Robert Upshaw To Pick Kansas State Over Georgetown, Louisville, and Fresno State
by TheMidRangeGame on Nov 14, 2011 11:58 AM EST
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PrintThough the official announcement isn't until 5pm, according to Coast to Coast Recruiting Robert Upshaw, a 7-foot center prospect from California, will choose Kansas State over Georgetown, Louisville, and his hometown school Fresno State. Upshaw, considered a raw and still growing prospect with the chance to blossom into a powerful big man, was ranked 49th by ESPN and the 10th best center recruit in the 2012 class.
The commitment of Upshaw would have fortified a thinning front line for the Hoyas, but alas Upshaw chose not to become the latest 7-footer to attend Big Man U and instead will enjoy his college years in scenic Manhattan, Kansas. It's unclear how Upshaw was unswayed by the Georgetown staff's water into wine performance on Saturday afternoon when Henry Sims notched 19 points, 6 boards, 5 assists, and three blocks.
Though the 2012 class remains solid after the earlier acceptance of D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, the Hoyas have had recent near-misses with Kyle Anderson, T.J. Warren and now Upshaw.
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The Class of 2012 remains as follows:
- D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera – G – 6'3'' – 215lbs
- Brandon Bolden – F – 6'9'' – 195lbs
While there are remaining targets for the 2012 recruiting class like swingman Devonta Pollard, big man Tony Parker, and wing Andrew White, it is increasingly looking like JT3 will hold onto his remaining '12 scholarship and save it to use for a star-studded group of recruits Thompson is pursuing in the Class of 2013. Georgetown has two scholarships available for the 2013 season.
2013 Targets:
- Troy Williams – G/F – 6'6'' – 190lbs (#8 in ESPN's Class of 2013)
- Kennedy Meeks– C – 6'8'' -- 260lbs (#29 in ESPN's Class of 2013)
- Josh Hart - G - 6'3'' - 190lbs (NR in ESPN's Class of 2013)
- Beejay Anya - F/C - 6'8'' - 250lbs (#37 in ESPN's Class of 2013)
- Allerik Freeman - G - 6'4'' - 210lbs (#9 in ESPN's Class of 2013)
- Tyler Ennis - G - 6'2'' - 180lbs (#56 in ESPN's Class of 2013)
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SMH
Just don’t get it. K-State has excess of bigs, and we have limited amount of bigs. O well…
Now for 13 prospects we should go hard after troy and meeks
Perhaps
Upshaw believes he’ll be starting right out of the gate as a incoming freshman for 2012?!
Also what does it say about JT3’s offensive scheme in regards to the center not being on the blocks at the majority of the time. Furthermore, the preference of the big doing a lot more of passing instead of sitting on the blocks looking to get fed down low (this is the strength of Upshaw being more of a back-to-the-basket type of player).
But hey, it’s time to move on start going after Nerlens (wishful thinking) and others….
John Calipari
This is all his fault. If he doesn’t get a commitment from Willie Cauly, then Cauly would have picked K-State and Upshaw would have came here
If the kid wanted to go to K State
I doubt Georgetown was his second choice
by VictorPage'sLeftEye on Nov 14, 2011 1:04 PM EST up reply actions
I played against K State during college
Anyone who voluntarily moves to Manhattan, KS is a lunatic. Well, unless you’re getting a boatload of money. But now that Dalonte Hill has left, there is simply no reason to go to school there
by itsallthatmatters on Nov 14, 2011 12:29 PM EST reply actions
Did Frank Martin sign an extension there?
Real chance he never coaches this kid in a single game if he bounces from Manhattan, KS to a location that doesn’t suck after the season.
Casually.
Yes, he signed an extension, and if he's not leaving for Miami or Florida, the odds of him going anywhere are very slim.
Frank is beloved in Manhattan, and with the football TV money coming our way, keeping him well compensated will not be a problem.
We are in the middle of building him a $20 million state-of-the-art practice facility. He may ultimately leave for another school, no one is naive about that, but it will not be due to issues regarding monetary compensation, facilities, or, apparently, inability to recruit to Manhattan.
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why
he should be fired not extend after 2015.
Terrible coach and abrasive.
by hoyasincebirth on Nov 15, 2011 12:50 AM EST up reply actions
You really went on a troll spree this time didn’t you!!
lol Even threatened our esteemed leader Casual..
If I'm looking at basketball schools with good academics ...
Kansas State pretty much tops the list. It’s the Harvard of the plains.
"Since 1986, Kansas State ranks first nationally among state universities in its total of Rhodes, Marshall, Truman, Goldwater, and Udall scholars with 124 recipients."
There’s no way they used a spread sheet + trial and error to come up with a statistic like that.
by WallaceAtTheLineShooting2 on Nov 14, 2011 3:07 PM EST up reply actions
Just a guess
Udall, Truman Goldwater and Marshall = 123
by bunk moreland on Nov 14, 2011 4:16 PM EST up reply actions
Actually,
they’re 2nd in the country in Rhodes Scholars among public universities since 1986. That’s the same amount as Cornell, a private university you may have heard of.
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by Dr. van Strijcker on Nov 15, 2011 7:20 PM EST up reply actions
No Upshaw no problem!!!!
PF’s will have to play like guards in the paint. This means they will have to move their feet, play above the rim, and pass the ball. Look for the weak side cuts on offense and defend the rim like it’s your mama’s rim. Except contact like it’s an end of the week paycheck and play like there motor is stuck wide open. They need to take this shit personal!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Eastcoastteddy
by Melvin M. Tuggle III on Nov 14, 2011 1:13 PM EST reply actions
according to his mom
Georgetown was ahead of Louisville on his list
by GeorgetownCuddler on Nov 14, 2011 2:39 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Wow, I feel better already!!!!!!!
Eastcoastteddy
by Melvin M. Tuggle III on Nov 14, 2011 5:18 PM EST up reply actions
What's the problem here?
Seriously, JT3 and staff need to look into to the root cause for loosing out on high ranking recruits. Outside of not having a new athletic training facility, what else is turning these guys away, and is this a problem for the lady’s Hoyas as well?
Eastcoastteddy
by Melvin M. Tuggle III on Nov 14, 2011 5:27 PM EST up reply actions
You recruit 20 + players a year..
for a few roster spots.. They all can’t say yes, your going to lose more than you win. Upshaw is a good player, but DSR is rated higher (whatever that is worth). So it’s hard to say we are losing out on high ranking recruits when we just landed 1.
the fact that a 7 footer like upshaw chose kansas state over georgetown or louisville should immediately cause the red button in the ncaa office to go off
it’s just too bad that that red button is sitting in a room that is locked from the outside.
Casually.
That's a pretty ignorant comment, especially for a moderator of a blog on the SB Nation Network.
Please elaborate as to why you think the ‘red button’ should be going off because he chose to play for Kansas State over Georgetown? I’m all ears.
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What happened with K State and the DC Assault thing..
Are they under investigation or?
No. We hired Dalonte Hill, who was a former coach for DC Assault. He was vastly overpaid, but no rules were broken by engaging in that practice.
He is also no longer employed by Kansas State. He is currently on Turgeon’s staff at Maryland.
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no rules broken as reported YET
but if you believe that was above board 100% and Beasley is/was lying, don’t stop believin’
by thejerseytornado on Nov 14, 2011 6:57 PM EST up reply actions
Until there is some connection between Beasley receiving cash from KSU via Hill, we're fine.
None of the documentation out there in the lawsuit shows any connection between Kansas State and payments or benefits made to Beasley. It’s all between Curtis Malone (DC Assault President), Joel Bell (Agent), and Beasley’s mother. Nothing was contingent on him going to KSU. All of the connections were made at least four years in advance of Beasley committing to KSU. Bell would have paid for Mike’s mother to go to Georgetown if that were the school he selected.
Until that connection is made, Beasley just followed his mentor, who Bob Huggins hired legally.
Will KSU have to forfeit the games Mike played in? Probably. Mike was technically ineligible. But will there be sanctions? Doubtful unless someone can find a connection between Kansas State (or one of our boosters) feeding them benefits, which was nowhere in that lawsuit.
I know that it’s hard to believe that someone would pick a nice, fun college town (like Manhattan) and a good university (like Kansas State) over playing on a team in a conference that may not exist in two or three years, but don’t let that stop you from coming up with a nice story and a justification as to why Georgetown lost another recruit. Carry on.
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Which is why Louisville would crawl on broken glass to try to get in.to the Big 12. Good to know. Have a great evening!
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come on dude
dont come to a biased message board that just lost out on a recruit and expect unbiased opinions. being an sbn nation moderator, you should know that.
Good talk.
by Hire Esherick on Nov 15, 2011 12:00 AM EST up reply actions
You guys sure did get a lot of guys from DC assault over the years…
Very interesting lol.. Vastly overpaid huh? Cracky Malone was involved 2?? Really??? Maaaan my momma always told me when there’s smoke…. Oh wait “Panjandrum” says there’s nothing to see here!? Nevermind!
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