[Purple Haize]

There used to be a limit on how many players you could bring in over a 1 and 2 year period. Not sure. If it's still on the books

[olldflame]

There used to be a limit on how many players you could bring in over a 1 and 2 year period. Not sure. If it's still on the books

Yeah, not too long after they instituted that limit a couple of "high-profile" programs got hit hard by a combination of graduation and early departures for the NBA. The NCAA, in a rare moment of sanity, realized that annual limits were not workable in the current environment, where coaches can plan their recruiting to account for graduations, but not for pro departures or player transfers. As far as I know, the only limit on scholarships now is the total of 13.

[Chippy]

With Ogukwe and Donley transferring, that now gives us 3 scholarships to use this Spring. I really think Vaughn is going to get one of them.

My dream signings for the other 2 would be Minnie and Skovranko, the 2 state championship teammates from Pittsburgh. They both have a lot of offers, some impressive, like Skovranko's from UCLA. What I find interesting is that no less than 6 teams have offered both of them. IMHO that indicates that they have expressed a desire to play together at the next level. If you look at that list, it includes local schools Duquesne and Robert Morris, instate school Temple, and then Elon, Virginia Tech and LU. So if we are actually still in the mix, that means Layer could be recruiting head to head with Buzz. On the other hand, the offer from VT came from the previous coach, so Williams may not be interested at all.

http://blogs.post-gazette.com/sports/20 ... recruiting

[Chippy]

Evan Maxwell made 3rd team all state in Class AAA (2nd highest class in PA). Averaged 11.1 points a game.

Elijah Minnie was 1st team Class A FYI.

[olldflame]

Here is the first real info I've found on JJ N'Ganga. His JUCO coach says he is "going to be a steal". His numbers aren't much to write home about, but apparently his PT and productivity have been hampered by injuries his 2 years in JC.

http://www.rgj.com/story/sports/college ... d/7315783/

LU is in his "final 4" along with Nevada, New Mexico and Fresno State.

[kingaling42]

There used to be a limit on how many players you could bring in over a 1 and 2 year period. Not sure. If it's still on the books

Yeah, not too long after they instituted that limit a couple of "high-profile" programs got hit hard by a combination of graduation and early departures for the NBA. The NCAA, in a rare moment of sanity, realized that annual limits were not workable in the current environment, where coaches can plan their recruiting to account for graduations, but not for pro departures or player transfers. As far as I know, the only limit on scholarships now is the total of 13.

There are APR considerations with players leaving in regard to their academic standing upon the transfer.. there are no limits aside from the total scholarship allotment

[VAGolf]

Here is the first real info I've found on JJ N'Ganga. His JUCO coach says he is "going to be a steal". His numbers aren't much to write home about, but apparently his PT and productivity have been hampered by injuries his 2 years in JC.

Ability = availability.

[olldflame]

Here is the first real info I've found on JJ N'Ganga. His JUCO coach says he is "going to be a steal". His numbers aren't much to write home about, but apparently his PT and productivity have been hampered by injuries his 2 years in JC.

Ability = availability.

I agree, and the the list is long of big men with lower leg problems which became chronic.

[bballfan84]

any idea if the new recruits will qualify?

[olldflame]

any idea if the new recruits will qualify?

I'm not aware of any academic issues with our Fall signees.

[BJWilliams]

I was gonna say, as far as academic issues, no news is good news

[bballfan84]

I think there could be potential with one player..not naming anyone though

[jcmanson]

We were in on Shaun Stewart, a JUCO guard, before he committed to Youngstown State last week. He visited campus a couple weeks ago. He played for NC A&T as a freshman, and was on the team when we played them in the NCAA tourney last year.

http://verbalcommits.com/players/shaun-stewart

[olldflame]

We were in on Shaun Stewart, a JUCO guard, before he committed to Youngstown State last week. He visited campus a couple weeks ago. He played for NC A&T as a freshman, and was on the team when we played them in the NCAA tourney last year.

http://verbalcommits.com/players/shaun-stewart

Osandai Vaughn also has an offer from Youngstown State. I wonder if Stewart's committment will affect his decision.

[bballfan84]

any idea if the new recruits will qualify?

I'm not aware of any academic issues with our Fall signees.

There is definitely an issue out there..

[olldflame]

As in a definate no go, or still trying to get a qualifying score?

[bballfan84]

theres a serious issue not sure the cat is out of the bag yet though

[olldflame]

If one of our early signing class does end up not qualifying, we would then have 4 scholarships available. I have to admit it's a bit disheartening to think we may still have that many to fill after signing 5 in November.

[olldflame]

JJ N'Ganga has verbally committed to New Mexico. May or may not hurt us to lose out on this one. If James Johnson transfers here, he will no doubt be playing 30+ minutes in the post next season, but that's still up in the air. Looking at the list of offers he had, JJ obviously has an upside, and he would have fit in beautifully at LU, but a big kid like him with a history of lower leg injuries is a risky business.

[olldflame]

Boy. this snuck up on me. Spring signing period begins this Wed. (4/16) and goes through May 21. I'm really hoping to hear soon that Johnson is transferring in. With N'ganga going to NM and the possibility of an academic casualty in our early signing class, he would really add some stability to the roster, if only for a year.

[olldflame]

The first day of signing period has come and gone. We could really use some good news.

[mlschubert]

Moller looks like he could be a good pickup. Good size for a guard and played against strong competition.

http://www.liberty.edu/flames/index.cfm ... 44&TeamID=

[Chris Lang]

Mostly stuff from the release, but there's a highlight video at the end of the blog:

http://www.newsadvance.com/sports/liber ... f6878.html

[olldflame]

We need a 2 guard and apparently a lot of schools wanted Peter. Hopefully he can get his skills to translate from international to D1 ball faster than Gielo did.

[olldflame]

After watching the video, Moller's jumper looks pure, and he has enough handle and athleticism to get it up. I believe the international 3 is still a bit longer than NCAA, so 37.5% is pretty good. He also speaks decent English already, which will give him one less very big thing to worry about on arrival than a lot of international players.