With 7 + minutes left does Michigan have a chance, behind by 18 to Nova

[Alaskawildkat]

Michigan having led by 7 mid first, no leads thereafter.

 

[stpaulcat]

NO

 

[Catbeast]

No

Game over

 

[Catreporter]

Nova really an impressive team. DiVicenzo off the bench? You have to be kidding me.

 

[Medill90]

Nova really an impressive team. DiVicenzo off the bench? You have to be kidding me.

DiVicenzo was an elite recruit

 

[PaCat]

DiVicenzo was an elite recruit

I wouldn’t say elite. More like well-regarded. Had a good offer list but not much interest from the national powerhouses. A rivals 3 star recruit.

 

[Medill90]

I wouldn’t say elite. More like well-regarded. Had a good offer list but not much interest from the national powerhouses. A rivals 3 star recruit.

Scout had him as a 4 star and ESPN had him as a four star.

He had offers from Penn State, Notre Dame, Florida, Florida State, Virginia Tech and a bunch of others.

He killed it right before his senior year and his recruiting blew up.

 

[PaCat]

Scout had him as a 4 star and ESPN had him as a four star.

He had offers from Penn State, Notre Dame, Florida, Florida State, Virginia Tech and a bunch of others.

He killed it right before his senior year and his recruiting blew up.

I guess it all depends on what you mean by elite. My point was that you don't see offers from schools such as Kentucky, Duke, Michigan State or Kansas (i.e. schools that we have no history of successfully recruiting against). Based on his rankings and offer sheet, he would have been a big pick-up for Northwestern, but it wouldn't have been unprecedented). As it happens when he committed he committed to a school that at the time wasn't thought of as a favorite to win national championships but had the advantage of being about 45 minutes from his high school.

 

[pawildcat]

I guess it all depends on what you mean by elite. My point was that you don't see offers from schools such as Kentucky, Duke, Michigan State or Kansas (i.e. schools that we have no history of successfully recruiting against). Based on his rankings and offer sheet, he would have been a big pick-up for Northwestern, but it wouldn't have been unprecedented). As it happens when he committed he committed to a school that at the time wasn't thought of as a favorite to win national championships but had the advantage of being about 45 minutes from his high school.

Well, looks as if those schools who didn't recruit him missed one. He was sixth man of the year in a good league as a sophomore, and it was easy to see why given the tourney results. Villanova overall was one of the best-shooting teams I've seen in years. Shut down some of them, and the others kill you.