Valley Recruits

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* Bryce Quinet is a 2025 recruit for Evansville - https://verbalcommits.com/players/bryce-quinet
Nice recruit for UE. But I'm surprised that for a 3-star recruit, his list of offers seems slightly underwhelming.
Article- https://www.arizonapreps.com/bryce-q...-to-5-schools/

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Several MVC commitments in the past couple days-

UIC gets a commitment from:
2025 Rashund Washington, Jr., a 6'5" SG from Dublin, Georgia. He is a senior at Augusta Christian Schools in Martinez, GA.
>> https://verbalcommits.com/players/rashund-washington-jr

Illinois State gets 3 commitments for 2025:
2025 Nick Allen- 6'11" center from Bradley-Bourbonnaise HS.
>> https://x.com/_Nick_Allen_/status/1828168077680538065
>> https://verbalcommits.com/players/nick-allen
>> https://247sports.com/player/nick-allen-46143780/
Bradley had been recruiting Allen, and offered him-
>> https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...317#post512317
>> https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...997#post520997

Also 2025 Tyreek Coleman- 6'2" guard at Waubonsee Valley High School in Aurora, IL.
>> https://x.com/TyreekColeman/status/1828168680254927135
>> https://verbalcommits.com/players/tyreek-coleman

And 2025 Isaac Ericksen- 6'9" guard at Green Level High School in Cary, North Carolina.
>> https://verbalcommits.com/players/isaac-ericksen
>> https://x.com/EricksenIsaac/status/1828168130750828857
>> https://x.com/JeffreyBendel_/status/1828185858106613919
>> https://x.com/EricksenIsaac/status/1790562756837446062

Nice haul by ISU.

2025 MVC commitments-
Belmont- none
Bradley- Matt Zobrist, Montana Wheeler
Drake- Tate Sage
Evansville- Bryce Quinet
INSU- Kingston Land, Martin Kaupanger
ILSU- Nick Allen, Isaac Ericksen, Tyreek Coleman, Mason Klebo
Missouri State- who cares?
Murray State- Kaden Rickard, Trey Simpson
SIU- Luke Walsh
UIC- Rashund Coleman, Andy Johnson, Nano Barrantes
UNI- Jalen Wilson, Geon Hutchins, Trevin Jirak
Valparaiso- J.T. Pettigrew

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First of a 3-part series by Harry Schroeder of ValleyHoopsInsider.com-
Valley schools' success in the portal - https://www.valleyhoopsinsider.com/s...al-and-beyond/

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A couple recent MVC commitments-
Valparaiso gets a commitment from 3-star 2025 J.T. Pettigrew of Bolingbrook (IL) High School. He is the younger brother of Trey Pettigrew, who transferred to Bradley from Nevada last year, but left the team before playing in any games.
>> https://verbalcommits.com/players/jt-pettigrew

Indiana State got a commitment today from 2025 Martin Kaupanger, a 6'5" shooting guard from Gig Harbor, Washington
>> https://verbalcommits.com/players/martin-kaupanger
>> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NtOHJXqmBcw
>> https://x.com/martinkaupanger/status...06848522264712

And Bradley just received a verbal commitment from 2025 Montana Wheeler, a 5'8" point guard from Houston Christian HS - https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...ler#post521648

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Illinois State also gets a 2025 commitment tonight- 2025 Mason Klebo, a 6'1" point guard from Fargo, North Dakota.
>> https://x.com/mason_klabo/status/1835861798601339026
>> https://verbalcommits.com/players/mason-klabo

And Murray State gets another 2025 commitment- 2025 Trey Simpson, a 6'7" forward from Evergreen, Alabama.
>> https://x.com/TreySimpson0/status/1835826694210355623
>> https://verbalcommits.com/players/trey-simpson

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A couple new MVC commitments for UIC-
2025 Andy Johnson- 6'5" guard from Cooper High School in Union, Kentucky.
>> https://verbalcommits.com/players/andy-johnson
>> https://247sports.com/player/andy-johnson-46151468/
>> https://www.maxpreps.com/ky/union/co...=gj28004ea4lvf
>> https://nkytribune.com/2024/03/new-g...on-semifinals/

2025 Emiliano "Nano" Barrantes- 6'9" forward at Grand View Christian School in Des Moines. He played with Team Iowa United this summer, where he had some impressive performances. He is originally from Mexico.
>> https://verbalcommits.com/players/nano-barrantes
>> https://x.com/HardwoodEvents/status/1813641603577442356
>> https://x.com/TMarkwith14/status/1812521513863520511
>> https://x.com/TMarkwith14/status/1811096080680947902

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Drake just got a 2025 commitment from Tate Sage, a 6'7" shooting guard from Weatherford, Oklahoma.
>> https://verbalcommits.com/players/tate-sage
>> https://x.com/TateSage2/status/1779715463510917266

2025 MVC commitments-
Belmont- none
Bradley- Matt Zobrist, Montana Wheeler
Drake- Tate Sage
Evansville- Bryce Quinet
INSU- Kingston Land, Martin Kaupanger
ILSU- Nick Allen, Isaac Ericksen, Tyreek Coleman, Mason Klebo
Missouri State- who cares?
Murray State- Kaden Rickard, Trey Simpson, Tristian Ford, Mason Miller
SIU- Luke Walsh, Daniel Pauliukonis
UIC- Rashund Washington, Andy Johnson, Nano Barrantes
UNI- Jalen Wilson, Geon Hutchins, Trevin Jirak
Valparaiso- J.T. Pettigrew, Carter Hopoi

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2025 Daniel Pauliukonis is a 6'9" senior forward at Benet Academy in Darien, Illinois. He was reportedly visiting SIU this weekend, and has committed to the Salukis. He had offers from quite a few midmajors, including two other MVC schools (UIC & ILSU) - https://verbalcommits.com/players/daniel-pauliukonis

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Valpo gets a commit
6-9 from New Zealand

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Here is a little more about Carter Hopoi, Valpo's newest commitment-
Valparaiso gets a commitment from 6'9" forward Carter Hopoi of New Zealand. - https://x.com/hoops_mvc/status/1902466526696853940
He has played for the New Zealand U18 team, and for the Tauranga Whai club team in new Zealand, whose season just started.
> https://basketball.australiabasket.c...r-Hopoi/711017
> https://www.fiba.basketball/en/playe...5-carter-hopoi
> https://x.com/CarterHopoi/status/1902464263048048712

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Murray State gets a 2025 transfer- Creighton forward Mason Miller- https://x.com/PeteNakos_/status/1905659650898297249

He is a 6'9" junior forward and will have one season of eligibility. He averaged 1.1 ppg and 1.6 rpg. He shot 21.7% overall and 17.1% from three. He is the son of former NBA player Mike Miller, and the nephew of new Murray State head coach Ryan Miller.
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...5/mason-miller
Bio- https://gocreighton.com/sports/mens-...on-miller/8365
>> https://247sports.com/article/mason-...ing-150383013/

List of all previous MVC commitments. It is unknown if any of the previous commitments to schools that have changed coaches might have changed.

2025 MVC commitments-
Belmont- none
Bradley- Matt Zobrist, Montana Wheeler, Dietrich Richardson
Drake- Tate Sage*
Evansville- Bryce Quinet
INSU- Kingston Land, Martin Kaupanger
ILSU- Nick Allen, Isaac Ericksen, Tyreek Coleman, Mason Klebo
Missouri State- who cares?
Murray State- Kaden Rickard*, Trey Simpson*, Tristian Ford*, Mason Miller, Frederick King, K.J. Tenner
SIU- Luke Walsh, Daniel Pauliukonis
UIC- Rashund Washington, Andy Johnson, Nano Barrantes
UNI- Jalen Wilson, Geon Hutchins, Trevin Jirak
Valparaiso- J.T. Pettigrew, Carter Hopoi, Rakim Chaney
*- players who committed to coach who has since left and been replaced. Unclear if these commitments are still valid.

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a tiny bit of good news for Valpo - they do get a new commit for 2025-26 -

Rockford (IL) Auburn grad in 2024 who just finished a good year at prep school

Rakim Chaney - LINK

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Murray State gets a 2025 transfer- Creighton forward Mason Miller- https://x.com/PeteNakos_/status/1905659650898297249

He is a 6'9" junior forward and will have one season of eligibility. He averaged 1.1 ppg and 1.6 rpg. He shot 21.7% overall and 17.1% from three. He is the son of former NBA player Mike Miller, and the nephew of new Murray State head coach Ryan Miller. He was a 4-star, Top 60 player in the class of 2021.
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...5/mason-miller
Bio- https://gocreighton.com/sports/mens-...on-miller/8365
>> https://247sports.com/article/mason-...ing-150383013/

Murray State lands another commitment from the transfer portal, also from Creighton.
Fredrick King, a 6'9", 250 pound junior with one year of eligibility left -
Bio- https://gocreighton.com/sports/mens-...rick-king/8363
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba.../fredrick-king

Like Mason Miller, his stats are not very impressive. He played in 36 games for Creighton this past season (2024-25).
His averages were- 6 minutes per game, 2.7 ppg, 1.5 rpg, and a career 58% free throw shooter.
But he is a big body at 6'9", 250 pounds and like Mason Miller, he was a 4-star, Top 150 recruit in 2022.
He originally committed to Louisville in Nov., 2021, and was rated as one of the top international prospects - https://www.espn.com/recruiting/bask...its-louisville