2009 Recruit (former commitment)- Dwight Buycks

[Da Coach]

According to Rivals.com network, Bradley has offered a scholarship to class of 2007 shooting guard Dwight Buycks. He is a 6'2" shooting guard from Milwaukee Bayview High School.

Dwight Buycks profile--
http://www.chicagosports.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=54234

Premium article about Dwight Buycks' recruiting--
http://www.chicagosports.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=553964

In an interview Buycks said-
"Wisconsin-Green Bay and Bradley are the two schools that have offered. Iowa State will probably be the next school to offer. Illinois State, Loyola-Chicago, and Northern Iowa are also in the mix. I actually took a visit to Wisconsin-Green Bay and had an outstanding time. I have been to Michigan State as well. Iowa State, Bradley and Illinois State are the favorites. Those are the schools that I am very interested in at this time."

Other mentions--
#300 in class of 2007 rankings--
http://www.hoopscooponline.com/members/Classof2007-top660juniors.html

#400 in Class of 2007 national rankings--
http://www.geocities.com/classof07bbrankings/my_page.html

[oilerpimp]

He seems determined to take a visit to ISU. Is he aware that the redbirds have two pretty good SG's coming in this year with Eldridge and Hill?

[Da Coach]

There is a new article in WisHoops.Net about Dwight Buycks. It is a premium article, but it reports the following--
--Buycks says that in recent weeks both Memphis and Connecticut have been in contact.
--He has offers from Bradley University and UW-Green Bay, along with interest from Creighton, Holy Cross, Iowa State, Loyola of Chicago and Washington State.
--Buycks plans to take an unofficial visit to Bradley later this month, but may hold off on making a final decision on which school to attend until later in the fall.

http://images.wissports.net/wishoops/milwbayview/buycks.jpg

He looks like a better shooting version of Daniel Ruffin in these video clips (this might require a password)--
http://www.wissports.net/wishoops/courtside/csCloseupVideo05.asp?file=buycks&pname=Dwight%20Buycks

[Da Coach]

There is a new article on Dwight Buycks on Rivals.com. It might be a subscription article--
http://chicagosports.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=601319

Profile--
http://chicagosports.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=54234

In the article from today, Buycks says the top 2 teams on his list are Bradley and Memphis. Bradley has offered and Memphis has not offered, yet. He plans on visiting Bradley in the next 2 weeks.
Buycks has also had interest from Iowa State, Illinois State, Loyola-Chicago, Northern Iowa, and Wisconsin-Green Bay. He has just begun to receive contact from another school, UConn.
He says Bradley and Wisconsin-Green Bay have been up to the gym to watch him practice.

[Da Coach]

More video clips- click on the 2nd part for Dwight Buycks--
http://www.wissports.net/wishoops/tv/home.asp?bcpid=370322680&bclid=458993322&bctid=494751384

[tornado]

More video clips- click on the 2nd part for Dwight Buycks--
http://www.wissports.net/wishoops/tv/home.asp?bcpid=370322680&bclid=458993322&bctid=494751384


Buycks is multitalented, and looks like a 6-2 or 6-3 version of Tony Bennett.
I think he can help right away just like Andrew Warren has this year.

[Da Coach]

Indian Hills CC freshman Dwight Buycks scored 33 points in a triple overtime loss to Kirkwood.

http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071217/SPORTS0208/712170325/-1/NEWS04

[BradleyBrave]

He would be playing a big role for the Braves this year. It's too bad the kid didn't care about the classroom.

[DUBulldog]

Indian Hills CC freshman Dwight Buycks scored 33 points in a triple overtime loss to Kirkwood.

http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071217/SPORTS0208/712170325/-1/NEWS04

Just as an FYI, Kirkwood is a D-2 juco. Sounds like it was a great game.

[Anthony Parker is my Hero]

So is there any possibility of him coming to BU, and if so would he be a Junior or a Sophomore?

[Da Coach]

He would have to graduate from juco, so the earliest would be as a Fall, 2009 recruit. He is no longer committed to coming to BU, so Jim Les would have to recruit him again.

[tornado]

Sure it is possible, I just don't know how aggressively we are still pursuing him,
but I haven't heard that any other program is going hard after him, either.
One note on Rivals says Iowa State is looking but have not offered.

If he comes, it won't be until 2009 and he will have to graduate from juco and will be a junior, just like Boogie, David Collins, and Theron Wilson.

[Da Coach]

2 nights after scoring 33 points in a double overtime loss, Dwight Buycks scored 19 points to lead Indian Hills to a win over one of the top juco teams in the country, Southeastern Illinois--
http://www.ottumwacourier.com/sports/local_story_353005337.html

[Da Coach]

Another nice game for Dwight Buycks last night--
http://www.ottumwacourier.com/sports/local_story_043013921.html

[mrcoachdude]

some nice video...he is good:


http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=504627808&channel=353512526

[BradleyBrave]

It's too bad he couldn't get serious about school. He would have logged a lot of minutes this year.

[Big Mike]

I thought DB would have been a starter by mid-season! I hope he still considers the Braves!

[BradleyBrave]

I thought DB would have been a starter by mid-season! I hope he still considers the Braves!

Who would he have started over? Warren? Crouch? Ruffin? Wilson? I think he may have cut into SM's playing time a bit, but who knows. All of our guards might be a little fresher if DB was on the roster, since his replacement (TCS) hasn't exactly worked out.

[Da Coach]

Indian Hills plays today for 5th place in the NJCAA tournament.
http://www.hutchnews.com/Sports/indianhills2008-03-21T23-34-34

Nice article about Dwight Buycks--
http://www.ottumwacourier.com/sports/local_story_082004944.html?keyword=topstory

[real fan]

Buycks would fit into Bradley"s program perfectly as we use our guards better then most teams, hope he still wants to play at BU as I believe he could be the next great guard to play here.

[Da Coach]

Indian Hills plays today for 5th place in the NJCAA tournament.
http://www.hutchnews.com/Sports/indianhills2008-03-21T23-34-34

Nice article about Dwight Buycks--
http://www.ottumwacourier.com/sports/local_story_082004944.html?keyword=topstory

Dwight Buycks injured his ankle and Indian Hills lost their game Saturday and finished in 6th place in the NJCAA tournament.
Dwight Buycks scored 12 points, and was named to the All NJCAA Tournament team.

http://www.hutchnews.com/Sports/gilamonster2008-03-23T00-01-20

http://www.thehawkeye.com/Story/njcaa-roundup-032308

South Plains CC of Texas won the tournament.


The Division II juco tournament was won by Mott College of Michigan for the 2nd year in a row--
http://www.chicagohoops.com/articles1/mott3.html

[tornado]

Buycks' fine performances in the NJCAA tourney has the big boys checking in on him....more will follow

[Big Mike]

If someone wants to open this up to see if the Braves still get a mention or not?

http://bradley.scout.com/a.z?s=455&p=2&c=758623&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2fbradley.scout.com%2fa.z% 3fs%3d455%26p%3d2%26c%3d758623

[Da Coach]

That article came out last Friday on the iowa State Scout site. it talks about their top recruiting priorities for their class of 2009. And it focuses on Dwight Buycks. I didn't post anything about it when it came out, because it does not mention Bradley. That doesn't mean anything, as many of these recruiting articles on Scout and Rivals treat mid-major recruiting interest as if those schools don't exist.

Here are a couple clips from the article--

Dwight holds no current scholarship offers but said that Iowa State (http://iowastate.scout.com/), Kentucky, Indiana, Marquette (http://marquette.scout.com/), and Tennessee are the main schools that have been recruiting him. "I've talked to Iowa State Assistant Coach T.J. (Otzelberger) a lot and our relationship is good. We talk a lot and he has told me that they would love to have me there," said Buycks

Dwight also learned about Iowa State from current Cyclone Diante Garrett. "We both are from Milwaukee and he and I are real close," said Buycks. "He's not trying to pressure me or anything but he just told me that we would be a good 1-2 punch if I went there."
Dwight is currently at Indian Hills taking summer classes in order to get ahead with his school work. "It's important to me and will be with whatever school I choose," he said. "I want to make sure they have a program that will keep me focused on both basketball and my grades."
Buycks said he will likely wait until during the season to make a final decision. "It will probably be made during the season," he said. "I just want to see how everyone feels about me before I commit."