Malachi Poindexter

[ILLST25]

Committed per his Twitter page.

Welcome to redbird nation!

 

[Baltimore Bird]

If it comes thru, Malachi will be Coach Pedon's 1st REDBIRD recruit. GO BIRDS!

 

[Redhawk]

Welcome Malachi!

Pedon needs some transitional players to bridge the gap until he has a team full of "his guys."
Poindexter fits that role as he comes from a strong culture at Virginia and should have 3 years of eligibility left.

Nice start....now let's keep adding!

 

[MadBird]

Just to be a pistol - what about being strong in the midwest?? Our first recruit is from Virginia???

Glad to have some new blood, hope he works out.

 

[CaliRdBrd]

Half of the famous Happy Days Malachi brothers?

 

[SgtHulka]

Welcome to the program Malachi

 

[BTbird]

When's the last time we had a player that could juggle? Lets Go!!

PERSONAL
• Malachi Orlando Poindexter
• Born in Charlottesville, Va.
• Son of Malcolm Poindexter
• Has four brothers, David Tyler, Micah’shae Poindexter, Jeremiah Nicholas and Latarrus Nicholas
• Has two sisters, Quashawa Poindexter and Haylee Poindexter
• Volunteered for the Our Brothers Keeper and local soup kitchen, and held several basketball camps and tournaments
• Cousin, Spencer Johnson, played collegiately at West Liberty University from 1981-84, and one year professionally in Austria
• Enjoys playing video games
• Knows how to juggle
• Chose Virginia because of the school, opportunity to join the program, atmosphere and warm welcome he received
• Also recruited by Manhattan, Maryland Eastern Shore, Howard, VMI and CNU
• Career objective is to become a physical therapist or physician assistant
• Kinesiology major

 

[Adunk33]

I'm usually pretty savvy with this stuff but does anyone have a link to the tweet? The one listed on his VC page has been deleted.

 

[DaveBird10]

Tweet saying Malachi Poindexter verbally committed to ISU has since been deleted....

 

[TIMMY]

I hope it's true. He didn't play much but that's OK. He played for a great coach and practiced every day against some pretty good players. I would think he'll be fundamentally sound and will play hard defense. You can't put a price on that. If Pedon's going Pack Line along with pressure man on D, this kid should be a big help.

 

[Adunk33]

Tweet saying Malachi Poindexter verbally committed to ISU has since been deleted....

I think it's possible it's true... I never saw the tweet before it was deleted but it's probably a bad look (though I'm sure it's been done), if you commit on-campus during the "dead period," when recruits aren't supposed to be on campus.

 

[Redbird Alum 2004]

I think it's possible it's true... I never saw the tweet before it was deleted but it's probably a bad look (though I'm sure it's been done), if you commit on-campus during the "dead period," when recruits aren't supposed to be on campus.

That's what I was thinking.

 

[DaveBird10]

I think it's possible it's true... I never saw the tweet before it was deleted but it's probably a bad look (though I'm sure it's been done), if you commit on-campus during the "dead period," when recruits aren't supposed to be on campus.

I was thinking this when I got the tweet this morning, as it was sent at like 3am by a reporter. Thought to my head how do commit during the dead period before you even visit campus?

 

[Hamdonger]

Nice add...and...kid can dance!

 

[Bird Friend]

I think it's possible it's true... I never saw the tweet before it was deleted but it's probably a bad look (though I'm sure it's been done), if you commit on-campus during the "dead period," when recruits aren't supposed to be on campus.

Do the same rules apply to the transfer portal as for HS recruits?

 

[Adunk33]

Do the same rules apply to the transfer portal as for HS recruits?

I'm not 100% sure I understand the question, but the dead period applies regardless if you are a HS kid or a D1 transfer. Just to provide a general statement on what the dead period means, its when it is not allowed to make in-person recruiting contacts or evaluations on or off the campus or to conduct official or unofficial visits by prospective student athletes.

So, as I understand it. You can still hop on the phone or a zoom and talk with kids, but you cannot physically visit them or have them come to campus. Honestly, I could see this going away pretty soon. With technology now, you can pretty much do anything you can do if you're sitting in a room with a kid. One thing the dead period allows is that most staffs will use the time to go to the Final 4 and network, do trades and what not. I'm sure that's how Muller got the Boyd-Freeman handshake deal done.

 

[Commit2theBird]

Will I commit this weekend if offered?

 

[BirdGrad2011]

Will I commit this weekend if offered?

Allegedly he’s already been offered. Bill Salyer started following on Twitter today so that’s probably a good sign.

 

[Redbird222]

All signs point to a commitment

 

[Bird Friend]

Will I commit this weekend if offered?

What are you committing to?