The Michigan State Spartans Topic

John Wilkey
PF|6'7"|222 lbs.|3.3 GPA
Laporte HS|La Porte, IN
PF
715
Athleticism65
Speed59
Rebounding80
Defense83
Shot Blocking63
Low-post74
Perimeter14
Ball Handling30
Passing23
Work Ethic77
Stamina68
Durability79
Previous Season Stats
GPMPGPPGRPGFG%FG3%FT%APGSPGBPG
252213.66.452.520.872.20.52.03.9
Current
Rating
PotentialCurrent
Rating
Potential
Athleticism65HighPerimeter14Low
Speed59AverageBall Handling30Average
Rebounding80AveragePassing23Average
Defense83AverageStamina68High
Shot Blocking63HighDurability79High
Low-post74HighFT ShootingLow
#2 PF, #10 Overall, Mr. Indiana, *****; no promises. There was a little fight for John Wilkey with Kansas, but their coach overextended himself and paid the price with a really bad situation where he was in a half dozen long-distance battles for top players at the same time. I've seen the same thing happen before, to a minor extent to me and to a major extent with LSU in Crum (which has since recovered, but it took quite some time). Anyways, Wilkey is a star, but won't have to be one this year. He's one of the best big men I've seen. Hopefully his rebounding will top out closer to 99 than to 90; same for defense, shot blocking, low post, and stamina, but even the worst case scenario isn't bad at all.
2/6/2010 5:14 AM
William Jameson
C|7'0"|258 lbs.|3.1 GPA
Kenowa Hills HS|Grand Rapids, MI
C
633
Athleticism60
Speed46
Rebounding90
Defense91
Shot Blocking74
Low-post68
Perimeter1
Ball Handling21
Passing21
Work Ethic73
Stamina57
Durability31
Previous Season Stats
GPMPGPPGRPGFG%FG3%FT%APGSPGBPG
19249.18.549.64.674.60.90.11.7
Current
Rating
PotentialCurrent
Rating
Potential
Athleticism60HighPerimeter1Average
Speed46AverageBall Handling21Low
Rebounding90AveragePassing21Low
Defense91AverageStamina57High
Shot Blocking74HighDurability31Average
Low-post68HighFT ShootingAverage
#5 C, #18 Overall, Mr. Michigan, *****; no promises. William Jameson is a beast. He could be a little limited by his stamina, but he's going to scrape the 100 rating for rebounding and defense, and possibly shot blocking and low post. The only thing I don't like about him is his low rating and potential in passing, but that's not tremendously important.
2/6/2010 5:18 AM
Ideally, the Spartans could have used a SF who could develop enough to start next year. However, filling two open spots with two top 20 players is phenomenal. Both Wilkey and Jameson will be stars for the Spartans. Both are surefire NBA draft picks. That is very, very good for a year with no pressing needs, and it's possible that PFs can adequately fill the SF role for the next few years, and MSU can thrive with the extra rebounding edge.

Grade, in my opinion: A+

[edit:]

From:Corey Napier
To:Coach colorblind79
Subject:CI Top 32 Recruiting Classes
Sent:02/08/2010 2:21AM

Well, well, well - guess who's recruiting class was just ranked #24 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

Corey Napier
Athletic Director
Michigan St.


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They just don't give much credit to a class of 2 players. I couldn't be happier for the results of this year's recruiting.

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Thoughts, reflecting the information below:

The team is thin at guard and very, very deep in the frontcourt. The guards aren't exactly worldbeaters just yet...they need time to mature. The team should be in pretty good shape, though, with defensive and rebounding. The reserves aren't as good defenders as the starters. Obviously, they won't be going against offensive players that are as good. Hopefully we won't notice the drop-off.
2/6/2010 5:22 PM
The #13 Michigan State Spartans, beginning of Season 42:

NameYr.Pos.ASPDREBDEBLKLPPEBHPWESTDUFTTOT
Mark McCauslandJr.PG69971394146719099739363A-782
Reginald OlsonSo.PG509620621317829099738651C+739
Travis CampbellSo.SG67941568427859084808457B755
Eugene HoffmanSo.SG74863489930939096458064C+790
James BuchananJr.SF607260824359656068528161C763
Gerald BransonSr.PF9075100839385263120627532C+772
John RobillardSr.PF827199989980173826558432C781
Howard HenrySo.PF575582718383542833317857D+712
Calvin RichardsonSo.PF736286658585492946335975C747
John WilkeyFr.PF655980836374143023776879B-715
Michael CareyJr.C894899979899212141518298D+844
William JamesonFr.C60469091746812121735731B-633
Averages--707265825659485255597758-753
2/8/2010 5:16 AM
NameYr.Pos.FlexMotionTriangleFastbreakManZonePress
Mark McCauslandJr.PGCA-D-D-D-C-A-
Reginald OlsonSo.PGFB-CFFDB+
Travis CampbellSo.SGFBFFCFB
Eugene HoffmanSo.SGFB-FCFCB
James BuchananJr.SFD-B+D-C-C-D-A-
Gerald BransonSr.PFD-AD-D-D-C-A
John RobillardSr.PFD+AD-D-C-D-A
Howard HenrySo.PFFB-D+FCFB-
Calvin RichardsonSo.PFC-B-FFFC-B-
John WilkeyFr.PFFFFC-FFD
Michael CareyJr.CD-B+C-D-D-D-A-
William JamesonFr.CCFFFDFB
2/8/2010 5:17 AM
Austin Peay 0-0
STARTERSMINFGM-AFGM3-AFTM-AOFFREBASTTOSTLBLKPFPTS
Goran Zitzloff, c171-30-00-002100022
Dikembe Abdella, pf150-20-00-211001000
Howard Palmer, sf141-20-01-200021033
Emmanuel Alday, sg204-72-30-0004720210
Robert Whitehair, pg153-30-02-200122008
BENCHMINFGM-AFGM3-AFTM-AOFFREBASTTOSTLBLKPFPTS
Mark Baldwin, sg233-60-24-4112100310
Carlton Corbett, pg220-00-00-000532030
Bill Cormack, sf212-60-02-313030136
Phillip Kilby, pf211-40-07-815031019
Scott Fluharty, c201-40-02-416032214
Daniel Petti, c120-00-00-001010000
Totals20016-372-518-2551913251131852
Percentages.432.400.720

Michigan St. 0-0
STARTERSMINFGM-AFGM3-AFTM-AOFFREBASTTOSTLBLKPFPTS
Michael Carey, c152-70-02-246011106
John Robillard, pf152-20-00-026010114
Gerald Branson, pf134-60-00-035000008
Eugene Hoffman, sg153-40-00-000142026
Mark McCausland, pg150-30-10-000222030
BENCHMINFGM-AFGM3-AFTM-AOFFREBASTTOSTLBLKPFPTS
Reginald Olson, pg258-102-26-7023130324
Travis Campbell, sg242-42-21-224452027
Howard Henry, pf213-60-02-234004028
James Buchanan, sf203-100-05-7243140211
Calvin Richardson, pf162-40-00-002201024
John Wilkey, pf142-40-00-002100114
William Jameson, c70-00-00-000000010
Totals20031-604-516-20163516151931982
Percentages.517.800.800
Exhibition 1...over the first 8 minutes, the Spartans pull ahead 23-0. They cruise from there. Olsen has a ridiculously good game, especially in comparison with his production last season. If he can keep anything remotely resembling that up this year, he will be a real force off of the bench.

16 offensive rebounds with only 29 missed shots. That is better than 50% of the opportunities, even if we assume that at least one of the 4 FT misses created another opportunity. Just sick.
2/9/2010 6:01 AM
From:John Wilson
To:Coach colorblind79
Subject:Player Thoughts...
Sent:02/09/2010 3:17AM

Hey coach, you asked me to give you my thoughts on how everyone looked after the offseason and I think I've seen enough to do that. I only jotted down things that stood out to me...

Gerald branson:
athleticism: limited upside
defensive fundamentals: limited upside
durability: limited upside
low post moves: limited upside
perimeter shooting: limited upside
rebounding: limited upside
shot blocking: limited upside
speed: limited upside
ft shooting: limited upside
[so he has room to grow in ballhandling, passing, and stamina.]

James buchanan:
rebounding: limited upside
shot blocking: limited upside
speed: limited upside
ft shooting: limited upside
[still plenty of areas open to improvement]

Travis Campbell:
defensive fundamentals: limited upside
durability: limited upside
low post moves: limited upside
rebounding: limited upside
speed: limited upside
ft shooting: limited upside
[too bad about the defense, but this was expected]

Michael Carey:
athleticism: limited upside
ball handling: limited upside
defensive fundamentals: limited upside
durability: limited upside
low post moves: limited upside
perimeter shooting: limited upside
rebounding: limited upside
shot blocking: limited upside
speed: limited upside
[we've got room in stamina, passing, and FT shooting]


Howard Henry:
defensive fundamentals: big upside
passing: big upside
stamina: big upside
[nice!]

Eugene Hoffman:
athleticism: big upside
passing: limited upside
stamina: big upside
ft shooting: limited upside
[every spare minute will go to conditioning]

William Jameson:
athleticism: big upside
ball handling: limited upside
low post moves: big upside
shot blocking: big upside
stamina: big upside


Mark McCausland:
ball handling: limited upside
durability: limited upside
passing: limited upside
perimeter shooting: limited upside
rebounding: limited upside
shot blocking: limited upside
speed: limited upside
ft shooting: limited upside
[a shame about perimeter and ballhandling. His minutes will go towards conditioning for athleticism and, to a lesser extent, stamina.]

Reginald Olson:
low post moves: limited upside
passing: limited upside
speed: limited upside
[no surprises there; no changes]

Calvin Richardson:
athleticism: big upside
defensive fundamentals: big upside
durability: big upside
speed: limited upside
ft shooting: limited upside
[good room to grow, still]

John Robillard:
athleticism: limited upside
defensive fundamentals: limited upside
durability: limited upside
low post moves: limited upside
perimeter shooting: limited upside
rebounding: limited upside
shot blocking: limited upside
speed: limited upside
ft shooting: limited upside
[ballhandling, passing, and stamina are the areas for growth in this senior...and with the depth this team has, stamina isn't that important in the frontcourt]

John Wilkey:
athleticism: big upside
durability: big upside
low post moves: big upside
perimeter shooting: limited upside
rebounding: big upside
shot blocking: big upside
stamina: big upside
ft shooting: limited upside


Anyway, maybe some guidelines for practice time? If I notice anything else, I'll let you know.

- John
2/9/2010 7:18 AM
Texas 0-0
STARTERSMINFGM-AFGM3-AFTM-AOFFREBASTTOSTLBLKPFPTS
William Zak, c191-50-04-829000126
Simon Duff, pf252-80-01-218120035
Brian Hamilton, sf231-80-21-105232013
Thomas Wilborn, sg243-93-60-024521039
Craig Little, sg234-72-54-4122310214
BENCHMINFGM-AFGM3-AFTM-AOFFREBASTTOSTLBLKPFPTS
Sanford Kennon, pf184-70-00-024000108
Felipe Palacios, pg160-00-00-001230010
Brian Anderson, pg150-00-00-000111020
Earl White, pf141-10-03-513000105
Michael Chagoya, sf140-20-00-002020010
Joel Green, c81-10-00-024000012
Anthony Fraser, c10-00-00-000000000
Totals20017-485-1313-2011421316531652
Percentages.354.385.650

Michigan St. 0-0
STARTERSMINFGM-AFGM3-AFTM-AOFFREBASTTOSTLBLKPFPTS
Michael Carey, c221-80-01-248110153
John Robillard, pf200-10-00-002020220
Gerald Branson, pf191-70-01-216033033
Eugene Hoffman, sg240-50-23-714211023
Mark McCausland, pg254-101-50-001032029
BENCHMINFGM-AFGM3-AFTM-AOFFREBASTTOSTLBLKPFPTS
James Buchanan, sf181-30-10-003112112
Travis Campbell, sg163-61-42-202201009
Reginald Olson, pg154-71-30-000311019
Howard Henry, pf152-40-00-222001024
Calvin Richardson, pf120-00-00-013100020
John Wilkey, pf90-10-02-213011012
William Jameson, c50-10-00-001000010
Totals20016-533-159-17103510131242244
Percentages.302.200.529
That is ugly. Texas is ranked 4th so it's not like this was against a bad team, but absolutely nothing was working for the Spartans here.
2/9/2010 1:53 PM
UCLA 0-1
STARTERSMINFGM-AFGM3-AFTM-AOFFREBASTTOSTLBLKPFPTS
Paul Marques, c234-60-00-003120138
Charles Williams, pf262-40-02-226331226
Wendell Darden, sf261-60-10-004240112
Keneth Tidwell, sg221-40-30-005130022
Luther Gore, pg273-50-02-224331018
BENCHMINFGM-AFGM3-AFTM-AOFFREBASTTOSTLBLKPFPTS
Joseph Moss, c150-00-02-204010132
Gerard Huddle, sg153-52-40-001020018
Tyler Hess, pf140-10-00-000030010
Daniel Maddox, pg110-00-01-211121121
Clayton Mandel, sf102-21-10-000121005
Steve Madden, sg80-00-00-000210000
Joseph Scott, c30-00-00-000000010
Totals20016-333-97-85281426461742
Percentages.485.333.875

Michigan St. 1-0
STARTERSMINFGM-AFGM3-AFTM-AOFFREBASTTOSTLBLKPFPTS
Michael Carey, c211-30-01-238003003
John Robillard, pf213-60-01-244110027
Gerald Branson, pf221-80-01-211011123
Eugene Hoffman, sg211-60-31-202100013
Mark McCausland, pg223-80-12-300231048
BENCHMINFGM-AFGM3-AFTM-AOFFREBASTTOSTLBLKPFPTS
Reginald Olson, pg192-40-01-200402005
Travis Campbell, sg184-53-40-0011110111
James Buchanan, sf162-51-12-212000007
Howard Henry, pf160-20-02-212021002
Calvin Richardson, pf111-20-00-011001012
John Wilkey, pf111-20-06-613001008
William Jameson, c20-00-00-000101000
Totals20019-514-917-2312241081211159
Percentages.373.444.739
Also ugly, but it shows the press working. They had a slim lead throughout the first half, with some ties, including at the half (at 30 points). We pulled ahead in the second half and the lead grew.

Every team in the Big Ten won. UCLA was ranked 3rd.

ranked 13th
2/10/2010 5:32 AM
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2/11/2010 5:28 AM
Michigan St. 2-1
STARTERSMINFGM-AFGM3-AFTM-AOFFREBASTTOSTLBLKPFPTS
Michael Carey, c213-50-01-514021027
John Robillard, pf201-40-01-206100133
Gerald Branson, pf222-40-02-204121006
Eugene Hoffman, sg242-60-14-612442028
Mark McCausland, pg243-50-10-001343006
BENCHMINFGM-AFGM3-AFTM-AOFFREBASTTOSTLBLKPFPTS
Travis Campbell, sg171-60-30-012142012
James Buchanan, sf161-30-02-204011004
Reginald Olson, pg161-41-22-200100005
Howard Henry, pf161-30-02-211000104
Calvin Richardson, pf102-20-00-013002004
John Wilkey, pf101-20-00-046010102
William Jameson, c40-00-00-001000020
Totals20018-441-714-2193411181231051
Percentages.409.143.667


Sacramento St. 1-2
STARTERSMINFGM-AFGM3-AFTM-AOFFREBASTTOSTLBLKPFPTS
Kenneth Sisk, c231-20-00-202101022
Leandro Romano, c240-60-00-047211010
Harvey Lambert, sf202-81-70-002111025
Robert Colosimo, sg236-115-82-4132530419
Charles Farber, pg244-70-00-000163018
BENCHMINFGM-AFGM3-AFTM-AOFFREBASTTOSTLBLKPFPTS
Gerald Farnham, sf190-00-00-003020000
Oladele Suleiman, sg172-51-30-001211005
Joseph Bell, c170-30-00-003010130
Bernard Akers, pg150-00-00-002230010
David Hoch, pf132-20-00-001120004
Bobby Matthews, pf40-00-00-001000000
Timothy Green, pg10-10-10-000000000
Totals20017-457-192-652512221011443
Percentages.378.368.333
Sloppy, but a win. I'm concerned with the number of turnovers that I'm seeing from the team. I guess it's due to having fairly young guards and a PF starting in the place of a SF.

ranked 13th
2/12/2010 5:05 AM
Michigan St. 2-2
STARTERSMINFGM-AFGM3-AFTM-AOFFREBASTTOSTLBLKPFPTS
Michael Carey, c183-50-02-216022228
John Robillard, pf212-40-02-336021016
Gerald Branson, pf200-40-01-223050301
Eugene Hoffman, sg210-50-41-311440011
Mark McCausland, pg214-72-40-0112230310
BENCHMINFGM-AFGM3-AFTM-AOFFREBASTTOSTLBLKPFPTS
Reginald Olson, pg193-51-20-000221027
Travis Campbell, sg192-60-20-024301044
James Buchanan, sf180-50-12-202020022
Howard Henry, pf162-50-00-023001124
Calvin Richardson, pf131-20-00-002011022
John Wilkey, pf90-30-10-001010000
William Jameson, c51-10-00-000001002
Totals20018-523-148-12122911211161947
Percentages.346.214.667

Cal 3-1
STARTERSMINFGM-AFGM3-AFTM-AOFFREBASTTOSTLBLKPFPTS
Daryl Allgood, c274-80-05-6291301513
Matthew Moore, pf213-40-00-027130116
James Ricketts, sf305-111-23-3252320214
Donald Reynolds, sg282-31-23-301052028
Bobby Scholl, pg313-61-40-012330037
BENCHMINFGM-AFGM3-AFTM-AOFFREBASTTOSTLBLKPFPTS
James Wilson, sf183-100-21-112122027
Ronald Durrett, c160-20-01-202001101
Andrew Fisk, c101-20-03-424001005
Bart Huff, sg90-00-00-001110010
Gonzalo Munoz, pf60-00-00-001011000
Daniel Kirby, pg20-00-00-000000000
Bernard Pereira, pf20-00-00-000000000
Totals20021-463-1016-191034921931661
Percentages.457.300.842
We were trailing by 2 at the half. This turnover situation is a real concern, and the big guys aren't making up for it with rebounding at all.

ranked 16th
2/13/2010 4:19 AM
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2/15/2010 8:07 AM
Michigan St. 4-3
STARTERSMINFGM-AFGM3-AFTM-AOFFREBASTTOSTLBLKPFPTS
Michael Carey, c233-60-04-9260011310
Calvin Richardson, pf162-40-00-017020124
John Robillard, pf232-40-04-437030018
Eugene Hoffman, sg223-110-44-6261140110
Mark McCausland, pg242-80-20-002511104
BENCHMINFGM-AFGM3-AFTM-AOFFREBASTTOSTLBLKPFPTS
Travis Campbell, sg184-52-20-0131030110
Gerald Branson, pf172-50-01-201040115
James Buchanan, sf162-50-10-002001034
Reginald Olson, pg162-31-20-002141015
William Jameson, c100-10-00-012000020
Howard Henry, pf80-00-01-201010001
John Wilkey, pf72-40-02-213010006
Totals20024-563-1116-2511428171141567
Percentages.429.273.640

Clemson 5-2
STARTERSMINFGM-AFGM3-AFTM-AOFFREBASTTOSTLBLKPFPTS
Gerardo Beltran, c190-60-02-313010152
Augustus Czaplinski, c266-110-01-43100151013
Steven Williford, sf264-121-61-2050110110
Omer Fabiszewski, sg262-81-60-001350035
Thomas Landau, pg265-111-40-0033710111
BENCHMINFGM-AFGM3-AFTM-AOFFREBASTTOSTLBLKPFPTS
Ervin Arevalo, c202-30-03-345000137
Oleg Perkowski, pg143-31-11-201203008
William Williams, sf142-20-00-012001034
Douglas Jones, sg140-00-00-001110020
Christopher Wilson, pf140-40-00-003012110
Joseph Castor, c10-00-00-000100010
Totals20024-604-178-1493410171342060
Percentages.400.235.571
I moved Robillard over to SF and Branson to backup PF. Jameson went up a spot on the backup C depth chart, and Henry went down. I also set the distribution to the base level, for later adjustments. I hope I'm not overstepping...

Anyways, we beat a ranked team.

ranked 22nd

From:John Wilson
To:Coach colorblind79
Subject:Mid-term Grade Report - Could be trouble
Sent:02/16/2010 3:05AM

Mid-term grades just came out. I've attached the report to this email (should be below, but you know how I hate computers so I'm not sure if I did it right).
Looks like we got a couple of guys that could be problems - we need to get them into that Study Hall program:

oStudent NameYr.Mid-Term
GPA
Cumulative
GPA
o
oMcCausland, MarkJr.3.63.5o
oOlson, ReginaldSo.2.92.9o
oCampbell, TravisSo.3.43.1o
oHoffman, EugeneSo.2.43.1o
oBuchanan, JamesJr.3.63.5o
oBranson, GeraldSr.3.93.2o
oRobillard, JohnSr.3.83.3o
oHenry, HowardSo.2.22.8o
oRichardson, CalvinSo.3.32.7o
oWilkey, JohnFr.3.50.0o
oCarey, MichaelJr.4.03.7o
oJameson, WilliamFr.2.50.0o


John Wilson
Head Assistant Coach
Michigan State University
2/16/2010 5:16 AM
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