BIG EAST RECRUITING UPDATE: SETON HALL

May 26, 2006



COMMITMENT ALERT: Larry Davis, 6'3 (SG) Christ the King, NYC

Bobby Gonzalez added another important piece of his future puzzle for the Seton Hall Pirates as former NC St signee Larry Davis decided that playing closer to home in college was the right fit for him after Herb Sendek left the Wolfpack for Arizona State: State Recruit Doesn't Wait to Alter Plans (News-Record).

2006-2007 Projected Roster
Seniors: Grant Billmeier (C), Jamar Nutter (G), Mani Messy (F), Stan Gaines (F), Carl Marshall (G)
Juniors: Brian Laing (G/F)
Sophomores: John Garcia (BF/C), Paul Gause (G), Joey Cameron (PF)
Freshmen: Kashif Pratt (G), Eugene Harvey (PG), Larry Davis (SG)


Previous Seton Hall recruiting reports: May 16, 2006, April 13, 2006, Sept 1, 2005 Report, August 18th report, July 5 Report, Aug 15 and July 24 Round-Up.

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Last June the Larry Davis recruiting story was short and sweet. Davis had lined up visits with North Carolina St, Pittsburgh and Villanova, but after one visit to Raleigh, NC, the recruitment was over and Davis, a 6'3 shooting guard from Christ the King High School in NYC, was a member of the Wolfpack.

However, after NC St coach Herb Sendek decided to leave NC St for Arizona St, Davis began to get second thoughts. With Sidney Lowe in line for the NC St job after the NBA playoffs, Davis decided not to wait again, and this time, after visits to Indiana and Seton Hall, Davis has announced he will play for Bobby Gonzalez at Seton Hall in the Big East.

Davis is an athletic guard that can shoot from beyond the arc and score with a solid mid-range game. According to NYHoops.com, Davis was a 2nd team All-CHSAA pick, along with future SHU teammate Kashif Pratt. Davis averaged over 13 PPG during his senior, but his high school career was cut short due to a suspension in the playoffs for a verball altercation that he and family members got into with a referee after a loss. That incident aside, Davis is not considered to be a 'problem' player, but a good teammate that will do a variety of things, including playing unselfish and tough on the defensive side, to help teams win.

Currently, we have the Pirates with 12 players on scholarship. At this point, adding a big man, which is much easier said than done at this stage, would be the priority, but a long-shot to happen. They should have at least five scholarships available for 2007 (six if Mani Messy does not take a medical redshirt for 2005-2006) and getting big men and a strong wing prospect will be the immediate priorities for Bobby Gonzalez. It will be an exciting recruiting period this summer and fall for Pirate fans, and we will continue to monitor the events.

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BIG EAST RECRUITING UPDATE: SETON HALL

Transfer Alert: Joey Cameron, 6'8 (PF) Auburn

Bobby Gonzalez added another important piece of his future puzzle for the Seton Hall Pirates as Auburn transfer Joey Cameron decided that SHU woul dbe his new home: Gonzalez Lands Auburn Transfer.

2006-2007 Projected Roster
Seniors: Grant Billmeier (C), Jamar Nutter (G), Mani Messy (F), Stan Gaines (F), Carl Marshall (G)
Juniors: Brian Laing (G/F)
Sophomores: John Garcia (BF/C), Paul Gause (G), Joey Cameron (PF)
Freshmen: Kashif Pratt (G), Eugene Harvey (PG)


Previous Seton Hall recruiting reports: April 13, 2006, Sept 1, 2005 Report, August 18th report, July 5 Report, Aug 15 and July 24 Round-Up.

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Although not an option for next season, Bobby Gonzalez adds an important piece to the Pirate future with the announcement that 6'8, 250 lb sophomore Joey Cameron will be transferring out of Auburn and to Seton Hall. Cameron averaged 2.3 PPG and 2.7 rebounds a game in 11.4 minutes of action for the 12-16 Tigers as a freshmen. He played in 26 of 28 games, getting 12 starts, as the young Auburn team went 4-12 in the SEC. Cameron fills a definite position of need as Grant Billmeier and Stan Gaines will graduate after this season, leaving oft-injured John Garcia as the only interior player left on the current roster.

So, less than a week after securing his point guard of the future in Eugene Harvey, Gonzalez adds coveted size to the roster. Since the change from Louis Orr to Gonzalez, big men such as David Palmer, Marcus Cousin and Mike Pilgrim have left the program (Palmer landing at Iowa and Cousin at Houston). Garcia and Messy missed most of last season, and as readers have correctly pointed out, could be eligible for medical redshirts, which would make Garcia a freshmen next season and Messy a junior.

The NY Post is reporting today that Christ the King's Larry Davis will Visit SHU this weekend. The current NC St signee, like Dan Werner, has his conditional release from NC St, allowing him to vist and talk to other schools. Davis will be on campus this weekend and has already heard from Harvey about being future teammates. It is a very good chance that Davis uses one of the two remaining scholarships available for SHU.

As for the last scholarship, we still expect Gonzalez to look for size. Miek Davis of Notre Dame Prep (via Xaverian, Benjamin Banneker, etc) has been a name mentioned, as well as Werner. With at least four scholarships for 2007, we expect size to matter for Gonzalez, especially if Eugene Harvey and Larry Davis become his backcourt of the future with the versatile Kashif Pratt and energizing Paul Gause.

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