Griz reportedly in pursuit of JuCo bigs

[grizzlyjournal]

Montana is reportedly in pursuit of a couple of highly regarded junior college bigs to anchor the Griz front court next year.

Just announced today is a reported scholarship to 6'-10"," 180 lb PF Chris Boucher of Northwest College in Powell, WY. Boucher, a jc soph, played prep ball at Alma Academy in Montreal, Quebec and -- last fall -- was named 2014 NJCAA National Player of the Week (October 31, 2014) for his efforts at Northwest. Other schools with scholarship offers to Boucher are: Oklahoma State, Utah State, Idaho State and Texas Christian.

Info on a second player initially identified in this thread may have been inaccurate, so I've edited this post to reflect that.

 

[GrizWhiz]

Per Verbal Commits, Morgan has interest in Montana but no offer so far. Has this changed?

 

[grizzlyjournal]

GrizWhiz: I try to confirm three sources before posting (in the case of juco players, JucoShowcase.com and JucoRecruiting.com). I got the info this time from a coach's twitter thread, checked for it this morning to verify. No luck.

I cannot verify info on the second player, so I deleted that info from my initial post. My sincere apologies for posting information that may have been inaccurate.

 

[AllWeatherFan]

GrizWhiz: I try to confirm three sources before posting (in the case of juco players, JucoShowcase.com and JucoRecruiting.com). I got the info this time from a coach's twitter thread, checked for it this morning to verify. No luck.

I cannot verify info on the second player, so I deleted that info from my initial post. My sincere apologies for posting information that may have been inaccurate.

If only the Missoulian newsroom practiced your journalistic ethics, GJ! :thumb:

 

[griz71]

Montana is reportedly in pursuit of a couple of highly regarded junior college bigs to anchor the Griz front court next year.

Just announced today is a reported scholarship to 6'-10"," 180 lb PF Chris Boucher of Northwest College in Powell, WY. Boucher, a jc soph, played prep ball at Alma Academy in Montreal, Quebec and -- last fall -- was named 2014 NJCAA National Player of the Week (October 31, 2014) for his efforts at Northwest. Other schools with scholarship offers to Boucher are: Oklahoma State, Utah State, Idaho State and Texas Christian.

Info on a second player initially identified in this thread may have been inaccurate, so I've edited this post to reflect that.

6'10"/180...gonna need some SERIOUS weight room time.

 

[GrizWhiz]

GrizWhiz: I try to confirm three sources before posting (in the case of juco players, JucoShowcase.com and JucoRecruiting.com). I got the info this time from a coach's twitter thread, checked for it this morning to verify. No luck.

I cannot verify info on the second player, so I deleted that info from my initial post. My sincere apologies for posting information that may have been inaccurate.

Absolutely no reason to apologize. I really appreciate the info you provide! :thumb:

 

[AllWeatherFan]

Montana is reportedly in pursuit of a couple of highly regarded junior college bigs to anchor the Griz front court next year.

Just announced today is a reported scholarship to 6'-10"," 180 lb PF Chris Boucher of Northwest College in Powell, WY. Boucher, a jc soph, played prep ball at Alma Academy in Montreal, Quebec and -- last fall -- was named 2014 NJCAA National Player of the Week (October 31, 2014) for his efforts at Northwest. Other schools with scholarship offers to Boucher are: Oklahoma State, Utah State, Idaho State and Texas Christian.

Info on a second player initially identified in this thread may have been inaccurate, so I've edited this post to reflect that.

6'10"/180...gonna need some SERIOUS weight room time.

Weight room and dining room!

 

[Potomac Griz]

So far this year Chris Boucher is averaging 21.2 Points, 9.9 Rebounds, 4.2 Blocks through 18 games. He's had 3 30+ point games so far this year. Here are his stats from the NJCAA site.

31 pts, 17 rebounds, 7 blocks vs Bismark State

32 pts, 12 rebounds, 11 blocks vs United Tribes Technical College

39 pts, 16 rebounds, 3 blocks against Gillette College

The previous year he played for New Mexico JC and had decent numbers in about 20 mins per game (about 12 points, 7 rebounds I think).

He along with his close friend William Desilien transferred from New Mexico JC where they weren't pleased with playing time. Sounds like from this article they've played basketball together for quite a long time and preferred (at the JC level anyway) to be on the same team.

Makes me wonder if a team offered Desilien (a shooting guard) if they'd have a better shot at grabbing Boucher. Desilien is averaging 21.7pts, 2.6 rebounds, 4.9 asissts, and shooting 47.5% from 3, 89.8% FT, 56,7% FG. So he's pretty damn good too. Here are his stats from the NJCAA site. Both are top 20 in scoring at the JC level.

 

[GrizWhiz]

Montana is reportedly in pursuit of a couple of highly regarded junior college bigs to anchor the Griz front court next year.

Just announced today is a reported scholarship to 6'-10"," 180 lb PF Chris Boucher of Northwest College in Powell, WY. Boucher, a jc soph, played prep ball at Alma Academy in Montreal, Quebec and -- last fall -- was named 2014 NJCAA National Player of the Week (October 31, 2014) for his efforts at Northwest. Other schools with scholarship offers to Boucher are: Oklahoma State, Utah State, Idaho State and Texas Christian.

Info on a second player initially identified in this thread may have been inaccurate, so I've edited this post to reflect that.

6'10"/180...gonna need some SERIOUS weight room time.

Given the other offers this young man has (TCU, Utah State, Oklahoma State) and his accomplishments this year at the JC level, I would take him just as is. :thumb: He obviously has a slender frame and 180 lbs. may be just right for him.

 

[CDAGRIZ]

 

[mtgrizrule]

Montana is reportedly in pursuit of a couple of highly regarded junior college bigs to anchor the Griz front court next year.

Just announced today is a reported scholarship to 6'-10"," 180 lb PF Chris Boucher of Northwest College in Powell, WY. Boucher, a jc soph, played prep ball at Alma Academy in Montreal, Quebec and -- last fall -- was named 2014 NJCAA National Player of the Week (October 31, 2014) for his efforts at Northwest. Other schools with scholarship offers to Boucher are: Oklahoma State, Utah State, Idaho State and Texas Christian.

Info on a second player initially identified in this thread may have been inaccurate, so I've edited this post to reflect that.

6'10"/180...gonna need some SERIOUS weight room time.

Given the other offers this young man has (TCU, Utah State, Oklahoma State) and his accomplishments this year at the JC level, I would take him just as is. :thumb: He obviously has a slender frame and 180 lbs. may be just right for him.

Kevin Durant has proven a tall thin build can be successful. I would like to see us land this kid.