(2024) - Liam McNeeley to UConn

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[Class of '66 Old Fart 87,928]

Jamie Shaw on McNeeley from the Bob Kirk Invitational - 

Liam McNeeley is shooting over 50 percent from three on the season. This weekend he finished 7-for-13 from three while leading Montverde (FL) Academy in scoring at 17.0 per game. While it may be his ability to space the floor that gets him on the court with this team, McNeeley is far more than just a shooter though; he simply knows how to play the game.

McNeeley is a good team defender, understanding angles, rotations, and hard work; he averaged 1.5 steals. The 6-foot-7 wing is also a good positional rebounder; he averaged 5.5 boards. McNeeley is currently No. 20 in the 2024 On3 150; however, he has proven to be Montverde’s most consistent scorer this season.

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2 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

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I don't pay attention to recruits in the context of "who else they're interested in" usually.... Liam was pretty big on Texas? Is that where he is from originally? 

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1 minute ago, btownqb said:

I don't pay attention to recruits in the context of "who else they're interested in" usually.... Liam was pretty big on Texas? Is that where he is from originally? 

Was kinda making a funny, but yes he is from Plano originally I believe. I don't pay attention much anymore either, but I did know we were hot on him.

[DChoosier 9,239]

31 minutes ago, btownqb said:

I don't pay attention to recruits in the context of "who else they're interested in" usually.... Liam was pretty big on Texas? Is that where he is from originally? 

Yes,

He is from Texas and has been quoted gushing about Coach Beard, loving the city of Austin and UT.  I think he is a long shot for IU to land but who knows…he did transfer to FL for HS.

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1 minute ago, DChoosier said:

Yes,

He is from Texas and has been quoted gushing about Coach Beard, loving the city of Austin and UT.  I think he is a long shot for IU to land but who knows…he did transfer to FL for HS.

That changes quite a bit now, though, yeah? 

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2 minutes ago, btownqb said:

That changes quite a bit now, though, yeah? 

Might turn out to be a pretty good object lesson on just being diligent. A lot of schools didn’t work McNeeley that hard because the UT thing was just kind of assumed. Now, I’m sure a lot of schools will jump in. But, IU(and Oklahoma) has been there the whole time, and based on what he’s said, he seems to be the sort who would value that.

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Just now, btownqb said:

That changes quite a bit now, though, yeah? 

Perhaps as it shows that he was willing to move out of Texas. That being said, Beard has them moving in the right direction and he really seems to like the city and the school.

Who really knows without knowing his motivation (style of play, Coach, NIL, campus, coed quality (UT is also strong there), weather, etc ). We shall see.

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5 minutes ago, DChoosier said:

Perhaps as it shows that he was willing to move out of Texas. That being said, Beard has them moving in the right direction and he really seems to like the city and the school.

Who really knows without knowing his motivation (style of play, Coach, NIL, campus, coed quality (UT is also strong there), weather, etc ). We shall see

15 minutes ago, btownqb said:

That changes quite a bit now, though, yeah? 

PS,

I just read about the Beard incident and now get why you said things have changed quite a bit now.

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What happened with Coach Beard?

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9 minutes ago, mike vannice said:

What happened with Coach Beard?

arrested on domestic abuse 

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What happened with Coach Beard?

Look at CBB thread or search his name in Google or on twitter

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Pretty certain this was written by Shaw before the Beard stuff went down at Texas.

https://www.on3.com/news/liam-mcneeley-updates-his-recruitment-talks-official-visits-indiana-texas/

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28 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Pretty certain this was written by Shaw before the Beard stuff went down at Texas.

https://www.on3.com/news/liam-mcneeley-updates-his-recruitment-talks-official-visits-indiana-texas/

No surprise he’s a fan of Doncic. His game has similarities, minus the genius. 

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Arkansas offered 

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Musselman will make it a battle to win this recruitment. One of college basketball's best NIL programs and not too far from Liam's home. But, the offer may indicate that Texas is out of the picture or in limbo with the Beard situation.

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Montverde participating in the Iolani Classic in Hawaii and won its opening game 92-49 over St. Louis, a local Hawaiian high school.  I had McNeeley with 6p; 1r; 1s; 1b.

https://www.iolaniclassic.com/schedule22-boys/#

 

 

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MVA was beaten 56-55 by Mount Saint Joseph in the Iolani Classic.  McNeeley did not score; 1r; 2a; 1s.