Welcome to the 5th installment of The War Room for the off-season of 2011. 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. Here it is, the 5th edition of The War Room for the 2011 off-season:
Percy, Percy, Percy
There's been a lot written about Percy Gibson in the last month, and from what I am told from someone I trust, most of it is not true. Gibson asked for his release simply to "test the waters" as it was put to me. I'm told his heart still lies with Dayton, as does his mother's. Since his release, he's received roughly 15 scholarship offers from schools from some major conferences-- Big Ten, Big XII, ACC. I would expect Iowa State, with Cornell Mann now on staff, to be one of the schools really pushing hard for Gibson's services. Only two or three of those offers is Percy taking seriously. I was told Kevin Kuwik has done a phenomenal job with Gibson's recruitment and that even Autry had an hour conversation with the Gibson's before he took the Syracuse job. From what I gather, they'll likely take one or two visits in the next couple of weeks and then plan on visiting Dayton one more time before deciding. I think Dayton will be right there at the end.
Je visite Dayton
Alex Gavrilovic continues to be a priority for the Dayton Flyers. The french IMG player that sat out this season took unofficial visits to Florida International and Florida Gulf Coast last weekend. His recruitment is winding down and he'll be on campus soon. Alex will take a visit to Dayton next Wednesday for an official visit, and that is the only one setup right now. From what I was told, Southern Methodist and Hawaii are other schools being carefully considered. Kansas and Texas Tech want him to visit, but I was told he likely won't be visiting those two schools with his short timetable. Remember, Alex is going back to France on May 5th, and he wanted to have his destination known by the time he travels home. I can tell you that IMG sent an international kid, Kyryl Natyazhko, to Arizona, and it was pointed out that they were very pleased with the way the Miller's took care of him. I was told that IMG might even have Kyryl talk to Alex before he makes his decision. Dayton appears to be in very good shape for Alex.
Vee is for Victory
Georgetown transfer Vee Sanford has talked with Archie Miller about the possibility of transferring to Dayton. The Lexington, Kentucky native was originally recruited by Brian Gregory's staff in high school before deciding to become a Hoya. Two years later, Sanford has a high level of interest again in the Flyers program, but this time it's led by Archie Miller. Vee told me that he is also hearing from South Carolina, Marshall, Xavier, and Mt. St. Mary's. Sanford didn't really get too much of an opportunity this past season, but when he did, he showed he could shoot it. He knocked down 60% of his three-point field goals and 52% overall. He said he'll likely make a decision in the next three weeks and is supposed to talk with Coach Miller over the next couple of days and hopes to setup a visit.
Junior is back
Just a brief note or two on Christian County and Kentucky's Mr. Basketball, Anthony Hickey Jr. I traded a couple texts last night with Anthony Hickey Sr. last night right after the two landed home from their trip to LSU. He played the conversation very close to the vest, saying that the trip "went well". He did enlighten me into the fact that they were going to talk things over last night and decide from there if they need to take anymore visits. He also has Butler, Dayton, South Carolina, and Western Kentucky on his list. I'm guessing we'll hear something this morning on the direction of his recruitment.
2013 made a priority
From what I am told, the 2013 class has been made a heavy priority in the first month of recruiting. It's this simple, the current Dayton staff is already a year behind on building relationships with kids in the 2012 class. June 15th is the first day that anyone is allowed to call the 2013 kids. Dayton checked in on a lot of the top 2013 forwards last week at their respective high schools for workouts. Some of the names I heard were Villa Angela-St. Joseph's Demonte Flannigan (6-6/215), Toledo Whitmer's Nigel Hayes (6-7/200), and Garfield Heights Tony Farmer (6-7/220). All three enjoyed terrific sophomore campaigns as Farmer averaged 17.7 points and 10 rebounds for 24-2 Garfield Heights, Demonte Flannigan averaged 13.7 points and 10.7 rebounds, while Nigel Hayes tallied 14.5 points and 7.7 rebounds a night. I'm told while they were up north, they also checked in on point guard Elijah Brown (6-2, 165), the son of former Cleveland Cavaliers coach Mike Brown. It seems as though the new staff is really making an effort to be a big-time player for some of the state's top soon-to-be juniors, not just the ones in the Dayton area.
That does it for this edition of the War Room. Again, we have quite a few new members to the board that we've added recently. I want to thank all of you for subscribing and formally welcome the new subscribers we've had since the last War Room. I echo the same sentiments that Pastor Tim has shared: it's the FlyerHoops community and your passion for the program that makes this place the most special place to talk Dayton basketball.
This post was edited on 4/27 10:13 AM by Matt Schwade
This post was edited on 5/12 1:32 PM 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. Here it is, the 5th edition of The War Room for the 2011 off-season:
Percy, Percy, Percy
There's been a lot written about Percy Gibson in the last month, and from what I am told from someone I trust, most of it is not true. Gibson asked for his release simply to "test the waters" as it was put to me. I'm told his heart still lies with Dayton, as does his mother's. Since his release, he's received roughly 15 scholarship offers from schools from some major conferences-- Big Ten, Big XII, ACC. I would expect Iowa State, with Cornell Mann now on staff, to be one of the schools really pushing hard for Gibson's services. Only two or three of those offers is Percy taking seriously. I was told Kevin Kuwik has done a phenomenal job with Gibson's recruitment and that even Autry had an hour conversation with the Gibson's before he took the Syracuse job. From what I gather, they'll likely take one or two visits in the next couple of weeks and then plan on visiting Dayton one more time before deciding. I think Dayton will be right there at the end.
Je visite Dayton
Alex Gavrilovic continues to be a priority for the Dayton Flyers. The french IMG player that sat out this season took unofficial visits to Florida International and Florida Gulf Coast last weekend. His recruitment is winding down and he'll be on campus soon. Alex will take a visit to Dayton next Wednesday for an official visit, and that is the only one setup right now. From what I was told, Southern Methodist and Hawaii are other schools being carefully considered. Kansas and Texas Tech want him to visit, but I was told he likely won't be visiting those two schools with his short timetable. Remember, Alex is going back to France on May 5th, and he wanted to have his destination known by the time he travels home. I can tell you that IMG sent an international kid, Kyryl Natyazhko, to Arizona, and it was pointed out that they were very pleased with the way the Miller's took care of him. I was told that IMG might even have Kyryl talk to Alex before he makes his decision. Dayton appears to be in very good shape for Alex.
Vee is for Victory
Georgetown transfer Vee Sanford has talked with Archie Miller about the possibility of transferring to Dayton. The Lexington, Kentucky native was originally recruited by Brian Gregory's staff in high school before deciding to become a Hoya. Two years later, Sanford has a high level of interest again in the Flyers program, but this time it's led by Archie Miller. Vee told me that he is also hearing from South Carolina, Marshall, Xavier, and Mt. St. Mary's. Sanford didn't really get too much of an opportunity this past season, but when he did, he showed he could shoot it. He knocked down 60% of his three-point field goals and 52% overall. He said he'll likely make a decision in the next three weeks and is supposed to talk with Coach Miller over the next couple of days and hopes to setup a visit.
Junior is back
Just a brief note or two on Christian County and Kentucky's Mr. Basketball, Anthony Hickey Jr. I traded a couple texts last night with Anthony Hickey Sr. last night right after the two landed home from their trip to LSU. He played the conversation very close to the vest, saying that the trip "went well". He did enlighten me into the fact that they were going to talk things over last night and decide from there if they need to take anymore visits. He also has Butler, Dayton, South Carolina, and Western Kentucky on his list. I'm guessing we'll hear something this morning on the direction of his recruitment.
2013 made a priority
From what I am told, the 2013 class has been made a heavy priority in the first month of recruiting. It's this simple, the current Dayton staff is already a year behind on building relationships with kids in the 2012 class. June 15th is the first day that anyone is allowed to call the 2013 kids. Dayton checked in on a lot of the top 2013 forwards last week at their respective high schools for workouts. Some of the names I heard were Villa Angela-St. Joseph's Demonte Flannigan (6-6/215), Toledo Whitmer's Nigel Hayes (6-7/200), and Garfield Heights Tony Farmer (6-7/220). All three enjoyed terrific sophomore campaigns as Farmer averaged 17.7 points and 10 rebounds for 24-2 Garfield Heights, Demonte Flannigan averaged 13.7 points and 10.7 rebounds, while Nigel Hayes tallied 14.5 points and 7.7 rebounds a night. I'm told while they were up north, they also checked in on point guard Elijah Brown (6-2, 165), the son of former Cleveland Cavaliers coach Mike Brown. It seems as though the new staff is really making an effort to be a big-time player for some of the state's top soon-to-be juniors, not just the ones in the Dayton area.
That does it for this edition of the War Room. Again, we have quite a few new members to the board that we've added recently. I want to thank all of you for subscribing and formally welcome the new subscribers we've had since the last War Room. I echo the same sentiments that Pastor Tim has shared: it's the FlyerHoops community and your passion for the program that makes this place the most special place to talk Dayton basketball.
This post was edited on 4/27 10:13 AM by Matt Schwade
This post was edited on 5/12 1:32 PM by Matt Schwade
