Welcome to the 5th installment of The War Room for the off-season of 2014. As always, I'll begin this session with the ground rules for those that may be new. Everything that is reported in The War Room must stay in The War Room. Sometimes the info is sensitive enough that it simply doesn't need to be passed on beyond the doors of this message board thread.
This is a special feature for our subscribers only. The reason why it is posted on the premium board is because that's the only way to ensure that the info stays exclusive to Dayton Flyer fans. Thanks for your cooperation.
Without further ado, here it is.... The 5th edition of the War Room for the 2014 off-season!
UNLIKELY ASSIST?
KC Ross-Miller text me around 5:30 on Thursday that he was on his way to Dayton. He seems very excited about what the weekend as he'll start at Dayton and around 8 p.m. on Saturday night, he will fly to Auburn. Those two could very well be his only two visits, although he tells me there could possibly be a third school if a school hires a certain coach. He wouldn't divulge who that third school might be, but said it's more than likely just between Auburn and Dayton with a decision coming as soon as next week.
The other thing that kind of caught me by surprise is who Ross-Miller told me he talked to about Dayton before deciding to visit. He said he spoke with former Dayton Flyer point guard, Dayton native, and current West Virginia starter Juwan Staten. "Juwan didn't play for Coach Miller, so he didn't have much to say on that," Ross-Miller told FlyerHoops. "He was just talking about the college, the town, and the support the fans have for the team and things like that." The two apparently know each other from playing at the various camps they both attended growing up.
THE SITCH
This is a HUGE weekend for the Dayton Flyers. So as I put in a post the other day, Hallice will arrive in Dayton later tonight and his visit will officially start on Saturday so there will be some overlap. That leads to a question though as currently Dayton only has two scholarships remaining and both of these guys are backcourt players. Would Dayton take both? I've been told they most likely would because Cooke would be sitting out and KC Ross-Miller would use his one year during Cooke's sit-out year.
Could there be more scholarships becoming available? We don't know what the outcome of the Devon Scott case will be, but that would possibly open one if there's a negative outcome. Plus, I'm told that Stevie McElvene is close, but still has some work to do to meet freshman eligibility. I'll try to keep a close pulse on both of these situations and keep you updated as I hear anything.
THE NEW T-O
Tariq Owens was on Tennessee's campus on Thursday with his father, Renard. They also visited Middle Tennessee State earlier this week. I talked with Tariq's father and he informed me that they had a Dayton visit setup for May 19th, but because of a scheduling blunder, they had to postpone. Tariq's sister will be graduating from college that day.
His father informed me that he would like Tariq to visit Dayton before making a decision and made it seem like the Dayton coaching staff really wants to get him on campus. The thing hurting them right now is a dead period that begins next week, May 22nd and runs through May 30th. It doesn't look good for him to make his way to the Miami Valley prior to that dead period, but perhaps shortly after.
K-I, NOT A-I
Here's a 2015 prospect to keep an eye on... 2015 Delaware Hayes small forward Khalil Iverson. He averaged 17.2 points per game and double-digit rebounds last year, was a First Team All-league selection and a Second Team All-District. Schools started getting involved about mid-way through last season and he has "several mid-major offers" his coach Jordan Blackburn told FlyerHoops.
The Flyers, along with Duquesne, Indiana, Northwestern, Penn State, Richmond, and Wisconsin are all showing him high interest and will surely be tracking his continued progress. As of right now, he's appears to be a Plan B guy at his position behind guys like Kipper Nichols, Kyle Ahrens, and Dillon Brooks. It'll be interesting to see if he plays his way up on the Dayton board and ever gets a UD offer because a couple of guys I have spoke to said they thought he'd fit "very well" in Dayton's system.
CLOSING
That does it for this edition of the War Room. A huge weekend for the Flyers with both Ross-Miller and Hallice Cooke on campus. This time next week, Dayton could have a couple more players, or still be searching. It's exciting though to have the both of them on campus.
Thanks to everyone for your continued support and a formal welcome to those new subscribers to the site. It's all of you that make this the best place to talk FlyerHoops all year round! We Miss you Monster!
This post was edited on 5/16 9:34 AM by Matt Schwade
This is a special feature for our subscribers only. The reason why it is posted on the premium board is because that's the only way to ensure that the info stays exclusive to Dayton Flyer fans. Thanks for your cooperation.
Without further ado, here it is.... The 5th edition of the War Room for the 2014 off-season!
UNLIKELY ASSIST?
KC Ross-Miller text me around 5:30 on Thursday that he was on his way to Dayton. He seems very excited about what the weekend as he'll start at Dayton and around 8 p.m. on Saturday night, he will fly to Auburn. Those two could very well be his only two visits, although he tells me there could possibly be a third school if a school hires a certain coach. He wouldn't divulge who that third school might be, but said it's more than likely just between Auburn and Dayton with a decision coming as soon as next week.
The other thing that kind of caught me by surprise is who Ross-Miller told me he talked to about Dayton before deciding to visit. He said he spoke with former Dayton Flyer point guard, Dayton native, and current West Virginia starter Juwan Staten. "Juwan didn't play for Coach Miller, so he didn't have much to say on that," Ross-Miller told FlyerHoops. "He was just talking about the college, the town, and the support the fans have for the team and things like that." The two apparently know each other from playing at the various camps they both attended growing up.
THE SITCH
This is a HUGE weekend for the Dayton Flyers. So as I put in a post the other day, Hallice will arrive in Dayton later tonight and his visit will officially start on Saturday so there will be some overlap. That leads to a question though as currently Dayton only has two scholarships remaining and both of these guys are backcourt players. Would Dayton take both? I've been told they most likely would because Cooke would be sitting out and KC Ross-Miller would use his one year during Cooke's sit-out year.
Could there be more scholarships becoming available? We don't know what the outcome of the Devon Scott case will be, but that would possibly open one if there's a negative outcome. Plus, I'm told that Stevie McElvene is close, but still has some work to do to meet freshman eligibility. I'll try to keep a close pulse on both of these situations and keep you updated as I hear anything.
THE NEW T-O
Tariq Owens was on Tennessee's campus on Thursday with his father, Renard. They also visited Middle Tennessee State earlier this week. I talked with Tariq's father and he informed me that they had a Dayton visit setup for May 19th, but because of a scheduling blunder, they had to postpone. Tariq's sister will be graduating from college that day.
His father informed me that he would like Tariq to visit Dayton before making a decision and made it seem like the Dayton coaching staff really wants to get him on campus. The thing hurting them right now is a dead period that begins next week, May 22nd and runs through May 30th. It doesn't look good for him to make his way to the Miami Valley prior to that dead period, but perhaps shortly after.
K-I, NOT A-I
Here's a 2015 prospect to keep an eye on... 2015 Delaware Hayes small forward Khalil Iverson. He averaged 17.2 points per game and double-digit rebounds last year, was a First Team All-league selection and a Second Team All-District. Schools started getting involved about mid-way through last season and he has "several mid-major offers" his coach Jordan Blackburn told FlyerHoops.
The Flyers, along with Duquesne, Indiana, Northwestern, Penn State, Richmond, and Wisconsin are all showing him high interest and will surely be tracking his continued progress. As of right now, he's appears to be a Plan B guy at his position behind guys like Kipper Nichols, Kyle Ahrens, and Dillon Brooks. It'll be interesting to see if he plays his way up on the Dayton board and ever gets a UD offer because a couple of guys I have spoke to said they thought he'd fit "very well" in Dayton's system.
CLOSING
That does it for this edition of the War Room. A huge weekend for the Flyers with both Ross-Miller and Hallice Cooke on campus. This time next week, Dayton could have a couple more players, or still be searching. It's exciting though to have the both of them on campus.
Thanks to everyone for your continued support and a formal welcome to those new subscribers to the site. It's all of you that make this the best place to talk FlyerHoops all year round! We Miss you Monster!
This post was edited on 5/16 9:34 AM by Matt Schwade
