Emmanuel Mudiay (SMU verbal)
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Whenever we start getting pessimistic or get down on the current staff, just think of who this prospect. He lives over 1500 miles from NYC, most of ther schools on his list are SE or SW and St Johns, a NE school, is one of the schools he is considering. We made the cut and I am very happy about that.
Do you think he would have even given us a nod 4 years ago.
Do you think he would have even given us a nod 4 years ago.
http://zagsblog.com/articles/st-johns-among-those-pursuing-mudiay/
interesting take on current scholarship situation as well.
interesting take on current scholarship situation as well.
Why not dream Red Johnnies, good for you!
One never knows with recruiting etc. but the fact that he and Branch are Texans and close is promising. And the other Texan on the team.
Coach Lavin gets his share and gets them nationwide unlike all prior St. John's coaches (with a few exceptions).
We have a chance with this recruit.
And as far as the current collection of recruits/players now on the 2012-13 team, I'd say NONE would be here under either Jarvis or Roberts. We have come so far these past three years and our expectations are way high, hence the disappointment when we missed out on Lawrence.
Give us another few years and we'll be in the top twenty most years.
Progress takes time and - old news but true - from what Lavin inherited, we are pretty far along the path back to NCAA time.
all the best
Thanks 5577
Like the Mudiay/Branch connection referred to in Zag's piece above:
"...Emmanuel has a connection to St. John’s, having played with Johnnies point guard Jamal Branch for a year in high school in Texas.
“We are very close,” Mudiay said. “Me and him went to high school together when I was a freshman. We talk a lot....”
It's tough missing out on a local prospect like Lawrence, would like to see NYC represented on SJU roster, but there are positives having a team that spans the States. Seems as though are team are players/recruiters. Lavin brought them all aboard, D'Lo had a hand luring Branch, Moe/Phil could have put Lav onto CJones when they were at IMG.
Any players up and coming from Detroit/LA/Nigeria/France? C'mon Dom/Amir/Felix/marco- start pulling your wieght! lol
Per Rivals....
The No. 2-ranked player, five-star guard Emmanuel Mudiay, was brilliant for most of the weekend. A 6-foot-4, 185-pound guard, Mudiay showed no problems playing the point. At his size, with his shooting and scoring ability, it was a matchup nightmare. His turnovers were a bit high throughout the three-day event, but his ceiling looked endless.
http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1498496
The No. 2-ranked player, five-star guard Emmanuel Mudiay, was brilliant for most of the weekend. A 6-foot-4, 185-pound guard, Mudiay showed no problems playing the point. At his size, with his shooting and scoring ability, it was a matchup nightmare. His turnovers were a bit high throughout the three-day event, but his ceiling looked endless.
http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1498496
“@AdamZagoria: Emmanuel Mudiay Focusing On a Group of Schoolshttp://zagsblog.com/articles/mudiay-focusing-on-a-group-of-schools/”
Emmanuel Mudiay, the nation's top point guard in 2014, focusing on 10 teams
HAMPTON, Va. — Emmanuel Mudiay has the kind of problem that only faces the most elite recruits: he can’t remember all of the schools that he’s currently considering.
Asked to list the ten schools he’s currently considering on Saturday at Nike EYBL Hampton, Mudiay said, “Off the top of my head? Not right now.”
But that didn’t stop Rivals’ No. 2 prospect in the Class of 2014 from trying.
“Kentucky, Baylor, Arizona, Oklahoma State. Umm, Louisville, NC State, St. John’s. Uhh, did I say Louisville?” Kansas, Texas and SMU are the other three, and while the fact that they weren’t at the forefront of his mind may be disheartening to some of those schools that are chasing Mudiay, it should give you an idea of just how good recruiters think this kid is capable of being.
Mudiay is the proto-type for a combo-guard. He can get to the rim and finish with either hand, he’s got a solid mid-range game and his long-range shooting is developing but improved. He’s got a good handle and can bring the ball up against pressure, but he’s a scorer more than he is a distributor at this point in his development.
That’s not necessarily a negative, however; Mudiay stands 6-foot-4 and has enough athleticism that he gets thrown alley-oops off of set plays in half court offense.
A player with that size and ability capable of running the point is always going to be intriguing, which is one of the reasons that Kentucky has gotten involved in Mudiay’s recruitment.
“I had a home visit with [Coach Cal] on Wednesday. He’s a great guy. A great coach,” Mudiay said. But perhaps the biggest reason that Mudiay is interested in Kentucky is the way that Cal develops his ball-handlers. Derrick Rose, Tyreke Evans, John Wall, Brandon Knight, Marquis Teague.
“He does a good job with his point guards,” Mudiay said, “and that’s a big part that I really look into.”
“He wants to develop his guys and that’s all he cares about.”
Kentucky will have their work cut out for them if they want to pull their second straight point guard out of Texas. Mudiay is close with Isaiah Austin and Marcus Smart, and Baylor and Oklahoma State happen to be the two other schools that he’s had in-home visits with already.
“Baylor that’s down the street, an hour and 15 minutes away from me,” Mudiay said, while referring to Austin as his ‘brother’. “Oklahoma State, they put Marcus Smart in a great spot, so that definitely helps.”
While Mudiay and Smart have similar builds, there is one thing that the younger Texan can learn from last seasons’ best freshman: how to work hard on every possession.
“Taking no plays off,” Mudiay said when asked what his goal was to improve on this spring and summer. “That’s one thing I’m really working on. Bringing the dog out every game. That’s me, because I want to be real competitive out there, be a winner.”
http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcspo...top-point-guard-in-2014-focusing-on-10-teams/
HAMPTON, Va. — Emmanuel Mudiay has the kind of problem that only faces the most elite recruits: he can’t remember all of the schools that he’s currently considering.
Asked to list the ten schools he’s currently considering on Saturday at Nike EYBL Hampton, Mudiay said, “Off the top of my head? Not right now.”
But that didn’t stop Rivals’ No. 2 prospect in the Class of 2014 from trying.
“Kentucky, Baylor, Arizona, Oklahoma State. Umm, Louisville, NC State, St. John’s. Uhh, did I say Louisville?” Kansas, Texas and SMU are the other three, and while the fact that they weren’t at the forefront of his mind may be disheartening to some of those schools that are chasing Mudiay, it should give you an idea of just how good recruiters think this kid is capable of being.
Mudiay is the proto-type for a combo-guard. He can get to the rim and finish with either hand, he’s got a solid mid-range game and his long-range shooting is developing but improved. He’s got a good handle and can bring the ball up against pressure, but he’s a scorer more than he is a distributor at this point in his development.
That’s not necessarily a negative, however; Mudiay stands 6-foot-4 and has enough athleticism that he gets thrown alley-oops off of set plays in half court offense.
A player with that size and ability capable of running the point is always going to be intriguing, which is one of the reasons that Kentucky has gotten involved in Mudiay’s recruitment.
“I had a home visit with [Coach Cal] on Wednesday. He’s a great guy. A great coach,” Mudiay said. But perhaps the biggest reason that Mudiay is interested in Kentucky is the way that Cal develops his ball-handlers. Derrick Rose, Tyreke Evans, John Wall, Brandon Knight, Marquis Teague.
“He does a good job with his point guards,” Mudiay said, “and that’s a big part that I really look into.”
“He wants to develop his guys and that’s all he cares about.”
Kentucky will have their work cut out for them if they want to pull their second straight point guard out of Texas. Mudiay is close with Isaiah Austin and Marcus Smart, and Baylor and Oklahoma State happen to be the two other schools that he’s had in-home visits with already.
“Baylor that’s down the street, an hour and 15 minutes away from me,” Mudiay said, while referring to Austin as his ‘brother’. “Oklahoma State, they put Marcus Smart in a great spot, so that definitely helps.”
While Mudiay and Smart have similar builds, there is one thing that the younger Texan can learn from last seasons’ best freshman: how to work hard on every possession.
“Taking no plays off,” Mudiay said when asked what his goal was to improve on this spring and summer. “That’s one thing I’m really working on. Bringing the dog out every game. That’s me, because I want to be real competitive out there, be a winner.”
http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcspo...top-point-guard-in-2014-focusing-on-10-teams/
I never felt strongly about us landing Mudiay....
Asked who was contacting him the most right now, Mudiay pointed to five schools.
“I’d probably have to say Kentucky, N.C. State, Arizona and Baylor,” he said. “Those four, they are really hot right now. And SMU, SMU."
http://zagsblog.com/articles/mudiay-looking-to-cut-to-five/#more-96150
Asked who was contacting him the most right now, Mudiay pointed to five schools.
“I’d probably have to say Kentucky, N.C. State, Arizona and Baylor,” he said. “Those four, they are really hot right now. And SMU, SMU."
http://zagsblog.com/articles/mudiay-looking-to-cut-to-five/#more-96150
