We got our point guard.....

[Dwan]

http://smu.scout.com/2/965589.html

[ponyboy]

J.J. Berrea?

[davidpaul123]

J.J. Berrea?

i was thinkin the same thing

[papawasamustang]

Scroll down to #99 & you'll find Jeremiah.
Watching the video on this dude, he certainly gets after it. It appears he sees the court well & & can score. I'm not being negative, but based on the video I saw, this kind of player can be found all over the metroplex. Also, the pony tail has to go.


Florida Hoops - 2010 Top 100
Updated November 16, 2009

RANK PLAYER HT POS SCHOOL COLLEGE
1 Brandon Knight 6'3 PG Pine Crest
2 Fab Melo 7'0 C Sagemont Syracuse
3 James Bell 6'5 SG Montverde Academy Villanova
4 Okaro White 6'8 SF Clearwater Florida State
5 Patrick Young 6'8 C Providence Florida
6 Stacy Poole Jr. 6'5 SG Providence Kentucky
7 Jamail Jones 6'6 SF Montverde Academy Marquette
8 Charles Hankerson Jr. 6'4 SG Coral Reef Alabama
9 Dwight Powell 6'10 PF IMG Academy Stanford
10 Justin Jackson 6'8 PF Arlington Country Day Cincinnati
11 Cady Lulane 6'8 C Oak Ridge Georgia
12 Will Sheehey 6'5 SF Sagemont Indiana
13 Papa Samba Ndao 6'8 SF Montverde Academy Boston College
14 Sam Mills 6'3 PG Cardinal Gibbons LaSalle
15 Wilfried Yugette 6'7 SF Florida Air
16 Anthony Lee 6'8 PF West Oaks Temple
17 Khyle Marshall 6'6 SF Flanagan Butler
18 Dennis Mavin 6'2 PG The Rock School
19 Jelani Hewitt 6'2 PG Northeast
20 Keith Matthews 6'5 SG Sebastian River Fairfield
21 TJ Hall 6'6 SF Gainesville Ohio
22 Haukur Palsson 6'6 SF Montverde Academy
23 John Brown 6'6 SF Arlington Country Day
24 Harold Doby 6'6 SF Oldsmar Christian Georgia State
25 David Williams 6'7 SF First Coast
26 Travis Elliot 6'8 PF Boyd Anderson High Point
27 Adam Jones 6'7 PF Winter Park Fairfield
28 Chris Griffin 6'7 SF Leon Murray State
29 Tim Hardaway Jr. 6'4 SG Palmetto Michigan
30 Corey Walden 6'2 SG Seabreeze Stetson
31 Shawn Jackson 6'8 C Melody Christian Murray State
32 Steve Forbes 6'8 PF East Ridge Stetson
33 James Williams 6'5 SG Woods Haven High Point
34 Ugo Okam 7'0 C Montverde Academy Harvard
35 Marvin Baynham 6'7 PF Norland Georgia Southern
36 Admir Sahbegovic 6'7 SF Englewood Jacksonville
37 Brian Holmes 6'0 PG Winter Springs North Florida
38 Avery Moore 5'11 PG Rickards
39 Mitch Woods 6'3 PG Community School Appalachin State
40 Nate Hicks 6'11 C Arnold Tulane
41 Eric Williams 6'8 SF Wiregrass Ranch
42 Rashad Richardson 6'4 SG Oldsmar Christian
43 Keith McDougald 6'2 SG Bishop Kenney Louisiana-Lafayette
44 Kendrick Perry 6'0 PG Edgewater Youngstown State
45 Luis Jacobo 6'5 SF Winter Springs Stetson
46 Shawn Jones 6'7 SF Hialeah Middle Tennesee St.
47 Santoine Butler 6'7 PF Oldsmar Christian
48 Marcus Blake 6'6 SF American Heritage
49 David Paulk 6'5 SF Dunbar
50 Ralph Williams 5'8 PG Rockledge
51 Jordan Davis 5'11 PG Sickles
52 Lyndon Davis 6'7 PF Woods Haven
53 Joseph Thomas 6'6 PF Dr. Krop
54 Milton Geddes 6'7 SF Andrew Jackson
55 Kaleb Clyburn 5'7 PG Montverde Academy
56 Dominic Lane 6'1 SF Lakewood
57 Oyemiyi Ayotunde 6'9 PF The Rock School
58 Xavier Martin 5'10 PG Miramar Louisiana-Monroe
59 Hurley Johnson 5'11 SG Woods Haven
60 Wesley Blackman 6'6 SF Arlington Country Day
61 Povilas Gaidys 6'8 PF SW Florida Christian
62 Josh Castellanos 6'0 PG Orlando Chrsitan Prep
63 Ozzy Dilik 6'4 SG Arlington Country Day
64 Eric Eversley 6'7 SG Rockledge
65 Jonathan Randolph 6'4 SG Ely






67 Jamaine Dean 6'8 SF Rockledge
68 Emmanuel Tiluscar 6'3 SF Atlantic
69 Kumaine Osborne 6'0 SG Florida Air Sam Houston St.
70 Tia Harris 5'9 PG Dwyer
71 Oghenekaro Akamune 6'7 PF Everglades
72 Emory Bennett 6'6 SG North Miami Beach
73 Antonio Bivens 6'5 SF American Senior
74 Juan Ferrales 6'3 SG American Heritage
75 Brice Jenkins 6'3 SG Summit Christian
76 Trent Meyer 6'3 SG Windemere Prep
77 Vincent Dillard 6'5 SG Lake Brantley
78 Orlando Parker 6'8 PF Orlando Christan Prep
79 Gerald Anthony 6'6 PF Dillard
80 Arturo Oberg 6'5 SF West Oaks
81 Kyle Lindbergh 6'6 SF Coral Springs Christian
82 Richard Waddell 6'4 PG Lakewood
83 Alex Bodney 6'1 PG Providence Eckerd
84 Jay Bowie 6'5 SF Tampa Prep
85 Jake Wheeler 6'8 PF American Heritage
86 Jamal Cherry 6'4 SG Tampa Prep
87 Jay Bell 6'1 PG Pine Crest
88 Daniel Kuhl 6'4 SG Winter Springs
89 Pierre Bland 6'3 SG Robert E. Lee
90 Robert Lovaglio 6'4 SG Winter Park
91 James Cambronne 6'6 SF Father Lopez
92 Hunter Willliams 6'0 SG Forest
93 Chris Blount 6'0 SG Arlington Country Day
94 Jerrod Owens 5'9 SG Eastside
95 Franklin Agholor 6'1 PG Oldsmar Christian
96 Jorel Terrell 6'6 SF Martin County
97 Craig Brown 6'5 PF North Miami Beach Lynn
98 Ramon Mercado 6'3 SG Woods Haven
99 Jeremiah Samamppas 5'10 PG Bartow
100 Jake Lockhart 6'3 SG St. Andrew's

[NickSMU17]

not impressed....we struck out

[ponyinNC]

Doh's gotta go...BCG

[CalallenStang]

I assume F. Harris didn't qualify?

[smupony]

Does this mean that Fabyon Harris didn't quailify? Could both be coming to the Hilltop this year?

[ponydawg]

I thought Fabyon didn't sign yet because of the unfortunate death of his brother, but was still planning on coming to SMU.

[PonyDoh]

Scroll down to #99 & you'll find Jeremiah.
Watching the video on this dude, he certainly gets after it. It appears he sees the court well & & can score. I'm not being negative, but based on the video I saw, this kind of player can be found all over the metroplex. Also, the pony tail has to go.


Florida Hoops - 2010 Top 100
Updated November 16, 2009

RANK PLAYER HT POS SCHOOL COLLEGE
1 Brandon Knight 6'3 PG Pine Crest
2 Fab Melo 7'0 C Sagemont Syracuse
3 James Bell 6'5 SG Montverde Academy Villanova
4 Okaro White 6'8 SF Clearwater Florida State
5 Patrick Young 6'8 C Providence Florida
6 Stacy Poole Jr. 6'5 SG Providence Kentucky
7 Jamail Jones 6'6 SF Montverde Academy Marquette
8 Charles Hankerson Jr. 6'4 SG Coral Reef Alabama
9 Dwight Powell 6'10 PF IMG Academy Stanford
10 Justin Jackson 6'8 PF Arlington Country Day Cincinnati
11 Cady Lulane 6'8 C Oak Ridge Georgia
12 Will Sheehey 6'5 SF Sagemont Indiana
13 Papa Samba Ndao 6'8 SF Montverde Academy Boston College
14 Sam Mills 6'3 PG Cardinal Gibbons LaSalle
15 Wilfried Yugette 6'7 SF Florida Air
16 Anthony Lee 6'8 PF West Oaks Temple
17 Khyle Marshall 6'6 SF Flanagan Butler
18 Dennis Mavin 6'2 PG The Rock School
19 Jelani Hewitt 6'2 PG Northeast
20 Keith Matthews 6'5 SG Sebastian River Fairfield
21 TJ Hall 6'6 SF Gainesville Ohio
22 Haukur Palsson 6'6 SF Montverde Academy
23 John Brown 6'6 SF Arlington Country Day
24 Harold Doby 6'6 SF Oldsmar Christian Georgia State
25 David Williams 6'7 SF First Coast
26 Travis Elliot 6'8 PF Boyd Anderson High Point
27 Adam Jones 6'7 PF Winter Park Fairfield
28 Chris Griffin 6'7 SF Leon Murray State
29 Tim Hardaway Jr. 6'4 SG Palmetto Michigan
30 Corey Walden 6'2 SG Seabreeze Stetson
31 Shawn Jackson 6'8 C Melody Christian Murray State
32 Steve Forbes 6'8 PF East Ridge Stetson
33 James Williams 6'5 SG Woods Haven High Point
34 Ugo Okam 7'0 C Montverde Academy Harvard
35 Marvin Baynham 6'7 PF Norland Georgia Southern
36 Admir Sahbegovic 6'7 SF Englewood Jacksonville
37 Brian Holmes 6'0 PG Winter Springs North Florida
38 Avery Moore 5'11 PG Rickards
39 Mitch Woods 6'3 PG Community School Appalachin State
40 Nate Hicks 6'11 C Arnold Tulane
41 Eric Williams 6'8 SF Wiregrass Ranch
42 Rashad Richardson 6'4 SG Oldsmar Christian
43 Keith McDougald 6'2 SG Bishop Kenney Louisiana-Lafayette
44 Kendrick Perry 6'0 PG Edgewater Youngstown State
45 Luis Jacobo 6'5 SF Winter Springs Stetson
46 Shawn Jones 6'7 SF Hialeah Middle Tennesee St.
47 Santoine Butler 6'7 PF Oldsmar Christian
48 Marcus Blake 6'6 SF American Heritage
49 David Paulk 6'5 SF Dunbar
50 Ralph Williams 5'8 PG Rockledge
51 Jordan Davis 5'11 PG Sickles
52 Lyndon Davis 6'7 PF Woods Haven
53 Joseph Thomas 6'6 PF Dr. Krop
54 Milton Geddes 6'7 SF Andrew Jackson
55 Kaleb Clyburn 5'7 PG Montverde Academy
56 Dominic Lane 6'1 SF Lakewood
57 Oyemiyi Ayotunde 6'9 PF The Rock School
58 Xavier Martin 5'10 PG Miramar Louisiana-Monroe
59 Hurley Johnson 5'11 SG Woods Haven
60 Wesley Blackman 6'6 SF Arlington Country Day
61 Povilas Gaidys 6'8 PF SW Florida Christian
62 Josh Castellanos 6'0 PG Orlando Chrsitan Prep
63 Ozzy Dilik 6'4 SG Arlington Country Day
64 Eric Eversley 6'7 SG Rockledge
65 Jonathan Randolph 6'4 SG Ely






67 Jamaine Dean 6'8 SF Rockledge
68 Emmanuel Tiluscar 6'3 SF Atlantic
69 Kumaine Osborne 6'0 SG Florida Air Sam Houston St.
70 Tia Harris 5'9 PG Dwyer
71 Oghenekaro Akamune 6'7 PF Everglades
72 Emory Bennett 6'6 SG North Miami Beach
73 Antonio Bivens 6'5 SF American Senior
74 Juan Ferrales 6'3 SG American Heritage
75 Brice Jenkins 6'3 SG Summit Christian
76 Trent Meyer 6'3 SG Windemere Prep
77 Vincent Dillard 6'5 SG Lake Brantley
78 Orlando Parker 6'8 PF Orlando Christan Prep
79 Gerald Anthony 6'6 PF Dillard
80 Arturo Oberg 6'5 SF West Oaks
81 Kyle Lindbergh 6'6 SF Coral Springs Christian
82 Richard Waddell 6'4 PG Lakewood
83 Alex Bodney 6'1 PG Providence Eckerd
84 Jay Bowie 6'5 SF Tampa Prep
85 Jake Wheeler 6'8 PF American Heritage
86 Jamal Cherry 6'4 SG Tampa Prep
87 Jay Bell 6'1 PG Pine Crest
88 Daniel Kuhl 6'4 SG Winter Springs
89 Pierre Bland 6'3 SG Robert E. Lee
90 Robert Lovaglio 6'4 SG Winter Park
91 James Cambronne 6'6 SF Father Lopez
92 Hunter Willliams 6'0 SG Forest
93 Chris Blount 6'0 SG Arlington Country Day
94 Jerrod Owens 5'9 SG Eastside
95 Franklin Agholor 6'1 PG Oldsmar Christian
96 Jorel Terrell 6'6 SF Martin County
97 Craig Brown 6'5 PF North Miami Beach Lynn
98 Ramon Mercado 6'3 SG Woods Haven
99 Jeremiah Samamppas 5'10 PG Bartow
100 Jake Lockhart 6'3 SG St. Andrew's

Florida's 3rd runner up for Mr Basketball can be found all over the Metroplex?

Also, that list is weird b/c kids like Haukur Palsson at #22 sucks. Papa Samba is #13 and we preferred Leslee Smith over him. #18 is Dennis Mavin, another PG we recruited, and probably could have had, but preferred Jeremiah. This is all about a coach's evaluation, seriously. You aren'y going to make sense of the numbers or even videos. This is about the head man finding a kid he liked more then most, that simple.

[mustangxc]

Florida's 3rd runner up for Mr Basketball can be found all over the Metroplex?

Also, that list is weird b/c kids like Haukur Palsson at #22 sucks. Papa Samba is #13 and we preferred Leslee Smith over him. #18 is Dennis Mavin, another PG we recruited, and probably could have had, but preferred Jeremiah. This is all about a coach's evaluation, seriously. You aren'y going to make sense of the numbers or even videos. This is about the head man finding a kid he liked more then most, that simple.

So I take it this is another one of the kids you like? I have no idea what to make of this signing. On one hand he is a 73 on ESPN recruiting, no info on him on rivals, and the above list has him ranked at 99th in Florida. On the other hand he is a strong candidate for Florida's Mr. basketball and was 5A player of the year. (I take it that he plays for a public school, and from the looks of their website that hs has really strong academics.) What gives? Is he really that good or really that mediocre/bad? I guess we'll find out in November.

[Charleston Pony]

if he's a true PG and can play, he should work his way into the rotation pretty quickly. Who else do we have to run the point? DWill assumed the role for us last year and did pretty well, but we need a guy who really sees the floor well and can make his teammates better.

[Charleston Pony]

love this quote from Fla Hoops

Jeremiah Samamppas (Bartow) is the point guard who makes it all go. He is a true lead guard with great vision and makes terrific decisions. When left open, he has the ability to make shots from the perimeter. His quickness makes it very difficult for opposing players on both sides of the ball. I overheard someone ask him who the best player is on Bartow. His response was, “the open guy.”

[PonyDoh]

love this quote from Fla Hoops

Jeremiah Samamppas (Bartow) is the point guard who makes it all go. He is a true lead guard with great vision and makes terrific decisions. When left open, he has the ability to make shots from the perimeter. His quickness makes it very difficult for opposing players on both sides of the ball. I overheard someone ask him who the best player is on Bartow. His response was, “the open guy.”

This signing is really interesting. Seems like a departure from previous philosophy. Instead of elephant hunting, we went for a system fit. Opted for team assists, getting people involved, over kids w/higher ceilings, but are lead guards.

If you look at all 5 kids( Fab/Jfrog/Pats/Vilde & Smith), we've added a ton of skill, particularly shooting & passing

[papawasamustang]

Looks to me that the HC didn't learn from his previous major recruiting mistake.
Bringing in 7 freshman & now 5 freshman.
Shame on me! Should have brought in 2 Jucos.
Don't buy that they can't qualify. Look @ DWill's situation, Ike, etc.

This team us going to have problems putting points
on the scoreboard IMO.

Wish them luck!