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The Lakers got Vern Mikkelsen from Hamline. He was supposedly the first power forward.Marcus did tweet about it, last week I think. Does remind me of how Michigan grabbed Duncan Robinson from D3 a few years ago. Marcus' point was that D1 schools like Minnesota need to be scouting D3--especially big men, who are sometimes hard to scout coming out of high school and who can develop/grow a great deal as underclassmen.
Interesting find! Carleton does make it more intriguing. Hard to guess one should scout there. All conference honors must have elevated the visibility. I note he had some injuries in HS that probably affected his development.Freddie Gillespie at Baylor. 6-9 245, starting forward. Former East Ridge HS player. Played 2 years of DIII at Carleton. I said Carelton. Anybody else with a back story? it seems to be a below the radar story.
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Interesting find! Carleton does make it more intriguing. Hard to guess one should scout there. All conference honors must have elevated the visibility. I note he had some injuries in HS that probably affected his development.
another U BB failure.
another U BB failure.
Thank you. So much of it about relationships.Coincidentally, a player by the name of Nuni Omot played for Baylor a few years ago. He went to high school in Mahtomedi.
With Jared Nuness being on Scott Drew's staff, several Minnesota high school players have had Baylor offers over the years.
No it's not. Just an example of a guy that worked hard and developed. If we recruited a player that had only DIII offers out of high school, Pitino would be ripped for reaching (even with the Minnesota bias we have here).
It does make a reasonable person wonder, though, how Drew knew he'd be good enough for a roster spot but our coaches didn't. The answer is usually what you hear through informal networks, and it would be bummer if other teams had better local sources on this kind of thing than the local D1 team does.I don't fault Pitino for "missing" out on Gillespie, not one bit. I would guess that the previous comment was sarcastic.
Regardless, he went to Baylor as a walk-on so it was pretty risk-free for Drew. At worst he got a player that would have been a good practice body and someone to help out with GPA/APR. Nobody would have "ripped" Pitino and nor would it have been deemed a "reach".
Like one poster mentioned gillepsies mom worked with a mom from someone assocated with baylor, was not found through traditional scouting or basketball relationships which makes it a more compelling storyIt does make a reasonable person wonder, though, how Drew knew he'd be good enough for a roster spot but our coaches didn't. The answer is usually what you hear through informal networks, and it would be bummer if other teams had better local sources on this kind of thing than the local D1 team does.
I don't fault Pitino for "missing" out on Gillespie, not one bit. I would guess that the previous comment was sarcastic.
Regardless, he went to Baylor as a walk-on so it was pretty risk-free for Drew. At worst he got a player that would have been a good practice body and someone to help out with GPA/APR. Nobody would have "ripped" Pitino and nor would it have been deemed a "reach".
You're wrong. We should be using our 85 scholarships to offer every college recruit in the state. Let's just get everyone so there's no chance of missing on a local kid.No it's not. Just an example of a guy that worked hard and developed. If we recruited a player that had only DIII offers out of high school, Pitino would be ripped for reaching (even with the Minnesota bias we have here).
As a walk-on or a scholarship player? As a walk-on, no problem with recruiting a player like that out of high school. As one of three scholarship players? I don't know. That would be trying too hard to fill your team with MN zip codes, in my opinion.
But kudos to him for working hard and putting himself in a much better position basketball-wise. As others have said, it is a good story.
As a Carleton alum, I've enjoyed seeing them get some national press, although it's strange to see it related to basketball rather than ultimate frisbee.