Recruiting Report: Jubie Alade (2016)
November 9th Update Jubie Alade has spent an entire off-season preparing for his senior season. This fall he was without his football participating teammates but now that the playoffs are done for most the Armstrong Falcons are together and ready…
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Continue ReadingNovember 9th Update
Jubie Alade has spent an entire off-season preparing for his senior season. This fall he was without his football participating teammates but now that the playoffs are done for most the Armstrong Falcons are together and ready for practice number one.
“Things have been going good, great to finally get the football guys back,” said Alade. “We have a long athletic group of guys. I think we'll be a very strong defensive team, which will lead to a lot of fast break opportunities.”
Between Alade, the Thompson Brothers (True and Race), Isaiah Rollins and others this team has the talent to surprise. And the talent to win. A lot.
“We're expecting to start off the season strong regardless of how our schedule looks,” said Jubie of his team that never backs down from a scheduling challenge. “From there we go game by game.”
Alade stands about 6-foot-4 and he’s long, athletic, and showed to be one of the better defenders on the Minnesota 17U spring/summer circuit. University of Mary offered him over the summer and others continue to follow Jubie.
“I visited St. John's a couple weekends ago and I'm taking my second visit to St Thomas on Saturday,” Jubie told us last Thursday. “Minot State has been checking in.”
It looks like Alade will either head to the NSIC or play for one of the best programs in the MIAC meaning he has great options.
August 25th
When the Minnesota Fury was making tournament runs this July, Jubie Alade was on the floor in the clutch.
Why? Because it doesn’t matter if he has Falcon red and blue on, or the black, gold, and sky blue of the Fury, Jubie is a trusted talent on both ends of the floor.
Playing with the Minnesota Fury was a great experience for Alade.
“(Grassroots Basketball) was great, loved playing with the guys and being under great coaches,” Alade said. “I feel like my defense and decision making improved the most.”
Jubie and the Falcons have big expectations this winter. Yes this is a team that lost long time names Nolan, Burns, Dixon, and Tate.
That said this is a team that brings back Jubie along with Race Thompson, True Thompson, and Isaiah Rollins so the talent is still there.
“I'm excited for the senior season. Most people are doubting us considering the talented class we just graduated, but I'm extremely confident with the guys we have this year.
“To meet our goals we'll have to play the kind of team basketball coach miller pushes for every year.”
Alade picked up an offer from the University of Mary this summer and he is also hearing from other programs.
“Recently I've been in contact with Minot State, Sioux Falls, and St. John's (MN). I'm planning on taking visits sometime this fall.”
May 18th Update
Robbinsdale Armstrong wing Jubie Alade is a unique talent. There’s a reason he started with freshman standout Race Thompson and the three double figure senior scorers at Armstrong this year (Nolan, Dixon, Burns) and that’s because at about 6-foot-4, long, and athletic Alade did was he was asked to defensively while actively moving off the ball for 8.6 points per contest.
Playing with the Minnesota Fury Wilde team Jubie continues his slashing scorer and defensive ways making one thing back to DJ Pollard who went onto Northern State. Fury Wilde won the Fury Shootout this weekend improving their season record to 21-4 on the season.
“It’s been good,” Jubie said. “I’m really learning a lot. I’m really focusing on the development of my ball handling skills and pull-up jumper this off-season.
“I can create space off the dribble but I want to be able to create more options off of my first step.”
College programs are aware of all that Jubie can do, and has the potential to do in the future so interest is coming from different angles.
“Most recently it’s been Minnesota-Duluth, Augustana, North Dakota State, Bucknell has sent letters, St. Cloud State and South Dakota occasionally have made contact as well as some other division two schools.”
Alade will be back in action in two weekends with the Minnesota Fury when they play in the Northstar Hoops Report State Tournament. Then in June it’s camp time.
Alade took an unofficial visit to North Dakota State last fall.