rockchalktalk ‏@rockchalktalk · 2m2 minutes ago
Sounds like Tevin Mack is going to be the last piece of the #kubball roster, though I wouldn’t rule out a 5th year or juco guy

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Recruit Hawk ‏@RecruitHawk · Apr 30
Tevin Mack reportedly down to KU and UT. My guess is he is waiting on Jaylen Brown. If Brown goes elsewhere, I expect Mack to KU. #kubball

JayhawkSlant ‏@JayhawkSlant · Apr 28  Olathe, KS
Exchanged a few text messages with Tevin Mack's mom this morning and she has plenty to say about #kubball. Shay

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MidlandsHSSports @midHSsports
· 12h 12 hours ago
Although Tevin Mack made U-O visit to @UGABasketball over the weekend w/ older brother, @TexasMBB & @KUHoops remain teams to beat.

@Statmachine like what?

@Statmachine can't figure if he wanted to follow smart, why is he waiting so long?

@Statmachine brown did go to Cali.

@Crimsonorblue22 Yes he did. Mack is 4 year player and a NEED for the WUG! I hope KU snags him.

@Statmachine you said he was waiting on browns decision, that's what I was wondering about.

@Statmachine and what did his mom say??? You left us hanging!!

@Crimsonorblue22 I copy pasted a Tweet from someone else. I know Brown went to Cali so now we wait and see if it pans out?

Mack's mom said something about KU pushing the hardest saying "they really need him". If the crystal ball means anything we are really behind Texas (smart angle) and Georgia who he reportedly visited.
If Self's interest is that much he must really know something about our perimeter that we don't.

@BeddieKU23 The crystal ball does not mean anything to me any more! That same crystal ball had Brown at a 5% chance to end up at Cali. Most of those experts follow ever high school athlete in every sport so when they see someone closest to the source make their predictions everyone jumps on the band wagon. Doesn't mean that expert has any relevant information. Could be a gut feeling which obviously means nothing.

@BeddieKU23 I think it's chicken salad that shaka is now trying to steal out his players from VCU. Furthermore, I don't think we should have to tell any kid we 'really need him". We're KU, dammit. We're looking for the guys that say "I really need you, KU".

@Statmachine

I agree there's basically what 3 to 4 guys who get some information like Meyer and such and then everyone follows suit after the fact of Meyer making a pick. But I wouldn't say that its useless or means nothing because usually it gives you an idea where kids may end up.

Brown said very little so the speculation he was going here or there was never factual information. But the limited info that was out there didn't point to KU at any point and nobody had him going to us even though we made his top 5.

The Cal pick is shocking to me because I only thought he was interested if Rabb & Swanigan both went there. Swanigan was always a Mich St lean from the beginning so I just thought it was odd that that they won out. I don't view Cal as a team to fear and I do think he will go pro after 1 year no matter how much he says he wants to stay and develop. Kids with his talent don't pass up on the money.

I have been following all of the 2016 KU recruits (or scholarship offers) and I could make a lot of assumptions based off of their twitter posts. Some of these kids are commenting heavily on UK so I could make the assumption that they are going to UK and that's how most experts decide on their CB predictions. Same with KU BUT if Cheick and Bragg are still around next year do you really think all of the big guys leaning towards KU will commit to KU? I doubt it. The CB is a good measuring stick when kids are talking BUT if their not (like Brown, and Wiggins) most of the picks are just band wagon picks because some kid says they had a great official visit and said they loved the coach and program.

@KUSTEVE

In this case I think its KU saying that we need this guy and not so much the other way around. It's not like we were involved the first time around with him so the mutual interest is coming from Self's choice to make him a priority. Remember he's the backup plan to the back up, back up back up plan.

@BeddieKU23 If i was Tevin, and I had selected VCU first, and was then offered by Kansas, I would've broken a finger calling Coach Self back to gladly, and joyously accept.

@Statmachine

UK will have a strong 16 class, a lot of top prospects in their area.

KU has a lot of targets as well but guys like Bolden, Ferguson, Fox, Herard, and others are guys that we've been in on for some time. I know Self is after the big fish as well but I don't view him as having much of a chance with them. Josh Jackson keeps getting thrown around as a KU lean but zero info to back that up. He's more likely to skip College than end up here...

@KUSTEVE

I agree but he signed with Smart before, got out and the one school he was considering before KU and Georgia got involved was Texas. I wonder if he will stay loyal to Smart or break his heart and play for his rival. I don't have a good feeling that he would do that but I'll never be able to predict 18 year old kids minds either.

@BeddieKU23 You have to remember Smart walked out on his obligation for the kids that play for VCU so I don't believe that Mack has any obligation to follow him to UT. If KU is the better option in Mack's eyes he will commit to KU. Loyalty works both ways and Smart left him hanging first.

@Statmachine great pt!

Interesting, neither ESPN ↗or 24-7 Sports ↗have KU as having offered; KU is not even in his list of schools.

@JayHawkFanToo

Good eye, thanks for posting that.

I THINK HE WUOLD DO GOOD AT KU

Philip Nelson Jr(PJ) ‏@pjsaturday63 · 3m3 minutes ago
Tevin Mack will likely visit Kansas soon. This is a good sign #kubball

I have been watching Tevin Mack's FB and Twitter all day. BORED

@Statmachine thank you!

Hearing Florida has met or will meet with North Little Rock guard KeVaughn Allen today. If Self brought in Tevin Mack and KeVaughn Allen it would really kick it up a notch! I have heard from the rumor mill Self is interested in KeVaughn Allen if he transfers.

Chip Miller ‏@BLUEChip_Miller · 20h20 hours ago
2015 Florida signee KeVaughn Allen will wait until Florida hires their next coach before making a decision on his future, per a source.

Recruit Hawk ‏@RecruitHawk · May 1
KU could be going after former Florida commit KeVaughn Allen if he reopens his recruitment. Top 50 player nationally. #kubball

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Thanks for the video! I haven't watched much of Tevin but seems like a smooth player. The only thing negative I saw from that video is that he seems to be a below the rim player... Or maybe I'm reading into that breakaway layup too much.

@CaptnMo this is bad to say, but I thought he looked like a ball hog against a small weak team.

Not the best highlight reel. Obviously not a OAD, which isn't a bad thing.

He looks like a solid multi-year player with pretty general skills, not too specific. Good base to build on and he may still be adding inches.

Don't know anything of his defensive capabilities, he probably hasn't learned much of that in HS. Coaches look at attitude to assess potential for becoming a hardnose on the ball.

I'm all in for Big Mack!

I would take a http://www.loyolaramblers.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/milton_doyle_819406.html ↗ right about now! Our KU transfer became the first player in Loyola's program history to lead team in scoring (14.9 ppg), assists (115, 3.6 apg), steals (38, 1.2 spg) and blocks (23, 0.7 bps).

This is what I say when ALL of our players leave!

@Statmachine

It has been fun watching Milton do so well after leaving Kansas. He just wasn't going to see the floor enough and have a big enough role to develop into what he has become now. We could all see potential in him, but sometimes it just isn't in the cards for a guy to stay where he won't become a big time asset.

Glad Milton took on the challenge to pursue another program, and very happy for him and his success!

I'm anxious to follow AWIII this year.

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@wrwlumpy Me too! I am anxious to see who HCBS signs late? Mason, Graham, and Doyle were all 3 under rated and late pick ups by HCBS. All 3 are solid players! I am glad we have some depth in the front court because there are fewer talented un signed bigs out there. Fewer diamonds in the rough at 6"10and up. There are still some untapped under the radar and under 6'6" kids out there HCBS can pick up.

he will be making his announcement next week

Interested to see if Tevin Mack is visiting this weekend. Not much confirmation he is, but there was one source last night on Twitter.

he will be visiting Texas This weekend

He had a good time at his visit to Austin

"Former VCU commit Tevin Mack did not orally commit to Texas on his unofficial visit over the weekend, his mom, Paula, tells Zagsblog.com. Mack, a 6-foot-6 senior wing out of Dreher High in Columbia, South Carolina, is still considering KU and Georgia. He’s also had Clemson, UCLA and West Virginia on his list of schools. Last week, Paula said her son would hold a Skype conference with KU’s coaches, who would take Tevin on a video tour of KU’s campus and facilities."

~ KUSports.com

Wow.... we compete with a video tour? Doesn't sound too likely for us, but then, the video tour of the new apartments might finally help us land a recruit!

I wonder, with all their money in Austin, what the player dorms look like?

@drgnslayr

Just switch the video to this Link ↗ and give him the Fax number to send his LOI.

@drgnslayr what spot or whose spot does he take for Texas?

Shakas salary

http://mobile.sportingnews.com/article/4644025-shaka-smart-texas-contract-22-million-longhorns-big-12-vcu?modid=http%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FJwLn7Sy0ZU&utm_source=mweb&utm_medium=mweb&utm_campaign=http%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FJwLn7Sy0ZU ↗

@Crimsonorblue22

Texas is doing what KU did in football, guarantee contracts for unproven results that end up costing a lot of long term money. I personally think Smart is overrated, but he seems to have a lot of fans.

@wrwlumpy So are all the Big Red bball fans. They can't wait to see him play. They have high hopes for him.

I thought this kid would follow Shaka to UT. I'll be pleasantly surprised if Self lands him, not Shaka'd, just pleasantly surprised.

@JayHawkFanToo It's easy to bring it in a tourney as a flash in the pan, but to bring it every single game on a big time stage like the B12 is a different story. I agree, he does remind me a bit of Turner Gill and KU football. I think Shaka will get a rude awakening in the B12. I see him lasting 2-3 years and UT fans will be calling for his resignation. I think he had a great ride at VCU, but again, it's not the B12.
I love Turner Gill and he's a great guy, just wasn't D1 head football coaching material. I think the comparison, though different sports is fairly interesting to say the least.

@JayHawkFanToo If you think that the past few KU football coaches contracts were bad, you must not remember the "lifetime" contract that Jack Mitchell got for winning the 1961 Bluebonnet bowl. He was forced out after the 1966 season to be replaced by Pepper Rodgers.

@sfbahawk

Sorry, a little before my time and since I am older than most posters here, likely very few have heard of Jack Mitchell. Gill and Weiss, on the other hand, are pretty recent and likely everybody is familiar with them and the multimillion contracts KU is still paying.

@truehawk93

Smart has not won a single regular season championship in his entire career. He did not win one while in the weak Colonial Conference and he did not win one while in the A-10 either. He is like the Kardashians, he is famous for being famous and not necessarily for his record.

Lou Bezjak ‏@loubezjakfmn · 2m2 minutes ago
"@EvanDaniels: Tevin Mack told Scout he will likely decide on Tuesday. He said he's down to 3 schools. Has visited Texas."

@JayHawkFanToo I just saw your post on Smart. Smart did do something that gain him fame, and he did something that deserves high recognition -- he got a team to the Final Four. Not only that, it was a team that was in a play-in game. Of course, VCU beat top seeded Kansas in a game we'd rather forget. While I know you don't place much value on this achievement -- relative to conference stuff -- a large percentage of the basketball universe does.

The point that you're perhaps making though is he had his 15 minutes of fame. He has not proven that he is anything more than a good coach that had a nice run one season. And he's lived off that burst of fame for quite a while now. I'm with you there.

KUsports.com ‏@KUsports · 7m7 minutes ago
Tevin Mack to announce Tuesday; former Mizzou F Johnathan Williams III lists KU as possible destination http://ljw.bz/1HkNNha ↗ #kubball

LONGHORNS is where he is going. Just saw.

He was probably going there any way. I think KU picking up Vick made his decision a lot easier.

UT will have a dangerous back court in a couple years! They signed a pg, sg, and a sf all inside the top 50. Eric Davis, Kerwin Roach Jr., and Tevin Mack. Its going to be good for the Big 12 if you ask me! IF their new head coach can have some early success recruiting in the deepest pond in the US and on the court then he could give KU a run for its money?

I just saw a this link ↗ on Williams. Sounds like we're not his main focus.

But did anyone see this kid on the market -- Paschal Chukwu ↗?

Also, I saw at kusports.com that UK is the leader with Papagiannis if he did come to college and that he would be a one year guy. So that looks dead. If he's a one year guy, then it should be.

@HighEliteMajor I saw that Paschal was on the market BUT I think HCBS wants another American born BIG for the WUG. The way he has stopped recruiting Papagainnis and was talking about Williams leads me to believe he NEEDS another big for the WUG? With a name like Paschal Chukwu I cant imagine he is indeed an American? I could be wrong but with Diallo out for the WUG we need another BIG that can fill the 5 spot desperately if you know what I mean?

@HighEliteMajor As far as UK leading for Papagiannis on kusports.com I could get better information from a psychic hotline! 247 sports said that Vick was 88% UK and 12% KU. These recruiting sites are a joke!

http://247sports.com/Bolt/WATCH-LaGerald-Vick-at-Under-Armour-37144400 ↗

@Statmachine I don't know, I'm not sure any big we bring in fresh would better than our guys right now. I'm with you on the recruiting sites. Never know what you're getting. I am a mere reporter of information there.

@HighEliteMajor " I am a mere reporter of information there."

I completely get that lol. Thanks for posting I do enjoy reading what you have to say!

@HighEliteMajor

Here is a peek at Chukwu... he is from Nigeria and is not eligible for WUG... but seriously... who gives a f&%# about WUG! We should sign this guy! Not many guys his size floating around in HS.

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@drgnslayr Wow .. could you imagine how good he would be if he had a full year to practice against Lucas, Traylor, and Mickels ... er, uh, ... a full year practicing?

Seriously, though, add this kid and Bolden to Bragg and Lucas for 2016-17, that might be pretty solid.

I think all these players transferring from one school to another is rather disgusting. And commitments and decommitments. I can understand those from VCU or Florida St. that ask for a release of the LOI. But i don't like it when there are so many decommitments.

I wasn't aware until this morning that Caleb Swanigan had decommitted from Michigan State. It couldn't have been more than 30 days ago that he committed to the Spartans. I wonder what he knows now that he didn't know then.
I just read that he has now committed to Purdue.

@drgnslayr wu tang clan ain't nothin to chuk with! Holy smokes! Would be fun to see how far we could develop a kid like that.

@Wigs2

I loved the coaches comment about being completely thrown off guard by his unhappiness. Called this generation of kids " the microwave generation". And he is completely right!! This kid would have started this year and they returned an All-American type PG, sounds to me he would have been fed plenty with development..

Maybe it will be KU's gain but we won't be the only fish after him..

@BeddieKU23

Really hard to say. I mean.. come on.. the guy is 7'2" and looks pretty coordinated and he only averaged a couple points/rebs and averaged only 9 minutes a game? I can't believe it would have been that way at Kansas last year for this guy. Even if Cliff had stayed eligible. His FG% was 66%... far above everyone else on his team. They couldn't have created some offense around this guy, while making him a huge defensive asset? This guy offers immediate defensive help, something Self puts above everything else. He would have seen the court.

Of course, now that he is transferring, the coaches say he would have started. They had a better option last year?

I think his stat line is what should raise the red flag about his unhappiness. At that slow pace, he may have never been able to build a decent stat line and earn himself guaranteed NBA money.

He really doesn't look so different from JoJo. Good feet and hands... coordinated. Needs more strength and confidence. I know if I had a guy like that on my squad, I'd be working with him to plug him in and get him going immediately.

@drgnslayr

I remember seeing some of Chukwu's games on the AAU circuit and he was all defense. He was one of the best shot-blockers in his class coming in. His offense isn't there and even with a year with KU, I'd say his offense will be a few years away. He was a top 60 guy that was dominate on defense, his mobility around the rim for his size is hard to find.

He really didn't get the chance with Desrosiers their starting Center last year. Cooley is a good coach but he also plays a short bench, and will play his starters a lot of minutes. So I'm speculating why he left had to do with his coach, because its hard to see him leaving when the 5 was his this upcoming year. You can't teach 7'2 size and he'd be a nice stash and develop big. I'd still rather get Bolden but I'm sure Self can sell that we will need him anyway regardless of Chuckwu coming.

@BeddieKU23

I'd be happy with his defense and stuffing ability for the first year. That is more than we had with Cliff!