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Why do you think Wheaton's roster is always filled with players from around the country?
Not sure what others think but my personal opinion is that, in addition to being academically strong to start with, its Wheaton's religious philosophy that brings in recruits. I'm not sure how many other schools there are of the same religious persuasion around the country, but I'm guessing not a great number. Accordingly, its always been my opinion that WC doesn't really have to do that much recruiting due to the fact I believe many kids actually recruit themselves to Wheaton rather than the usual action of the school going out and recruiting the student-athlete. Look at how many incoming kids have gone to Christian high schools. Its the same with all sports at WC, not just football. Wheaton rarely competes for the same kids with other conference schools except, in some cases, with North Park. Their primary competition for recruits is usually with other Christian colleges across the country rather than with other CCIW schools.

Just a suggestion Blue_Jays, but consider the possibility its best to leave others mothers out of discussions, least another poster might, in some way, offer an unflattering reference to your mom. An occurrence you likely wouldn't take kindly to.
If you want to slam another poster, I'd bet you're intelligent enough to do so without insulting his mom.

Quote from: Titan Q on May 13, 2013, 12:10:02 pm

Quote from: havej on May 13, 2013, 11:29:18 am

NPU's building is just basically a high school gym.

That's an insult to high school gyms.

OK.. given that one liner, which is a classic,  I HAVE to get up to Chicago land next season to see North Park!!!!

Just remember not to take many friends with you, Hope. They won't fit! 

Here goes everybody,my first post.Why does it take so long for Elmhurst to get recruiting information out to the fans.I,ve been reading this site for 10 years now.I find it very informative.I,ll try and add something to it from now on.What is the name of the group of guys, that travel to the best basketball games in the CCIW?

Welcome Wildcat,

Are you a fan of any particular team and/or conference or just D3 in general?

To answer your questions:

1. I'm not familiar with Elmhurst's record with regard to the speed or lack thereof with which they post the names of recruits. Keep in mind 2 variables which may effect how quickly an interested party might be able to view this information. First, some schools follow a policy of treating the names of their recruits as state secrets. EC may fall into this category. Secondly, its rare for a school itself to release recruits names as they commit. This is usually done by fans who are privy to insider information, by means of a recruit self reporting his choice through one of the social media outlets, or by a newspaper article someone picks up on. With specific regard to this year's crop of EC recruits, keep in mind that their long time head coach resigned after the recent season. If he knew beforehand that this was going to be his last year, he may not have hit the recruiting trail too strenuously. And, the new head coach has barely had time to get his feet wet, having been appointed to the post only a couple weeks ago.

2. The name of the group to which you refer is the "Big Five." Obviously, the group was originally comprised of 5 gentlemen who could initially be identified by the green blazers they wore to games. Over time, the group has expanded a bit but is still a relatively small organization, probably numbering 10 at most.  One of the newer members is the son of one of the original members. Some of the originals still wear their green blazers to games. The group usually confines itself to games in the Chicago suburbs of Wheaton, Naperville, and Elmhurst. Depending on the competition, I believe they also occasionally attend games at Benedictine and Aurora. These games may or may not involve CCIW teams. Lastly, if I remember correctly, the group "leader" is an attorney who maintains offices in Chicago and who specializes in workers' compensation cases.

Another NCC recruit:

Nick Anderson--6'2" guard from Wilmington, IL HS.
Sorry, no stats available

Quote from: Hardwood on May 08, 2013, 08:57:33 pm

Quote from: Titan Q on May 08, 2013, 07:58:51 pm

Carthage recruit...

* Myles Olsen, 6-0 PG (East Troy H.S., WI) - 6.3 ppg

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 Oops there Q, that was last year.  Myles was on the Carthage roster this year.

That's good stuff.

Mark Miller ‏@WisBBYearbook 15 Apr 12
East Troy senior point guard Myles Olsen plans to play college basketball at Carthage College

Hey, I tried!

Life moves a little slower out there on the plains of Huskerland.   

Quote from: Gregory Sager on May 07, 2013, 06:42:40 pm

Quote from: devossed on May 07, 2013, 05:56:38 pm

I recall seeing him visit at a Hope game his JR year, but seems to be he was nowhere near Hope's radar this year. I wonder if they (or he) squashed Holland as a destination early in the process.

I think that Wood was interested in staying close to home, which is why Hope and St. Ambrose got crossed off his list.

I'm sure that some NPU fans will have dreams of Wood stepping into the starting lineup from the get-go and immediately establishing a formidable duo in the paint alongside Mike Gabriel -- the thought's certainly occurred to me -- but, again, he's an incoming freshman from the smallest-school level, and he no doubt has a lot to learn. We need to give him time to develop before any expectations are placed upon his wide shoulders.

I have been told that there was at least one other CCIW school looking at Wood but they couldn't get him into school. Grades may have been an issue as well.

newCCIW,

I'm confused. Help please.

IF another school was interested, what reason would there be why he couldn't get in other than grades?
Thanks.

A picture of North Central's Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium after the recent flooding in Naperville.

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130501/news/705019679/photos/AR/