Valley Recruits

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Alden Applewhite from Portland to Murray State

[Da Coach]

Alden Applewhite from Portland to Murray State

Alden Applewhite is a 6'7" forward who played one season at Mississippi State (2021-22), but played in only 2 games and redshirted. He transferred to Portland and played this past season there (2022-23) as a redshirt-freshman, mostly as a reserve. He averaged 7.7 ppg. He would have 3 seasons of eligibility left at Murray State. However, because this is not his first transfer, he will need a waiver to avoid sitting out next season.

Here are his stats at Mississippi State and Portland-
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...den-applewhite

[Da Coach]

Drake gets one more portal commitment today-
Kyron Gibson- a 6'1" point guard who spent 3 seasons at two different junior colleges, then played the 2022-23 season at University of Texas-Arlington.
This past season at UTA, he was a starter who averaged 11.2 ppg, 2.2 rpg, and 3.9 apg. He shot 39.4% overall, 36.0% from three, and 64.8% on FTs.
Bio- https://utamavs.com/sports/mens-bask...n-gibson/11550
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...9/kyron-gibson

https://verbalcommits.com/players/kyron-gibson

2023 MVC Commitments-
Belmont- Win Miller, Brigham Rogers, Sam Orme, Drew Scharnowski, Malik Dia, Will Shaver (decommitted), Jayce Willingham
Bradley- Demarion Burch, Almar Atlason, Trey Pettigrew, Kyle Thomas, Emarion Ellis
Drake- Chico Johnson, Kevin Overton, Ethan Roberts, Patrick Bath, Atin Wright, Kyron Gibson, Carlos Rosario
Evansville- Michael Day, Braylon Jackson, Tanner Cuff, Chuck Bailey, Tyler Myers (walk-on), Weston Aigner (walk-on), Cameron Haffner, Ben Humrichous, Dakota Candler (walk-on), Josh Hughes, Antonio Thomas, Guilherme Tesch
Illinois State- Johnny Kinziger, Chase Walker, Ty Pence, Dalton Banks, Brandon Lieb, Ty Blake (walk-on), Jordan Davis, Myles Foster
Indiana State- Camron Manyawu (decommitted), Eli Shetler, Jayden Daughertry, Derek Vorst, Isaiah Swope, Aaron Gray, Jake Wolf, Ryan Conwell, Cooper Bean
Missouri State- Nick Kramer, Cesare Edwards, Nick Ellington, Davion Hill
Murray State- John McCrear, Lawrent Rice, Shawn Walker, Jr., Alden Applewhite
UNI- R.J. Taylor, Kyle Pock, Wesley Rubin, Jacob Hutson
SIU- Kennard Davis, Trey Miller, Jarrett Hensley, Sheridan Sharp
UIC- Ethan Pickett, Andrew King, Isaiah Rivera, Marquise Kennedy, Grant Welch (walk-on)
Valparaiso- Zane Doughty (decommitted), Jahari Williamson, Yanis Bamba, Ola Ajiboye, Isaiah Stafford, Jaxon Edwards, Lual Manyang

2024 Commitments-
Valparaiso- Justus McNair

[jturner38]

Cooper Bean walking on to Indiana State.

[Da Coach]

Thanks.

Cooper Bean is a 6'4" guard from Noblesville, IN
https://twitter.com/cooperbean7/stat...42331047387142

[Da Coach]

Belmont gets a commitment from Jayce Willingham, a 6'5" redshirt senior guard at Lee University, a Division II school in Cleveland, Tennesee.
This past season he averaged 16.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg, and he shot 49.0% overall, and 30.7% from three. He has just one season of eligibility left for his Covid year.

https://twitter.com/willinghamJ34/status/1656779865188646912

Bio/stats- https://leeuflames.com/sports/mens-b...illingham/3676

[Da Coach]

Here is more about Jarrett Hensley, who just entered the transfer portal yesterday...
He is from U. of Cincinnati. He is a 6'8" junior forward originally from Leavenworth High School (Kansas), and he did a prep year at Link Prep in Branson, MO, where he was rated as a top 150 recruit. He spent one season at North Carolina-Greensboro where he didn't play much and averaged only 1.8 ppg. He transferred to Cincinnati when his coach at UNCG, Wes Miller, took the Cincinnati coaching job, and played the last 2 seasons there, averaging 1.5 ppg in 2021-22 and 2.0 ppg in 2022-23. His 3-point percentage in his 3 college seasons has never been better than 18%. He would only have 1 more season of eligibility left.
Bio- https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-b...-hensley/10913
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...arrett-hensley

Jarrett Hensley commits to SIU
https://twitter.com/hoops_mvc/status...06309797945345

[PhiAlphaBoy]

Jarrett Hensley commits to SIU
https://twitter.com/hoops_mvc/status...06309797945345

This tweet summed it up best for me:

1.8 PPG in 3 years at Cincinnati. Big get!

[tomahawk chop]

Thanks.

Cooper Bean is a 6'4" guard from Noblesville, IN
https://twitter.com/cooperbean7/stat...42331047387142

He is no Cooper Neise

[KillerB]

This tweet summed it up best for me:

I'm told they thing he is a fierce defender.. that sounds like a Mullins player..

[KillerB]

SIU gets HS commit from Indianapolis - Sheridan Sharp

[Da Coach]

Valparaiso head coach Roger Powell gets a commitment from 2024 SG Justus McNair of Joliet West HS.

https://twitter.com/scottybscout/status/1658620442830151680

https://verbalcommits.com/players/justus-mcnair

Roger Powell is a graduate of Joliet West HS.

[yoda]

Valparaiso head coach Roger Powell gets a commitment from 2024 SG Justus McNair of Joliet West HS.
https://twitter.com/scottybscout/sta...20442830151680

https://verbalcommits.com/players/justus-mcnair

Roger Powell is a graduate of Joliet West HS.

They got this guy, too
Lual Manyang, 6'10" transfer from Hofstra, redshirted his only year there.

[yoda]

Missouri State land the brother of their former star Alize Johnson

6-2 shooting guard Davion Hill completes their recruiting class.

avg 34 ppg in high school ! Sounds like he could be a stud.

https://twitter.com/WyattWheeler_NL/status/1658923532254867456

[Da Coach]

New Missouri State commit Davion Hill-
https://www.news-leader.com/story/sports/college/msu/2023/05/17/davion-hill-missouri-state-basketball-alize-johnson-brother-commit/70229174007/

He had offers from Kent State and Towson-

https://verbalcommits.com/players/davion-hill

He plays at a small private high school, which includes grades 6 through 12-

https://www.sjnra.org/

It appears the enrollment, including grades 6 through 12, is only 132 students

https://www.privateschoolreview.com/st-john-neumann-high-school-profile

Article about Davion Hills-

https://fox56.com/sports/content/hill-leading-knights