Hoyas and heels stand

Anyone know anything about the big commitment

I think it may be out already but staff Mbersrs flew down to see him. today

will be up front, momentarily.

i do believe this is a battle guy.

c. ingram, up front momentarily

Was wbb hc Darnell Haney's camp

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general stuff:

was like 1.5 hours or so

defense and offense. but mostly defense

fielder didn't play. nursing ankle sprain. no boot though.

jb came late. don't know why. then participated. they want him to succeed, pushing him.

JB, jump stop!
---Cooley riding him after a twisting layup that left him weakly finishing

mulready shot the best i've seen so far. has also lost weight

so this happened after the klow elite 17u scrimmage:

smith on the klow elite scrimmage

"it was just a scrimmage to get our legs moving, to get warmed up for sessions next week. So it was just a good warm up".

smith discussing his desire to defend

"I just feel like defense always wins championships. if we defend, play hard and make smart decisions on defense, we will win".

it's clear his right hand ball patting has improved. a desire?

"That's my goal to get better with my decision making as a point guard. I'm just gonna keep working at it to get better"

Where did the explosive finishing come from? Naturally?

"Ah, yeah".

On Georgetown

"I like it. especially because they got coach kenny (johnson)".

What other schools on him?

"Houston, Kansas State, Duke. Yeah that's it".

All offered?

"Not duke"

Desires in a school?

i would like a good community. coaches who interact with their players, a brotherhood and a culture there".

As the '26 young boy on a team of '25 guys, do they lean on him?

"naw"

He's not having it?

"No (smile)".

The other big has been engaged, and should be announced tomorrow

Player is NOT a guaranteed redshirt

Was sworn to secrecy on the name

Stream of consciousness type thing. As they come to folks' mind

Prediction: McKenna by next year will be a knock down shooter. At least off the standstill

Best form on team and you really think/feel ots going in.

Body improving too

okay, like an hour and a half. fast paced. mentally demanding.

they are ratcheting up stuff.

following are notes;

shooting buddies warm up

sorber back in practice. wasn't limited.

fielder was held out in a boot. he got treatment.

early shot hitters: burks, mack, epps

epps remained consistent. the others not so much

had a scimmage the other day

You should be pushing these dues for minutes...but you are a nice guy
---cooley to walk on austin, who is contributing in practice. 2nd most athletic cat on the team.

Cooley

Uaa...stevens

Battle

Eybl

up front now.

i think it's nominal interest, though tbh kid aint bad. mature playing guard on court.

md has secured a visit.

article up front soon.

From notes and stream of consciousness

Session can be dubbed: "eat up the space and be physical"

Defensive commitment and focus were key

We need two passes
--Cooley during offensive drill

5 man full court dummy

The ball, the gap, the help...If they do it wrong dig in their azz
--Cooley to teamm and asst coaches battle, henton, johnson, blaney during efensive work

Was told MAY happen aftet live period

MAY

in fact specifically aftet peach jam fwiw

May redshirt

Could be a reclass kid

Believed to help physically. Has size

That's all I've been told

will be up front, soon.

high flying nc guard

Alumni source has shared hoyas are trying to engage an alumni day/game for the chip squad

Hoyas are polling player entrance

ALSO

mes Cooley has been touching base wirh alumni and their spouses

Good teamwork

Mack/Epps/Peavy/Burks/Sorber

This is consistent with Ron's practice feedback.

Cooley also made a comment about using Peavy as a 3rd PG.

finnish guy.

article up front now.

intls should be heavily pursued by gtown. imo

I know Utah released him. Anyone know if he is trying to hook onto an NBA team for 2024-2025 or if he has signed somewhere abroad?

up front soon.

nepsac/city rocks eybl kid

hear he's actually pretty good. can't confirm.

tbh, this is the type of kid i would think cooley et all would get at: talented fixer uppers.

For the record, ward and largo won it. Ward hadn't played before playoffs