With the success this season, are we having any success on the recruiting trail? do we have nice recruits committed already for next season?
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With the success this season, are we having any success on the recruiting trail? do we have nice recruits committed already for next season?
Pretty sure we signed a full class. We are hot on 5 star prospect jordan BrownQuote:
Originally Posted by UL_BayouCajun
Found it :)
– Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball coach Bob Marlin announced on Wednesday the signing of two players to a National Letter of Intent for the 2018-19 season.
Signing with the Ragin' Cajuns is guard Trajan Wesley (Houston, Texas/Cy Falls HS) and forward Kristian Lafayette (Detroit, Mich./TaylorMade Academy). The signing of the duo increased Louisiana's signing class to four, joining previous signees R.J. Gladney (DeRidder, La./DeRidder HS) and Kobe Julien (Baton Rouge, La./Madison Prep).
Wesley, a 5-foot-10 point guard, was a first-team all-district and first-team Class 6A All-State selection as a junior at Cy Falls High School. He averaged 11.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.0 steals as a junior, helping Cy Falls to the Region 3 District 17 championship and 2017 Class 6A UIL Texas state title.
Playing for a team that finished 17th in the country by Max Preps, Wesley scored 15 of his game-high 20 points in the fourth quarter in the Eagles' 63-57 win over San Antonio Wagner in the Class 6A title game.
"Trajan is a true, up-tempo guard with great leadership qualities," Marlin said. "He has really good vision and prides himself on both ends of the floor. Trajan comes from a winning background at a Class 6A state championship program under head coach Richard Flores, and his toughness and winning mentality will be infectious to our team. We are excited to add Trajan to our program."
Lafayette, a 6-10 forward, attended Hazel Park (Mich.) High School before enrolling at TaylorMade (Fla.) Academy, where he is averaging 15.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 blocks per game. As a senior, Lafayette helped HPHS to its first district title in over 50 years and a berth in the MHSAA Boy's Class B state playoffs.
"Kristian is a very skilled player who can shoot, pass and handle the ball exceptionally well for someone his size," Marlin said. "As he adds weight and increases his strength, he will develop into a player in this league who can impact the game on both ends of the court."
LOUISIANA RAGIN' CAJUNS MEN'S BASKETBALL SIGNING CLASS
R.J. Gladney, F - 6-7, 200, DeRidder, La. (DeRidder HS)
Kobe Julien, G/F - 6-6, 215, Baton Rouge, La. (Madison Prep Academy)
Kristian Lafayette, F – 6-10, 200, Detroit, Mich (Hazel Park HS/TaylorMade Academy)
Trajan Wesley, G – 5-10, 165, Houston, Texas (Cy Falls HS)
...Any chance that Jordan's dad knew Kobe's dad? Anyway can't hurt to use that angle of 2 signees whose dads played!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hudsheen#Fired
I am pretty sure that Wayne Julien and Dion Brown know each other. Julien finished his career a year or two prior to Brown starting his. We have one scholarship remaining for the spring signing period. Obviously we would love to get Brown but if we do not then I am confident we will still sign a quality player. We have 5 seniors and we signed 4 players in the fall. All 5 seniors are on scholarship with Jacob Broussard getting one for the spring semester.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boomer
Has the Brown kid even set up a visit here?
Yes...Quote:
Originally Posted by Irishcajun
This is a first... "While Louisville-Lafayette hasn’t had the recent success of the other schools, it is the alma father of his father, Dion, who played for the Ragin’ Cajuns from 1980-1984 and is in the school’s athletics hall of fame."
Thank you USA Today.
"Brown’s list of schools are down to California, Gonzaga, Louisville-Lafayette, Nevada, St. John’s and UCLA. He said he may not wait until signing day to announce his choice."
http://usatodayhss.com/2018/prolific...-may-come-soon
I don't usually get interested in the name war but that is pretty damned funny!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tripple Threat
At least they corrected it to Louisiana instead of Louisville but what's an alma father? That's a new one to me.
Glad to see they fixed it. That was pretty funny...Loui, Loui, just pick oneQuote:
Originally Posted by BeauCajun
I sent a note to the author of that article.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Greats news for <a href="https://twitter.com/RaginCajunsMBB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RaginCajunsMBB</a> concerning 5-star 2018 PF recruit Jordan Brown (son of ex-Cajuns star Dion Brown). <a href="https://t.co/C3GpY7q10e">https://t.co/C3GpY7q10e</a></p>— Joshua Parrott (@JoshuaParrott) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshuaParrott/status/966801509626376192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Jordan Brown is making his Offical visit in 2 weeks .. Please leave unmarked bills in a briefcase outside of room 241 of the Springhill suits knock three times then leave
5 star recruit visiting next weekend. Another reason to have a large crowd for senior night
Https://247sports.com/Article/Whats-...rown-115435706
That's Dion Brown's kid right?Quote:
Originally Posted by facelessjonmoon
That is former Cajun great Dion Brown's son.
That's huge just getting him on campus...Quote:
Originally Posted by cajun_lannister
So - vs. Little Rock Sat. March 3rd? That is YUGE! That would be BIGly!
Roll out the red carpet!
Come on Maggard start that all out promotional blitz for next weekend!!
Dang. This has to be the first 5 star recruit to ever step foot on campus!!!
Since his father will be on the visit with him, how about we run his dad's video on the screen like his game against Georgetown? The crowd would get really loud with that presentation.Quote:
Originally Posted by facelessjonmoon
Jesus Shuttlesworth is coming to Cajun Country!
....Guess I asked this before....but did dad wear these same uniforms with the candy (?) stripes!!! Think we might have had some 5 stars before to visit....not sure but the Larry Fogle???Quote:
Originally Posted by Geaux
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Originally Posted by CajunT
Dion Brown is being inducted into the Hall of Fame that weekend. Coach Marlin told that to the Rebounders Club on Tuesday night. I did not share it here until now as I thought they wanted to really promote the induction next week. When he mentioned that the entire family was coming with Dion a few of us in the room looked at each other and smiled. It would definitely help to have a big crowd that night with a high level recruit visiting. However, legally you cannot promote that aspect as the kid is still a prospect, not a signee. We can promote the induction of his father however. We can make it a word of mouth thing amongst students and fans about the recruit. Good idea CajunT about showing a video of his highlights. I don't know if the game against Georgetown has available highlights as that was in November of 1981, over 36 years ago. I don't know if the excitement of a top level recruit being at one of our games will cause anyone to consider missing baseball in Houston but I imagine it will be a consideration for some. You can always go to baseball either Friday or Sunday enabling attendance at basketball. That is an individual decision for each person and wherever you are you will be supporting something worthwhile.
If somehow Coach Marlin and his staff could pull this off and land Brown Jr., this could be the start of returning this program to glory! Getting Brown, to go along with the previous early signees, and putting them together with the guys that will be returning from this seasons 24-4 (and counting) team would set the Cajuns up for even more success i the next few years. And as we all know, success breeds success! It might be a long shot, but getting a visit is a start!