Division 1 Big Men Transfers With Local Ties

[Censored by Laurie]

A couple of guys who may be on JJ's radar to fill Johnathon Jackson's now open scholarship:

Allen Taylor 6'9" 270 TCU 2yrs eligibility; Zaronn Cann 6'6" 250 South Florida (Collin Dennis) 2 yrs; Marius Craciun 6'8" 230 Rice, Weatherford JC 1 yr; Dale Vanwright 6'6 205 UTEP, from Houston 2yrs; Sean Coleman 6'8" 205 Tulsa, from Houston 2 yrs...and my Top 3 to go after: Obi Ikeakor 6'8 240 St. Louis, from Houston 2yrs; Gary Flowers 6'8" 205 Oklahoma State, from Dallas 2yrs; Justin Wilkerson 6'9" 205 Texas Tech, from Greenville 2yrs.

If we can land any of these last 3 guys...and maybe add Sean Coleman as 3B...our frontcourt situation looks very nice 2 and 3 seasons down the road (also assuming Odufuwa signs) . My preference would be Wilkerson...say what you want about Bobby Knight, he's a great coach who typically targets quality people as well as players.

[Censored by Laurie]

Correction...if it says 2 years eligibility, it means 3 and 1 means 2...misread the site.

[UNT_92_Fan]

that mistake ruins your credibility...also the fact that you think we should sign a third basemen....

[Cooley]

While Gary Flowers is the most talented player on your list, Michael Sturns is a choir boy compared to Flowers. Academic problems, not going to class & issues with the law, etc. On the court, his teammates will never see the ball.

[Censored by Laurie]

I thought I heard something along those lines...well take him off the list then. Dale Vanwright from UTEP seems to be a scorer...only one of the freshmen to put up numbers.

[Cooley]

A couple of guys who may be on JJ's radar to fill Johnathon Jackson's now open scholarship:

Allen Taylor 6'9" 270 TCU 2yrs eligibility; Zaronn Cann 6'6" 250 South Florida (Collin Dennis) 2 yrs; Marius Craciun 6'8" 230 Rice, Weatherford JC 1 yr; Dale Vanwright 6'6 205 UTEP, from Houston 2yrs; Sean Coleman 6'8" 205 Tulsa, from Houston 2 yrs...and my Top 3 to go after: Obi Ikeakor 6'8 240 St. Louis, from Houston 2yrs; Gary Flowers 6'8" 205 Oklahoma State, from Dallas 2yrs; Justin Wilkerson 6'9" 205 Texas Tech, from Greenville 2yrs.

If we can land any of these last 3 guys...and maybe add Sean Coleman as 3B...our frontcourt situation looks very nice 2 and 3 seasons down the road (also assuming Odufuwa signs) . My preference would be Wilkerson...say what you want about Bobby Knight, he's a great coach who typically targets quality people as well as players.

http://texashoops.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=674894

[Censored by Laurie]

Hmmm...well...maybe they'll be targets next season. Anything on Wilkerson? We need to add depth at our Justins since Barnett graduated

[Harry]

Perhaps we should ask Coach Dodge if he would let us borrow Esteban Santiago for a season or two? He would certainly take up some space in the paint

[Green Crazy]

Hmmm...well...maybe they'll be targets next season. Anything on Wilkerson? We need to add depth at our Justins since Barnett graduated

How much of an inside presence would he be, the stuff I've read about him (not much) makes him sound like a mike miller type of player. Also, I believe he would only have 2 years of eligibility.

Edited May 23, 2007 by Green Crazy