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Rumor out there that Trevon Bluiett who was being recruited by both Butler and Xavier is back on the market after committing to UCLA a month ago. This kid can really play and would be another great addition to a Big East roster.
Decomit- http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the-dagger/highly-touted-trevon-bluiett-decommits-ucla-reopens-recruitment-223053677--ncaab.html
Trevon Bluiett-http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=8&c=1&nid=5220057

I'm rooting for Butler on this one.

Most people saying it is only a two horse race between X and Butler and I think X has the early lead (purely speculation). Going to be interesting to see how it plays out. Would LOVE to see him in an X uniform.

Really hoping Butler can pull it off since their class is pretty dismal so far and X's is looking better by the day!

Good luck to both Butler and Xavier!

Mack made the trek to Indy at 4 AM to watch Blueitt's open gym. Butler and Purdue also in attendance.

Man, oh, man do I hope Butler pulls this off. No offense to Xavier, but you already have a good class. In any case, Butler needs some good news this off-season.

Would love to see this kid end up in the Big East.

GoldenBat wrote:Man, oh, man do I hope Butler pulls this off. No offense to Xavier, but you already have a good class. In any case, Butler needs some good news this off-season.

I would be happy just to have the story be that the BE snatched a top recruit from UCLA; that would be awesome press for the league...If X or Butler got him it would be like UConn losing out on Larrier to VCU, a statement about the emergence of a program on the trail.

But for the BE as a whole I think its a no-brainer it would be better if X signed him, just like it helped the league more that SHU got whitehead & created a top 5 class. If SJU signed IW, it would have been great for them of course, but having teams with top 5 classes is a sign of a true power conference. X would go from having a good class to making a HUGE statement with Bluiett in the fold, while BU would just be getting on the map. Imagine if SHU, Prov & X had top 10 classes this year, along with the Hoyas. What a statement & who would have saw that coming?

If I had to bet though, I think Miller is going to close the deal that Stevens started.

TheHall wrote:

GoldenBat wrote:Man, oh, man do I hope Butler pulls this off. No offense to Xavier, but you already have a good class. In any case, Butler needs some good news this off-season.

I would be happy just to have the story be that the BE snatched a top recruit from UCLA; that would be awesome press for the league...If X or Butler got him it would be like UConn losing out on Larrier to VCU, a statement about the emergence of a program on the trail.

But for the BE as a whole I think its a no-brainer it would be better if X signed him, just like it helped the league more that SHU got whitehead & created a top 5 class. If SJU signed IW, it would have been great for them of course, but having teams with top 5 classes is a sign of a true power conference. X would go from having a good class to making a HUGE statement with Bluiett in the fold, while BU would just be getting on the map. Imagine if SHU, Prov & X had top 10 classes this year, along with the Hoyas. What a statement & who would have saw that coming?

If I had to bet though, I think Miller is going to close the deal that Stevens started.

Bluiett would make Butler MUCH better next year and how ever long he stays (seems like a 2 or 3 and done kind of guy). X will have no problem being competitive with the class they have but Butler's is definitely weaker right now in terms of recruiting. I would think that a more competitive Butler with him plus the programs you mentioned would be better for the league in terms of perception than just recruiting class rankings. But I am pretty biased so....