Valley recruits

[cpacmel]

now they are recruiting as poorly as any MVC team - and with the exception of Beane - who they got by hiring his dad - they've kinda struck out inside Illinois

Jordan Caroline was first team all MVC freshmen this past year.

Deion Lavender was pretty good too.

The problem is they both transferred out.

[tornado]

if having a kid on the All-Frosh team makes a coach a good recruiter, then I was wrong about Geno...

[tornado]

One of the Loyola commits never did sign a Letter of Intent so he's apparently reopened his recruitment...

[tornado]

I have cleaned up this list of 2015 recruits for the MVC and removed the ones not expected to be on roster...


2015
Bradley- RONNIE SUGGS, DWAYNE LAUTIER-OGUNLEYE, JOEL OKAFOR, ANTOINE PITTMAN, DAVANTE COOPER, ALEX FOSTER (will sit out 2015-16),
LUUK VAN BREE, SCOTTIE JAMES.....(Coach has said one more will likely be signed and one or two are likely to be redshirt candidates)
Drake - Nick McGlynn, Kale Abrahamson (transfer from Northwestern, becomes eligible), Graham Woodward, transfer from Penn State, Billy Wampler, Johannes Dolven, Dominik Olejniczak
Evansville - Harris Brown
Illinois State - Roland Griffin, Keyshawn Evans, Matt Hein, Daoud N'Daiye, Elvis Harvey, Quintin Brewer (transfer from Bethune Cookman eligible immed. as grad transfer), Nick Banyard (transfer from New Mexico should be eligible in 2015)
Indiana State - Bronson Kessinger, Emondre Rickman, Everett Clemons, Niels Bunschoten
Loyola - Maurice Kirby, Pernell Adgei, Clayton Custer (transfer from Iowa State - will not sign a LOI), Tyson Smith, Callum Barker ** (was verballed to Loyola, but definitely will not sign at Loyola and is still taking visits
Missouri State - Jarred Dixon, Obediah Church, Ryan Kreklow, Dequon Miller, Kevin Baker (last two are spring signees), Jordan Martin, Reggie Williams
UNI - Luke McDonnell, Spencer Haldeman, Justin Dahl, Aarias Austin
SIU - Mike Rodriguez, Rudolfs Stradnieks, Leo Vincent (last three are spring signees), Glen Pierre, Jr. (transfer from College of Charleston - will sit out a year)
Wichita State - Landry Shamet, Eric Hamilton (2014 recruit who reclassified and is now 2015), Tyrone Taylor, Markis McDuffie, Anton Grady (grad transfer from Cleveland State - eligible immediately)


2016
UNI - Juwan McCloud, Tanner Lohaus




OK - so who improved themselves this spring and who did not?
I think Bradley scored best this spring without any doubt - while Evansville, Loyola, and SIU all landed pretty weak classes as it stands now - of course that doesn't stop any of these kids from becoming an unheralded star.
The one UNI recruit Aarias Austin still has a lot of problems to resolve (plead not guilty and has court date for jury trial 7/14/2015)...

[Da Coach]

...
OK - so who improved themselves this spring and who did not?
I think Bradley scored best this spring without any doubt...

I have to agree. Coach Wardle has done an incredible job landing good talent so late in the recruiting cycle, virtually every other school was already done recruiting, and little talent was left.
Plus, Bradley's recruiting class will grow by one additional player if Coach Wardle gets the player he wants with his final scholarship. We'll know that in a couple weeks when the visits are over.

[tornado]

Wichita also has Kansas transfer Conner Frankamp eligible in 2015 after December 12

[tornado]

with Callum Barker added for Bradley


2015
Bradley- RONNIE SUGGS, DWAYNE LAUTIER-OGUNLEYE, JOEL OKAFOR, ANTOINE PITTMAN, DAVANTE COOPER, ALEX FOSTER (will sit out 2015-16),
LUUK VAN BREE, SCOTTIE JAMES, CALLUM BARKER.....(Coach indicated one or two are possibly redshirt candidates)
Drake - Nick McGlynn, Kale Abrahamson (transfer from Northwestern, becomes eligible), Graham Woodward, transfer from Penn State, Billy Wampler, Johannes Dolven, Dominik Olejniczak
Evansville - Harris Brown
Illinois State - Roland Griffin, Keyshawn Evans, Matt Hein, Daoud N'Daiye, Elvis Harvey, Quintin Brewer (transfer from Bethune Cookman eligible immed. as grad transfer), Nick Banyard (transfer from New Mexico should be eligible in 2015)
Indiana State - Bronson Kessinger, Emondre Rickman, Everett Clemons, Niels Bunschoten
Loyola - Maurice Kirby, Pernell Adgei, Clayton Custer (transfer from Iowa State - will not sign a LOI), Tyson Smith
Missouri State - Jarred Dixon, Obediah Church, Ryan Kreklow, Dequon Miller, Kevin Baker (last two are spring signees), Jordan Martin, Reggie Williams
UNI - Luke McDonnell, Spencer Haldeman, Justin Dahl, Aarias Austin
SIU - Mike Rodriguez, Rudolfs Stradnieks, Leo Vincent (last three are spring signees), Glen Pierre, Jr. (transfer from College of Charleston - will sit out a year)
Wichita State - Landry Shamet, Eric Hamilton (2014 recruit who reclassified and is now 2015), Tyrone Taylor, Markis McDuffie, Anton Grady (grad transfer from Cleveland State - eligible immediately), Conner Frankamp (transfer from Kansas - eligibile in 2015-16)


2016
UNI - Juwan McCloud, Tanner Lohaus

[Da Coach]

Barry Hinson adds another 2015 juco recruit- Aaron Siler, a 5'11" guard from Lincoln Trail College-

http://www.chicagohoops.hoops247.com/index.php/2011-08-04-18-06-26/5692-siu-adds-aaron-siler-to-2015-class

[tornado]

pretty small guy but he shoots 44.4% from the arc

and he spent a year at EIU (1 ppg) out of high school before leaving and heading to juco for 2014-15...


AND ...it would seem he may NOT be 5-11....

he says himself that he is 5-10

[tornado]

Barry Hinson adds another 2015 juco recruit- Aaron Siler, a 5'11" guard from Lincoln Trail College-
http://www.chicagohoops.hoops247.com...-to-2015-class

Siler will be a walk on so I have not been adding walk ons to the list, just scholarship players

http://thesouthern.com/news/local/saluki-men-add-walk-on-guard-from-lincoln-trail/article_a9efa54c-6827-5785-9069-b4938d972cb0.html

[Stickboy46]

Siler will be a walk on so I have not been adding walk ons to the list, just scholarship players
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/sa...38d972cb0.html

Just a minor detail, but if you are not adding walk-ons, then Conner Frankamp is a walk-on for WSU next year.

[tornado]

I have read conflicting reports ...that he was not under scholarship 2014-15 but that ....

In December - "his scholarship status for future seasons is undecided"

Then later, in January there was an article that said he was on scholarship

[Stickboy46]

I have read conflicting reports ...that he was not under scholarship 2014-15 but that ....

In December - "his scholarship status for future seasons is undecided"

Then later, in January there was an article that said he was on scholarship

I think it was decided after that January Incident

https://twitter.com/ebosshoops/status/587794070778482688

Also per WSU Beat Writer

https://twitter.com/PaulSuellentrop/status/588087795261906944

[tornado]

Also to be added to the list of incoming Evansville players for 2015 is this guy...
7-1 Sergej Vucetic
He's already sat out the entire 2014-15 season so he is eligible this year but he probably won't see a lot of action playing behind Mockevicius...
and according to that article posted elsewhere - he's been hampered by injury.

http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showpost.php?p=294931&postcount=1

updated list



2015
Bradley- RONNIE SUGGS, DWAYNE LAUTIER-OGUNLEYE, JOEL OKAFOR, ANTOINE PITTMAN, DAVANTE COOPER, ALEX FOSTER (will sit out 2015-16),
LUUK VAN BREE, SCOTTIE JAMES, CALLUM BARKER.....(Coach indicated one or two are possibly redshirt candidates)
Drake - Nick McGlynn, Kale Abrahamson (transfer from Northwestern, becomes eligible), Graham Woodward, transfer from Penn State, Billy Wampler, Johannes Dolven, Dominik Olejniczak
Evansville - Harris Brown, Sergei Vucetic - transfer from Nebraska eligible in 2015-16
Illinois State - Roland Griffin, Keyshawn Evans, Matt Hein, Daoud N'Daiye, Elvis Harvey, Quintin Brewer (transfer from Bethune Cookman eligible immed. as grad transfer), Nick Banyard (transfer from New Mexico should be eligible in 2015)
Indiana State - Bronson Kessinger, Emondre Rickman, Everett Clemons, Niels Bunschoten
Loyola - Maurice Kirby, Pernell Adgei, Clayton Custer (transfer from Iowa State - will not sign a LOI - must sit out a year), Tyson Smith
Missouri State - Jarred Dixon, Obediah Church, Ryan Kreklow, Dequon Miller, Kevin Baker (last two are spring signees), Jordan Martin, Reggie Williams
UNI - Luke McDonnell, Spencer Haldeman, Justin Dahl, Aarias Austin
SIU - Mike Rodriguez, Rudolfs Stradnieks, Leo Vincent (last three are spring signees), Glen Pierre, Jr. (transfer from College of Charleston - will sit out a year)
Wichita State - Landry Shamet, Eric Hamilton (2014 recruit who reclassified and is now 2015), Tyrone Taylor, Markis McDuffie, Anton Grady (grad transfer from Cleveland State - eligible immediately), Conner Frankamp (transfer from Kansas - eligibile in 2015-16)


2016 - still just two 2016 commits that I know of - cannot sign LOI 'til fall
UNI - Juwan McCloud, Tanner Lohaus

[tornado]

seems we never get done updating...

Now Barry Hinson has landed yet another extremely late 2015 signee

https://twitter.com/coreyevans_10/status/615639053937999872

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Sean-Lloyd-155327

definitely a kid who was under the radar...
He is reportedly the nephew of Drake legend Lewis Lloyd - ankle injuries stalled his recruiting and a lot of his offers fell away...
He visited at WKU recently and was expecting an offer but apparently they failed to extend one...
and as recently as just a couple weeks ago he was planning to go to juco due to paucity of offers/options
There are variable but few reports of his stats...12-15 ppg but it's actually kinda striking that there's such an absence of any articles that mention his scoring or stats.

http://www.bgdailynews.com/blogs/hilltopper_focus/hilltopper-focus-shooting-guard-sean-lloyd-visiting-wku-this-weekend/article_d8c80fa8-03da-11e5-aaec-7f42e7e9aba1.html