Rayvon Griffith 2023 OH SG 6'7 commit

[red_n_black_attack]

I hope Bearcat fans appreciate this young man more than they did/do Jaren Cumberland, Yancey Gates, and Jeremiah Davenport. The treatment of those young men (hometown heroes) has at times been embarrassing.

Yancey would probably have been better off going elsewhere. He had too many people in his ear telling him he was great and could get by on talent alone. I was one of the fans that lamented how much better he would be if he put in a little off the court work to make his body more beastly than his naturally gifted genetics already were. I didn't hear any of that from Jaren or Jeremiah. Jaren worked his tail off and took some heat from fanbase when Brannen benched him, but we learned there was much more to that story. JD is a classy and talented guy who, like Keith before him, is never going to be a Sean Kilpatrick one man wrecking ball, but JD tries to do just that at times. I'll never fault a kid for trying as hard as JD does.

[swilsonsp4]

With Rayvon's commitment, 247sports.com moved UC into the #12 slot for team rankings. CWM obviously isn't done, so that ranking should improve.

[BearKatz]

I'm a little late to the party on this one, been traveling the past few days..... This is Huge! I'm guessing two years from now, NCAA Tourney Bound once again!

[GoBearcats31]

#41 in the newest 247 2023 class rankings (up 6 spots) https://247sports.com/Season/2023-Ba...oup=HighSchool
#50 in the 247 composite

[GoBearcats31]

Rayvon will play his senior year at Arizona Compass Prep
https://twitter.com/GriffithRayvon/s...45595028422686

[Lobot]

This a good prep school. He’ll get good competition out of this

[longtimefan]

https://theathletic.com/news/cincinn.../sGPMIUdQjWTV/

[Oldtimer_UC_fan]

I hope he keeps working to get Collier to commit.

[GoBearcats31]

#87 in the new 2023 rankings from on3.com (seems low?)

https://www.on3.com/db/rankings/player/basketball/2023/

[Oldtimer_UC_fan]

#87 in the new 2023 rankings from on3.com (seems low?)

https://www.on3.com/db/rankings/player/basketball/2023/

Seems strange that he dropped 23 spots.

[Lobot]

Seems strange that he dropped 23 spots.

He didn't commit to a huge landgrant or blue blood. I know y'all know how these rating and star systems work by now.

[Oldtimer_UC_fan]

He didn't commit to a huge landgrant or blue blood. I know y'all know how these rating and star systems work by now.

I figured it might be something like that. Shows how little the ratings mean.

[Dr.kenneth noisewater]

The good old bearcat bounce. Don't waste time worrying about it. these aren't rankings based on their skill. It's about what they want to happen foro their favorite teams.

[Oldtimer_UC_fan]

The good old bearcat bounce. Don't waste time worrying about it. these aren't rankings based on their skill. It's about what they want to happen foro their favorite teams.

Opinions are like a..holes.....everybody has one.

[Rufus]

Opinions are like a..holes.....everybody has one.

Right? It seems every recruit shines less brighter as soon as he becomes a bearcat. And it doesn't help that he's not from the bball center of the world right across the river.