EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Within a group of recognizable point guards who attended the Nets Draft Combine on Wednesday and Thursday, Baylor’s Pierre Jackson does not have the biggest name, but he most definitely has the biggest individual resume.
The 2011 NJCAA Division I Player of the Year as a sophomore at perennial JuCo power College of Southern Idaho, Jackson had a highly-productive two years in Waco. He scored 1,235 points, dished out 478 assists, was a two-time Bob Cousy Award finalist, a two-time All-Big 12 first team pick and an Associated Press All-American honorable mention as a junior. To read more of this story, click here
L.J. Rose is the second Baylor guard in two days to announce his transfer.
“Just wanted to thank BAYLOR NATION for a great year! Thanks to everyone who supported not only our team but me personally. Great experience that I will never forget,” he Tweeted.
Rose follows fellow guard Deuce Bello out the door. Bello said on Monday he was leaving.
A 6-foot-4 freshman from Houston Westbury Christian, Rose averaged 0.9 points and 1.2 assists in 33 games.
Rose initially considered Georgetown, Memphis and Arizona, ESPN.com reported.
Former UCLA commit Allerick Freeman is expected to have a strong shot to start at point guard for Baylor.
Dominic Woodson, a 6-foot-10 center from Huntington (W.V.) Prep, has committed to Baylor.
“It’s close to home, a great academic school and has a great coaching staff,” Woodson, a Louisville native, told SNY.tv by text. “And they have a chance to win a championship.”
Woodson had initially cut his list to Baylor and N.C. State, but the Wolfpack were no longer involved.
Dominic Woodson, the Rivals No. 2 center in the Class of 2013, enjoyed his weekend visit to Baylor and heads to Oklahoma next weekend.
“It went well,” Kevin Robinson, Woodson’s AAU coach, told SNY.tv. “I like the staff and the team looks pretty deep this year. Next year they will have a need for bigs but will have really good guards already in place.
“If he chooses there it would be a great place to continue his education and basketball career.”
He is expected to choose between N.C. State, Baylor and Oklahoma, which he visits next weekend, as does 2013 power forward Julius Randle, who was at Texas this weekend.
Woodson previously told SNY.tv he hopes to decide in November.
Ish Wainright, a 6-foot-6 wing from Montrose Christian, verbally committed to Baylor Thursday night after visiting last weekend.
The new was first reported by Alex Kline and confirmed to SNY.tv by Montrose Christian.
A onetime Missouri commit, Wainright had previously visited Ohio State and was to have visited Texas this weekend and St. John’s next.
“Ishmail is probably the most highly-recruited player we’ve had since Kevin Durant,” Montrose coach Stu Vetter told DMVElite.com. “He has offers from all over the country – some of the biggest names in basketball – and deservedly so; he’s one of the best players in the country. He’s a facilitator and makes everybody else around him better, and he’s going to be an outstanding player for us.“ To read more of this story, click here
In case you missed it, here’s Quincy Acy’s one-handed dunk off an inbounds pass during Baylor’s 75-70 win last night over Xavier. Acy finished with 20 points and 15 boards.
Ohio junior guard D.J. Cooper says that Baylor and Tennessee both contacted him after his freshman season in order to persuade him to transfer, according to reports in The New York Times and CBSSports.com.
It is a violation of NCAA rules to recruit a player before he is released from his current program, yet that’s exactly what Cooper said happened after his freshman season, when he was named MAC Freshman of the Year and led Ohio to their first NCAA Tournament victory in 27 years.
“That [Tennessee and Baylor] was about it,” D.J. Cooper told Brett McMurphy of CBSSports.com following Ohio’s 62-56 victory over South Florida Sunday in Nashville.
Donell Cooper, D.J.’s father, also told CBSSports.com that former Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl “tried the hardest” to get his son to transfer. To read more of this story, click here
Ricardo Gathers, the one-time St. John’s commit, has changed course and pledged to Baylor, according to ESPN.com.
“He went up there last week and said that he wanted to (commit),” Gathers’ brother Greg told Dave Telep. “I told him to sit on it for a week. Baylor had been recruiting him since he’s been in the 7th and 8th grade and there’s a connection with ‘Tweety’ Carter going up there and it’s a situation where they have Isaiah Austin, L.J. Rose and they already have Gary Franklin that he’s familiar with.”
At 5-foot-6 and 150 pounds, Aquille Carr is a unique player who has drawn comparisons to Muggsy Bogues, Spud Webb and Earl Boykins.
Because of his size and style of play, his recruitment will be different in that only certain types of programs will pursue him.
At this point, says Baltimore Patterson head coach Harry Martin, four schools are working the hardest on Carr, one of the top point guards in the Class of 2013.
“Probably the ones that I’ve seen that express the most interest are Seton Hall, Baylor, Loyola Marymount and Xavier,” Martin told SNY.tv by phone Tuesday. “They are probably the top four that have really been around.” To read more of this story, click here
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Within a group of recognizable point guards who attended the Nets Draft Combine on Wednesday and Thursday, Baylor’s Pierre Jackson does not have the biggest name, but he most definitely has the biggest individual resume.
L.J. Rose is the second Baylor guard in two days to announce his transfer.
Former UCLA pledge Allerik Freeman is headed to Baylor.
Dominic Woodson, a 6-foot-10 center from Huntington (W.V.) Prep, has committed to Baylor.
Ish Wainright, a 6-foot-6 wing from Montrose Christian, verbally committed to Baylor Thursday night after visiting last weekend.
Ohio junior guard D.J. Cooper says that Baylor and Tennessee both contacted him after his freshman season in order to persuade him to transfer, according to reports in 
Ricardo Gathers, the one-time St. John’s commit, has changed course and pledged to Baylor, according to 
