2027 and beyond recruits

[Da Coach]

There are a bunch of new 2027 and 2028 names that Bradley has been in contact with-
2027- Jason Gardner, Jr.- 6'2" guard at Catalina Foothills HS near Tucson, AZ.- https://verbalcommits.com/players/jason-gardner-jr
2027- Caleb Wells- 6'6" guard at Lawrence Central HS in Indianapolis- https://www.hudl.com/profile/21189664/Caleb-Wells
2027- Braeden Myrick- 6'4" guard, now at Covington Catholic HS in Covington, KY.- https://www.hudl.com/profile/21043329/braeden-myrick
2027- Greyson Pierce- 6'8" forward at St. Thomas More HS in New Hartford, CT.- https://verbalcommits.com/players/greyson-pierce
2027- Vincent Cronin- 6'7" forward at Edina HS in Minnesota. - https://247sports.com/player/vincent-cronin-46167233/
2027- Kellen Troup- 6'8" forward from Minnehaha Academy in Minnesota. - www.x.com/FreshCoastHoops/status/2008973386408710385
2027- Jack Thelen- 7'1" forward at St. Michael-Albertville High School, Otsego, MN.- https://verbalcommits.com/players/jack-thelen
2027- Briggs Sheridan- 6'9" forward at Farmington HS in Minnesota.- https://www.hudl.com/profile/21528571/Briggs-Sheridan
2027- Silas Graham- 6'5" guard at The Haverford School, a prep school in Haverford, PA.- https://verbalcommits.com/players/silas-graham
2028- Bradly Basila- 6'8" forward at Chesterton HS in Chesterton, Indiana.- https://www.hudl.com/profile/25506665/Bradly-Basila
2028- Caleb Coolman- 6'5" point guard at Penn HS in Mishawaka, Indiana- https://247sports.com/player/caleb-coolman-46159685/

 

[yoda]

No word yet on any new offers for 2027 but I hope now that Nazir Allen is reclassified as 2027, that Bradley stays on him

https://twitter.com/x/status/2072334614715056333

 

[yoda]

Bradley only has 4 or 5 known offers out for 2027.... but here's an interesting contrast....

Regarding scholarship recruits (not walk-ons)
In his first several years at Bradley Coach Wardle had stated he wanted to build the roster "the right way" and recruit domestic high schoolers who would (presumably) stay four years under his coaching. Thus the first two seasons Wardle was at Bradley, he had 13 incoming high schoolers (four were Euro guys) and very few transfers or jucos.
2015 - 8 high schoolers (5 were US high schoolers)
2016 - 5 high schoolers (4 were US high schoolers)

Now with the whole landscale changing this past recruiting cycle - he's brought in only 1 US high schooler - Kowalczyk,
altho Max & Dimitrije are the Euro equivalent of high schoolers.

Our current (scholarship) lineup has:
2 US high schoolers- Richardson, Kowalczyk
3 Euro high schoolers- Max, Dimitrije, van der Knaap
2 jucos- Thornbrue, Williams
2 prep schoolers- Seastrunk, Guimaraes
3 transfers- Alarie, Payton, Ibukunoluwa
1 older Euro guy- Georgi

I know VerbalCommits may miss some offers, but Bradley has among the fewest offers out for 2027 of any MVC team

 

[yoda]

A certain Class of 2031 guard from Peoria is already getting noticed -
6-4 Lawson Sommerville (sound familiar?) - LINK LINK