Corey Magee

[mangham]

Scout is reporting we have offered a 6'7" power forward out of Fairport NY named Corey Magee. Anyone have any info on this kid?

[bulldogbrower]

This story originally published on NewYorkInsider.com


Corey Magee Has Offers

By Brian Towey Senior Reporter
Date: Jun 13, 2005

Corey McGee has some Big East interest

When we last saw Corey Magee, out in balmy Las Vegas last July, the 6-foot-7, 210-pound power forward from Fairport High School in Fairport, New York, had caught our eye with his mobility and potential. Fast forward to this weekend's Rumble in the Bronx at Fordham University, and it became apparent that McGee's game had been progressing nicely, and that he was no stranger to college coaches.
"It's hard to tell what level (of college play) I fit in right now," said Magee. "I've heard from America East schools all the way up to Big Ten and Big East schools."

He's heard from a diverse list of programs, and some have made the trip to the Rochester area to get a first-hand look.

"Rider, Canisius, Siena, Buffalo, and St. Bonaventure have come to school to see me, and Fordham came back in the fall," said Magee. "I've gotten calls from Purdue and West Virginia. West Virginia was recruiting me hard up until Jeff Neubauer left to go to Eastern Kentucky. I haven't heard from them lately."

According to Corey, Rider, Cansius, Siena, Buffalo, and St. Bonaventure have offered. He's still feeling his way out with the recruiting process, and looking for the right fit. Greg Nero, one of Magee's teammates with the Albany City Rocks, found a situation he was comfortable with at Fairfield and decided not to wait any longer. Magee indicated that his process would likely be a little more drawn out.

"I'm definitely not going to make a decision until the fall," said Magee. "With Greg (Nero), he just found the perfect fit with Fairfield. I haven't really found that yet.

"I just want to find the right level for me. I want to have a (playing) career; I don't want to be one of those guys who sits on the bench his entire career."

What impressed us most about Magee at the Rumble was his intensity. He's a player who seems to go hard every play, works the glass hard, and he'll battle you underneath. He's not afraid to get physical. He's improved his body and added some muscle in the last year. He had close to double-digit rebounds in a game against the Miami Tropics in pool play. Corey provided some energy for the City Rocks with his play at the event.

The City Rocks will hit AAU Nationals in Orlando and The Main Event in Las Vegas this July, and they may participate in the Summer Classic East at Fairleigh Dickinson during the live period, as well.

[123Rob]

IMHO Corey Magee is someone we should be going after hard. He will probably never be the go to guy in the A10, but rather the one who does the dirty work and makes a good team better. Think Bill Phillips at St. Joes or Kevin Frey (without the cheapshots) at X. Last year he averaged 13.7 ppg, 12 rpg and 3 blocks. The scoring number could have been higher except his HS coach runs a motion offense and rewarded his seniors with touches and shots. They could have fed Corey on the block even more. Within the motion offense, Magee was a decent passer and although the form on the jumper isn't great, he can hit the 15-16 footer and the occasional 3pter. They did run a backdoor alley-oop for him often, usually resulting in a dunk and/or foul. Magee played with the City Rocks AAU team this summer with glowing reports especially for his tenacity on the boards. His strength and stamina improved greatly from his soph to jr seasons but remain the biggest question in his ability to contribute at the A10 level.
When I asked someone whose hoop knowledge I trust about Corey- he called him a great kid who'd do very well at a level like SBU.
Lastly, a quote taken from the City Rocks website about his play at the GymRat Challenge: "There were players who may have showed more flash, but Magee's tenacious play is one clear reason why the CityRocks captured the championship. Magee is a guy others flock to compete with."

[Chuck]

Corey McGee is a low profile recruit, which is indicated by Scout listing him as a 1 star recruit. IMHO it is a mistake offering scholarships to low profile recruits during the early signing period. Early period signees should be for high profile recruits, such as Tyler Roche, who recently committed with Boston College. Roche is a 3 star recruit, whom the Bonnies offered a scholarship. It would be a disaster to use a scholarship on a 1 star recruit, when you could have used it later on a higher rated player.

For an example, I remember when DeCarli declined to accept an oral commitment from James Felix. DeCarli told him that he needed to wait until Michael Burnett makes a decision. Felix told DeCarli he wasn't willing to wait and he signed with Duquense and became a career backup. As for Michael, it appeared he was ready to sign with Pittsburgh. All of a sudden Pittsburgh signed a player who played the same position as Michael and was rated higher. At the last moment Michael was left without a team. He then became a Bonnie with DeCarli's last scholarship.

I am in favor of recruiting Corey McGee, but wait until the spring to offer him a scholarship. The best scenario would be a scholarship would not be available, because they were used on higher rated players during the early signing period.