What scares me the most is that Benford was never apart of
developing High School Talent while at Marquette.
I'm sure it's about the same at his other stops as well. I mean he did recruit George to Arizona State. He couldn't see the floor there , but has somehow found good minutes on a NBA D League team.
I know he also recruited Zo to the Big XII. I love Zo to death , but the guy was a average belt player at best. I'm too lazy to look those up , but that is just what pops in my head.
A look at HS talent brought in by Benford & Staff while at Marquette
2008 - Chris Otule. He's in his 5th season. Has averaged 15 minutes & 4.5 ppg for his career. Over the past 6 games , which he has started , has scored 7 total points
2009 - Junior Cadougan. 4 star player from Houston. Ranked 13th best PG in nation. Has averaged 5 points 4 assist & 2 turnovers a game for his career
2009 - Jeronne Maymon. Ranked #47th best player. Left the team after only 9 games - Story. Was averaging 4 points , 4 rebounds a game at the time. Last year Maymon averaged 12.7 ppg , 8 boards & went on to SEC 2nd team honors
2009 - Erik Williams. Averaged 2.2 points , 1.6 boards a game in 2 seasons. Left , now at Sam Houston State
2010 - Vander Blue. The best of the bunch. A local 5 star recruit who stayed home. Has averaged 7.6 points a game for his career and his ASST to TO ratio is about dead even
2010 - Jamail Jones. Ranked #52 overall player in the 2010 class. Averaged 1.5 points & 7 minutes a game in his 2 year stay. Left the team and is currently sitting this year out at Florida Gulf Coast
2010 - Reggie Smith .Ranked as the #112 overall player in the 2010 class. Averaged 1.4 points & 1.6 turnovers a game in his brief 8 game stay. Left the team and is currently sitting this year out at Eastern Ill
* Also in the 2010 class is TJ Taylor , who also left and is currently here
2011 - Juan Anderson. 4 star recruit who was ranked as the #61st overall player in the class. Currently averaging 3.7 points & 15 minutes a game this season. Only played in 4.5 minutes a game last season (24 games)
2011 - Todd Mayo. 3 star recruit who averaged 7.9 ppg last season. Has only played in 2 games this season ( non starts) Might be injury related ?
2011 - Derrick Wilson. 3 star recruit who has averaged 1.1 points & 10 .5 minutes a game so far in his 45 games played
It's too early to judge the 2012 class , but they have already lost 1 signing in Aaron Durley , who left and is sitting this season out at TCU
