2025 Recruiting: Eric Reibe Official Visit

[NJHusky]

Our head coach hustling to DMV & Indiana on the same day, and, just days after the post White House visit to the same player. If things don't go our way, it won't be based on lack of effort.

How many visits does a kid need?

 

[djct1999]

How many visits does a kid need?

Too many. I am old school. I miss the days when a coach would show up with a duffel bag of cash. It was fast and efficient.

 

[controlfade]

How many visits does a kid need?

As many as it takes

 

[formerlurker]

How many visits does a kid need?

News expected to drop in 20 visits.

 

[boog204]

How many visits does a kid need?

If I was a recruit I'd take every possible visit I could.

 

[NJHusky]

If I was a recruit I'd take every possible visit I could.

I’m talking about the coaches going to visit the kid every other week

 

[boog204]

I’m talking about the coaches going to visit the kid every other week

Ok, if I'm a coach and I want a player I would go into certified stalker mode. When every program in the country wants a player, the vibe with a coach can be the turning point (positively or negatively.) I mean, we saw with KO, that he just apparently stopped communicating with prospective recruits. If our staff rolls three deep to see a player as often as possible, that's a serious flex.

 

[TheHorde]

Ok, if I'm a coach and I want a player I would go into certified stalker mode. When every program in the country wants a player, the vibe with a coach can be the turning point (positively or negatively.) I mean, we saw with KO, that he just apparently stopped communicating with prospective recruits. If our staff rolls three deep to see a player as often as possible, that's a serious flex.

Some or even a lot of players like that. I know secondhand through very reliable sources a major recruit that was turned off by “stalker mode” and took a school off his list because of it. Coaches really have to get to know the individual kid to see if that approach works or not. I’d say the majority like to be courted and heavily sought after. But some don’t want constant visits, calls, and texts.

 

[boog204]

Some or even a lot of players like that. I know secondhand through very reliable sources a major recruit that was turned off by “stalker mode” and took a school off his list because of it. Coaches really have to get to know the individual kid to see if that approach works or not. I’d say the majority like to be courted and heavily sought after. But some don’t want constant visits, calls, and texts.

Oh, I get that. And part of being a good recruiter is getting that vibe. Obviously the multiple in-home's and pop-ins we're doing illustrate that some of these kids really dig that attention and "love."

I think the fairly well-known Ray Allen story is that he was put off that Pitino, on their visit, didn't make him a big deal at a dinner with the players and he was put-off by that. I think Pitino basically said he would red carpet night one and then the let the recruit vibe with players night two. Ray didn't like that.

 

[awy]

gotta look at the content of the meetings. stalkers don't tend to add a lot even if they are allowed to talk for months.

 

[boog204]

gotta look at the content of the meetings. stalkers don't tend to add a lot even if they are allowed to talk for months.

For sure, I was using hyperbole when using the stalker term. Would've been best just to say frequent, meaningful attention.

 

[TheShot1990]

I want this kid. Can we cross the Reibe-conn?

 

[CL82]

I think the fairly well-known Ray Allen story is that he was put off that Pitino, on their visit, didn't make him a big deal at a dinner with the players and he was put-off by that

As I remember that story, we was "put off" because he was eating dinner at Pitino's restaurant, and Pitino was at a table eating and didn't even come over and say hello. Ray joked to another recruit "if Coach Calhoun was here, he'd be bringing over our food to the table!" The fact that he was at Kentucky and talking to another recruit about Jim Calhoun makes me smile to this day.

 

[CL82]

I want this kid. Can we cross the Reibe-conn?

 

[GampelGladiator]

As I remember that story, we was "put off" because he was eating dinner at Pitino's restaurant, and Pitino was at a table eating and didn't even come over and say hello. Ray joked to another recruit "if Coach Calhoun was here, he'd be bringing over our food to the table!" The fact that he was at Kentucky and talking to another recruit about Jim Calhoun makes me smile to this day.

 

[MJ1]

Lindy’s college Basketball magazine came out this week, In recruiting section they list Eric Reibe as committed to Creighton. Did he commit and reopen his recruitment or was that an error by the magazines powers to be ?

 

[auror]

Lindy’s college Basketball magazine came out this week, In recruiting section they list Eric Reibe as committed to Creighton. Did he commit and reopen his recruitment or was that an error by the magazines powers to be ?

He never committed. He got a crystal ball to them at one point, but that's as far as it went.

 

[HooperScooper]

"IU was a great visit,” he said via text. “I could get more insights and learn about their history and player development with big men like Trayce Jackson–Davis and Kel‘el Ware. They want me to come in and start as a freshman, they’ll be losing 3 bigs so they need someone to fill that spot. They see me playing in front of incoming transfers as well.”

Four-star 7-footer Eric Reibe recaps Indiana visit | Zagsblog

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[UConnTrumbull]

"IU was a great visit,” he said via text. “I could get more insights and learn about their history and player development with big men like Trayce Jackson–Davis and Kel‘el Ware. They want me to come in and start as a freshman, they’ll be losing 3 bigs so they need someone to fill that spot. They see me playing in front of incoming transfers as well.”

Four-star 7-footer Eric Reibe recaps Indiana visit | Zagsblog

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In other words, completely new team. Maybe even new staff.

 

[TheHorde]

In other words, completely new team. Maybe even new staff.

Woodson and player development don’t come up to me when I play word association. I’ll take Clingan and Sanogo as examples of development tyvm.

 

[huskiesouth]

"IU was a great visit,” he said via text. “I could get more insights and learn about their history and player development with big men like Trayce Jackson–Davis and Kel‘el Ware. They want me to come in and start as a freshman, they’ll be losing 3 bigs so they need someone to fill that spot. They see me playing in front of incoming transfers as well.”

Four-star 7-footer Eric Reibe recaps Indiana visit | Zagsblog

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Nothing like the promise of playing time to induce a teenager - glad that's not an item on the UConn MBB staff list.

 

[amishboy]

Someone should try to talk some sense into this young man. He’s not a one-and-done prospect; he’s at least 2 years away from the NBA. So instead of focusing on PT as a freshman, he should look at the potential for development over 2 (or more) years, i.e., Donovan Clingan.

 

[awy]

all i can conclude is that indiana fans are pretty delusional and have some propaganda power in the media.

 

[alexd]

"They see me playing in front of incoming transfers as well."

So they know what transfers they'll be bringing in after this coming season??