[lynchburgwildcats]

Towns had 21 and 17 while getting the win by about 20. Allen had 17 and 7.

Where did you get those stats anyways?

[jcmanson]

Towns had 21 and 17 while getting the win by about 20. Allen had 17 and 7.

Where did you get those stats anyways?

It's a secret

I know someone who was at the game. Was able to verify Towns' stats with a simple twitter search.

[lynchburgwildcats]

I could only find the St. Joseph stats and the final score. 91-57, Town had 21, 17, along with 8 blocks, 3 assists, and 3 steals. Hence why I said it sucked to be Allen. I imagine Towns was sitting the bench a large portion of the second half or at least the entire 4th.
http://highschoolsports.nj.com/game/score/1948132/

[lynchburgwildcats]

Towns had 21 and 17 while getting the win by about 20. Allen had 17 and 7.

Losing by 20 stinks, but as far as the individual matchup goes, that is actually quite encouraging when you consider that we are talking about a 7 foot 245 beast who will likely be in the NBA less than 2 years from now.

Just discovered that in 2012 Towns played for the Dominican National team as a 16 year old under Caliperi. Wouldn't be surprised if he took the gig just to recruit this kid. He qualified for the team because his mom is a Dominican citizen. Good chance he had never been here before he joined the team.

Naturalizing players happens a lot in FIBA. Asian countries are "notorious" for it. Here's an article from last summer that outlines a whole slew of naturalized players for the Asian national teams. http://ph.sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--me ... 49442.html

[olldflame]

Towns wasn't naturalized. He automatically qualified to be on the team because his mother is Dominican

[lynchburgwildcats]

Towns wasn't naturalized. He automatically qualified to be on the team because his mother is Dominican

But did he claim his Dominican nationality before he turned 16 (which requires a passport claiming his DR nationality with a date of issue prior to his 16th birthday)? If not, then he is considered a naturalized player under FIBA rules.

[LUalum12]

Allen can play and shoot.[youtube]

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[olldflame]

Allen can play and shoot.[youtube]

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Shoot? The entire mixtape (well, almost) is dunks, just like all the other ones we have seen, with 1 or 2 jump shots and a block or 2 stuck in there. For all we know, those are the only 2 jumpers he has made all year. Don't get me wrong, I'm excited as can be to have this kid coming to play for us, and I do hear he can shoot a bit as well, but you wouldn't know it from watching that.

[jadavis8]

I'm with you oldflame. Kid seems to be very athletic and that is something we have missed on the mountain for a while, however I feel some of you are getting a little bit to carried away. His tape does not show me anything other than he is a 6'8" kid who is athletic and can dunk. He does seem to have a lot of potential and that is something to be excited about.

[PAmedic]

nothing here yet

https://twitter.com/Sallen_21

[olldflame]

nothing here yet

https://twitter.com/Sallen_21

I wouldn't say nothing. His top banner is still a picture of the Vines and he still describes himself as a Liberty signee. He also tweeted on 6/11 that it was his last day of school, which could certainly explain why he isn't in Lynchburg yet.

Edit: Having said that, bballfan84 now says he is not coming and his sources have proven invariably to be reliable. Hopefully after he preps or goes to JUCO Stavian will still want to come here because he has talent and seems like a kid who would fit in at LU.

[Sly Fox]

Headed to JUCO per FlamesNation ...

Click Here

[olldflame]

Have they changed the rules regarding eligibility of JUCO transfers? In the past if the athlete did not qualify out of HS, they needed to either complete their associate degree or sit out a year on transferring, which would means if Stavian goes to a JUCO, he could not play for a 4 year school til 2016-17. We have had some, like Retic, who attended one year of JUCO, transferred,and were eligible immediately, but they had qualified on graduating from HS.

[TheGovernor]

Have they changed the rules regarding eligibility of JUCO transfers? In the past if the athlete did not qualify out of HS, they needed to either complete their associate degree or sit out a year on transferring, which would means if Stavian goes to a JUCO, he could not play for a 4 year school til 2016-17. We have had some, like Retic, who attended one year of JUCO, transferred,and were eligible immediately, but they had qualified on graduating from HS.

True. The rule Did Not Change. If you do not qualify for your freshman season and go JUCO you have to earn your AA degree before you can qualify to play DI. The only way to play DI after 1 year is if you qualified out of high school.

[olldflame]

It could be a better option for us if he went to a postgrad prep school program for a year. By doing that, if he can get things squared away to qualify, he still has 4 years of eligibility. The down side is you still have to get a qualifying SAT or ACT score, and some kids just struggle with those tests.

[jcmanson]

Stavian has signed with Tallahasee Community College.

[olldflame]

While we could have used Stavian's athleticism in the next couple of years, if he still wants to come to LU after getting his AA, he should fit in nicely as a replacement for the graduating David Andoh.

[olldflame]

In a bit of barely relevant trivia, our baseball team has signed a pitcher, Victor King, from the same JUCO Stavian has signed with.

[bballfan84]

where are my props on breaking the news on this one???

[Sly Fox]

Hurray, you bring bad news!

[olldflame]

I gave you props 84. If you have been paying attention guys, you know his source, and you won't doubt him.

[Sly Fox]

He rarely misfires.

[TIMSCAR20]

I saw 84 at the mall last weekend. I definitely know his sources are legit

[bballfan84]

SCAR is also getting into shape...so stay tuned for more dunks on youtube!!!

[Purple Haize]

SCAR is also getting into shape...so stay tuned for more dunks on youtube!!!

Yes. We know. Round is a shape.