Hoops News. First recruit, Hackenberg weighs in

The Sentinel is reporting in today's edition that the first recruit in the Orr Era has signed at BG. He is 6'9" forward Cameron Madlock, of Whitefish Bay, WI. His father, Eddie Percy, played at Kansas State.

I think the Nation will be happy with his size and apparent athletic ability--but less happy that he is not a point guard. (Don't give up hope--there is still time!)

Some notes:

• He averaged 14 points, 8 boards and 2 blocks for a 21-4 team in Wisconsin. (good numbers, not awesome. Not sure about all-conference or team honors).
  
• He wasn't heavily recruited because he didn't play hoops as a junior. WMU did offer, he reports.
• Coach Orr says he is a mobile 4. Which, given the style coach apparently wants to play (more later) that should come in handy.
• He will enroll in classes this June.

That gives us some pretty viable big guys--Polk, Marschall, Larson and Madlock. I hope help is on the way at guard. We have 2-3 scholarships to give, depending on if Guerin gets a scholarship from the coach, which I suspect he will, since it had been promised.

Also, Dave Hackenberg did a nice piece in The Blade on Coach Orr in the paper on Sunday. Note the reference from Charlie Coles of Orr being the "Tony Dungy of college basketball."

For the fans who are wondering what it will look like on the floor, here is a clue from the man himself.

"Hubie is a defensive-oriented coach who demands a certain toughness factor," Orr said. "He believes in defense, rebounding, toughness and attention to detail when it comes to the game plan, and so do I.

"I believe a team feeds off defense, that you up the tempo of a game to create opportunities. You pressure, you contest shots, you rebound at the defensive end, and you push the ball. I believe in team; that's non-negotiable.

Meanwhile, the nation is getting jazzed for hoops--for the first time in a long while.