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Post by queen bey on Apr 26, 2015 16:14:34 GMT -5
I'm pretty interested in NCAA recruiting for girls in Canada, but I haven't paid much attention to the boy's side until now. I was wondering if any NCAA schools were looking at Canadian recruits for 2016 and beyond. The 2016 class has some absolute studs in Ontario, but why does there not seem to be as much interest in going to the NCAA for boys?
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Post by akbar on Apr 26, 2015 17:10:33 GMT -5
Very different offering a full ride in the women's game.
I have heard that overall the boys quality of play has been down the past few years in Canada actually.
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Post by fetchin on Apr 26, 2015 17:50:35 GMT -5
Havn't the past three Canadian stand outs bailed on their MPSF schools to head to McMaster?? I think that would make coaches think twice.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2015 17:58:37 GMT -5
Very different offering a full ride in the women's game. I have heard that overall the boys quality of play has been down the past few years in Canada actually. No. The problem is the talent is pooling at a select few schools. |
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Post by queen bey on Apr 26, 2015 19:44:46 GMT -5
Havn't the past three Canadian stand outs bailed on their MPSF schools to head to McMaster?? I think that would make coaches think twice. yeah, Danny Demyanenko (UCLA-McMaster) Stephen Maar (Hawaii-McMaster) and Lucas Coleman (BYU-Ryerson) all switched to their second schools before even practicing with their NCAA commits, and Andrew Kocur (UCSB-McMaster) left after a year. So that could be a factor. But the 2016 class is very deep. Pakmen 17U just won 17U and 18U provincials these past two weeks, similar to Crush Volleyball Club (Demyanenko, Maar, and co) a few years back. You would think there would be some interest. Some recruits I can think of off the top of my head are Sharone Vernon-Evans, Taryq Sani, and Daenan Gyimah. All crazy physical, I think Sani is touching close to 12' while being only around 6'1. I know Gyimah has been on some recruiting visits. |
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Post by thumpvb on Apr 27, 2015 8:48:45 GMT -5
It is an expensive proposition for the boys given they aren't looking at full ride offers. I think people are aware of the talent, it's just a matter of how do you make it feasible for the athlete and their family to make it work financially.
Sani has mad hops, but he isn't touching close to 12'; more like 11'4 - 11'6. Vernon-Evans is in my opinion the most physical guy in that group you mentioned. He just goes over people.... even big people.
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Post by queen bey on Apr 29, 2015 19:22:07 GMT -5
It is an expensive proposition for the boys given they aren't looking at full ride offers. I think people are aware of the talent, it's just a matter of how do you make it feasible for the athlete and their family to make it work financially. Sani has mad hops, but he isn't touching close to 12'; more like 11'4 - 11'6. Vernon-Evans is in my opinion the most physical guy in that group you mentioned. He just goes over people.... even big people. I've heard his Max is 11'9 but you're right in the sense that he isn't hitting that in games. Vernon-Evans easily won provincials for his Pakmen team last weekend. He plays all 6 rotations and has represented Canafa on the beach so he is a good passer for his size. I would think american coaches would be salivating over him. His sister was recruited by some big name US schools too. |
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Post by audreyt on Sept 30, 2015 0:23:06 GMT -5
You call a third set 16-14 with three of the other team's starters playing injured after a flawed system gave them the first seed when they won only one tournament to the other team's three an easy win?  ? He touches 12'3 and he is pretty sick but that was in no way an easy win. |
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Post by audreyt on Sept 30, 2015 0:23:35 GMT -5
You call a third set 16-14 with three of the other team's starters playing injured after a flawed system gave them the first seed when they won only one tournament to the other team's three an easy win? ? He touches 12'3 and he is pretty sick but that was in no way an easy win. |
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Post by CanadianCannon on Oct 10, 2015 11:03:35 GMT -5
This years Pakmen 18u team is incredible. A couple days ago they absolutely hammered a mid-level university team. They have picked up even more talent and have a solid 7 or 8 players worth serious NCAA interest, Vernon-Evans recently touched 12'4, Sani (new addition) is touching around 11'6 but is becoming a very smart player, Jordan Figueira is only around 6'0 but has some of the nicest hands I've ever seen, Jordan Pereira (new addition) is just an incredible lib no ball touches the floor near him. Xander Ketrazynski (new addition) is only 15 or 16 but is 6'8 with an above average vert. Jon Reid is 6'6 opposite with just a cannon of a swing and Andrew Smondulak is around 6'9 and left-handed starting to gain some athleticism. NCAA coaches would be fools not to check this team out.
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Post by akbar on Oct 10, 2015 11:09:26 GMT -5
This years Pakmen 18u team is incredible. A couple days ago they absolutely hammered a mid-level university team. They have picked up even more talent and have a solid 7 or 8 players worth serious NCAA interest, Vernon-Evans recently touched 12'4, Sani (new addition) is touching around 11'6 but is becoming a very smart player, Jordan Figueira is only around 6'0 but has some of the nicest hands I've ever seen, Jordan Pereira (new addition) is just an incredible lib no ball touches the floor near him. Xander Ketrazynski (new addition) is only 15 or 16 but is 6'8 with an above average vert. Jon Reid is 6'6 opposite with just a cannon of a swing and Andrew Smondulak is around 6'9 and left-handed starting to gain some athleticism. NCAA coaches would be fools not to check this team out. Unfortunately Canadian players of late haven't panned out in the NCAA. Not sure why that is. |
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Post by 1before2 on Oct 10, 2015 15:06:07 GMT -5
This years Pakmen 18u team is incredible. A couple days ago they absolutely hammered a mid-level university team. They have picked up even more talent and have a solid 7 or 8 players worth serious NCAA interest, Vernon-Evans recently touched 12'4, Sani (new addition) is touching around 11'6 but is becoming a very smart player, Jordan Figueira is only around 6'0 but has some of the nicest hands I've ever seen, Jordan Pereira (new addition) is just an incredible lib no ball touches the floor near him. Xander Ketrazynski (new addition) is only 15 or 16 but is 6'8 with an above average vert. Jon Reid is 6'6 opposite with just a cannon of a swing and Andrew Smondulak is around 6'9 and left-handed starting to gain some athleticism. NCAA coaches would be fools not to check this team out. Will they participate in any of the USAV qualifiers and/or attempt to play in USAV Junior Nationals? If Pakmem 18 is as good as you say, it would be nice to see them compete against the best in the US (e.g. SCVC, 949, Balboa Bay, Sport Performance, Coastal, etc). |
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Post by CanadianCannon on Oct 10, 2015 19:13:46 GMT -5
Pakmen 18u has not yet decided their USAV tournament schedule and likely will not be at US nationals however I firmly believe they could win it without too much of a struggle
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Post by CanadianCannon on Oct 11, 2015 20:04:02 GMT -5
Seems like Pakmen will be in Chicago
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Post by letsfly on Dec 10, 2015 5:13:49 GMT -5
This years Pakmen 18u team is incredible. A couple days ago they absolutely hammered a mid-level university team. They have picked up even more talent and have a solid 7 or 8 players worth serious NCAA interest, Vernon-Evans recently touched 12'4, Sani (new addition) is touching around 11'6 but is becoming a very smart player, Jordan Figueira is only around 6'0 but has some of the nicest hands I've ever seen, Jordan Pereira (new addition) is just an incredible lib no ball touches the floor near him. Xander Ketrazynski (new addition) is only 15 or 16 but is 6'8 with an above average vert. Jon Reid is 6'6 opposite with just a cannon of a swing and Andrew Smondulak is around 6'9 and left-handed starting to gain some athleticism. NCAA coaches would be fools not to check this team out. You're right about this year's Pakmen 18U team being incredible - they may be the best team in Canada since Crush in 2012 - but you're overhyping some of their players. No way 7 or 8 of their players are worth NCAA interest (not because they aren't D1 quality, but because the NCAA only recruits Canadian boys who are worth a full-ride and practically guaranteed to pan out, like Vernon-Evans and UCLA recruit Daenan Gyimah). Sharone Vernon-Evans is the clear standout, 6'9" left side touching well over 12' who has great ball control for a player his size. If he really wants it this kid will be starting for team Canada one day. The two other guys I think standout on this team are Sani and Pereira. Sani is an amazing physical beast with a vert in the mid-high 40s and quick as all hell, but I've heard that his attitude isn't good and it could set him back. Pereira is just a straight up amazing lib like you said. These two actually competed together 2 summers ago as Canada's second team at the FIVB 17U Beach World Championships. Canada's first team for that tourney was Vernon-Evans and another Pakmen player, Parvir Jhajj. Aside from those 3, the other guys you listed are great but not all that special. Figueira may be the best setter in the OVA this year but that doesn't mean a whole lot when you consider the past few guys who were the best in their year, and he's undersized (clearly under 6'). Their backup setter - Tomas Sorra - is a lot more interesting to me. He's 99 born and has played up his entire club career. He has decent size at 6'2" and growing and isn't just the best setter in his year, but is a top 3 setter in Ontario all around. He's stellar on the beach as well. Reid and Smondulak both have similar weaknesses. You're right about Reid's sweet arm swing but he's relatively slow and unathletic. Smondulak is even slower and really unathletic, you'd have a hard time slipping a piece of paper under his feet with that vert. With Sani on the team now neither of these guys will even be starting, as I doubt they'll have Sani playing left side and taking captain Jhajj's starting spot |
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? He touches 12'3 and he is pretty sick but that was in no way an easy win.