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Russ Wood‏ @RussHoops 1h1 hour ago 2017 First Love Christian Academy (@Firstlove_hoops) G David Collins has arrived in Tampa to begin his official visit with South Florida Bulls fans don't sleep on this guy because he has a chance to be special in college. It's a big deal that he's visiting USF and we have a shot at getting him. Would be a HUGE win for Coach Gregory and Coach Herrion if Collins signs with the Bulls. He would be the most talented SG USF has had since Dominique Jones imo.

Other then Fitts leaving I don't see the big deal in the others. The coaching staff seems to be heading in the right direction and if a few more players commit that they are on then the team will be upgraded talent wise. We'll see how things play out.

Got him now waiting on the other head transfer TJ Lang(auburn) to make a decision. He also visited this weekend. 2017 PG KJ Fitzgerald also visited and 2017 SG David Collins starts his visit today.

Russ Wood‏ @RussHoops 2017 First Life Christian Academy G David Collins will take an official visit to South Florida April 16-17, per his coach

#PBCHoops‏ @PBCBBallForum 2017 PG @KJDaKidd12 (Cardinal Newman) will be taking an official visit to University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa this weekend #pbchoops

zach smart‏ @zsmart3 Ohio no longer in the mix for Nikola Scekic. 7-2 C out of Hutchinson CC down to South Florida and St. John's. Heads to NYC tonight 4 visit Apparently his people are trying to guide him to play in the media capital of the world and bright lights. Lol...somebody needs to remind the guy that SJU is an after thought in NYC. Its all the professional teams that get all the coverage.

Yep because like us they had a lot of players leave or ask out of a scholarship.

Verbal Commits‏ @VerbalCommits Duquesne and South Florida offered 2017 Bismarck State College (ND) C Usman Haruna. @prinz_osman http://verbalcommits.com/players/usman-haruna …

The transfer list is up to 436 and counting. There are so many teams that are in USF's situation where they need players it's just ridiculous. I actually think the coaching staff is taking their time trying to fill scholarships because it's not as cut and dry as just taking bodies. It's actually a real possibility that USF can turn this thing around fairly quickly. Of course there is also the problem that a lot of other schools are doing the same thing.

Yeah...but I don't believe in jinxes.

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He's a legit pickup. The Big guy played for the JC National Champion this past season. They weren't teammates but it seems they bonded a little while at USF this past weekend. I"m hoping Big Nik commits this week and never takes that visit to St John's. Would love to get him and Jamari Wheeler for this class. If Coach Gregory can somehow get Wheeler, Collins, and a good PF to go along with Brown and Samuel then USF will put out a more talented team next season then the one we just saw.

National Prep Hoops‏ @HoopReview 4h4 hours ago @ctgjb South Flordia landed this outstanding Prospect today! Great get by the Bulls! I agree, really like this pickup. Now lets get his new buddy Big Nik!

Banks committed to James Madison today. I agree with Wheeler though. To me you can build your team around a good PG and that is what he is. It would be HUGE to get Jamari and quicken this turnaround for USF

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First Love Hoops‏ @Firstlove_hoops 1h1 hour ago Had a great visit from HC Brian Gregory and Assistant Tom Herrion of USF today for '17 David Collins(@Dcloading) pic.twitter.com/53YXGUOHff

http://zsmart.blogspot.com/2017/03/big-nik-beginning-to-realize-high-major.html?m=1 Just a few years of sustained devotion and relentlessness has the tendency to make a tremendous difference. Such is the case with bruising 7-foot-2, 245-pound Center Nikola Scekic. Currently at Hutchinson Community College, the once-raw big has grown rapidly this past year while assimilating to the augmented physicality of the American game. It's no secret and surely make no mistake about it, there is a certain stereotype associated with sky-scraping, Europe-bred bigs of Scekic's type. They have a tendency to be classified as fundamentally sound and skill-centric bigs who can shoot the rock effectively and dish the ball with a higher IQ than most. Yet the primary, oft-mentioned flaws affiliated with European bigs are so obvious the words and descriptions nearly fall off the page: Soft. Unathletic. Lacking the same mental moxie as an interior banger here in the states. Right.... Yes, when Scekic arrived at West Oaks Academy in Florida, his body and his ability to play aggressively and attack the rim ferociously needed some tweaking. Yes, he was nowhere near a finished product. Working consistently with coach Chris Chaney, the seasoned coach with the most wins of any prep coach his age (see Chaney's teams at Laurinburg Prep and The Patterson School in North Carolina for more information), West Oaks was able to cultivate a post presence and toughness in the kid they call "Big Nik." "He always had huge upside," said Chaney, who is currently grooming underrated talent such as Jalen Jordan at National Top Sports Institute in Scotland, PA. "Nikola's elite passing skills and shooting ability for his size always stood out. And just think, he's not even close to reaching his potential yet." While Chaney's words have proved prophetic at critical moments these past years, Scekic has improved exponentially with his strength and utilizing his size like a true big. Now at the aforementioned weight of 245 pounds, Skekic is dunking everything he sees. His adeptness around the rim has rendered him a high percentage threat. This is underscored by a recent 12-point performance on 6-for-7 shooting the other night. As a significant role player on a reputable JUCO program, Scekic has become cognizant of just how important basketball will be for his future. You won't recognize him as the same player he was at West Oaks. Now he's laced with an insatiable hunger for the game few could have ever envisioned for him. He's a high-intensity and no frills guy, with a knack for authoritative finishes. No longer a shy kid adapting to the American life, he will have a boisterous eruption following a big bucket. "He has completely transformed as far as how much he wants out of this basketball life," said Nikola Cicic, the former Arkansas Little Rock guard and fellow countryman who has been instrumental in propelling "Big Nik's" development. "You have a kid now who has tuned up his body to the point where he is rock solid and is a daunting task for bigs to go up against." Cicic continued "He's adjusted his game defensively and developed a higher IQ and it's a testament to the work he's put in and how bad he's realized 'this is for me. This game is going to take me far in life.' The kid is an absolute workhorse and developing this mentality has worked wonders for him." A brief stay at New Mexico did not work out for the behemoth. Some of the factors at UNM were beyond his control, others were not. Yet as he's proven in several recent performances (12 points in 23 minutes during a 95-78 drubbing of St. Petersburg College, 14 points on 6-for-8 shooting in 18 minutes against Hesston College, 14 points on 7-for-8 shooting in a 104-66 slaying of Dodge City Community College), it's clear the promise is there. Iona, TCU, FAU, Evansville, Wagner, and Creighton (among others) are beginning to take aggressive pursuit. zach smart‏ @zsmart3 Apr 6 Hutchinson's 7-2, 245-lb C Nikola Scekic to visit South Florida and then St. John's.

Nikola Scekic‏ @scekic1995 Good time on my visit to South Florida University. #USF

Well truthfully they wouldn't deserve a seat at the dining room table. It would look good to go 13-0 though

Great makes the AAC basketball league strong and very respectable nationally.

Some asst coaches can successfully transition to be a head coach. However some are just good asst coaches and nothing more. COA will be a good asset to Illinois as an assistant.

Considering the talent on the roster and the incredibly weak schedule, USF should be favored in every game they play. Wow it's a pathetic group of opponents. Charlie Strong should have a nice 1st season

Not anymore. That NCAA will no longer allow men's basketball players who transfer from one Division I school to another to apply for a waiver and become eligible immediately unless they're graduate transfers. I really don't like that rule which is unfair to the student athlete imo.

Looking at the record number of kids transferring from all over College BB, it's hard to explain what's going on.

LOL.. I wasn't thinking about that just yet