Nov 15, 2017 04:00 PM
#1
Committed to Grand Canyon over Illinois. Holy shit. The kid is literally FROM CHAMPAIGN. I guess this is similar to Mitch Ballock actually.
Tim Finke (not KU related)
Nov 15, 2017 04:33 PM
#2
Still laughing.
Nov 15, 2017 04:47 PM
#3
wow
Nov 15, 2017 04:49 PM
#4
BeddieKU23 said:
wow
I wonder how much the scandal is impacting them. ISU's very solid class has three players from Illinois, two that the Illini wanted big time.
Nov 15, 2017 04:50 PM
#5
Isn't Finke a Top 100 kid? This is just strange even for going a different out of the box route.
Nov 15, 2017 04:56 PM
#6
BeddieKU23 said:
Isn't Finke a Top 100 kid? This is just strange even for going a different out of the box route.
Top 150 for sure, and Illinois wanted him.
Nov 15, 2017 05:28 PM
#7
Grand Canyon is where Royce Woolridge ended up his last year. (playing pro in Poland now I think)
Nov 15, 2017 07:55 PM
#8
Grand Canyon used to routinely win the NAIA championship in KC. (Well, OK, they won three times--75, 78, and 88.) They moved soon after that into NCAA Div 2 and did pretty well. In 2013, they moved into Div 1. Coached by Dan Majerle, they have won over 20 games the last 2 seasons as a member of the WAC.
I think they will be moving up steadily and surprise lots of people. This recruiting coup could be the start of something.
Anyway, who would rather be in Illinois in winter rather than Phoenix?
Nov 15, 2017 09:57 PM
#9
GCU is a large Christian university as well. A lot of guys really like the faith element. Also for-profit, but really neither here nor there.
Nov 15, 2017 10:03 PM
#10
Good points. Just seems real odd. Good luck to the kid making his own path at a smaller school.
Nov 15, 2017 10:07 PM
#11
FarmerJayhawk said:
GCU is a large Christian university as well. A lot of guys really like the faith element. Also for-profit, but really neither here nor there.
Ah this is good to know. I know Drew plays up that element at Baylor. Then there was the whole Prentiss Hubb thing with ND...
