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| dedicatedIUfan | Sep 2 2008, 11:45 AM Post #1 |
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Looks like the rich get richer. Since it has been so dead around here on the college basketball front, I thought I would post this and get some feedback from the people on this board that want to comment. Looks like Memphis just got a commitment from a past 5-star player CJ Henery, older brother of 5-star player Xavier Henry. This kid is 22 years old and would probably have 4 years of eligibility. Also, the big kicker is Memphis doesn't have to use a scholarship for him. That freaking sucks. :banghead: Here is the article: Back to school: MLB prospect joining Memphisby Jeff Goodman Jeff Goodman is a senior college basketball writer for FOXSports.com. He can be reached at GoodmanonFOX@aol.com or check out his blog, Good 'N Plenty. Updated: August 28, 2008, 11:14 AM EST 10 comments add this RSS blog email print C.J. Henry packed up his belongings at his Tampa, Fla., apartment early Sunday morning while watching a tape of his younger brother, Xavier, dominate an AAU basketball game last month. C.J. proceeded to jump into his blue Range Rover and make a pair of phone calls to the two coaches who roamed the sidelines in last April's national title game — Kansas' Bill Self and John Calipari of Memphis. C.J. Henry was a 2005 first-round pick of the New York Yankees. His career on the diamond hasn't exactly gone according to plan after George Steinbrenner threw a $1.6 million signing bonus his way out of high school. Vision problems, struggles at the plate and numerous injuries have taken their toll on the former two-sport star. Must-read:Kriegel: 1 wish for NFL Supermen Wilson: Neuheisel does it again Must-see:Decision '08: NFC candidates Rosenthal: Timing everything for umps View more videos >>Top headlines:Jags OT Collier shot; injuries serious Final 4 Ryder Cup picks revealed Venus, Serena to meet in quarters All of today's top stories >>Worth a thousand words:Fontana weekend Week 1 of college football First Lady of the NFL View more photos >>"It's always been in my head," Henry said about contemplating playing college basketball. "But I just got serious about it. I thought about it when I was watching my brother play and then I thought about it the entire ride home." That's when he called Self and Calipari to gauge their interest. Less than 24 hours later, Henry had decided to enroll at Memphis and play basketball this season for the Tigers. It's a no-risk, high-reward situation for Calipari. Henry, per the terms of the contract he signed out of high school, will have his education paid for by the Yankees. Thus, Memphis won't even have to utilize a scholarship while getting a potential impact guy, a player who was heavily recruited by the likes of Kansas, Memphis, Texas and others out of Putnam City High in Oklahoma. In addition, the Tigers may have gained the inside track to one of the nation's elite unsigned players. Xavier Henry. Xavier (pronounced ZAV-ee-yay) is the younger brother of C.J. and is Scout.com's No. 4 player in the Class of 2009. His co-leaders are Memphis and Kansas. "It can't hurt," Putnam City coach A.D. Burtschi said of Memphis' chances to land Xavier now that C.J. will play for the Tigers. "But I don't have any doubt that Xavier is going to make his own decision," Burtschi added. "This isn't a package deal at all, but both of them are smart enough to realize there's going to be speculation." Burtschi coached C.J. for four years in high school and is entering his fourth year with Xavier. "He has his own thing and I have mine," C.J. Henry said. "He's going to pick the place that's best for him. If we end up playing together, it would be fun and exciting. I asked him before I committed to Memphis and he said he didn't care." Henry made the 24-hour trek from Tampa to his home in Oklahoma City on his own. When he returned in the middle of the afternoon, no one was home. However, he met with his entire family around dinnertime and then also spoke with his father, mother and Xavier individually. Henry had committed to play basketball at Kansas, where both of his parents went to school, prior to the MLB Draft. However, that changed after he was taken 17th overall by the Yankees. He was traded to Philadelphia in a deal that brought Bobby Abreu to New York, but was later released by the Phillies and re-signed by the Yankees last offseason. This season, he suffered a sprained neck in a freak outfield collision and also sprained the posterior cruciate ligament in his knee in an indecisive slide into home plate. He was hitting .234 in 20 games this season in Single-A ball. The 22-year-old said he intends to continue to play baseball in the summers, but sounds like someone whose future is more likely in the NBA than playing alongside Alex Rodriguez in the Bronx. "My game will speak for itself," C.J. Henry said. "My talent level is high and I can play. My ultimate goal is to play in the NBA." Calipari, who actually coached Henry's father, Carl, when he was an assistant at Kansas, isn't allowed to comment on his newest addition until he is enrolled. Henry said he was flying to Memphis today and would sign up for classes either today or tomorrow. However, one high-major assistant coach who recruited Henry before he opted to go the baseball route was shocked to hear the news that he was set to play for Memphis. "I loved him," the coach said. "He's a big guard who can score the ball. He's explosive and can really shoot it. He's more of a combo guard, but I think he can play the point. Because of his size and athleticism, I think he can play right away." Henry, now at 6-foot-3½ and 220 pounds, may have the opportunity once he sheds a few pounds and gets back into basketball shape. He said the last time he and Xavier played one-on-one was last year and it was also the first time he had ever lost to his younger brother. "Once I get in basketball shape, I'll show people what I'm capable of," Henry said. Henry's claim is that he's more of a point guard and he also said Calipari assured him he'd have a chance to compete for the starting point guard position, which appears wide-open but has no shortage of candidates. Willie Kemp backed up Derrick Rose last season, but will be pushed by talented freshman combo guard Tyreke Evans and junior college transfer Roburt Sallie. "I chose Memphis because of the coach, the personnel and the opportunity to win a national championship," C.J. Henry said. "It was the best situation for me." The Tigers certainly aren't complaining. |
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| dçamden03 | Sep 2 2008, 12:55 PM Post #2 |
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Unfortunately for many on this site, Memphis is here to stay as long as Calipari is at Memphis. For as many people who can't stand him, he sure does get the job done. |
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“He’s always been a guy — maybe to a fault — he would always try to do what I said. That seems like something simple in coaching, but those are the guys I hang my hat on. We’ve had some guys in our program, we had a couple guys that felt I had a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. And they were right — I do have a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. I like guys that go to class, that are academic All-Americans, that come early, that stay late, that love the game of basketball. I am biased towards those guys. And I’m biased towards Rob Hummel. But I’m also biased towards their habits, their work ethic, and how they carry themselves." "I’d take him to the ends of the earth — I’d want him playing for me.” - Bo Ryan on Robbie Hummel
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| Unbiased | Sep 2 2008, 01:11 PM Post #3 |
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or until the NCAA grows a pair and investigates Memphis/Caligreasy. there is little doubt that program is as dirty as UNLV circa late 1980's |
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| dçamden03 | Sep 2 2008, 01:16 PM Post #4 |
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Grows a pair? What would the NCAA be scared of in investigating Memphis? If it is such common knowledge to someone as unconnected as you, wouldn't you think the NCAA would know whats going on at Memphis? |
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“He’s always been a guy — maybe to a fault — he would always try to do what I said. That seems like something simple in coaching, but those are the guys I hang my hat on. We’ve had some guys in our program, we had a couple guys that felt I had a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. And they were right — I do have a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. I like guys that go to class, that are academic All-Americans, that come early, that stay late, that love the game of basketball. I am biased towards those guys. And I’m biased towards Rob Hummel. But I’m also biased towards their habits, their work ethic, and how they carry themselves." "I’d take him to the ends of the earth — I’d want him playing for me.” - Bo Ryan on Robbie Hummel
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| Unbiased | Sep 2 2008, 01:25 PM Post #5 |
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oh I don't know - maybe the fact the Memphis thugs were parading around in mink coats might raise just a tad of suspicion? or perhaps WW Wes is considered as dirty AAU as they come? or even the fact UMass went from nothing to the final 4 back to nothing when Calipari was found cheating there? memphis is a shithole who's program was a complete joke a few years back to now getting every 5 star recruit in the nation. you might call it coincidence, I call very very suspicious. and while Calipari is a good coach - he ain't that good. now resume your fantasy on Gulliver's Travels |
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| dçamden03 | Sep 2 2008, 01:35 PM Post #6 |
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Again, if someone so unconnected to college basketball like yourself can have such common knowledge of these mink coats and rampant impropriety, why no investigation? Why no media storm of wrong doing? Why do you have such intimate knowledge of this situation, yet the people whose jobs are to regulate the sport don't know? |
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“He’s always been a guy — maybe to a fault — he would always try to do what I said. That seems like something simple in coaching, but those are the guys I hang my hat on. We’ve had some guys in our program, we had a couple guys that felt I had a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. And they were right — I do have a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. I like guys that go to class, that are academic All-Americans, that come early, that stay late, that love the game of basketball. I am biased towards those guys. And I’m biased towards Rob Hummel. But I’m also biased towards their habits, their work ethic, and how they carry themselves." "I’d take him to the ends of the earth — I’d want him playing for me.” - Bo Ryan on Robbie Hummel
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| Unbiased | Sep 2 2008, 03:59 PM Post #7 |
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http://thetalon.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=984 see paragraph 3 or so. seriously, you aren't bright. BANG! |
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| tAmazingHoosier0305 | Sep 2 2008, 05:49 PM Post #8 |
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:rofl: $40,000 worth of mink coats Half of their team can't even speak correct English. Thugs will be thugs, and the scam that is Memphis will continue. It's a shame though. I really wish the school would give the team a random drug screening during the season just to prove everyones point. :soap: |
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| dçamden03 | Sep 2 2008, 05:56 PM Post #9 |
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The Talon House? What the hell is that? What happened in the case? Did the NCAA investigate? If they didn't, why didn't they? If they did, what did they find? |
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“He’s always been a guy — maybe to a fault — he would always try to do what I said. That seems like something simple in coaching, but those are the guys I hang my hat on. We’ve had some guys in our program, we had a couple guys that felt I had a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. And they were right — I do have a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. I like guys that go to class, that are academic All-Americans, that come early, that stay late, that love the game of basketball. I am biased towards those guys. And I’m biased towards Rob Hummel. But I’m also biased towards their habits, their work ethic, and how they carry themselves." "I’d take him to the ends of the earth — I’d want him playing for me.” - Bo Ryan on Robbie Hummel
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| mongo | Sep 2 2008, 06:09 PM Post #10 |
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I'm going to say out of this, but I will contribute that I hate Memphis with a passion. |
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| Maker13 | Sep 2 2008, 06:16 PM Post #11 |
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After an exceptionally brief amount of time spending looking this up, the story I got is this: Dorsey was holding some stuff for a friend of his who was a dancer. His roommate was talking to the police and giving the estimates of lost property while Dorsey was on the phone with the girl who's stuff it was. There was a miscommunication and when she said it was 8 coats, $5000 total, his didn't get it right and assumed 8 coats x $5000, hence the 40 grand in mink coats. The girl called the cops the next day when she saw the mistake and the police ended up looking into the whole story and it checked out. A little sketchy of a story, but still plausible. I dunno either way. |
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| dedicatedIUfan | Sep 2 2008, 09:59 PM Post #12 |
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We still hate Memphis. :cheers: |
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| crveech | Sep 2 2008, 11:26 PM Post #13 |
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Here's to Memphis finger |
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| BTown11 | Sep 2 2008, 11:41 PM Post #14 |
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i don't trust anyone with greased hair. period. |
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| dedicatedIUfan | Sep 3 2008, 08:05 AM Post #15 |
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Pat Riley! |
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