By RR

May 12, 2011 2:29 PM | Link to this

Hooray for UD, Arch and our new “French Foreign Legionnaire” After the first dunk it will be “French Flies”!!

By John R's rodent beard

May 12, 2011 2:35 PM | Link to this

how many did he score in this game? 80?

By Stonemiller

May 12, 2011 2:43 PM | Link to this

Bienvenue grand home !

By naturevibe

May 12, 2011 2:47 PM | Link to this

I saw this headline and I am one happy Flyer!

By Stonemiller

May 12, 2011 3:02 PM | Link to this

Homme, that is.

By BT

May 12, 2011 3:21 PM | Link to this

He has better offensive post moves already than any other Flyer big I can think of in recent years. Looks like a nice find.

By BG

May 12, 2011 3:28 PM | Link to this

Yes, but does he have they intangibles ?

By MB

May 12, 2011 3:30 PM | Link to this

Welcome aborad Andre. Now, lets get that LOI signed and faxed in.

By Spoon

May 12, 2011 4:11 PM | Link to this

Way to go coach,isnt it ironic we lose Henton to Providence and they lose Gavrilovic to Dayton. Now if we can get another point guard and possibly Gibson ,it will be a banner recruiting class for this late in the year.

By NOPE

May 12, 2011 5:01 PM | Link to this

Not impressed! slow up and down court and is a “power forward”? Sorry, flyer fans another 10ppg 7rpg

By Bubba

May 12, 2011 5:39 PM | Link to this

At this point I’m happy to see UD sign any recruit. Hopefully, he’ll live up to his press clippings.

By Duke

May 12, 2011 5:46 PM | Link to this

Already shoots better at the line than any player we have. Go Flyers!

By alex

May 12, 2011 6:30 PM | Link to this

shoots with either hand, lots of range… where was tom izzo in this process?

By Mongoose

May 12, 2011 6:31 PM | Link to this

Glad to have you as a UD Flyer Alexandre.

By bub

May 12, 2011 7:06 PM | Link to this

@ NOPE - you can bet his court speed will improve through necessity and conditioning. When’s the last time UD had a big that could actually handle the ball that well, and who was patient and skilled around the basket? Who also has a 3-stroke akin to Luke F.? Seriously? You’re not impressed? Not even a little? Oh, and can make free throws? With his hesitation moves and release around the hoop, he has the potential to get other bigs in foul trouble, and make them pay at the line. AND, cause mismatch problems being able to pull out and knock down 3’s consistently. Pair that with Josh Benson and CJ and you have some serious mismatch problems. You WILL see CJ driving the ball and being aggressive again this year—healed from the groin pull, and most importantly, GIVEN HIS MAN PARTS back by the new coach. BG castrated CJ last year. Only room for optimism here!!

By Fifties Fan

May 12, 2011 7:29 PM | Link to this

Nope to nope! I am sure all of the other schools are offering him full rides because he is slow up and down the court. Nope, are you a scout for somone? Just wondering. Or are you an X fan? Aha!

By Fred W 69

May 12, 2011 8:58 PM | Link to this

Nice going Archie. Let give the new coach a chance either way. Let the French guy try.

By pepe le peu

May 12, 2011 10:35 PM | Link to this

Tres Bon!

By JOKE RECRUIT

May 13, 2011 1:07 AM | Link to this

U have to be kidding me making all this hoopla about a regular BB Player. Slow, moves like Bill Uhl Jr. Won’t be a impact player until he is 24 his senior year. I would not get so excited about this player or the team itself. They lost 2 Gregory recruits that would have been a instant impact the very first game. Look forward to concessions stands doing double the business this year as fans will discuss their disgust over a hot dog and coke…

By Harry the Pony

May 13, 2011 7:29 AM | Link to this

This is a huge signing for us. I am glad that Texas Tech did not offer him a schollie. Great job by Archie to get a guy that slipped thru the cracks. Gar could have played at a big school. Go Flyers

By Tom

May 13, 2011 7:57 AM | Link to this

Yes, we beat out Towson State for Gav. Towson is a major player in the Colonial.

By JOKE RECRUIT

May 13, 2011 9:11 AM | Link to this

Come On HARRY THE PONY AND TOM, what are you saying????? You can’t notice non-talen when you see it. I gues after first 5 games curious what you will say then. Foul Trouble, Traveling calls in the forecast for this player in our league. See you in November

By Billy

May 13, 2011 5:38 PM | Link to this

i’m happy we have finally landed a recruit, and a big at that. Espn only gives this kid a rating of 40 out of 100 so i would jump for joy, we need to keep on rolling and bring in Gibson. If we can pull this PG Gibbs from maryland that just decommited and Gibson that would be huge. Go Flyers all you haters go away

By Sam

May 13, 2011 6:22 PM | Link to this

With this signing, Kav’s a$$ should be firmly planted at the end of the bench. Why did we give Kaven-stiff a scholarship???

By wojo

May 13, 2011 8:34 PM | Link to this

A big guy that is right handed and shoots with his left. He can shoot free throws, dunk and will be a big presence in the inside. He will fit in nicely with the players around him. Alexandre welcome aboard, we are happy to have you as a Dayton Flyer! Congratulations Coach, on your first.. of many recruits at UD! Can’t wait for the season to start. GO UD!!!

By Old Roy

May 13, 2011 9:48 PM | Link to this

Doug, relative to your other article on this guy where do you get him needing summer classes at UD to get through the clearinghouse? Keep throwing crap out there, the lemmings eat it up.

By here's hopein'

May 16, 2011 9:49 AM | Link to this

I hope he works out, but if this is his highlight reel …seems to be another slow -footed big man who puts the ball on the floor too much…honestly reminds me of Cavanaugh in high school.But I know it’s tough this late in the year to find a jewel…let’s hope he grows under the new coach …something that never happened with Gregory …maybe even Cavanaugh will improve…but he is a big body, and we need that

By NY Flyer 72

May 16, 2011 10:28 PM | Link to this

Is Lamont’MO MO’Jones from Arizona far behind???

By white guyscan'tjump

May 17, 2011 9:29 AM | Link to this

recruits must know people blog negative comments, so at the risk of hurting recruiting I must say my opinion. This guy is slow, with no jumping abliity, a weird 3 ball ( his feet are not right) the slow left handed move, look at his feet 2 inches of the ground. That baby is blocked in the A-10.

By Ha haw

May 19, 2011 11:33 PM | Link to this

This guy must suck if UD is his best option.

By Ha haw

May 19, 2011 11:33 PM | Link to this

This guy must suck if UD is his best option.

By Greg from St. Louis

May 27, 2011 12:02 PM | Link to this

NOPE: Originally, I agreed with you after looking at the video. However, my one complaint with BG was that he recruited the same kind of player all the time. Athletic and slashers. So my hope is that this guy can be one of those big bodies who may not score a ton, but can grab 10-13 rebounds on most nights and get his baskets on putbacks and FTs. It’s worth the risk.

By Binnie Huelstiff

June 1, 2011 5:43 PM | Link to this

Since he’s French, he should be used to losing. Perfect fit for him at UD! Enjoy the whine at UDump Arena, Alexandre.