Tech's Incoming Class/Marquette's Incoming Class

Had a few people ask about the possibility of current Marquette recruits asking to be released so they can still play for Buzz. Here is how I see the five players that he currently has signed so that everyone here has an idea.

Four Stars
Ahmed Hill: 6'4" 185 lbs, Shooting Guard, currently ranked 69th in the Class of 2014. Plays in Augusta, GA. He is the star of the class, a pure fluid shooter, that needs to improve his on ball defense to really take the next step. If we could only take one, this would likely be the one we would want although I have a sleeper pick on that too.

Malek Harris: 6'7" 170 lbs, Small/Power Forward, currently ranked 77th in the class. The ranking to me is fairly speculative as he is only able to play AAU right now. He has had several disciplinary issues in high school that played major parts of two seasons. He was suspended for 11 games his Junior year and ended up being suspended his entire Senior season after additional disciplinary issues. He got some great attention from the summer of his Junior year when he went on the AAU circuit. He was committed well before he ended up not playing his senior season. I would be concerned with his potential to get himself into trouble at Tech as well as possibly other players if they go out together.

Sandy Cohen: 6'5" 180 lbs, Shooting Guard, currently ranked 97th in the class. His shooting skills are not what I would be looking for to help improve that area of concern for Virginia Tech and has not shown the ability to play the tough defense that Buzz is known for so I am not sure how he ended up with Marquette. I could see him being another case of Robert Brown, not necessarily with the transfer but as far as poor shooting having a detrimental effect on his overall play.

Three Stars

Satchel Paige: 6'10" 250 lbs, Center, currently not ranked in this years class. I think Paige could be the one player that would benefit us the most from this class. He would go a long ways towards replacing Thompson if he actually does transfer. I think that Marquette benefited from Paige coming on late in the process with a growth spurt and increased offensive capability. Pair him up with JVZ and Barksdale and Tech could have a dominating front court.

Marial Shayok: 6'6" 205 lbs, Small Forward. I cant seem to find much on Shayok so I don't want to speculate on what he could or couldn't bring to Tech if he were to come.

Here is the twitter accounts to follow the current Virginia Tech signees as well in case things change with them:

Justin Bibbs: @justinbibbs20
Jalen Hudson: @JalenHudson5
T.J. Lang: @HWGNF

Anyway, If you hear these names bandied about the next few weeks, this gives you the fundamentals to go off of.