#54 PF, #199 Overall, ****; no promises. I initially targeted Donald Glover as a redshirt candidate, but when recruiting started, he was considering SIM-coached UAB. In my mind, that made him too expensive to go after as a redshirt, and I sort of put him on the back burner for a while, to see if any human coaches would take a crack at him. None did, so while I had an ineligible SG lined up as a $120 special, I'd heard on the forums that it's unlikely for more than one ineligible to show up in any given year. Eventually, I decided that I'd rather have immediate and long-term depth at the big man slots than the cheap signing of the SG. Also, I decided that I could beat Boston College for Dan Lee while also throwing about $10k at Glover in order to pry him away from UAB. This maneuver effectively killed any chance of over money for next year's recruiting, but I thought it'd be worth it. Anyways, his passing is well below what I'd like to see, but otherwise, he's got just-below-target FT shooting, a good work ethic, and growable ratings everywhere. He'll be pretty good. Not a pro, but a good college player.

Ian Fisher	PG	23	637	4	1150	$20	considering other schools
				Patrick Schmidt	PF	99	615	4	1700	$10	considering other schools
				Dan Lee	SF	24	681	4	80	$58,067	Signed
				Donald Glover	PF	54	609	4	170	$10,392	Signed
				James Millar	SG	29	628	4	950	$10,342	Signed
				Raymond Humphrey	SG	25	614	4	2570	$5,301	Signed with Oregon
				Kevin Davis	C	71	615	4	1760	$4,906	Signed with Utah
				Joseph Pringle	PF	94	609	4	1000	$3,529	Signed
				Justin Krom	PF	36	616	4	900	$3,476	Signed with Florida St.
				Jack Richart	SG	15	628	4	20	$3,042	Signed with Syracuse
				Jeffrey Koons	PF	13	653	4	20	$3,042	Signed with Syracuse
				Donald Sanders	PG	29	665	4	10	$120	Signed
				Thomas Sachs	SG	51	659	4	1330	$120	Signed with Memphis
				Robert Davidson	SG	13	681	4	1720	$10	Signed with Louisiana Tech
				Wilson Brooks	SG	33	634	4	4960	$10	Signed with S. Florida
				Carlton Kirksey	SG	32	644	4	1410	$10	Signed with Mississippi
				Jeffery Colyer	SG	14	674	4	240	$10	Signed with Buffalo
				Michal Gross	PF	68	622	4	910	$10	Signed with Central Florida
				Virgil Terry	PF	42	619	4	2130	$10	Signed with N. Arizona
				Charles Blankenship	PF	30	630	4	40	$10	Signed with Villanova
				George Larrison	PG	67	615	4	80	$0	Signed with Columbia

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Well, this was an adventure. Richart, Koons, Sanders, Glover, and Lee were my initial targets. Syracuse has an A+ prestige and had 6 scholarships open, so once they showed up I didn't even bother to think about getting onto the considering lists for Richart and Koons. Glover, as I've mentioned before, was looking at UAB. I had Lee and Sanders to myself at first, but some team tried to take Lee before BC showed up, and I knocked them out of the running with one cycle of effort. I don't remember who it was. In the meantime, I went on a fishing expedition, looking for big men and SGs who would maybe consider me for just a promise of 15 minutes of PT. Unfortunately, I learned that without the start, such a promise isn't enough for anyone half decent, so that was a wasted $200 or so. But I did choose between the undecided guys of those 15 or 2

damn...cut off...I wish I'd copied what I had already written.

Here's the gist...I broke down every decision, and maybe if I have time later I'll do it again, but the point was, while I made a few goofs, I showed good judgment on when to fold a hand and when to go all in.

Grade: B (I could've pulled in a better class, with my prestige, in theory, but it's still solid)

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From:Winford Flowers To:Coach colorblind79 Subject:CI Top 32 Recruiting Classes Sent:06/15/2008 2:24AM

Well, well, well - guess who's recruiting class was just ranked #31 by CollegiateInsider.com? Nice job! Everybody in the Athletic Department is really excited - I think I'm even getting the administration behind what you're doing. Keep up the good work! Here's the article: College Basketball Top 32 Recruiting Classes Winford Flowers Athletic Director Fordham

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31.Fordham: 4 recruits, 798 points, Ivy League <-- I wonder how good it would've been if Sanders had shown up. Sachs didn't arrive at Memphis, either, for what it's worth.

Division I Recruiting Class Rankings By Conference

1. ACC: 37 recruits, 759 points
2. Big Ten: 32 recruits, 734 points
3. SEC: 35 recruits, 723 points
4. PAC 10: 33 recruits, 723 points
5. Ivy League: 43 recruits, 691 points
6. Big East: 35 recruits, 669 points
7. Big 12: 41 recruits, 650 points
8. Atlantic 10: 34 recruits, 649 points
9. Horizon: 37 recruits, 606 points
10. MAC: 40 recruits, 569 points

beginning of season 28:

Name	Yr.	Pos.	A	SPD	REB	DE	BLK	LP	PE	BH	P	WE	ST	DU	FT	TOT
Jason Abate	Sr.	PG	77	95	6	97	19	13	74	97	91	84	88	71	B	812
Leonard Horn	So.	PG	49	84	3	54	6	11	51	77	76	97	75	32	C-	615
Gary Harrington	So.	SG	67	84	38	49	1	30	91	83	85	57	75	53	D-	713
James Millar	Fr.	SG	73	59	36	45	1	32	56	73	54	87	85	27	D	628
Jamie Williams	Sr/5	SF	86	78	58	73	36	81	71	63	43	66	73	81	B-	809
Dan Lee	Fr.	SF	62	69	53	70	38	51	66	48	48	55	67	54	D+	681
Melvin Zodrow	Jr.	PF	72	59	86	41	88	83	29	6	41	58	72	67	B-	702
James Eastland	So.	PF	45	49	73	75	72	75	10	37	36	84	74	79	B-	709
Donald Glover	Fr.	PF	54	48	66	58	75	66	28	24	8	75	69	38	C	609
Joseph Pringle	Fr.	PF	60	47	71	49	67	60	31	32	22	44	69	57	C+	609
Sean Hawthorn	Fr.	C	47	55	76	40	80	76	28	12	43	66	69	46	B-	638
Martin Howard	Fr.	C	39	5	34	22	42	25	19	1	19	70	52	82	C-	410
Averages	-	-	61	61	50	56	44	50	46	46	47	70	72	57	-	661

Name	Yr.	Pos.	Flex	Motion	Triangle	Fastbreak	Man	Zone	Press
Jason Abate	Sr.	PG	F	C-	A	F	F	A	A
Leonard Horn	So.	PG	F	F	B-	C-	F	B+	B
Gary Harrington	So.	SG	D	D-	B	D-	D+	B	B+
James Millar	Fr.	SG	F	D+	F	F	C	F	C
Jamie Williams	Sr/5	SF	C-	F	B+	F	F	B+	B+
Dan Lee	Fr.	SF	F	F	F	C-	F	D+	D+
Melvin Zodrow	Jr.	PF	D-	D-	B+	D-	D-	B+	B
James Eastland	So.	PF	F	D	C+	F	F	B	B-
Donald Glover	Fr.	PF	F	D+	F	F	F	D	C-
Joseph Pringle	Fr.	PF	F	C	F	F	F	F	D+
Sean Hawthorn	Fr.	C	D+	F	C+	F	D+	C+	B-
Martin Howard	Fr.	C	F	F	C-	F	C-	F	D-
Players are graded from A+ to F based on their knowledge of each offense and defense.

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Fordham 0-0

Uh oh. Let's hope this is a fluke.

Fordham 0-0
I'd like to see some better 3-point shooting and more FT shooting. A pretty good win, I think.

Marquette 0-1

This is definitely a quality win to start off the actual regular season. Harrington seems to be yet another starting SG who would prefer to have less pressure on him in terms of scoring.

Fordham 2-0

Another good win, and one away from home. Harrington is really digging a hole, statistically, that will be hard to crawl out of by the end of the year.

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Richmond 927, UNLV 925, Fordham 925, Virginia Tech 922, Maine 921, Washington St. 918, Ohio St. 915, Florida St. 904, Kentucky 903, Georgetown 903, Buffalo 903, Marquette 901, N. Carolina St. 900, Pittsburgh 900, Mississippi St. 898

Wisconsin 2-1
Man, so much for homecourt advantage. I think Wisconsin brought along some Big Ten referees.

Fordham 2-2

Uh oh. I may be in major trouble this year.

Colorado 1-4

Our defense carries us through. Boy, Harrington just can't do anything right. Sometimes I wonder if it's possible to have a good SG in DI.