Otero JC guard has Tulsa at the top of his list -- story linked

[Chris Harmon]

Despite having signed four 2016 prospects in November and obtaining two additional commitments, Tulsa men’s basketball will still add one or two more to the 2016 recruiting class. The Hurricane has recently been involved with a few junior college prospects, including Otero JC guard Jacob Holland.

LINK: Holland has Tulsa at the top of his list

 

[Steve Zissou]

Of course he does, who are we competing with?

 

[Gmoney4WW]

He looks like he might be a decent to solid back up guard. Don't see much star potential there, but hopefully he could end up giving us a couple of years of Tim Peete type grit and solid determination. I was kinda hoping we'd get a guard with a little more talent than this guy, but after everybody else Haith's bringing in, I'll give him a hall pass on this. If we got a commitment here, it looks like maybe Haith would wait around to see if a decent graduate student shows up in the form of a SG/Wing, and call it a good day. (Even if one doesn't show up interested in us.) The solid defender aspect might a good thing.

 

[GOB10]

Gmoney your first statement says it all " looks like he might be a decent back up guard". In my opinion that is not what we should be looking for...I hope this is not an indication that we are just settling for 2 rate players just to fill spots if so its going to be a very long year next year.

 

[Gmoney4WW]

Gmoney your first statement says it all " looks like he might be a decent back up guard". In my opinion that is not what we should be looking for...I hope this is not an indication that we are just settling for 2 rate players just to fill spots if so its going to be a very long year next year.

This is the ONLY that even resembles that. Looking at everyone of our other commits, not one of them looks like a 'second rate player'. That's why I said I'd give him a pass. He would come in as a sophomore which is probably one of the reasons Haith paid a little more attention to him. Don't think fillling spots is going to make it a long season. The team being young and most of them not having played with each other might though.

 

[Bill Lowery]

This is the ONLY that even resembles that. Looking at everyone of our other commits, not one of them looks like a 'second rate player'. That's why I said I'd give him a pass. He would come in as a sophomore which is probably one of the reasons Haith paid a little more attention to him. Don't think fillling spots is going to make it a long season. The team being young and most of them not having played with each other might though.

I believe Holland would come in as a junior. This is his 2nd year at Otero.

 

[Gmoney4WW]

I believe Holland would come in as a junior. This is his 2nd year at Otero.

It said his Senior year was 2014, that he played at Otero in 2015, I just assumed 2016 would be his sophomore year.

"He averaged 20 points per game for the class 4A runner-up Tigers as a senior in 2014."

 

[Bill Lowery]

From Otero's site. Also, he has NJCAA stats from his freshman year.

04 Jacob Holland

Sophomore
G
Albuquerque, NM
Los Lunas HS
6'4"

 

[Gmoney4WW]

Must of been a typo, should have said 2013 senior year. Thanks for clearing that up.

 

[Gmoney4WW]

I found some more video from Otero JC that I hadn't looked at b4 I posted yesterday. This guy doesn't look too bad. He might not be a star, but he may be a bit more of a solid player than what I saw of him on tape yesterday.

 

[Chris Harmon]

Must of been a typo, should have said 2013 senior year. Thanks for clearing that up.

He was class of 2014 as a senior. Now class of 2016 as sophomore JUCO.

 

[seniorgolfer]

It said his Senior year was 2014, that he played at Otero in 2015, I just
assumed 2016 would be his sophomore year.

"He averaged 20 points per game for the class 4A runner-up Tigers as
a senior in 2014."

Sometimes confusing:

2013-2014 season generates a 2014 graduating class
2014-2015 season --Juco Fr.
2015-2016 season --Juco Soph.
2016-2017 season --?? Jr.

So his HS graduating class was indeed 2014....

 

[Gmoney4WW]

Yeah, I'm so used to thinking in sports seasons on this board, that I wasn't even thinking in terms of graduation from an institution of education. Alas, I look the fool.

 

[Chris Harmon]

Alas, I look the fool.

Ha...not at all. Easy mistake to make. I'm generally thinking in recruiting class (graduation year) terms, so I often write things that way...I can see how it could be confusing.