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Topic: 2015 6'2" PG James Bolden (Covington Holmes HS, KY) - Ohio Offer

Topic: 2015 6'2" PG James Bolden (Covington Holmes HS, KY) - Ohio Offer

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2015 6'2" PG James Bolden (Covington Holmes HS, KY) - Ohio Offer

Posted: 2/5/2013 11:45:21 AM

Ohio is recruiting 2015 point guard prospect James Bolden from Covington (KY) Holmes High School. The 6-2, 170-pounder is also receiving interest from Cincinnati, Eastern Kentucky and Xavier.

Last Edited: 4/9/2013 12:32:51 AM by Ted Thompson

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RE: 2015 6'2" PG James Bolden (Covington Holmes HS, KY) - Ohio interest

Posted: 2/5/2013 2:11:43 PM

Same High School as Ricardo Johnson.

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RE: 2015 6'2" PG James Bolden (Covington Holmes HS, KY) - Ohio interest

Posted: 3/3/2013 9:30:50 PM

Holmes wins their Regional title in Kentucky. Bolden named 9th Region MVP. Bluegrass Basketball tweets that Xavier, Purdue, and Cincinnati are all interested in him.

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RE: 2015 6'2" PG James Bolden (Covington Holmes HS, KY) - Ohio interest

Posted: 3/4/2013 11:14:43 AM

Xavier offers.

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RE: 2015 6'2" PG James Bolden (Covington Holmes HS, KY) - Ohio interest

Posted: 3/10/2013 9:24:33 PM

Chris Mack was all over Holmes' tournament run. Must have liked what he saw.

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RE: 2015 6'2" PG James Bolden (Covington Holmes HS, KY) - Ohio interest

Posted: 3/11/2013 10:29:19 AM

GoCats105 wrote:

Chris Mack was all over Holmes' tournament run. Must have liked what he saw.

He wasn't the only one, rumor has it Calipari went into the locker room to talk with Bolden after they lost. This kids is going to be getting a lot of offers.

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RE: 2015 6'2" PG James Bolden (Covington Holmes HS, KY) - Ohio interest

Posted: 3/22/2013 12:16:57 AM

GoCats105 wrote:

Chris Mack was all over Holmes' tournament run. Must have liked what he saw.

Mack is an intense guy. When he was after Jeff Teague I can not remember many of our games he was not front and center in an obvious nad highly visible place. Sean made a few games but Mack as a lead recruiter is way intense.

If he is putting on the full court press for this kid they will see him everywhere.

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RE: 2015 6'2" PG James Bolden (Covington Holmes HS, KY) - Ohio interest

Posted: 4/3/2013 12:25:12 AM

bornacatfan wrote:

GoCats105 wrote:

Chris Mack was all over Holmes' tournament run. Must have liked what he saw.

They need a guy like Bolden too. By then, Davis will be gone and he and Christon would make a good tandem.

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RE: 2015 6'2" PG James Bolden (Covington Holmes HS, KY) - Ohio interest

Posted: 4/3/2013 12:29:43 PM

GoCats105 wrote:

bornacatfan wrote:

GoCats105 wrote:

Chris Mack was all over Holmes' tournament run. Must have liked what he saw.

They need a guy like Bolden too. By then, Davis will be gone and he and Christon would make a good tandem.

Even if Xavier gets Bolden, I doubt he plays with Christon. Christon has one, maybe two years (minus injury) before going to the NBA.

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RE: 2015 6'2" PG James Bolden (Covington Holmes HS, KY) - Ohio interest

Posted: 4/8/2013 8:58:29 PM

Looks like we officially offered Bolden today.

Straight from the coaches mouth: @coachbooher: Congrats to my sophomore point guard for picking up his second division 1 scholarship offer from Ohio U. today. Xavier was his first

twitter.com/coachbooher/status/321421155405815808

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RE: 2015 6'2" PG James Bolden (Covington Holmes HS, KY) - Ohio interest

Posted: 4/9/2013 1:44:11 PM

There is no reason we cannot go head to head with Xavier on any given recruit.

I've seen crazier things happen.

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RE: 2015 6'2" PG James Bolden (Covington Holmes HS, KY) - Ohio interest

Posted: 4/9/2013 3:14:15 PM

The Optimist wrote:

There is no reason we cannot go head to head with Xavier on any given recruit.

Their conference has Hinkle Fieldhouse and Madison Square Garden. Our conference has Tarp World and Curtain World.

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RE: 2015 6'2" PG James Bolden (Covington Holmes HS, KY) - Ohio interest

Posted: 4/9/2013 5:09:00 PM

Get the 2-for-1 ticket deal.

If nothing else, this should alleviate some fears about whether we're going for the big recruits.

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RE: 2015 6'2" PG James Bolden (Covington Holmes HS, KY) - Ohio interest

Posted: 4/9/2013 5:34:36 PM

bigtillyoopsupsideurhead wrote:

The Optimist wrote:

There is no reason we cannot go head to head with Xavier on any given recruit.

Their conference has Hinkle Fieldhouse and Madison Square Garden. Our conference has Tarp World and Curtain World.

Your post seems to suggest guys want to play away games on the big stage. Now that is just crazy talk.

I've seen crazier things happen.

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RE: 2015 6'2" PG James Bolden (Covington Holmes HS, KY) - Ohio interest

Posted: 4/9/2013 6:47:10 PM

The Optimist wrote:

bigtillyoopsupsideurhead wrote:

The Optimist wrote:

There is no reason we cannot go head to head with Xavier on any given recruit.

Their conference has Hinkle Fieldhouse and Madison Square Garden. Our conference has Tarp World and Curtain World.

Your post seems to suggest guys want to play away games on the big stage. Now that is just crazy talk.

Conference affiliation aside, I'd much rather play for a program like Ohio University where the administration supports the players unlike Xavier where they falsely accuse student-athletes of crimes and kick them out of the university before proper litigation can even take place.

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RE: 2015 6'2" PG James Bolden (Covington Holmes HS, KY) - Ohio interest

Posted: 4/10/2013 9:56:54 AM

From the Cincinnati Enquirer blog:

Ohio University offers Holmes sophomore guard James Bolden

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RE: 2015 6'2" PG James Bolden (Covington Holmes HS, KY) - Ohio interest

Posted: 4/10/2013 10:29:54 AM

JSF, I've said before I don't care who or how many guys we OFFER. I would just like to see us SIGN one big time player each and every year. That's what a program like ours needs to go to the "next level".

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RE: 2015 6'2" PG James Bolden (Covington Holmes HS, KY) - Ohio interest

Posted: 4/10/2013 2:24:20 PM

Casper71 wrote:

JSF, I've said before I don't care who or how many guys we OFFER.

Well then I wasn't referring to you, was I?

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RE: 2015 6'2" PG James Bolden (Covington Holmes HS, KY) - Ohio interest

Posted: 4/12/2013 10:06:31 AM

Purdue is the third to offer. He is scheduled to visit UC on 4/25.

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RE: 2015 6'2" PG James Bolden (Covington Holmes HS, KY) - Ohio interest

Posted: 6/17/2013 2:11:19 PM

Recent recruiting success, has me more optimistic that we could land a player like Mr. Bolden. He has the talent to make an impact as a freshman and would look great along with the other players we have down the pipeline.

A high-talent PG is a must in the next two years.

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RE: 2015 6'2" PG James Bolden (Covington Holmes HS, KY) - Ohio interest

Posted: 6/17/2013 9:58:39 PM

cincybobcat99 wrote:

I'd love to have Bolden too, but just from watching some of his highlights and game tape, I'm guessing he winds up somewhere like Louisville. Once this kid physically matures, he's going to be a freaking stud. Keep in mind while watching this video that he's only a sophomore and is already (listed) 6'2", 170 lbs. Then, think about what 15 lbs of muscle and two more years in high school will do to his game.

youtu.be/OCzVBKOUgWU

youtu.be/o6U3RU3ifA4

That spin move and that cross-over

. Bolden has the looks of a special, special player. He looks like a bigger version of DJ Cooper with more explosiveness and a better stroke. Can stop on a dime, has incredible handles, knows how to finish, and puts the ball on the money to his teammates.

I'd love to see this kid in Green & White, but I have a feeling that pretty much every top 25 school will be offering by this time next year. He'll probably be at least a 4* prospect after his jr year.

Last Edited: 6/17/2013 9:59:18 PM by OU didn't know

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RE: 2015 6'2" PG James Bolden (Covington Holmes HS, KY) - Ohio interest

Posted: 6/19/2013 6:00:57 PM

OU didn't know wrote:

cincybobcat99 wrote:

I fully believe we can now compete with Top 25 schools on any given day. We won't sign all of these guys, but I don't think Tariq Owens is a 1-hit-wonder for Jim Christian.

I've seen crazier things happen.

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RE: 2015 6'2" PG James Bolden (Covington Holmes HS, KY) - Ohio interest

Posted: 11/14/2013 10:06:50 PM

Butler has offered now as well.

In addition to being at the same high school as Rico, Covington is also the town our freshman Antonio Campbell is from. He went to a private school there.

Last Edited: 11/14/2013 10:10:57 PM by The Optimist

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RE: 2015 6'2" PG James Bolden (Covington Holmes HS, KY) - Ohio interest

Posted: 1/16/2014 12:14:46 PM

Rivals now shows offers from Butler, Ohio, Purdue, WVU and X.

Obviously will be tough to sign this kid with those schools all after him. One big plus... Depending on who our last recruit is in the current (2014) class James "Beetle" Bolden could come in as a freshman with the PG spot pretty much locked up from Day 1.

Also, he visited X earlier this month.

Last Edited: 1/16/2014 12:19:02 PM by The Optimist

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RE: 2015 6'2" PG James Bolden (Covington Holmes HS, KY) - Ohio interest

Posted: 2/14/2014 12:19:41 PM

Where we stack up against the others, using ESPN' recruiting:

WVU - just signed a 4-star PG for 2014, but didn't sign one for 2013. They'll likely need someone to pass the torch to after Juwan Staten leaves. Bolden would be the guy to do that, although I'm not sure how much we would like playing over there.

Butler - No PG signees in 2013 and none for 2014 has of yet. They've got three guards on the roster who are JRs, although I'm not sure who plays point and how good they are at it. This is where I can see Bolden most likely landing if he doesn't come to Ohio.

Xavier - Depending on how long Semaj Christon decides to stick around, it could be too crowded over at X for him. When Bolden enrolls, Christon will be a SR and they just inked both a 2013 and 2014 PG, both of which were ESPN 100 recruits. I can't imagine a third joining, but you never know.

Purdue - 2013 and 2014 classes didn't include any PGs. They need Bolden just to add someone who's not from Indiana on the team. Have you looked at that roster? According to what they have on ESPN, they've got 11 guys from Indiana.

Cincinnati - have yet to offer, but it is close to home.

UK - if they offer, which they totally could, and if he's good enough, they'll find room for him. Calipari always does.

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