There was a pretty lively debate recently about whether or not it is possible for a DIII school to sign a player that originally appears on their DI recruit list. I can now confirm that it is possible. I just signed a C named Jay Miron who will be a good one for me. Not NPOY good or anything, but a very solid recruit. He is only 10 miles from me which obviously helped. This was the message my assistant coach gave me about his projected level: "Overall, I think a DII school would be lucky to get him, otherwise he'll probably thrive in a low Division I program."

Athleticism	41	High		Perimeter	1	High
Speed	9	Low		Ball Handling	27	Average
Rebounding	67	High		Passing	35	Average
Defense	39	High		Stamina	74	Low
Shot Blocking	67	Low		Durability	44	High
Low-post	47	Average		FT Shooting		Average

oh, and for those who are curious: it took about $2800 to land him.

I would think that he should be a very good D3 player.  Congrats!

Nice job! All the good talent wants to play in the Minn. IAC.

Posted by zbrent716 on 2/2/2011 9:06:00 PM (view original):
Nice job! All the good talent wants to play in the Minn. IAC.

yet with all those talent, the Minn. IAC cannot net itself a NC....

low blow.

nah, zbrent gonna win it this year and then post here in about 30 days. 

Posted by pjbrankin on 2/2/2011 8:14:00 PM (view original):
There was a pretty lively debate recently about whether or not it is possible for a DIII school to sign a player that originally appears on their DI recruit list. I can now confirm that it is possible. I just signed a C named Jay Miron who will be a good one for me. Not NPOY good or anything, but a very solid recruit. He is only 10 miles from me which obviously helped. This was the message my assistant coach gave me about his projected level: "Overall, I think a DII school would be lucky to get him, otherwise he'll probably thrive in a low Division I program."

Athleticism	41	High		Perimeter	1	High
Speed	9	Low		Ball Handling	27	Average
Rebounding	67	High		Passing	35	Average
Defense	39	High		Stamina	74	Low
Shot Blocking	67	Low		Durability	44	High
Low-post	47	Average		FT Shooting		Average

Can you share which are high-high?

It's gotta happen sooner or later, right?

Plus, with the lowering of FG%, we may have a chance of holding someone scoreless.

Did you actually see that guy on your D1 search, because I've gotten that message a bunch of times on guys I sign at D3, who started on my D2 search (A+ prestige).

Posted by HalfAstros on 2/2/2011 9:48:00 PM (view original):
Did you actually see that guy on your D1 search, because I've gotten that message a bunch of times on guys I sign at D3, who started on my D2 search (A+ prestige).

I pulled a PG off my D1 search list.  He was only 10 miles out.  If they are close enough to you you can pull them down.  I got the same msg pj got...and like you've i've also gotten that msg from guys that started on my D2 list.

My guess is that if they are really low D1 level and close to home you have a shot.

I can also confirm this as I had multiple d1 guys in my original search that dropped to d2 and were then available to be recruited by me. Unfortunately, they weren't better than the d2 guys I got.

Posted by bow2dacowz on 2/2/2011 9:53:00 PM (view original):

Posted by HalfAstros on 2/2/2011 9:48:00 PM (view original):
Did you actually see that guy on your D1 search, because I've gotten that message a bunch of times on guys I sign at D3, who started on my D2 search (A+ prestige).

I pulled a PG off my D1 search list.  He was only 10 miles out.  If they are close enough to you you can pull them down.  I got the same msg pj got...and like you've i've also gotten that msg from guys that started on my D2 list.

My guess is that if they are really low D1 level and close to home you have a shot.

Very cool and very good to know. Nice job bow2dacowz.

Was your guy prompted to come as cheaply? Only $2800 or so?

Posted by tkimble on 2/2/2011 9:54:00 PM (view original):
I can also confirm this as I had multiple d1 guys in my original search that dropped to d2 and were then available to be recruited by me. Unfortunately, they weren't better than the d2 guys I got.

Same question to you, tk? Only around $2800 in cost (assuming no battle)?

Interesting, I had always assumed D1 was out of the question, so never tried it.

You can pull-down any 10-mile recruit for about $1,620, so I wouldn't call $2,800 cheap.