Camden schools have an excellent reputation outside of New Jersey. In state, we don't appreciate them.
Improving the school systems in Camden has been a major priority for some years now. Wasn’t speaking on it in that sense. Just odd that a kid all the way from Tennessee - would come all the way to Camden. But he did just get a Kentucky offer. So guess it was worth it
The 30 United States cities with the highest number of murders per 1,000 residents in 2022. The Neighborhood Scout used cities in their research that had at least 25,000 residents. Camden was #24 with 0.32 murders/1000 residents.
Which is down a lot. I remember years back Camden was annually vying with Detroit for number one.
Camden has a lot of new waterfront development. But the neighborhoods still struggle. The idea that anyone would voluntarily choose to be in Camden public schools is definitely surprising.
Camden has specialty (HS) schools within the district. The kids from those schools can play sports at Wilson or Camden Highs. It's similar to the Paterson school district. Paterson has Rosa Parks Performing Arts, International Business, etc., but kids can choose Eastside or JFK for sports.
Yes, that's the point. But seems like there are plenty of private schools with better overall quality of life that a top kid could go to.
Thanks for the info. Yes I suppose it's totally plausible that Camden has some good magnet schools.
A distinct possibility. I think my humor in my initial post may have been a little too dry today.
This is a tough match up for Dylan. DJ is a year older, much more polished, and plays with a very high motor/level of intensity that you would expect to see from a professional, not a high school kid. It‘s no secret his father and grandfather have been very involved in his development, and is likely where this comes from. Dylan may have a higher ceiling long term, but right now DJ Wagner is a much better basketball player.
Did a little searching but came up empty. There is an nj.com article about the game but it’s behind the pay wall - it might have some info. https://www.nj.com/sports/2023/01/d...y-will-be-broadcast-on-showtime-platform.html
The NJSIAA hearing regarding Camden and potential recruiting violations is scheduled for this coming Monday, Jan 9th.. It'll be interesting to see what happens, if anything does.
Nothing will happen until the season is over for DJ and Aaron Bradshaw, and honestly nothing will probably happen after that. They aren’t doing anything different than what all the big Catholic schools are doing.
OK that's more than I would have thought, I went to some girls HS games there last season
But it it's a public school right? What catholic schools do is irrelevant
At the end of the day everything done at Camden was to make sure DJ had a strong supporting cast so they could go out and play the best teams in the country. But why shouldn’t an inner city school like Camden be able to field a top team just like the Catholic schools do? And I commend the Wagner family for staying true to their roots and keeping DJ at Camden. He has been at best player at his age since he was about 12, and his family could have sent him to any basketball factory to play, but instead kept him home.
I've heard that 4 of 5 starters for Camden are not actually from Camden. There are different rules for Catholic schools than for public. No recruiting....wink...wink.
I mean I agree with the sentiment, but the kids still have to live in Camden to attend the school. It's a public school. Different rules as there should be.
Have any of the Wagner's ever given Rutgers the time of day?
Wagner doesn't live in the City of Camden. He commutes 25 minutes every day from some far-out point in East Camden County. Kids from outside of the district can attend Camden City schools through programs unique to Camden to help the school district. They have magnet schools to attract talent from outside of Camden. Most of the kids on the basketball team come to Camden through this program.
