Third (and final) recruit could be waiting in the wings...
GazetteNET has breaking news...
Saihou (pronounced Say-hoe) Jassey, a 6-foot-7 forward from Gambia, by way of Ashland, Ky., plans to sign with the Minutemen in the next few weeks. Jassey will be the third native of Africa on the UMass roster joining Stephane Lasme (Gabon) and Alassane Kouyate (Mali).
Jassey has been in the United States for the past two seasons. He played at the Montrose Christian School outside of Baltimore as a junior before moving to Kentucky last year. That state's transfer rules barred Jassey from playing during the 2004-05 season.
Largely because of his year off, Jassey has flown under the national recruiting radar somewhat, but he's gotten some attention by making the Kentucky roster in the prestigious Kentucky-Indiana All-Star game.
Here is is former coach (and a former assistant to Coach Ford):
''Saihou is a big-kept secret because he didn't play ball this year. He can play on the wing and he can also go inside,'' Hicks said. ''Kentucky is a really good basketball state and he's the best player in the state of Kentucky as a senior. He's got a 41-inch vertical jump. He has an unbelievable body. He's very muscular and strong. He can jump off two feet and touch his head on the side of the rim. I've never seen anybody do that.''
He sounds like a perfect fit for the three guard offense - Is anyone else getting excited?
If this pans out, we are done recruiting for next year - Although Vautour (on GazetteNET again) speculates that Alassane Kouyate's career maybe cut short by the knee injuries that have sidelined him the past two years. We will keep an eye on that...
UPDATE: Indiana All Stars coach Gary Forrest says:
"He's a very athletic young man," Forrest said, "and very receptive to coaching."
Saihou (pronounced Say-hoe) Jassey, a 6-foot-7 forward from Gambia, by way of Ashland, Ky., plans to sign with the Minutemen in the next few weeks. Jassey will be the third native of Africa on the UMass roster joining Stephane Lasme (Gabon) and Alassane Kouyate (Mali).
Jassey has been in the United States for the past two seasons. He played at the Montrose Christian School outside of Baltimore as a junior before moving to Kentucky last year. That state's transfer rules barred Jassey from playing during the 2004-05 season.
Largely because of his year off, Jassey has flown under the national recruiting radar somewhat, but he's gotten some attention by making the Kentucky roster in the prestigious Kentucky-Indiana All-Star game.
Here is is former coach (and a former assistant to Coach Ford):
''Saihou is a big-kept secret because he didn't play ball this year. He can play on the wing and he can also go inside,'' Hicks said. ''Kentucky is a really good basketball state and he's the best player in the state of Kentucky as a senior. He's got a 41-inch vertical jump. He has an unbelievable body. He's very muscular and strong. He can jump off two feet and touch his head on the side of the rim. I've never seen anybody do that.''
He sounds like a perfect fit for the three guard offense - Is anyone else getting excited?
If this pans out, we are done recruiting for next year - Although Vautour (on GazetteNET again) speculates that Alassane Kouyate's career maybe cut short by the knee injuries that have sidelined him the past two years. We will keep an eye on that...
UPDATE: Indiana All Stars coach Gary Forrest says:
"He's a very athletic young man," Forrest said, "and very receptive to coaching."
posted by Gabe at 5:14 AM
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Nice job, meng. Keep up the good work.
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