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beauso79 wrote:

scott715 wrote:
here is a 6'10" LDS Junior prospect http://nwitimes.com/sports/high-school/indiana/article_7333a37d-31eb-50ea-b05d-0aa2341e6661.html

Seems like this kid might be a risk worth taking. he could really turn into quite a player, might even be 7' by the time he enrolls.

This guy would probably be as good as Anderson anyways

bball wrote:
There's a guy who plays for Orlando in the NBA that cannot shoot beyond about 10 feet, he's lazy, doesn't rebound very well, but dunks and blocks shots...and everybody raves about him. Of course take a look at this guy.

kfilly20 wrote:

There's a guy who plays for Orlando in the NBA that cannot shoot beyond about 10 feet, he's lazy, doesn't rebound very well, but dunks and blocks shots...and everybody raves about him. Of course take a look at this guy.

you mean the most dominant big man in the game? The one who can control the whole game without scoring a point? him?

scott715 wrote:
The 2010 recruiting class is now closed. Any targets for 2011? Who is the top recruit in utah? Scout has nothing in their database.

Basketball: BYU checking out a highly touted Washington guard

December 17th, 2009





As is widely known, Provo High’s Kyle Collinsworth and Anson Winder, a 6-3 guard from Las Vegas’ Bishop Gorman High, signed with BYU’s basketball program last month. Both are well into their senior seasons.

Winder is off to a nice start, having scored 22 points the other night against Durango High. He had 16 against Findlay Prep, a national power.

The Cougars had one other scholarship available to give out, but are holding on to it and will likely sign another player in the spring who can join them in time for the 2010-11 season. The could either be a junior college transfer or a high school player.

But who are they looking at from the Class of 2011 (this year’s juniors)?

A source familiar with their recruiting efforts told me they are interested in Brett Kingma, a 6-2 shooting guard from Jackson High School in Mill Creek, Wash.

Although Kingma is not LDS, he’s given BYU at least some indication that he has an interest in the Cougars. Kingma had offers from Gonzaga, Portland, Portland State and Eastern Washington early in his sophomore season, according to this report, but subsequently broke his arm and did not finish the season.

He’s a junior now, and off to a nice start. Seattle University, which beat the University of Utah recently, has also offered. BYU has not offered yet, but likes him a lot, I’ve been told.



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Locally, one player from the Class of 2011 that the Cougars have their eye on is Brighton High point guard Corbin Miller. They have not offered yet, however. Miller plays for the Salt Lake Metro club team when he's not playing for the Bengals.

Another 2011 target, who does have an offer from BYU, is DeMarcus Harrison, the 6-foot-5 junior from South Carolina who is currently attending a prep school (Christ School) in North Carolina. Harrison, who is LDS, is ranked as the 54th best prospect in the country in the class of 2011 by ESPNU.

Coaches from all the top programs in the country are swinging by Chris School to get a look at Harrison, but the Cougars are still very much in the running for him.



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A sophomore locally to keep tabs on for both Utah and BYU is Jordan Loveridge, a 6-foot-6 star-in-the-making at West Jordan High. Scouts say Loveridge will be a high-Division I prospect before his career as a Jaguar is over.

We wrote a few weeks ago about prep basketball star Brett Kingma, a junior at Jackson High in Mill Creek, Wash., whom BYU is following.

Turns out, there’s another underclassman from that state who is also drawing the attention of Cougar coaches.

Jordan Chatman, a sophomore at Skyview High in Vancouver, Wash., is off to a strong start this season and is definitely on BYU’s radar.

Chatman, a 6-foot-3 guard, is the son of former BYU standout Jeff Chatman. He started as a freshman and is now his team’s leading scorer as a sophomore. He recently scored 27 points in a 63-61 win over Hockinson High and made the game-winning shot.

According to a family member, Chatman has already been contacted by LSU, Davidson, Washington State, Utah, Utah State, Arizona and BYU.





At least one BYU coach will reportedly be on hand today when Chatman's team takes on North Eugene at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland. Tipoff is at 2 p.m. PST.



Last summer, one scouting service filed this report and watching Chatman in California:



Chatman is a tremendous scorer and projects to be a sold Division 1 two-guard at the mid major level. He has a solid looking frame with long arms and he possesses a real knack for putting points on the board. he can knock down the 3-point shot with regularity and he gets good lift on his shot as well. In addition, he has quick 1st step to the basket and he maneuvers well around traffic. He does have a tendency to hunt for his own shot and he'll need to learn how to create for others in the half court set to expand his game. On the other hand, in transition he delivered a number of fine assists for easy baskets. Overall, in the coming seasons it will be interesting to see how his frame fills out as well as his skills to determine the level of his recruitment.

craigoscarson wrote:
I'm not sure what to think about Demarcus Harrison. A once "must have" recruit (at least by the fanspeak) for the cougars that for whatever reason has fallen off the radar of a lot of big schools, including wake forest, clemson etc. He transferred to a prep school last year which might mean he's in the class of '11 now but I'm not sure; I know sometimes they literally prolong high school by attending prep schools so maybe he's in next years class.

BYU basketball coaches have picked up a commitment from Isaac Neilson, a 6-foot-10 post player from Mission Viejo High in Calif.

A senior, Neilson will sign with the Cougars during November's early signing period. However, he turns 19 in December of 2011 and plans on going on an LDS Church mission prior to enrolling at BYU.

That means Neilson will see the court for BYU for the first time in the fall of 2014, if all goes as planned....