Duke Basketball Recruit Stats Tracker: Version 2.0
By Chad Lykins — The future for the Duke Blue Devils looks incredibly bright as they have picked up two commitments from two of the best scorers on the high school level in Rasheed Sulaimon (2012) and Matt Jones (2013). It won’t stop with just those two as the Blue Devils are in hot pursuit of 2012 prospects Shabazz Muhammad, Tony Parker, Ricardo Gathers & as of last week Amile Jefferson (who was extended an offer on Sunday) and 2013 prospects Jabari Parker & Julius Randle.
Here at DukeHoopBlog.com, I will be following each of the 6 players above very closely through their junior and senior seasons. Check out their numbers listed below for game by game stats (as I have researched) for each player:
Rasheed Sulaimon – Strake Jesuit (14-3) – 2012 Commit
Scoring Average: 26.2 ppg
11/14 vs. Jones – 92-67 W – 36 Pts.
11/18 vs. Dallas Jesuit – 72-67 W – 20 Pts.
11/22 vs. Wheatley – 87-75 W – 29 Pts.
11/26 vs. Lamar Consolidated – 64-43 W – 26 Pts.
11/29 vs. St. Thomas – 61-49 W – 20 Pts.
12/1 vs. Oakland Tech – 80-42 W – 28 Pts.
12/2 vs. Sheldon – 87-73 W – 26 Pts.
12/3 vs. Jesuit – 55-68 L – 21 Pts.
12/6 vs. Cypress Lakes – 66-67 L – 35 Pts.
12/12 vs. Chavez – 73-47 W – 32 Pts.
12/17 vs. Seven Lakes – 83-62 W – 32 Pts.
12/20 vs. Langham Creek – 74-73 W – 30 Pts.
12/28 vs. Garner – 63-76 L – 13 Pts.
12/29 vs. Wheeler – 70-63 W – 29 Pts.
12/30 vs. Middle Creek – 54-39 L – 21 Pts.
1/3 vs. Cinco Ranch – 52-41 W – 22 Pts.
1/6 vs. Morton Ranch – 59-52 W – 25 Pts.
Matt Jones – Desoto (19-4) – 2013 Commit
Scoring Average: 18.9 ppg
11/14 vs. Dunbar – 85-56 W – 15 Pts.
11/17 vs. Manvel – 52-32 W – 15 Pts.
11/17 vs. Westlake – 59-55 W – 16 Pts.
11/18 vs. Berkner – 67-64 W – 19 Pts.
11/18 vs. FB Bush – 73-63 W – 35 Pts.
11/19 vs. FM Marcus – 42-55 L – 6 Pts.
11/22 vs. Richland – 40-41 L – 14 Pts.
11/26 vs. Wheeler – 65-42 W – 29 Pts.
12/1 vs. Fort Trimble Tech – 63-43 W – 14 Pts.
12/2 vs. Arlington – 66-26 W – 16 Pts.
12/3 vs. South Grand Prairie – 68-56 W – 30 Pts.
12/3 vs. Arlington Seguin – 67-57 W – 20 Pts.
12/6 vs. Conrad – 69-58 W – 24 Pts.
12/9 vs. Duncanville – 67-50 – 28 Pts.
12/13 vs. Pinkston – 63-35 W – 18 Pts.
12/20 vs. Trinity Christian – 59-39 W – 4 Pts.
12/28 vs. Coppell – 77-39 W – 22 Pts.
12/29 vs. Plano West – 46-53 L – 4 Pts.
12/30 vs. North Crowley – 61-43 W – 17 Pts.
12/30 vs. FM Marcus – 42-58 L – 24 Pts.
12/31 vs. Ennis – 51-37 W – 16 Pts.
1/3 vs. University – 51-41 W – 21 Pts.
1/7 vs. Lovejoy – 73-37 W – 27 Pts.
Leadership, Sportsmanship and Composure: Rasheed Sulaimon
With four minutes and change left on the clock, but no more time left for Rasheed Sulaimon to play in the game, the senior guard walked off the court towards his bench. Head sunk, shoulders shrugged, and a body ravaged by food poisoning; the talented basketball player was about to join the large crowd seated in Holliday Gymnasium as a spectator. Steps away from his destination however, this young man did something unusual for a basketball player who had just fouled out of a game. Instead of sitting down, he turned his body and began walking towards the Garner Trojans’ bench and proceeded to shake the hand of all five of their coaches.
It was something I’ve never seen before, on any level of basketball. But then again, I had never watched Strake Jesuit play before.
Sulaimon would later explain that he wanted to show respect to the Garner coaches for the defense they put on Strake Jesuit. Garner head coach Eddie Gray used a triangle and two to hold Rasheed to his lowest scoring output of the season.
Frustrated and feeling ill, Rasheed entered the media room 20 minutes after the game and in line with his behavior during the game patiently waited through a ten minute interview session after the main press conference. He answered every question thrown at him thoughtfully and completely and refused to use the food poisoning he was suffering from as an excuse for his or his team’s performance.
Strake Jesuit coach Wayne Jones says of his senior guard:
He’s one of those who has set himself apart from the very beginning of his career. We’ve worked very hard for him on the leadership thing on and off the court. It’s not just something he’s concentrated on for 32 minutes on the 94×50 but it’s in the classroom, it’s in the locker room, it’s in the cafeteria. He’s really done a great job of improving that as time goes on. He’s one of the first ones to practice and one of the last ones to leave.
Duke Basketball Recruit Stats Tracker
By Chad Lykins — The future for the Duke Blue Devils looks incredibly bright as they have picked up two commitments from two of the best scorers on the high school level in Rasheed Sulaimon (2012) and Matt Jones (2013). It won’t stop with just those two as the Blue Devils are in hot pursuit of 2012 prospects Shabazz Muhammad, Tony Parker & Ricardo Gathers and 2013 prospects Jabari Parker & Julius Randle.
Here at DukeHoopBlog.com, I will be following each of the 5 players above very closely through their junior and senior seasons. Check out their numbers listed below for game by game stats (as I have researched) for each player:
Rasheed Sulaimon – Strake Jesuit (10-2) – 2012 Commit
Scoring Average: 27.9 ppg
11/14 vs. Jones – 92-67 W – 36 Pts.
11/18 vs. Dallas Jesuit – 72-67 W – 20 Pts.
11/22 vs. Wheatley – 87-75 W – 29 Pts.
11/26 vs. Lamar Consolidated – 64-43 W – 26 Pts.
11/29 vs. St. Thomas – 61-49 W – 20 Pts.
12/1 vs. Oakland Tech – 80-42 W – 28 Pts.
12/2 vs. Sheldon – 87-73 W – 26 Pts.
12/3 vs. Jesuit – 55-68 L – 21 Pts.
12/6 vs. Cypress Lakes – 66-67 L – 35 Pts.
12/12 vs. Chavez – 73-47 W – 32 Pts.
12/17 vs. Seven Lakes – 83-62 W – 32 Pts.
12/20 vs. Langham Creek – 74-73 W – 30 Pts.
Matt Jones – Desoto (14-2) – 2013 Commit
Scoring Average: 18.9 ppg
11/14 vs. Dunbar – 85-56 W – 15 Pts.
11/17 vs. Manvel – 52-32 W – 15 Pts.
11/17 vs. Westlake – 59-55 W – 16 Pts.
11/18 vs. Berkner – 67-64 W – 19 Pts.
11/18 vs. FB Bush – 73-63 W – 35 Pts.
11/19 vs. FM Marcus – 42-55 L – 6 Pts.
11/22 vs. Richland – 40-41 L – 14 Pts.
11/26 vs. Wheeler – 65-42 W – 29 Pts.
12/1 vs. Fort Trimble Tech – 63-43 W – 14 Pts.
12/2 vs. Arlington – 66-26 W – 16 Pts.
12/3 vs. South Grand Prairie – 68-56 W – 30 Pts.
12/3 vs. Arlington Seguin – 67-57 W – 20 Pts.
12/6 vs. Conrad – 69-58 W – 24 Pts.
12/9 vs. Duncanville – 67-50 – 28 Pts.
12/13 vs. Pinkston – 63-35 W – 18 Pts.
12/20 vs. Trinity Christian – 59-39 W – 4 Pts.
Duke Targets at Holiday Invitational Tournament (Raleigh, NC)
With Duke Basketball off until 7 PM on the 30th of this month, you may be jonesing for something to get your mind off your guests who are overstaying their welcome this holiday season. If you’re in the Raleigh area, HighSchoolOT.com and BallIsLife.com have the cowbell to cure your fever.
Formerly known as the Glaxo Invitational, this event has brought some of the best high school basketball teams in the country to Broughton High School for 40 years. The 2011 version is no different, with teams coming in from Georgia, Massachusetts, New York and Texas. The tournament runs from December 27-30th.
For Duke fans, December 28th looks like the best day to come as 2012 commit Rasheed Sulaimon and his Strake Jesuit team will face off against Garner High School at 7:20 PM and 2014 wing forward Theo Pinson will bring his High Point Wesleyan Christian Academy squad into the gym at 2:20 against Miller School. Both of these guys grew up Duke fans just like you so get out and show them some love.
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This tournament strategically takes place just after the NCAA recruiting dead period of December 24-26th so you will most certainly see many Division 1 coaches in attendance evaluating any number of prospects. Don’t miss your chance to see basketball’s best players before they make it big. Read more
2013 Sharpshooter Matt Jones Commits To Duke
Hailing from DeSoto, Texas and an unbelievable long range shooter, 2013 shooting guard Matt Jones has given his verbal commitment to Duke. Matt went on an unofficial visit to Durham during the Countdown to Craziness festivities, accompanying Rasheed Sulaimon on his official visit. Just like the Duke coaching staff did with Rasheed, they made Jones a focus of the weekend and it had the same results. Check out some highlights from BallIsLife.com.
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Early Signing Period Starts Today: What’s In Store For Duke?
The early college basketball signing period is now upon us. From today through November 16th, verbally committed players in the class of 2012 will put pens to paper and officially sign letters of intent with their chosen schools. Duke has one commit thus far: 6’3″, 175 lb guard Rasheed Sulaimon who will be signing during this early period. Sulaimon, the #10 overall player in Scout.com’s 2012 top 100, verbally committed to Duke in February. To round out their class, Duke hopes to land big man Tony Parker (ranked #19) and the consensus #1 player in 2012, Shabazz Muhammad.
Despite having only one commitment at this point, Coach Krzyzewski and the Duke coaching staff believe they have the best guard in the class in Sulaimon. An excellent prospect for his entire career, Rasheed has really improved and become an elite all around player over the summer. The 6’3 guard has good length and athleticism and is a high energy player. He has a nice mid-range game, is adept at getting to the rim and is one of the best shooters in his class from long distance. To put it simply, he can flat out score the ball. Sulaimon has all the tools to be a ferocious defender if he puts his mind to it, and that is just what he did on the AAU circuit this past summer. Krzyzewski has said he plans to use Sulaimon at both the point guard and the shooting guard spots during his time at Duke. “I was just talking to the coaching staff and they said they are comfortable with me playing both the one and the two, they think I’m versatile enough to do both,” Sulaimon said in an interview with Duffy Hoops last April. Duke is not only getting an excellent player in Sulaimon but a great person as well. “I can’t wait to get to Duke.” Sulaimon says in the Duffy Hoops interview. ”Each and every night I put on a Duke uniform I am going to try my hardest to win each and play my heart out for the Cameron Crazies.” Duke fans are going to love this kid. Read more
Rasheed Sulaimon With A Nasty Tomahawk Dunk
All reports about 2012 Duke Basketball signee Rasheed Sulaimon from this summer have noted his increased athleticism and a push in the attack mentality that makes players great. Want some visual evidence? Watch below as he freezes his defender with a ball fake and elevates to the rim for a thunderous tomahawk dunk.
Thanks to BallIsLife.com for the video.
Rivers and Gbinije Ready For Jordan Brand Classic
On February 15th, 2011 the rosters for the 10th annual Jordan Brand Classic All-American Game were announced and Duke fans discovered that their team will be represented by two of it’s four 2011 signees. Austin Rivers and Michael Gbinije are the 9th and 10th Duke commitments chosen to participate in this year’s Jordan Brand Classic All-American Game. They will join a list of Duke greats past and present including JJ Redick, Shavlik Randolph, Brian Zoubek, Jon Scheyer, Kyle Singler, Mason Plumlee, Ryan Kelly, and last year’s co-MVP Kyrie Irving. Read more
Three Duke Commits Shine in McDonald’s All-American Game
In front of a sellout crowd at The United Center in Chicago, Illinois, the stars of the 2011 high school recruiting class were out on display in this year’s McDonald’s All American High School All-Star Game.
Three of the four Duke signees were among the select group of young talent tabbed as a McDonald’s All American, Austin Rivers, Quinn Cook, and Marshall Plumlee. Those three became the 53rd, 54th, and 55th players respectively chosen in the history of McDonald’s All American Game that will be headed to Duke University.
Austin Rivers, playing for the West side, is labeled in some recruiting ranks as the #1 player overall and the very best offensive player in the high school ranks. With his father Doc Rivers in attendance, Austin finished the game with 14 points on 5/11 shooting, including 3/8 from 3, and 1/4 from the foul line. He added 4 assists, 3 rebounds, and 1 steal to his totals. Though its difficult to scout a player during an all-star game, some of Rivers’ offensive talent was on display including a tremendous crossover dribble on Florida Gators signee Brad Beal in which he converted on a beautiful reverse layup. Duke Nation will adore Austin Rivers next year as he will be one of the most exciting players ever to wear a Duke uniform. Read more
A Taste Of The Future
3 of the 4 commitments from Duke’s Class of 2011 recruiting class were on display in Cameron on Friday night. Our guy Brad Capps was on hand to cover it live.
On Friday night, Duke fans were given the opportunity to see three-fourths of the 2011 Class play at Cameron Indoor Stadium. In game one, No, 12 ranked Oak Hill Academy, led by Duke signee Quinn Cook, defeated No. 33 Christ’s School and fellow Duke signee Marshall Plumlee 78-64.
Cook paced Oak Hill with 26 points and 7 assists. He showed great body control finishing with contact and a nice mid-range game. Quinn also showed great ability to control tempo and know when to run out, often getting behind the defense for break-away layups. One thing Duke fans were happy to see was Cook’s defensive pressure on the opposite end of the floor. He moved well laterally and fought through screens, something he will have to get used to doing next season. 7 foot center Plumlee nearly had a double-double finishing with 9 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks. Oak Hill dominated the glass on both ends of the floor. Plumlee was very aggresive on both ends of the floor despite being out-muscled at times by the Oak Hill big men. Marshall showed nice touch on one occassion in the 1st quarter by catching the ball in the post, spinning away from the defender and hitting a fadeaway. In the end, the Oak Hill big men were too much for Plumlee and Christ’s School to handle.
Game 2 of the double header featured future Duke wing Michael Gbinije and St. Benedictine’s versus Our Savior New American School. Gbinije led Benedictine with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocked shots in a 73-57 loss to Our Savior. Gbinije’s full arsenal of skills were on display for his future Duke coaches. He showed an excellent mid-range game and a great ability to finish in the lane with traffic. Gbinije may have been a little too unselfish at times often deferring to his teammates rather than making a play himself. Our Savior’s ability to shoot from the outside and convert turnovers into fast break points was too much for St. Benedictine to overcome.
Here’s a great video recap from the guys over at Crazie-Talk. Read more
