2014 Recruiting News

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Tony Posted: Monday, April 23, 2012 5:18:33 AM

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Time for new *sticky*
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KnickSaint Posted: Saturday, April 28, 2012 4:49:01 PM

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Per Alex Kline, Siena is interested in 2014 SG 6'2 J. C. Snow from PA.
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BigSaint G Posted: Friday, May 25, 2012 11:48:36 AM

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A nic storey n 6-9 JAquil Taylor who we have been recruting for awhile.

www.nehoopnews.com/news/1813/Player-Profile-Beaver-Country-Day-center-Jacquil-Taylor.php
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Boston Fan Posted: Friday, May 25, 2012 3:17:26 PM

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Taylor would look real nice in Green and Gold
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BigSaint G Posted: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 7:38:44 AM

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Per Alex Kline:

Columbia, Monmouth, Lehigh, Colgate, Harvard, Siena and Cornell have inquired to the Morristown (NJ) coach about his 2014 point guard Sean Hoehn, along with some unspecified Patriot League schools.
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BigSaint G Posted: Saturday, June 23, 2012 7:00:41 PM

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Looks like we are getting an unofficial visit this week from Jafar Kinsey of Jamesville DEwitt.

nychoops.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1377840
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BigSaint G Posted: Saturday, June 23, 2012 7:05:11 PM

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Chris Brady, a 6-9, 240lb junior lists us along with BU, Stoney Brook, and Longwood. Could get much better as he learns to play.
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BigSaint G Posted: Monday, July 02, 2012 4:52:50 PM

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Looks like we offered PG Conrad Chambers too. Sounds liek the staff is getting aggressive
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BigSaint G Posted: Thursday, July 05, 2012 2:42:04 PM

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Here is another guard we are looking at:

Dimitri Floras (Vermont Academy/Mass Rivals) should be a name on the rising in the upcoming season.

It's tough to be noticed playing alongside Noah Vonleh (New Hampton) and Kaleb Joseph (Cushing) during the summer, but Floras is a key fixture in the Mass Rivals program.

The 6-foot-2 point guard has done an excellent job of getting teammates involved. The former Merrimack High has good ball handling skills and the ability to knock down the open jump shots.

Floras announced in the spring that he will reclassify to the class of 2014 and play at Vermont Academy. Playing in the NEPSAC should add to his growing list of suitors.

According to Next Best Basketball, Boston College, Vermont, Fairfield, UMass, Quinnipiac, New Hampshire, Lehigh, and Siena have all shown interest.


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KnickSaint Posted: Sunday, July 15, 2012 9:19:59 PM

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Terry Larrier, a 6'7 F/G out of JFK in the Bronx who plays for Team Scan and was previously offered by Siena, Drexel and Monmouth, has now added offers from Delaware, Fla. International, Iona and Sacred Heart, per Alex Kline.
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BigSaint G Posted: Monday, August 06, 2012 6:19:48 PM

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Terry Larrier had a great summer and mentions Siena, Drexel, and Sacred Heart as doing excellent jobs recruiting him.
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BigSaint G Posted: Thursday, August 09, 2012 10:58:27 AM

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Two excellent visitors on campus today. Both quality kids we have been in opn early:

Terry Larrier & Quincy McKnight of New York are heading to Siena for an unofficial visit today.
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BigSaint G Posted: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 10:39:29 AM

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I just saw that Rhode Island has offered Elijah Burns of LaSalle. Hope we are on him early.
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KnickSaint Posted: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 8:02:40 PM

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BigSaint G wrote:
I just saw that Rhode Island has offered Elijah Burns of LaSalle. Hope we are on him early.


Siena has also offered Elijah.
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BigSaint G Posted: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 8:35:26 PM

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The staff is doing a nice jpb getting on some nice prospects
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BigSaint G Posted: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 1:35:50 PM

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Per Edgar Walker:

2014 Maret point guard Steffen Davis lists recent interest from Siena, Loyola (MD), Iona, and Duquesne
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mjs72 Posted: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 5:08:34 PM

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Both Adu and Bisping had heard of us from our NCAA years. I wonder if that is now a distant memory for '14 kids?
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KnickSaint Posted: Thursday, September 06, 2012 9:03:21 PM

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Per Alex Kline, 6'7 Tyler Lydon of Pine Plains already has offers from BU, Fairfield, UAB, James Madison and Siena.
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BigSaint G Posted: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 8:20:37 PM

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Nice article on Kevin Degnan, a nice 6-8 PF from PEarl River we offered:

Last season, 6'8" Kevin Degnan from Rockland, NY made his presence felt during his sophomore season and over the summer months. Now this unique junior has emerged with offers.



Kevin Degnan
For the past four years, the forward played for Pearl River HS where he slowly came into his own. Pearl River's head Coach Jerry Houston spoke with NYCHoops.net about the junior saying, "Kevin is very coordinated and mobile for a big man. He a good perimeter shooter."

This season, the junior says he's checked in with offers from, "Fordham, Siena, Duquesne, and Fairfield have offered me. I went on unofficial visits with Fairfield, Siena, and Fordham," said Degnan.

"Iona, Boston University and Colgate have shown me interest," said the forward.

During the summer months, Degnan played with 16U Frenji travel team and was also selected to play on the Hudson Valley team at Basketball Coaches Association of New York Summer Hoops Festival.

Team Frenji coach Paul Staubi described the forward as unique. "Kevin is unique player. He can go inside and out. He can shoot the three with no problem and dunk the ball. He can post up already. He's just a match-up nightmare."

As the Rockland native continues to develop his game, expect more coaches to line up to take a peek at this big man on the rise.

[bigsaintg]

Matt Klinewski, a 2014 forward from Eastern Regional (NJ) was offered by Siena today. 6-6 or 6-7 PF, good reviews of him on line

[bigsaintg]

Another prospect:

6'6" junior wing Mustafa Jones of Cardinal Hayes. According to Jones's father, Quinnipiac, Stanford, Brown, West Virginia, Siena, Fairfield and Columbia have all expressed interest in his son. His father's emphasis on academics widens the possibilities considerably.

[BigChiefDeane]

Big Chief confused. He thought choice between Stanford and also rans. Wonders if recruit is smart enough to see difference. Wonders about bigsaintg too.

[bigsaintg]

Why are you wondering about me son? It's early, the kid has a wide range of interest. WEst Virginia is no slouch either. He probably gets good grades, which he automatically hits ths radar of Brown, Columbia, and Standford.

Maybe you smoke too much wampam

[BigChiefDeane]

Ugh. Big Chief think bigsaintg should check spelling.

Me hate to sound like man who knows all but Big Chief no smoke wampum. Wampum is our word for money. Like how Big Chief calls corn maize. Same thing.

Ugh. Big Chief have no more time for knowledge bombs.

[yankee]

he isn't even funny.

[bigsaintg]

stupid actually

[bigsaintg]

Another prospect to watch:

Not taking any plays off is an essential quality, yet rarely found, in today's high school ball players.


M. Wingate

Bashir Ahmed
When a student-athlete can be relied upon to not slack off during long stretches in a game, it serves as a huge advantage to a team.

During the upcoming 2012-13 season, John F. Kennedy (Bronx, N.Y.) will have one such player on its roster.

Bashir Ahmed, a 6-foot-6, 180-pound junior guard, is a high-energy player that will give you 100-percent every time he is on the floor. When he gains possession of the ball, Ahmed will quickly and strongly attempt to finish at the rim. Although he appears to be a lanky player, Ahmed is very tough, even when coming up against contact for high-percentage shots.

Ahmed can quickly rack up points with buckets inside and a few jumpers. Because he is so active around the rim, he is hard to contain. He can easily wear out players guarding him by his constant up-and-down and lateral movements.

"I attack the basket," said Ahmed when mentioning what highlights his game. "That's my main thing. [When I go inside], I'm just thinking about going strong to the basket."

On the defensive end, Ahmed's long arms and athleticism serve as great deterrents to players using passing and driving lanes. Ahmed can rebound very well on both ends of the floor and will even, at times, block shots. He shows a tireless ambition to guard the well, jumping in the air multiple times without fouling.

Playing with his AAU squad New Heights, Ahmed is showing himself to be an asset on both ends of the hardwood. During the iS8/Nike Fall Tip-Off Classic, no matter what happens on the offensive end, Ahmed creates offensive opportunities for himself and his teammates by exhibiting an innate hunger to get the ball on the defensive end. He rarely misses defensive assignments and is, oftentimes, seen helping teammates guard their men.

Although he holds no offers right now, Ahmed said that he is receiving interest from Providence, Siena, Iona, Wagner, Drexel, Fordham, Delaware and Manhattan.

During the preseason and upcoming season, Ahmed is looking forward to spending time in the gym getting better.

"Right now, I'm trying to improve on my shot," said Ahmed, "so I've been just working out every day, working on my shot."

[SaintsFan]

some more minimal info on Lydon

"Tyler Lydon: A 6-8 junior at Stissing Mountain High School. Lydon plays AAU ball for the Albany City Rocks. He has perimeter skills. He's being recruited by Virginia Tech, James Madison and Siena." was taking in the Orange Madness in Syracuse on Oct 12 and as of then was still listing Siena.

[knicksaint]

Alex Kline reports that Lydon has offers from Siena, Buffalo and JMU and interest from one or more Big East, ACC, Ivy, Patriot, AEast, NEC, CUSA, SoCon and other MAAC and Colonial schools.

[bigsaintg]

We will probably have to write this list off. New coach will need to add players quickly and we could potentially barely have a ship for class of 2014

[07saint]

Hope there is some news on this thread coming soon...

[brian]

Just saw that Tyler Lydon is transferring to New Hampton school and re-classifying to 2015.

[knicksaint]

Greg is in Norfolk this weekend to watch the City Rocks, among others. Luke is in Washington or Baltimore.