C-USA Fall Basketball Signings

[50's PONY]

Does not include Dion Dowell going to Houston from Texas.

C-USA FALL RECRUITING!
January 3, 2006
Conference-USA Fall Signings...
By Van Coleman [email protected]

Conference-USA had a solid class considering the changes to the face of the league...the schools signed 35 recruits in total and placed four schools in our top forty...


C-USA had a solid class headed by a very strong Memphis class, while three other schools UAB, Southern Miss, and Houston were among our top forty. C-USA had a number of schools that had solid classes in UTEP, Marshall, and East Carolina, plus solid starts at Central Florida and Rice signing 35 recruits in all. With two schools only signing one and one with no signees, look for C-USA to be very active in the spring.

1. Memphis 4 Recruits: Pierre Niles 6-8 PF Port Charlotte, FL Florida Prep; Willie Kemp 6-1 PG Bolivar, TN Central; Hashim Bailey 6-10 C Patterson, NC The Patterson School; Trevon Willis 6-3 PG Fresno, CA Washington Union

2. UAB 5 Recruits: Mykal Riley 6-6 WF Panola CC, TX; Curtis Nickson 6-10 C Eutaw, AL Green County; John Tiller 6-5 SG Marietta, GA Wheeler; Taurus Dortch 6-4 SG Birmingham, AL Parker; Howard Crawford 6-8 PF Eutaw, AL Green County.

3. Southern Miss 4 Recruits: Demar Dotson 6-9 PF Southeastern CC, IL; Gjio Bain 6-11 C Northeast CC, NE; Dewayne Green 6-0 PG Mt. San Jacinto CC, CA; Andre Stephens 6-9 PF Heidelberg, MS

4. Houston 4 Recruits: Robert McKiver 6-4 SG San Jacinto CC, TX; Marcus Malone 6-4 SG Lee CC, TX; Brandon Roberson 5-10 PG Angleton, TX; Nick Mosley 6-8 PF Belleville, TX.

5. UTEP 4 Recruits: Victor Ramalho 6-8 PF South Plains CC, TX; Malik Alvin 6-0 PG Philadelphia, PA Simon Gratz; Tavaris Watts 6-8 PF Hillsborough CC, FL; Jeremy Sampson 6-10 C Hillsborough CC, FL

6. Marshall 4 Recruits: Jeral Davis 7-1 C St. Catherine's CC, KY; Marcus Moses 6-0 PG Catherine's CC, KY; Robbie Jackson 7-0 C Pickens, SC Prince Avenue Prep; Chris Williams 6-2 SG Fullerton CC, CA

7. East Carolina 4 Recruits: John Fields 6-10 PF Fayetteville, NC Jack Britt; Gabe Blair 6-8 PF Gastonia, NC Hope Christian; Chad Wynn 6-10 C Atlanta, GA North Atlanta; Hillary Haley 6-7 WF Fort Washington, MD Friendly

8. Central Florida 2 Recruits: Tony Davis 6-8 PF Sarasota, FL Riverview; Andre Thornton 6-7 PF Memphis, TN Mitchell

9. Rice 2 Recruits: Lawrence Ghoram 6-5 SG Zachary, LA; Marius Cracium 6-8 PF Weatherford CC, TX

10. SMU 1 Recruit: Menghe Nyam 6-6 PF New Hampton, NH School

11. Tulsa 1 Recruit: Jamal McLean 6-8 PF Hampton, VA Bethel

12. Tulane 0 Recruits:

Top Newcomers:

First Five:
F: Demar Dotson 6-9 PF ( Southern Miss)
F: Pierre Niles 6-8 PF (Memphis)
F: Tony Davis 6-8 PF (Central Florida)
G: Chris Williams 6-2 SG (Marshall)
G: Willie Kemp 6-1 PG (Memphis)

Second Five:
F: Hashim Bailey 6-10 C (Memphis)
F: Andre Stephens 6-9 C ( Southern Miss)
G: John Tiller 6-5 SG (UAB)
G: Trevon Willis 6-3 PG (Memphis)
G: Malik Alvin 6-0 PG (UTEP)

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[Billy Joe]

Go get em Tubbs!!!! Way to recruit!

[Pony_Fan]

Go get em Tubbs!!!! Way to recruit!

- how about.... way to support your athletic teams SMU administration!!

[Hoop Fan]

what, y'all dont think Nyam is a savior? Its hard to say it looks good right now, but those rankings arent final. I dont think we'll get Darrell Arthur, one source says we are no longer under consideration but then he shows up at Moody last night. Strange. Tubbs took a shot at some heavyweights in the Fall and lost. I think the thing to do now is position for some fast risers that climb the rankings with good senior seasons or juco seasons. That happens more in basketball because lots of schools fill up during the early signing date before the season starts. Tubbs kind of did that last year when he signed Morris late in the spring. Dont most of you like what you see from Morris? I do. He also got Epps late in spring, after the season. I dont think Tubbs is actually playing Epps enough. I think he could be the extra scorer we need if you get him a few shots and more time. Tubbs has done a good job working people in, but I'd like to see more of Epps and more demanded of him. He is big and has a nice jumper.

[Billy Joe]

You are right Hoops Fan...SMU will make the NCAA tournament with the players it has on the roster. Tubbs was hired because he could recruit locally. He has not got a signle local player yet. How many more years do you give him? One, two, five, ten? The lack of support from the administration does not help but it is very disappointing Tubbs has not done better. A prime example is the Roberts kid that went to Baylor. When you are getting outrecruited by a team that almost got the death penalty it does not look good. Facts are facts.

[Hoop Fan]

I didn't say that BJ, but Dez, Morris, Fall could definitely be part of the puzzle. Its too bad we are not a top 25 team already, but we weren't exactly on an upswing when he took over. Facts is facts, as you say. To answer your question directly, I dont think he has had even near long enough. He is in the middle of his second recruiting class. Think about that. You have to give any college coach 4 years unless he inherited a good team, which he didn't. Keep on hatin BJ.

Rogers is the kid that went Baylor. Baylor has its own story going on, what it is I don't know. Scott Drew must be one sweet talker.

[jtstang]

You are right Hoops Fan...SMU will make the NCAA tournament with the players it has on the roster. Tubbs was hired because he could recruit locally. He has not got a signle local player yet. How many more years do you give him? One, two, five, ten?

How many years did you give Dement?

[Pony_Fan]

Just to rehash what has been said a million times, a coach could come in here and turn things around in 1 year if the stage was set correctly. At SMU that time table is different.

[that's great raplh]

don't mean we don't want him to recuit local talent - you hippie

[BUTitan]

Rogers is the kid that went Baylor. Baylor has its own story going on, what it is I don't know. Scott Drew must be one sweet talker.

Good Lord, lay off

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