teamsioux Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 Anyone have any info on possible recruits the Sioux are looking at....besides the ones already that have been in the media? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND Fan Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 We have one commitment from a talented 6'8" juco transfer. Lots of upside potential but we would prefer to red-shirt him next year. That leaves three more scholarships available. We really want the Ferguson kid from Lake Region but a lot or schools are after him. He doesn't qualify for DI but he could get there via the NDSU "loophole". As we all know, they are DII next year before going DI in the fall of '04. He would be "grandfathered" into DI. This is appealing to him. He has made his visit to SU and will be at UND next weekend. Kentucky Wesleyan among others is also interested. There are 2-3 other talented bigger kids, trying to decide if they want to go to DI. They will likely come to UND if they don't go DI. That means we could get all three of them or not any. Depending what happens with these kids, we might bring in a juco piont guard. Doyle, the incoming freshman from Iowa, could play but Glas would prefer to red-shirt him. Lot of potential for getting some great recruits but lots of "ifs" as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxrock Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 i heard that nelson kid from MPCG might come here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND92,96 Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 We really want the Ferguson kid from Lake Region but a lot or schools are after him. He doesn't qualify for DI but he could get there via the NDSU "loophole". As we all know, they are DII next year before going DI in the fall of '04. He would be "grandfathered" into DI. This is appealing to him. He has made his visit to SU and will be at UND next weekend. Kentucky Wesleyan among others is also interested. Thanks for the info, DMB. I have a couple of questions you may or may not be able to answer. Has Ferguson pretty much decided he's tranferring after this year instead of playing another year at Lake Region? I know he's quite a bit older than the average college freshman. Also, do the coaches expect that Adam Jacobson will be an impact player next year, or is he expected to be more of a role player? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxrock Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 the coaches think jacobson will take a year to develop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND Fan Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 It appears that Ferguson will be transferring - but it would have to be to a DII school. He wants to go into International Business. Kentucky Wesleyan doesn't have much of a program. SU's Business Program is now accredited but honestly is not as good as UND's. The hope is that our Business folks who talk to Ferguson can convince him that he will get the best education at UND. We will see. They expect Jacobson to contribute but I don't think they would consider him to be an "impact" player, at least not next year. Obviously, Aaron Austin may be an impact player but his wanting to play football really complicates things. The Nelson kid won't end up at UND unless he wants to walk-on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxrock Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 rumor has it that he had bee offerd a scholarship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamsioux Posted April 5, 2003 Author Share Posted April 5, 2003 Siouxrock, did you hear that from your imaginary friend? DMB-Any word if Roebuck is looking at bringing any more girls that haven't been in the media? Thanks for the info above! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND Fan Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 Unfortunately, I do not have as good of source on the women's side but I may be talking to someone on Monday who can provide some insight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND92,96 Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 Just one more question for you, DMB, since you obviously have good sources. Was Brandt's departure much of a surprise to the coaches? How much of a loss do you think he was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND Fan Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 Any coaching staff is disappointed to lose seniors who have been with their program from the start. Seniors normally provide good leadership for underclassmen. Plus, the fact that this leaves us with only one returning starter provides less continuity. That being said, Johnson leaving was not really a surprise. His getting married and practice teaching had been discussed for some time. Brandt's decision was a surprise but with Austin and Jacobson coming in plus potentially another shooter, his loss will not be too great! When discussed with the other returning players, they weren't upset about it other than feeling to some degree that Brandt was abandoning them. The way I look at it, if he wasn't sure if he wanted to be there or not, the Sioux are better without him. That might be part of the reason he had such a so-so year - his head wasn't into it! Someone mentioned earlier that recruiting Brandt was a mistake by the coaching staff. While it hasn't worked out, we need to remember that a lot of schools recruited Brandt very hard out of HS. SU went after him big time as well as some DI schools. He had a very good frosh year but went downhill since then. It will be interesting to see if he gets his shooting touch back at Minot State. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND92,96 Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 The thing that I found so strange about Brandt's comments in the Herald article last week was that he seemed to almost be saying he was homesick, i.e. wanting to get back to his family and friends in Minot. The guy is finishing his fourth year of college! I would think that most of his Minot friends don't even live there anymore. It makes no sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxrock Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 i bet he didnt wanna go here now that he would have to take the load on his shoulders who r the seniors next year for the sioux? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND92,96 Posted April 9, 2003 Share Posted April 9, 2003 We have one commitment from a talented 6'8" juco transfer. Lots of upside potential but we would prefer to red-shirt him next year. DMB- Any chance you can give us his name and/or juco where he played? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamsioux Posted April 9, 2003 Author Share Posted April 9, 2003 Or anything else new from your last update? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamsioux Posted April 9, 2003 Author Share Posted April 9, 2003 It will be interesting to see if UND has any more committments by the signing day on the 16th. Hopefully we a juco point guard and about three front-liners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND Fan Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 UND 92,96 I really better not give out names. I am surprised that the press hasn't learned of it yet. I don't want to be the one "announcing" the commitment. He is a raw, 6'8", 220-230 lb kid out of Trinidad. Apparently, he has lots of upside potential. As I said earlier, Rich would prefer to redshirt him. Offering the point guard a scholarship is dependent on who else commits prior to signing day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND92,96 Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 UND 92,96 I really better not give out names. I am surprised that the press hasn't learned of it yet. I don't want to be the one "announcing" the commitment. He is a raw, 6'8", 220-230 lb kid out of Trinidad. Apparently, he has lots of upside potential. As I said earlier, Rich would prefer to redshirt him. Offering the point guard a scholarship is dependent on who else commits prior to signing day. If he's from Trinidad, I'm going to throw out a wild guess that he played at Williston. They have had a number of Trinidad natives over the years and I believe two starters from this past year's team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND Fan Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 Good observation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND92,96 Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 Did anyone hear how Ferguson's visit went this past weekend? Were there any other potential recruits visiting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND Fan Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 Ferguson's visit went well. He apparently understands that if his primary goal is getting a good business education, UND is the place to go. If he wants to play DI ball (although you could debate whether the next couple of years would really seem like DI), he will go to SU. He is unlikely to make a decision this week - may make a couple more visits. Sounds 50-50 at best that we will get him. We have a commitment from a 6'4-5" JC player who plays the "3". Missed out on a good kid who will likely end up at St. Cloud - closer to home and girlfriend! Trying to convince a pretty talented forward from Wisconsin to walk on - another situation where he may not want to be so far away from home. Beasley got back in GF this morning - I talked to him briefly. He is pretty excited - as he should be!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND92,96 Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 Here's a Forum article on some local basketball prospects: recruiting article With regard to David Erbes, I realize he had a very nice career at NDSCS, but I have a hard time believing a 6'6" post player with fairly limited athletic ability is much to get excited about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BisonMav Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 UND92,96 Posted on Apr 15 2003, 08:01 AM With regard to David Erbes, I realize he had a very nice career at NDSCS, but I have a hard time believing a 6'6" post player with fairly limited athletic ability is much to get excited about. How does he compare to Ferguson or the "player to be named later" from Williston? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND92,96 Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 How does he compare to Ferguson or the "player to be named later" from Williston? Erbes is a guy who has apparently gotten pretty much the maximum out of his ability, and that's admirable. But the Forum seems to be portraying him as a potential star, and I don't believe that's accurate nor fair to the kid. There have been a lot of North Dakota kids in the 6'5" to 6'6" range who have been very good interior players at the high school or even junior college or DAC-10 level, but I can't recall any who were or likely could have been much of a factor in the post at the NCC level or above. If Erbes is the exception, more power to him. But I personally would expect him to struggle guarding bigger and/or quicker players, not to mention consistently scoring inside at his size. As far as Ferguson goes, I imagine most college coaches would feel that his upside is much higher because of his physical strength and leaping ability. As for the Williston kid, I know nothing about him, but I don't believe anyone is portraying him as a potential star. He's apparently 240 pounds so at least he could potentially be the physical interior player UND has lacked since Mustard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDSU grad Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 Erbes is definitely a question mark. But he could also turn out to be another Ross Pankratz. He was a guy who had the same knock on him. Too slow, no athletic ability. He was a star for some very good Northern State teams, one of which went to the elite eight. And Ross was pretty much completely ignored by the North Dakota schools. Not saying Erbes will be that good, but I think nonetheless he will be a solid contributor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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