Valley Recruits

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Fort Erie’s web site lists him on their roster, but he hasn’t played yet in any of their games. From the timeline of Nitu’s offers it would appear that he looked very promising 2 years ago, then by 2022 the big schools dropped their interest, and by 2023 he was only getting low major interest - yet some sites still rank him 4-star, so he could be a steal.

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Updated 2024 MVC recruit commitment list-

Belmont- Eoin Dillon, Cooper Haynes
Bradley- Jaquan Johnson, Timoty van der Knaap, Corey Thomas
Drake- Emerson "KJ" Tenner, Andrell Burton, Jr.
Evansville- Kaia Berridge, Ramondo Battle II, Gabriel Pozzato
Illinois State- Cade Norris, Jack Daugherty
Indiana State- Merritt Alderink?, Robert Sean Birmingham?, Christian Nitu?, Jahni Summers
Missouri State- Julius Thedford?, Zaxton King?, Jurrell Baldwin
Murray State- Jordan McCullum, D.J. Shine
Northern Iowa- Will Hornseth, Redek Born
UIC- Carlos Harris III
Valparaiso- Justus McNair?, Ibrahim Diakite?, All Wright

Note- some of the above commitments may no longer be valid due to coaching turnover.

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Missouri State head coach Cuonzo Martin has gotten a 2024 commitment from Zaxton King, a 6'2" guard from Lawrence (Kansas) High School. He averaged 19 ppg and 4.5 rpg as a senior. He shot 42-134 (31.3%) from three.
>> https://www.news-leader.com/story/sp...l/73370267007/
>> https://twitter.com/ebosshoops/statu...85123145396517
Stats- https://kchshoops.com/player.php?player=1954&season=9

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Evansville gets a commitment from an Italian kid named Gabriel Pozzato - https://twitter.com/Loppe_V/status/1782033091134902640
>> https://www.instagram.com/p/C6BE-v7tD8i/?hl=en
>> https://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u...abriel-Pozzato
Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww_VwXZLGI4

He is a 6'4" guard who most recently played at the NBA Global Academy in Australia.
He was a teammate of Timoty van der Knaap on the Italian U-18 team that played this past summer in the FIBA U18 European Championships.

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UNI gets a commitment from Cade Courbat, a 6'6" forward from Cedar Falls High School.
He averaged 10.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists as a senior with Cedar Falls HS.
He is the brother of UNI redshirt sophomore Chase Courbat.
>> https://wcfcourier.com/sports/colleg...98f8f0250.html
>> https://twitter.com/CadeCourbat/stat...29427464060992

He will reportedly be a "preferred walkon".

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Missouri State gets another juco commitment, Mozae Downing-Rivers. He is a 6'6" sophomore guard from Barton Community College in Kansas.
Bio and Stats- https://www.bartonsports.com/sports/...ers_mozae_t98f

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ISU lands D2 Valdosta State portal transfer (Wisconsin native) Caden Boser (played 2 seasons at VSU)
6-8 F who averaged 12.6 ppg, 4.5 rpg, hit 40.5% from 3-pt in 2023-24
Originally started at UM-Kansas City where he averaged 4 ppg, 1.5 rpg over his first two seasons at UMKC
Sho\ould have one (Covid) season remaining

https://twitter.com/Cadenboser33/status/1784300879950000507

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Valparaiso gets a commitment from Jayden Watson. He is a 6'7" forward who graduated from Chicago Heights Bloom HS in 2023, and did a postgrad year at Don Bosco Prep Institute in Crown Point, Indiana. - https://twitter.com/Jayden_watson12/...81125681500197

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It looks like Drake got another commitment earlier today- Joey Matteoni, a 6'8" senior forward from Blue Valley Northwest HS in Overland Park, Kansas, where he was first team All-State his senior year. He originally committed to and signed with Northwest Missouri State, when it was coached by Ben McCollum. But McCollum is now the new coach at Drake, and Matteoni decided to switch and commit to Drake. He averaged 19.1 points and 8.9 rebounds per game his senior season - https://www.desmoinesregister.com/st...m/73498940007/

That makes 6 new recruits for McCollum so far at Drake-
Bennett Stirtz- transfer from D2 Northwest Missouri State
Isaiah Jackson- transfer from D2 Northwest Missouri State
Daniel Abreu- transfer from D2 Northwest Missouri State
Eli Shetlar- transfer from Indiana State
Cameron Manyawu- transfer from Wyoming
Joey Matteoni- from high school, originally committed to D2 Northwest Missouri State


And SIU landed a high school big man recruit earlier today- https://siusalukis.com/news/2024/4/2...4-25-campaign-
Rolyns Aligbe is a 6'9" forward from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He spent the 2023-24 season at Winchendon School, a prep school in Massachusetts.
He averaged 17.4 points and 10.6 rebounds at Winchendon.
He spent four seasons at Minnehaha Academy in Minnesota before his prep school year in Massachusetts.

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Indiana State lands a junior college recruit- Jahni Summers, a 6'6" freshman shooting guard from Coffeyville Community College in Kansas. He has 3 years of eligibility. New Indiana State Assistant Coach and former star player Jake Odum was an assistant at Coffeyville CC last year. Summers is originally from Evansville, Indiana - https://verbalcommits.com/players/jahni-summers
>> https://twitter.com/jakelieberman2/s...59478635180200

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Valparaiso lands a 2024 high school recruit- All Wright, a 6'3" guard from Joplin, Missouri. He played this past season at link Year Prep in Branson, MO. - https://verbalcommits.com/players/all-wright
>> https://twitter.com/allwrightttt/sta...14275572851069

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Missouri State gets a 2024 high school recruit- Senior Jurrell Baldwin, a 6'7" forward from Chicago Hyde Park Academy. - https://www.news-leader.com/story/sp...k/73540142007/

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Missouri State gets another commitment. This one is from juco player Michael Osei-Bonsu, a 6'4", 265 pound sophomore forward from Vincennes University, a Division I junior college in Vincennes, Indiana. In 2023-24, he averaged 12.2 ppg, 9.6 rpg, and he shot 62.5% overall, 47.8% on free throws, and he did not attempt a 3-pointer.
Bio & stats- https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/...u_michael_b2rj

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Missouri State gets another commitment. This one is from juco player Michael Osei-Bonsu, a 6'4", 265 pound sophomore forward from Vincennes University, a Division I junior college in Vincennes, Indiana. In 2023-24, he averaged 12.2 ppg, 9.6 rpg, and he shot 62.5% overall, 47.8% on free throws, and he did not attempt a 3-pointer.
Bio & stats- https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/...u_michael_b2rj

6’4” 265lb??! What position does he play? That’s heavy on a 6’4” frame

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6’4” 265lb??! What position does he play? That’s heavy on a 6’4” frame

He has been listed mostly as a Power Forward. It's posted at the bottom of this page - https://www.recruit.co/profile/15639...seiBonsu/about

Here is a picture...