Kelvin Sampson Takes a Hit on the Recruiting Trail

[tornado]

One of the top 2008 players in the nation, 4-STAR Eshaunte Jones, who had already
verbally committed to Kelvin Sampson and Indiana, has backed out of his committment.
He is 6-4 shooting guard from Ft. Wayne.

http://indiana.rivals.com/content.asp?cid=687176

http://indiana.rivals.com/viewprospe...2&pr_key=37798

Some news along this front....Eshaunte Jones, the 4-Star guy that backed out of his IU committment has now decided to go to Oregon State.

http://www.wane.com/Global/story.asp?S=7286719&nav=0RYd

In the meantime, the guy Sampson seems to have landed as a replacement, is not a Top 100, he is a 3-Star guy from out east...Terrell Holloway

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071030/SPORTS0601/710300439

[tornado]

Yesssss............for all you Kelvin Sampson fans, our buddy just took another hit on the recruiting trail...although Kelvin's loss is Huggy's gain!

Kevin Jones.......a high scoring, FOUR-STAR PF from New York, that a whole lot of people already had in the fold for Indiana,

http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=55562

Has reportedly just held a press conference at his high school in Mt. Vernon, New York,
and has decided for West Virginia...........and Bob Huggins!!

http://westvirginia.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=739466

[BradleyBrave]

I like and respect Bob Huggins a lot more than I like and respect Kelvin Sampson.

[tornado]

Here's more..........

Kevin Jones just said this in an interview......

"Indiana was a close 2nd..."

"Gerard said that Indiana was in the mix despite the recent phone scandal that cost assistant Rob Senderoff his job and head coach Kelvin Sampson a $500,000 bonus and a scholarship for next year.

"The phonegate thing never really deterred us at all," Gerard said. "When it came down to it, Indiana has a lot of pieces and they do have a lot of wings there right now.
In the end, though, Huggins' resume and the chance to play at West Virginia were too much to turn down. "

http://indiana.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=739420

So......in your face Kelvin!!

[Beninator]

Gee what a choice.. The kid can play for Huggins or Sampson.... the combined graduation rate for both coaches cant be greater than 10%...

[tornado]

But that's infinitely better than the chances of graduating when you play for Gary Williams at Maryland.

[tornado]

.... 6-5 guard Lance Stephenson out of Brooklyn's Lincoln High...

Lance Stephenson is suspended for three games for fighting, but no big deal, the guy already has his own website and promotional network!

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/11/sports/11preps.html?_r=1&ref=sports&oref=slogin

http://www.bornready.tv/

Just maybe he'll be as successful in the NBA as Sebastian Telfair!

[Braves4Life]

Lance Stephenson is suspended for three games for fighting, but no big deal, the guy already has his own website and promotional network!

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/11/sports/11preps.html?_r=1&ref=sports&oref=slogin

http://www.bornready.tv/

Just maybe he'll be as successful in the NBA as Sebastian Telfair!

Wow! Kid's got some skillz

................but has he got any brains and fundamentals? Wonder if and where he'll play his college ball? I'm betting with Huggins and WVU

[Da Coach]

Wow! Kid's got some skillz

In addition to basketball skills, the kid really knows how to put together a great personal website. Did he learn all those computer programming skills in high school?