I mentioned in Josh's visitor thread that OU's basketball team also has 4 highly ranked visitors this weekend for the Tech game, and got a couple of comments that wanted a thread of it's own.
The visitors are:
The other members of the '16 class along with Kameron McGusty include:
The visitors are:
- Kameron McGusty is a Top 50 6'4" wing/guard out of Katy Tx Seven Lakes, and is already a Sooner commit. This is his 5th visit to Norman,and he is a very solid commit who will sign in November. He's actually the player that is tabbed to take over Buddy Heild's role next season. He blew up on the AAU circuit this summer and is a really good scorer.
- Marques Bolden. He's a Top 5 player in the 2016 class and many rate him as the top center. He goes to DeSoto HS (DFW). He's 6'9" and has connections to former Sooner player Jeff Webster. All the big boys are recruiting him but Duke, KU, and Kentucky have been considered his leaders however he included OU in his final 7 schools. OU had evidently felt he was a lost cause and was backing off, but he recently called McGusty and asked why OU quit recruiting him. Kameron called the OU coaches and they set up his official visit to coincide with the same weekend as McGusty's visit (unofficial for McGusty). Bolden is close to his family and Norman is an easy day trip to see him play, whereas none of the other schools on his list are. Plus the Bolden's have a lot of respect for Coach Kruger and his staff. OU is still considered to be a dark horse, but it's a possibility. Bolden is the only 2016 player not already committed to OU that the staff is still recruiting.
- Jay Jay Chandler is a 6'3" PG out of Katy Tx Cinco Ranch (west Houston suburb where Kameron McGusty is from, but different HS ..... also Matt Dimon and Rodney Anderson from the football team). Crystal Ball has 4 predictions all for Kentucky. He's a 2017 recruit and is considered a Top 50 player.
- Isaiah Jasey is a 6'9" 220 lb PF from Killeen Tx (Same town as TaShawn Thomas is from over by Fort Hood). Crystal Ball has 3 predictions all for Texas. He's also a 2017 recruit and considered a Top 50 player.
The other members of the '16 class along with Kameron McGusty include:
- Matt Freeman. 6'9" forward out of New Zealand who will graduate early and join the team in January but the intent is to redshirt him. He is an unbelievable outside shooter for a big man ..... scored 135 points in his final 3 HS games. Basketball recruiting analyst Eric Bossi said if Freeman had played in the US, he would have been a Top 50 player and that OU got a real steal with him. He's not extremely athletic but can shoot better from 3 than any big man I ever remember playing for OU.
- Kristian Doolittle out of Edmond. It's reported he has grown 2 inches since committing to OU and is now 6'8". He's also built like Tarzan. He could eventually transition from the wing to a post player.
- Darrion Strong is a juco PG who will backup Jordan Woodard in 2016 and maybe start his senior year while a 2017 PG adjusts to the system. He was a 3rd team juco All-American who scored over 21 ppg as a freshman.
