West Liberty Hilltopper Basketball

[IUP Extra Mile]

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I'll guess Golden Boy Humphries ends up at Cal....

[Layton]

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No. I'm hearing (not confirming) he's landing in the PSAC West. And, no, not at IUP.

Oh bummer

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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No. I'm hearing (not confirming) he's landing in the PSAC West. And, no, not at IUP.

[Layton]

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There will be some news later today on Chuckie Humphries. He got his release from Polk State yesterday. We're going to see him soon enough.

Are you saying we're getting our golden boy back

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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There will be some news later today on Chuckie Humphries. He got his release from Polk State yesterday. We're going to see him soon enough.

[Chevydude89]

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Good for Dennis. Crutch is a class act

[Layton]

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Dennis to Nova now official

[boatcapt]

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What I like from the description:

"Ochoa is a 6-7 leaper who emerged as one of the top low-post prospects in the Toledo area"

When was the last time WLU brought in ANYONE that had a descriptor of "low-post" anywhere in their write-up? Yea, he may be a prospect and not ready for front line duty this season, but make no mistake, he does represent a big change in recruiting for the Toppers 2.0.

[Columbuseer]

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Very few high schools 'bigs' who land in D2 do much of anything the first year. They generally come in tall and paper thin. The jump to playing against developed players 2-4 years older is gigantic. They need to hit the weights hard and add 'good' weight or else they just get tossed around.

If will can add about 15 lbs this summer it would help. When he is in the open court, the ball is like a part of his body. His head is up ready for a great pass. Very graceful. Real matchup issue for smaller guards. If he is guarding a big down low the shoe is on the other foot.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Very few high schools 'bigs' who land in D2 do much of anything the first year. They generally come in tall and paper thin. The jump to playing against developed players 2-4 years older is gigantic. They need to hit the weights hard and add 'good' weight or else they just get tossed around.

[Columbuseer]

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Pretty long arms and good hops. Definitely plays taller than 6-3. From clips I've seen of Ochoa, he seems like more of a project (not surprising for a taller guy at this level). Body type and game reminds me of Keene Cockburn. Keene had a great senior year. Hope the light comes on quicker for Joe.

Big jump from high school to college, even at the D2 level. Reason I was so impressed with Guillozet last year was his ability to defend at this level. He did an amazing job against Bingaya in the last two Fairmont games. Good motor.

Yoakum needs to hit weight room asap to keep from redshirting.
Good observations about clay. guillozet was very complete player for freshman. Wonder if new assistant will speed up development of big men? Segar developed great post up moves. Others not so much in the past.

[timbertopper]

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Pretty long arms and good hops. Definitely plays taller than 6-3. From clips I've seen of Ochoa, he seems like more of a project (not surprising for a taller guy at this level). Body type and game reminds me of Keene Cockburn. Keene had a great senior year. Hope the light comes on quicker for Joe.

Big jump from high school to college, even at the D2 level. Reason I was so impressed with Guillozet last year was his ability to defend at this level. He did an amazing job against Bingaya in the last two Fairmont games. Good motor.

[Sportsnut]

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Right Eer, I've thought all along from reading these various posts that Yoakum was 6' 5".

[Columbuseer]

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West Liberty just signed two more guys in this class. 6'3'' Wil Yoakum and 6'7'' Joe Ochoa.

http://hilltoppersports.com/news/201...standouts.aspx

Surprised yoakum is not listed at 6ft 5. He seemed taller than 6ft 3 from watching him play. Got award for being one of 20 best foul shooters in Ohio.

[FlyHawk98]

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West Liberty just signed two more guys in this class. 6'3'' Wil Yoakum and 6'7'' Joe Ochoa.

http://hilltoppersports.com/news/201...standouts.aspx