Raphael Akpejiori-6-9, 225 lb power forward.

[tropicalshox]

Unfortunately it's possible that both Denny Crane and Doc are correct.

http://blogs.suntimes.com/hoopsreport/

[Denny Crane]

Two words come to mind, Doc:

Sandbagging and gamesmanship.

MT prides himself on finding players that have flown under the recruiting radar.

I know what you heard, but take it with a big huge grain of salt.

[wu_shizzle]

Unfortunately it's possible that both Denny Crane and Doc are correct.

http://blogs.suntimes.com/hoopsreport/

Great article on Mid-Major recruiting. :good:

[WuDrWu]

Two words come to mind, Doc:

Sandbagging and gamesmanship.

MT prides himself on finding players that have flown under the recruiting radar.

I know what you heard, but take it with a big huge grain of salt.

Fantastic points Denny. I shall.

[tropicalshox]

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/recruiting/2009/09/aau_recap_cecil_kirk.html

The article list South Florida, Missouri, host of A-10 and Colonial schools, LaSalle, St. Bonaventure and Texas A&M-Corpus-Christi as schools recruiting Raphael.

[Denny Crane]

He is from Nigeria, not Senegal as the article said. Raphael heard from Missouri real recently.

[Downtown Shocker Brown]

Denny, do you see Raphael being a contributor right away if signed, or will he still need a year or two to develop?

[Denny Crane]

He is physically very mature and a smart kid. Let me evaluate him in game situations against some good competition. He plays in the Hoop Mountain league this fall with the rest of the Sunrise team at Kapaun on Sundays. Most of the area schools have at least one team in the league.

http://hoopmountaincentral.com/documents/2009_Boys_Fall_League_Schedule.pdf

[Downtown Shocker Brown]

Thanks. I'll get out and check him out also.

[Denny Crane]

Upcoming visits to Miami (Fl) and Texas A&M are scheduled.

[tropicalshox]

Sunrise Academy appears to be getting pretty close to making it as a nationally known basketball prep school.

http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports/highschool/broward/blog/2009/10/kreul_classic_announces_field.html

[Txlen]

What kind of information is available regarding Leon Cooper, Jr, who is also referenced as a player at Sunrise, along with Raphael?

[tropicalshox]

http://www.shockernet.net/sn/viewtopic.php?t=14893&highlight=leon+cooper

[Txlen]

Thanks for the reminder. I had forgotten about his thread.

[Downtown Shocker Brown]

Raphael has apparently had enough of this cold...

Commits to Miami, FL.