saabman
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Post by saabman on May 24, 2012 17:12:50 GMT -5
oh, nevermind. i did a quick search on the internet and i suppose "fuma" stands for "fork union military academy". is that correct? yes that Fork Union
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Post by dashspartan on May 25, 2012 7:37:38 GMT -5
yes. FUMA is Fork Union Millitary Academy. The kid's name is Chase Mounce. 6'-9" C. I haven't seen him play, so I really don't have much info for you guys. G was after him this fall when Dement was the coach. Not sure if Miller chose to not go after him or the other way around. Like I said, it was just something that a friend in the know of recruiting told me not too long ago. Thought this guy would either end up at A&T or Central ( even though that's not who rivals shows is even recruiting him). Could be a good pick up this late in the recruiting cycle. There just aren't many 6'9" D1 prospects left out there right now. rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/player-Chase-Mounce-134232
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Post by Trueaggie on May 25, 2012 7:48:12 GMT -5
Interesting; he has the size just hope his stats are decent. That is if we are going after him.
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Post by cnixon79 on May 26, 2012 6:00:22 GMT -5
I do not know much about the kid from FUMA. I do know that Joel Ndondo 6-9 215 from Christian Faith, Durham and been on a visit and that and Bruce Beckford PF 6-6 215 from Montross Christian may have been offered. From what I hear there are 2 scholarships available. I hear that he's having a 6-9 JUCO kid in a visit this upcoming weekend. I'm very impressed with coach Cy thus far. He' very pro-active as a recruiter and recruits himself, that somewhat of a difference from Eaves who primarily just depended on his assistance.
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Post by DECKS on May 26, 2012 8:34:11 GMT -5
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Post by Aggie One on May 26, 2012 9:55:44 GMT -5
Like I said when Cy was hired, we will become a inside-out team. He needed to add a couple of bangers inside with what he has already and this team could then be able to compete in the top end of the division because of offensive rebounding and acquiring some kind of defensive presence in the middle. He appears headed in that direction trying to add 2 or 3 big guys to the 2012 roster.
It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone who really knows the Alexander style or his history as a head coach that when he does get a considerably larger number of grants to work with next year (7), you can count on three things:
1. He believes in a lot of size, physicality, and depth in both his front and back court.
2. He'll always have a viable ball handling scoring point guard who distributes the ball equally to the people that do the bulk of the scoring.
3. He will press and trap you silly all over the court from the tip off to the final buzzer.
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Post by marchingband1969 on May 26, 2012 19:29:12 GMT -5
Aggie1, I like that formula.
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Post by cnixon79 on Jun 4, 2012 17:13:31 GMT -5
Coach Cy Alexander picked up a solid 3/4 forward Corvon Butler today from Champagne Ill. Corvon is a 6-5 225 Forward that plays both positions. He's a good kid and can play right away. Bruce Beckford 6-7 220 from Montross Christan completes the the 2012 recruiting class. I think it's a very solid recruiting class with impact players competing with veteran players. I think we have a chance this season to be very successful in the MEAC. I'm assuming it was too late to find a legit quality Center to come to NC A&T, but with Upchurch, Henry, Beckford down low we should be ok down low in the conference. Check my main man Corvon Butler out. See links below. COrvon Butler www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFGPcNDryDg&feature=relatedwww.youtube.com/watch?v=3S4u3eYc9NA&feature=relatedBruce Beckford www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRfIUXaGViMUnofficial Recruiting Class for 2012 Khalid King 6-2 170 Combo Guard Shaun Stewart 6-0 175 PG Lamont Middleton Jr. 6-3 190 2G Corvon Butler 6-5 225 SF/PF Bruce Beckford 6-7 220 PF/C
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Post by DECKS on Jun 4, 2012 18:19:30 GMT -5
CHAMPAIGN - One of Champaign-Urbana's best basketball players is going Division I, and Monday he made it official. Central forward Corvon Butler signed this afternoon with North Carolina A&T. They're part of the MEAC Cofnerence. That is the same league that sent Norfolk State to the NCAA Tournament last year - they knocked off 2nd-seeded Missouri. Butler says heading to A&T was just the right fit. illinoishomepage.net/fulltext?nxd_id=377752
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Post by AggieGroove on Jun 4, 2012 18:28:06 GMT -5
Like I said when Cy was hired, we will become a inside-out team. He needed to add a couple of bangers inside with what he has already and this team could then be able to compete in the top end of the division because of offensive rebounding and acquiring some kind of defensive presence in the middle. He appears headed in that direction trying to add 2 or 3 big guys to the 2012 roster. It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone who really knows the Alexander style or his history as a head coach that when he does get a considerably larger number of grants to work with next year (7), you can count on three things: 1. He believes in a lot of size, physicality, and depth in both his front and back court.
2. He'll always have a viable ball handling scoring point guard who distributes the ball equally to the people that do the bulk of the scoring.
3. He will press and trap you silly all over the court from the tip off to the final buzzer.A1, thanks! do this mean Cy gets a pass for 2012?
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Post by aggiebred09 on Jun 4, 2012 20:42:01 GMT -5
That is the same league that sent Norfolk State to the NCAA Tournament last year - they knocked off 2nd-seeded Missouri. Butler says heading to A&T was just the right fit. This should be the central message in recruiting nationally. We need to strategically align ourselves with the success of the conference. Until our wins speak for themselves of course.
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Post by cnixon79 on Jun 20, 2012 16:16:44 GMT -5
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Post by cnixon79 on Aug 14, 2012 9:37:29 GMT -5
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Aug 14, 2012 10:18:15 GMT -5
not bad for a walk-on. looks to have pretty decent range on his jump shot and has pretty good passing skills. definitely more of a true point guard than underwood. but i'm not too sure he has the "quickness" to excel at the d1 level. a good hard offseason workout regimen can fix that though. not a bad prospect, especially for a walk-on. thanks for keeping us informed, cnixon...
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Post by Aggie One on Aug 14, 2012 11:39:42 GMT -5
I prefer point guards who can score and who actually know how and when to penetrate especially zone defenses and how to find the open shooter and can make catchable passes down low.
Hosch seems to make good passes and decisions from what I saw on film and stays under control when he's on the break which is to me a far more important factor than having just jets because of reduced turnovers. Has good range on his shot.
Guards have been our achilles heel the last three years and Alexander has always had solid point guards who do not turn the ball over. The PGs he finally settles in on will have to earn their positions. The kid is pretty good from the line as well.
It will be interesting in practice because someone is going to sit this year.
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