2011 C: Amir Williams (Offer)

[BearcatAlum1]

Amir Williams, C; 6'9" 220lbs; 4*; 6th best center; 52nd overall
Beverly Hills, Michigan
Detroit Country Day High School

Offer: Yes
Other offers: Arizona, Florida, Miami FL, Mich, Mich St, Ohio State, Wake Forest, Minnesota

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Amir-Williams-75859



This kid would be a huge get.

[Thegreatone]

I will go ahead and add that he is the cousin of Darin Williams who is a contributing member of the UC football program

[levydl]

He was at UC's midnight madness in the middle of the day thingy.

[catsfan32]

hopefully darin puts in a good word and gets amir to become a bearcat. This would be a great get for the 2011 class. Get it done baby!

[McMickenKid]

I will go ahead and add that he is the cousin of Darin Williams who is a contributing member of the UC football program

Are you referring to the player Darrin Williams?

[milfordcats]

Are you referring to the player Darrin Williams?

Yes he is.

[Thegreatone]

Are you referring to the player Darrin Williams?

DId the 1 r throw you off that much? haha

[BearcatAlum1]

DetNews.Com(1/9/2010):

Detroit Country Day's boys basketball team is off to an 9-0 start but will be without one of the top juniors for the next three weeks.

Amir Williams, a 6-foot-10 center, suffered a sprained knee in Friday's 68-43 victory over Roseville. Country Day coach Kurt Keener said Williams' injury will not require surgery.

Also, Williams took a visit to Miami(FL) sometime around Jan 18, 2010. His recruitment is going to be long and drawn out.

[the_one_12]

From all I'm hearing with Amir, which is actually more than any other recruit, he is a heavy UC lean and it IS primarily because of Darrin Williams.

[Carin's Dad]

Still listed on Rivals. Would be a good get.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/basketballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/player-Amir-Williams-75859;_ylt=Ana4HsUi9j0yJNp4jOMnqu_VO5B4?colleges=s how#college_choices

[GoBearcats31]

UC seemed in the mix a year ago but haven't seen the Bearcats mentioned in a while... I have no inside info, but the only time I saw AW mentioned this summer, I don't recall us being mentioned at all.

[GoBearcats31]

Just read less than a minute after my above post he is visiting DePaul this weekend and it looks (per Rivals profile) he visited there in August too.

Side note, DePaul making some moves since the Purnell hire (heard about a possible package deal with a couple fairly big time players plus Williams is a four-star guy too). With SJU, Rutgers and possibly DePaul stepping up there talent, would be nice for Mick to get a great big man to round out this 2011 class. Williams would be a nice get, but not sure if we're really in conention still.

[Thegreatone]

Most believe he is out of the picture. But now people are saying we are going after big men. I would assume Amir could be a target. I don't see why he wouldnt.

[GoBearcats31]

From Bob Baptist of the Columbus Dispatch (I think this might confirm UC is a long shot, if even that):

Ohio State will get a visit from 2011 big man Amir Williams on a weekend still to be determined, Williams' coach at Detroit Country Day School, Kurt Keener, said in an e-mail today.

Williams, a 6-foot-10, 220-pound center, made an official visit to DePaul last weekend and has one to Florida scheduled this weekend. Keener said Purdue and Ohio State also will receive visits but was not sure if dates had been set.

The other two schools Williams had in-home visits with last month are Michigan and Oklahoma, but he has not scheduled official visits to either and reportedly has eliminated Michigan. Keener told the Arizona Daily Star last month that Williams has told him he wants "to go away for school. The economy is in the tank here and kids are looking to go new places."

[Cats for Life]

UC has not been in the mix for some time. UC has not been recruiting him and he has not shown much interest in UC.

[bearcatbret]

I forget his name but what happened to that 7 footer that was a skinny as a rail and was real raw? He was dominate in his films against a bunch of 6 footers.

[Thegreatone]

John Riek? Is that who your talking about?

[bearcatbret]

John Riek? Is that who your talking about?

No, a 2011 recruit that also has a brother. I think that they are Canadians.

[BearcatAlum1]

No, a 2011 recruit that also has a brother. I think that they are Canadians.

Bhullar brothers.

Both are 7'0" plus.

[Lobot]

Surprise! the Cincinnati Reds drafted Amir as a pitcher today.

[GoBearcats31]

Surprise! the Cincinnati Reds drafted Amir as a pitcher today.

Don't you mean Amir Garrett (St. John's commit) and yesterday?

[Lobot]

Don't you mean Amir Garrett (St. John's commit) and yesterday?

Why yes , yes I do. Thanks for the correction.

[Oldtimer_UC_fan]

Surprise! the Cincinnati Reds drafted Amir as a pitcher today.

Sounds like a wasted draft pick by the Reds. If this kid is ranked that high as a basketball player, my guess is that he goes to college somewhere.

[BigDaddyCornHusker]

Sounds like a wasted draft pick by the Reds. If this kid is ranked that high as a basketball player, my guess is that he goes to college somewhere.

At least he can walk...

Rangers Draft Paralyzed Player:
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/08/paralyzed-georgia-outfielder-drafted-by-rangers/?&hpt=hp_c2

[Oldtimer_UC_fan]

At least he can walk...

Rangers Draft Paralyzed Player:
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/08/paralyzed-georgia-outfielder-drafted-by-rangers/?&hpt=hp_c2

That sounds like scouting at it's best, doesn't it?

[Lobot]

That sounds like scouting at it's best, doesn't it?

If you read the story they would have drafted the guy anyway regardless of paralysIs.

[cmm27]

If you read the story they would have drafted the guy anyway regardless of paralysIs.

I like how you say that (or at least how my mind reads it) to make it seem like the paralysis was one of the selling points, but not the sole reason they drafted him instead of a reason not to draft somebody to play a professional sport.

[Lobot]

I like how you say that (or at least how my mind reads it) to make it seem like the paralysis was one of the selling points, but not the sole reason they drafted him instead of a reason not to draft somebody to play a professional sport.

Wow. I'm not saying that at all. The way I read the article and the local articles down here is they had planned to draft him anyway regardless of what happened to him and the fact that they went ahead and did it shows integrity on the part of the Rangers ogranization. If you're reading anything from what I said, reconsider.

[cmm27]

Please do not take most of what I say seriously, ever.

It does show that the Rangers have some integrity, I agree, that they went ahead and drafted the kid, and it is nice to see that in modern professional sports.

[Oldtimer_UC_fan]

Wow. I'm not saying that at all. The way I read the article and the local articles down here is they had planned to draft him anyway regardless of what happened to him and the fact that they went ahead and did it shows integrity on the part of the Rangers ogranization. If you're reading anything from what I said, reconsider.

Was he drafted in the final round? I think that would answer the question.

[red_n_black_attack]

Was he drafted in the final round? I think that would answer the question.

He was drafted in the 33rd round. Sounds like they were going to draft him as he had decent talent and as a favor to their first round pick. These two collided and that is cause of his partial paralysis. There are more than 50 rounds in the draft. Maybe the kid recovers, let's hope so. In either case, I applaud the Rangers for making the pick in 33rd round and not the 55th round. It was a reward to the kid for the workhe put into a game he loves and now his dream may have slipped away.

Back on topic, Amir Garrett could come to love the city of Cincinnati. Crowded 9-man recruiting class and a lefty throwing mid-90's. HE could grow a lot and end up pitching for the Redlegs in 4-6 years.