2016 top target

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Top 2016 targets....
We already have Koch Bar & Nate Kennell and Alex Foster is eligible in 2016, but based on who our coaches have been following
& who has visited - here's some of the names who it looks like we are targeting the most..


Top 2016 targets who have visited or plan to visit-
Marquell Fraser
Richardson Maitre
Malik Fitts
Derrick Walker
Aaron Cook


Top targets who may have visited or might visit and one reclassified-
Brachen Hazen
Chris Palombizio
Loren Christian Jackson
Reed Nikko
Leland Green
Daeshon Francis
Frankie Hughes
James Jones
Godwin Boahen
Carlos Johnson


Others who we have reportedly offered but do not appear to still be top targets or have committed elsewhere-
Lindy Waters
Zach Norvell
Jeriah Horne
Montrell Dixson
Micah Bradford
Sam Hauser - this was Coach Wardle's first offer as BU head coach - LINK
Devin Gage
Carson Williams
Ben Coupet
Nick Robinson


At one time were following but not much to indicate we have offered - or are maybe no longer recruiting
Quinton Siebenahler
Christopher Colon
Deontae Weaver
Chris Oseitutu
Chris Turner
Anfernee King
Lou Griffith
Xavier Bishop
Isiah Roby
Zion Morgan
Bryce Nze
Danya Kingsby
Ian Caddow
Kaj Days
Trev Anderson
Charlie Moore
Alonzo Chatman

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one other guy Bradley offered three years ago - Charlie Moore..

http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?p=263210#post263210

but likely we are not on his radar - - although suddenly Moore has put his recruiting on hold due to some family issue

http://www.prephoopsillinois.com/news_article/show/553815?referrer_id=1201274

He was one of those dozen or so Chicago kids who visited Bradley for the Red-White a couple years ago that Dave Reynolds called "the defining moment" in Bradley basketball and predicted a surge of talent would flow out of Chicago to BU - but it never happened...
Instead of a "pipeline" it turned out to be a "pipe dream"...as the only talent that actually got here didn't make much of a dent and couldn't score & couldn't get us out of Thursday games.

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There was a tweet recently indicating that our guys were at Vermont Academy recently viewing someone...

https://twitter.com/VTAcademyHoops/status/643793524580843520

https://twitter.com/VTAcademyHoops/status/643766058705416192

https://twitter.com/VTAcademyHoops/status/643766026379915264

Here are some links to indicate who at Vermont Academy might be a target

https://twitter.com/TheRecruitScoop/status/643779616390443008

https://twitter.com/Tariq_NPH/status/643791138588131328

https://twitter.com/VTAcademyHoops/status/643789800709980160

https://twitter.com/TheRecruitScoop/status/643407092062253056

https://twitter.com/AdamZagoria/status/642469159222312961

https://twitter.com/VTAcademyHoops/status/642361471012347905

https://twitter.com/VTAcademyHoops/status/642360411812163584

https://twitter.com/VTAcademyHoops/status/642359803851968512

https://twitter.com/coreyevans_10/status/641676066856284160

https://twitter.com/VTAcademyHoops/status/641677440843034624

https://twitter.com/VTAcademyHoops/status/641673698341163008

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=873591766011462

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Samuel-Japhet-Mathias-171909

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one other guy Bradley offered three years ago - Charlie Moore..

http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?p=263210#post263210

but likely we are not on his radar - - although suddenly Moore has put his recruiting on hold due to some family issue
http://www.prephoopsillinois.com/new...rer_id=1201274....

Charlie Moore was one of Illinois' top priorities but now after Illinois got a verbal from point guard Te'Jon Lucas,
Charlie Moore has reportedly dropped Illinois from his list.
I am sure Illinois people expected this and Moore might end up like a lot of the Chicago kids (Lovett, Pipkins, etc...) with regard to academics & eligibility...

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Would add Brandon Johnson back on the list of 2016's, as I think Bradley is still pursuing.

[Da Coach]

Brandon Johnson is a bit of a project, and unless one or more of our big guys leaves, I do not see our coaches making another big guy a priority for 2016.

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There was a tweet recently indicating that our guys were at Vermont Academy recently viewing someone.......

A kid from Vermont Academy (the school Ronnie Suggs came from) is a kid our staff might be keeping an eye on and recently checked out...
... a 2017 Canadian kid named Christian David - who just got an offer from DePaul

https://twitter.com/VTAcademyHoops/status/646324411990212608

https://www.facebook.com/VTACADHOOPS

Interestingly, Christian David also played with the same AAU program as BU recruiting target Marquell Fraser

http://hoopshype.ca/stackhouse-uplay-16u-set-to-travel-on-adidas-gauntlet/

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Top targets who may have visited or might visit and one reclassified-
Brachen Hazen...

one guy off the board....
Brachen Hazen has committed to Central Florida

https://twitter.com/TheRecruitScoop/status/646472228855508992

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Top 2016 targets....
...Carlos Johnson...

Former Centralia, IL 6-5 wing/SF Carlos Johnson says he will announce his decision this Friday.
His family moved to California (where he played in high school and AAU) but he is finishing his final year of high school at Findlay Prep in Nevada.
He has offers from UTEP, Nevada, San Diego State and UNLV and those are the most likely, but recent articles still mention his offer from Bradley.
I would put the chances for Bradley at under 10%.

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Bradley coached were at Belleville East HS today viewing workouts and practice...


It is likely the recruiting target was Javon Pickett
https://basketballrecruiting.rivals....sp?CID=1789019
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(Drake, ISU, Loyola, Missouri State, and SLU have all offered - he is 6-4 or so and has played SF but might a Rayvonte Rice-like player that can play wing and forward.)

The other Belleville school, Althoff, has 3 DI caliber kids getting recruited, so perhaps we could be watching one or more of them..

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2016 Belleville Althoff guard Tarkus Ferguson just received an offer from Bradley

https://twitter.com/scottybscout/status/646872655098986496

Tarkus Ferguson-

http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/tarkus-ferguson

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/high-school/all-metro/boys-basketball/tarkus-ferguson-althoff-junior/article_897ea12c-da87-11e4-b75b-23388f25b675.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7lmGY4B9G8

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Bradley coached were at Belleville...

...The other Belleville school, Althoff, has 3 DI caliber kids getting recruited, so perhaps we could be watching one or more of them..

apparently we were checking out the Althoff kids and offered at least one of them, Ferguson

https://twitter.com/INBBallSource/status/646873011430146048

Brendon Gooch has already verballed to SIU, Jordan Goodwin has offers from Iowa, Creighton, Illini, SLU, Purdue, and ISU, and Marvin Bateman is visiting WIU

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2016 Belleville Althoff guard Tarkus Ferguson just received an offer from Bradley

https://twitter.com/scottybscout/status/646872655098986496

Tarkus Ferguson-

http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/tarkus-ferguson

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/high-school/all-metro/boys-basketball/tarkus-ferguson-althoff-junior/article_897ea12c-da87-11e4-b75b-23388f25b675.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7lmGY4B9G8

Belleville Althoff's Tarkus Ferguson is visiting UIC this weekend. He has already visited Tennessee State and Indiana State.

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Bradley assistant coach Drew Adams was in Tindley, Indiana to watch a 2018 guard prospect today, Eric Hunter.

https://twitter.com/JeffRabjohns/status/647194751855411200

Drew Adams also visited other Indiana HS gyms today-
https://twitter.com/JeffRabjohns/sta...08543884591104 (Jeff Rabjohns is the college basketball writer for the Indianapolis Star)

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Bradley assistant coach Drew Adams was in Tindley, Indiana to watch a 2018 guard prospect today, Eric Hunter.

https://twitter.com/JeffRabjohns/status/647194751855411200

Drew Adams also visited other Indiana HS gyms today-
https://twitter.com/JeffRabjohns/sta...08543884591104 (Jeff Rabjohns is the college basketball writer for the Indianapolis Star)

The player at Hamilton Southeastern HS in Fishers, IN that I suspect our guys were watching and is a target:
Class of 2017 forward Zach Gunn

http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/recruiting-central/2015/06/29/zach-gunn-hamilton-southeastern-recruiting-2017-indiana-basketball/29465877/

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Zach-Gunn-156143?colleges=show#college_choices

Eric Hunter is a 6-2 PG from Indianapolis in Class of 2018 - has only one offer so far (IUPUI), but is only a sophomore

http://www.indystar.com/story/recruiting-central/2015/05/05/tindley-freshman-eric-hunter-has-one-offer-early-division-i-interest/26961067/

The target at Lawrence North HS would include
Kevin Easley who we have discussed before and already has a Bradley offer - LINK
Class of 2016, 6-3 SG Djimon Henson - LINK
Class of 2017, 6-7 PF Ra Kpedi - LINK
Class of 2019 SG Dexter Shouse - son of ex-NBA'er
Brian Wardle has successfully recruited at Lawrence North before - Daeshon Francis


I love that our guys are way ahead of where we've been the past few years - we are already heavily contacting & recruiting already for 2017 & 2018