Jaquon Parker

[Richard_Head]

Since it is widely speculated that Jaquon Parker in coming to the University of Cincinnati I wanted to just start a thread about him. I don't know if these articles about Jaquon Parker have been linked yet or not so I will put them up for everyone to read. What I have been able to find out about the kid is he is three classes short of graduation so he will have to attend summer school. If he is committed to the University you may have to wait until the fall to find it out. I pretty sure until he is cleared academically they will not make an announcement about him. I have ask a couple of people about him and have been simply told No Comment.



http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/9454188/ODU-scores-recruiting-coup-with-commitment-from-King's-Fork-star-

http://hamptonroads.com/2009/05/jaquon-parker-update

[bearcatbret]

Three classes will be tough to finish in summer school. Do you know if the University has a program to teach high school courses that will be accepted by the kids high school so that he can get on campus and start playing summer ball with the team?

[Richard_Head]

Three classes will be tough to finish in summer school. Do you know if the University has a program to teach high school courses that will be accepted by the kids high school so that he can get on campus and start playing summer ball with the team?

I'm going to have to say no to this...most articles I can find on him say that he is going to have to go prep route. I have ask around and some people that I have talked to seem to think he may be able to get all three classes done in summer school. I don't remember being able to take that many summer school classes. I just hope this doesn't player out the same way as Henry, and Hall. The second link I put up was from May of this year and they are still talking about prep school.

[Richard_Head]

This was posted as of May 1st

"Josh Worrell, Jaquon Parker's high school basketball coach at King's Fork, reports that the state's Group AAA player of the year is now interested at prepping in the fall at schools either in Florida or Connecticut."

[Cats for Life]

The info about him going to a prep school is all bogus. He will be in a Bearcat Uni next year.

Everyone relax. It is done.

[bearcatbret]

He has not taken his ACT or SAT. Does not sound like he is really preparing himself for college.

[Cats4Ever]

The more I read, the more Jason Henry comes to mind. Talented but not completing the schoolwork.

End of May and still needing classes and tests?

[bearcatbret]

I thought that is why the school districts pay for guidance councilors. Yes, every person needs to take personal responsibility for their actions and lives but when schools pay for someone to assist students to make sure that they can get into college or a job and do not do their job, it represents poorly on the school.

[Doss]

Great to see under Dr. Zimpher's leadership Mick has improved the calibre of our BB recruits.

[bearcatbret]

gee, thanks Doss. Again, Darth Z is gone so let it go. Huggs is gone so let it go. The student-athlete tutor program is far superior than what it was in the 80s and 90s. I have no fear of our athletes being successful in the classroom as long as they want to be. Mick has a 100-percent graduation rate so I am not too worried about our basketball players.

[columbus_bearcat]

Since it is widely speculated that Jaquon Parker in coming to the University of Cincinnati I wanted to just start a thread about him. I don't know if these articles about Jaquon Parker have been linked yet or not so I will put them up for everyone to read. What I have been able to find out about the kid is he is three classes short of graduation so he will have to attend summer school. If he is committed to the University you may have to wait until the fall to find it out. I pretty sure until he is cleared academically they will not make an announcement about him. I have ask a couple of people about him and have been simply told No Comment.



http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/9454188/ODU-scores-recruiting-coup-with-commitment-from-King's-Fork-star- (http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/9454188/ODU-scores-recruiting-coup-with-commitment-from-King%27s-Fork-star-)

http://hamptonroads.com/2009/05/jaquon-parker-update

I'm not putting much stock in either one of those articles. The first one was dated April 14 and the other May 1. Need to see something more recent. Certainly not worth pushing the panic button based on information a month old.

[bavermme]

I read that he took the SAT recently and didn't have results back yet.

[Richard_Head]

I'm not putting much stock in either one of those articles. The first one was dated April 14 and the other May 1. Need to see something more recent. Certainly not worth pushing the panic button based on information a month old.

The May article is the newest thing I could find on him, and I havn't pushed the panic button yet I was just hoping to find something that says he isn't going to prep school this season and I cannot find it. That doesn't mean it's not out there, all the sites still have him listed as a 2010 prospect.

[DMoney_70]

The May article is the newest thing I could find on him, and I havn't pushed the panic button yet I was just hoping to find something that says he isn't going to prep school this season and I cannot find it. That doesn't mean it's not out there, all the sites still have him listed as a 2010 prospect.

I would like to read at least 1 thing that mentions him getting eligible for the 2009 season. I think it's a huge mistake to enter the season with 1 PG coming off knee surgery. Thing is, I know Mick knows that as well. He's not dumb.

[behrlezt]

http://hamptonroads.com/2009/05/kings-fork-senior-named-state-player-year

Parker was named the state player of the year!!! I want this kid...Go Cats!

[dp3113]

I'm going to have to say no to this...most articles I can find on him say that he is going to have to go prep route. I have ask around and some people that I have talked to seem to think he may be able to get all three classes done in summer school. I don't remember being able to take that many summer school classes. I just hope this doesn't player out the same way as Henry, and Hall. The second link I put up was from May of this year and they are still talking about prep school.

I don't know if legislation has changed the last two or so years, but prior to that, a common practice for high school athletes trying to make up work/get eligible in time would be to take crash courses through BYU online that were high school equivalent credits. Over the summer they can take these crash courses (usually taking a few weeks to complete), and receive the necessary missing credits from high school.

This might sound far fetched, but it was very widely practiced. It is well documented about many athletes doing this, including Michael Oher (Ole Miss and now Ravens OT) in the book, The Blind Side.

Moral of the story is- if a guy wants badly enough to get eligible and will work for it (no matter how late in the process it is), they can make it happen.

[bearcatbret]

I would like to read at least 1 thing that mentions him getting eligible for the 2009 season. I think it's a huge mistake to enter the season with 1 PG coming off knee surgery. Thing is, I know Mick knows that as well. He's not dumb.

Since he can speak I would say that he is not dumb either. I will also agree that he is not stupid.

[jplog]

http://hamptonroads.com/2009/05/kings-fork-senior-named-state-player-year

Parker was named the state player of the year!!! I want this kid...Go Cats!

So was Dominic Tilford. I'm not as excited about this guy as some but I'll give the benefit of the doubt seeing how some other big name schools were sniffing around him.

[JerseySean]

Great to see under Dr. Zimpher's leadership Mick has improved the calibre of our BB recruits.

I have to admit there is some irony in your being labeled a "Distinguished Member". But I digress...

On the whole, macro level, I do believe the "caliber" of BB recruits has gone up the last several years -- at least as it relates to academics, behavior on and off the court, and graduation rates. I'm glad to see that you can acknowledge it.

As for the title of this thread (and the micro level that these caddy comments address), my assumption is that Mr. Parker will be a fine addition to the team, will stay out of trouble off the court, and will make grades. If not, he should be dealt with accordingly.

I guess it comes down to perspective. I see the glass half full and still filling up...

[catscratchfever]

I have to admit there is some irony in your being labeled a "Distinguished Member". But I digress...




Hey Sean don't read too much into the Distinguished Member title! You just have to post a lot...your posts dont have to make sense, and you can actually just copy/past the same tired venom into every thread about UC!
:rolleyes:

[bearcatbret]

With Thomas, Kilpatrick, Cash, and Parker, UC will be NC. :D

Oh, if Wall and Riek made their way here we would have been NC too. :)

Seriously, this is the first season in a long time that I actually am excited and anticipating the upcoming season. This glass is more than half full.

[Richard_Head]

With Thomas, Kilpatrick, Cash, and Parker, UC will be NC. :D

Oh, if Wall and Riek made their way here we would have been NC too. :)

Seriously, this is the first season in a long time that I actually am excited and anticipating the upcoming season. This glass is more than half full.

If Parker winds up eligible I will feel the same way. Two deep at every position they should be a much better team this season.

[mikep]

At this point I will believe someone is going to be a Bearcat when I see them in uniform during a regular season game.

[Doss]

Make a typo and JerseySean will cathc it. LOL

I have to admit there is some irony in your being labeled a "Distinguished Member". But I digress...

On the whole, macro level, I do believe the "caliber" of BB recruits has gone up the last several years -- at least as it relates to academics, behavior on and off the court, and graduation rates. I'm glad to see that you can acknowledge it.

As for the title of this thread (and the micro level that these caddy comments address), my assumption is that Mr. Parker will be a fine addition to the team, will stay out of trouble off the court, and will make grades. If not, he should be dealt with accordingly.

I guess it comes down to perspective. I see the glass half full and still filling up...

[RobPoppeil]

I thought that is why the school districts pay for guidance councilors. Yes, every person needs to take personal responsibility for their actions and lives but when schools pay for someone to assist students to make sure that they can get into college or a job and do not do their job, it represents poorly on the school.

This can be filed under the old addage "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink"

[catscratchfever]

With Thomas, Kilpatrick, Cash, and Parker, UC will be NC. :D

Oh, if Wall and Riek made their way here we would have been NC too. :)

Seriously, this is the first season in a long time that I actually am excited and anticipating the upcoming season. This glass is more than half full.

Careful!!! Any sign of optimism will get you attacked by the revolutionists on here!!!!

[Lobot]

I prefer the Ross Perot quote, "You can lead a skunk to water but that doesn't mean he'll smell up the horse."

[cincycpaw]

With Thomas, Kilpatrick, Cash, and Parker, UC will be NC. :D

Oh, if Wall and Riek made their way here we would have been NC too. :)

Seriously, this is the first season in a long time that I actually am excited and anticipating the upcoming season. This glass is more than half full.

I look forward to every season...but I'm hardly excited about this season. Anxious/nervous is how I feel. Because if the team doesn't perform this year, I'm very worried about the program and know it will be 2-3 more years before success due to another coaching change.

So, I hope I can be relieved and excited in March.

[cincycpaw]

I thought that is why the school districts pay for guidance councilors. Yes, every person needs to take personal responsibility for their actions and lives but when schools pay for someone to assist students to make sure that they can get into college or a job and do not do their job, it represents poorly on the school.

Perhaps, but the lack of individual accountability is getting to a ridiculous level in society.

It's not always someone else's fault.

[bearcatbret]

Perhaps, but the lack of individual accountability is getting to a ridiculous level in society.

It's not always someone else's fault.

I agree. Just look at the California vote yesterday on taxes. Voted every single one down. Now, Obama is going to step in and have the other 49 states pay for their $40 billion deficit.

[JerseySean]

Make a typo and JerseySean will cathc it. LOL

Make a point and Doss will miss it...

[juckerrules]

At this point I will believe someone is going to be a Bearcat when I see them in uniform during a regular season game.
Amen, amen, la de da up to 25

[swilsonsp4]

Here's a more current article on Parker, with some interesting information about his home life and academic qualities:

http://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-spt_recruitcolumn_0510may10,0,5302923.column

...and a key quote from that article:

"He said his grade-point average is around 2.4, but he's trying to improve through a more dedicated approach. He took the SAT for the first time last weekend and plans to take the ACT on June 13. Though he said he could play AAU this summer, he's skipping it to prepare for prep school."

[Richard_Head]

Here's a more current article on Parker, with some interesting information about his home life and academic qualities:

http://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-spt_recruitcolumn_0510may10,0,5302923.column

...and a key quote from that article:

"He said his grade-point average is around 2.4, but he's trying to improve through a more dedicated approach. He took the SAT for the first time last weekend and plans to take the ACT on June 13. Though he said he could play AAU this summer, he's skipping it to prepare for prep school."

Yeah I also found that article but the article still says that he is going to have to go to prep school.

[catscratchfever]

Make a point and Doss will miss it...

Maybe the funniest and most appropriate response in BCN history!
Well done!

[ralph1950]

Is Jaquon related to Bonnie?

[Oldtimer_UC_fan]

Here's a more current article on Parker, with some interesting information about his home life and academic qualities:

http://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-spt_recruitcolumn_0510may10,0,5302923.column

...and a key quote from that article:

"He said his grade-point average is around 2.4, but he's trying to improve through a more dedicated approach. He took the SAT for the first time last weekend and plans to take the ACT on June 13. Though he said he could play AAU this summer, he's skipping it to prepare for prep school."

Why can't these guys who need credits just take the GED?

[CatAttack]

Assuming this guy is signed and assuming he's academically eligible, can he actually provide quality PG minutes next year? I've seen him mostly written up as a combo guard with limited shooting range... and we have plenty of those types (e.g. Davis, Dixon) already not getting the job done as back up PG's! I'm hoping this guy has a true PG make-up... can anyone shed light?

[BearcatAlum1]

Parker added to 2009 class.

http://www.newsrecord.org/sections/sports/uc-basketball-team-adds-to-2009-recruiting-class-1.1753000

I guess this is a sign that points toward him trying to qualify this year and become eligible?

Alum1

[Lobot]

Careful. It says "expected to add". While everything points to a signing this is not a done deal yet.