myBuffalo

by way of Great Britain and national powerhouse Long Island Lutheran  

6’8”

17 hours ago, UBinMD said:

I found this article from a summer tournament. I think being international he’s likely not on rivals or 247

https://www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article/show/1278670
 

I do like hearing about his great defense. Also his coach on X said how hard he works and how much he has improved. Sounds like a decent 3 point shooter and realizes he needs to get stronger. Sounds like the kind of kid yoI want on your team.

COBL as a site has been around for many years and is very well run by Josh Verlin. It is often my go to for Philly area hoops info and is also very reliable. They run prospect camps in the summer and have great coverage this time of the year for all the playoff HS and college conference tournament games going on. 

watched him play in HS at St Joe's Prep - wore the prestigious #10 on the same team as Jeremiah Trotter Jr.; All-Ivy LB too - would be a 'smart' pick up. 

3 minutes ago, UB65Son said:

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His introduction to the UB community - 

Watching now on YouTube

Good win, able to watch the 3rd and 4th quarters and read afterwards first win in DeKalb since 2004 (?) could this be true?? And second road win in a row. Watson is a straight bucket and look out once Ogden and hit a 3 with even somewhat consistency, 0-5 tonight - oof. 

watching my Sixers get back on track versus the Houston Rockets yesterday 1/15/24, with about 5 minutes to go our guy subbed into the game wearing #19, I started watching intently once again - 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 foul, 0-2 from the field, 2-2 FT: 2pts - and a whopping +10 while on the floor - it was good to see especially when Reggie Bullock and Boban didn't get into the game. 

New OC! Surprised no one shouted it out. 
 

https://buffalonews.com/sports/buffalo-football-offensive-coordinator-dave-patenaude-dj-mangas-maurice-linguist/article_ab2b0f88-a669-11ee-af28-b3883aa35f8d.html

2 hours ago, DocCas86 said:

FWIW, he is listed on max preps as the captain of his team. 

Here is the X you referenced.

their opponent Archbishop Carroll is a middle of the pack Philly Catholic League team - they can compete

10 hours ago, BrooklynBull said:

Game is at 3:30 on ESPN+.  Last home game on a Saturday.

UB had its first ever win at the D-IA level against Bowling Green in 2000.  That led Bowling Green to fire their coach and hire Urban Meyer as their head coach.  The rest is history.

I was at that game! I chose not to rush the field as I was a recent college grad and was thinking of my new job and not wanting to get arrested. I believe I remember a feeble attempt to bring down the goal post

On 10/6/2023 at 2:26 PM, MuchMany said:

Committed to Albany over the weekend over finalists Towson and Fairfield. 

Unfortunately, Coach Killings has Philly inroads with his coaching experience at Temple, not that Halcovage doesn’t. 

another Philly Catholic League kid - Archbishop Wood, playing along side Jalil Bathea, last years PCL POY. Should be fun to watch their recruiting stories and the upcoming season.

On 6/23/2023 at 2:08 PM, MuchMany said:

Started next to Kentucky-bound 5⭐ Justin Edwards in the front court for a perennial power and state champion out of Philly.

With Edwards in college, I wonder if Taylor sees his profile rise this winter with more usage. Good to get in relatively early in his recruitment.

Is our Philly correspondent around for some insight? 

Yes and yes - Philly Pub champs, PIAA champs and playing summer ball with the excellent Team Final squad. This season Imhotep will be lead by their 5star guard Ahmad Nowell, he has all of the typical P-5 offers. Taylor is good, I was at their PIAA quarterfinal game against PCL foe Archbishop Ryan with their rising senior center Thomas Sorber who this summer committed to Georgetown, he has 2 inches on Taylor and he struggled a little against Sorber. He should have a bigger presence to balance the team's scoring with Nowell shooting and driving as well as he does. I like that UB got in early on him as well. 

On 5/23/2023 at 7:27 PM, UBinMD said:

Not sure where to put that, but it is notable that Dolac is #8 linebacker in all of D1 

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that is a great list - a pretty cool find, I smiled when I realized that I have seen #16 and #6 play in HS, against each other!

On 4/29/2023 at 2:54 PM, Bluebird96 said:

Sounds like a formidable duo to me 

but of course, they have that N-G connection

not many videos longer than a few minutes with that game, mostly highlight videos. There are many on youtube of catholic league games where you can watch him work. Good games too.

On 4/26/2023 at 7:03 PM, Tee4three said:

He play with Zakir? Same high school right

Same HS, same tough Philly Catholic League. School is in South Philly and played for legendary coach Carl Arrigale.  I first saw him play during his Jr year at a early season showcase at the Sixers Wilmington G-League facility against the all-boys Salesianum School. He was good and that team went on to win both the PCL and the PIAA championship. He played two seasons with PG Robert Wright who's headed to Baylor and participated in this years USA basketball U-17 team.  This season Neumann-Goretti lost both the PCL chip to Roman Catholic and then lost the PIAA championship game to Lincoln Park from Pittsburgh who has the states #1 2025 player on their team.

I think he would fit in nicely. 

On 4/17/2023 at 10:56 AM, MuchMany said:

Hello! An actual basketball fan! Can you post more around here? 😂

 

Ha! I live in Philly and try to get to as many local games as possible - and then of course if it has tie-ins to the UB basketball community, I try and take closer note. The PCL is unparalleled in regards to competition and season long rigor and the semis and finals at the Palestra are a great atmosphere. I made it to the Giant Center in Hershey for the first time to see Roman Catholic take on Reading HS (largest HS in PA). PIAA is still old and not amendable to a shot clock which hurts the game overall. 

I'd be happy to post as much as it's relevant. 

On 4/14/2023 at 8:39 PM, MuchMany said:

On any list with Mgbako, Cadeau, and Bethea is legit. 

 

Bethea was the Philly Catholic League MVP this past season and Carson Howard was the center on a very talented Archbishop Wood team!

21 hours ago, BrooklynBull said:

Not sure of Drew's speed, but had one of the two best sets of hand for UB since 1977.  The other was Frank Price.  Both were also great route runners.

The real question is will he be able to blow out a defender's knee the way Drew did at Cornell in 1998.

I was at that game in Ithaca! and 10.7 is FAST - I don't remember Drew having that kind of speed, hands oh absolutely!!

and he's got wheels! I do not know how fast his Dad ran 100 meters, but already he has run 10.7 seconds early in the season which would win most state championship races.

17 minutes ago, BrooklynBull said:

For everyone concerned that a new coach has yet to be named, based on discussions with people in college sports UB will have a coach and staff plus a roster for when practice begins in the fall.

Completely understood and with all due respect BB, having a coach through the Spring and Summer will better be able to recruit and retain future and current Bulls and I am thinking about state playoffs which are going on right now as well as the summer AAU circuit for starters.

On 12/5/2022 at 11:48 AM, BrooklynBull said:

Flights booked.  In and out of Atlanta.  After hearing how short the drive is, it is easier to drive from Atlanta, especially to get a flight home on Wednesday morning to go to work.

Spoke with my brother last night and he told me he's going on the 27th, driving from Atlanta its only 2.5 hours for the noon game!

On 12/4/2022 at 9:53 PM, zigo230 said:

The Bennett High school coach (whose team won the State championship today) said that he heard the rumor of Mo going to Cincinnati and said he should take UB recruit Jayden Lewis with him.

That would be crushing to lose that kid.

Lewis had 12 rush for 169yds, 3 receptions for 60 yards,  three long TD’s.

You mean Bennett HS coach and former UB linebacker Steve McDuffie ('95) - and NYS champion!