BU commits in the Brian Wardle era

[tornado]

And the dates that they committed...

2015-16
Fall Commits:
None (Wardle wasn't hired until March 27, 2015)

Spring Commits:
April 18, 2015 Ronnie Suggs
April 19, 2015 Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye
April 20, 2015 Joel Okafor
April 23, 2015 Antoine Pittman
May 1, 2015 Peter Hanley
May 4, 2015 Davante Cooper
May 11, 2015 Alex Foster
May 12, 2015 Luuk van Bree
May 17, 2015 Scottie James
June 13, 2015 Callum Barker
October 18, 2015 D'Angelo McBride


2016-17
Fall Commits:
July 2, 2015 Koch Bar
July 14, 2015 Nate Kennell
November 29, 2015 Jayden Hodgson

Spring Commits:
February 7, 2016 Darrell Brown, Jr.
April 18, 2016 Jerome Merritt
April 26, 2016 Lou Griffith
April 29, 2016 Jojo McGlaston


2017-18
Fall Commits:
August 16, 2016 Ryan Stipanovich
October 2, 2016 Elijah Childs

Spring Commit:
March 27, 2017 Luqman Lundy

2018-19
none yet

2019-20
Fall (early) Commit:
July 30, 2017 Aristide Boya (more than a year ahead of the fall signing period- the earliest commit I can recall BU ever getting)

lmk if I missed anyone

[tornado]

So 4 of Coach Wardle's 6 fall commits have happened BEFORE Sept. 1
..so this year, with our two open scholarships, we are a little behind the average time to hear about a commit.

[tornado]

updating the timeline of our commits starting with the rebuild...

2015-16
Fall Commits:
None (Wardle wasn't hired until March 27, 2015)

Spring Commits:
April 18, 2015 Ronnie Suggs
April 19, 2015 Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye
April 20, 2015 Joel Okafor
April 23, 2015 Antoine Pittman
May 1, 2015 Peter Hanley
May 4, 2015 Davante Cooper
May 11, 2015 Alex Foster
May 12, 2015 Luuk van Bree
May 17, 2015 Scottie James
June 13, 2015 Callum Barker
October 18, 2015 D'Angelo McBride


2016-17
Fall Commits:
July 2, 2015 Koch Bar
July 14, 2015 Nate Kennell
November 29, 2015 Jayden Hodgson

Spring Commits:
February 7, 2016 Darrell Brown, Jr.
April 18, 2016 Jerome Merritt
April 26, 2016 Lou Griffith
April 29, 2016 Jojo McGlaston


2017-18
Fall Commits:
August 16, 2016 Ryan Stipanovich
October 2, 2016 Elijah Childs

Spring Commit:
March 27, 2017 Luqman Lundy

2018-19
Fall (early) Commit:
- none

Spring Commits:
1/23/2018 Armond Brummett
4/17/2018 Chudier Bile
7/30/2017 Aristide Boya committed as a 2019 recruit while still a sophomore, recommitted as a 2018 recruit on 6/1/2018
6/2/2018 Jashon Henry
6/6/2018 David Calloway

lmk if I missed anyone

[LongTimeFan]

So 4 of Coach Wardle's 6 fall commits have happened BEFORE Sept. 1
..so this year, with our two open scholarships, we are a little behind the average time to hear about a commit.

t, what am I missing. I count three scholarships opening after next season:
DLO, van Bree, and Lundy.

[Chibearsfan10125]

t, what am I missing. I count three scholarships opening after next season:
DLO, van Bree, and Lundy.

That was an older post. It was referencing the two open scholarships we had after last season (Donte and JoJo) and how our first commit for 2018 didn't come until later than the previous 2 recruiting class's first commit did. Although, since Bar reclassified, it's not technically accurate, but it was at the time.

[LongTimeFan]

Sorry, I misunderstood.

[tornado]

yea- that comment was made well before we knew Barker & Stipanovich were leaving

[tornado]

I don't expect to get our first 2019 commit this July, but it could happen - as you can see we've gotten three July commits in the Wardle era...
that's more than we've gotten in any other calendar month since May of 2015 when Wardle had to build a team quickly

[tornado]

updating our list...

2015-16
Fall Commits:
None (Wardle wasn't hired until March 27, 2015)

Spring Commits:
April 18, 2015 Ronnie Suggs
April 19, 2015 Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye
April 20, 2015 Joel Okafor
April 23, 2015 Antoine Pittman
May 1, 2015 Peter Hanley
May 4, 2015 Davante Cooper
May 11, 2015 Alex Foster
May 12, 2015 Luuk van Bree
May 17, 2015 Scottie James
June 13, 2015 Callum Barker
October 18, 2015 D'Angelo McBride


2016-17
Fall Commits:
July 2, 2015 Koch Bar
July 14, 2015 Nate Kennell
November 29, 2015 Jayden Hodgson

Spring Commits:
February 7, 2016 Darrell Brown, Jr.
April 18, 2016 Jerome Merritt
April 26, 2016 Lou Griffith
April 29, 2016 Jojo McGlaston


2017-18
Fall Commits:
August 16, 2016 Ryan Stipanovich
October 2, 2016 Elijah Childs

Spring Commit:
March 27, 2017 Luqman Lundy

2018-19
Fall (early) Commit:
- none

Spring Commits:
1/23/2018 Armond Brummett
4/17/2018 Chudier Bile (has already left)
7/30/2017 Aristide Boya committed as a 2019 recruit while still a sophomore, recommitted as a 2018 recruit on 6/1/2018
6/2/2018 Jashon Henry
6/6/2018 David Calloway

2019-2020
Fall Commits:
9/17/2018 Stephen Gabriel
9/18/2018 Antonio Thomas

[tornado]

Just for reference- here's the AAU programs our current guys & commits have played for...
If I have missed any, lmk

seems like our staff is doing well with a lot of various programs...


Stephan Gabriel - Jersey Force (NJ), Team WhyNot (CA) & Jamal Murray Elite (AZ)
Antonio Thomas - Team Thad (TN)
Jamir Price - Quad City Elite (IL)
Ville Tahvanainen - never played AAU
Armon Brummett - Team Manimal (KY)
Ari Boya - Indiana Elite
JaShon Henry - Canada Elite
Elijah Childs - KC Run GMC (MO)
Darrell Brown, Jr. - Team Penny (TN)
Koch Bar - Indiana Elite
Nate Kennell - Illinois Wolves
Antoine Pittman - Pryme Tyme (IL)
Pete Hanley - ?
Luqman Lundy -
DLO - never played AAU
Luuk van Bree - never played AAU
Alex Foster - MeanStreets
Donte Thomas also played MeanStreets

[tornado]

updating our list with the two most recent commits...

2015-16
Fall Commits:
None (Wardle wasn't hired until March 27, 2015)

Spring Commits:
April 18, 2015 Ronnie Suggs (left after two seasons and transferred to Missouri)
April 19, 2015 Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye
April 20, 2015 Joel Okafor (left after one season and transferred to NAIA Indiana Wesleyan)
April 23, 2015 Antoine Pittman
May 1, 2015 Peter Hanley (committed as a walk-on but by his senior year was on scholarship)
May 4, 2015 Davante Cooper (left after one season and transferred to juco then Washington State)
May 11, 2015 Alex Foster (sat out one year then left after 2nd season as grad transfer to Albany)
May 12, 2015 Luuk van Bree
May 17, 2015 Scottie James (left after one year and transferred to Liberty)
June 13, 2015 Callum Barker (left after two seasons and transferred to NAIA Missouri Baptist)
October 18, 2015 D'Angelo McBride (left the team after just one season but remains at Bradley)


2016-17
Fall Commits:
July 2, 2015 Koch Bar
July 14, 2015 Nate Kennell
November 29, 2015 Jayden Hodgson

Spring Commits:
February 7, 2016 Darrell Brown, Jr.
April 18, 2016 Jerome Merritt (redshirted his only year at Bradley then transferred to juco)
April 26, 2016 Lou Griffith (redshirtedt his only t-year at Bradley then transferred to juco then to DII St. Thomas Aquinas)
April 29, 2016 Jojo McGlaston (left mid-year in his 2nd Bradley season)


2017-18
Fall Commits:
August 16, 2016 Ryan Stipanovich (left after one season and transferred to Missouri)
October 2, 2016 Elijah Childs

Spring Commit:
March 27, 2017 Luqman Lundy

2018-19
Fall (early) Commit:
- none

Spring Commits:
1/23/2018 Armond Brummett
4/17/2018 Chudier Bile (has already left & transferred to Northwestern State and is redshirting his first year there)
7/30/2017 Aristide Boya committed as a 2019 recruit while still a sophomore, recommitted as a 2018 recruit on 6/1/2018
6/2/2018 Ja'Shon Henry
6/6/2018 David Calloway? (was a verbal walk-on commit per his own statement in the media but is not with the team)

2019-20
Fall Commits:
9/17/2018 Stephen Gabriel
9/18/2018 Antonio Thomas
9/26/2018 Jamir Price (it has been mentioned that he may do a year of prep school and become a 2020 recruit)
9/29/2018 Ville Tahvanainen

2019-20
Spring Commits
1/20/2019 Rienk Mask

[tornado]

Ronnie Suggs got his first action as a Mizzou Tiger last nite

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=401083045

[Chico]

Ronnie Suggs got hos first action as a Mizzou Tiger last nite
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-bas...meId=401083045

He would have got more than 6 minutes if he would have stayed here.

[Da Coach]

He would have got more than 6 minutes if he would have stayed here.

Maybe, but his last year at Bradley, he averaged just 7 minutes per game, and we are now much deeper at the guard position. He just didn't have a place on this team, so it was best that he transferred.
Regardless, I have heard he is very happy where he is, and accepts the fact that he won't get a lot of playing time. Ronnie and his family were some of the nicest people I have ever gotten to know.

[tornado]

RS soph Lou Griffith came off the bench for St. Thomas and scored 5 pts and dished a team leading 4 assists/zero TO in his first game there...