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Will Sheehey Q & A.
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dedicatedIUfan Oct 27 2009, 08:26 AM Post #1
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Here is a Q & A session on Will Sheehey that I foudn quite interesting. I don't know what is going to happen in the David Williams saga or what will happen with Jalen Kendrick or Josh Selby, but if we have room I would really like to have this guy in a Hoosier uniform.

Here is the article:

Q & A: Sagemont Florida’s Will Sheehey
by Alex Bozich in Recruiting | October 26th, 2009
The latest 2010 recruit to nab an Indiana offer is Will Sheehey, a 6-6 wing from the Sagemont School in Broward County, Florida. Inside the Hall caught up with Sheehey, rated No. 131 in his class by Rivals.com, on Monday evening for a Q & A.

On Indiana’s recent interest and scholarship offer:

“About a month ago, my head coach (Adam Ross) and I were sitting down thinking about what schools would be best for me and we thought that Indiana’s program would be one of the top five, so we gave them a call. They came back a week ago and saw me workout. And after the workout, Coach Crean thought Indiana would be a good fit for me.”

On the Indiana program:

“I know there’s a great amount of tradition and the fans are very excited. But besides that, I have a lot to learn about Indiana. I’m actually taking an official visit on the weekend of the 6th through the 8th, so I plan get my studying in that weekend.”

On his style of play and strengths of his game:

“I would definitely say the strength for me is I think I’m pretty athletic. I have close to a 40-inch vertical, I like to slash to the basket and finish above the rim so that’s what stands out the most. Besides that, I like to shoot a lot of pull-up jumpers around the 15-foot area. That’s definitely a strength of mine. Really everything towards the basket: pull-ups, lay-ups, dunks. Something I’m working on a lot is extending the floor back to three-point range.”

On how academics will figure into his decision:

“Very high. Something that Indiana offers that other schools I’m interested in do not is an undergraduate business program, the Kelley School. That’s definitely a high point for me. I’m planning on a business undergrad and seeing how far my basketball career will go for and after that, doing graduate studies in law. Academics is definitely something I pride myself on.”

On the transition from South Fork to Sagemont and why he decided to change schools:

“Really I changed schools because I looked at every aspect of being a high school student and I said, Okay, academics, one is better than the other. Basketball team, things of that nature. And also socially I felt like broadening my horizons, meeting new people. In every aspect of being a high school student, one school is better than the other, so I chose to move on.”

On when his recruitment first started and the process:

“When I was a sophomore in high school, I received my first offer. It was from a mid-major school. I was receiving a lot of letters and calls from coaches at very high academic places such as the Ivy League. I didn’t play AAU before my junior season. My junior season came up, I played high school basketball, I put up pretty big numbers so a lot of coaches came down to watch me play. That’s when I started receiving more and more offers. And then, what really blew up was when I played AAU this summer. The recruiting just went through the roof. Ever since I started playing AAU, transferred high schools. Now at Sagemont where there are schools in the gym everyday.”

On his top schools:

“Michigan, Indiana, Stanford, Vanderbilt, George Washington, University of Miami and the University of Washington. University of Washington and Michigan have not offered, but both of their head coaches are coming to the gym next week.”
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Evilempire Oct 27 2009, 09:36 AM Post #2
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So he had to call Crean...........who then went and saw him play 1 time in person........and was immediately told he was a good fit for the program? Jesus, I need to write a book.
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And this thread ALREADY wreaks of estrogen.
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So he had to call Crean...........who then went and saw him play 1 time in person........and was immediately told he was a good fit for the program? Jesus, I need to write a book.
You must be PMSing really bad, huh?
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Well I love that he's in it for academics too. Get the kid here! We need some geniuses on the team!
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So he had to call Crean...........who then went and saw him play 1 time in person........and was immediately told he was a good fit for the program? Jesus, I need to write a book.
You must be PMSing really bad, huh?
Says the guy with Crean spunk on his chin...........you missed a spot.
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So he had to call Crean...........who then went and saw him play 1 time in person........and was immediately told he was a good fit for the program? Jesus, I need to write a book.
I am sure there is more to it than that. Have you watched the video of him? IMO, He is pretty good and probably should be ranked higher than he is but only has played one year of AAU. That isn't going to get you a top 100 ranking right off the bat. This guy is a 6'6' swing, with almost a 40" vertical, that can play multiple positions rated in the top 150, why wouldn't we want this kid? To me, he looked like a typical Bob Knight player.
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the academic angle is great. but pair that with the athleticism...and that's someone we could use. it was just downright painful last year watching the likes of pritchard, roth and the likes get off the ground. especially pritchard. how many times was he rejected by the rim?
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So he had to call Crean...........who then went and saw him play 1 time in person........and was immediately told he was a good fit for the program? Jesus, I need to write a book.
You must be PMSing really bad, huh?
Says the guy with Crean spunk on his chin...........you missed a spot.
Yeah I should probably go clean Crean's cream off my face. Thanks. Give me an honest post on what your objection could possibly be with this prospect.
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I haven't said one bad word about the recruit, I just don't like the way Crean is going about things.

You sign a project right off the bat in the early signing period, and a few months later he is suddenly concerned about playing time and might go somewhere else.....before any of us, including him, have seen anyone outside of last year's guys play........you can't tell me he came to that conclusion on his own. Like I've said many times, Crean seems to have no problem yanking scholarships when he thinks he can get someone better to take their spot......that is not something I'm a fan of.
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I haven't said one bad word about the recruit, I just don't like the way Crean is going about things.

You sign a project right off the bat in the early signing period, and a few months later he is suddenly concerned about playing time and might go somewhere else.....before any of us, including him, have seen anyone outside of last year's guys play........you can't tell me he came to that conclusion on his own. Like I've said many times, Crean seems to have no problem yanking scholarships when he thinks he can get someone better to take their spot......that is not something I'm a fan of.
nothing has changed since his signing. what about the possibility that the recruit had a change of heart? happens ALL the time...

You're laying big claims on a situation where you don't have all the facts. You can say one thing but I can show you examples of this happening 10 times over....

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nothing has changed since his signing. what about the possibility that the recruit had a change of heart? happens ALL the time...

You're laying big claims on a situation where you don't have all the facts. You can say one thing but I can show you examples of this happening 10 times over....

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For example... See the news about Jibreel Black in the fball recruit thread.
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I really doubt that Crean yanked the scholarship offer. If Crean yanked his scholarship, why wouldn't Williams say something about it? If Crean yanked the scholarship, why would they even mention Indiana as an option still?
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I'd bet a large amount of money that he didn't pull the scholarship offer. That would be a PR nightmare for IU's recruiting in the South and specifically the Atlanta Celtics AAU program.
“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."

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