Post by Kingsbury on Nov 17, 2004 14:36:41 GMT -6
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We have confirmed that 6'10 Walter Waters from Schoolcraft (JC) MI, who is ranked #29 on our list of the Top Junior College Players Nationally, has signed with Wisconsin-Milwaukee. And we think this is huge, because Waters not only is a physical specimen inside who signed with Pittsburgh and was ranked #66 nationally in our Final Rankings of the Class of 2003, but he is ideally suited to complement 6'10 Jr Derrick Ford, who was ranked as the #35 incoming junior college player in college basketball this year by the Sporting News Pre-Season Yearbook, and 6'3 James Douglas from Schoolcraft (JC) MI, who is ranked #43 in the junior college ranks this year by the HOOP SCOOP and also has signed with Wisconsin-Milwaukee this fall. And, when you also add 6'8 Ryan Childress from Cincinnati (Moeller) OH into the equation, then Wisconsin-Milwaukee's recruiting class moves into a tie at #50, along with Florida State, Georgetown, Stanford, and Charlotte, on our list of the Top Recruiting Classes To-Date for the Class of 2005. And they aren't done yet, as 6'8 Elliott Johnson from Milwaukee (Vincent) WI, who is ranked #161 nationally in the senior class and is one of the biggest sleepers still available, also is expected to sign on the dotted line with the Panthers sooner than later. And, if this happens, then the Panther's recruiting class would move up to #40, which is one spot ahead of Wisconsin-Green Bay, on our list of the Top Recruiting Classes To-Date for the Class of 2005. Not only would this give Wisconsin-Milwaukee the best recruiting class in the Horizon League, but it would mean that the state would be tied with North Carolina for the state with the most teams ranked among our top 45 recruiting classes.
We have confirmed that 6'10 Walter Waters from Schoolcraft (JC) MI, who is ranked #29 on our list of the Top Junior College Players Nationally, has signed with Wisconsin-Milwaukee. And we think this is huge, because Waters not only is a physical specimen inside who signed with Pittsburgh and was ranked #66 nationally in our Final Rankings of the Class of 2003, but he is ideally suited to complement 6'10 Jr Derrick Ford, who was ranked as the #35 incoming junior college player in college basketball this year by the Sporting News Pre-Season Yearbook, and 6'3 James Douglas from Schoolcraft (JC) MI, who is ranked #43 in the junior college ranks this year by the HOOP SCOOP and also has signed with Wisconsin-Milwaukee this fall. And, when you also add 6'8 Ryan Childress from Cincinnati (Moeller) OH into the equation, then Wisconsin-Milwaukee's recruiting class moves into a tie at #50, along with Florida State, Georgetown, Stanford, and Charlotte, on our list of the Top Recruiting Classes To-Date for the Class of 2005. And they aren't done yet, as 6'8 Elliott Johnson from Milwaukee (Vincent) WI, who is ranked #161 nationally in the senior class and is one of the biggest sleepers still available, also is expected to sign on the dotted line with the Panthers sooner than later. And, if this happens, then the Panther's recruiting class would move up to #40, which is one spot ahead of Wisconsin-Green Bay, on our list of the Top Recruiting Classes To-Date for the Class of 2005. Not only would this give Wisconsin-Milwaukee the best recruiting class in the Horizon League, but it would mean that the state would be tied with North Carolina for the state with the most teams ranked among our top 45 recruiting classes.
That's a Big-10 size team.