Gods gift achiuwa

In terms depth. I think either way GG would have been coming off the bench with Gates and Jackson starting. I think Mbodji will help in a backup role for Gates, as he is more of a true 5. But IMO neither are stars, but with this team lacking front court depth, they had to get a body in there. It's probably better that Mbodji committed instead of GG since he is in the 6'9 range and GG is in the 6'6" range. When Gates comes out they are going to need a big body in there. GG really doesn't fit that bill. Agree 100%. Plus Gift has no range beyond 10 feet and we sorely need somebody that can make a 12-15 foot shot which Mbodji reportedly can do and he can hit ft's. Depth in the frontcourt has been my only concern for next season. GG has a great motor and my thought has been he would be good for defense and rebounding. If Moog can give us that we will be fine. #278 I found a site which i have never heard of or been to called jv sports which says "many insiders think gods gift will wind up at cincinnati." I cant get the link to work or i would post it. I am not sure how credible this is either but it is interesting and was posted today. #280 God’s Gift Achiuwa will be annoucing his decision tomorrow at 1:00PM EST. His three finalists are Cincinnati, St. John’s and Washington. Many insiders think he will wind up at Cincinnati. This is from the link above. Interesting...

Kieran DarcyApr 28, 2011, 02:39 PM ETCloseKieran Darcy is an ESPN.com staff writer. He joined ESPN in August 2000 after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, where he played four years of JV basketball.Follow Kieran on Twitter »St. John's coach Steve Lavin has to hope his newest recruit is as impressive on the basketball court as his name.God's Gift Achiuwa -- a 6-foot-9 power forward and first-team juco All-American from Erie (N.Y.) Community College -- is the ninth player to commit to the Red Storm for next season. St. John's has the No. 3-ranked recruiting class, according to ESPN Insider's top 25.The Nigerian native, whose father is a minister, chose St. John's over Washington and Cincinnati."I am excited to come to St. John's and New York City. I really like the coaching staff and the way St. John's plays. They are a running team and that's what I like, fast paced basketball," Achiuwa said. "I also like the winning tradition of the new coaching staff. They came into the St. John's program and turned things around in less than a year. I think that's a good indication that the program is on its way back."Achiuwa averaged 22.3 points, 13.1 rebounds and 2.2 blocks for Erie last season and adds some much-needed size to the wing-heavy recruiting class. He will have two years of eligibility with the Red Storm."Gift is a talented frontline player who possesses tremendous size, strength, speed and skill," Lavin said. "He is an ideal fit for our baseline-to-baseline attacking style of play."God's Gift (20) is the third of six children born to Eunice and Donatus Achiuwa of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. He has one older brother, Promise, and two younger brothers, God's Will and Precious. He also has one older sister, Grace, and one younger sister, Peace.Kieran Darcy covers college sports for ESPNNewYork.com.

#261 The reason I said GG crossed us off the list is because Zagoria reported tonight that we are no longer in consideration.And I'm not arguing that we haven't been in contact with him, I wondering what the nature of that conversation has been since Mbdoji has committed, especially this week now that God's Gift is ready to make up his mind. Last edited: Apr 28, 2011 #262 St. John’s is considered the favorite for 6-foot-8 Erie (N.Y.) Community College power forward God’s Gift Achiuwa, his coach, Alex Nwora, said Wednesday that he had yet to make up his mind.“He will announce at a press conference at 1 p.m. tomorrow [Thursday],” Nwora said by phone.Sources said Cincinnati was out of the hunt for Achiuwa, leaving St. John’s and Washington.Sources close to the Washington program indicated Wednesday they had yet to hear a decision one way or the other.St. John’s has been recruiting Achiuwa since last summer and remains hopeful of landing him as the ninth player in the 2011 recruiting haul. Sources said he had a “great visit” at the Queens school. #263 LennRobbins has said on twitter he is announcing for St. Johns tomorrow. Looks like we have our class. Let's go Bearcats! #264 The reason I said GG crossed us off the list is because Zagoria reported tonight that we are no longer in consideration.And I'm not arguing that we haven't been in contact with him, I wondering what the nature of that conversation has been since Mbdoji has committed, especially this week now that God's Gift is ready to make up his mind. No I don't think you or longhaul was being argumentative. My only point was that they pursued him to sign him and if he signed there was a plan to make room. #265 There are so many conflicting reports with this. Those closest to him said as of Wed. evening he still hadn't made a decision. I believe many are using the Bill Koch blog as their "source" in regard to the Bearcats. I know of at least one who has. He may still