Hoops roster-builder thread

[Triple B]

Article in The Oracle on Reid ....

Reid is one of the top prospects in the 2023 class. He was the No. 124 ranked overall prospect in the Rivals150 and the No. 28 ranked point guard prospect, according to Bullsinsider.

South Florida competed with 13 other schools to sign Reid. This included SMU, Eastern Michigan and Seattle among other programs.

Before committing to USF, Reid was planning on committing to Virginia Commonwealth. He was set to publicly announce his commitment to VCU (27-8, 15-3 A10) until former coach Mike Rhoades accepted a coaching gig at Penn State on March 29, according to Bullsinsider.

While closing out his senior year, Reid racked up many accolades. He was named to the National Interscholastic Basketball Conference (NIBC) Second Team and all-NIBC Defensive Team. The 5 foot 10 inch-guard also led his school, Long Island Lutheran, to a New York State Federation Class AA championship. 

Reid could improve the Bulls’ rotation this upcoming season due to his skills on both sides of the court. Scouts noted his methodical approach to creating scoring opportunities for himself.

“Reid is a shifty lead guard who gets to his spots offensively and is a pest on the defensive end,”  the account @247HSHoops on Twitter said.

New coaching is what ultimately drew Reid to USF. The Long Island Native said that Bulls coach Amir Abdur-Rahim was aggressively recruiting him. 

“South Florida actually came in later in my recruiting process, but coach [Abdur- Rahim] came in strong,” Reid said to 247Sports. “He’s the head coach and not a lot of kids get recruited directly by the head coach. He called me every day, talked to my parents and even set up the visit and all the details. It showed me the belief he has in me.”

[John Lewis]

The last comment is very telling.

[Sk00b]

47 minutes ago, John Lewis said:

The last comment is very telling.

That's impressive. I wonder how strategic CAAR was in reviewing that coaching change that lead to the delayed committment. I'm sure all the coaches are trying the same thing but maybe a niche recruiting area we need to focus on for all our sports. 

[BullyPulpit]

Seems like a very impressive pickup. Kudos to CAAR, clearly he deserves all of the credit in landing this talent (with an assist to Penn State). 

[Dave_Glaser]

Just FYI, one of the new support staff additions - Director of Video and Scouting - is Riley Crean, son of Coach Tom Crean (who I kinda liked for the job). 

Edited May 19, 2023 by Dave_Glaser

[belgianbull]

Reid looks like a great pickup. Exactly the type of player we need to be competitive fast. Also a player that comes in with maximum eligibility, so hopefully he can be a great player for us for the next 4 years.

[CousinRicky]

27 minutes ago, belgianbull said:

Reid looks like a great pickup. Exactly the type of player we need to be competitive fast. Also a player that comes in with maximum eligibility, so hopefully he can be a great player for us for the next 4 years.

Those days seem to be gone. If he plays real well some P5 school will pay him more than we can afford. Not sure how much the Mumas and Goldsteins are putting in the NIL pot. But both are hoops fans.

[panchosanchez99]

Connor Vanover could be a great 1-yr get. He is a 7'3" former Arkansas and Oral Roberts player who averaged 13pts/7reb/3.2 blocks in 26 mins per game last year. Shot 81% from FT and 32% from 3 last year.

 

[Dave_Glaser]

A 6-9 JUCO from Texas:

 

[Triple B]

1 hour ago, Dave_Glaser said:

A 6-9 JUCO from Texas:

 

Something's a bit o f amiss with his stats ..... averages 9.3 ppg but plays only 4.2 min/g, starting 28 of them?