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BU recruit- class of 2009- Vee Sanford

New premium article from Scout.com--
Sanford gets loose in front of coaches
http://scouthoops.scout.com/2/842503.html


Here is a brief clip-
Lexington (Ky.) Catholic, led byVee Sanford, took on Lexington (Ky.) Tates Creek, with the winner advancing to the 43rd District finals and guaranteeing themselves a spot in the 11th Region Tournament, while the loser was sent home.
And when Sanford, a senior standout, was needed most, he rose to the occasion. After a rough start to the game, Sanford turned it up, knocking in floaters and deep off the dribble jumpers on his way to 31 points.

Sanford??™s big effort, on 12-for-21 shooting, is the main reason the Knights will play in the District championship on Friday against Lexington (Ky.) Lafayette. To go with his 31 points, he also tossed out five assists, had five steals, but turned it over five times.
With coaches from Georgetown, Virginia and Charlotte in attendance, Sanford showed his ability to take over a game.
The 6-foot-3 combo guard has seen varying levels of college interest thus far. He holds scholarship offers from Wyoming, Toledo, Indiana State, Miami, Bradley, Saint Louis and Loyola-Chicago, while Kentucky, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Marquette, Georgetown, Virginia and Charlotte are showing interest.
 
Here is an update on Vee Sanford from the Virginia Cavaliers' Rivals website. It is a premium article, but it now reports that Virginia is making a strong push to land Sanford. --
http://virginia.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=919744

http://virginia.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=80816

Here are a couple clips from the premium article--
Every spring in the world of college basketball recruiting, there are players who come virtually out of nowhere to become big-time targets.
One player who is experiencing that scenario right now is Lexington (Ky.) Lexington Catholic combo guard Vee Sanford.
The 6-foot-3, 175-pounder is having a monster senior season and numerous college programs, including Virginia, have made him a priority target this spring.
We asked him who the most serious suitors were at this point.
"Georgetown, Virginia, Charlotte, Nebraska and Kansas State are probably the main ones. Marquette and Baylor have come in lately but I have to start thinking about narrowing things down."
Last fall, Sanford took one official visit, meaning that he has four available to take this spring.
"I visited Bradley in October over Halloween weekend, so I have four official visits left," Sanford said. "I know that I'm definitely trying to go to Virginia and Georgetown. And Nebraska is another one I think I want to visit."
"I play a little smooth," Sanford said. "I like to shoot the mid-range floater but I can shoot from outside and I'm pretty explosive and can get to the basket. I try to model my game after Devin Harris."
Sanford and his Lexington Catholic teammates are 22-7 on the season and the star guard is averaging 23 points, five assists, five rebounds and four steals per game.
"I'm looking for a place where the coach is going to push me to get the most out of me. I also want to have an impact early and find a place where I feel like I fit in well."
 
I was reading through a chat on recruiting done by Reggie Rankin on espn.com and he had this to say about Vee.

Mike (DC): What do you know about Vee Sanford?

Reggie Rankin: Again, thanks Mike. Sanford is a skilled wing who's an excellent shooter off the dribble. He's got great range and a scorer's mentality. He's also big enough to play the two or three. I really like him. He's an excellent scoring wing. He played really well at the Marshall County Hoop Fest in the fall.


I'm still holding out hope Vee goes with his gut and comes to BRADLEY! We would love to have you here Vee.
 
Senior guard Vee Sanford (photo), who led the team at 22.5 points a game, has visits set up for Georgetown, Baylor and Charlotte. He's already visited Bradley and has dozens of other offers. Georgia, Nebraska, George Mason and Iowa are also showing major interest.

http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/demling/labels/Vee Sanford.html

From ESPN:
March, 2009: Sanford is a skilled, long athlete that has the ability to score in a variety of ways. He is a good ball handler and underrated passer but his strength lies in his three point range of the catch or dribble and his floater in the lane that he executes with excellent touch and body control. Sanford must add strength and he didn't shoot well this weekend but he has the potential to be an excellent college player.
Shooting Guard # 71
 
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Vee is solid, but really struggles against guards his size or bigger.

I've watched Vee the past two years in the KY state tournament and both times he's gone up against a good defender, he's really struggled.

When they played Covington Holmes in the state tournament a few weeks ago, Ricardo Johnson (6'6 2010 BU prospect) bottled Vee up and forced him in to 2 of 15 shooting for just 6 points.

I realize Vee won't be going up against many 6'6 guys with the talent and athleticism of Ricardo, but my point is, Vee is going to have to improve a lot to be a major contributor for the Braves.
 
Here is the link to that Rivals article--
http://ucf.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=935290

Since it is a premium article, we don't allow the entire text to be posted.

Here are a couple clips--
The UCF men's basketball team is poised to sign their best recruiting class ever, but they aren't quite done yet. The Knights are in search of one more player to bring into the fold and one of Kirk Speraw's assistants recently made a trip to Kentucky to check in with one of the country's top unsigned guards.

Vee Sanford, a 6-foot-3 combo guard from Lexington Catholic, hosted associate head coach Mike Jaskulski in his home last Thursday.
UCF as well as several other schools have offered invitations for Sanford to make an official visit. He previously visited Bradley last fall.

Mr. Sanford said his son would like to visit UCF and they hope to set up a date soon.

"We've never been been down there to UCF," Sanford said. "We've only seen what Coach Jaz has showed us and what I've seen on their Web site, but I've heard it's an unbelievable campus. He is supposed to visit Georgetown and Baylor. I need to double check, but I think Baylor is the 23rd of this month and Georgetown is going to be the 27th and 28th. They're going to be like back-to-back. Hopefully he'll get it set up where he'll get to UCF, then Georgia he's going to try to visit as well."

Iowa, Charlotte and Marshall are also in the mix. Huntington, W.V. is only a two-hour drive from Lexington so an unofficial visit is a possibility if they decide they want to check out the Thundering Herd.

Several of Sanford's visits may have to be mid-week trips due to scheduling conflicts on the weekends. He has a basketball engagement this coming weekend and his senior prom is the week after that.

"He's still wide open, which a lot of people can't believe. Like I tell them, this is a life changing experience. You have to make sure you evaluate everything. He may take all his visits or one or two visits and then commit, but that's only if he gets somewhere and decides, 'This is where I want to be' and that would be after he's met the coaches, players, administrators and see how the campus life is going to be. It's a new chapter of your life so you've got to make sure it's the right fit for you."

Sanford averaged 21.9 points and five rebounds as a senior.


By the way, UCF has a ton of 2-guards on their roster and newly committed for next year. I would be surprised if Vee selected UCF.

See:
http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?p=129433#post129433

In addition to Marcus Jordan and Nik Garcia, UCF also signed another 2-guard:
R.J. Scott-
http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=83661

and is in the running for yet another highly rated 2-guard-
Sherrod Wright-
http://ucf.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=60629
http://ucf.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=934873
 
Vee will be playing in the Big East for the Georgetown Hoyas next year. Just got word that he verballed today and will sign next week.
 
I wish we would have gotten him but Georgetown is a nice school in a great part of DC. I wish him luck!
 
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