Hoops prospects

[BullsDude08]

The 2 big men I see us roping in are Frank Ben-Eze from DC and Teeng Akol from IMG Academy in Bradenton. Akol should qualify later this summer and USF is his #1 right now.

[Triple B]

Faber gone .....

http://minnesota.scout.com/a.z?s=176&p=2&c=747400&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2fminnesota.scout.com%2f2%2f747400.html

[Mama_Bull]

Greg updates some possible big men USF is recruiting;

Alejandro "Alex" Rivas-Sanchez, a 6-foot-10, 230-pound center from Pratt Community College in Kansas.

"They've shown significant interest in the last couple of weeks," Pratt coach Trevor Rolfs said of USF. "He's got a lot of schools after him, but South Florida is intriguing because it's close to home."

Rivas-Sanchez is from the Dominican Republic, and played for Florida's Team Breakdown AAU team. He averaged 8.7 points, 12.1 rebounds and 3.1 blocks at Pratt this season, earning second-team all-conference honors. Rolfs listed several schools also recruiting Rivas-Sanchez, including West Virginia, Nebraska, Texas A&M, SMU and James Madison. He said USF has not formally offered, but is expected to do so.

I talked Saturday with Kenny Gillion from Team Breakdown, and he was more optimistic about USF's chances: "They're the front-runners for sure," he said, naming Baylor and Nebraska as the closest rivals to the Bulls for his services. Gillion said Rivas-Sanchez is familiar enough with USF that he won't need a campus visit to sign with the Bulls.

He also mentions Gaby Belardo visiting next weekend.

-- As anticipated, the Jeremie Simmons sweepstakes is over, with the talented guard from Mott Community College committing to Ohio State on Saturday night. Again, seems like USF saw this coming, as they were moving quickly on Gaby Belardo, the 6-foot-3 combo guard from Puerto Rico who will make a campus visit next weekend and has a good chance of signing.

http://blogs.tampabay.com/usf/

Gaby Belardo

Position: Combo Guard

Height: 6-2

Weight: 185 lbs.

School: Notre Dame Prep, MA

Year: Class of 2008

  BIO

2008 Statistics

(G) 6 (FG) 56.3% (3FG) 37.5% (FT) 61.1% (RB) 4.2 (AST) 2.5 (PTS) 18.3

TRAVEL TEAM

A combo guard from Puerto Rico, Belardo will be the most heavily recruited player on the Tropics' 2008 Nike Travel Team. An endless motor and superior offensive skills are his best attributes.

HIGH SCHOOL

He was a starter on the 2007 Montverde (Fl.) team that went undefeated and was ranked No. 1 in the nation by some websites. Moved on to Notre Dame Prep in Fitchburg, Massachusetts in 2007-2008 for his senior season.

 

http://miamitropicslive.com/team/playersinfo.php?p=146&c=2

[Velcro]

Seems we have gained a in-road into the prep schools in mass with Howard and Verdejo's connections.