Rocky Mount Telegram: Mabry chooses Rhode Island (Updates with full story)
On the Rhode: Mabry chooses A-10
Rocky Mount High basketball star Tashawn Mabry is going to the University of Rhode Island — not N.C. State, which was his top choice two weeks ago.
Mabry, a 6-foot-5 small forward, told the Telegram late Wednesday night that he signed a letter of intent to play for the Rams on what was the final day of the NCAA signing period.
“I’m real excited. Overall, when I went up there, I liked the campus and the coaches. And one of the guys I already knew (Akeem Richmond). It seemed like a good fit for me,” Mabry said over the phone.
Mabry, whose main recruiter was URI assistant coach Kevin Clark, said he made his final decision between five schools: Rhode Island, Charlotte, Clemson, N.C. State and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
He didn’t mention Jacksonville or Wyoming in that final list, but said they were in his top four a week ago.
“Everybody’s real down to earth (at URI). I knew they have a good tradition. A couple guys played there that went to the NBA (Lamar Odom and Cuttino Mobley). I’ll be able to get a lot of exposure and play a good schedule in the Atlantic 10,” Mabry said.
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It may be best for the kid to get away and R.I. is probably a good place for that.
We are running out of small forwards/2 guards. Looks like a lot of walk-ons at the end of the bench this year which is fine unless they find themselves in the game. Do we have any football players who might be able to join up as insurance to injury/foul trouble?
If this is true, then I don’t entirely understand the Davis defection. Come to think of it, I don’t like the Mays departure either. He is a good shooter, forced into a ball-handling role.
Is Johnny Thomas really healthy? Can Scott Wood really play the 2? Will CJ Williams be better with better surrounding players?
When Calipari leaves for the NBA, is there someone we can snatch up?
As rtpack24 said yesterday:
May 19th, 2010 at 11:10 am
I wish Mabry nothing but the best. But truthfully, I saw him play in high school (as a a Soph.) and he did not show me much. Perhaps he is worlds better than he was then, but I doubt it.
Probably a good move to get as far away from Rocky Mount and the environment there as possible. Hope he does well, stays in school, and rises above …
He was going to URI all along. This should not be a shock.
So will both walk-on’s from last year get a schollie this year?
Seniors:
Enrico Kufuar – walk on
Tracy Smith
Javi Gonzalez
Juniors:
CJ Williams
Kendall Smith – walk on
Johnny Thomas
Sophs:
Richard Howell
DeShawn Painter
Jordon Vandenburg
Scott Wood
Freshman:
CJ Leslie
Ryan Harrow
Lorenzo Brown
I count 11 scholarship players.
I’m sure we had to feel like we had a good shot at him if we wanted him, so I’m guessing Sid took a pass.
Don’t know the details, just all the opinions expressed here. But all in all, it’s a good situation to be in where we have a strong recruiting class and took a pass on a ‘maybe’. (get it? Maybe? Mabry?) (sorry)
Not being cocky, but the fact that he chose URI should tell us all that he did NOT have an offer from NC State.
so does Sid have anyone on the radar to add to this yrs recruiting class?
I would argue that having these 11 kids is healthy for our rotation. The better the rotation, the better the chemistry on the court. I would say we are a better team with 11 than with 13 or 14.
“I would argue that having these 11 kids is healthy for our rotation. The better the rotation, the better the chemistry on the court. I would say we are a better team with 11 than with 13 or 14.”
BINGO! I agree whole heartedly.
IF we don’t sign anyone else this year, and CJ leaves after 1 year (Which I hope he gives us 2), that would give us 5, cont’em, 5 scholarships to offer in 2011.
The problem there is that 2011 was looking weak for us when we had 2 or 3 scholarships. We just aren’t involved, at least yet, with many good players in that class. Getting 5 decent players would be tough.
A Juco would fit in nice, but I don’t think we are recruiting any Jucos.
Sautz there is a lot of time left for next year’s class. That works both ways. Even if we had commitments from great players a lot can go wrong for us between now and then. You only need to look as far as our own recruiting situation for the last two years to see that. Other than trying to score another ball handler, we shouldn’t be taking any commitments right now. So many things can happen with this year’s team…we don’t know what we need. We should be targeting big fish right now, with that said, more and more big fish are refusing to commit early.
Actually – we know we need depth at guard. We only have 1 true two guard on the roster right now. We need another combo guard.
I’m not confident about Thomas being a reliable player yet – he’s never been one before, it’s foolish to think he’s out of the woods now.
On paper – we should be pretty strong on the frontcourt – especially when we already have one committment there.
Its cool this leaves an open slot for all the 5 stars Lowe will sign in 2011.
Bradley123
“Not being cocky, but the fact that he chose URI should tell us all that he did NOT have an offer from NC State.”
Yeah I wouldn’t be cocky either. Rhode Island was probably better than us the past several years.
I thought that Connecticut had annexed Rhode Island.
Anyway the only people I know from Rhode Island are accountants with a penchant for wiping boogers on the sides of their laptops.
Let this be a lesson to you all: never go to a state that is smaller than the county you grew up in.
McCallum