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2012 recruit Tanner Williams
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midstateknowitall
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Picked up an Offer from Missouri State today while on his visit...
2012 recruit Tanner Williams of Orion HS will be visiting the Bradley campus in the next couple weeks. He is still high on Bradley's recruiting list, and from someone who has had personal communication with him I hear he really likes Bradley a lot.
He is a similar player to Jake Kelly, tall (6'6"), with great guard skills, and a very good high school shooter. Kelly also came from a small high school, class 2A Marshall HS in Marshall, Illinois.
He is a similar player to Jake Kelly, tall (6'6"), with great guard skills, and a very good high school shooter. Kelly also came from a small high school, class 2A Marshall HS in Marshall, Illinois.
From March of this year:
http://chicagohoops.hoops247.com/in...returns-later-this-spring&catid=34:recruiting
http://chicagohoops.hoops247.com/in...returns-later-this-spring&catid=34:recruiting
and apparently Missouri State has already offered:
http://ilprepbullseye.com/Williams_Missouri_State_Offer.html
http://ilprepbullseye.com/Williams_Missouri_State_Offer.html
midstateknowitall
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Highlight Video of Tanner Williams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCN5xnU-_7w
He will have plenty of offers after July!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCN5xnU-_7w
He will have plenty of offers after July!!!
2012 recruit Tanner Williams will be visiting Bradley today.
Tanner has been to Bradley a few times before.
Note the team he lists on his Facebook page as his favorite team-
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=751883424
Note the team he lists on his Facebook page as his favorite team-
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=751883424
LittleBrave
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Very cool! And Jimmer is one of his favorite athletes - hopefully he can shoot as well as Jimmer...if he ends up a Brave!
Looks like it's a nice day out so far... Always helps make that campus look good!
I always thought the campus looks its best during the summer. There's also a nice laid back feel to it when it is nice and warm. I guess I just could not deal with the cold mid-west winters to well!:wink:
tornado
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Tanner williams got a nice writeup in a premium recruiting story --
Here's part..
"Tanner Williams, SF, Peoria Irish – Williams had a strong summer ...A torn meniscus forced him to miss all spring ...
His ball skills and jumper still need some refining, and it will be interesting to see his development as his health improves."
I will have more later..including his list of schools.......
Here's part..
"Tanner Williams, SF, Peoria Irish – Williams had a strong summer ...A torn meniscus forced him to miss all spring ...
His ball skills and jumper still need some refining, and it will be interesting to see his development as his health improves."
I will have more later..including his list of schools.......
midstateknowitall
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Alot of factors come into why or why he doesnt have offers.
Injury: He torn his maniscus and had surgery which caused him to miss from late march until early June. 3 months not playing a lick of basketball. A few days before July evaluation period starts he rolls his left ankle pretty bad (which is his jumping foot). While everyone else has had the spring to adjust to the difference in competition (especially coming from a super small school) he has got thrown in to the most covered, most competitive month and had to adjust on the fly coming off injuries.
Does he need to work on things? Absolutely: Shot needs to be more consistent, ball handling needs to improve a little. But he also brings toughness, rebounding, athleticism, and is best at scoring in straight line opportunities from the wing or in the post. (He will be a 4/3 at the next level).
It will be interesting to see where his recruitment goes. Alot of coaches knows he has the size athleticism and toughness to play at D1 level. It is just going to come down to how he fits into a particular system.
Injury: He torn his maniscus and had surgery which caused him to miss from late march until early June. 3 months not playing a lick of basketball. A few days before July evaluation period starts he rolls his left ankle pretty bad (which is his jumping foot). While everyone else has had the spring to adjust to the difference in competition (especially coming from a super small school) he has got thrown in to the most covered, most competitive month and had to adjust on the fly coming off injuries.
Does he need to work on things? Absolutely: Shot needs to be more consistent, ball handling needs to improve a little. But he also brings toughness, rebounding, athleticism, and is best at scoring in straight line opportunities from the wing or in the post. (He will be a 4/3 at the next level).
It will be interesting to see where his recruitment goes. Alot of coaches knows he has the size athleticism and toughness to play at D1 level. It is just going to come down to how he fits into a particular system.
midstateknowitall
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BCS SCHOOL??? is the MVC in that Category???
Tanner has high major athleticism and size.
Skills to be a wing need to be refined and worked on. Nobody is saying he going to come in and be a difference maker right away. He is best suited for low-low mid level as a 4/3 hybrid. There is something to say when a kid is 6'6.5 or 6'7 with his athleticism. You can work with them to become better shooters and ball handlers, but you cannot necessarily make a player super athletic or any taller.
Like I stated before schools will offer eventually. And will help make him into a more complete player like your saying he needs to be right now...
D1 at any level is an awesome accomplishment.
Eastern IL like you mentioned beat Bradley last yr, correct? UIC beat Illinois? All the upsets in the tournament? Goes to show you why they play the game and how anyone can beat anyone...
Tanner has high major athleticism and size.
Skills to be a wing need to be refined and worked on. Nobody is saying he going to come in and be a difference maker right away. He is best suited for low-low mid level as a 4/3 hybrid. There is something to say when a kid is 6'6.5 or 6'7 with his athleticism. You can work with them to become better shooters and ball handlers, but you cannot necessarily make a player super athletic or any taller.
Like I stated before schools will offer eventually. And will help make him into a more complete player like your saying he needs to be right now...
D1 at any level is an awesome accomplishment.
Eastern IL like you mentioned beat Bradley last yr, correct? UIC beat Illinois? All the upsets in the tournament? Goes to show you why they play the game and how anyone can beat anyone...
Another thing to take into consideration...
Williams had to get knee surgery. People are saying 'when he recovers,' but that doesn't mean that he's going to get that bounce back. Look no farther than Will Egolf to see what a knee injury can do to a player's bounce.
People are making a big deal out of "6'6 with athleticism," but if you strip him of his athleticism and just look at his skill set, he's not a D-1 player.
Williams had to get knee surgery. People are saying 'when he recovers,' but that doesn't mean that he's going to get that bounce back. Look no farther than Will Egolf to see what a knee injury can do to a player's bounce.
People are making a big deal out of "6'6 with athleticism," but if you strip him of his athleticism and just look at his skill set, he's not a D-1 player.