Recruiting Jalen Deloach Commits to VCU!

N Mollen · Nov 1, 2020

Apparently FSU, UF and USC Trojans were in touch and wanted him to wait until Sprong

2012Ram · Nov 1, 2020

Jan enrollment signals to me that someone is out, and soon.

TampaKAP · Nov 1, 2020

2012Ram said:
Jan enrollment signals to me that someone is out, and soon.

Yeah I would agree. Now in all fairness, his statement was in response to the question of if he would enroll early. He replied I hope to be there in January if not I leave in June

WI.Ram10 · Nov 1, 2020

TampaKAP said:
Very interesting because does that mean he gets the extra eligibility for winter sports that the NCAA is doing this year?

Probably just to enroll in classes and start using the facility. Football players do it a lot

BradRamFan · Nov 1, 2020

WI.Ram10 said:
Probably just to enroll in classes and start using the facility. Football players do it a lot

How would that effect his scholarship though....someone has to pay for the class so it is either him or it comes off his scholarship

N Mollen · Nov 1, 2020

you can pay for a class and walk on

WI.Ram10 · Nov 1, 2020

Interesting side nugget. His sister is an ohio st university track athlete and his brother is a Florida st linebacker

BradRamFan · Nov 1, 2020

N Mollen said:
you can pay for a class and walk on

plus room and board.

Well, I'm sure they will work it all out and get it straight. Whether it is Jan or Jun, I'm glad he chose VCU!

SpiderRAM · Nov 1, 2020

I thought he meant visit the campus in January.

vadiplomat04 · Nov 2, 2020

DisplacedRam said:
very much intrigued at the prospect of him getting in to the city in January and getting settled in with the team.

Look at the size of this roster though that Coach Rhoades is assembling. When is the last time VCU had this much size and length?

This was something that I always wondered if Coach Rhoades would recognize as an issue with this team. It seemed that VCU could never get a big man over 6'7" for the past couple of years. Now we have a 7'1", 6'8", and two 6'9 players that could possibly be on the team by January. I would like to see Jalen play the wing if possible. The considerable advantage VCU could have by having a line up that features three players over 6'9" on the court would be huge in the A10. As skilled as the players are in the A10, not a lot of teams have length. VCU doubling down on length will work to their advantage.

Wolfpack Ram · Nov 2, 2020

TampaKAP said:
Very interesting because does that mean he gets the extra eligibility for winter sports that the NCAA is doing this year?

Don't think we have an available scholarship in January, though, unless someone is leaving.

Newboy · Nov 2, 2020

BradRamFan said:
plus room and board.

Well, I'm sure they will work it all out and get it straight. Whether it is Jan or Jun, I'm glad he chose VCU!

Is his prep school in his home town? May be a wash as far as tuition, room and board go if he pays for VCU for a semester.

Wolfpack Ram · Nov 2, 2020

Newboy said:
Is his prep school in his home town? May be a wash as far as tuition, room and board go if he pays for VCU for a semester.

He may be on scholarship at the prep school. Plus, if he pays his own way this spring, it's going to be out of state tuition.

N Mollen · Nov 2, 2020

Wolfpack Ram said:
He may be on scholarship at the prep school. Plus, if he pays his own way this spring, it's going to be out of state tuition.

Can he take a single class and walk-on? Not sure what the rules are. I do know he said he was just thinking about it and am not at all sure this is the plan going forward.

Newboy · Nov 2, 2020

Lilburn is about 30 minutes from Atlanta as the crow flies. I was looking for fees, but only saw tryout fees, and then got tied up with work things. He may be a commuter.