Not just teammate, they're cousins. And if I'm not mistaken, Melvin (in the video) is Masons younger brother.
I've posted about it in another thread but Mytych has a connection to that family.
Recently watched an interview with Mytych and came away very impressed, seems like a fantastic recruiter ..that being said Bassett isnt going anywhere he doesn’t have ncaa/ world champs to train with. They created an all star team in high school and sacrificed 2 years of competing in the piaaa just so he could have the best practice partners so I would imagine that’s going to be a huge priority moving forward and while I would love for him to come to NJ and take Rutgers to the next level it isn’t likely , at this current time I’d say Princeton has a better shot at landing him ( 3 ncaa champs/ 2 other AAs on staff) and I’d only give them maybe a 5 percent chance. Going to take a bit of a shake up or Rutgers bringing in an assistant coach that’s a bigger name then Donnie and atleast 1 or 2 world medalist level RTC athletes and then maybe they make his final 5
Chicken or the egg... Does he need the vets partners or will they come to wherever he goes?
I think you need to have an assistant coach that’s going to be on the mat with him everyday for 4 years pushing him and that guy needs to be an ncaa champ /world medalist type guy , then you need atleast 2 veteran guys around his weight RTC wise, that needs to be in place to get him to Rutgers , then once you have him recruiting will take care of itself bc a lot of people are going to want to team up with him but I don’t see him coming to Rutgers with no AAs even on staff , no RTC guys, honestly as a high school jr he probably beats everyone on the team around his weight Shawver included and probably bonuses most of them , you need guys that will be push him from day 1
Love that Zain idea and if he’s in the Rumson area I’d wager he’d make some kind of relationship with Sonny Amato
That makes much more sense. I thought PSU would be a lock for a guy like Bassett. Iowa could make sense with Spencer Lee there. Princeton, I don't think; surely you saw what he did to Ashnault at the Olympic Trials. Okie State staff is looking really good. I think he'll find the best balance between coaching, training, and money. Bassett would have to be very charitable to consider Rutgers. As I've said in earlier posts, Rutgers has to be very serious and make big moves just to retain who they already have.
Let's hope. If recent recruits like Harer and Gibson are any indication, he's an asset for sure. What do you think is his sales line is to a guy like Bassett? For that matter, what is his sales line for any kid now that Donny is gone?
Let's take down the big dogs !
I think you are wrong with your assessment of Basset needing ncaa/world champs to train with to go there.. sure it might help but it’s not the be all end all for him.. otherwise he wouldn’t have listed every school basically for a chance at him… he wants his best fit in everything… so I disagree that Princeton has a better shot then RU… there was a Twitter post with RU giving Basset the first call and we got a star by our name… I think that could go a long way as well with the Gibson connection…
