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Mike Montgomery's Recruiting Battles

Okay, so I have no inside knowledge of any of this stuff - just looking at the charts. But since we have 4 more scholarships to offer for 2010 grads, here are some highly rated players based out west that we should be glad to get. (We already have a verbal from 6'4" shooting guard Allen Crabbe. Now to get the other positions while we can. (In no particular order, just going thru the rating sites and looking for west coast talent that has not yet committed to other schools):

A. Anthony Brown

Small forward
Huntington Beach (CA) Ocean View

Ht: 6-foot-6
Wt: 180 lbs

Anthony is rated by Rivals the #5 Small Forward in the nation. Cal is on his "interest" list, but we have apparently not offered him a scholarship at this time, while Arizona, ASU, Stanford, TCU, San Diego, USC, and Washington State have.

 

B. Terrence Jones

Small forward
Portland (OR) Jefferson

Ht: 6-foot-8
Wt: 220 lbs

Cal, Georgetown, ASU, Oregon State, Washington have apparently already offered him a scholarship. Jones is listed as the #10 Small Forward in the country.

 

C. Daniel Alexander

Power forward
Dripping Springs (TX) Dripping Springs

Ht: 6-foot-8
Wt: 195 lbs

Alexander is shown to have high interest in Arizona, medium interest in Texas and Texas A&M, and low interest in Kansas and USC, with A&M being the only school that has made a scholarship offer, supposedly. He is listed as the #8 power forward in the nation, and most have already committed to other schools. He is from a Western state, and seeing as how he has a high interest in playing at Arizona in the Pac-10, I think he can easily be shown to come a little bit further to Cal, a much better program at this point, and in a much better metropolis. Come take a look, Daniel! 

 

D. Josh Smith

Center
Covington (WA) Kentwood

Ht: 6-foot-10
Wt: 270 lbs

Smith is apparently THE BIG DOG when it comes to recruiting for this class. He is currently listed as the #1 center in the class of 2010. Here are the lists of schools that have already offered scholarships: Arizona, Cal, Kentucky, Louisville, Oregon, Oregon State, Texas, Stanford, Tennessee, UCLA, Washington, Washington State, Gonzaga. Sounds like he could go pretty much anywhere he'd like. Go Monty, Go! Everyone knows you are a great coach to post players and could help Smith prepare for the next level.

 

E. Damian Terry

Power forward
Colorado Springs (CO) Sand Creek

Ht: 6-foot-8

Terry is a 4-star post player with interest in Colorado and Arizona.  Why not take a jaunt to the Bay Area and see what good things are brewing in Berkeley, Damian?

 

F. Moses Morgan

Shooting guard
Las Vegas (NV) Palo Verde

Ht: 6-foot-4
Wt: 200 lbs

Even though we already got Crabbe at shooting guard, you can never have enough shooters, and we all know that GUARDS WIN IN COLLEGE HOOPS, not necessarily centers. Gee, just take a look at this year's squad. So, I recommend Mike Montgomery places his bet on this Vegas kid and offers him a scholarship. Morgan is rated the 18th best SG, most are already committed elsewhere, or reside on the far east coast, and the 55th best prospect in the 2010 class. There are no colleges listed for Morgan, which means he's holding his cards close to his vest. I'll bet he and Crabbe could create a devastating scoring combination punch for the Bears. But, and here's where I show my inexperience in such matters, would the lower rated Crabbe get freaked out and decommit if her learned of another player in his position coming into the program? Hmmmm...

 

G. Terrance Ross | Shooting Guard

Hometown: Portland, OR 
Montrose Christian School (MD)
Ht: 6'6" Wt: 180

Ross may be considered the No. 1 2-guard prospect out West in the Class of 2010. He possesses a Jordan-esque frame with long arms and his athleticism is off the charts. He has excellent quickness and he had a number of resounding dunks over the weekend that were quite impressive. His jump shot is tight and he gets great lift on it. His shot is consistent out to the stripe and off the mid-range pull-up as well. If there is an area of his game that may come into question it's whether he can break down defenders off the bounce. Overall, if he continues to develop his skills and feel for the game, he has a chance to be outstanding.

Some confusion over Ross - while ESPN lists him out of Portland, he's shown to be playing h.s. ball out of Rockville, MD, a former home of yours truly. This could be a great 3, wing pick-up for Montgomery. In fact, we have already offered him a scholarship, along with Washington, Arizona State, and Oregon State. However, he appears to have his heart set on UCLA, as it is shown with HIGH interest, though no scholarship has apparently been offered. Who knows what you can believe on these websites, or what a kid and his family are discussing. One thing appears certain, however - we Cal fans should be real lucky to land this highly touted talent! Come on down to Berkeley, Ross. I think you'll love it here! We have a real need for a wing player on this team - the position is entirely open and waiting for you to fill it up from Day One on campus. You'll be a star!

 

SUMMARY:

We know that Monty's got to get some bigs out of these available slots for 2010. Sanders-Frison will come in next year as a junior and be around only 1 year with the 2010 freshman. Same with Kamp. The only depth we'd have is with Bak Bak, and who knows how that's gonna be. We need to get some big bodies in 2010 - that's a Montgomery specialty. 

Stay tuned, Bear fans, it will be fun to watch this offseason stuff unfold! Remember, 80% of the game is recruiting - the game before the games.

 

 

 

Be nice. You can find the original CGB team at WriteForCalifornia.com.

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