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Isaiah Wilkins cuts his list to 5 and SMU is in it

PostPosted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 5:19 pm
by Rebel10
Isaiah Wilkins ‏@IsaiahWilkins21 34m

Down to 5 no order - SMU, Miami, Virginia, Memphis, Witcha State

Re: Isaiah Wilkins cuts his list to 5 and SMU is in it

PostPosted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 7:10 pm
by Pony ^
#godfather

Re: Isaiah Wilkins cuts his list to 5 and SMU is in it

PostPosted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 8:12 pm
by SMU 86
We have a good chance.

Re: Isaiah Wilkins cuts his list to 5 and SMU is in it

PostPosted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 10:57 pm
by Harry0569
I may have to drive 20 min up I-85 to pay him a visit.

Re: Isaiah Wilkins cuts his list to 5 and SMU is in it

PostPosted: Thu Aug 22, 2013 3:22 am
by Rebel10
Harry0569 wrote:I may have to drive 20 min up I-85 to pay him a visit.


If you check out a high school game of his let us know.

Re: Isaiah Wilkins cuts his list to 5 and SMU is in it

PostPosted: Thu Aug 22, 2013 8:13 am
by Harry0569
Rebel10 wrote:
Harry0569 wrote:I may have to drive 20 min up I-85 to pay him a visit.


If you check out a high school game of his let us know.


Yeah I will definitely have to make the trek up to see him - hopefully it's a time when the SMU coaches are there.

Re: Isaiah Wilkins cuts his list to 5 and SMU is in it

PostPosted: Thu Aug 22, 2013 9:28 am
by 1983 Cotton Bowl
I know next to nothing about basketball recruiting. I certainly remember Dominique Wilkins, so there is the star-power thing with Isaiah. And I see that he has a ton of offers, which is a good indicator that he is a high-level recruit (although it looks like the offers do not include the KU/UK level programs for the most part). For those in the know, is he considered a Keith Frazier-level recruit? Or is he not quite that level? Just curious.

Re: Isaiah Wilkins cuts his list to 5 and SMU is in it

PostPosted: Thu Aug 22, 2013 10:02 am
by SMU 86
1983 Cotton Bowl wrote:I know next to nothing about basketball recruiting. I certainly remember Dominique Wilkins, so there is the star-power thing with Isaiah. And I see that he has a ton of offers, which is a good indicator that he is a high-level recruit (although it looks like the offers do not include the KU/UK level programs for the most part). For those in the know, is he considered a Keith Frazier-level recruit? Or is he not quite that level? Just curious.


Miami won the ACC last year and Memphis gets top 10 recruiting classes every year. Not a Frazier level recruit but a top 150 recruit which is what you need to build a program.

Re: Isaiah Wilkins cuts his list to 5 and SMU is in it

PostPosted: Thu Aug 22, 2013 1:18 pm
by hoopmanx
SMU 86 wrote:
1983 Cotton Bowl wrote:I know next to nothing about basketball recruiting. I certainly remember Dominique Wilkins, so there is the star-power thing with Isaiah. And I see that he has a ton of offers, which is a good indicator that he is a high-level recruit (although it looks like the offers do not include the KU/UK level programs for the most part). For those in the know, is he considered a Keith Frazier-level recruit? Or is he not quite that level? Just curious.


Miami won the ACC last year and Memphis gets top 10 recruiting classes every year. Not a Frazier level recruit but a top 150 recruit which is what you need to build a program.


Frazier had better rankings, but worse offers...Decide what matters to you

Re: Isaiah Wilkins cuts his list to 5 and SMU is in it

PostPosted: Thu Aug 22, 2013 2:06 pm
by Harry0569
Hoop - saw your tweet that you think he's a soft lock for UVA... any update?

Re: Isaiah Wilkins cuts his list to 5 and SMU is in it

PostPosted: Thu Aug 22, 2013 3:35 pm
by Rebel10
He is visiting SMU so that gives us a chance.

Re: Isaiah Wilkins cuts his list to 5 and SMU is in it

PostPosted: Thu Aug 22, 2013 4:40 pm
by Pony ^
Rebel10 wrote:He is visiting SMU so that gives us a chance.


Absolutely. Once we can get a recruit to our campus I think we have a solid chance. Beautiful campus, facilities, and women. What else can you ask for? Oh, and we are also in a very large city with the Mavericks down the street.

Re: Isaiah Wilkins cuts his list to 5 and SMU is in it

PostPosted: Thu Aug 22, 2013 5:53 pm
by blackoutpony
Pony ^ wrote:
Rebel10 wrote:He is visiting SMU so that gives us a chance.


Absolutely. Once we can get a recruit to our campus I think we have a solid chance. Beautiful campus, facilities, and women. What else can you ask for? Oh, and we are also in a very large city with the Mavericks down the street.


A few I can think of...

Full arenas
academic programs that work for student athletes
national recognition (we're getting there)
being on TV a lot (getting there)
pro potential (yeah we got LB, good on that)
proximity to home
coaching (got it on lock)
playing style

Re: Isaiah Wilkins cuts his list to 5 and SMU is in it

PostPosted: Thu Aug 22, 2013 6:09 pm
by Rebel10
blackoutpony wrote:being on TV a lot (getting there)


We are there. Every conference game is on national TV.

http://theamerican.org/news/2013/8/21/M ... 34423.aspx