Nova lands a 5 star recruit...(and other Xavier recruiting talk)

[IM4X]

Not a huge surprise for Nova to do so but they are killing it with 3 top 100 recruits for next year. Some other BE schools are too.

Does anyone know of other prospects the X staff may still be targeting for next year (including transfers)?

We certainly have a talented core of players returning and the current commits coming in appear to have talent. Just a bit surprised we have no commits in anyone's top 100 (like we typically do).

I would think that the biggest concern is that Tyrique seems to be the only true big returning and he ilhas a tendency to get banged up a bit during the season. If he goes down for several games next season, then who is going to step in and be productive at the 5. The 7 foot commit (Walter) is said to still need some more time to develop and the Dartmouth transfer coming in is listed at 6'8 (a bit smaller than O'Mara and Kanter).

I would think Mack and staff would be working on at least one more big for next year who could play minutes right away. If there are no more commits for next year, might we see Gates or Boudreaux (Dartmouth transfer) playing the 5 at times?

[XUGRAD80]

X was in on a JC center that was ranked the top JC player in the country, but he ended up committing to TCU. A big reason for that was that there are other players from his country there. X has offers out to a couple of forwards, one a top 20 JC player and the other a 2018 from California that is rated a 4 Star by 24/7...both seem to be “warm” toward X. They also have an offer out to a 7 footer from (currently) Middletown, Oh HS. I saw him against Princeton HS and came away very UNimpressed. Slow, heavy, not quick, and didn’t play real hard in that game.

[Xuperman]

Can someone post a Walter update. How's he looking for tournement time? I keep hearing he is going to be a project and not much expected from him next year but what is the basis for this thinking?

[XUGRAD80]

Can someone post a Walter update. How's he looking for tournement time? I keep hearing he is going to be a project and not much expected from him next year but what is the basis for this thinking?

Walker is not a finished low post player by any means. But his team doesn’t rely on him for scoring either. They have one of the top contenders for KY player of the year also on the team and that players averages 22-23 points a game. By all accounts, Walker has improved tremendously over the last couple of years, gaining skills and improving his fitness and quickness, but I don’t think that we should expect too much right away. The good news is that with him being a local recruit, he should have ample opportunities to work with the Xavier coaches and players over the spring and summer before next year’s season starts. The kid definitely has potential.

[94GRAD]

Walker is not a finished low post player by any means. But his team doesn’t rely on him for scoring either. They have one of the top contenders for KY player of the year also on the team and that players averages 22-23 points a game. By all accounts, Walker has improved tremendously over the last couple of years, gaining skills and improving his fitness and quickness, but I don’t think that we should expect too much right away. The good news is that with him being a local recruit, he should have ample opportunities to work with the Xavier coaches and players over the spring and summer before next year’s season starts. The kid definitely has potential.

Who's Walker?

[muskiefan82]

Is this 5 Star player for Villanova the one that was going to Arizona before the scandal hit and he might have been implicated?

[xu 89]

Is this 5 Star player for Villanova the one that was going to Arizona before the scandal hit and he might have been implicated?

yep

[ArizonaXUGrad]

Yes Quinnerly, so I would guess that he would probably sit a year before playing. That seems to be the norm as none of the players in this class has seen the court yet.


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[XU 87]

Can someone post a Walter update. How's he looking for tournement time? I keep hearing he is going to be a project and not much expected from him next year but what is the basis for this thinking?

From what I've read, that's not necessarily true. He may play and contribute some next year.

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[IM4X]

X was in on a JC center that was ranked the top JC player in the country, but he ended up committing to TCU. A big reason for that was that there are other players from his country there. X has offers out to a couple of forwards, one a top 20 JC player and the other a 2018 from California that is rated a 4 Star by 24/7...both seem to be “warm” toward X. They also have an offer out to a 7 footer from (currently) Middletown, Oh HS. I saw him against Princeton HS and came away very UNimpressed. Slow, heavy, not quick, and didn’t play real hard in that game.

Thank you for the info! Good to hear.

Do you have the names of the top 20 JuCo and the one from California?

[outsideobserver11]

X was in on a JC center that was ranked the top JC player in the country, but he ended up committing to TCU. A big reason for that was that there are other players from his country there. X has offers out to a couple of forwards, one a top 20 JC player and the other a 2018 from California that is rated a 4 Star by 24/7...both seem to be “warm” toward X. They also have an offer out to a 7 footer from (currently) Middletown, Oh HS. I saw him against Princeton HS and came away very UNimpressed. Slow, heavy, not quick, and didn’t play real hard in that game.

That's a pretty good description of EJ. His stats look ok due to being several inches taller than everybody, but when he is matched up against someone close to his size he is nonexistent. I'd be surprised if this was still a commitable offer at this point as I believe it went out when he was a freshman. Several big schools checked in on him during his freshman/sophomore years and quickly moved on.

[xukeith]

Mack was on the radio show saying the remaining 2 scholarships may go to JUCO or grad transfers for next year.

[XUGRAD80]

Who's Walker?


Oops!

[XUGRAD80]

Thank you for the info! Good to hear.

Do you have the names of the top 20 JuCo and the one from California?

Marlon Taylor

Tevian Jones

[IM4X]

Mack was on the radio show saying the remaining 2 scholarships may go to JUCO or grad transfers for next year.


Good to know. Thx!

[IM4X]

Marlon Taylor

Tevian Jones

Thanks again!

Not sure either of these two will help the situation of needing another true big (as I believe they are both 6'6"), but they sure would be nice additions to the team. Hope we can get at least one of them.

[aramis]

Saw Walter play last night for the first time this year. Greatly improved from last year. Has good hands and ability to catch, move and shoot with fluidity. Probably had 7 or 8 dunks last night. Good interior passer and seems to be very court aware; kicks it back out and across court quickly; knows where everyone is.

At first you look at him and wonder how he'd ever compete with Jones or O'Mara but he definitely has good skills for a 7 footer. More teaching and the weight room will help with that. Not awkward handling the ball either. I was told he played point guard over the summer in AAU

He probably won't get Mr. Kentucky because he exits the game early when they are blowing people out and his stats aren't padded.

Have to trust Mack and Co on this one; I'm still wondering how he translates to a Big East big man but a lot of young big guys seem that way until they get to college. need see how he does with some tougher competition down state coming up.