Coach Terry makes 1st UTEP offer / Basketball Recruiting

[Lil_Train]

Assuming Stroud did indeed reclassify as a 2018 recruit, his visit to UTEP was an unofficial. That indicates he still has some work to do to become eligible. If he is unable to qualify for 2018 (hoping this is not the case), he looks like a great Prop guy. Actually, the extra year may benefit him in getting stronger, and to continue to develop his skills. Nice pickup for sure.

 

[JCorona]

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2019 G Deon Stroud from Fresno. Write up done in March on Miner Rush
https://www.minerrush.com/2018/3/13/17113976/utep-offers-2019-guard-deon-stroud

Damn Terry is pouring salt on the wound now going into Fresno and grabbing this guy.

 

[JCorona]

 

[EPTUTEP]

We haven’t seen hops and monster dunks like that since Culpepper. Finally!!! Good pick up.

 

[JCorona]

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Here’s another one

 

[UTEPMiners8106]

I’m usually not impressed with videos of kids dunking just because that doesn’t mean much because that’s like the least important skill in basketball. But that is some super athleticism. Plus I liked his step back jumper. I wonder if he can hit it consistently when people play him tighter.

 

[JCorona]

 

[axingfools1]

Boom! What a pick up. In the 11th hour CRT still calm as a cat, going for quality over quantity.

If we can land Ezeagu and Niang I won’t ask for a single thing for Christmas.

+1! Stroud will bring our crowd to its feet. If we get the two bigs then we are cookin. This is a young team but the future looks bright already.

 

[axingfools1]

Assuming Stroud did indeed reclassify as a 2018 recruit, his visit to UTEP was an unofficial. That indicates he still has some work to do to become eligible. If he is unable to qualify for 2018 (hoping this is not the case), he looks like a great Prop guy. Actually, the extra year may benefit him in getting stronger, and to continue to develop his skills. Nice pickup for sure.

How can you reclassify and have work to do? Do you mean he has to cram to finish the required courses or do you think his grades are bad??

 

[Lil_Train]

How can you reclassify and have work to do? Do you mean he has to cram to finish the required courses or do you think his grades are bad??

Or possibly the lack of a qualifying test score. Hate to speculate with really no true knowledge of his situation. I just think it is a bit odd he did not seem to make officials to other schools. Hopefully he's a guy like Ramon Sessions, from Nevada years ago, who ended up qualifying late; assuming that is the case with Stroud.

 

[utep2step]

 

[utep2step]

+1! Stroud will bring our crowd to its feet. If we the two bigs then we are cookin. This is a young team but the future looks bright already.

"Rodney Terry and his staff went back to California with their latest commit, snagging a commitment from Fresno guard Deon Stroud.

Stroud, 6’3, 175 pounds, was originally a 2019 recruit, but reclassified and will join the Miners next year according to sources.

ESPN rates him as a three-star prospect, and was selected to the Fresno Bee’s All-Star team as a sophomore in high school. Stroud went to Las Vegas ahead of last season to play at Trinity International in hopes of taking his recruitment to the next level at the basketball focused prep school."

https://www.minerrush.com/2018/5/2/17311082/utep-basketball-deon-stroud-joins-uteps-class-of-2018

 

[Haskins Fan]

Thanks Coach Terry and staff, you guys are doing a hell of a job.
We need Isaac, Ezeagu and Niang and we should be a force to
reckoned with.

GO Miners...

 

[UTEPMiners8106]

As of right now I think we are solid at the 1-3 spots and Likekele would be the ultimate icing on the cake. We just need a couple of bigs and we will have a great foundation to build upon in the future.

 

[nattybry]

Looks like Terry is concerned about the Long Game at Utep. Could be Special in 2 or 3 years. Floyd left us in bad shape. This won't be overnight.

 

[USAFminersfan]

Looking pretty good so far. I'm curious to see how this all plays out.

Our preseason's were always plagued with so much drama, that it'll be intersting to see how a CRT class compares to a typical CTF class (recruit retention, player retention, etc).

It'll be 2 or 3 years before we're likely competitive again, but seems like we'r heading in a positive direction

 

[axingfools1]

Looking pretty good so far. I'm curious to see how this all plays out.

Our preseason's were always plagued with so much drama, that it'll be intersting to see how a CRT class compares to a typical CTF class (recruit retention, player retention, etc).

It'll be 2 or 3 years before we're likely competitive again, but seems like we'r heading in a positive direction

I can hike the long road when a mountain of gold can be seen in the distance.

 

[JCorona]

Coach speaking the fire. This tweet is an indirect to certain recruits.

 

[JCorona]

 

[utep2step]

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LOL. That's pretty good.

Floyd put UTEP in a tough spot, or should I say he did it to himself. Floyd was a X's and O's master but like I've said many times before, his recruiting left a direct impact on fans and on the court. Not saying CRT will not have his share of departures but previous UTEP coaches didn't share his burden of rearranging looking for mac n cheese in the cubbard like a freshman in his new college dorm room. You want a coach who is like grandma....she knows where everything is in the kitchen and where it belongs.

 

[HeWore62]

Looking pretty good so far. I'm curious to see how this all plays out.

Our preseason's were always plagued with so much drama, that it'll be intersting to see how a CRT class compares to a typical CTF class (recruit retention, player retention, etc).

It'll be 2 or 3 years before we're likely competitive again, but seems like we'r heading in a positive direction

Let it be so, USAFminersfan, let it be so.

I know you don't come to a message board expecting to read about patience. Patience? What's that?

But we UTEP followers have been disappointed, in so many ways, for so long, we're hungry. Actually, we're starving. Time to eat!

 

[kickballpro]

I saw that Larry Norman Jr. committed to Duquesne.

 

[minerfan_14]

 

[Haskins Fan]

I know it's kind of early but 247 sports has UTEP at number 5 in recruiting.

https://247sports.com/Season/2018-Basketball/CompositeTeamRankings?Conference=C-USA

Go Miners...

 

[MineroFanatico]

I know it's kind of early but 247 sports has UTEP at number 5 in recruiting.

https://247sports.com/Season/2018-Basketball/CompositeTeamRankings?Conference=C-USA

Go Miners...

I’d pay ZERO attention to that because the ranking is based off of the Ochieng and Eyman signings. 24/7 is just a tad behind the times.

 

[utep2step]

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I think UTEPlandia may have laid it on a little too thick if we don't land him. This wasn't as strong as the Alex Galindo visit to UTEP years back (he wound up at Kansas) that appeared to make him feel somewhat awkward because the scenarios were almost similar to Likekele.

 

[jdubb66]

All 3 miner commits so far have 3 star ratings albeit from different sources.

I know it's kind of early but 247 sports has UTEP at number 5 in recruiting.

https://247sports.com/Season/2018-Basketball/CompositeTeamRankings?Conference=C-USA

Go Miners...

5 out of 7 in our conference?

 

[miner1liner]

I think UTEPlandia may have laid it on a little too thick if we don't land him. This wasn't as strong as the Alex Galindo visit to UTEP years back (he wound up at Kansas) that appeared to make him feel somewhat awkward because the scenarios were almost similar to Likekele.

I'm starting to feel a little turned off. If he comes.... great! If he doesn't, I think we'll be fine. We certainly don't want to make him a
primadonna either way.

 

[miner1liner]

I'm starting to feel a little turned off. If he comes.... great! If he doesn't, I think we'll be fine. We certainly don't want to make him a
primadonna either way.

Just visited OSU site and they say it's between Them and Tech inferring that UTEP isn't even in the picture.

 

[jdubb66]

We certainly don't want to make him a
primadonna either way.

Oh no, no. No way Miner fans would ever do that.

 

[nattybry]

I saw that Larry Norman Jr. committed to Duquesne.

Wow weird choice

 

[ShovelMan66]

Wow weird choice

Their coach made 3 NCAAs and 5 NITs at Akron before taking this job after last season. He also coached some marginal player named LeBron for 2 years in high school. Pittsburgh > El Paso.

Yeah, totally weird!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[FiliUTEP]

Just visited OSU site and they say it's between Them and Tech inferring that UTEP isn't even in the picture.

I dont think he comes to Utep because utep is already loaded with guards. Utep needs wings and bigs.

 

[JCorona]

I still believe we’re holding pocket Aces with Terry. He will commit to UTEP. He’s just soaking in all the media attention. Good on him to enjoy this recruiting process. At the end of the day he will be loyal to Terry.

 

[MineroFanatico]

Just visited OSU site and they say it's between Them and Tech inferring that UTEP isn't even in the picture.

I’m sure they are assuming...being that they are P5 schools. Their fans can’t imagine someone might want to be a big fish in a smaller pond.

I would imagine that they know as much, or rather as little, as we do.

 

[jdubb66]

I saw that Larry Norman Jr. committed to Duquesne.

Was CRT recruiting Norman? I know CTF signed him and had been on him for a long time but I had not heard of Coach Terry offering.

 

[JCorona]

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For whatever it’s worth Issac’s sister is very active on Twitter. She has RT and liked a lot of the memes UTEP fans have created regarding her brother. She’s not showing too much love to TT and OSU.

 

[minerfan_14]

For whatever it’s worth Issac’s sister is very active on Twitter. She has RT and liked a lot of the memes UTEP fans have created regarding her brother. She’s not showing too much love to TT and OSU.

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She’s been retweeting some utep fans posts

 

[JCorona]

She’s been retweeting some utep fans posts

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Yea. Maybe the TT and OSU fans aren’t creating any of those cool graphic tweets but I don’t see her RT and of their posts. I’m about 90% confident he will be a Miner.

 

[MineroFanatico]

Yea. Maybe the TT and OSU fans aren’t creating any of those cool graphic tweets but I don’t see her RT and of their posts. I’m about 90% confident he will be a Miner.

That’d be great if your 90% confidence turns out to be 100% accurate.