Prospect Profile: Markus Crider

Markus Crider, SF
6'6" :: 190 lbs.
Class of 2011
Huber Heights (OH) Wayne HS [team site]
AAU: King James Shooting Stars / SYF Players

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Rankings
Scout: 2 Stars * * (SF) Previous: 3 Stars
Rivals: NR (SF)
ESPN/Scouts, Inc. grade: 89 (#25) > 88 (#45 > #51 > #52 SF)

Honors
2010 Honorable Mention All-State (Div. 1, AP)
2010 First Team All Greater Western Ohio Conference
2009 Second Team All Greater Western Ohio Conference

Recent Press
6/25: Elite Camp Player Evaluations - The Wolverine
3/13: Michigan coach sees inspired performance from possible Wayne recruit - Dayton Daily News
2/13: Wayne clinches share of division title - Dayton Daily News
1/23: Jackson plays flat, loses to Huber Heights Wayne in Columbus event - CantonRep.com
1/19: CJ, Westerville North wins define final day of Flyin to the Hoop - JJHuddle.com
9/10: Wayne looking to challenge in Ohio - High Major Scoop
8/22: Flyers keeping tabs on two highly-touted Wayne stars - Dayton Daily News

The Verbal
Ohio forward Crider commits to Friars - Providence Journal (10/12/10)

The Hype
Summer Jam: Day Two - Rivals (7/14/10)
Who are the state's top players by position? - JJHuddle.com (6/9/10)
Flying to the Hoop: Day Three - Rivals (1/19/10)
2009 Next Level Invitational 16U Top Performers - NY2LA Sports (7/20/09)
Recruiting: Markus Crider - Miami Hawk Talk (6/12/09)
Wayne's Crider on the rise; Warriors nearly knock off nation's No. 2 team - JJHuddle.com (1/20/09)
Crider leads Wayne with 18 in fast-paced attack - Dayton Daily News (12/13/08)

Audio/Video
Highlights: GoldandBlack.com Video: Markus Crider (5/29/09) - YouTube
Highlights: Wayne Warrior Basketball Part 1 (3/19/09) - YouTube
Highlights: 2009 Wayne Warrior Basketball Part 2 (3/19/09) -YouTube

Stats
Junior: 2009-10 (Wayne) - GWOCsports.com
Sophomore: 2008-09 (Wayne) - GWOCsports.com

Additional Info
2009-10 Schedule :: Dayton Daily News

Photos

New 2011 Offer Rumored

The other day I mentioned 6'6" forward Markus Crider as a possible new recruiting target for 2011 and now a scouting service out of Ohio is claiming that Wisconsin has offered Crider a scholarship. Crider hails from Wayne High School in Huber Heights, OH, which is just north of Dayton. He may or may not have already visited Wisconsin in September.

I should qualify that by saying this same group -- Michael Duncan's Ohio/National Premier Scouting Service -- thinks Chasson Randle committed to Notre Dame.

But in the event that the ONPSS knows its Ohio preps better than it does Illinois, here's what I found on Crider. He averaged about 10 ppg last year, including 28 in a tournament win back in February en route to the sectional finals.

Last month Crider's high school coach, Travis Trice, said that some Big East schools are recruiting Crider as a point guard, though at his height he could afford to could put on more weight.

"When you talk about his skill set," Trice told the Dayton Daily News, "you’re talking about a player who can do a lot of different things. There’s not anything I see Markus does great or phenomenal, but he does everything pretty well."

In July, Crider impressed Next Level Invitational organizer Antonio Curro in Milwaukee. According to Curro, Crider needs to put in maximum effort more consistently to reach his "immense potential." Here was Curro's take:

"A playmaker with a unique feel for passing from the wing, Crider is an impressive athlete with an enormous wingspan. With his size and skill, his value is in his versatility and it will be important moving forward for him to improve his presence on the court."

Finally, a year ago HoopsReport.com named Crider one of the Top 20 performers at the Pangos All-Midwest Frosh/Soph Camp held in Chicago, noting, "Nice size, great vision, passes well, can shoot the 3, always improving."

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Removed the following prospects from the recruiting sidebar:
: : : Class of 2011
C Zach Price, Cleveland [+] {Louisville}
G Larry Bradley, Milwaukee [+] [v]
PG Darell Longstreet, Kenosha WI [+]