Okie St Basketball update

[Bill the Thrill]

OSU basketball recruiting class is 9th in nation

By JIMMIE TRAMEL World Sports Writer
11/12/2008 1:16 PM
Last Modified: 11/12/2008 3:18 PM

Oklahoma State announced the signing of six men’s basketball players Wednesday.

The signing class includes three point guards: 5-foot-9 Ray Penn of Travis High School in Richmond, Texas; 6-2 Fred Gulley of Fayetteville, Ark.; and 6-5 Reger Dowell of Duncanville, Texas.

The Cowboys also signed Dowell’s high school teammate, 6-5 Roger Franklin, plus 6-11 center Torin Walker of Northside High School in Columbus, Ga., and 6-7 Karron Johnson of Mount Zion Christian Academy in Durham, N.C.

Rivals.com ranks OSU’s early signing period class as the ninth-best in the country. Scout.com ranks the class 16th.

Franklin is ranked as the nation’s ninth-best small forward by Scout.com. Penn is ranked as the nation’s ninth-best point guard by Rivals.com.

ESPNU.com ranked Walker as the nation’s 14th-best center prospect and Rivals.com ranked Johnson as the nation’s 14th-best power forward.

Gulley is ranked 16th among point guards by Scout.com and Dowell is ranked 23rd among point guards by Rivals.com.



By JIMMIE TRAMEL World Sports Writer


Looks like we got some more good ball coming up even without the Sutton's

[Bill the Thrill]

Ford's first class has potential

OSU coach Travis Ford addresses the media in October. About his recruiting class, Ford said, "I don't think you can ever have too many point guards." MICHAEL WYKE/Tulsa World file




By JIMMIE TRAMEL World Sports Writer
11/13/2008
Last Modified: 11/13/2008 3:41 AM


Cowboys' batch of recruits is ranked nationally.


STILLWATER — Two items of interest about Travis Ford's first recruiting class:

1. Oklahoma State, which signed three point guards, has more guards than Buckingham Palace.

2. The height-impaired Cowboys addressed a need for interior players.

OSU added six players on the first day of the early signing period Wednesday, and recruiting services gave a thumbs-up to the haul.

Rivals.com ranked the Cowboys' class as the ninth-best in the country.

Scout.com ranked the group 16th.

"It's very exciting," said Ford, who was hired in April from Massachusetts. "We hit the ground running.

"Even I have been a little impressed and surprised with how much we accomplished in such a short amount of time with some of these players who have been recruited nationally for a very long time at the highest level."

OSU will lose starting point guard Byron Eaton after this season, so replenishing the position was a priority.

The Cowboys signed point guards Fred Gulley, Reger Dowell and Ray Penn.

"I don't think you can ever have too many point guards, especially the ones that can play different positions," Ford said.

"We have compared it a lot to what Texas did last year and what Villanova did when they were ranked No. 1 two or three years ago when they played three guys that were around 5-10. All these guys have those type skills. They can shoot it. They can pass it. They can handle it. They can get to the hole. I wouldn't classify any of them as just pure point guards other than Fred Gulley."

OSU's highest-rated signees are forwards Karron Johnson and Roger Franklin.

Both are ranked among the nation's top 50 prospects.

Ford described Johnson as a top-five player from a talent standpoint.

"He's going to continue to develop that consistency every day and things like that," the coach said. "But as a physical specimen, he is an NBA basketball player. He is a next-level basketball player, without question."

Franklin attended OSU's homecourt victory over Kansas last season. Ford said the Duncanville, Texas, player was recommended to him as someone who will be a fan favorite and make every teammate better.

OSU's tallest signee is 6-11 center Torin Walker.

Ford said the Cowboys recruited Walker harder than any big man after watching him dominate other top big men in summer events.


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[kbsooner21]

"More guards than Buckingham Palace"

[Bill the Thrill]

"More guards than Buckingham Palace"

I wonder why travis loves dem guards????



anyway, I'm glad we got him. I think we had to get get someone like him to be able to stay up with Capel. (great coach)

[Kaptain]

OSU basketball recruiting class is 9th in nation

By JIMMIE TRAMEL World Sports Writer
11/12/2008 1:16 PM
Last Modified: 11/12/2008 3:18 PM

Oklahoma State announced the signing of six men’s basketball players Wednesday.

The signing class includes three point guards: 5-foot-9 Ray Penn of Travis High School in Richmond, Texas; 6-2 Fred Gulley of Fayetteville, Ark.; and 6-5 Reger Dowell of Duncanville, Texas.

The Cowboys also signed Dowell’s high school teammate, 6-5 Roger Franklin, plus 6-11 center Torin Walker of Northside High School in Columbus, Ga., and 6-7 Karron Johnson of Mount Zion Christian Academy in Durham, N.C.

Rivals.com ranks OSU’s early signing period class as the ninth-best in the country. Scout.com ranks the class 16th.

Franklin is ranked as the nation’s ninth-best small forward by Scout.com. Penn is ranked as the nation’s ninth-best point guard by Rivals.com.

ESPNU.com ranked Walker as the nation’s 14th-best center prospect and Rivals.com ranked Johnson as the nation’s 14th-best power forward.

Gulley is ranked 16th among point guards by Scout.com and Dowell is ranked 23rd among point guards by Rivals.com.



By JIMMIE TRAMEL World Sports Writer


Looks like we got some more good ball coming up even without the Sutton's

They can talk all they want about the ones ranked by scouts, etc., this Kid Dowell is the real thing....

He can also play small forward as well as PG...