From David Glenn....

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"Boston College 2005-06 Signees Rank -- Name, Height, Position, High School/Junior College/College No. 127 -- Shamari Spears, 6-6, BF, Blairstown (N.J.) Blair No. 182 -- Tyler Roche, 6-7, WF, Manchester (N.H.) Central No. 210 -- Daye Kaba, 6-3, WG/PG, Centereach (N.Y.) Our Savior Tr. -- Tyrelle Blair*, 6-11, C, Loyola-Chicago Transfer Other 2005-06 Offers (At Least Two More Scholarships Available) None Early 2006-07 Commitment (At Least Three More Scholarships Available) Top 50 -- Rakim Sanders, 6-5, WG/WF, Barrington (R.I.) St. Andrew’s Clemson 2005-06 Signees No. 138 -- David Potter, 6-5, WF/WG, Bradenton (Fla.) Pendleton No. 161 -- Trevor Booker, 6-7, BF/WF, Union (S.C.) High No. 190 -- Karolis Petrukonis, 6-11, C, Norfolk (Va.) Collegiate No. 214 -- A.J. Tyler, 6-9, BF/WF, Palm Harbor (Fla.) University Other 2005-06 Offers (At Least One More Scholarship Available) None Early 2006-07 Commitment (At Least One More Scholarship Available) Top 50 -- LaRon Dendy, 6-8, BF/WF, Chatham (Va.) Hargrave Military Early 2007-08 Commitment Top 150 -- Pierre Jordan, 6-0, PG, Dunwoody (Ga.) High Duke 2005-06 Signees No. 9 -- Gerald Henderson, 6-5, WF, Merion (Pa.) Episcopal No. 23 -- Brian Zoubek, 7-0, C, Cherry Hill (N.J.) Haddonfield Memorial No. 26 -- Lance Thomas, 6-8, BF/WF, Newark (N.J.) St. Benedict’s No. 28 -- Jon Scheyer, 6-5, WG, Northbrook (Ill.) Glenbrook North Other 2005-06 Offers (At Least Three More Scholarships Available) None Early 2006-07 Commitments (At Least One More Scholarship Available) Top 25 -- Taylor King, 6-7, WF, Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei Top 25 -- Nolan Smith, 6-2, WG/PG, Mouth of Wilson (Va.) Oak Hill Florida State 2005-06 Signees No. 50 -- Jon Kreft%, 7-0, C, Parkland (Fla.) Douglas No. 70 -- Josue Soto, 6-1, PG, Jacksonville (Fla.) Arlington No. 144 -- Aaron Holmes, 6-5, WG/WF, St. Petersburg (Fla.) Catholic Tr. -- Toney Douglas*, 6-1, WG/PG, Auburn Transfer Other 2005-06 Offers (At Least Three More Scholarships Available) No. 103 -- Phil Jones, 6-10, C, Laurinburg (N.C.) Prep Early 2006-07 Commitments (At Least Five Scholarships Available) None Georgia Tech 2005-06 Signees No. 6 -- Thaddeus Young, 6-8, WF, Memphis (Tenn.) Mitchell No. 20 -- Javaris Crittenton, 6-4, PG, Atlanta (Ga.) SW Atlanta Christian No. 156 -- Zach Peacock, 6-7, BF, Miami (Fla.) Norland No. 171 -- Brad Sheehan, 6-10, C, Latham (N.Y.) Shaker Other 2005-06 Offers (No Scholarships Currently Available) None Early 2006-07 Commitments (No More Scholarships Currently Available) Top 25 -- Gani Lawal, 6-8, BF, Norcross (Ga.) High Top 100 -- Lance Storrs, 6-4, WG, Decatur (Ga.) Columbia Maryland 2005-06 Signees No. 74 -- Greivis Vasquez, 6-5, WG/PG, Rockville (Md.) Montrose Christian No. 111 -- Eric Hayes, 6-3, PG, Dumfries (Va.) Potomac No. 113 -- Landon Milbourne, 6-6, WF, Mouth of Wilson (Va.) Oak Hill No. 227 -- Jerome Burney, 6-9, BF/C, Atlanta (Ga.) Westlake Top 150JC -- Bambale Osby, 6-8, BF/C, Paris (Texas) Junior College Other 2005-06 Offers (At Least One More Scholarship Available) None Early 2006-07 Commitments (At Least Two More Scholarships Available) Top 100 -- Adrian Bowie, 6-2, WG, Rockville (Md.) Montrose Christian Top 100 -- Braxton Dupree, 6-8, C/BF, Towson (Md.) Calvert Hall Top 150 -- Dino Gregory, 6-7, BF/WF, Baltimore (Md.) Mt. St. Joseph’s Top 150 -- Shane Walker, 6-9, BF, Alexandria (Va.) Bishop Ireton Miami 2005-06 Signees No. 87 -- Dwayne Collins, 6-8, BF, Miami (Fla.) High No. 98 -- James Dews, 6-2, WG, Middletown (Ohio) Lakota East No. 219 -- Lawrence Gilbert, 6-6, WF, Marrero (La.) Higgins Top 200JC -- Fabio Nass, 6-10, WF/BF, Ft. Smith (Ark.) Junior College Tr. -- Jack McClinton*, 6-1, WG, Siena Transfer Other 2005-06 Offers (At Least One More Scholarship Available) None Early 2006-07 Commitment (At Least Two More Scholarships Available) Top 50 -- Edwin Rios, 6-1, PG, Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna North Carolina 2005-06 Signees No. 3 -- Wayne Ellington, 6-4, WG, Merion (Pa.) Episcopal No. 5 -- Ty Lawson, 5-11, PG, Mouth of Wilson (Va.) Oak Hill No. 7 -- Brandan Wright, 6-9, BF, Brentwood (Tenn.) Academy No. 29 -- Alex Stepheson, 6-9, C/BF, North Hollywood (Calif.) Harvard-Westlake No. 43 -- Deon Thompson, 6-8, C/BF, Torrance (Calif.) High No. 67 -- William Graves, 6-6, WF, Greensboro (N.C.) Dudley Other 2005-06 Offers (No Scholarships Currently Available) None Early 2006-07 Commitments (At Least One Scholarship Available) None N.C. State 2005-06 Signees No. 77 -- Larry Davis+, 6-4, WG/PG, Middle Village (N.Y.) Christ The King No. 84 -- Dan Werner+, 6-9, BF/WF, Lincroft (N.J.) Christian Brothers No. 176 -- Dennis Horner, 6-8, WF, Absecon (N.J.) Holy Spirit Top 250 -- Trevor Ferguson, 6-6, WF/WG, Richmond (Ind.) New Creations Top 400 -- Bartosz Lewandowski, 7-2, C, North Bridgton (Maine) Bridgton Other 2005-06 Offers (At Least Four More Scholarships Available) None Early 2006-07 Commitments (At Least Four More Scholarships Available) Tr. -- Farnold Degand@, 6-3, PG/WG, Iowa State Transfer Virginia 2005-06 Signees No. 65 -- Will Harris, 6-6, BF/WF, Wolfeboro (N.H.) Brewster No. 76 -- Solomon Tat#, 6-5, WF/WG, Stockbridge (Ga.) Community No. 82 -- Jamil Tucker, 6-9, WF/BF, Gary (Ind.) West Side No. 150 -- Johnnie Lett^, 6-9, C/BF, Mobile (Ala.) Rain Top 350 -- Jerome Meyinsse, 6-9, C/BF, Baton Rouge (La.) McKinley Tr. -- Ryan Pettinella, 6-9, BF/C, Pennsylvania Transfer Other 2005-06 Offers (At Least One More Scholarship Available) None Early 2006-07 Commitments (At Least Two More Scholarships Available) Top 50 -- Eric Wallace, 6-6, WF, Chatham (Va.) Hargrave Military Top 150 -- Sam Zeglinski, 5-10, PG, Philadelphia (Pa.) Penn Charter Tr. -- Calvin Baker@, 6-2, PG/WG, William & Mary Transfer Virginia Tech 2005-06 Signees No. 58 -- Nigel Munson, 6-0, PG, Hyattsville (Md.) DeMatha Catholic No. 66 -- Tyrone Appleton, 6-3, WG/PG, Cincinnati (Ohio) Harmony No. 162 -- Lewis Witcher, 6-8, BF, Rocky Mount (Va.) Franklin County No. 177 -- Jeff Allen^, 6-7, BF/WF, Mouth of Wilson (Va.) Oak Hill Other 2005-06 Offers (At Least One More Scholarship Available) None Early 2006-07 Commitment (At Least Five More Scholarships Available) Top 150 -- Augustus Gilchrist, 6-9, BF/C, Fort Washington (Md.) Friendly Early 2007-08 Commitment Top 150 -- Shamarr Bowden, 6-3, WG, Charlottesville (Va.) Miller Wake Forest 2005-06 Signees No. 38 -- Anthony Gurley, 6-3, WG, Newtonville (Mass.) Newton North No. 39 -- Jamie Skeen, 6-8, BF/WF, Huntersville (N.C.) North Mecklenburg No. 89 -- Ishmael Smith, 5-11, PG, Concord (N.C.) Central Cabarrus No. 90 -- L.D. Williams, 6-5, WF/WG, Montverde (Fla.) Academy No. 124 -- Casey Crawford, 6-9, BF, Overland Park (Kan.) Blue Valley North No. 224 -- Chas McFarland, 7-0, C, Worcester (Mass.) Academy Other 2005-06 Offers (No Scholarships Currently Available) None Early 2006-07 Commitments (At Least Two Scholarships Available) None % — scholarship offer rescinded after May arrest + — received release after offseason coaching change # — unlikely to enroll in fall 2006 because of visa problems ^ — will attend prep school in 2006-07 * — already on campus; sat out 2005-06 season as major-college transfer @ — will sit out 2006-07 season (but can practice) as major-college transfer NOTE1: Rankings (final for seniors) from spring edition of Prep Stars Recruiter’s Handbook and PrepStars.com. NOTE2: For more details, check out ACCSports.com (ACC recruiting focus) and PrepStars.com (national recruiting focus)!! "

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6/22/2006 12:26:04 PM

my god, i knew that unc had a good class coming in, but i didnt realize it was that good.

their lowest ranked recruit is still higher then our highest ranked recruit (even though hes not coming here anymore)

[Edited on June 22, 2006 at 12:30 PM. Reason : is]

6/22/2006 12:28:27 PM

fire herb

6/22/2006 12:29:09 PM

those rankings should really put things into perspective for some of you.


Perhaps you'll realize now that losing Larry Davis and Dan Werner is trivial.

It just opens up scholarships for similar or better talents.... we are never going to have trouble landing fringe top 100 recruits.

6/22/2006 12:30:43 PM

in all honesty though, i dont think we are going to be able to land huge recruits when they can play the same system down the road at unc or duke.

6/22/2006 12:32:16 PM

yeah but as long as UNC & Duke get the elite 1-2 year players and we get the ~top 50 four year players then we should be able to compete with them just fine.

Yes they will have seasons when we cant touch them (UNC '05) but they will also have seasons when they are depleted of talent (UNC '06)


The problem was that even with superior talent, Herb would get dominated because of his shoddy system.

6/22/2006 12:46:56 PM

i would not call last years unc team a team of "depleted talent". young and inexperienced? yes. but not talent depleted.

[Edited on June 22, 2006 at 12:49 PM. Reason : df]

6/22/2006 12:49:25 PM

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"No. 3 -- Wayne Ellington, 6-4, WG, Merion (Pa.) Episcopal No. 5 -- Ty Lawson, 5-11, PG, Mouth of Wilson (Va.) Oak Hill No. 7 -- Brandan Wright, 6-9, BF, Brentwood (Tenn.) Academy No. 29 -- Alex Stepheson, 6-9, C/BF, North Hollywood (Calif.) Harvard-Westlake No. 43 -- Deon Thompson, 6-8, C/BF, Torrance (Calif.) High No. 67 -- William Graves, 6-6, WF, Greensboro (N.C.) Dudley"

I do not understand why guys like the #43 and #67 would still want to "play" for UNC if they really have any desire to actually play. Obviously they'll get to win and say they went to UNC, but when 4 other dudes in your OWN class are better than you, plus the recruits that will follow after you, you are basically deciding to give up a chance to make an impact somewhere else.

6/22/2006 12:49:29 PM

^^ they started what... 2 freshmen and 2 walkons? And a fringe top 100 recruit in Reyshawn Terry...


That team had jack shit in terms of talent compared to us...

Herb just didnt have the testicular fortitude to play.

6/22/2006 1:21:31 PM

we are officially screwed

6/22/2006 1:29:00 PM

yea since games are won on paper


fells for acc poy

6/22/2006 1:33:37 PM

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"^^ they started what... 2 freshmen and 2 walkons? And a fringe top 100 recruit in Reyshawn Terry..."

You mean that one freshmen who was College Basketball's Freshmen of the year?? And Terry was a top 50-60 player...he was higher rated than about 60% of our team. The rest of their freshmen were all top 5 at their position in the country.

6/22/2006 1:50:39 PM

I liked the way UNC recruited this year. They got 3 top 10 players that will produce instantly and likely be gone in no more than 2 years. And then they got 3 4-star guys that can learn next year, get some PT, and likely be 4 year guys. Smart move.

6/22/2006 1:55:14 PM

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"Top 400 -- Bartosz Lewandowski"

WTG, Lowe-Standards

6/22/2006 2:54:26 PM

^come on. This team is in DIRE need of big men. This is a guy in the 05/06 class that will atleast give us a body.....hes 7'2. I mean, if nothing else, he is a practice player. Its not like this is the kind of talent we are seriously going after.

6/22/2006 3:16:19 PM

what kind of dumbass name is farnold?

6/22/2006 4:41:43 PM

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"Top 400"

Haha they rate that far?

I mean really, I didn't know there were 400 recruits.

6/22/2006 11:47:46 PM

well i mean there's like 300 some odd Division I basketball schools.

6/22/2006 11:49:35 PM

^Really? Thanks for the lesson.

I mean that they actually rate the players that far.

That means this kid would not probably start for Campbell.

6/22/2006 11:51:03 PM

oh i thought you meant that you didn't think there were 400 DI bball recruits out there. i see the sarcasm that you put in there now.

ah i finally found it.

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"As of the 2005-06 season, there are currently 334 colleges and universities fielding Division I Men's Basketball teams."

[Edited on June 22, 2006 at 11:55 PM. Reason : ]

6/22/2006 11:53:09 PM

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"I do not understand why guys like the #43 and #67 would still want to "play" for UNC if they really have any desire to actually play. Obviously they'll get to win and say they went to UNC, but when 4 other dudes in your OWN class are better than you, plus the recruits that will follow after you, you are basically deciding to give up a chance to make an impact somewhere else."

because they'll be 4 year guys. most of the top 10 guys will leave after 1 year.

6/23/2006 12:21:31 PM

^But they'll keep getting recruited over. They commit because they have confidence and they think they can play...and they probably love UNC. You won't have too many kids commit to a school thinking that will be bench warmers for 4 years.

6/23/2006 1:06:09 PM

NEWSFLASH:

Hello certain dumbasses on this board, Herb is gone, been gone for about 3 months now. Quit your fucking bitching about it. Heres another newsflash, he left us. Now he had some pressure here, but you know why he had pressure?? Failure to beat rivals. No one is saying Lowe is the greatest hire we couldve made, but he does deserve a chance.

So people like ncstatetke and many others like him that won't even give Lowe a chance and are still whining about us "running Herb out of town", plz STFU. There is a nice board over there on InsideCarolina.com if you would like to continue being a dumbass. Perfect example some dumbass where I work got a personalized liscence plate to say ASUHOOPS. Its fucking stupid and pisses me off. Lets move on, i hate to see what some of you do when a girl breaks up with you.

/rant

6/23/2006 2:44:42 PM

Hey hey hey now... I want the best, and support the pack no matter what... but damn! Top 400!

GO WOLFPACK!

6/25/2006 12:05:04 AM

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"I do not understand why guys like the #43 and #67 would still want to "play" for UNC if they really have any desire to actually play. Obviously they'll get to win and say they went to UNC, but when 4 other dudes in your OWN class are better than you, plus the recruits that will follow after you, you are basically deciding to give up a chance to make an impact somewhere else."

Just because they're #43 or #67 doesn't mean they won't come in to college, get used to the pace of the game and learn the system, and completely dominate.. same for the top 10's, they may not add up to shit.

6/25/2006 11:21:48 AM

Johnny Thomas...regarded as the best player in the class of 07 for NC has decided to run with the pack...he chose us over va tech

6/25/2006 2:41:30 PM

many, even a majority of great college players were not top 50 ranked.

6/25/2006 2:50:28 PM

Scout has Thomas rated as a 3-Star, which is sad that the best player from NC is only rated a 4-Star. Hopefully with a good summer and strong Senior year he'll be able to move up though.

6/25/2006 4:00:58 PM

^he committed to NC state. that means his star rating wont rise. oh well

6/25/2006 4:04:48 PM

that's a good start for the 2007 class. let's hope he can land a point guard too.

6/25/2006 4:17:07 PM

already has

the Iowa transfer

6/25/2006 6:46:40 PM

Wright to NCSU according to PackPride

http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/2/541785.html

6/25/2006 7:36:58 PM

that looks like thurl bailey to me

6/25/2006 7:39:37 PM

oh that is def. wright

6/25/2006 7:46:59 PM

jamelle mcmillan will commit before the fall. bank on it.

6/25/2006 7:55:40 PM

im goin with Thurl

6/25/2006 7:56:08 PM

these are obviously the same two people

6/25/2006 8:58:37 PM

not remotly

6/25/2006 10:07:27 PM

i really hope we get MacMillan and Wright. that's good news about Thomas, especially since he's one of the best players in the state.

6/25/2006 11:47:20 PM

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"But they'll keep getting recruited over. "

so you expect the kids to say "oh im not good enough to ever play there, ill go somewhere else"

just b/c hte 'experts' rank them 40 doesnt mean that the player himself thinks he is 40

6/25/2006 11:51:57 PM