Basketball Recruiting Discussion II

Update from VQ who is at UAA event as July evaluation opened tonight...

Assistant Coach Schwartz is at UAA finals in Georgia, watching Josiah James and also watched B Maze’s team play which obviously has current commit Drew Pember but also multiple 2020 guys headlined by Jaden Springer.

Josiah James has a who’s who of coaches in attendance (Coach K, Izzy, Bill Self etc.)but Vols aren’t backing down.

Going against the nations best talent Drew Pember more than held his own, knocking down 3’s and throwing down an and-one dunk in traffic. After watching him Rob Lewis said nobody should be questioning this take by the staff.

Jaden Springer is on another level, 15 years old and is dominant...not just holding his own against guys 1-2 older than him but outplaying them. His recruitment is going to involve everyone, but he told VQ very emphatically that the Vols are going to remain in the thick of it.

Tre Mann & CJ Walker are at EYBL further south in Georgia, Barnes is there watching them...Bill Self is not at that event, fwiw.
 
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Update from VQ who is at UAA event as July evaluation opened tonight...

Assistant Coach Schwartz is at UAA finals in Georgia, watching Josiah James and also watched B Maze’s team play which obviously has current commit Drew Pember but also multiple 2020 guys headlined by Jaden Springer.

Josiah James has a who’s who of coaches in attendance (Coach K, Izzy, Bill Self etc.)but Vols aren’t backing down.

Going against the nations best talent Drew Pember more than held his own, knocking down 3’s and throwing down an and-one dunk in traffic. After watching him Rob Lewis said nobody should be questioning this take by the staff.

Jaden Springer is on another level, 15 years old and is dominant...not just holding his own against guys 1-2 older than him but outplaying them. His recruitment is going to involve everyone, but he told VQ very emphatically that the Vols are going to remain in the thick of it.

Tre Mann & CJ Walker are at EYBL further south in Georgia, Barnes is there watching them...Bill Self is not at that event, fwiw.

All good things, all good things.
 
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Update from VQ who is at UAA event as July evaluation opened tonight...

Assistant Coach Schwartz is at UAA finals in Georgia, watching Josiah James and also watched B Maze’s team play which obviously has current commit Drew Pember but also multiple 2020 guys headlined by Jaden Springer.

Josiah James has a who’s who of coaches in attendance (Coach K, Izzy, Bill Self etc.)but Vols aren’t backing down.

Going against the nations best talent Drew Pember more than held his own, knocking down 3’s and throwing down an and-one dunk in traffic. After watching him Rob Lewis said nobody should be questioning this take by the staff.

Jaden Springer is on another level, 15 years old and is dominant...not just holding his own against guys 1-2 older than him but outplaying them. His recruitment is going to involve everyone, but he told VQ very emphatically that the Vols are going to remain in the thick of it.

Tre Mann & CJ Walker are at EYBL further south in Georgia, Barnes is there watching them...Bill Self is not at that event, fwiw.

Impossible. Barnes has earned the right not to recruit. I read it in a bunch of posts in this forum.
 
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Update from VQ who is at UAA event as July evaluation opened tonight...

Assistant Coach Schwartz is at UAA finals in Georgia, watching Josiah James and also watched B Maze’s team play which obviously has current commit Drew Pember but also multiple 2020 guys headlined by Jaden Springer.

Josiah James has a who’s who of coaches in attendance (Coach K, Izzy, Bill Self etc.)but Vols aren’t backing down.

Going against the nations best talent Drew Pember more than held his own, knocking down 3’s and throwing down an and-one dunk in traffic. After watching him Rob Lewis said nobody should be questioning this take by the staff.

Jaden Springer is on another level, 15 years old and is dominant...not just holding his own against guys 1-2 older than him but outplaying them. His recruitment is going to involve everyone, but he told VQ very emphatically that the Vols are going to remain in the thick of it.

Tre Mann & CJ Walker are at EYBL further south in Georgia, Barnes is there watching them...Bill Self is not at that event, fwiw.

The more I hear of Springer, the more I really, really hope we can land him. Program changer (even if he's just a one and done).
 
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Fwiw CJ Walker has apparently continued to show out at Peach Jam, Jerry Meyer posted on Twitter that he’s incredibly underranked and his opinion is Walker should be ranked Top 10 in the country. WOW.
 
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Dang, is the whole staff there minus Schwartz? I see Barnes, Lanier, Oliver, a kid I assume is Lanier’s son...anyone else? Who is to Barnes’ left and who is between Oliver and Lanier’s son?

Barnes, KD, Lanier, Oliver, Ogden (former Tennessee assistant, was at Texas with Barnes and KD), and then Oliver’s son on the end.

Not sure who is on the other side of KD, thinks it’s someone he brought.
 
He says he’s pretty open so not sure any school is late to the party

If that's the case, then he will have a long list of suitors looking to use his services. He showed a nice pull-up jumper from the elbow, which means he isn't afraid to shoot when open besides being labeled a good defender/hustle type 4 man.
 

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