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For Tommy Craddock, the month long July evaluation period just wasn’t meant to be. The 6-foot-8, 215-pound power forward from Mariner High School in Everett, Wash., suffered a broken leg on July 4 and was unable to participate during the evaluation period. Craddock has indicated that he will likely make a decision about his college during the late signing period.
“I broke my leg on July 4, so I missed out on all of the big time summer events,” Craddock said. “Because of this setback, I have decided to sign during the late signing period. The plan is to play out my senior season and then make a decision about a school. There is a chance that I will take all five official visits, but I don’t know if that will happen or not.”
Prior to breaking his leg back on July 4, Craddock had been receiving interest from a number of high major basketball programs. While Craddock has had to re-evaluate his recruitment since being injured, there is no doubt that he still plans to play college basketball at the high major level.
“Columbia, Seattle Pacific University, Portland State, Montana State, and Santa Clara are some of the schools currently involved in my recruitment,” Craddock said. “Columbia has already been in for an in-home visit, and I know that Santa Clara is planning to do the same.
“Quite a few big time schools were recruiting me before I broke my leg, so that is one of the reasons why I have decided to wait until the late signing period before I make a decision,” he added. “I am hoping that some of those schools come see me play and become involved in my recruitment again. I just have to prove to some of those schools that I can play at a high major level.”
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2005 prospect Tommy Craddock played well for Friends of Hoop earlier this spring at the Boo Williams Invitational. Now the 6-foot-8, 210-pound power forward from Mariner High School in Everett, Washington is hoping to improve his stock with a strong performance at the Nike Memorial Day Classic. At this point Craddock has one offer and is receiving interest from several other western schools.
"Right now IM wide open,” said Craddock. “I’m looking over my options."
"Utah, Eastern Washington, Oregon State, Washington, Portland, Oregon, San Diego, and Washington State are recruiting me right now. Eastern Washington, Utah, Portland and Washington came to see me during the evaluation period. Eastern Washington is the only one to offer so far."
The three sport athlete (football- wide receiver and baseball- shortstop and pitcher) loves to run the court and is looking for a system that has an up tempo style of play.
"I’m looking for a good program,” he said. “Somewhere I’ll fit in. I’ll also be looking at the style of play. I’d prefer to play up tempo. I want to be around good people in a place that has a good environment."
Craddock, who has no glaring weaknesses as a player, is focused on further developing his game as a whole.
"I’m working hard on all of my game this summer,” he said. “I need to improve my ball handling, shooting, and my strength and quickness."
"What I do best is run the floor. I also play hard and defend well."
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Tommy Craddock, a 6-8 JR PF from Everett (Wash.) Mariner, has a chance to develop into one of the better post prospects in the west... Tommy Craddock
Tommy Craddock, 6-8 JR PF Everett (Wash.) Mariner, didn't get a lot of attention this past summer, as he played on a Friends of Hoop team that had thirteen players. But with a nice frame, good feet and hands, he has a chance to become a very solid post player.
We spoke with Craddock yesterday and asked him about the schools that have been showing him attention to date.
"Oregon, Washington and San Diego -- those are the main ones," said Craddock.
When asked if he could pick three programs that he'd like to be recruited by, Craddock replied, "Stanford -- that would be pretty cool. USC and Arizona also."
Craddock also plays wide receiver in football and he said he's received a few letters from schools for football. At 6-8 and 215 pounds, he's a pretty nice target.
We asked Craddock about the factors he'll consider when making his choice.
"If the school has the classes that I want, and how I get along with the coaches and players," said Craddock. "I'd like to stay on the West Coast."
Craddock said playing time won't be a major consideration. "It would be nice to play right away," said Craddock. "But I wouldn't mind waiting."
Craddock said he didn't have a favorite college basketball team when he was growing up. "I was more into baseball," said Craddock.
It's possible Craddock could make an early decision. "The quicker the better," said Craddock.
Craddock told us that he a 2.5 GPA overall, but he's doing better this year. He'll take the SAT on January 16th.
