Creighton – Philly
Could be a match made in Heaven. Philadelphia is a major media market, a recruiting hotbed with scores of recruits, and home to the Big Five. It is a natural basketball mecca.
Creighton has had the benefit of playing Philly area teams over the last couple of years, in Drexel and St. Joe’s. The fans in the Philadelphia area and Jays fans are becoming used to seeing the Jays in town – this year at the Palestra. Drexel is not an official member of the Big 5, and the Dragons are in a rebuilding mode.
This trend is one we should continue. Jays are becoming a fixture that the fans in Philadelphia look forward to – as a non-conference gauge for their teams. And…You can’t get a ‘bad’ game in Philly.
The BIG 5: St. Joe’s and Penn are steady. Temple and LaSalle are rapidly rising due to great recruiting years. Villanova is still at the Top of the pile in Philly.
Most promising games would be a continuation of the St. Joes’s series and the addition of a LaSalle or Temple series. LaSalle article link below:
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/colleges/20080917_Glen_Mills__Murray_commits_to_La_Salle.html
Coach John Giannini returns the most scoring and rebounding of any Atlantic 10 school. And now the program has added a colossal recruit, certainly the biggest since Giannini took over five seasons ago, and the most highly-regarded for quite some time. Building via transfers and recruiting, LaSalle is on course to a return to prominence.
Creighton should work to maintain this Philadelphia link with the A-10 and expand it to include all the Big Five schools (on a rotational basis). There are no bad basketball games in Philly.
Category: Sports – Men’s
Minnesota Recruit commits to Creighton
Minnesota sharpshooter, SF Ethan Wragge committed to Creighton after an Open Gym session held at his school in Eden Prairie, Mn. Several schools were in attendance including U of Minnesota, Marquette, Creighton, & others
Wragge emerged this past spring & summer on the AAU circuit, and shined at the AAU Nationals in Orlando, FL this summer. One of the premier shooters to emerge from the summer of 2008, He shot 47% from the 3-point line and 91% from the free throw line. Click Title to view Scouts article.
Quote: “Last night coach Altman came over after open gym and offered me a scholarship. After the offer was granted I accepted it.” Wragge had trimmed his list recently to Creighton, Minnesota, Marquette, Penn State, and Michigan. He had visited Marquette two weeks ago during the week and had planned an official to Penn State.
More to follow.
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