I think everyone is gonna be surprised, Key is a great kid and very hard worker he can handle the ball well very long first step and draws alot of fouls.He will take it to the hole most of time but can shoot the 3 very well but has not had any one yet to keep him off the rim including AAU. Tenn. Tech coach was at several games last year and offered first I watched him play one game this summer in techs gym at camp he dropped 45 in that game tech coach sit close to me shaking his head while watching.The last class A Mr basketball went to memphis and plays alot i feel like Tyreke is much better than he was just my opinion.
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'17 TN PG Tyreke Key (Transferred to Tennessee)
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I think everyone is gonna be surprised, Key is a great kid and very hard worker he can handle the ball well very long first step and draws alot of fouls.He will take it to the hole most of time but can shoot the 3 very well but has not had any one yet to keep him off the rim including AAU. Tenn. Tech coach was at several games last year and offered first I watched him play one game this summer in techs gym at camp he dropped 45 in that game tech coach sit close to me shaking his head while watching.The last class A Mr basketball went to memphis and plays alot i feel like Tyreke is much better than he was just my opinion.
Sycamore Proud
The Nicks Level
I don't think anyone here thought we took a chance with Jake. Only other schools felt tat way. Key seems to be much like Jake it that respect. I'm really looking forward to see him in the Blue and White.
Not trying to hi-jack this thread. But how is calling it "out of nowhere" unfair? Jason literally created a thread about this kid (and nobody replies to it) then 2 days later he commits. If you read up on Tyreke he even says ISU was late in recruiting him. This literally if is the definition of "out of nowhere".
With that being said, the more I read about the young man the more I like him. He seemed to be heavily recruited by the most of the mid-majors in the ohio valley. He was obviously held back because of the "small school" label, because statistically he is EXTREMELY impressive. Like i said in my previous post, hopefully he keeps a chip on his shoulder and comes to Terre Haute with something to prove!
Welcome Tyreke!
Good luck in your D1 career!
The Valley is a great basketball conference. Course, you already knew that.
Good luck in your D1 career!
The Valley is a great basketball conference. Course, you already knew that.
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I think he committed before Jason put him on here. I guess we disagree. I thought the term "out of nowhere" was used to indicate that this guy was unknown and we just happened to stumble on someone with talent but unproven.
Well, it doesn't matter. I just thought the statements were inaccurate and did not show the appreciation for what we might have gotten here based on his clippings.
And, of course, it's sweet getting someone that UE has offered!!!
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No shit?? I thought Jason created the thread, Greg Lansing saw it on here and decided to throw an offer to the kid!! You mean to tell me that the kid committed prior to the thread being created?? Crazy talk :shocked2:
I honestly think you all are arguing over semantics - literally talking about the definition of words and the intended use of the word. I see no point in that - I think if you look throughout history most of the recruits that we sign have a thread on here created about them months if not years prior to them actually signing. I think it's somewhat unique that a thread was just created about the kid 2 days prior to him committing. Thus, I don't think it's wrong for certain people on here who follow the recruiting closely to have a little apprehension because of that.
With that being said, all of the recruiting conversations are funny to me. Unless you have personally seen a kid play in an actual game how can you fairly draw a conclusion about what that kid can do and how his game will translate? It's like asking Greg Lansing right before he signs a kid, "so you think this kid is pretty good huh?" Ummmm yeah, I offered him a full ride to play D1 college basketball - I think he is pretty good. (I mean why would you ever ask a coach that) I think the Indiana State staff as a whole evaluates talent better than any of us can. You could question about how they utilize that talent or how they develop talent but can you really question how they evaluate talent? Does anyone here think we are not getting the right kids? Me thinks, Lansing and his staff have seen all the kids play in person prior to offering them (not just a highlight tape) - so they probably have a pretty good idea what they are getting when they offer said athlete.
I will conclude with this, when Bryant McIntosh verballed to Indiana State here is a list of schools who had offered him: Indiana State, Kent State, Buffalo, Western Michigan, Kennesaw State, Ball State, UNC-Greensburo, Miami (OH), Northern Kentucky. Now I don't know about you, but I don't find that list to be much more impressive than the list of offers Key had. Admittedly, McIntosh was drawing high major interest but he didn't have any offering at the time. We all know how this story ended. I recently heard from someone familiar with college basketball recruiting but not a coach that mid major coaches will literally find a kid they like and hope he gets hurts. Because if he gets hurt that's the only way he will end up at a mid major.
The moral to my post is, find any adjective you want do describe Key and how we came about landing him. At the end of the day you just have to trust the fact that this coaching staff knows what our greatest needs are and how they are going to go about filling them.
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I have a lot of faith. I generally trust people to do their jobs.
Not sure about Key's position. If he is like a Scott, then he won't be playing PG. With the 2 spots remaining, do we assume that we are wanting to sign a PG and a SF? Even if Key is a PG, another would not be too many if some of them can shoot or play combo. And apparently, JB and TK can shoot.
My bias is that is hard to have too many guards that can handle and pass, especially if they can shoot/drive.
(Sorry if that is a DUH statement)
We have said this is a big year for recruiting; and, so far, I'm feeling good about it.
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SycamoreFan317
The Renn Level
Talked to a current UT hoops hall of famer and former Indiana All-Star over the weekend and he said this young man is the real deal, good enough for me. We need to give this young man and coach Lansing the benefit of the doubt for no other reason than we don't have a reason not to. Welcome Tyreke.
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I will say again,He is gonna be a big surprize!!!You guys don't know me but I been watching him for 3 Years .
Curious who your source was; I can't think of any Indiana All-Stars that played MBB at Tennessee, much less ones that were inducted into the UT Hall of Fame
Looking forward to T.Key lacing em up for the Trees
I don't have any doubt. I really don't know what these guys are talking about. They act like he's never seen a basketball before.
I don't think this has been posted. (per hoopseen.com)
"The Tennessee Bobcats finished off a very strong showing at the 2016 Atlanta Jam in the champion’s circle with the 17U Gray trophy. The trek to the title game was hard-fought and the hardware was well-earned with a 73-67 win over AC Georgia.
Tyreke Key, an easy all-tournament selection, was terrific all week long and capped off the first three days of the spring NCAA Live Period with a statement 28 points in the title game. Key was one of the best guards in the field and scored all over the floor.
He had help from unsigned guard Seth Battle, who pumped in 17 points in the title game. Cade Crosland added 11 in the victory.
AC Georgia wasn’t going down without a fight. The Atlanta-based squad is balanced and rich with talent. AC was led by Phlandrous Fleming (16 points), Jonathan King (15 points), Jaden Stanley (14 points) and Phil Cirillo (10 points). "
I saw some of him on video. Appears to not have the explosive speed of a high major, so we got him! A great recruit for us to replace Scott? Looks capable of playing the PG.
"The Tennessee Bobcats finished off a very strong showing at the 2016 Atlanta Jam in the champion’s circle with the 17U Gray trophy. The trek to the title game was hard-fought and the hardware was well-earned with a 73-67 win over AC Georgia.
Tyreke Key, an easy all-tournament selection, was terrific all week long and capped off the first three days of the spring NCAA Live Period with a statement 28 points in the title game. Key was one of the best guards in the field and scored all over the floor.
He had help from unsigned guard Seth Battle, who pumped in 17 points in the title game. Cade Crosland added 11 in the victory.
AC Georgia wasn’t going down without a fight. The Atlanta-based squad is balanced and rich with talent. AC was led by Phlandrous Fleming (16 points), Jonathan King (15 points), Jaden Stanley (14 points) and Phil Cirillo (10 points). "
I saw some of him on video. Appears to not have the explosive speed of a high major, so we got him! A great recruit for us to replace Scott? Looks capable of playing the PG.
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I believe #3 white is our guy.
I thought he looked fine. He had the handle and speed to get to the hoop a lot. Team player. Consider that he was a JR on an AAU team, and he apparently scores a lot on that team.
I thought he would fit right in with the better guards we have had for the last several years.
I thought he would fit right in with the better guards we have had for the last several years.
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Maybe he will turn out to be the next Harry Marshall! He surprised everyone!!
This is not going to be a surprise to me. He is miles ahead of Marshall. Good height and good frame. Handles and finishes with either hand. Can penetrate and pass.
He had 18 pts, 6 Reb, and 3 A
7/12 2FG
0/1 3FG
4/7 FT
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