Minnesota now in Andre Hollins' top 5

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Looks like we should have a good shot at a number of solid recruits. Hopefully we have more than 2 scholarships to offer and not because of players who are leaving (I guess depending who).
 

Another Hollins from the Memphis area. Any relation to Austin?
 

HLGopher said:
Another Hollins from the Memphis area. Any relation to Austin?
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Don't think there is any relation... from an early February post re: Austin and Andre:

Gopher Warrior said:
They know each other very well... but, not because they are brothers (i.e., they are not), but because they play each other.

The other half of White Station's backcourt is Joe Jackson (Memphis 2010), who is flat out excellent. Andre has benefited from playing with Joe for the past three years, but he's a very good player. It will be interesting to see how much his game continues to elevate... combo guard, about 6'3", probably will be a SG, but could also play point. Well spoken, respectful young man. His stock may very well continue to rise over the summer.

To this point, he isn't over-excited about the recruiting process and does not plan to figure out where he's going until his senior year. A lot of schools calling are down south / in his area... could definitely see him winding up at Memphis.

Schools talking to Andre include: Memphis, Tenn, Villanova, Mississippi, Fla St, VaTech, Stanford, Harvard... newer contacts include Oklahoma, George Mason and *Marquette*. There will be more, that's for sure, but I think he may stay close.

He would not be the most promising target for Minnesota in terms of likelihood of him coming to the Twin Cities... Tubby has certainly seen the young man in person, but I don't think Minnesota has been calling him. Smith was down there in November when Germantown (Austin's team) played White Station (Andre's team)... White Station won in a pretty good game... both young men named Hollins scored 22... Andre had 18 of his in the second half.
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Andre was down to a final 5 a few days ago.. but with Miami in and Minnesota not included. That changed a few nights ago. Andre looked especially solid in a couple of games here in the Twin Cities a few weeks ago, playing with the Memphis Magic Elite.. good July for him.
 


Clipped From Memphis Roar

Andre Hollins – 2011 (Memphis Magic Elite) – 6′1″ 180-pound guard: Penn, Stanford, Harvard, Memphis, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Baylor, UAB and a load of others are recruiting the 6-foot-1 guard. Hollins is a winner who can play both lead guard and off the ball, can shoot the ball from deep, and is a highly underrated defender. With a high ACT score and great academics, Hollins will be a high level student-athlete for whichever school is lucky enough to get his commitment. Hollins, who played with the 16U Memphis YOMCA last year, helped lead his squad to the 16U River City Showdown Championship.

Read more: http://memphisroar.com/2010/07/rive...ing-pad-for-high-major-signees/#ixzz0vlSKAWAj
 

Austin Hollins Played In This Event last Year

Austin Hollins (Nashville Celtics): Hollins displayed an incredible jump shot and great range. Hollins, like his teammate Casey Prather, played a fundamentally sound game, not taking plays off at either ends of the floor; and he was willing to do the types of things that can often be overlooked, including setting up teammates with excellent passes. Hollins, who was being recruited by Arkansas, Memphis, Baylor, Minnesota and others last year, went to on sign with Tubby Smith and the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Highlight Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHk0McfpX9A

Interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht3w00TrgC0

Read more: http://memphisroar.com/2010/07/rive...ing-pad-for-high-major-signees/#ixzz0vlSmRoAd
 

I don't want him ... we can't have two guys named A.Hollins in the boxscores! LOL
 





Andre Hollins is an excellent player and maybe even a better kid

I got the chance to talk to and interview over 300 kids this summer and the nicest and friendliest I talked to was Andre Hollins. I am planning another story on him soon. Fans may have seen him at the Best Buy Summer Classic in Bloomington and he helped lead the Memphis Magic to the title game of the adidas Supoer 64.

Chris Monter
 





Friend Of Tubby said:
The Pulley League makes or breaks a Gopher recruit.
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What makes you say that with SO MUCH confidence? Tubby has been here for 3 seasons, only two of his own recruiting classes have played in both pulley league, and actual NCAA basketball. So you're making that very bold statement out of those two years, huh? I may not post here a lot, but I do read the forums pretty much everyday, and it is VERY clear that you like to talk straight out of that butt of yours.
 

gopherfan15 said:
What makes you say that with SO MUCH confidence? Tubby has been here for 3 seasons, only two of his own recruiting classes have played in both pulley league, and actual NCAA basketball. So you're making that very bold statement out of those two years, huh? I may not post here a lot, but I do read the forums pretty much everyday, and it is VERY clear that you like to talk straight out of that butt of yours.
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Because HS recruits play college (or even post college) level competition in the Pulley League for the first time.

Actually 3 of his classes - 2008, 2009, and 2010 - have played in the Pulley League now.
 

Friend Of Tubby said:
Because HS recruits play college (or even post college) level competition in the Pulley League for the first time.

Actually 3 of his classes - 2008, 2009, and 2010 - have played in the Pulley League now.
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Maybe I am missing something or taking this the wrong way (at first I thought you were being sarcastic ... maybe you are? ) but I thought your deffense of people's poor reviews of Maverick in HP, was that Gopher coaches liked him enough to recruit and sign him, and you'd base opinions on that and not on HP reviews.

And the fact that Bostick dominated HP and Damien never really did, and there careers couldn't have been more different.

Idk, like I said maybe I am missing the point or something, but I am confused.
 

scher215 said:
Maybe I am missing something or taking this the wrong way (at first I thought you were being sarcastic ... maybe you are? ) but I thought your deffense of people's poor reviews of Maverick in HP, was that Gopher coaches liked him enough to recruit and sign him, and you'd base opinions on that and not on HP reviews.

And the fact that Bostick dominated HP and Damien never really did, and there careers couldn't have been more different.

Idk, like I said maybe I am missing the point or something, but I am confused.
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He also told me he wouldn't post personal emails earlier this year and did yesterday. Who knows what he is thinking. Guy has a serious issue with seperating real life and personal feelings from this message board.
 

scher215 said:
Maybe I am missing something or taking this the wrong way (at first I thought you were being sarcastic ... maybe you are? ) but I thought your deffense of people's poor reviews of Maverick in HP, was that Gopher coaches liked him enough to recruit and sign him, and you'd base opinions on that and not on HP reviews.

And the fact that Bostick dominated HP and Damien never really did, and there careers couldn't have been more different.

Idk, like I said maybe I am missing the point or something, but I am confused.
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The Pulley League games provide Gopher recruits with their first opportunity to play with and/or against college (and post college) players.

In the case of Ahanmisi, he defended aginst Khalid El-Amin and played with Al Nolen. Both of those guys are darn good PG. He (probably) learned that college opponents are going to be tougher than HS or Prep school players.

No one should base their ENTIRE evaluation of any player on a few summer league games.

Bostick is every bit the quality of player that he has shown in the past 3 summers of Pulley League play. There were OTC issues that impacted his success as a Gopher more so than his abilities as a player.

Johnson is a role player, defender, not a star. Players like him have a tough time impacting games like the Pulley League or other summer games.
 


Gold Vision said:
He also told me he wouldn't post personal emails earlier this year and did yesterday. Who knows what he is thinking. Guy has a serious issue with seperating real life and personal feelings from this message board.
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Actaully this is an incorrect summary of what I said.

I said that about e-mails from Tubby or Joel, period.
 


Friend Of Tubby said:
The Pulley League games provide Gopher recruits with their first opportunity to play with and/or against college (and post college) players.

In the case of Ahanmisi, he defended aginst Khalid El-Amin and played with Al Nolen. Both of those guys are darn good PG. He (probably) learned that college opponents are going to be tougher than HS or Prep school players.

No one should base their ENTIRE evaluation of any player on a few summer league games.

Bostick is every bit the quality of player that he has shown in the past 3 summers of Pulley League play. There were OTC issues that impacted his success as a Gopher more so than his abilities as a player.

Johnson is a role player, defender, not a star. Players like him have a tough time impacting games like the Pulley League or other summer games.
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Thank you for clarifying, I see what you are saying now.

I took "HP makes or breaks a Gopher recruit" to mean it determines there whole career, hence why I thought u were being sarcastic. But I can see your point better with the explanation.
 

scher215 said:
Thank you for clarifying, I see what you are saying now.

I took "HP makes or breaks a Gopher recruit" to mean it determines there whole career, hence why I thought u were being sarcastic. But I can see your point better with the explanation.
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I know Ahanmisi is lightly regarded by many here but he had a productive HS career in So Calif aginst good competition. His Prep school team (Stoneridge) produces lots of Div I players and plays a good (if limited) schedule against teams of similar quality, like Findlay Prep last year.

His Gopher future should not be determined by a few summer league games. He had his best games playing alongside Al Nolen. He is an excellent shooter and good scorer.
 

Friend Of Tubby said:
Because HS recruits play college (or even post college) level competition in the Pulley League for the first time.

Actually 3 of his classes - 2008, 2009, and 2010 - have played in the Pulley League now.
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Then use terms such a "summer league" and "college basketball recruit" when you drop specific terms such as "Gopher" and "Pulley League" it makes it sound like you've been around long enough to confidently say "THIS IS what happens here, no other way around it, if you're going to be a good player for the gophers you have to be good in Pulley League."

And I won't bash you for missing the the fact that I said only two of his recruiting classes have played in BOTH pulley and regular season games, it might have been a slight oversight on your part.
 

gopherfan15 said:
Then use terms such a "summer league" and "college basketball recruit" when you drop specific terms such as "Gopher" and "Pulley League" it makes it sound like you've been around long enough to confidently say "THIS IS what happens here, no other way around it, if you're going to be a good player for the gophers you have to be good in Pulley League."

And I won't bash you for missing the the fact that I said only two of his recruiting classes have played in BOTH pulley and regular season games, it might have been a slight oversight on your part.
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I did miss that, sorry.

I've seen the same kind of thing for UC Bearcat recruits playing in Deveroes summer league games in Cincy. Mixture of HS, JuCo, college, post college, and even pro players in Deveroes.

UC recruits almost always played in Deveroes games. Those games didn't determine their careers but gave an indication how they might perform at UC.

No coaching in the Deveroes games. Not so when collegiate games start. Big difference.
 

Friend Of Tubby said:
I know Ahanmisi is lightly regarded by many here but he had a productive HS career in So Calif aginst good competition. His Prep school team (Stoneridge) produces lots of Div I players and plays a good (if limited) schedule against teams of similar quality, like Findlay Prep last year.

His Gopher future should not be determined by a few summer league games. He had his best games playing alongside Al Nolen. He is an excellent shooter and good scorer.
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But it is a cause for concern when a D3 player gets the better of him and you sing his praise over scoring 15 points in one game. Without noting that in this same league Jacob Thomas has a 50 point game and consistantly scores 20 a game.
 

SoMpls said:
But it is a cause for concern when a D3 player gets the better of him and you sing his praise over scoring 15 points in one game. Without noting that in this same league Jacob Thomas has a 50 point game and consistantly scores 20 a game.
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Jacob Thomas is great and all, but whether he scores 1 point or 100 points if his grades don't get him into the U, it is irrelevant.

I have no idea how Maverick will do here, but he put in, not only the basketball work, but the school work to get to the U. I think posters here are way to critical of Maverick, but having said that, I've never seen him play. I just don't believe ANY college prospect is as bad as they make Maverick out to be. Heck, I could go stand out there with Al Nolen and put in a better game than people make it sound like Maverick has. Again, I have no first hand knowledge about him, but I just can't believe he is as bad as people say and will wait til game one to make any assesment.
 

Friend Of Tubby said:
He is an excellent shooter and good scorer.
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Ahanmisi is going to have a hard time getting his shot off... he is short and shoots flat footed. He appeared to be a pretty good dribbler in traffic, I'm hoping he can handle and distribute the rock as a limited back up point guard.
 

98VQueens said:
Ahanmisi is going to have a hard time getting his shot off... he is short and shoots flat footed. He appeared to be a pretty good dribbler in traffic, I'm hoping he can handle and distribute the rock as a limited back up point guard.
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UC Bearcats had a PG named Steve Logan about 10 years ago. Even shorter (5-10 maybe) than Ahanmisi. He learned how to get his shot off and is the 2nd leading all-time scorer at UC. Oscar Robertson is first. Logan made 1st team A-A too.

Ahanmisi has some learning to do. Coaches will help him learn. But he can shoot very well.
 

SoMpls said:
But it is a cause for concern when a D3 player gets the better of him and you sing his praise over scoring 15 points in one game. Without noting that in this same league Jacob Thomas has a 50 point game and consistantly scores 20 a game.
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Ahanmisi has 3 years of So Calif HS play and 1 year of high level Prep school play. He's been successful at both levels. His credentials extend beyond a single 15 point game.

His 3.5 GPA is another impressive number (that Jacob Thomas lacked). Minnesota got Austin Hollins instead of Thomas. Gophers got the better player of those 2, I think.
 

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