Gerard Coleman Narrows List

During his official visit to Spokane, Gerard Coleman has narrowed his list of potential schools to the Zags and Xavier, according to the Boston Herald:

Great news to see him eliminate Florida from the list allowing the Zags to emerge as the front runners in his commitment. We will keep you posted as we learn more.

Rumor: Ramello Carter verbal Commitment

The Zags have received a 2013 Verbal Commitment from Ramello Carter according to the twitter account of his friend @WorldFnPeace. At this point, this is obviously an unconfirmed rumor and we are trying to get confirmation on this. The tweet reads like this:

"Keiron TongolYeatts ‏@WorldFnPeace So that boy @RamelloCarter10 done verbally comitted! #gonzaga"

Gerard Coleman on Campus today

Gerard Coleman announced via Facebook he is visiting Gonzaga today, for those of you who use Facebook his listed name is "Gerard Denzel Coleman". Sources are telling us this is an official visit and that Donny Daniels and Ray Giacoletti are leading his recruitment. At this point his list is looking like Gonzaga, Xavier, and Florida, however with him taking his first official visit to Spokane its likely we sit atop his list right now. We will keep you posted as we learn more about Gerards Recruitment. As Always, GO ZAGS!!

Robert Sacre Draft updates

More draft updates from Leslie Sacre:

In regards to workouts:

"Work outs consist of:

1:1 inside the paint, 1:1 outside the paint, 2:2, 3:3, shooting contests, shooting series, running baseline to baseline as many times as you can in three minutes - Robert completed 24 times, the record was 28. Defensive drills, offense shooting off screens, sometimes there are 30 players at the work out, some times 6 and sometimes just Robert.

Today, I checked in with him because he was leaving Florida, so I was being a mom and concerned with the hurricane. Our thoughts and prayers are with those people in the area of the hurricane because as a family Robert has already experienced Hurricane Andrew and Katerina... he tells me all is good and he will call me tonight...

Robert is enjoying the process and he understands this whole process is a once in life time opportunity and he is making the best of it... I know his schedule has a lot of traveling but Robert is embracing the whole experience with a smile.

Once again thanks for all the kind words of encouragement... we will keep you posted.."

Recruit Tracking - Nike EYBL

  

The premier AAU event of the spring, the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) pits 48 of the top club teams in the nation against each other in a two month, four session extended tournament. With four stops already played and the Peach Jam right around the corner, Zagaholic introduces a few new faces to the Gonzaga recruiting scene, and takes a look at how all of our recruits have fared.

Robert Sacre's Draft Experience, From a Mothers Perspective

A very, very special thanks to Leslie Sacre (Robert's mother) for granting us permission to run updates directly from her on Roberts experience with the NBA Draft process. The Consummate Zag Mom!

Leslie speaking on the process of getting set up for the draft:

"So far the process has worked like this:

Robert chose his agents - Keith and Greg
They have been in touch with the different NBA teams. The agents work with the NBA reps to set up work outs. Each NBA team that wants to have Robert work out pays for his expenses- travel, hotel, meals etc. Robert has said some teams have sent a member from their organization to pick him up from the airport and some have arranged for a driver to pick him up. Each work out has been different. He has told me that he has met GMs, Coaches, staff and players from different teams. (He hasn't given me any names...lol)

IMG- Is a private training center in Florida- It was one that the agents recommended but Robert had the choice of several. The family is paying for the expenses at IMG. The package includes: Meals, an apartment, Individual work outs, group work outs...you can check out their information on- line. When Robert went down to New Orleans, we asked Dale Brown (The LSU Coach when I was at LSU) - where he would send a "Big guy" ...he said he sent "Big Baby" to IMG... so it made sense to Robert...at IMG Robert is getting alot of one on one time... prior to going to IMG the trainer's watched film on Robert and developed an action plan...on what he needed to work on to improve...

Finally Robert told me last night he got another tattoo (Water the Bamboo!!! ) ... even on the road Robert can find a tattoo parlour..."

New ESPN 2013 Rankings

ESPN released their 2013 rankings today and there was a lot of movement. Three players being courted by the Zags made the list:

20. Xavier Rathan-Mayes
93. Kendal Harris
97. Zach LaVine

The Zag Whisperer

We are extremely excited to announce the fourth member of our team here at Zagaholic:

Matt Carson!

Matt is a Spokane native who will provide in depth analysis and intriguing commentary on topics ranging from the players to the coaches to the nuts and bolts of the games. He is an excellent writer who we believe will become a fan favorite. Look out for his first post coming soon!

Mathis Mönninghoff and Elias Harris Invited to Join German National Team

According to FibaEurope.com, both Elias Harris and Mathis Mönninghoff have been invited to join the German National Team this summer in preparation to qualify for the 2013 EuroBasket tournament in Slovenia. The training camp will be held June 19-21 near Berlin. After the training camp the German team will then compete in Qualification Round Group B against Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Luxembourg and Sweden. Their first game will be on August 18 at home vs Luxembourg.

While some might be frustrated with both Harris and Mönninghoff losing time with the Zags this summer, we should step back and realize this is a great opportunity to both players futures and allow them the freedom to represent their nation. We wish Elias and Mathis good health and good luck!

New Recruit in town this weekend?

Ah, the beauty of the "Twitter-verse", if you are not following guys like Guy Landry Edi, Sam Dower, Gary Bell Jr., or Kevin Pangos via twitter, you are missing out. Yesterday afternoon Gary Bell Jr. and Sam Dower had this interesting conversation via twitter:

"@GBell_5: @DoloDower you back in Spokane bro??

@DoloDower @GBell_5 Yeah Bro come mess wit us one weekend haha

@GBell_5: @DoloDower they want me to come back this weekend for the recruit but idk

‏@DoloDower @GBell_5 yeah try to come back if u can, but if you can't then its all good"

So apparently the staff is trying to get a few players back to Spokane for this weekend to entertain a new recruit. At this point we have not pinned down a specific recruit, but we will keep you posted as we learn more.