Coach Heralds Latest Recruiting Class
Coach Jim Boylen announced today that his four seniors -- center Luke Nevill, guards Lawrence Borha and Tyler Kepkay and forward Shaun Green -- will act as team captains this season, while also saying it would be hard to not describe his upcoming recruiting class as "the best recruiting class in the last 10 years."
"This tells me we're on the right track," he said.
The Utes announced the signing of five new players for next season, and Boylen particularly gushed about 6-foot-7 forward Shawn Glover of Cedar Hills High School in Texas, calling him "the biggest piece since I've been here."
Glover averaged 18.1 points as a junior at Cedar Hills last season, and was named the team's most valuable player. Among the other signees, guard Marshall Henderson is a heralded three-pointer shooter who holds the school-record at L.D. Bell High School in Texas -- he averaged 24 points as a junior -- and has made more than 300 three-pointers in three seasons.
Center Jeremy Olsen is a 6-11 forward at Collins Hill High School near Atlanta, where he averaged 15.1 points and 10.2 rebounds as a junior, while two junior-college transfers will be juniors for the Utes next season. Swingman Jay Watkins of the College of Southern Idaho -- the team assistant coach Barret Peery used to coach -- is leading his undefeated team by averaging 22 points per game, while 6-9 forward Matt Read is averaging 11.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists for Collin County Community College in Texas.
"Credit to this class should really go to the assistant coaches, three guys I think are head coach quality," Boylen said, referring to Peery, Jeff Smith and Stan Johnson. "It showed in recruiting. The staff did a heck of a job getting us into places we hadn't been before."
The Utes did not sign any Utah players, and Boylen said "we have to keep working on it," after losing a couple of local recruits, most notably Lone Peak's Tyler Haws and Pleasant Grove's C.J. Wilcox. But the coach also said "we have to be a national recruiter." Three of the new recruits are from Texas, and the Utes said Glover and Henderson are ranked among the top 12 recruits in that state.
Boylen also confirmed what was widely expected, that freshmen Josh Sharp, Jason Washburn and Chris Hines will redshirt this season. Sharp is expected to leave next year on an LDS Church mission, while Hines is just coming back from a lingering ankle sprain and Washburn needs time to put on some weight and adjust to the college game.
"This tells me we're on the right track," he said.
The Utes announced the signing of five new players for next season, and Boylen particularly gushed about 6-foot-7 forward Shawn Glover of Cedar Hills High School in Texas, calling him "the biggest piece since I've been here."
Glover averaged 18.1 points as a junior at Cedar Hills last season, and was named the team's most valuable player. Among the other signees, guard Marshall Henderson is a heralded three-pointer shooter who holds the school-record at L.D. Bell High School in Texas -- he averaged 24 points as a junior -- and has made more than 300 three-pointers in three seasons.
Center Jeremy Olsen is a 6-11 forward at Collins Hill High School near Atlanta, where he averaged 15.1 points and 10.2 rebounds as a junior, while two junior-college transfers will be juniors for the Utes next season. Swingman Jay Watkins of the College of Southern Idaho -- the team assistant coach Barret Peery used to coach -- is leading his undefeated team by averaging 22 points per game, while 6-9 forward Matt Read is averaging 11.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists for Collin County Community College in Texas.
"Credit to this class should really go to the assistant coaches, three guys I think are head coach quality," Boylen said, referring to Peery, Jeff Smith and Stan Johnson. "It showed in recruiting. The staff did a heck of a job getting us into places we hadn't been before."
The Utes did not sign any Utah players, and Boylen said "we have to keep working on it," after losing a couple of local recruits, most notably Lone Peak's Tyler Haws and Pleasant Grove's C.J. Wilcox. But the coach also said "we have to be a national recruiter." Three of the new recruits are from Texas, and the Utes said Glover and Henderson are ranked among the top 12 recruits in that state.
Boylen also confirmed what was widely expected, that freshmen Josh Sharp, Jason Washburn and Chris Hines will redshirt this season. Sharp is expected to leave next year on an LDS Church mission, while Hines is just coming back from a lingering ankle sprain and Washburn needs time to put on some weight and adjust to the college game.
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2 Comments:
Exciting times...recruiting is the lifeblood of college athletics, so let's hope these guys pan out.
10 years let see. Maji was here then. I was commenting the other day when will we get our next future NBA draft pick. Wouldn't it be great to have a draft pick who isn't a big man? I hope Glover is that guy or Watkins. Lets wait and see. As Majisweater said we need to see if these guys will pan out. Year 3 is crucial for Jim.
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