5 scholarships available with Smith, Hall, Johnson, Kellogg and Wilkins all graduating.  A freshman PG in this class is a must, IMO.  I would also assume we target a SG.  With 5 spots, we have options in this class.  I would imagine we go after at least 1 JUCO with Setty being the only guy we currently have in the class of 2016.  We could probably use a PG or SG there.

I maintain that we do the unconventional and strive to NOT have balance among classes.  Basketball is very much a team sport and experience together pays off especially at the mid-major level.  Having a large group of guys together for 3-4 years with not much notable turnover in their junior and senior seasons sounds appealing to me (like this year...minus the whole new coach thing).  Let Setty be the lone 2016 senior, makes for an exciting team coming back for 2016-17.

Which is a reason why this year's senior class has been most exciting to watch. That can be said true in any sport, but especially basketball. My brother's senior class had eight players on their basketball team and ended up going to an Elite Eight. Mine had 3.5 (one was injured half the year) and didn't even make it out of Sectionals. Not saying that is the only deterrent to a great team, but it certainly helps with chemistry.

I like unconventional class sizes, but I still wouldn't mind 1 JUCO guard to go along with Setty to give us some talent out there.

One big key will be where Wingfield is playing.  Many of said he can play PG, SG or SF.  If he is truly a guard for us, I don't feel as pressed to get a guard.

I'm calling this the most important recruiting class in Ohio history.  May be exaggerating, but it's very important we continue to bring in the DJ Cooper's and the Reggie Keely's and not the Allen Hester's.  I want guys that know how to win and are ready to represent this university for the next 4 yrs.  I don't mind 1-2 JUCO's in this class, but I have very high expectations for this class.  JC is going to be able to promise a lot of playing time for these recruits.  That's what sold DJ to Ohio.  Have a vision and get r' done JC!

It's still quite early. The big schools are still fighting for top commits; when those guys decide, you'll see them move to new targets. I have no doubt we'll be fighting with the big boys.

We could be "in" on many more players than are listed on that list.

I think there is a very important distinction there that Buster makes and is responsible for the turn in the program fortunes..

JG put a great deal of stock in players from programs that taught the culture of winning.

When Tommy came in he had the only State Finals rings in the locker room.

JG immediately brought in guys with similar cultural backgrounds.

Cooper and Kinney were both finalists in Illinois, Horne though he did not work out had State Finals pedigree, Kellogg and Ric each had a ring and McKinley even came from a program of excellence. There is a great deal of expectation in those programs and from day 1 you are competing not only with other programs but within your own program to carry on the traditions. I am not sure Reg got out of sectionals but I saw Heights played a rigorous schedule vs Dublin and appearances at Flying to the Hoop vs big time opponents.

Ivo and TJ were probably the only 2 signed in those 2 classes that were not from strong basketball programs.

Not had time to look through the backgrounds of the signees. I hope a similar culture of winning stays in the locker room. it is truly the difference in how a player developes, his motiviation, his commitment to the team and the success of the program. Easy to get players, hard to get players who bond and play together.

The more I think about it, the more I agree that coming from a culture of winning is solid.  You can succeed without it.  But it can help a guy and a team conquer at key moments...sort of a 'muscle memory' thing.

With Anrio Adams coming in for Kadeem Green, we still have 5 scholarships for this class. With Tariq Owens committed, we have 4 remaining to give.

As its been mentioned elsewhere, scout.com moved Tariq up to 4 stars and into the Top 100 for 2014. A truly phenomenal start for JC.

It was nice to see the program get some recognition for signing Tariq Owens.. You gotta think we are now on the radars of some of the national recruiting analysts as a program to watch for this recruiting class.. That is very exciting. Looking at Ted's list of guys, we are going head-to-head with some quality programs.
If we can pair Tariq up with a highly regarded point guard and wing in this class, we could be talking about a very well ranked incoming class. I know that those national ranking sites should be taken with a grain of salt, but I think that'd be something cool to see for Ohio. Knowing JC's love for bigs, I would expect we are still targeting a big to play alongside Tariq.

Also worth noting, Anrio is actually just a year ahead of the 2014 class after he redshirts. Considering that, you have 2 wing players ahead of this class in Anrio and Wingfield. I still think we bring in a wing for this class, but I think priority #1 is a good point guard. Whoever the point is would have a year behind Willis/Taylor then take the reigns as a soph... This is actually the ideal way to handle it, IMO, but its a little troublesome that if something happens to that player we are all of a sudden without a PG for that year.

I knew about the bigfoots thing, I was just thinking he may want Winfield or Crute at pg even though they're both tall for a point in the MAC