Would be happy with White and the PG from VMI Bonham?. If White commits, I would think BJL is not returning, leaving one open scholarship. Then would like another G/F, Allen would be nice..lol
Unless I’m mistaken, all three players and numerous others cited earlier in this thread are not eligible to play right away. Aren’t we really looking for transfers who can help us in ‘22/‘23?
Under the new rules if they have not transferred before they would be eligible immediately. If you had transferred before, you would only be eligible if you graduates already and are playing as a graduate student.
We get Dontaie Allen and his family here for a visit... We walk them in to Hynes, the mood lighting comes on just over the court, the soundtrack of an Iona game comes on with fans screaming... we call Allen's name and number and the crowd goes crazy over the speakers. We then take him on a tour partially supervised by our current players. We return to the court and the crowd goes crazy over the speakers... we sit the family down on the Iona bench and Pitino asks them "What do I have to do to get a commitment and close this out"... as he says that a recording of a yankee game comes over the speakers, the crowd going nuts, the song "Enter Sandman" comes on over the crowd voice track, the voice of Paul Olden comes on saying "Entering the game, thirteen-time All-Star, five-time World Series champion, MLB's career leader in saves and games finished, World Series MVP award winner, All Star Game MVP Award Winner. A member of the Baseball Hall of Fame and the first player elected unanimously to that select group... one of the all time greats, Mariano Rivera... and the crowd goes nuts.
After greeting the family Mariano Rivera gives them a speech on being a parent of an Iona athlete, how great the school and admin is, what great coaching does for an athlete and how great it is to work and live in New Rochelle. Win over the parents and you have a good shot at the kid. If this does not sell them, what would?
Do that for the top 5 visitors each year and we will land a few. As these kids see it, it is all about the love.
We get Dontaie Allen and his family here for a visit... We walk them in to Hynes, the mood lighting comes on just over the court, the soundtrack of an Iona game comes on with fans screaming... we call Allen's name and number and the crowd goes crazy over the speakers. We then take him on a tour partially supervised by our current players. We return to the court and the crowd goes crazy over the speakers... we sit the family down on the Iona bench and Pitino asks them "What do I have to do to get a commitment and close this out"... as he says that a recording of a yankee game comes over the speakers, they crowd going nuts, the song "Enter Sandman" comes on over the crowd voice track, the voice of Paul Olden comes on saying "Entering the game, thirteen-time All-Star, five-time World Series champion, MLB's career leader in saves and games finished, World Series MVP award winner, All Star Game MVP Award Winner. A member of the Baseball Hall of Fame and the first player elected unanimously to that select group... one of the all time greats, Mariano Rivera... and the crowd goes nuts.
After greeting the family Mariano Rivera gives them a speech on being a parent of an Iona athlete, how great the school and admin is, what great coaching does for an athlete and how great it is to work and live in New Rochelle. Win over the parents and you have a good shot at the kid. If this does not sell them, what would?
Do that for the top 5 visitors each year and we will land a few. As these kids see it, it is all about the love.
The enthusiasm is great and agree with this method.
Too bad. Montas seemed like he would have been a good fit.
Agreed, he would have been a good get. Thing is Iona offered 15 months ago, as well as the HM offers which I believe were off the table, but still would have taken him in a heartbeat.
Having said that, Kenny White is a better fit. He's a 6'7" G/F who shot 40% from three and double digit scorer. Best part is 2 years experience at the D1 level with 3 years of eligibility remaining. Hope the staff can lock him up on his visit.
Have to give Kyle Neptune credit at Fordham, he's killing it for his '22 class
Too bad. Montas seemed like he would have been a good fit.
Agreed, he would have been a good get. Thing is Iona offered 15 months ago, as well as the HM offers which I believe were off the table, but still would have taken him in a heartbeat.
Having said that, Kenny White is a better fit. He's a 6'7" G/F who shot 40% from three and double digit scorer. Best part is 2 years experience at the D1 level with 3 years of eligibility remaining. Hope the staff can lock him up on his visit.
Have to give Kyle Neptune credit at Fordham, he's killing it for his '22 class
I always feel that if you don't lock up a recruit on his visit he's not committing. Just my feeling not sure if that's the case or not.
Agreed, he would have been a good get. Thing is Iona offered 15 months ago, as well as the HM offers which I believe were off the table, but still would have taken him in a heartbeat.
Having said that, Kenny White is a better fit. He's a 6'7" G/F who shot 40% from three and double digit scorer. Best part is 2 years experience at the D1 level with 3 years of eligibility remaining. Hope the staff can lock him up on his visit.
Have to give Kyle Neptune credit at Fordham, he's killing it for his '22 class
I always feel that if you don't lock up a recruit on his visit he's not committing. Just my feeling not sure if that's the case or not.
Yeah you like to see kids commit on their visit, but don't forget Ayo committed like a week after his official visit. White isn't a local kid so he has a lot to decide.
Too bad. Montas seemed like he would have been a good fit.
Agreed, he would have been a good get. Thing is Iona offered 15 months ago, as well as the HM offers which I believe were off the table, but still would have taken him in a heartbeat.
Having said that, Kenny White is a better fit. He's a 6'7" G/F who shot 40% from three and double digit scorer. Best part is 2 years experience at the D1 level with 3 years of eligibility remaining. Hope the staff can lock him up on his visit.
Have to give Kyle Neptune credit at Fordham, he's killing it for his '22 class
sharkey, don't know a thing about White but he played on a team that was 9-21 in a conference (Ohio Valley ) ranked 21st (Warren Nolan) vs the MAAC at 16.
Agreed, he would have been a good get. Thing is Iona offered 15 months ago, as well as the HM offers which I believe were off the table, but still would have taken him in a heartbeat.
Having said that, Kenny White is a better fit. He's a 6'7" G/F who shot 40% from three and double digit scorer. Best part is 2 years experience at the D1 level with 3 years of eligibility remaining. Hope the staff can lock him up on his visit.
Have to give Kyle Neptune credit at Fordham, he's killing it for his '22 class
sharkey, don't know a thing about White but he played on a team that was 9-21 in a conference (Ohio Valley ) ranked 21st (Warren Nolan) vs the MAAC at 16.
What I like is that he made a huge jump in every stat from his freshman to sophomore season, except of course like you noted, his FT shooting. Some of the tape I have watched he plays under control and defends the perimeter. White plays a position that's not really on the roster, a 6'7" G/F, and hopefully Ayo and White compliment each other at the SF.
White finishes well at the rim and shot 40percent from three on 93 attempts, two areas that were weaknesses at times. He was pretty efficient with a similar PPS as jolly..1.22.
Best part besides his sophomore jump is that he has 2 years of D1 experience, but will still have 3 years of eligibility to continue development under Pitino.
To make this possible signing really good, Pitino needs to land a couple experienced guards with at least one of them being a impact starter from day one
Agreed, he would have been a good get. Thing is Iona offered 15 months ago, as well as the HM offers which I believe were off the table, but still would have taken him in a heartbeat.
Having said that, Kenny White is a better fit. He's a 6'7" G/F who shot 40% from three and double digit scorer. Best part is 2 years experience at the D1 level with 3 years of eligibility remaining. Hope the staff can lock him up on his visit.
Have to give Kyle Neptune credit at Fordham, he's killing it for his '22 class
sharkey, don't know a thing about White but he played on a team that was 9-21 in a conference (Ohio Valley ) ranked 21st (Warren Nolan) vs the MAAC at 16.
I like a lot of this kids game but my only concern is his FT% which was 58.8%. We need more guys in the mid 80's. Drawing a lot of fouls does not really help if you can't shoot from the line. That said, the staff might believe that they can work with him on his shooting from the line.