Elijah McCoy Signs With Cajuns MBB

[Cajunsmike]

So did we sign him to a scholarship? I saw report said he was signed to grant in aid. Not sure what that means exactly

I think grant and aid is synonymous with scholarship.

[Cajunsmike]

One reason his numbers were much less as a Junior is he was playing behind a 6'8 kid named Bryson Williams who went on to become a starter as a true Freshman at Fresno State this past year.

I think the guy who went to Fresno was at Roosevelt HS while McCoy was at a different HS in his junior year. I am not certain that is the case but the research I did indicated that was the case.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Definite redshirt
-Looks a little weak on his feet and might lack vertical explosion (that's based off of a few videos). There were times where a 6'9" player should be stuffing the basket in some of those low post opportunities. Good to get some height though. May be with a high top and some new shoes, we can list him at 6'11".
We shall see

How weak, how not explosive? Weight room and specialized training can improve both. What cannot be improved are reaction time, height, and length. He may still be growing and teenage awkwardness aren't yet fixed so I'll defer to Big Fish spotting gemstones in the gravel.

[Hatch]

I think the guy who went to Fresno was at Roosevelt HS while McCoy was at a different HS in his junior year. I am not certain that is the case but the research I did indicated that was the case.

I thought I heard in the press conference he transferred to Roosevelt his junior year but I may be mistaken.

[CajunT]

What I wonder is how we became aware of a kid in California. That location may be part of the reason the HS is unaware of thre name issue. It appears he transferred to that HS following his junior year. Research I did indicates he averaged 6 ppg as a junior. Looks like he blossomed as a senior. Not being on the radar of the big schools due to not showing much as a junior is probably one way we got in on him. I agree he looks like a redshirt candidate. I did see one dunk in highlights but being able to score around the basket without dunking is rare for some players these days so I don't see the lack of dunks as a total negative. Someone tell me again how we found a kid 2000 miles away. Wonder if this kid made it down here for summer school.

Michael Allen.

[Cajunsmike]

I thought I heard in the press conference he transferred to Roosevelt his junior year but I may be mistaken.

MaxPreps indicated he played at Edison High his junior year and Roosevelt High his senior year. The junior year highlights actually looked more impressive despite his stats being much lower than what he put up his senior year.. Gym was full when he played at Edison and sparse crowds at Roosevelt. He may have gone to Roosevelt so as to be more of a featured player.

[Cajunsmike]

How weak, how not explosive? Weight room and specialized training can improve both. What cannot be improved are reaction time, height, and length. He may still be growing and teenage awkwardness aren't yet fixed so I'll defer to Big Fish spotting gemstones in the gravel.

I think it is difficult for novices like us to determine if a player is weak and not explosive by looking at a 2 minute video. Granted the guys who are making these assessments may be much more qualified than I to do so. My judgment is the guy is raw, will benefit greatly from a redshirt year, has a very high upside, and may be starting his sophomore year which will be his third in the program. I repeat I am in no way qualified to offer a meaningful opinion but I threw one out none the less.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Mike talent can be developed. Coach Nelson did a study in which he successfully predicted 80% of the great USL basketball teams of 70-72 starters based on reaction time alone. At the time Babe Ruth had one of the best reaction times measured.

If your reaction time is great other things can be taught,trained, and developed. Also size is God given.

[Boomer]

Mike talent can be developed. Coach Nelson did a study in which he successfully predicted 80% of the great USL basketball teams of 70-72 starters based on reaction time alone. At the time Babe Ruth had one of the best reaction times measured.

If your reaction time is great other things can be taught,trained, and developed. Also size is God given.

......I did quite well on the test, but Bayard, probably after some unfiltered Kools, had a great reaction time......What a guy and player my boy was!!!

[Hatch]

MaxPreps indicated he played at Edison High his junior year and Roosevelt High his senior year. The junior year highlights actually looked more impressive despite his stats being much lower than what he put up his senior year.. Gym was full when he played at Edison and sparse crowds at Roosevelt. He may have gone to Roosevelt so as to be more of a featured player.

Thanks for the research and clarification. I think we can agree that regardless of high school numbers he was recruited as a project. A chance we can afford to take with the current depth. I'm assuming Stalcup is returning because I haven't heard otherwise. He provides the depth as a big to where the redshirt option for McCoy shouldn't be an issue at all.