April 27-20 GASO Shootout Schedule and info

[GreenBat]

For those interested in AAU Hoops

http://texashoops.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1358220

[emmitt01]

Which are the "can't miss" games? Anyone know if the kids we're recruiting are in action?

And the most important question...will Benford be in attendance?

[TheTastyGreek]

Which are the "can't miss" games? Anyone know if the kids we're recruiting are in action?

And the most important question...will Benford be in attendance?

Bob Knight Fieldhouse is the place to be.

DJH5 17 may be the team with both Keith Frazier and Alex Robinson, 2013 and 2014 targets under JJ. I'll look up others... Reliable/current AAU rosters are very tough to find.

[NT03]

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Which are the "can't miss" games? Anyone know if the kids we're recruiting are in action?

And the most important question...will Benford be in attendance?

I think overall Houston & Virigna may have more overall talent , but this should still be a great event. I would expect benford to be there. He still is trying to get setteled n Denton and I can't see him driving down to Houston or Little Rock when there is a good event just down the road

Edited April 27, 2012 by NT03

[NT03]

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Bob Knight Fieldhouse is the place to be.

DJH5 17 may be the team with both Keith Frazier and Alex Robinson, 2013 and 2014 targets under JJ. I'll look up others... Reliable/current AAU rosters are very tough to find.

Totally missed Alex Robinson on that team. Their 1st game Saturday @ 9:45

[NT03]

Coach Benford just walked in the house !

[Harry]

Coach Benford just walked in the house !

NICE! Hope he does some damage! Keep us homebodies posted now!

[GreenBat]

NT03, R U at bob knight fieldhouse?

[NT03]

NT03, R U at bob knight fieldhouse?

Yes, currently watching the Dallas Mustangs

[GreenBat]

R U going on Sunday?

[H-towngreen]

Coach Benford just walked in the house !

Any word what teams or kids he might be watching?

[NT03]

R U going on Sunday?

Unfortunately , no. 1 full day is enough for me

Any word what teams or kids he might be watching?

Seemed very interested in the Dallas Mustang Boooker squad. Watched both their games @ BKFH & went to the other over in Desoto

[NT03]

I also noticed Rob Evans was there in TCU gear

[Cooley]

Trent Johnson was there last night

[H-towngreen]

Seemed very interested in the Dallas Mustang Boooker squad. Watched both their games @ BKFH & went to the other over in Desoto

Marcus Foster?

Soma Edo?

Layton Hammonds?

Any others from the Mustangsnhe might have been looking at? Also, class of 2013 can currently sign a LOI correct?

Edited April 29, 2012 by H-towngreen

[NT03]

Edo was @ a track meet & will be there tomorrow

Hammonds is dealing with a heel injury a DNP

Foster is one of the most talented players @ the tournament

[NT03]

It also should be noted filmerj,Tasty & I got a " go mean green" from coach benford as we left the arena

[H-towngreen]

Edo was @ a track meet & will be there tomorrow

Hammonds is dealing with a heel injury a DNP

Foster is one of the most talented players @ the tournament

Is he after Foster? Do we have a shot?

[H-towngreen]

I know it hasn't even been a week but I just really want to see what type of talent Bedford can pull in. He's got 6 ships to work with so I'm expecting a lot.

[greenminer]

Would love to hear more details from those who experienced this.

[TheTastyGreek]

Sexy fun adventures all around for NT03, FilmerJ, Emmitt and me out at the GASO today.

We all had Many Passionate Opinions! about what we saw. But I'm exhausted after almost 12 straight hours of AAU basketball, and I'll just mention a few of the guys that most or all of us were particularly impressed by. Everyone listed is a 2013 recruit unless otherwise noted.

From San Antonio Legends:

C.J. Siples looked like the most consistent and complete 2013 prospect on their roster. Undersized SG, but talented.

Quincy Boyton from Converse Judson looked a little silly with a weird reverse-beard haircut poof on the back of his head at the base of his neck... But also like he could potentially turn into a viable post player for a low to mid major school.

Greg Monday is an unsigned, smallish PG (2012 prospect). Emmitt in particular fell in love with the guy, but all of us thought he looked like a nice little talent. He could definitely play a role for a Sun Belt school, and potentially be bigger for a Southland or lower level program. He was quick, accurate passing and shooting, and he was clutch in both games we saw SA Legends play. Some JUCO or low major school is going to get a pleasant late surprise with him.

From Deron Williams Elite:

Derrick and Erick Neal are twin brothers and 2014 prospects from Dallas Lincoln. They're somewhere around 5'9" or 5'10", they both have goofy looking faux-hawk style haircuts... And they're both electric to watch. Very, very exciting players. We were joking (and then, not-so-much-joking) about organizing field trips of a dozen or more fans decked out in NT gear to go to Lincoln games and start cheering them on in person to get their attention. They kept distracting us from the team we (and, as NT03 mentioned, Coach Benford) were most intersted in following- the Dallas Mustangs (Booker). I don't think we'll have scholarships available for two guards in 2014... But I'd definitely love to see these guys wearing green someday. And they're still SOPHOMORES.

Jeffrey Walker, we aren't sure we specifically ID'd, but he's too interesting not to mention. We think he was #21 (Cooley, help us out if you know for sure) and he looked pretty good if not consistently spectacular like the Neal twins. But he DID get into an altercation in a football game, then get arrested and charged for battery after beating up his coach in a separate incident. He's 6'5" and averaged over 30 ppg for Pinkston at the time that story was written. P.J. Carlesimo has already offered a scholarship.

Not present, but usually active with Deron Williams Elite: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OldPvDdMuQ4. Some guy who saw me taking a lot of notes came by and started talking Neal twins with me, and then insisted that I look up and mention 2014 G/F Trent Brinkley from Kimball. Here you go, creepily friendly stranger. Check out Trent Brinkley, everyone. Word is, he pretty good.

From Triumph Select Gold:

This whole team is full of white guys from places like Southlake and Highland Park who will likely end up as bench guys at weaker BCS schools or bringing talented but limited lunchpails and coach-on-the-floorism to mid major schools. Brett Jolly is a not-6'9" Center who didn't live up to his billing. He wasn't bad, but the best thing you can say about him is that he's tall. And the fact is that he's not as tall as advertised.

Austin Freet, Chase Fletcher, Taylor Tankersley... They all seemed like solid players but none of them stood out much from each other after watching two full games.

Steven Spieth (pronounced like "speech", if you have a lisp) was the one who seemed noticeably better than the rest of the team.

Jake Flaggert was one guy I particularly liked. I don't know how much everyone else agreed... But I was very impressed by his first game and some flashes he showed in far fewer minutes in the 2nd game we saw. He's very new to the team... The wife of their head coach and one of the other team moms couldn't remember his name. Thanks to NT03 for figuring out his identity from the few clues they were able to remember.

Also of interest- Caden Dickerson's little brother Zach is a point guard for this team. Emmitt's analysis was that he dribbles very hard out of frustration every time he goes up against someone he's not athletic enough to drive past or around.

There was a lot of loud dribbling when he was running the offense.

Also, the college coach bench was filled with guys from Princeton, Penn, Dartmouth, and Denver. Draw your own conclusions.

Rytes Warriors:

Xavier Dupree is pretty damn good. He's tall, he's built like he can put on weight and play strong underneath the basket, and he can shoot from everywhere we saw him taking shots.

Latinos Select:

Analysis of the day came from FilmerJ (a proud Hispanic man, for the record). He asked whether the main criteria for "Select"-ion isn't just being taller than 5'9".

Ray Barreno looked like a legit 6'9" or 6'10". He plays like a real center... But word was he's already locked in to New Mexico.

San Antonio Spurs:

Ben Lammers is a 6'9" Sophomore (Class of 2014). He was the most interesting guy on the team.

Taylor Sutlive looked ok. Like a shorter Collin Mangrum, basically.

Dallas Mustangs (Booker):

This was the team we were most interested in seeing, and arguably the most talented (in terms of star players) in the building. Leyton Hammonds was nursing a minor injury and didn't dress out to play, which was a disappointment. But, FilmerJ and I walked out right behind him as we left for the day. He's definitely 6'7" tall.

looked very good, as expected. I really hope we get the guy. Considering how locked in on the Mustangs coach Benford was, he probably does, too.

Houston Cowboys Black 2014:

Almost everyone on the roster is a Sophomore. One guy is a Freshman, 2 of them are 2013 players. Tough to figure out where these guys are compared to their competition... But Taj Jones looked ok, and Jerome Segura was the most impressive player on the team. Finished very strong in the one game of theirs that we saw. Definitely worth checking up on again a year from now.

South Texas Irish:

Apparently, basketball is just like boxing. Irish = Sports White. But they were like a much more athletic and aggressive version of Triumph Select Gold. 3 guys in particular stood out: Luke Wilshire and DJ MacLeay were very impressive.

Michael Williams was on another level, though. He looked GOOD. Like, Chris Jones/Orlando Mendez-Valdez good. And he's a legit PG with size (6'2"). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zelQgdxylXs... I hope someone on our new coaching staff has seen this kid, because to my untrained eye... He was one of the 4 or 5 best players we saw all day. With 6 scholarships that will likely need filling in the 2013 class... I definitely think we could have a place for him here.

[TheTastyGreek]

Marcus Foster?

Soma Edo?

Layton Hammonds?

Any others from the Mustangsnhe might have been looking at? Also, class of 2013 can currently sign a LOI correct?

There was another Mustang who looked a lot like Soma Edo (hair, height) but right now he doesn't seem tall or big enough to be even a Sun Belt forward. At his current size, he looks like a Harold Edwards type guy.

[CMJ]

Thanks for the knowledge guys.

[TheTastyGreek]

Other random player observations:

While we were watching Triumph Select Gold, some parents from another team sitting nearby started asking us some questions. They mentioned (not that we asked them any questions or engaged them in/sustained the conversation beyond their utterances, which would of course potentially be a Booster recruiting violation) that they had a kid on Houston Lynx Blue that's a 2013 recruit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjCIaVZk7c4, a 6'7" post who plays between 260 and 280 pounds. His parents said that if they could get about 20 pounds off him, he'd "jump out of the gym". We saw a little of him from the next court over later in the day, and he reminds me of a younger and shorter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOxw8xcf7kE. Tangential relevance? Poulter is an incoming UALR recruit.

The Mustangs squad we were focused on have two other guys that are worth mentioning. One was #23, Zack or Zach something (Update your damn website, Mustangs). He looked promising. They also had a very slender but tall player named Cornelius Hudson. Everyone called him "Crab" because he's apparently Michael Crabtree's younger brother.

The Rytes Warriors, and Xavier Dupree in particular, played very good defense. Tight, aggressive... And Dupree caught up from behind on breakaways and blocked at least 2 layups against the glass. The more I think back, the more I really liked that guy.

From the Irish, they have a 6'7" post (2014 kid) named Jordan Alvarado. He's from the Andrew Poulter/Hunter Leahy school of physical conditioning... But if he gets in better physical shape, he could be very interesting a year from now. He looked natural and comfortable playing under the basket, and he also had nice shooting range (hit at least one 3 pointer that we saw). They also have a 2015 kid who played solid minutes named Asa Cantwell. Unfortunately for Asa, he looks like the Munch painting "The Scream" when he's playing. That's about the nicest way of saying it I can think of. Looked damn good for a current high school Freshman, though.

[TheTastyGreek]

Teams and coaches in attendance:

We saw Coach Benford, former(?) Coach Luster still sporting Mean Green gear, Danny Manning from Tulsa, Scott Cross from UTA, and Steve Lutz from Creighton.

Other schools with one or more representatives in attendance:

Northeastern

Weber State

Montana State

Air Force

New Hampshire

Liberty

Bucknell

Tulane

UC Santa Barbara

Penn

UTEP

Nebraska

Boston College

The Citadel

Houston

Boise State

Nicholls State

Denver

Sam Houston State

Wichita State

Lehigh

Army

Evansville

San Francisco

Louisiana-Lafayette

Princeton

A&M Corpus Christi

Wright State

Pepperdine

Oral Roberts

Lamar

Indiana State

Navy

Texas

Army

Texas State

New Mexico

Centenary

SFA

Dartmouth

Kansas State

Houston Baptist

American

and possibly Central Michigan

There were a lot of other coaches there wearing apparel that we couldn't read from where we were sitting, and many who never seemed to leave the behind-glass upstairs observation area.