Shawn Kemp Jr

[marshallcotiger 0]

He signed his LOI to play with Auburn next year. Has anybody seen him play enough to know his strengths and weaknesses.

[suzutiger 0]

STUD!!!!!!!

[augolf1716 21,240]

I thought he was with the turds??

[Ronald McDonald 0]

Just committed!! Yes sir!! 

[toolshed 0]

He signed his LOI to play with Auburn next year. Has anybody seen him play enough to know his strengths and weaknesses.

Based on his father's strengths, we better hide the women.

[RunningBackU1345162763 0]

Huge addition.  Hopefully we can get some attention with Shawn Kemp coming down to visit some.  One of the best big men that we have signed since Vot!

[augolf1716 21,240]

He signed his LOI to play with Auburn next year. Has anybody seen him play enough to know his strengths and weaknesses.

Based on his father's strengths, we better hide the women.

^^This^^

The daddy must have had 82 kids with 82 different women! 

[rsvalenta 0]

Is he ready academics wise. Has he made the grade coming from Hargraves??

[InfernoOrangeSS 321]

This is one awesome signing!    For a program like Auburn to sign someone like this in Basketball, is like the football team pulling in 10 five star recruits.  Good work Lebo!

[Jackson-Sullivan 0]

I am impressed!  The kid is a stud from all I hear.  A little raw, yes, but the kid has tremendous upside!

[bigbird 60,575]

He signed his LOI to play with Auburn next year. Has anybody seen him play enough to know his strengths and weaknesses.

Based on his father's strengths, we better hide the women.

...and the donuts

[jonesc1_98 0]

Hate to chime in 4 months later, but I was wondering the same thing. I remember watching Kemp and in his prime he was an all star.  So I am excited about this recruit, but I look back and can't remember many kids of NBA players turn out as good, can anyone else?

Jordan sons were busts, Ewing son was pretty good, Stephen Curry was really good, but can anyone name others?

[aupops2 9]

What is this? 

[Droxside 0]

This does not realy answer your question, but Kemp is involved...

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/basketball/2008-06-26-hoops-legacies_N.htm

[Mikey 16,656]

Hate to chime in 4 months later, but I was wondering the same thing. I remember watching Kemp and in his prime he was an all star.  So I am excited about this recruit, but I look back and can't remember many kids of NBA players turn out as good, can anyone else?

Jordan sons were busts, Ewing son was pretty good, Stephen Curry was really good, but can anyone name others?

What does it matter how other's sons turned out? This guy is nationally regarded as a top prospect. Big pickup for Lebo.

[jonesc1_98 0]

Wasn't really saying that it mattered, more of a question of if anyone knew of any other son's of former pro players that also turned out to be good.

But my question was if he was supposed to be good and stating that it was exciting to get a name like that at Auburn....but Drox answered it... thanks!

[guerra aguila 0]

He signed his LOI to play with Auburn next year. Has anybody seen him play enough to know his strengths and weaknesses.

Based on his father's strengths, we better hide the women.

^^This^^

The daddy must have had 82 kids with 82 different women! 

lol yall crack me up 

[kevon67 2,368]

Hate to chime in 4 months later, but I was wondering the same thing. I remember watching Kemp and in his prime he was an all star.  So I am excited about this recruit, but I look back and can't remember many kids of NBA players turn out as good, can anyone else?

Jordan sons were busts, Ewing son was pretty good, Stephen Curry was really good, but can anyone name others?

The Mountain Man's son was good.

[jonesc1_98 0]

You got me there? who was the Mountain Man?

[guerra aguila 0]

Kemp Jr is a ball player... doesnt matter if hes the son of a former player or not... if hes good hes good.

[wrdmegle 0]

Kemp Jr is a ball player... doesnt matter if hes the son of a former player or not... if hes good hes good.

Alabama

NAME POS HT WT SCHOOL RANK GRADE STATUS NOTES

Trevor Releford Point Guard 5'11" 175 Bishop Miege H.S. (KS ) Point Guard #11 94 Signed

Charles Hankerson Shooting Guard 6'5" 210 Coral Reef H.S. (FL ) Shooting Guard #38 92 Signed

Arkansas

NAME POS HT WT SCHOOL RANK GRADE STATUS NOTES

Mardracus Wade Shooting Guard 6'3" 175 Hargrave Military Academy (TN ) Shooting Guard #59 89 Signed

Rickey Scott Shooting Guard 6'3" 195 MacArthur H.S. (TX ) Shooting Guard #64 89 Signed

NAME POS HT WT HOMETOWN SCHOOL TYPE STATUS

Marvell Waithe Power Forward 6-8 200 Toronto, Ont., CAN Tallahassee Community College JC Signed

Auburn

NAME POS HT WT SCHOOL RANK GRADE STATUS NOTES

Allen Payne Small Forward 6'6" 190 Winton Woods H.S. (OH ) Small Forward #58 88 Signed

Shawn Kemp, Jr. Center 6'9" 205 Hargrave Military Academy (VA) POST 87 Signed

Jalen Steele Shooting Guard 6'3" 180 Fulton H.S. (TN ) Shooting Guard #86 87 Signed

Heath Houston Power Forward 6'6" 185 Hillgrove H.S. (GA ) Power Forward #148 83 Signed

NAME POS HT WT HOMETOWN SCHOOL TYPE STATUS

Adrian Forbes Power Forward 6-8 230 Athens, TX Trinity Valley Community College JC Signed

Anthony Salter Point Guard 5-11 175 Tallahassee, FL Iowa Western Community College JC Signed

Florida

NAME POS HT WT SCHOOL RANK GRADE STATUS NOTES

Patric Young Power Forward 6'9" 220 Providence School (FL ) Power Forward #6 96 Signed

Casey Prather Small Forward 6'6" 195 North Side H.S. (TN ) Small Forward #8 95 Signed

Georgia

NAME POS HT WT SCHOOL RANK GRADE STATUS NOTES

Cady Lalanne Small Forward 6'8" 210 Oak Ridge H.S. (FL ) Small Forward #34 90 Signed

Kentucky

NAME POS HT WT SCHOOL RANK GRADE STATUS NOTES

Stacey Poole Shooting Guard 6'5" 190 Providence School (FL ) Shooting Guard #16 94 Signed

LSU

NAME POS HT WT SCHOOL RANK GRADE STATUS NOTES

Ralston Turner Shooting Guard 6'6" 193 Muscle Shoals H.S. (AL ) Shooting Guard #19 94 Signed

Andre Stringer Point Guard 5'10" 170 Forest Hill H.S. (MS ) Point Guard #13 94 Signed

Matt Derenbecker Small Forward 6'7" 185 Metairie Park Country Day School (LA ) Small Forward #16 94 Signed

K.C. Ross-Miller Point Guard 6'1" 175 God's Academy (TX ) Point Guard #36 90 Verbal

Jalen Courtney Power Forward 6'8" 215 Provine H.S. (MS ) Power Forward #47 90 Signed

Mississippi

NAME POS HT WT SCHOOL RANK GRADE STATUS NOTES

Demarco Cox Power Forward 6'9" 300 Yazoo City H.S. (MS ) Power Forward #23 94 Signed

Dundrecous Nelson Point Guard 5'11" 175 Murrah H.S. (MS ) Point Guard #23 93 Signed

Mississippi State

NAME POS HT WT SCHOOL RANK GRADE STATUS NOTES

NAME POS HT WT HOMETOWN SCHOOL TYPE STATUS

Brian Bryant Point Guard 6-3 165 Albany, GA Northwest Florida State College JC Signed

South Carolina

NAME POS HT WT SCHOOL RANK GRADE STATUS NOTES

Damontre Harris Center 6'9" 210 Trinity Christian School (NC ) Center #4 94 Signed

R.J. Slawson Power Forward 6'8" 190 Fort Dorchester H.S. (SC ) Power Forward #21 94 Signed

Bruce Ellington Point Guard 5'11" 170 Berkeley H.S. (SC ) Point Guard #21 93 Signed

Brian Richardson Shooting Guard 6'5" 170 Greenfield H.S. (NC ) Shooting Guard #73 88 Signed

Eric Smith Point Guard 6'0" 175 Christ School (SC ) Point Guard #54 88 Signed

Tennessee

NAME POS HT WT SCHOOL RANK GRADE STATUS NOTES

Tobias Harris Power Forward 6'8" 210 Half Hollow Hills West H.S. (NY ) Power Forward #2 97 Signed

Jordan McRae Shooting Guard 6'5" 175 Liberty County H.S. (GA ) Shooting Guard #9 95 Signed

Trae Golden Shooting Guard 6'2" 185 McEachern H.S. (GA ) Shooting Guard #36 92 Signed

NAME POS HT WT HOMETOWN SCHOOL TYPE STATUS

Jeronne Maymon Small Forward 6-6 235 Madison, WI TR Signed

Vanderbilt

NAME POS HT WT SCHOOL RANK GRADE STATUS NOTES

Rod Odom Small Forward 6'8" 195 Middlesex School (NY ) Small Forward #15 94 Signed

Josh Henderson Center 6'11" 220 Cave Spring H.S. (VA ) Center #19 90 Signed

Kyle Fuller Point Guard 6'1" 180 Rancho Verde H.S. (CA ) Point Guard #46 89 Signed

[wrdmegle 0]

Above are the rankings from the SEC page of ESPN's Insider rankings by Scout.  Auburn's players are ALL ranked lower than the lowest ranked recruits for other schools except one.  This is very troubling. 

[Droxside 0]

Kemp Jr is a ball player... doesnt matter if hes the son of a former player or not... if hes good hes good.

Alabama

NAME POS HT WT SCHOOL RANK GRADE STATUS NOTES

Trevor Releford Point Guard 5'11" 175 Bishop Miege H.S. (KS ) Point Guard #11 94 Signed

Charles Hankerson Shooting Guard 6'5" 210 Coral Reef H.S. (FL ) Shooting Guard #38 92 Signed

Arkansas

NAME POS HT WT SCHOOL RANK GRADE STATUS NOTES

Mardracus Wade Shooting Guard 6'3" 175 Hargrave Military Academy (TN ) Shooting Guard #59 89 Signed

Rickey Scott Shooting Guard 6'3" 195 MacArthur H.S. (TX ) Shooting Guard #64 89 Signed

NAME POS HT WT HOMETOWN SCHOOL TYPE STATUS

Marvell Waithe Power Forward 6-8 200 Toronto, Ont., CAN Tallahassee Community College JC Signed

Auburn

NAME POS HT WT SCHOOL RANK GRADE STATUS NOTES

Allen Payne Small Forward 6'6" 190 Winton Woods H.S. (OH ) Small Forward #58 88 Signed

Shawn Kemp, Jr. Center 6'9" 205 Hargrave Military Academy (VA) POST 87 Signed

Jalen Steele Shooting Guard 6'3" 180 Fulton H.S. (TN ) Shooting Guard #86 87 Signed

Heath Houston Power Forward 6'6" 185 Hillgrove H.S. (GA ) Power Forward #148 83 Signed

NAME POS HT WT HOMETOWN SCHOOL TYPE STATUS

Adrian Forbes Power Forward 6-8 230 Athens, TX Trinity Valley Community College JC Signed

Anthony Salter Point Guard 5-11 175 Tallahassee, FL Iowa Western Community College JC Signed

Florida

NAME POS HT WT SCHOOL RANK GRADE STATUS NOTES

Patric Young Power Forward 6'9" 220 Providence School (FL ) Power Forward #6 96 Signed

Casey Prather Small Forward 6'6" 195 North Side H.S. (TN ) Small Forward #8 95 Signed

Georgia

NAME POS HT WT SCHOOL RANK GRADE STATUS NOTES

Cady Lalanne Small Forward 6'8" 210 Oak Ridge H.S. (FL ) Small Forward #34 90 Signed

Kentucky

NAME POS HT WT SCHOOL RANK GRADE STATUS NOTES

Stacey Poole Shooting Guard 6'5" 190 Providence School (FL ) Shooting Guard #16 94 Signed

LSU

NAME POS HT WT SCHOOL RANK GRADE STATUS NOTES

Ralston Turner Shooting Guard 6'6" 193 Muscle Shoals H.S. (AL ) Shooting Guard #19 94 Signed

Andre Stringer Point Guard 5'10" 170 Forest Hill H.S. (MS ) Point Guard #13 94 Signed

Matt Derenbecker Small Forward 6'7" 185 Metairie Park Country Day School (LA ) Small Forward #16 94 Signed

K.C. Ross-Miller Point Guard 6'1" 175 God's Academy (TX ) Point Guard #36 90 Verbal

Jalen Courtney Power Forward 6'8" 215 Provine H.S. (MS ) Power Forward #47 90 Signed

Mississippi

NAME POS HT WT SCHOOL RANK GRADE STATUS NOTES

Demarco Cox Power Forward 6'9" 300 Yazoo City H.S. (MS ) Power Forward #23 94 Signed

Dundrecous Nelson Point Guard 5'11" 175 Murrah H.S. (MS ) Point Guard #23 93 Signed

Mississippi State

NAME POS HT WT SCHOOL RANK GRADE STATUS NOTES

NAME POS HT WT HOMETOWN SCHOOL TYPE STATUS

Brian Bryant Point Guard 6-3 165 Albany, GA Northwest Florida State College JC Signed

South Carolina

NAME POS HT WT SCHOOL RANK GRADE STATUS NOTES

Damontre Harris Center 6'9" 210 Trinity Christian School (NC ) Center #4 94 Signed

R.J. Slawson Power Forward 6'8" 190 Fort Dorchester H.S. (SC ) Power Forward #21 94 Signed

Bruce Ellington Point Guard 5'11" 170 Berkeley H.S. (SC ) Point Guard #21 93 Signed

Brian Richardson Shooting Guard 6'5" 170 Greenfield H.S. (NC ) Shooting Guard #73 88 Signed

Eric Smith Point Guard 6'0" 175 Christ School (SC ) Point Guard #54 88 Signed

Tennessee

NAME POS HT WT SCHOOL RANK GRADE STATUS NOTES

Tobias Harris Power Forward 6'8" 210 Half Hollow Hills West H.S. (NY ) Power Forward #2 97 Signed

Jordan McRae Shooting Guard 6'5" 175 Liberty County H.S. (GA ) Shooting Guard #9 95 Signed

Trae Golden Shooting Guard 6'2" 185 McEachern H.S. (GA ) Shooting Guard #36 92 Signed

NAME POS HT WT HOMETOWN SCHOOL TYPE STATUS

Jeronne Maymon Small Forward 6-6 235 Madison, WI TR Signed

Vanderbilt

NAME POS HT WT SCHOOL RANK GRADE STATUS NOTES

Rod Odom Small Forward 6'8" 195 Middlesex School (NY ) Small Forward #15 94 Signed

Josh Henderson Center 6'11" 220 Cave Spring H.S. (VA ) Center #19 90 Signed

Kyle Fuller Point Guard 6'1" 180 Rancho Verde H.S. (CA ) Point Guard #46 89 Signed

Obviously they are all talented. Beyond that, the rankings are subjective and do not matter, just someone's observation as to one player being better then another...nothing more, nothing less...Look at syracuse this year, arguable the best team in the country with 1 top 150 player...

[wrdmegle 0]

Obviously they are all talented. Beyond that, the rankings are subjective and do not matter, just someone's observation as to one player being better then another...nothing more, nothing less...Look at syracuse this year, arguable the best team in the country with 1 top 150 player...

That's what's troubling. In 2008,  only Auburn had no Top 100 players in the SEC.  In 2009, Auburn, Alabama, and Mississippi had zero Top 100 players.  In 2010, Auburn, Arkansas, and Georgia have zero Top 100 players.

There's a huge problem here. 

[Droxside 0]

Obviously they are all talented. Beyond that, the rankings are subjective and do not matter, just someone's observation as to one player being better then another...nothing more, nothing less...Look at syracuse this year, arguable the best team in the country with 1 top 150 player...

That's what's troubling. In 2008,  only Auburn had no Top 100 players in the SEC.  In 2009, Auburn, Alabama, and Mississippi had zero Top 100 players.  In 2010, Auburn, Arkansas, and Georgia have zero Top 100 players.

There's a huge problem here. 

I think we have the same perspective for the most part, just disagree on the talent level of the players we signed early on. Do not get me wrong, I am not saying that this class will come in and win a national championship next year, but I do think that they are talented as a whole and something to build on. Your point is taken regarding the top classes in the SEC, but I think this early signing class is a nice one..