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Date Posted: 19:30:54 10/23/02 Wed
Author: bearcatattack
Subject: To be a Bearcat or not

All I have to say is Bays better be correct and Pilgrim becomes a Bearcat



Mike Pilgrim is done with his visits and he’s almost ready to make his decision. It comes down the chance to play at home for coach Bob Huggins at Cincinnati or the opportunity to play in the Big East at Seton Hall.

Though the thought of playing for the imposing Bearcats is very tempting, the 6-6 , 210-pound Cincinnati native, who is spending a year at Wolfeboro (NH) Brewster Academy, is first cousins with Seton Hall head man Louis Orr and the family tie is factoring into his ultimate decision.

``It’s going to be pretty close," said Pilgrim, who was getting offers from mid-majors until the past few months. "It’s a real big decision and I never thought it would come down to this. This is all a shock to me that great schools like Cincinnati, Seton Hall, Virginia, Boston College and Memphis like me, but it’s not going to stop me from doing what I’ve been doing ­ and that’s working hard.

``I didn’t really get too much sleep last night," added Pilgrim. "I went back and forth and just kept weighing the pros and cons at both places."

Pilgrim took official visits to BC and Seton Hall earlier this month, and just returned from a weekend in which he visited both Virginia and Cincinnati.

``I know I can get pushed at Cincinnati by Coach Huggins," said Pilgrim, who averaged 17.9 points and nine rebounds last season at Cincinnati Purcell Marian High. "I’ll be working hard every day because he doesn’t expect anything less. He’ll make me better."

The Bearcats offered about a week ago and according to Pilgrim, the delay on the timing of the offer was because of Pilgrim’s grades. Despite the fact that he scored a 24 on the ACT, Pilgrim needs to raise his core GPA at Brewster in order to be eligible as a freshman.

``Coach Huggins told me they weren’t recruiting anyone else at the wing position except for me," Pilgrim said. "I like them because I know I’d have a chance to compete for a spot my freshman year and the potential to start."

``Seton Hall has been recruiting me since last year and they offered at the beginning of the summer," he added. "He hasn’t promised me a starting spot or anything like that, which I like. I want to have to work for everything. It’s tough because Coach Orr’s family."

Pilgrim is a tremendous athlete who can drive to the basket and is working hard at improving his perimeter game while at Brewster. Some coaches see him as a combo forward while others project him more as a 3-2 guy.

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