ORUTerry Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Getting to the NCAA Tournament will have many benefits - including help with recruiting. We have two slots open; here are some players we are in on: Caleb Patterson (7' 210 lbs) Wale Ogunoye (Yemi's brother? He's from Cedar Hill, TX) Dannero Thomas (6'5" 190lbs) Nick Sidorakis (Local Jenks player) Justin Robinson (6'3" guard - Edmond Memorial) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyO Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Sidorakis is only a junior I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTerry Posted March 8, 2006 Author Share Posted March 8, 2006 He is a 6'4", 170 lb shooting guard from Jenks High School, who has received offers from Oklahoma, Tulsa and ORU - and you are correct... he is a junior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcboy2000 Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Is Patterson a high schooler or transfer, Terry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTerry Posted March 8, 2006 Author Share Posted March 8, 2006 He is a high school junior from Anes, OK (Ringwood, OK). I think all of the players I listed above (and some more I could list) are HS juniors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyO Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 One more to put on your radar screen... Now, don't call me crazy when I mention this guy. He is a sophomore in high school. He is already 7 ft. tall and is in the top 100 NBA prospects out of high school. His name is Ralph Sampson. That's right, son of the legend. The only reason I bring him up is because I read in Sports Illustrated last year that he wants to be a preacher. Since he has to go to college per the new rules, why not go somewhere where he can combine his love for the Lord and desire to preach with a top notch basketball program? He is from Huntsville, AL and I really think we could end up on his short list with this in mind. This is the kind of kid we have to be after right now and not in a year, obviously. Spread the word to those in the know and make sure we are putting our name out there for him. I know ORU is different but in this case, different could be very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTerry Posted March 8, 2006 Author Share Posted March 8, 2006 Good thinking MabeeJ.... Our ticket to the dance is going to open a lot of doors for Cory Williams. How many Christian kids who are quality D-1 players don't know anything about ORU. Thanks to the NCAA, ESPN and CBS - they will now. We need to take advantage of this opportunity in every way possible; from recruiting, to Golden eagle Club membership, to fundraising, to ticket sales, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyO Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 If Corey Williams and the rest of the staff stays with us... That's a whole new post in itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManiacAlum Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Those guys have done an incredible job of recruiting, which I'm sure is a really tough sell sometimes. Corey's the man.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orumom Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 I've never understood why we don't advertise ORU in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes publication. The only schools I see promoting themselves are NAIA & D-2. It seems that with our D-1 program & intermurals that we would be very inviting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUTerry Posted March 10, 2006 Author Share Posted March 10, 2006 Updated list of Possible Recruits Chase Elliot - pg Bristow, OK 6'2", 165 lbs London Tatum - pg San Antonio, TX 6'0", 165 lbs Cade Davis - sg Elk City, OK 6'5", 205 lbs Nate Rakestraw - sg Springdale, AR 6'4", 212 lbs Cliff Tucker - sg El Paso, TX 6'6", 195 lbs Nick Sidorakis - sg Jenks, OK 6'4", 170 lbs Justin Robinson - sg Edmond, OK 6'3", 175 ilbs Wale Ogunoye - pf Cedar Hill, TX 6'6", 215 lbs Caleb Patterson - C Anes, OK 7'0", 210 lbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcboy2000 Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 You gotta hope they play the height card again. You can never have enough of those 6'6 shooting guards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmh8286 Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 . . . or seven foot post players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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