Jeremy Monceaux

[eddantes]

Any word on where he surfaced?

[Sly Fox]

Monceaux wants to play for Tide
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
STEVE IRVINE
News staff writer
TUSCALOOSA - Jeremy Monceaux, the state's all-time leading scorer in boys high school basketball during his career at Parkway Christian, says he fulfilled a life-long dream when he began classes at the University of Alabama in early January.

And one day, Monceaux hopes, he can pursue his other dream - to play for the Crimson Tide.

After playing basketball at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., for two full seasons and the first semester of the 2004-05 season, Monceaux decided to transfer to Tuscaloosa over the Christmas break.

"In high school I always wanted to go to the University of Alabama," Monceaux said. "I've always been a big fan since I was 2- or 3-years-old. I enjoyed my time at Liberty. I just realized you get four years to do something you've always wanted to do. I just wanted to be at Alabama."

Monceaux said basketball was not what brought him to Tuscaloosa, although he'll spend plenty of time in Coleman Coliseum this semester watching practices and games. He said he's even putting on the "Mark's Madness gear" during games.

Monceaux plans to approach Alabama head coach Mark Gottfried after the season about earning a spot in his program. If he does join the team, Monceaux won't be eligible to play until the fall semester ends but will be able to practice with the team.

The Crimson Tide coaching staff is familiar with Monceaux, who scored 4,555 points while at Parkway Christian. He scored 68 points in a game, had over 50 points 20 times, had a career scoring average of 36.7 points per game and is third on the career assists list in the state with 1,035.

He started 26 of Liberty's 29 games as a freshman and was selected to the Big South All-Freshman team. His second season was hampered by a broken finger and a knee injury suffered before his final high school season. He played in just five games as a sophomore and took a redshirt. He played in just six games this season. He was released from his scholarship by Liberty head coach Randy Dunton.

Monceaux is friends with several Alabama players, including Kennedy Winston, Ronald Steele and Justin Jonus. He participated in pickup games during the summer in Tuscaloosa but never discussed leaving Liberty with members of the Alabama coaching staff.

"I never talked to them before I got here," Monceaux said. "I just transferred with the chance I might play. I remember my first day on campus, I felt like this is where I was supposed to be. I'm here pursuing a dream of mine."

[PAmedic]

lotta interest in this guy all the sudden (?)

[TDDance234]

He couldn't hack it in the Big South. Why would he be able to in the ACC?

[TDDance234]

Err, SEC. Sorry.

[Down with Leon]

There must be a daughter of one of the Alabama coaches he wants to date

[SCAR]

Wow, J-Mo has been gone for a year and he still gets no love. He is enrolled in Alabama but I don't think he is playing...He had a knee injury from what I understand. He is on my facebook so I will hit him up and ask what he is doing now...since we have so many concerned citizens :-)

[GOAT]

That was pretty funny.