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Post by nycnycnyc on Sept 22, 2009 17:24:10 GMT -5
blogs.buffalonews.com/campus/2009/09/ub-lands-recruit-from-newark.htmlUB lands recruit from Newark The UB men's basketball program received a verbal from 6-6, 230-pound power forward Javon McCrea from Newark High School in Newark, N.Y. Sounds like UB got a steal. McCrea is a three-star recruit by Rivals.com who was offered scholarships by Georgetown and UMass. His You Tube clip indicates he's a prototypical Mid-American Conference power forward. He averaged 20 points and 15 rebounds as a junior and is regarded as the top player in Section V. why did we never go after this kid hard? He is a beast. He can run the floor and is like a dejaun blair clone.. a lil smaller in size but such long arms...i guess AAU is where he really shined he's right in bona's backyard
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Post by room109 on Sept 22, 2009 20:35:30 GMT -5
grades are his problem. he'll be lucky to last the season. being able to read, write and count is a big plus.
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Post by nycnycnyc on Sept 22, 2009 21:52:21 GMT -5
grades are his problem. he'll be lucky to last the season. being able to read, write and count is a big plus. He is a B student i've read. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2009 8:27:53 GMT -5
We are talking to higher level recruits than this.
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Post by bjif on Sept 23, 2009 9:58:19 GMT -5
I talked with several of my old coaching contacts in N.J.about this kid.
The consensus was he is a head case who" pouts like a small child" when the game is difficult ,and he does something poorly.It takes him a while to get back in the game after one of these "frequent" incidents.
I would think we just got our fill with Mo Thomas on poor behavior.This is the primary reason we have stayed away from this kid and others like him.
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Post by duckhooker on Sept 23, 2009 10:15:56 GMT -5
if he has the talent then isn't it up to the "higher level" coach to teach the kid the game? and as far as grades, i can recall another bona grad who did pretty well for SBU w/ a lackluster high school academic background.
A poor student in high school, Lanier was rejected by his first college of choice, Canisius, because of his grades. But with his athletic skills no longer in doubt, he was eagerly courted by more than 100 other schools; he selected St. Bonaventure.
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Post by kcSBU03 on Sept 23, 2009 11:33:52 GMT -5
I saw him play twice last year and never really thought he was A 10 material but I am not paid to do these things. I definitely saw the pouting when things were not going right. I saw him throw a nice forearm shiver at a kid after he was being bodied in the paint a little bit. I agree that there are probably bigger and better players on our radar.
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Post by Chuck on Sept 23, 2009 15:47:46 GMT -5
grades are his problem. he'll be lucky to last the season. being able to read, write and count is a big plus. He is a B student i've read. He had an 82% average in high school. Pretty good grades for someone who can't read or write.  Javon McCrea - Newark On track: Two-time AGR pick could end up playing at a Division I college. Key stats: Scored 20 points with 15 rebounds and 5 blocked shots a game. Academics: 82 average. List of recruiters: Six-foot-six, 230-pound power forward said he has heard from Georgetown, Pittsburgh, Nevada-Las Vegas and Syracuse. www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20090410/SPORTS0808/304100012/1007/SPORTSJavon is good friends with Calvin Betts a senior on the UB team. Betts will be an important mentor for Javon. UB is a good fit. |
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Post by nycnycnyc on Sept 24, 2009 2:05:22 GMT -5
He is a B student i've read. He had an 82% average in high school. Pretty good grades for someone who can't read or write. Javon McCrea - Newark On track: Two-time AGR pick could end up playing at a Division I college. Key stats: Scored 20 points with 15 rebounds and 5 blocked shots a game. Academics: 82 average. List of recruiters: Six-foot-six, 230-pound power forward said he has heard from Georgetown, Pittsburgh, Nevada-Las Vegas and Syracuse. www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20090410/SPORTS0808/304100012/1007/SPORTSJavon is good friends with Calvin Betts a senior on the UB team. Betts will be an important mentor for Javon. UB is a good fit. but they will never play with each other  |
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Post by Chuck on Sept 24, 2009 6:21:43 GMT -5
Do not have to play on the same team to be a mentor. Rochester and Buffalo is a hour and 15 minutes away. They are close friends, who spend a lot of time together.
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Post by nycnycnyc on Sept 24, 2009 12:49:54 GMT -5
Do not have to play on the same team to be a mentor. Rochester and Buffalo is a hour and 15 minutes away. They are close friends, who spend a lot of time together. they dont even know each other. Javon doesnt even live in rochester and calvin hasnt been home in like over a year. I know. I live in the town with Javon and the town over from where Calvin is from |
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Post by keplerjd on Sept 24, 2009 13:25:27 GMT -5
You live in two places at one time? The mysterious tale of nyc continues to get mysterious...er.
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Post by nycnycnyc on Sept 24, 2009 19:35:01 GMT -5
You live in two places at one time? The mysterious tale of nyc continues to get mysterious...er. learn to read would be the best thing for you. I live in the town of Newark where Javon is from and the town over from me or NEXT TO is Lyons where Calvin is from aka the town over from Calvin both shitty places to live |
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Post by 123Rob on Sept 24, 2009 21:16:25 GMT -5
Calvin played for R-H but grew up in Lyons, I believe.
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Post by keplerjd on Sept 24, 2009 21:24:58 GMT -5
Calvin played for R-H but grew up in Lyons, I believe. I was blinded by my assumption that nyc does not in fact know personal anecdotes about every person discussed on the board. Consider my post deleted. |
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