Larry Savage- 2011 VCU Prospect

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Larry is a 6'5, 195 small forward who plays for Bishop O'Connell in Arlington, Virginia (the same school as Jordan Burgess, brother of current Ram Bradford Burgess as well as 2010 UNC commit Kendall Marshall). He's originally from the Virginia Eastern Shore (Onancock, VA) and played at Nandua High School as a freshman, which also is the home and high school of former Ram sharpshooter BA Walker. Larry is being recruited by VCU and has already come in for a visit as well. He plays for the Boo Williams AAU team. He is a Scout.com 2 star recruit, unranked on Rivals, and an 88 on ESPN. He is characterized as 'the glue guy that everybody needs' which would fill the void left by TJ Gwynn's departure, who would aptly be described as playing that role.

Scout:http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=8&c=1&nid=3407284

Rivals:http://rivals.yahoo.com/highschool/basketball/recruiting/player-Larry-Savage-82101

ESPN Profile:http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recr...ncb/recruiting/tracker/player?recruitId=72585

ESPN Rise has Larry as one of the emerging players in the DC area to watch.

Article: http://sports.espn.go.com/highschool/rise/basketball/boys/news/story?id=4185510

"To play as well as [Savage] did as a sophomore in the WCAC tells you he is a talented player and that he likes to compete," Wooten said. "One of the things I liked about how he played this year was that he did get better at certain things as the year went on. He was always a good rebounder and he could score inside and block some shots, but as the year went on he increased his shooting range from 12-14 feet out to the 3-point arc and he improved his ballhandling."
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Savage, who is 16 years old, said he is still growing and might reach 6-7 or 6-8 by the time he graduates from high school. Savage plays AAU ball with the prestigious Boo Williams AAU Program based in Tidewater, Va., and has his eyes set on playing college basketball. "I want to be a 3 in college," Savage said. "I'm working on my ballhandling, defense, improving my outside shot and perimeter game. I feel like I can rebound and score inside, shoot outside pretty well, but I want to improve my perimeter skills. My first year here [at O'Connell] was real good for me as a player. The competition in the WCAC was a lot better than at home. It was a great experience."
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I compared him to JPR in the Trey Davis thread, which is similar to TJ in styles, but JPR was able to contribute a little more over his career though in TJ's defense, JPR did get more minutes. Every team needs players like this.
 
From Larry the Beast, on to Larry the Savage - I like the sound of that.

Any guy with the heart of TJ, and the possibility of coming to VCU at 6'7" - 6'8" is fine with me. Let's hope he stays under the high major radar...
 
VCUENT said:
Let's hope he stays under the high major radar...
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my thoughts exactly. anyone have any thoughts on whether any of the majors might pick up on him?
 
He was at Mason's Midnight Madness event so I know they are on him as well. As for high major's, Rivals shows interest from both Maryland and Notre Dame.
 
xjohnx said:
Larry Savage has a posse.
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I have always thought we should recruit more guys who already have a posse.

Long, Athletic, and Has A Posse

Just have to wait until he quits growing and start printing t-shirts.
 
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