MBB: University Athletic Association

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

http://washubears.com/sports/mbkb/2017-18/releases/20180501oiw3u7

[AndOne]

Washington University has two commitments from earlier in the season...

Kam Mack, Jacobs High School (IL)
www.hudl.com/profile/8684664

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuSrK7KDyDA

David Windley, Brentwood High School (TN)
www.maxpreps.com/athlete/david-windley/WAQPPI-hEeW.../basketball-stats.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfZbnnhaiww

WASH U RECRUIT

Kam Mack of Jacobs HS in Algonquin, IL Has committed to Wash U.
Mack, a SG in HS, probably projects as a wing or true SF in college. He is 6'6" and weights in at 180.
He had narrowed his choices to WU, Augustana, and IL Wesleyan.
12.1 PPG
4.4 RPG
44.8 FG%
31.4 3 PT%

Highlight videos are nice but as any coach will tell you, nobody is going to include anything but top plays in a video. Thats why they prefer film of complete games as they, combined with player stats, are what gives the coach a complete picture of a player. Complete game film shows a player's  deficiencies as well as his strengths, and stats reflect bottom line performance.

[WUPHF]

Now I know he was wrong ... way, way wrong.

Not really, he had a front runner but also said a guy from the Midwest. Pat Juckem may have been that guy.

Welcome Coach Juckem.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Now I know he was wrong ... way, way wrong.

Not really, he had a front runner but also said a guy from the Midwest. Pat Juckem may have been that guy.

Welcome Coach Juckem.

No... I've done my research on this. He claimed there was a choice... it was wrong. Anytime there are five finalists, you can make a claim they are all "front runners." However, he claimed one person while being vague on who three other individuals were.

It was incorrect information... and the announcement was not coming "soon."

Pat Juckem may have been the guy he was referring to, but he didn't name him like he named the "selection."

I know who the names were, Juckem was one of those names.

[Greek Tragedy]

Wait, what? Juckem? Wow! What a steal.

[WUPHF]

But he did say "a WIAC coach" in his first post. That would have been a good guess regardless.  And the announcement did come what two or three business days later?

No matter...

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

But he did say "a WIAC coach" in his first post. That would have been a good guess regardless.  And the announcement did come what two or three business days later?

No matter...

Here is his quote last Thursday morning:

I have heard that George Mason assistant coach Dane Fischer is the leader at DIII Washington University in Saint Louis. Fischer has been with Dave Paulson at GMU since 2015, and also worked for him at Bucknell and Williams College. There are also three current DIII head coaches in the final group – one from New England, one from the Midwest, and one from  Pacific Northwest, as well as current WashU assistant coach Caleb Lawson. I've heard that an official announcement is expected soon.

First off... everything I've been told, Fischer was not the leader in the search. Sorry to be blunt, but it isn't true.

Secondly, he is more than vague about who the three coaches are and does not mention the WIAC. I know that the coach from the WIAC was misnamed in numerous rumors that got to me.

And "expected soon" doesn't mean four "business days" and five actual (because, there are no business days in athletics) later. He uses this as a throw away line ... all of the time.

[tomt4525]

St Charles East 2018 SF Justin Hardy has committed to Washington University in St Louis.

[WUPHF]

Highlight videos are nice but as any coach will tell you, nobody is going to include anything but top plays in a video. Thats why they prefer film of complete games as they, combined with player stats, are what gives the coach a complete picture of a player. Complete game film shows a player's  deficiencies as well as his strengths, and stats reflect bottom line performance.

I agree, though coaches will look at highlight videos to see if they want to learn more about the player.  I do know one former coach at Washington University who received hundreds of highlight videos and he watched them all.

No coaches are looking to the UAA thread for information on prospective recruits, but the fans may be interested.

I forgot that you had posted about Kam Mack way back when.

As for videos, the Justin Hardy buzzer beater video is worth watching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuVT3_4O2L0

Today is the final day to deposit so yet another Hardy buzzer beater.

[WUPHF]

First off... everything I've been told, Fischer was not the leader in the search.

Was he a candidate?

Secondly, he is more than vague about who the three coaches are and does not mention the WIAC. I know that the coach from the WIAC was misnamed in numerous rumors that got to me.

HoopDirt had at least two blog posts on the search and the first mentioned a WIAC candidate.

But I could not care less about any of the rest of this.

Voldemort is only relevant to coaching changes and therefore, after Brandeis, will hopefully not be named in this thread for a long time.

[AndOne]

St Charles East 2018 SF Justin Hardy has committed to Washington University in St Louis.

Good one tom.
At one point in the season Hardy had three D2 offers, and a (small) D1 offer, plus a couple of NAIAs. He may have even picked up one or two more D1 and/or D2 offers prior to the end of the season.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

First off... everything I've been told, Fischer was not the leader in the search.

Was he a candidate?

Yes.

Secondly, he is more than vague about who the three coaches are and does not mention the WIAC. I know that the coach from the WIAC was misnamed in numerous rumors that got to me.

HoopDirt had at least two blog posts on the search and the first mentioned a WIAC candidate.

But I could not care less about any of the rest of this.

Voldemort is only relevant to coaching changes and therefore, after Brandeis, will hopefully not be named in this thread for a long time.

His first post, I quickly found out, was WAY out of left field. WashU hadn't closed the search, I had heard quite different information, and was told by a few that what he had was wildly inaccurate.

He was way off with the Gettysburg search, the NYU search he floundered for a bit, and some other this year. He has been off, which is odd because usually he does a better job of at least nailing down his information.

As for Brandeis... surprisingly quiet out of there. The fact the AD has been benched and there is an investigation going on makes that search... interesting. I also don't see an opening for the job on their website. I may have missed it, but ...

[WUPHF]

As for Brandeis... surprisingly quiet out of there. The fact the AD has been benched and there is an investigation going on makes that search... interesting. I also don't see an opening for the job on their website. I may have missed it, but ...

Seriously!

What in the ___ is going on a Brandeis?

Let me ask Hoop Dirt and see what he knows.

[WUPHF]

Just kidding...

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

As for Brandeis... surprisingly quiet out of there. The fact the AD has been benched and there is an investigation going on makes that search... interesting. I also don't see an opening for the job on their website. I may have missed it, but ...

Seriously!

What in the ___ is going on a Brandeis?

Let me ask Hoop Dirt and see what he knows.

I seriously think the investigation into the depth of problems is taking priority. I wouldn't be surprised if they hired an interim coach for the next year and started fresh - probably with a new AD - next Spring.