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Philmore chooses Xavier over Dayton
Towson transfer Isaiah Philmore has accepted a scholarship to Xavier, picking the Musketeers over Dayton, according to his former AAU coach.
The 6-foot-7, 230-pound Philmore, who also visited Missouri, was eighth in scoring in the Colonial Athletic Association as a sophomore last year with a 15.3 average and also pulled down seven rebounds per game.
“The success of the program was really intriguing for him,” said Duane Coverdale, Philmore’s former AAU coach who accompanied the player on his visits. “All the visits were very good, but Xavier has a lot to offer with the success of the program, being a consistent NCAA tournament qualifier and even going deep into it.”
Barring any unforeseen developments, recruiting for Dayton in the 2011 class has concluded. The Flyers signed 6-9 French forward Alexandre Gavrilovic and 6-4 Georgetown transfer Vee Sanford.
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By admobius
May 26, 2011 12:08 PM | Link to this
Now there’s a big surprise………
By William
May 26, 2011 12:30 PM | Link to this
I’ll just say this, Chris R’s Dayton Flyer site has a bunch a RETARDS an Non Dayton Flyer fans that dissed BOTh Philmore & Gibson recruits,first started off on Gibson, for the last 2 weeks all it was how Dunkin Donuts cant get it done and jokes about it, then on Philmore, it was a paid blogger had asked to be a “friend” on a social network of Philmores page, and foe a solid 2 weeks was how thats Recruit Violation, and you know Recruits do look at the Blogs to decide on if its right or not, so for you RETARDS on UD Pride, Get A Life, You Just Caused Us Two Good Prospects…Shame on you Chris R, you should moderate those trolls off the board..what wrong with you guys, if you cant be a True UD basketball fans, then dont let the door hit you where the good lord split you!!
By William
May 26, 2011 12:43 PM | Link to this
I typoed that crap out that, but Im extremely upset with UD Pride on how they did that on Gibson and Philmore, in my opinion, it sure could of been a factor on their decisions.
By HAHAHAH
May 26, 2011 1:10 PM | Link to this
XU wins again!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
By Think before you post
May 26, 2011 1:13 PM | Link to this
Hey William,why don’t you stop using the word ”retard” the way you do ! It certainly does not make you sound like you have any formal education or any compassion for others. Just something to think about.
By xugrad96
May 26, 2011 1:17 PM | Link to this
I cant say I am unhappy with his choice. Willam does make a good point(even w/ all the typos) that the “Flyer Faithful” have been anything but faithful this off season. You people amaze me. You dogged the Archie hire before giving him half a chance. And before anyone says anything, dont start pointing out the recruiting. UD is NOT the gold standard of mid-major basketball in the midwest. UD had only what? 1 winning season in the A-10 under BG?? With stats like that you should not expect to get great recruits to begin with. BG didnt prepare players for the next level, and his offense looked like a hockey line change. You have 8 yrs of mediocre basketball to overcome so dont put it on Archie. He is a good coach who learned from some of the best, and if you would shut up and give him a chance you might learn someting.
By Bob
May 26, 2011 1:37 PM | Link to this
UDump loses out again
By X-man
May 26, 2011 2:34 PM | Link to this
Once again a player of some talent chooses Xavier over Dayton — a superior educational institution with an equally superior basketball program. A wise young man indeed to recognize the mediocrity of everything Dayton attempts to offer.
By Jn
May 26, 2011 3:12 PM | Link to this
Since when is X a better school academically? Seriously?
By Felix Frankfurter
May 26, 2011 3:19 PM | Link to this
Jesuit schools always have high academic standards. What makes you think UD is superior?
By jer
May 26, 2011 3:27 PM | Link to this
He chose the program not the coach. Mack went deep with Crawford and was lucky to win against UD last year last second trey by Crawford, 25 point beat down at arena, then technical in A10 tourney, all with Crawford. Without Crawford they were one and done in both A10 and NCAA.
By Jn
May 26, 2011 3:34 PM | Link to this
Felix: you do realize the UD is private, Catholic…right? Ranked as a top tier national research institution…is X?
By Ray Z
May 26, 2011 4:28 PM | Link to this
It looks to me like Archie is asleep at the wheel. Can’t get recruits and can’t get Assistant COaches. Maybe the college basketball community knows something Tim Wabler doesn’t.
By Ray Z
May 26, 2011 4:28 PM | Link to this
It looks to me like Archie is asleep at the wheel. Can’t get recruits and can’t get Assistant COaches. Maybe the college basketball community knows something Tim Wabler doesn’t.
By Vegas
May 26, 2011 5:56 PM | Link to this
This is a question to a hypothetical scenario. Staten seems not to be bound for Penn St. If Miller were to let him return then 1) could he and if so 2) would be be able to play immediately? Remember..just a question
By Bubba
May 26, 2011 7:15 PM | Link to this
I wonder why Fifties Fan hasn’t comment yet with his praise for the new coaching staff?
By Muddy/Tea4Life
May 26, 2011 7:26 PM | Link to this
Philmore said he wanted to win so why did Archie waste time on him?
By dupreelucas
May 26, 2011 8:09 PM | Link to this
That ud is dumb ratarded how he pix Xaver over is fly boyz in D Tizown.
By CA
May 26, 2011 8:45 PM | Link to this
Xavier is also Catholic and Private. UD is no better academically. They are both good but not top tier schools.
By mjm
May 26, 2011 9:46 PM | Link to this
UD is a national research institution, Xavier is not. UD is in the major leagues Xavier is AAA.
By OSU Joe
May 26, 2011 9:49 PM | Link to this
It is funny as hell to watch these mid-majors bash one another. If the kid was any good, a big school would have signed him. Towson State won 4 games. LOL
By Time to Admit the Truth
May 26, 2011 11:33 PM | Link to this
UD has not been able to recruit as good as players that are leaving. There two main recruits lost have not come close to being replaced. UD basketball is destined for mediocrity the next few years. You can hype it all you want but it is evident the Towson transfer saw it coming and didn’t want to be a part of it. X has been to the NCAA 10 of the last 11 years and to the sweet sixteen and elite 8 several times. UD has been to the NIT(not important tournament) nuff said. The Fordham/UD games at least will be close and exciting.
By jason
May 26, 2011 11:46 PM | Link to this
An he will play when look their roster at the f/wing spot it is loaded the next 3-4 years with guys ahead of him with better talent i think he made a dumb move if he wants to play right away like he said.
By Felix Frankfurter
May 26, 2011 11:49 PM | Link to this
Give me a break with this “UD is a national research institution”. That is crap. UDRI is well respected but is funded by outside corporations and employs researchers from outside of UD academia….. tons by the Air Force. How many Nobel Prize winners does UD have on faculty? How about NONE. So don’t give me this “National Research Institution” crap. UDRI is a fine component of the UD resume but it doesn’t have a damn thing to do with the average “Joe or Jill” on campus.
By matt
May 27, 2011 12:32 AM | Link to this
UD was tied for 99th on US News and World Reports national universities list, just ahead of Nebraska, Kansas, and Florida State. Xavier was 3rd…on the regional (midwest) list.
By Gem&Heater
May 27, 2011 10:01 AM | Link to this
the question that no one asks is why did this kid go to Towson in the first place? Sorry but being the leading scorer on a team that didn’t win a conference game does not make this kid an automatic blue chip recruit. X does have more natonal presence as basketball program but BG is gone and there is hope for UD. I agree that three years from now UD will be looking for another coach because Miller’s success will have the larger programs calling. BTW, UD fans need to tone it down a notch with the X bashing. Both are excellent Catholic universities with successful academic and sports programs. UD and X are very similar so emrace the similarities.
By Reality
May 27, 2011 4:13 PM | Link to this
Let’s be fair. I’m sure XU is a fine school, but there are several differences. Dayton is classified as a major research university and has a large research institute, engineering school, and law school. UD’s annual budget is in excess of $300 million; Xavier is somewhere above $100 million. These are significant differentiators. Both schools have a place but serve different needs.
By curisious
May 27, 2011 5:26 PM | Link to this
I am curious as to the source of UD as a “major” or “national” research institution?
By OSU guy
May 27, 2011 8:03 PM | Link to this
99% of Americans don’t even know that ud exists.
By null
May 28, 2011 9:13 AM | Link to this
As a Xavier fan I was surprised that this guy picked X considering the competition. He will have some difficulty getting minutes where at Dayton he would have more of a problem with too many minutes. I also do not buy the winning reason. I mean who is going to say they don’t care, losing is just fine as long as… If I am a Dayton fan, I now worry about Archie. Yes he has recognition due to his brother but he still has not coached one minute of D1 ball. Sean Miller was not all that great his first two years. I think the system and commitment at X were as much a factor with Miller evidenced by the fact that there has not been any drop off since he left.
By mjm
May 28, 2011 2:46 PM | Link to this
“Give me a break with this “UD is a national research institution”. That is crap. UDRI is well respected but is funded by outside corporations and employs researchers from outside of UD academia….. tons by the Air Force.” Felix: outside funding at a certain level is the DEFINITION of National Research University. Don’t yell at me go complain to U.S. News. In 2007 UD was ranked 44th among private schools in outside research dollars. Just below Notre Dame and above Northwestern.
By Matty P
May 31, 2011 3:35 PM | Link to this
You people all need to get a life.
By Stanley Burrell
June 1, 2011 4:44 PM | Link to this
Isaiah Philmore joins a long line of players who made the right choice: Derrick Brown, Romain Sato, and Dante Jackson all chose Xavier over UD. Welcome to Xavier, Isaiah!
By Save Your Money
June 2, 2011 1:34 AM | Link to this
Go to a state university. I pull down 6 figures and work side-by-side with private school grads, and I went to a state school in Ohio.
By Suckeye$
June 3, 2011 4:12 PM | Link to this
Yes, money always equals happiness. Everyone knows that! I bet you went to O$U, but are too embarrassed to admit it. You sound like a classic O$U douche. Tuck your t-shirt into your acid washed jeans and go hit the nearest Golden Corral buffet.