Jeremy Mayfield 6'9 1/2" 225lbs out of Houston, TX
He's listed as a PF.
Jeremy Mayfield 6'9 1/2" 225lbs out of Houston, TX
He's listed as a PF.
This recruiting class looks incredible.
You're lying. Kelvin can't recruit the big man.
Don't let 04 see this thread Kelvin can't coach or recruit, remember
... that's not food.
The front line next year will be huge (and for the next few years).
"Texas might have made some concessions and they might be in the same conference as Oklahoma, but they're not in the same league."
Rece Davis College Football Final 8 OCT 2011
Sweet!
How can words describe how ghey BikerFox is?
Unintentional hijack. Carry on. Kelvin is the rawk!!111!!!!11!!!!!!1!!1
“When half the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is about the end of any nation." --Adrian Rogers
Yeee Haw!!!!
kick azz. more low post ball. when bookout and taj are healthy together, their fun as hell to watch.
If coach Sampson were at duke, nc, uk, ku.. i wonder how many titles he would have. no homerism (seriously), he has to be a top 5 coach, man i hope to hell he never leaves.
come march, we will be tha 2 time defending b12 champs
Hopefully, in March, we will be even more than b12 champs.
"Texas might have made some concessions and they might be in the same conference as Oklahoma, but they're not in the same league."
Rece Davis College Football Final 8 OCT 2011
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Highly touted Texas recruit to sign at OU
By GUERIN EMIG World Sports Writer
11/9/2005
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Kelvin Sampson's recruiting style lured Damion James to the Sooners.
NORMAN -- A little more than a year ago, Damion James was on his way to national high school basketball renown. He was also on his way to Texas. Or maybe Arizona.
Then Oklahoma coach Kelvin Sampson walked into the Nacogdoches (Texas) High School gym.
"I felt a buzz as soon as I met the man," James said.
And so Wednesday, James will become a Sooner. He will sign a national letter of intent, the first day of college basketball's early signing period, along with four other prep players expected to make up one of the nation's premier recruiting classes.
Herndon, Va., point guard Scottie Reynolds, Putnam City forward Keith Clark and Houston power forward Jeremy Mayfield all show up on recruiting analysts' top-50 lists. Tony Crocker, a shooting guard who committed to OU as a San Antonio high school senior last March before off-the-court issues steered him to prep school, is of top-75 caliber.
James, however, has a little extra sparkle.
"In terms of overall rankings, Damion is one of the most highly profiled guys that Sampson has ever signed," said Dave Telep, national
director of the recruiting service Scout.com.
The numbers confirm it. James, a 6-foot-9, 225-pounder who averaged 23 points, 17 rebounds and nine assists as a Nacogdoches junior, is Scout's fifth-rated national prospect. He is No. 16 on Rivals' national board, and No. 18 according to USA Today.
The last time Sampson signed a high school player with that kind of press was in 1997, when he hooked Booker T. Washington's Ryan Humphrey, a McDonald's and Parade All-American.
How did he pull it off this time?
"Coach Sampson did something other (recruiters) didn't do," Nacogdoches coach Mark Richardson said. "He addressed the kid, not the talent. Sometimes when guys get into recruiting mode, everything's about basketball and what the kid can do for them. Coach Sampson didn't talk a whole lot about basketball, and Damion really grabbed ahold of that. That's what got him.
"Damion doesn't let a lot of people get that close to him, but he did with Coach Sampson. He is absolutely nuts for him."
Enough to stay in Norman for four years?
Here's another number to consider: 14. That's where one Web site projects James will be selected in the first round of the 2008 NBA draft.
James' physical gifts, combined with his versatility and the fact he drew raves at national prospect camps last summer, have sparked speculation.
"He wasn't going to be a lottery pick, but his name came up in some (early entry) discussions before the new (NBA) collective bargaining agreement was signed," said Telep, noting that prospects must now be a year out of high school before becoming draft-eligible. "Anytime you get someone with his size and ability, there will be people chattering in his ear about making the jump."
Richardson has offered his own advice.
"What I've told Damion is, 'Don't go into the situation saying you're going to leave in one or two years,' " Richardson said. " 'If something happens along the way, then it happens. But don't count on it.'
"You get a kid who says he's going to leave early, then his coach doesn't get the most out of him, and so he may not coach the kid hard enough to get him where he needs to be. Things don't work out for anybody."
This much James says he's sure of: "I don't plan on leaving until I win a national championship. That's my goal. How many years that takes, that's what I'm going to do."
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Yeah, I remember.Originally Posted by suncoastsooner7
Don't let 04 see this thread Kelvin can't coach or recruit, remember
*******.
Coming from you I'll wear that title like a badge of honor.
this might be a fun couple years for both men and womens hoops!
It'll look good with the fag stamp on your forehead.Coming from you I'll wear that title like a badge of honor.
I am excited as hell about this class for both men and womens team.I temper that by waiting to see who actually qualifies and than delvers on the hardwood.Not trying to be neagative,just many years of following recruting makes me wait till I see them in action to get too carried away.
This does remind me of what I saud last year to many CHICKEN LITTLE fans,that the sky was NOT falling just because UT and osu were recruiting well.Oh and can you imagine just how scary the Lady Sooners will be IF they get Olajuwons' daughter.
Owen '05-'26 122-54-16 .677 (Foundation)
Wilkinson '47-'63 145-29-4 .829 (DYNASTY 1) 3 NC
Switzer '73-'88 157-29-4 .837(DYNASTY 2) 3 NC
Stoops '99- PRESENT 179-46.793 (DYNASTY 3) 1 NC and still WAITING
At OU tradition is about more than just one coach 861-319-53 .720
Scattergun toting Posse member
Well, they did get her, so I guess pretty freakin' scary.
Shyin' away
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...said the Huey Lewis fan.
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