2020-21 early signing period starts Wednesday, Nov. 11

[Da Coach]

The 2020-21 early NLI signing period starts Wednesday, Nov. 11, and runs for 1 week until Wednesday, Nov. 18-

http://www.nationalletter.org/signingDates/index.html

I have heard that Connor Hickman will be signing a National Letter of Intent for Bradley this week.

[Da Coach]

These are the 2021 verbal recruits for the MVC teams who will probably be signing NLI's in the early signing period that starts this coming Wednesday-

2021 recruits-
Bradley- Connor Hickman
Drake- Connor Enright, Tucker DeVries
Evansville- Blake Sisley, Blaise Beauchamp
Illinois State- none
Indiana State- Lincoln Hale, Drew Calderon
Loyola- Ben Schwieger, Ty Johnson
Missouri State- Issac Haney
UNI- Michael Duax, Chase Courbat, Landon Wolf
SIU- Scottie Ebube, Troy D'Amico, Foster Wonders
Valparaiso- Cameron Palesse , Darius DeAviero, Trey Woodyard

[LongTimeFan]

Hickman's signing will leave at least one more recruit for spring whether high school, JC, or transfer. The last I have seen at recruiting from Wardle was a front court player, a power forward/center. However, I am sure that will depend on the quality of recruit available.

[Da Coach]

I have confirmed that Connor Hickman will be signing his NLI this week. That will be the only NLI the men's team will receive.


The Bradley women's team expects to get 5 NLIs for 2021 commitments in this week-long early signing period-
By Verbal Commitment date-
Sept. 16, 2019- Caroline Waite- 5'4" point guard from Ames HS, Ames, Iowa-
https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...273#post488273

Sept. 28, 2019- Sasha Koenig- 5'5" guard from West Branch HS, West Branch, Iowa-
https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...353#post488353

Oct. 8, 2019- Abby Draper- 6'1" forward from Waverly-Shell Rock (Iowa)-
https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...475#post488475

Oct. 12, 2019 - Callie Ziebell- 6'2" forward from Sparta High School in Sparta, Wisconsin
https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...474#post488474

April 6, 2020- Nika Dorsey- 5'10" left handed shooting guard from Renaissance HS, Detroit, Michigan
https://twitter.com/nikadorsey12/sta...74977969274880

[Da Coach]

Story on SIU's very good 2021 recruiting class. SIU has already received an NLI from Troy D'Amico, and expect 2 more this week.

https://thesouthern.com/sports/college/salukimania/salukis-expected-to-add-3-players-on-first-day-of-early-signing-period/article_36da437a-2982-5154-9554-0601e157a753.html

[Da Coach]

The 2021 BU women's recruits NLIs are starting to come in-

Caroline Waite-
Comment from Coach Gorski-
https://twitter.com/BradleyWBB/statu...11457379885059
More info about Caroline Waite-
https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...273#post488273

[Da Coach]

Bradley now has received 2 NLIs from their 2021 commits-

Nika Dorsey- Comment from Coach Gorki-
https://twitter.com/BradleyWBB/statu...24350011854850
More info about Nika Dorsey-
https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...555#post494555

[Da Coach]

2 more NLIs have been received for 2021 Bradley women's commits-

Abby Draper-
https://twitter.com/BradleyWBB/statu...42221123297281
https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...475#post488475

Sasha Koenig-
https://twitter.com/BradleyWBB/statu...55330860867587
https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...353#post488353

Bradley has a 5th commit for 2021, Callie Ziebell. There is no mention yet of her NLI arriving.

https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sports-forums/basketball-fan-talk/488050-bradley-women-s-team-2019-20-preseason-poll-released?p=488474#post488474

[Da Coach]

The Bradley women's team and Coach Gorski received their 5th and final NLI today, this one from:
Callie Ziebell-

https://twitter.com/BradleyWBB/status/1326719996286865409

https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sports-forums/basketball-fan-talk/488050-bradley-women-s-team-2019-20-preseason-poll-released#post488474

Here are the other 4 received earlier today-

Caroline Waite-
https://twitter.com/BradleyWBB/statu...11457379885059
https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...273#post488273

Abby Draper-
https://twitter.com/BradleyWBB/statu...42221123297281
https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...475#post488475

Sasha Koenig-
https://twitter.com/BradleyWBB/statu...55330860867587
https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...353#post488353

Nika Dorsey-
https://twitter.com/BradleyWBB/statu...24350011854850
https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...555#post494555

[Da Coach]

Story from BradleyBraves.com about the recruiting haul by Andrea Gorski. The BU Women's team received 5 NLIs yesterday from quality recruits-

https://bradleybraves.com/news/2020/11/12/five-sign-with-bradley-womens-basketball.aspx

[Da Coach]

The Bradley women's team and Coach Gorski received their 5th and final NLI today, this one from:
Callie Ziebell-
https://twitter.com/BradleyWBB/statu...19996286865409
https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...sed#post488474

Here are the other 4 received earlier today-
Caroline Waite-
https://twitter.com/BradleyWBB/statu...11457379885059
https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...273#post488273

Abby Draper-
https://twitter.com/BradleyWBB/statu...42221123297281
https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...475#post488475

Sasha Koenig-
https://twitter.com/BradleyWBB/statu...55330860867587
https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...353#post488353

Nika Dorsey-
https://twitter.com/BradleyWBB/statu...24350011854850
https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...555#post494555

Bradley commit Caroline Waite was named by the Des Moines Register to their 5-member All-Iowa Elite Team -
Des Moines Register's 2021 All-Iowa teams
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/st...ms/4731989001/

The Elite Team is the 5 best players regardless of school size or class.
Caroline Waite averaged 22.6 points per game, and of course, she was also named to Class 5A All-Iowa team.

The other two Bradley commits from Iowa were also named to the All-Iowa teams
Bradley commit Abby Draper, a senior from Waverly-Shell Rock HS, was named to the Class 4A All-Iowa team.

And Sasha Koenig, a senior from West Branch HS was named to the Class 2A All-Iowa team. She is the sister of current Bradley junior Tatum Koenig. Sasha is one of the top scorers in Iowa girls basketball with an average of 20.6 ppg. Unfortunately, her West Branch team was upset and eliminated from the state tournament in the semifinals of Class 2A.
https://wcfcourier.com/sports/high-s...64273f73f.html

Bradley's other two 2021 commits-
Callie Ziebell of Sparta HS in Sparta, Wisconsin was just named Honorable mention All-State in Wisconsin-
https://lacrossetribune.com/sports/l...1b0dd2061.html

Nika Dorsey had a great season for a talented Detroit Renaissance team that lost in the Division 1 state championship game-
https://www.mlive.com/highschoolspor...naissance.html



Congratulations to all 5 of the Bradley 2021 recruiting class, and to Head Coach Andrea Gorski and the other coaches for what looks like a terrific recruiting class.