The Bobcat Nation

I created this list for someone else but thought a some of the Bobcatnation residents might be interested in it, if there are very many of you who still care about MSU basketball. Here is a list of athletes I have on at least two sources that have been offered by MSU. These are only the ones I can confirm have been offered. There are most likely more. None of this info came from the coaches but from other sources, the internet and in some cases the recruits themselves. I do wonder how Sanders leaving will affected recruiting for 2014 as some of these offers were made before he left. In a conversation I had with Huse about recruiting in general he told me that, primarily coach Dirden and He (Huse) were doing most of the recruiting and Carson has not been recruiting since January. I hear from another source, Sanders was recruiting Southern California and Texas. Again these are only the guys I can confirm they have offered. The list of athletes they are rumored to be actively recruiting is quite a bit longer.

Jackson Forbes (2014) 6-6 Combo Forward John Paul HS in Texas (offered)
• Rising player with a good summer could be a Pac-12 player

Zach Braxton (2014) 6-9 Center Highland Ranch HS in California (offered)
• Almost everyone in the Big Sky is after him Montana & Northern Colorado are said to lead.

Temidayo Yussuf (2014) 6-8 Power Forward St. Joseph's of Notre Dame HS in California (offered)

Brandon Hatton (2014) 6-2 Shooting Guard Dixie Heights HS in Kentucky (offered)
• A Clone to Wentz and Holms. Not overly athletic but big and strong and can really score the ball.

Mustafa Jones (2014) 6-7 power forward Hayes HS in New York (offered)
• Uber athletic but raw.

Jamuni McNease (2014) 6-11 Center, Allen HS Texas (offered)
• Holds only a few offers right now but grew 2+ inches since winter, could be out of reach of the Bobcats by summers end.

Andre Chatfield (2014) 6-5 small forward of Norcross HS in Georgia (offered)
• Would be a reach to assume he would sign with the Bobcats. Mid to high majors interested.

Tavrion Dawson (2014) 6-8 power forward of Junipero Serra HS California (offered)

Ghassan Nehme (2014) 6-3 shooting guard Cheyenne Mountain HS in Colorado (offered)
• Big time target of MSU. Dirden is in knee deep with him. 8 schools recruiting him with 5 offers so far and the list are growing. His top three schools are Wyoming, Santa Barbra and Montana State. He has listed Montana State as having a slight lead over those two. Averaged 23 to 21 (depending on where you look) points a game, 5 rebounds and 5 assists last year in high school second team All State. Is a rising star right now but the Bobcats are feeling that unless some PAC-12 schools get involved they have a real solid chance. Keep an eye on him!

Trevor Dunbar (2014) 5-10 point guard St Ignatius HS in California (offered)

Ronnie Harrell (2014) 6-7 small forward Denver East HS in Colorado (offered)
• I hear Dirden offered Harrell right after he was hired on at MSU. Dirdern is good friends with his HS coach. MSU was his first offer and MSU’s first offer for 2014.. Since then he has grown 3-4 inches and has become a major recruit (offers from Gonzaga and Ariz. State among 12 on the table) probably out of reach for the Bobcats. Harrell is currently listed as 3-4 star prospects by most recruiting services.

mslacat wrote: if there are very many of you who still care about MSU basketball.

Thanks msla. I'm down but not out.

Additional tidbit:

Brandon Hatton listed above has been scheduled in for an official visit to the MSU campus in early September

I'm sure they will pull me back in during the first half of the season just to crush my dreams in a late season swoon again...

Ghassan (Gus) Nehme (who I mentioned above) a 6-3 shooting guard from Cheyenne Mountain HS in Colorado is on campus for an official visit (as I type this). I think there may be at least one other recruit on campus to catch the opening of the Football season tonight, but I can not confirm. Nehme I believe is a prime target this fall for the Bobcat staff, and is the caliber of players who could make an impact as a true freshman.

Here are quotes from various scouts/recruiting services about his play this summer.

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Ghassan Nehme (Colorado Spring, Co./Cheyenne Mountain)
Nehme has probably had one of the best camps of any player there. He really stood out to me, not only for his shooting ability, but also for his feel for the game. Nehme is a 6-3 shooting guard that has a high basketball I.Q., is an above average passer and is really a complete offensive basketball player. He made jump shots from all over the basketball court, including deep 3-pointers, a couple of pull-up jumpers and also used a shot fake to get his man in the air and then make a shot. He is a half-step slow on the defensive end, but makes up with it by using his basketball instincts to be an above-average defensive player.

Ghassan Nehme (2014/Cheyenne Mountain, Co.)
Though his performance in his first Reebok Breakout game would have you believe otherwise, Ghassan Nehme swears he’s not just out there looking for his shot.

“It’s weird,” he told CoBL, “you’d think I’d look to score, but I look to pass first and that opens up the game and allows me to score.”

The 6-foot-3 guard from Colorado Springs dropped 18 points on an efficient 7-of-12 from the floor, hitting 3-of-6 from beyond the arc in leading his team to a 78-43 victory in its opener. He also added in two assists and a rebound in his sixteen minutes of work; each of the 10 players on his squad saw two full quarters of play, a common substitution pattern on the evening.

Currently, Nehme said he holds offers from “Wyoming, Idaho State, Nebraska, Omaha, Northeastern, Santa Barbara, Montana State (and Northern Colorado,” with interest from “Utah, Santa Clara and Boise State.” Though he does have one east coast offer from the Huskies, Nehme told CoBL he was a “family kind of guy” who prefers to stay closer to the West Coast.

“I think Wyoming and Montana State…and Santa Barbara, those are my three (favorites) right now,” he said.

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