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MoonlightGraham · 01-26-2023, 07:59 AM

September 1, 2011

Coach Sims and his staff were kept busy with recruiting during August.

The Leopards' courtship of James Sanders took an intriguing turn, as the big man switched out several of the programs on his Top Five list. We're still at the top, and Marist continues to be on his radar, despite the fact they haven't offered him a scholarship. Fordham, Siena, and Sacred Heart are now on James's list, and he has offers in hand from the first two. Siena, with its 64 prestige (to our 27) has me a bit worried. Their coaching staff aren't very good recruiters, but we're taking no chances. Coach Sims will visit James again.

Flattered by our offer, John Spitzer placed us first on his revised list. Rider, who also offered him a scholarship, is right behind us. Again, we're competing with a more highly regarded program; Rider's prestige is 49. We're still his top choice, however, and even though Rider is located in John's home state of New Jersey, our campus is actually closer to his home. Again, we're sending Coach Sims in to try to close the deal. Rider head coach Clarence Bigley is also a skilled recruiter. Can we hold him off?

We appear to be the only team pursuing Venceslás Castillo right now. We're taking no chances here. Besides, Coach Sims wouldn't mind a trip to the beautiful city of Alcázar de San Juan.

After taking another look at the post players on our list, I decided to gamble with an offer to Arlen Brown.

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C Arlen Brown
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 Height:       6-9
 Weight:       218
 High School:  Susan E. Wagner High School
 Hometown:     Staten Island, NY
 GPA:          2.23
 Test Score:   970
 Rating:       ***
 
 Attributes:
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 Type       INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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 Current:    45  32  23  10  24  16  32  16  70  29  41  15  12  86  21  12
 Potential:   A   C   D   F   D   C   B   D   B   D   C   C                
 
 Season Stats:
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  PTS OREB  REB  AST  TOS   A/T  STL  BLK  PFS
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 25.6  3.3  7.6  1.0  1.9  0.54  1.6  0.7  2.4

 Shooting Averages:
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  FGM  FGA   FG%  FTM  FTA   FT%  3PM  3PA   3P%
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 10.5 16.1  .652  4.6 11.1  .412  0.0  0.0  .000
 
 Recruiting Notes:
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 Qualified: Yes
 Current interest in Lafayette: Average                                         
 Rankings: East Region #63 Overall, East Region #7 C
 High School Awards: None
 Top 5 Schools: *Wagner, *Columbia, Providence, Central Connecticut State, St. Francis-NY

This long, lean big man from New York is a productive scorer, with elite potential as an inside presence. He's also an active, disruptive defensive player. Arlen holds two scholarship offers already. Can we sway him with an offer of our own? We're spending almost all our remaining budget to send Coach Sims up to Staten Island to give it a shot.

01-26-2023, 07:59 AM	#7
MoonlightGraham High School Varsity Join Date: Sep 2022	September 1, 2011 Coach Sims and his staff were kept busy with recruiting during August. The Leopards' courtship of James Sanders took an intriguing turn, as the big man switched out several of the programs on his Top Five list. We're still at the top, and Marist continues to be on his radar, despite the fact they haven't offered him a scholarship. Fordham, Siena, and Sacred Heart are now on James's list, and he has offers in hand from the first two. Siena, with its 64 prestige (to our 27) has me a bit worried. Their coaching staff aren't very good recruiters, but we're taking no chances. Coach Sims will visit James again. Flattered by our offer, John Spitzer placed us first on his revised list. Rider, who also offered him a scholarship, is right behind us. Again, we're competing with a more highly regarded program; Rider's prestige is 49. We're still his top choice, however, and even though Rider is located in John's home state of New Jersey, our campus is actually closer to his home. Again, we're sending Coach Sims in to try to close the deal. Rider head coach Clarence Bigley is also a skilled recruiter. Can we hold him off? We appear to be the only team pursuing Venceslás Castillo right now. We're taking no chances here. Besides, Coach Sims wouldn't mind a trip to the beautiful city of Alcázar de San Juan. After taking another look at the post players on our list, I decided to gamble with an offer to Arlen Brown. HTML Code: C Arlen Brown -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Height: 6-9 Weight: 218 High School: Susan E. Wagner High School Hometown: Staten Island, NY GPA: 2.23 Test Score: 970 Rating: *** Attributes: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current: 45 32 23 10 24 16 32 16 70 29 41 15 12 86 21 12 Potential: A C D F D C B D B D C C Season Stats: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25.6 3.3 7.6 1.0 1.9 0.54 1.6 0.7 2.4 Shooting Averages: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.5 16.1 .652 4.6 11.1 .412 0.0 0.0 .000 Recruiting Notes: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qualified: Yes Current interest in Lafayette: Average Rankings: East Region #63 Overall, East Region #7 C High School Awards: None Top 5 Schools: Wagner, Columbia, Providence, Central Connecticut State, St. Francis-NY This long, lean big man from New York is a productive scorer, with elite potential as an inside presence. He's also an active, disruptive defensive player. Arlen holds two scholarship offers already. Can we sway him with an offer of our own? We're spending almost all our remaining budget to send Coach Sims up to Staten Island to give it a shot.