Next?

[tornado]

So -- who will be the next 2019 (or 2020) player to commit to Bradley?
FIRST - Bradley just offered a top point guard out of Indiana - Nijel Pack - a kid we have been recruiting previously
https://twitter.com/NijelPack24/stat...55924215705600
https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...e10#post465392

On paper we are out of scholarships for 2019 but.....
-it is said that JaMir Price would do a year of post-grad at prep school
-and as we have seen every year - there are always "unexpected" departures - and I have a feeling there will be again this spring...

So, we might have 1 or 2 more 2019 scholarships to fill this spring
AND, of course, we will then have Hodgson, Bar, Kennell and Brown graduating in 2020- so at least 4 more scholarships to fill for fall of 2020

Here's what I think...
...with the loss of Bar we will definitely have to get a big man for this fall or next
...and we have to bolster our shooting & scoring ability...

Here's a few names that I think we could use - but there are likely more names that will come up as we near the spring signing period...
read more about these recruits - HERE

Big men - Mabor Majak (2020), Dawand Jones (2020), Seryee Lewis (2020), Darius Hannah (2020), Carter Gilmore (2020)
Wing players/shooting guards - Xzavier Jones (2019), Michael Moreno (2019), Anthony Leal (2020), Gabe & Mason Madsen (2020), Isaiah Rivera (2020)
Point guards - David Sloan (2019), Nijel Pack (2020), Rashad McDaniels (2020)

[Da Coach]

Bradley is already 1 over the scholarship limit with 4 players signed (Tahvanainen, Thomas, Gabriel, and Price), and another (Mast) who just committed.

[LongTimeFan]

When Price is supposed to go to prep school, it is still surprising that a letter of intent for this fall was signed. We could use someone like Sloan and/or a wing scorer. I imagine Sloan will go to a bigger named school.

[tornado]

perhaps not - Bradley may have wanted to sign him to a LOI and the kid in his own words - said
he wanted to sign as a fulfillment of a promise he made to his now passed mother

btw- another name to add to the list of who may be next...

Latrell Wrightsell - altho he is a 2020 recruit, Bradley hanging close to him - https://twitter.com/MikeSautterOWH/s...25617842901001
..and he's been putting up some pretty eye-popping numbers - https://twitter.com/NEPrepZone/statu...27078742134784
He's visited Bradley at least twice already - https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...targets/page12

[tornado]

...
Here's a few names that I think we could use - ..
read more about these recruits - HERE

Big men - ....Carter Gilmore (2020)......

Carter Gilmore just put up 23 points, 20 rebounds, 9 assists

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__nSD5EPrMg

He looks like a young Ethan Happ -
So far, only mid-major interest so I think he'd be a good fit for Bradley - if not I suspect Drake & Northern Iowa will make a big push for him

[tornado]

over the next few weeks high schoolers as well as college coaching staffs will be finishing up their seasons,
and we should see an uptick in kids committing.
We may not have much activity just because right now we don't have scholarships to work with - but things could happen....
Of the 30 recruits who have verballed to Bradley since Brian Wardle arrived here -
17 of them were spring guys who either verballed or signed between mid-March thru mid-May.

[tornado]

So -- who will be the next 2019 (or 2020) player to commit to Bradley?

...-and as we have seen every year - there are always "unexpected" departures - and I have a feeling there will be again this spring...

So, we might have 1 or 2 more 2019 scholarships to fill this spring........

as expected, two scholarships opened up so I suspect we will fill them soon but it appears more likely
we'll go after one or more transfers who could help us immediately.


WE ARE LESS THAN 3 WEEKS AWAY from the Letter of Intent Signing Period
....April 17 thru May 15, 2019

[Da Coach]

as expected, two scholarships opened up so I suspect we will fill them soon but it appears more likely
we'll go after one or more transfers who could help us immediately.

am hearing that one of the couple transfer names we have previously heard may no longer be considering Bradley. But, there are more options opening up that our coaches are looking at, including 2019 names we have previously posted, and new names on the transfer lists.

[tornado]

So -- who will be the next 2019 (or 2020) player to commit to Bradley?..............

...now that we've landed Kingsby....
Indy Star article on Bryce Moore - mentions Bradley prominently

He would be eligible immediately...graduates this month
https://www.indystar.com/story/sport...medium=twitter

[tornado]

BU recruit Michael Moreno tweets that he's taking a visit to Wofford and has not committed to Evansville...
I hope our staff takes another good look at Moreno - he is a lot better right now than Scottie James was coming out of high school...
I think he'd be very good in the MVC

[tornado]

...now that we've landed Kingsby....
Indy Star article on Bryce Moore - mentions Bradley prominently

He would be eligible immediately...graduates this month
https://www.indystar.com/story/sport...medium=twitter

Bryce Moore is setting up visits - so far Xavier April 11-12 and Creighton April 13-14 - "then set up other offers"...
..so I would guess he's only entertaining an upward move to Power- 5 conferences
Moore was a high school teammate and friend of Xavier star Trevon Bluiett

[tornado]

Moore seems to be deciding between Creighton and Xavier...so probably a long shot for us at this point..

[tornado]

Moore seems to be deciding between Creighton and Xavier...so probably a long shot for us at this point..

Bradley transfer target Bryce Moore picks Xavier so he is off the list...

[tornado]

when you look at the MVC teams that still have open scholarships..
Bradley has one if Jamir Price heads to prep school. Drake, Evansville and several Valley teams have 1 or 2...
ISU still has 3 or 4!!!

But there's just NOT a whole lot of available talent remaining out there!
Check what Valpo did with several of their open scholarships - they signed a whole bunch of really obscure European guys
who, as Bradley people know, are gonna take a little while to adjust to and learn the game at the Division I level.
Gotta wonder where ISU is going to find that many kids who can contribute.....without going with some bad apples like they have done recently...

[egib52]

when you look at the MVC teams that still have open scholarships..
Bradley has one if Jamir Price heads to prep school. Drake, Evansville and several Valley teams have 1 or 2...
ISU still has 3 or 4!!!

But there's just NOT a whole lot of available talent remaining out there!
Check what Valpo did with several of their open scholarships - they signed a whole bunch of really obscure European guys
who, as Bradley people know, are gonna take a little while to adjust to and learn the game at the Division I level.
Gotta wonder where ISU is going to find that many kids who can contribute.....without going with some bad apples like they have done recently...

Keep in mind there are a ton of kids still on the transfer market, and I think a fair amount of JUCO kids.