It was built and they are coming

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Huge win! Clutch play by a couple of freshman down the stretch. This should be an NCAA team.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Tonight is a good test for this Duck team. I'd like to see the play competitive into the second half at Vegas.

Artis has been impressive so far, but the competition has been bad.

[clackamascoug]

It's built and they're staying home!

As a proud Alum, it's nice to see the blue, green, and gold Aloha Warrior Logo on national TV. (35 years, and I still feel the pride!)

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/recruiting/football/story/_/id/8380733/oregon-recruit-thomas-tyner-rushes-644-yards-10-touchdowns

[Surfah]

I'm going to go all BYU71 for a minute. Holy damn, I thought Uncle Phil's $100 mil was how they were going to set up funding for this thing. Just renewed my tickets this morning. The two court sides were $1000 each and the others were $700 each, that doesn't include per seat donation.

Um, no more CBI or NIT. Understood?

For Oregon basketball? Ouch.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

I'm going to go all BYU71 for a minute. Holy damn, I thought Uncle Phil's $100 mil was how they were going to set up funding for this thing. Just renewed my tickets this morning. The two court sides were $1000 each and the others were $700 each, that doesn't include per seat donation.

Um, no more CBI or NIT. Understood?

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Apparently they are leaving also. Top recruit Jabari Brown leaves after the first two games, online sources site his desire "to be the man". I'm unclear as to what that means, through the first two games of his freshman campaign he notched 2 starts and was averaging almost 30 minutes a game.

Sounds like he is interested in UConn, I'm not sure if the interest is mutual. Good luck wherever he ends up, he has a lot of talent.

[cougjunkie]

And sure enough, Mitch McGary commits to Michigan.

Boom, bitches.

This is huge for Michigan. Number 2 ranked player in ESPNs top 100. They also have commits from Stauskas and Glenn Robinson III who are top 100 players. They are doing work.

With what Hoke has done in regards to football recruiting Michigan might be looking at two top 5 classes. In fact for football they are number 1 on Scout right now.

[falafel]

And sure enough, Mitch McGary commits to Michigan.

Boom, bitches.

You should probably just start your own Michigan bball and football threads instead of littering other threads with Michigan tidbits.

[woot]

And sure enough, Mitch McGary commits to Michigan.

Boom, bitches.

[USCoug]

I've heard the arena is really nice. How does the floor look in person? It looks really strange on tv.

That floor is unbearable to see on TV.

"Headaches, headaches EVERYWHERE!"

[woot]

Speaking of fancy buildings leading to better recruiting, Michigan is finishing up a new "player development center" which includes new practice floors, meeting rooms, film room, and locker room...



and word has it they're going to land this guy on Thursday.

Not sure how related the two things are, but praise money!

[il Padrino Ute]

Dana Altman is a good basketball coach. Oregon's coach search was a circus, but they ended up with a good hire. Hill screwed up miserably when he didn't hire Altman after Majerus and when he didn't hire him again after Giacoletti.

Was Altman interested in the job at Utah at either time?

[MartyFunkhouser]

With the announcement yesterday that Wake Forest transfer Tony Woods picked Oregon over Kentucky, Texas and Louisville. This closely follows Olu Ashaolu also choosing to spend his final season at Oregon after being courted by many high profile programs once again including Rick Barnes' Longhorns.

These late additions add to Dana Altman's first true recruiting class that included Jordan Brand selection Jabari Brown. Dana inherited a program that had a few moments of joy over the last decade, and nothing to write home about since Ronnie Lee in the mid-70s.

Watching him turn a bunch of scrap pieces into a 20 win team last year, and start to load talent this off-season has been fun. Knowing that he has the nicest college basketball arena in the country has to be a nice feather in the hat. Oregon will be an NCAA team this year and a dark horse to win the P12.

Looking at the kids that have Oregon on their list for 12 is amazing, every west coast kid has the Ducks on their list now. Next step is to start locking down the Portland kids, no more losing Terrance Jones, Kyle Wiltjer, Kevin Love, Aaron Miles etc. Then start moving in on Romar's stranglehold on the Seattle talent. I think that in 10 years Oregon is as likely to be considered a basketball school as a football school. It is a great time to live in Track Town, USA!

Dana Altman is a good basketball coach. Oregon's coach search was a circus, but they ended up with a good hire. Hill screwed up miserably when he didn't hire Altman after Majerus and when he didn't hire him again after Giacoletti.

[WashingtonCoug]

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/ba.../dominic-artis

More players coming out of the forest into the woods!

That's a good get. That kid looks like he's 13 or 14 years old though.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/67266/dominic-artis

More players coming out of the forest into the woods!