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bMORE607 said:
Damn you’ve been holding onto that grudge for nearly 4 years?
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It was more than just a decommit though. Josh Langford was (rumored to be) leaning Michigan until Battle committed. When Battle committed, he leaned MSU. Rather than getting one or the other, Michigan got neither because of Battle's shenanigans.
 
hailtoyourvictor said:
It was more than just a decommit though. Josh Langford was (rumored to be) leaning Michigan until Battle committed. When Battle committed, he leaned MSU. Rather than getting one or the other, Michigan got neither because of Battle's shenanigans.
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Really
 
bkingUK said:
How did Ja Morant go unnoticed by so many schools?
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He was on a low-level AAU team that wasn't seen on the national stage. South Carolina eventually offered a scholarship, but it was too late in the game. He committed in September; had he waited until the spring, he would have had multiple offers from SEC/ACC schools. He averaged 27 pts, 8 rebs, and 8 assists as a Senior. Here's a little excerpt from CBSSports:


In July 2016, former Murray State assistant James Kane was heavily recruiting a prospect named Tevin Brown (who now starts for Murray State). Kane showed up on a Wednesday in Spartanburg for a ragtag AAU combine of sorts.

Earlier that day, dozens of kids were measured and went through drills. The best testers were kept in the main gym. A small cluster of the rest, Morant among them, were directed to the back gym, mostly to play three-on-three. So Kane is in the building, watching Brown, but he's really hungry. So he asks an event organizer where he can get some concession-stand food. Kane wanders into the back gym, looking for grub.

Instead, he finds the next NBA player to come out of Murray State. Kane is surprised to see this lanky kid dominating in three-on-three. His name isn't even available in the recruiting packet handed out to coaches at the event.

"I've always thought James is one of the top talent evaluators in college basketball," McMahon said. "He called me and said, 'This kid's going to be a pro.'"

Kane was smitten and dumbfounded: Why is this kid not playing in the main gym, and who the hell is he? Tee Morant was there that day, GoPro in hand, capturing his son on video in hopes of eventually catching the eye of a flourishing program. Kane connected, and within essentially a week's time, McMahon offered Morant a scholarship in the parking lot after a tournament in Greensboro.

Soon after, other schools followed -- slowly, because Morant wasn't on social media and didn't use the platform to boost his reputation the way the most players do now. Within a few months, Morant would commit to Murray State, doing so in McMahon's home and surprising the staff and players in the process.
 
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dukedevilz said:
He was on a low-level AAU team that wasn't seen on the national stage. South Carolina eventually offered a scholarship, but it was too late in the game. He committed in September; had he waited until the spring, he would have had multiple offers from SEC/ACC schools. He averaged 27 pts, 8 rebs, and 8 assists as a Senior. Here's a little excerpt from CBSSports:


In July 2016, former Murray State assistant James Kane was heavily recruiting a prospect named Tevin Brown (who now starts for Murray State). Kane showed up on a Wednesday in Spartanburg for a ragtag AAU combine of sorts.

Earlier that day, dozens of kids were measured and went through drills. The best testers were kept in the main gym. A small cluster of the rest, Morant among them, were directed to the back gym, mostly to play three-on-three. So Kane is in the building, watching Brown, but he's really hungry. So he asks an event organizer where he can get some concession-stand food. Kane wanders into the back gym, looking for grub.

Instead, he finds the next NBA player to come out of Murray State. Kane is surprised to see this lanky kid dominating in three-on-three. His name isn't even available in the recruiting packet handed out to coaches at the event.

"I've always thought James is one of the top talent evaluators in college basketball," McMahon said. "He called me and said, 'This kid's going to be a pro.'"

Kane was smitten and dumbfounded: Why is this kid not playing in the main gym, and who the hell is he? Tee Morant was there that day, GoPro in hand, capturing his son on video in hopes of eventually catching the eye of a flourishing program. Kane connected, and within essentially a week's time, McMahon offered Morant a scholarship in the parking lot after a tournament in Greensboro.

Soon after, other schools followed -- slowly, because Morant wasn't on social media and didn't use the platform to boost his reputation the way the most players do now. Within a few months, Morant would commit to Murray State, doing so in McMahon's home and surprising the staff and players in the process.
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His dad also told him to go with who wants him the most, and Murray St made it very clear they wanted him.
 
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