or Gamecocks will receive his final official visit. Cunningham is still very interested in Michigan State but last week they informed the 6-foot-6 prospect that it may not be until April before they can make a decision on whether or not to offer. People close to Cunningham have encouraged him to move on if that is the case so that he does not lose a spot with either the Gamecocks or Hoosiers.
Cunningham recently took an unofficial visit to Indiana and based on what we were told Sunday afternoon it looks like that visit gave him enough information that an official visit to Columbia is more likely at this point. Cunningham is a tough kid that we are told would thrive under a coach like Frank Martin and there are some people in his camp that would like to see him come south and play for Martin. We were told to keep an eye on Michigan State, if they do elect to move on an offer in the next two weeks then that could change things but with them heading to the NCAA Tournament and the uncertainly of who may declare for the draft on their roster it is very unlikely they do anything.
Cunningham is in the process of deciding on the final official visit and we expect to hear something by mid to late week.
-- 2014 center Adonis Delarosa (New York, NY/Christ the King) has set an announcement date of April 18th which is not really important because that is more than a month away and right in the middle of the spring signing period. Miami offered the 6-foot-11 big man on Sunday afternoon while St. John's and Cincinnati were both in attendance for his game over the weekend. We were told on Sunday evening to keep an eye on the Bearcats as Mick Cronin has taken a big interest in getting the big center to campus.
Delarosa is still mentioning the Gamecocks and one person we spoke with feels there is a good chance they will get an official visit at this time but is unsure of just where they stand overall.
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