Connor Lammert's Recruitment Blowing Up

Connor Lammert, the younger brother of incoming Texas Tech walk-on Clark Lammert, has seen his stock skyrocket this summer.  The brothers played together at Churchill High in San Antonio this past season.  Clark, the older yet smaller of the brothers, earned first team all district and region honors before accepting an invitation from Coach Gillispie to walk-on for the Red Raiders this coming season.  There are rumors that the reason Gillispie took Clark was to have a leg up on recruiting the younger Lammert.  But that recruitment has gotten more complicated this summer as Connor, who was a role player for Churchill this past season, has seen his stock explode this summer.

Connor, who is only 16 despite being less than a year graduating high school, is a 6'8 face up forward with a sweet left handed shooting stroke.  Despite needing to gain weight and strength, Connor can stretch a defense from long range.  As a 16 year old, it shouldn't be a problem for him to fill out physically in the coming years.  It is crucial that as the weight comes he shows the willingness to mix it up in the paint, if only on the defensive end.  He may never have a back to the basket game on the offensive block, but he must develop the ability to body up in the post and move bodies out of the paint under the defensive glass.

Connor's shortcomings have not prevented high major programs from sending scholarship offers his way.  In addition to Tech, his in-state offers include Texas, Baylor, A&M, North Texas and SMU.  His out of state has offers include Vanderbilt, Stanford, and Marquette.  Obviously, Connor's grades are squared away.  It will be an interesting recruitment to follow.  Will he be lured by the recent success of Texas and Baylor?  Will his desire to once again team up with his brother land him in Lubbock?  Or will the academic prowess of an out of state program win out?  One thing is for sure, Connor's future looks bright.

Here is a youtube highlight video of Connor from the College Station GASO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nYcP5Pjek4