Class of 2011 signee updates

[GoBearcats31]

Figured it might be nice to have a thread dedicated to the results/progress of each of the members of Class of 2011 (rather than posting on their inidividual threads).

@AdamZagoria: Cincinnati signee Shaquille Thomas of Montclair, N.J. dropped 38 for NIA Prep Sunday in win over West Point Academy.

[JasonS]

Figured it might be nice to have a thread dedicated to the results/progress of each of the members of Class of 2011 (rather than posting on their inidividual threads).

@AdamZagoria: Cincinnati signee Shaquille Thomas of Montclair, N.J. dropped 38 for NIA Prep Sunday in win over West Point Academy.

According to Shaq himself, he had 40 points, 5 boards, and 3 assists in a game. Not sure if same game as the 38 Zagoria is reporting on.

[GoBearcats31]

@DaveTelep: There's one thing Shaquille Thomas (NIA) has always been able to do: finish.

@EvanDanielscout: Shaquille Thomas may have a slight, skinny frame. But the 6-foot-6, maybe 6-7, wing has terrific touch and can really score from the wing

@chbrendel: 27 points, 7 boards and 5 assists for Shaq Thomas in an OT win against Maine Institute tonight.

[Thegreatone]

Great thread. I have always thought Shaq is the 2011 recruit I am most looking forward too but they are seem good.

[GoBearcats31]

http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=9&c=4&cfg=bb&pid=88&yr=2011

Shaq Thomas up to #87 on Scout.com

Jermaine Sanders unranked, but still a 4-star

[waterhead]

http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=9&c=4&cfg=bb&pid=88&yr=2011

Shaq Thomas up to #87 on Scout.com

Jermaine Sanders unranked, but still a 4-star

And Mick said Davis was the one they needed to get...right?

[dp3113]

And Mick said Davis was the one they needed to get...right?

sanders was the one he said

[GoBearcats31]

Quick Google searches of each of the guys, didn't find much:

12/14 - Jermaine Sanders 21 points (http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/high_school/basketball/chsaa_boys_basketball_roundup_ck_AQ5wFROHl20Vi8iPS 226pL)

12/17 - Jermaine Sanders 14 points (http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/high_school/basketball/chsaa_boys_basketball_roundup_st_Cou9RiELfEjImQZ3I IcsRK)

12/17 - Shaq Thomas 24 points
12/18 - Shaq Thomas 14 points
http://www.maxpreps.com/local/team/schedule.aspx?gendersport=boys,basketball&schoolid=433c7089-aecc-493f-9a3f-66f74a9c87a7

12/18 - Octavious Ellis got 5 points on 2/8 shooting (http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/dec/18/hillcrest-edges-whitehaven-whitehaven-classic-matc/)

Guyn, Davis - N/A

[BearcatAlum1]

Quick Google searches of each of the guys, didn't find much:

12/14 - Jermaine Sanders 21 points (http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/high_school/basketball/chsaa_boys_basketball_roundup_ck_AQ5wFROHl20Vi8iPS 226pL)

12/17 - Jermaine Sanders 14 points (http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/high_school/basketball/chsaa_boys_basketball_roundup_st_Cou9RiELfEjImQZ3I IcsRK)

12/17 - Shaq Thomas 24 points
12/18 - Shaq Thomas 14 points
http://www.maxpreps.com/local/team/schedule.aspx?gendersport=boys,basketball&schoolid=433c7089-aecc-493f-9a3f-66f74a9c87a7

12/18 - Octavious Ellis got 5 points on 2/8 shooting (http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/dec/18/hillcrest-edges-whitehaven-whitehaven-classic-matc/)

Guyn, Davis - N/A

Guyn has been tearing it up. Brendel has weekly updates at BCL, FYI.

[GoBearcats31]

@AdamZagoria: Big win for Rice High over Wheeler (Ga.), 61-60, behind Melvin Johnson's 16 pts and 7 boards and Cincinnati commit Jermaine Sanders' 15 pts

[Lobot]

Guyn has been tearing it up. Brendel has weekly updates at BCL, FYI.

Guyn Ben good on twitter. Follow don't tweet to him

[GoBearcats31]

Jeremiah Davis had 16 points in a 20-point win against Bowman Academy (IN). Bowman includes 4-star junior Dejuan Marrero (UC offer... wouldn't be surprised to see him end up at X or Illinois)

[GoBearcats31]

From Evan Daniels: Meant to post this over the weekend. Cincinnati signee Ge-Lawn Guyn went for 45 points and 10 assists in his last game.

[Not Guilty]

From Evan Daniels: Meant to post this over the weekend. Cincinnati signee Ge-Lawn Guyn went for 45 points and 10 assists in his last game.

Damn.......

[Carin's Dad]

Please take a minute to visit the "More important than UC sports" thread in the General forum.

[GoBearcats31]

Friday:

Ocatvious Ellis scored 12 points in a 64-53 loss to Memphis East


Saturday:

Notre Dame Prep 86, South Kent 70 at Big Apple Invitational - "Ge-lawn Guyn tallied 7 points, 2 assists and 2 steals to go with 4 turnovers," per Adam Zagoria

Huntington Prep 71, Withrow 52 at Dayton's Flyin' to the Hoop event
- Jeremiah Davis had 4 points (2/9 FG), 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 0 turnovers in 28 minutes. http://basketball-invitational.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/HuningtonWithrow.pdf
Cincy Hoops Preps Report said he did a nice job of slowing down Aaron Thomas "in spurts," though Thomas did finish with 24.

[GoBearcats31]

@AdamZagoria: Cincinnati-bound @JS_Shaq had 26 pts and named MVP in 72-57 NIA win over #stjbb-bound @Moe_harkless and South Kent.

[Carin's Dad]

From Zags: "Long Island Lutheran downed Rice, 72-63, behind Villanova-bound Achraf Yacoubou’s 27 points and 14 boards. Cincy-bound Jermaine Sanders posted 20 and 6 for Rice…"

[GoBearcats31]

New ESPN.com rankings (first from Dave Telep formerly of Scout):

#93 - Shaq

[JGoodUC]

this recruiting class looks real strong, tall, athletic guys that seem like they can run the court. guyn's numbers are impressive and cash needs some help at point. im looking forward to see shaq and octavious (great name) play. even though ellis is only 185 you know uc's weight program will beast him up real quick. biggie went from 225 to 290. as long as gates stays and gaines is as athletic as mick says our interior should be fine next year. hopefully he adds another big man, any word on who mick is targeting for the last scholarship?

[dp3113]

this recruiting class looks real strong, tall, athletic guys that seem like they can run the court. guyn's numbers are impressive and cash needs some help at point. im looking forward to see shaq and octavious (great name) play. even though ellis is only 185 you know uc's weight program will beast him up real quick. biggie went from 225 to 290. as long as gates stays and gaines is as athletic as mick says our interior should be fine next year. hopefully he adds another big man, any word on who mick is targeting for the last scholarship?

mick was asked on the radio show monday night about which freshman will see time next year....his response was "we're gonna need Jermaine and Shaq to play for us."

UC is pretty thin numbers wise in terms of returning bodies. Only 6 guys with game action this year (assuming all return, no guarantees on that), 7 with Gaines- who is a project right now, and who I am expecting very little out of next year.

[GoBearcats31]

From Jon Rothstein of CBS College Sports: The more and more you watch Jermaine Sanders - the more and more you could see him stepping into Rashad Bishop's role at Cincinnati

[GoBearcats31]

Jermaine Sanders "paced Rice with 16 points on 7 of 15 shooting to go with 7 rebounds" in a loss to Boys & Girls at SNY Invitational, per Zags

[Carin's Dad]

Jermaine Sanders "paced Rice with 16 points on 7 of 15 shooting to go with 7 rebounds" in a loss to Boys & Girls at SNY Invitational, per ZagsI think Boys and Girls is top 25.

[bearcats011]

Jermaine Sanders is currently playing on Channel 639 on directv against Sean Kilpatricks former team.

[richard k.]

Jermaine Sanders "paced Rice with 16 points on 7 of 15 shooting to go with 7 rebounds" in a loss to Boys & Girls at

As an aside - the name of the high school, "Boys & Girls" is one of those insane politically correct kinds of things. Who else would go to a NYC public high school, panda bears? This is a combination of the old Boys High, which at one time was the only all boys general public high school in the city, and Girls Commercial, which was all girls, but the primary objective of which was to train girls as secretaries/bookkeepers. Instead of maintaining the separate schools and transitioning the girls curriculum to a more general academic one the powers that be insisted on this ridiculous amalgam. :( Drives me nuts!

[Bearcat_DF]

As an aside - the name of the high school, "Boys & Girls" is one of those insane politically correct kinds of things. Who else would go to a NYC public high school, panda bears? This is a combination of the old Boys High, which at one time was the only all boys general public high school in the city, and Girls Commercial, which was all girls, but the primary objective of which was to train girls as secretaries/bookkeepers. Instead of maintaining the separate schools and transitioning the girls curriculum to a more general academic one the powers that be insisted on this ridiculous amalgam. :( Drives me nuts!

it is as crazy as having a bank merger and keeping both names - 5/3. to you really want a bank that can't reduce fractions? And then to have our arena named after it . . . ugh!

[GoBearcats31]

Sanders had 20 points this afternoon in a win over Mt. Vernon (Jabarie Hinds, WVU, had 32).