Magruder's Nick Griffin announced his selection of GW as his future destination.

Poog, great news. thanks for the post.

link on other NG thread was dangerous page according to my computer.

 But I though GW couldn't compete for "big time" talent because schools in Ohio have nicer facilities...

I think its a great get for us, but GW was competing with AU, Drexel, and W&M.

If he was "Big East Talen" why was GW arguably the best program to offer him a scholarship? 

 whoops sorry completely read that wrong...ignore my last comment

not too optimistic. A 6'2  SG lacking offers from other A-10 schools.

I'm happy to trust Lonergan and his staff to recruit the kind of players he thinks will succeed in his program.

I doubt GW ever will stockpile 6 A-10 starting quality guards.

On the plus side: he can shoot, he's smart, he's local, the coaches see something in him that they really want. He's at least a solid backup. 

GW's gone for years, if not decades, when it couldn't generate any interest with local bball talent. Now, the kids seem to see a rising program. That's a start.

ML has some depth now. Maybe he can afford to take some chances on guys with size and/or athleticism. (Guys we used to consider projects.) Anyway, Thanks to BM and the rest: its nice to follow the recruiting process.

 Just rememver Jay, he hadn't played big time AAU begone this summer and when he did join takeover this summer he made a huge splash.  I believe at that big national tourney he wowed everyone by hitting 12-19 from three. 

The staff's priority was a shooter and they may have found a gem before bigger names eere onto him.   

 I will raise my eyebrows also on this one.  Kind of early in the recruiting cycle to be grabbing a kid with no major or even high mid major interests.  I will give ML the benefit of the doubt on this one, obviously, but still can't help but wonder why.  Good 3 point shooters are a dime a dozen.  Question is can he get his shot off at the high mid major level, and can he do other things?   

They've been watching this kid for many months now and made him a priority for a reason. It sounds a bit like the Larsen recruiting saga where GW was all over him early on and everyone wondered why, especially when he signed. He fills a void for sure and has solid recommendations from outside, independent sources.

GW Faithful Fans.....relax! ML has a proven track record in getting kids that fall "under the radar" and are instant contributors.  Just to refresh some memories at VERMONT; Marcus Blakely, POY and the last two "Rookies of the Year" in the America East, Brian Voelkel and Four McGlynn. Going back to his days at Catholic he had Pat Maloney, Matt Hilleary and Billy Coyne.

Here's the link to the Post article

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/recruiting-insider/post/nick-griffin-of-magruder-orally-commits-to-george-washington/2012/08/16/7cf70868-e7e6-11e1-a3d2-2a05679928ef_blog.html

http://wiki.allmetsports.com/all-met/players/montgomery/magruder/boys-basketball/37512/

We will not know if this is a good recruit for 2-3 years.  By that time, we will have either canonized or vilified ML for many other reasons.

not too optimistic. A 6'2  SG lacking offers from other A-10 schools.

somehow this double posted a day later...

Nick Griffin would"ve been great as Patriot league recruit at Bucknell, AU or maybe CAA Will and Mary.  He didn't do much in the month of July with Team Takeover if you look at his stats. He will need to develop some PG skills in the A10 and be able to defend as well. He's high level shooter off the catch.  Only time will tell how he pans out.

 Kind of feels like a Tim Johnson type recruit

Really? Cause I have been thinking that GW is overdue for another John Holloran type-local, underrated, and gutsy.

I didn't see anything except stats from the EYBL tourney and he started for Team Takeover, but only played 12 minutes per game. Impressively, though, in just 12 minutes he still managed to average double figures and shot around 60% from three.  Maybe he'll be our version of Vinnie "The Microwave" Johnson. We could certainly use some scoring punch off the bench.

Also, to echo what Herve said, the coaching staff has been scouting him for a long time. They feel like he's a great fit for what they are trying to do.  if this was their guy, I see no reason not to be happy about it.

We're recruiting other guards as well.  More a scoring point rather than shooters with a handle.  From interweb chatter, it seems like Castro is still a target.

 Noel Willlllllmore!?

Can we nickname him "The Shooter from Magruder"?  I always like a nice rhyming nickname.

Like the Holloran comparison.

The competition for Griffin is a little worrisome, but presumably ML knows what he is doing.

If he works out to be 3/4 of the player Holloran became, that would be great.

I am excited by this announcement. Griffin was targeted, the staff worked hard, there were strong ties to his high school coach and these were embellished. I am impressed that the announcement was made with the staff out of the country. Obviously, this young man did not need to be coerced at the last minute. For those you question his A-10 skills , let me point out that Bruiser Flint from Drexal was very high on N.G.  Last year, Drexal had Damion Lee from Calvert Hall who was CAA Rookie of the Year. He competed very well against VCU. He was one of the best guards that flew under the radar that I witnessed all year.   Flint is a very good judge of tallent and he wanted N.G.  Griffin will develop more strength and musculature as he matures  and is in a college weight program. Griffin's  announcement may set up the "domino effect".  I bet that with the staff returning they concentrate on signing Rene Castro and then select the one "big" that they are able to get. Early committements have previously not been the trademark of GW basketball. Optimism is the operative word.

I'm happy with the signing. Griffin shot well during the 4 tournament EYBL regular season (36-75 3-pt 48.0%) over 19 games and averaged 7.6 ppg while only playing 11.3 mpg.  The EYBL games were against a higher level of competition, where you assume you have D-1 level talent on the floor at all times.  I'm usually a little leary of shooters that put up gaudy numbers during the high school regular season because you never know the level of cometition, but the EYBL is full of decent teams. Also, Griffin is another local player, not to mention a member of Team Takeover, so it's nice to keep that keep that recruiting pipeline open.  The more local stars on our roster, the more likely we are to see other local recruits in the stands becoming familiar with our program.