Paul Scruggs

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Originally Posted by xu82

Yep, Wilkes was the UCLA connection. Well, interesting news.

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I still don't think we should read too much into it, if all goes well and he truly loves Xavier, it could end up opening a pipe-line in the west. Let's look at things positive guys!!

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Originally Posted by mistabeecee41

There are no west coast teams on any of his list - Washington was interested his point and the only connection UCLA has is Wilkes. Unless he is totally reopening his recruitment, I don't think this means much. Though Greg Doyels tweet made it seem like he thinks things could change. "Thought to be leaning"

Top-30 recruit Paul Scruggs (2017), thought to be leaning toward Xavier or IU, has told Southport teammates he'll transfer to @ProlificPrep.

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I think if there's one thing we can all be sure about here it's that Doyel is just guessing when it comes to this recruitment. Top HS talent leaving the state of Indiana (whether for college or apparently prep schools) is a really touchy issue amongst Indiana fans, and based on some of the reactions from writers like Doyel and David Woods, apparently Indiana reporters as well.

Makai Ashton Langford, 2017 PG, just picked UCOnn. Think it's safe to knock them off the list.

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Originally Posted by Masterofreality

Don't know what this means, but Paul is transferring to Prolific Prep in California from Indy Southport.
Moving further away can't help X.

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Odd choice since there is no school at Prolific Prep.

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Originally Posted by bobbiemcgee

Odd choice since there is no school at Prolific Prep.

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Prolific Prep offers academic support but doesn’t include a school — its players attend pre-existing accredited schools, including three at nearby Catholic Justin-Siena High and three at public Vintage High, both in Napa.

This is basically an all year round travel AAU team.

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Originally Posted by Masterofreality

Prolific Prep offers academic support but doesn’t include a school — its players attend pre-existing accredited schools, including three at nearby Catholic Justin-Siena High and three at public Vintage High, both in Napa.

This is basically an all year round travel AAU team.

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Yep. It's similar to Huntington Prep in West Virginia (which has included some past Xavier recruits). Huntington Prep players attend the local private school, St. Joseph's Central Catholic High School.

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Originally Posted by XUFan09

Yep. It's similar to Huntington Prep in West Virginia (which has included some past Xavier recruits). Huntington Prep players attend the local private school, St. Joseph's Central Catholic High School.

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Findlay Prep in Las Vegas is the same kind of deal.

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Originally Posted by Masterofreality

Prolific Prep offers academic support but doesn’t include a school — its players attend pre-existing accredited schools, including three at nearby Catholic Justin-Siena High and three at public Vintage High, both in Napa.

This is basically an all year round travel AAU team.

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Any kid who is intelligent enough to spend time in Napa Valley will ultimately make a final decision to come to X.

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Originally Posted by xudash

Any kid who is intelligent enough to spend time in Napa Valley will ultimately make a final decision to come to X.

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A clear sign of intelligence!

We've only been to Napa once, but thoroughly enjoyed visiting the wineries. Maybe a bit too much. At one point I decided it was a good idea to send my sister a case of wine to thank her for keeping our kids while we were out west. The next day, feeling much more sober, I called to tell her a gift would be arriving, and don't think you should cooking with that stuff! Our favorite stop was Silver Oak winery and the cabernet became an easy go to gift for my wife on any occasion. We had a climate controlled wine closet in our last house so letting them pile up didn't seem like a bad thing...until the local news had a story about most wine being consumed within days of purchase and they often didn't keep well. I got nervous so opened a bottle at dinner one night. Sure enough, it had turned and was totally undrinkable! And I had a ton of this at about $100/pop! Open Season was declared on the Silver Oak!!! Every other bottle was just fine, but we had a great time discovering that!

in vino veritas