Post by kaygee on May 4, 2005 8:03:40 GMT -6
April 14, 2005
Tulsa leads for Missouri record-setter
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Bill Lowery
TheHurricaneAlert.com
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Cody Stoneburner
When Doug Wojcik was hired as the next head coach of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, he made it clear that one of his recruiting goals was to land a big, skilled high school center. It appears that the TU staff has located a big-time sleeper, and after making a trip to visit him in person, Tulsa is considered the leader for this 6-foot-10 and 220-pounder that recently set the all-time Missouri high school single season and career records for blocked shots.
Cody Stoneburner is a skilled and athletic big man from North Shelby High School in Shelbyville, Missouri. This past season he led his team to a 31-1 record and the Missouri Class 1A state title. Stoneburner averaged 26.9 points, 11.4 rebounds and an amazing 9.3 blocks per contest, while shooting 70.3-percent from the field.
In the 59-51 win over Jefferson in the title game, Stoneburner scored 33 points, pulling down 10 rebounds and blocking eight shots. In his final two state tournament contests, he scored 54 points, grabbed 21 rebounds and collected 17 blocks, while shooting 13-of-17 from the field and 7-of-8 from the free throw line.
Stoneburner is outstanding on both ends of the court with his height and quick moves around the basket. Missourians are well aware of his shot-blocking ability. This past season he blocked an incredible 296 shots, breaking his own record set the previous year of 260. His record-setting career total is 755.
Stoneburner earned first-team all-state honors for the third straight year, as well as all-district. He was also named all-conference three years in a row and conference MVP the last two years. As a senior, he was a McDonald's All-American Nominee.
He holds offers from many Division-1 schools, but is an unassuming young man and has narrowed his list to four, which includes Tulsa, Evansville and two Division II schools.
"I am not caught up in whether a school is Division I or Division II," said Stoneburner. "I just want a good fit and feel that either level can prepare me to play at the professional level, which most likely would be overseas."
"Although I have a bunch of offers, I have had to cut off my list and now have a top four of Tulsa, Evansville, Quincy (IL) and Missouri Southern. I also had offers from Nebraska, UMKC and just today (Tuesday) I got calls and received offers from Butler, Valparaiso and Southern Utah."
"I've already visited Missouri Southern and plan to take a visit to Evansville on April 22nd, and then to Tulsa the next week. I imagine Tulsa will be my last visit, although I could visit Quincy."
Stoneburner used his athleticism to lead his team to a state title
Stoneburner's head coach, Steve Carvajal, confirmed his offers and added his comments about Stoneburner's abilities and recruitment.
"Cody is a tremendous player with skills," stated Carvajal, who was recently named the Class 1A Coach of the Year. "He has extremely soft hands and excellent post moves. His only weakness at this point is his strength and being such a nice guy, if that could be a weakness. But he is now such a competitor and the sky is the limit for him. He has a 7-foot-2 wingspan and is potent on both ends of the court with his ability to score, rebound and block shots."
"He has offers from those schools mentioned, plus many more from Division I schools from across the nation, but he didn't want to go to schools such as Albany or others back East. I know Iowa State called recently and was interested, but Cody has narrowed his list to the four schools."
"Right now, I think Tulsa is in the lead for him. When Coach (Doug) Wojcik visited last weekend to watch him play, I was extremely impressed with him. I have met many coaches who were class acts, but Coach Wojcik is the best. Just being around him (Wojcik) and seeing his enthusiasm made me want to ask him for a coaching job on his staff. I think Tulsa would be a great fit for Cody."
Stoneburner discussed his whirlwind recruitment by Coach Wojcik and told our staff what he and Wojcik discussed when they met.
"I received a call right after they (Michigan State) lost in the Final Four," explained Stoneburner. "Then he came by last weekend to watch me play. He said he played college ball with David Robinson and that all good teams have a great inside-outside game. By having a threat inside, it opens up the outside shooting. Coach Wojcik thinks I could be that inside force."
"At this time, I would say Tulsa is a slight favorite over the other three schools. But I'll decide after my visits to Tulsa and Evansville. I could possibly visit Quincy, but most likely will not."
Playing at a small school with only seven players on the team, Stoneburner discussed his team's play this past season and commented on what he thought were his strengths and areas he needed to improve in.
"My biggest weakness at this point is my rebounding and strength," concluded Stoneburner. "We were lifting weights, and I had increased my strength about 150-to-200 percent before the season began. But with only seven players on our team, the lifting was wearing us down, and we had to stop it during the season."
"My coach says that I have great hands and footwork. I have a long wingspan and good timing, so I can block a lot of shots. I also have quick spin moves on the blocks and can turn quickly and face up to score. I'm pretty accurate out to 15 feet."
"One thing I will have to work on in college is my man-to-man defense. With our limited number of players, we played a 2-3 zone most of the time. Actually it was kind of a one-man zone with me guarding anyone that came into the middle and my teammates matching up with the other players on the perimeter. I covered from the elbow to elbow and short corner to short corner."
Tulsa leads for Missouri record-setter
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bill Lowery
TheHurricaneAlert.com
Read this free recruiting update, then read the rest of the great articles on TheHurricaneAlert.com for 7-Days FREE with no obligation by CLICKING HERE.
Cody Stoneburner
When Doug Wojcik was hired as the next head coach of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, he made it clear that one of his recruiting goals was to land a big, skilled high school center. It appears that the TU staff has located a big-time sleeper, and after making a trip to visit him in person, Tulsa is considered the leader for this 6-foot-10 and 220-pounder that recently set the all-time Missouri high school single season and career records for blocked shots.
Cody Stoneburner is a skilled and athletic big man from North Shelby High School in Shelbyville, Missouri. This past season he led his team to a 31-1 record and the Missouri Class 1A state title. Stoneburner averaged 26.9 points, 11.4 rebounds and an amazing 9.3 blocks per contest, while shooting 70.3-percent from the field.
In the 59-51 win over Jefferson in the title game, Stoneburner scored 33 points, pulling down 10 rebounds and blocking eight shots. In his final two state tournament contests, he scored 54 points, grabbed 21 rebounds and collected 17 blocks, while shooting 13-of-17 from the field and 7-of-8 from the free throw line.
Stoneburner is outstanding on both ends of the court with his height and quick moves around the basket. Missourians are well aware of his shot-blocking ability. This past season he blocked an incredible 296 shots, breaking his own record set the previous year of 260. His record-setting career total is 755.
Stoneburner earned first-team all-state honors for the third straight year, as well as all-district. He was also named all-conference three years in a row and conference MVP the last two years. As a senior, he was a McDonald's All-American Nominee.
He holds offers from many Division-1 schools, but is an unassuming young man and has narrowed his list to four, which includes Tulsa, Evansville and two Division II schools.
"I am not caught up in whether a school is Division I or Division II," said Stoneburner. "I just want a good fit and feel that either level can prepare me to play at the professional level, which most likely would be overseas."
"Although I have a bunch of offers, I have had to cut off my list and now have a top four of Tulsa, Evansville, Quincy (IL) and Missouri Southern. I also had offers from Nebraska, UMKC and just today (Tuesday) I got calls and received offers from Butler, Valparaiso and Southern Utah."
"I've already visited Missouri Southern and plan to take a visit to Evansville on April 22nd, and then to Tulsa the next week. I imagine Tulsa will be my last visit, although I could visit Quincy."
Stoneburner used his athleticism to lead his team to a state title
Stoneburner's head coach, Steve Carvajal, confirmed his offers and added his comments about Stoneburner's abilities and recruitment.
"Cody is a tremendous player with skills," stated Carvajal, who was recently named the Class 1A Coach of the Year. "He has extremely soft hands and excellent post moves. His only weakness at this point is his strength and being such a nice guy, if that could be a weakness. But he is now such a competitor and the sky is the limit for him. He has a 7-foot-2 wingspan and is potent on both ends of the court with his ability to score, rebound and block shots."
"He has offers from those schools mentioned, plus many more from Division I schools from across the nation, but he didn't want to go to schools such as Albany or others back East. I know Iowa State called recently and was interested, but Cody has narrowed his list to the four schools."
"Right now, I think Tulsa is in the lead for him. When Coach (Doug) Wojcik visited last weekend to watch him play, I was extremely impressed with him. I have met many coaches who were class acts, but Coach Wojcik is the best. Just being around him (Wojcik) and seeing his enthusiasm made me want to ask him for a coaching job on his staff. I think Tulsa would be a great fit for Cody."
Stoneburner discussed his whirlwind recruitment by Coach Wojcik and told our staff what he and Wojcik discussed when they met.
"I received a call right after they (Michigan State) lost in the Final Four," explained Stoneburner. "Then he came by last weekend to watch me play. He said he played college ball with David Robinson and that all good teams have a great inside-outside game. By having a threat inside, it opens up the outside shooting. Coach Wojcik thinks I could be that inside force."
"At this time, I would say Tulsa is a slight favorite over the other three schools. But I'll decide after my visits to Tulsa and Evansville. I could possibly visit Quincy, but most likely will not."
Playing at a small school with only seven players on the team, Stoneburner discussed his team's play this past season and commented on what he thought were his strengths and areas he needed to improve in.
"My biggest weakness at this point is my rebounding and strength," concluded Stoneburner. "We were lifting weights, and I had increased my strength about 150-to-200 percent before the season began. But with only seven players on our team, the lifting was wearing us down, and we had to stop it during the season."
"My coach says that I have great hands and footwork. I have a long wingspan and good timing, so I can block a lot of shots. I also have quick spin moves on the blocks and can turn quickly and face up to score. I'm pretty accurate out to 15 feet."
"One thing I will have to work on in college is my man-to-man defense. With our limited number of players, we played a 2-3 zone most of the time. Actually it was kind of a one-man zone with me guarding anyone that came into the middle and my teammates matching up with the other players on the perimeter. I covered from the elbow to elbow and short corner to short corner."
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