Jonah Bolden to SMU?

[Rebel10]

I wonder if their friendship might have any influence.

Well now you have the answer. No.

[Rebel10]

Maybe Standup will change the name of the thread to Bolden to UCLA.

[LA_Mustang]

Maybe Standup will change the name of the thread to Bolden to UCLA.

[mrydel]

Wouldn't that be Bolden to UCLA? ?

[OhioBrownFan]

Damn this one really sucks, one of the best prospects and most realistic left on the board. Brown needs to bring in another high-caliber wing with Mudiay and I don't know where that will be coming from at this point.

[OhioBrownFan]

Apparently UCLA

Still have Delarosa, swift, Evans left on the big board for sure

That's quite a drop-off in talent from Bolden...

[hoopmanx]

Apparently UCLA

Still have Delarosa, swift, Evans left on the big board for sure

That's quite a drop-off in talent from Bolden...

I'm not that worried, unlike you, I don't see wing as a huge need. Bolden wouldn't have started next year over a senior Manuel, soph Frazier, even brown etc. the backcourt, 1-3, will be mudiay/Moore and Frazier or manuel. LB always goes w seniority.

Also, Delarosa represents and actual positional need. So does a kid like Dom Matthews should we pursue

[LA_Mustang]

We didn't get him but it looks like we made it interesting for UCLA. No consolation in that but at least we know the staff is still all over it.



UCLA lands ESPN 100 PF Bolden

By Joel Francisco | December 10, 2013 3:36:04 PM PST
After a slow start to the 2014 recruiting race, the Bruins appear to be finding their groove as they landed one of the nation's better unsigned prospects in 6-foot-8, 205-pound power forward Jonah Bolden (New South Wales, Australia/Findlay Prep).



The ESPN 100 recruit chose the Bruins over SMU, USC, Indiana, Louisville and Kentucky. The Bruins were seen as the favorite and it appeared to be only a matter of time before he chose to continue his career in Westwood, despite Larry Brown and SMU making a strong push.

Bolden is one of the better under-the-radar prospects in the country, but he was able to exhibit his talents in August at the adidas Nations event in California. The finesse 4-man is a willowy, skilled prospect with an intriguing skill set. He can face up his defender and either drain the 19-foot jump shot or display his underrated passing skills. He needs to get considerably stronger and much more assertive, especially in the paint, but his upside is quite impressive.

Steve Alford has a nice nucleus arriving in Westwood next season with the likes of ESPN 100 prospects Kevon Looney (Milwaukee/Hamilton) and Thomas Welsh (Los Angeles/Loyola), as well as skilled 5-man Gyorgy Goloman (Weston, Fla./The Sagemont School). Along with Bolden, this group will provide the Bruins with length, skill and savvy. If UCLA can somehow land a point guard, Alford will have all of his needs met for the 2014 class.

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

Great to see us getting press like that. It's getting to the point where people aren't going to do a double-take when they see SMU listed like that.

[ojaipony]

While coming to SMU and playing for LB would've been a better choice, I can't blame him for choosing UCLA. That's one of the few public school campuses I've been to that [deleted] away. Country club setting next to Beverly Hills and Hollywood, huge enrollment, Westwood, hot girls from everywhere, Santa Monica....I could go on. I never have understood why they aren't a power every year in football and basketball with how easy it would be to sell that campus.

Agreed. If one wants to play in a big city, it's hard to beat UCLA.

[OhioBrownFan]

I'm not that worried, unlike you, I don't see wing as a huge need. Bolden wouldn't have started next year over a senior Manuel, soph Frazier, even brown etc. the backcourt, 1-3, will be mudiay/Moore and Frazier or manuel. LB always goes w seniority.

Also, Delarosa represents and actual positional need. So does a kid like Dom Matthews should we pursue[/quote]


Yeah, I'm more or less just wanting a slasher from the wing and a guy with some major length and a bit of hop to the step...

[hoopmanx]

Obf, we're in on another sf, check out daviyon draper, he's a juco kid. Saw him w Compton magic, he can go. Range and bounce

[Harry0569]

Obf, we're in on another sf, check out daviyon draper, he's a juco kid. Saw him w Compton magic, he can go. Range and bounce

Is that Don Draper's grandson by chance?

[ponyboy]

Obf, we're in on another sf, check out daviyon draper, he's a juco kid. Saw him w Compton magic, he can go. Range and bounce

From one "willowy" prospect to another

[OhioBrownFan]

Obf, we're in on another sf, check out daviyon draper, he's a juco kid. Saw him w Compton magic, he can go. Range and bounce

I'm having a hard time finding film on him....any links you got? And for the life of me, I can't remember this kid. I saw the Compton Magic at the Adidas Super 64 but I don't really remember him. That team was pretty stacked though if I remember correctly.

Thanks for the heads up by the way, I appreciate it. I assume Draper is a direct-result of Bolden heading to UCLA? Wonder how their board sits right now and what they think they can squeeze into this class or if he might just bank some schollies for what could be a banner-type class next year. SMU is riding high on a lot of '15 guys lists