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Macari Brooks to Bradley?

According to the official NJCAA website he averaged 15 ppg and 30.8% from three last year-
http://stats.njcaa.org/sports/mbkb/2012-13/div1/players/macaribrooksi7h2?view=gamelog

This season he is averaging 24.8 ppg and shooting 37.5% from three-
http://stats.njcaa.org/sports/mbkb/2013-14/div1/players/macaribrookswxvd

Bio from DePaul-
http://www.depaulbluedemons.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/brooks_macari00.html

Bio from Blinn College website- he is a Mac Irvin guy-
http://www.buccaneersports.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/bios/brooks_macari_ltjb

He left DePaul in Oct., 2011 for academic reasons, and has spent 2 years at Blinn-
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/8454891-419/guard-macari-brooks-leaves-depaul.html
 
Dismissed from DePaul in fall of 2011, he apparently did not play anywhere that season..
in 2012 he originally signed with Indian Hills CC in Iowa then was released from there - signing in the fall of 2012 with Blinn - but apparently not eligible for the early part of that season and only played ten games in the 2012-13 season
He is a Mac Irvin kid and good friends with Mike Shaw .. I like it - scoring well - with him & Tramique we will have some shooters...
 
Nice.....a scorer to go with TS and Donte will be good....wonder if this opens up a ride or fulfills the scholarships for next season?
 
Don't know why but Tribe on the other board said it's not a done deal yet. Next week possibly. Tribe seems to be pretty up on what's going on so we'll have to wait and see.
 
Yes, this is not an official commitment yet. I just did some checking and though he has announced on his twitter that he's coming to Bradley, he has not officially confirmed it with our coaches. Somewhat unconventional. He has a visit set up later this month according to Dave Reynolds-
https://twitter.com/DaveReynolds2
 
It may be difficult to confirm it since he isn't eligible to sign a LOI and he still may have academic issues...we will have to wait and see..

also his 24.8 ppg is not 4th best in all of juco ball - it is currently 5th best at the DI level of NJCAA
http://stats.njcaa.org/sports/mbkb/2013-14/div1/index

there are 12 other kids playing at DII level NJCAA including Lincoln's Aaron Simpson plus 5 more at DIII level averaging over 24.8
There's still some kids like Jovany Austin at Malcolm X that I'd love to land - 26.6 ppg & 15 rpg
http://stats.njcaa.org/sports/mbkb/2013-14/div1/players/jovanyaustin50fu


Macari dunking exhibition w/ Mike Shaw:


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https://twitter.com/MacariJBrooks/status/384585758616465408/photo/1
 
He is not a pure shooter like many fans think we need, but I like the fact he is a scorer. I think this kind of player is a step in the right direction- instead of kids who were not even scorers in HS or JC or who are not ready to contribute like most recent recruits.
 
We've had athletic teams in the past but they didn't always shoot well. Let's hope the guys coming in are athletic and also have basketball skills.
 
he joins Saihou Jassey, Jermaine Brown, and Jalen Crawford as BU recruits who were touted as kids who had 40 inch verticals and legendary athleticism ...
 
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