Update on Harrison Barnes
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Completely disagree. It's not like HB is going to garner many better offers than he already has. Really, only Duke and UNC are left and are they really that much better than KU and UK? IMO the longer that this drags out, the better chance that HB will see ISU improving and the talent of our young players.
Bottom line is that GMac HAS to get the team showing signs of improvement this coming season. Because that's all that HB will have to go on. This time next year, he is going to be looking at committing somewhere.
If I was being recruited I would want to go where I could get the most playing time and where I could put up 20+ and 10 every game. For a guy like Harrison who at this point looks like he has the skills to be an NBA draft or possibly lottery pick thats what I would be looking for.
I would guess that can happen at ISU and a lot of other schools. One thing ISU has that the others dont is HB is an instant star of the program before he plays his first game in Ames.
I would guess that can happen at ISU and a lot of other schools. One thing ISU has that the others dont is HB is an instant star of the program before he plays his first game in Ames.
Respectfully disagree. The only way Coach Mac can land Harrison is if we start winning. IF he can hold out from giving a commit to another school. IF we can put together a winning season and contend for the Big 12. THEN we have a shot.
Harrison wants to play in the NBA and has said in interviews how ISU hasn't put really many guys in the NBA recently, and he wants to win.
ISU has had ONE lasting player in the NBA since Kelvin Cato and that is JT. Fizer had a brief stint as did Blalock, Vroman, etc.
Considering the battles we'll be facing this winter, it's going to be very tough for coach to win in '08/'09. Hence one of the reasons I'm not confident Barnes will end up at ISU.
I think the ONLY way we get Harrison is if he commits before the season starts. Once the season starts other schools are going to be using our struggles as another recruiting tool in their favor...
Anybody know if Harrison plans on finishing at Ames High or a 'basketball factory'. I wouldn't be suprised at all to see him at an Oak Hill or similar next year.
Anybody know if Harrison plans on finishing at Ames High or a 'basketball factory'. I wouldn't be suprised at all to see him at an Oak Hill or similar next year.
Why would he need to go to a basketball factory out east? He is already a top 10 prospect with offers from everyone in the county and that won't change by playing at Ames at this point.
To play against the best competition every game. To get his game ready for the NBA. Alot of those schools, especially Oak Hill, are VERY good academic schools as well.
If he is really considering this, I don't think that is a very good decision. If you have NBA talent the NBA will find you. With all the players drafter from high school or Europe, being "discovered" at any Big 12 school shouldn't be a problem. Take K-State for example, not exactly a draft pick factory, but that wasn't a problem for Beasley.
For the level of success we have had on the court, we have actually done pretty well for getting players drafted. I think the issue with them not having lasting NBA careers has been more of an issue of the players we had drafted didn't have natural position fits in the NBA.
Are you sure it is a good academic school? They have had the likes of Carmelo Anthony, Stephen Jackson, and now Brandon Jennings go through there.
You sure? They only have 90 to 100 students in 8-12 grade. There are 3 basketball teams. Doesn't seem like there is to much more to the school than the team
NOTEABLE GRADUATES OF OAK HILL ACADEMY - Via Wiki
Not exactly showing the scholary side of the school with this list. Not one of them isn't a basketball player.
Carmelo Anthony, played at Syracuse University; won the 2003 NCAA Championship; NBA All-Star for the Denver Nuggets
Steve Blake, played at the University of Maryland; NBA player for the Portland Trail Blazers; won the 2002 NCAA Championship
DeSagana Diop, NBA player for the New Jersey Nets
Kevin Durant, (transferred to Montrose Christian School before graduating) played at The University of Texas; second overall pick in 2007 NBA draft by the Seattle Supersonics; MVP of the 2006 McDonald's All American Game, 2007-2008 NBA Rookie of the Year and the consensus 2007 player of the year, a first for a freshman.
K.C. Rivers, college basketball player for the Clemson University
Ty Lawson, college basketball player at the University of North Carolina. He went to Bishop Mcnamara High School before going to Oak Hill Academy.
Alex Legion, college basketball player at the University of Illinois
Matthew Protacio, transferred to Westmoor High]]
Jeff McInnis, played at the University of North Carolina; NBA player for the Charlotte Bobcats
Ron Mercer, played at the University of Kentucky from 1995-1997; played for 7 NBA teams
Rajon Rondo, played at the University of Kentucky; NBA player for the Boston Celtics
Josh Smith, NBA player for the Atlanta Hawks;former NBA Slam Dunk Champion
Jerry Stackhouse, played at the University of North Carolina; NBA player for the Dallas Mavericks
Stephen Jackson, NBA player for the Golden State Warriors
Marcus Williams, played at the University of Connecticut and won a championship; NBA player for the New Jersey Nets
William Avery, former Duke University point guard, and former NBA player for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
DayShawn Wright, played at Syracuse University; #1 overall pick in the 2006 CBA draft
Billy Edelin, played at Syracuse University; won the 2003 NCAA Championship
Anthony Wright, current player at University of Michigan
Michael Beasley, (transferred to Notre Dame Prep before graduating); 2006-07 #1 high school player in the nation according to Rivals.com, 2007 McDonald's All American Game MVP, current standout at Kansas State University. He has decided to enter the 2008 NBA Draft and was selected 2nd overall by the Miami Heat.
Jamont Gordon, current standout player at Mississippi State University
Justin Gray, standout player at Wake Forest University.
Eric Devendorf, current player at Syracuse University and a 2006-07 All-Big East Honorable Mention selection.
Rod Strickland, NBA Player
Nolan Smith, college basketball player for Duke, only two-time captain for Oak Hill. Nolan is the son of the late Derek Smith, who starred at the University of Louisville for Denny Crum, and also in the NBA
Brandon Jennings, college basketball player for the University of Arizona, beginning with the 2008-2009 season
Not exactly showing the scholary side of the school with this list. Not one of them isn't a basketball player.
Carmelo Anthony, played at Syracuse University; won the 2003 NCAA Championship; NBA All-Star for the Denver Nuggets
Steve Blake, played at the University of Maryland; NBA player for the Portland Trail Blazers; won the 2002 NCAA Championship
DeSagana Diop, NBA player for the New Jersey Nets
Kevin Durant, (transferred to Montrose Christian School before graduating) played at The University of Texas; second overall pick in 2007 NBA draft by the Seattle Supersonics; MVP of the 2006 McDonald's All American Game, 2007-2008 NBA Rookie of the Year and the consensus 2007 player of the year, a first for a freshman.
K.C. Rivers, college basketball player for the Clemson University
Ty Lawson, college basketball player at the University of North Carolina. He went to Bishop Mcnamara High School before going to Oak Hill Academy.
Alex Legion, college basketball player at the University of Illinois
Matthew Protacio, transferred to Westmoor High]]
Jeff McInnis, played at the University of North Carolina; NBA player for the Charlotte Bobcats
Ron Mercer, played at the University of Kentucky from 1995-1997; played for 7 NBA teams
Rajon Rondo, played at the University of Kentucky; NBA player for the Boston Celtics
Josh Smith, NBA player for the Atlanta Hawks;former NBA Slam Dunk Champion
Jerry Stackhouse, played at the University of North Carolina; NBA player for the Dallas Mavericks
Stephen Jackson, NBA player for the Golden State Warriors
Marcus Williams, played at the University of Connecticut and won a championship; NBA player for the New Jersey Nets
William Avery, former Duke University point guard, and former NBA player for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
DayShawn Wright, played at Syracuse University; #1 overall pick in the 2006 CBA draft
Billy Edelin, played at Syracuse University; won the 2003 NCAA Championship
Anthony Wright, current player at University of Michigan
Michael Beasley, (transferred to Notre Dame Prep before graduating); 2006-07 #1 high school player in the nation according to Rivals.com, 2007 McDonald's All American Game MVP, current standout at Kansas State University. He has decided to enter the 2008 NBA Draft and was selected 2nd overall by the Miami Heat.
Jamont Gordon, current standout player at Mississippi State University
Justin Gray, standout player at Wake Forest University.
Eric Devendorf, current player at Syracuse University and a 2006-07 All-Big East Honorable Mention selection.
Rod Strickland, NBA Player
Nolan Smith, college basketball player for Duke, only two-time captain for Oak Hill. Nolan is the son of the late Derek Smith, who starred at the University of Louisville for Denny Crum, and also in the NBA
Brandon Jennings, college basketball player for the University of Arizona, beginning with the 2008-2009 season
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Uh, I doubt that there is a high school in Iowa that wouldn't rank ahead of Oak Hill "Academy." Brandon Jennings went there for two years - has failed twice to attain the minimum SAT score for NCAA eligibility (the second score was called into doubt) and took it a third time recently.
To go from Ames High - ranked as one of the TOP TWO high schools in Iowa, along with CR Kennedy - to Oak Hill Academy - would be a plunge of monumental academic proportions.
