2025 and beyond recruits

[Da Coach]

Two 2025 Bradley recruits -
Matthew Zobrist receives offer from Loyola- https://x.com/matthew_zobrist/status...25650620272825
Trey Williams receives offer from SIU- https://x.com/treywilliamsjr3/status...11664860356695

[Da Coach]

A couple 2025 Bradley recruits schedule visits to other schools - https://x.com/G_SullivanMPA/status/1800553968432796053

Both Matthew Zobrist (Metamora) and Leshawn Stowers (Peoria HS) hold offers from Bradley and have visited Bradley on unofficial visits multiple times.

[Da Coach]

A couple new names that Bradley coaches have been in contact with-
2025 Ebuka Okorie- 6'2" point guard at Cushing Academy, a prep school in Ashburnham, Massachusetts.
>> https://247sports.com/Player/ebuka-okorie-46145836/
>> https://www.on3.com/db/ebuka-okorie-238905/recruiting/
Video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVYvDrrl1rs

2028 Brady Pettigrew- 6'3" guard from Lisle, Illinois. He is ranked as one of the top players in the class of 2028. He will be a freshman at Bolingbrook HS this fall. He's the younger brother of former Bradley player Trey Pettigrew.
>> https://x.com/Sports4Illinois/status...59632847986914
>> https://x.com/titcus/status/1796339729094631682
Video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhzKbITAGi8

[yoda]

I saw Bradley has reached out to Bruce Zhang https://twitter.com/ThePortalReport/...S5UBBxttw&s=19

one time Bradley recruit & verbal commit Bruce Zhang is still in the portal

[Da Coach]

Icelandic recruit Tomas Thrastarson's season ended a week ago when his team Thor Thorlakshofn in the Icelandic pro league was eliminated from the playoffs. Tomas was one of the top players on his team, finishing the season with an average of 17.0 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 2.4 apg. He shot 62.4% on two pointers, and 31.4% from three. Not bad considering he is an amateur, just 18 years old, and the youngest player on the team. He's playing against mostly veteran pros who are in their 20's and 30's.
Stats- https://basketball.eurobasket.com/te...fn/4206?Page=3
Roster- https://basketball.eurobasket.com/te...fn/4206?Page=1

He seems to be the type of player Coach Wardle was describing that he was looking for with the next scholarship.
Not sure how seriously Bradley is still recruiting him, but maybe he'll be invited to make a visit.

I have heard that Bradley remained interested, but 6'6" Icelandic guard Tomas Thrastarson has signed with Washington State - https://x.com/CBB_Europe/status/1792940917210378736

Washington State has a lot of European connections, and has had a number of international players every year in recent years

[Da Coach]

A few more names of 2025 recruits that Bradley has been in contact with-

2025 Anthony "A3" Smith III- 6'0" point guard at Hopkins HS in Minnetonka, Minnesota.
>> https://verbalcommits.com/players/anthony-smith-iii
>> https://x.com/MN_BCA/status/1793085643775771095
>> https://x.com/a3_anthony/status/1768791683020296317

2025 Micah Curtis- 6'8" forward at St. Louis Park HS in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
>> https://x.com/MREZsports/status/1787236716237009103
>> https://x.com/MREZsports/status/1787243684255195213

2025 Marley Curtis- 6'8" forward at St. Louis Park HS< and twin brother of Micah Curtis.
>> https://x.com/MREZsports/status/1792002686281216160
>> https://x.com/MarleyCurtis13/status/1751829273604657243
>> https://x.com/MarleyCurtis13/status/1771214913446252918

2025 Tommy Ahneman- 6'11", 240 lb forward at Sheyenne HS in West Fargo, North Dakota.
>> https://verbalcommits.com/players/tommy-ahneman
>> https://www.hudl.com/profile/18900921/Tommy-Ahneman

[egib52]

The NCAA requires a student-athlete to take a minimum of 12 credit-hours per semester to maintain full time student status.

And a couple more new recruiting names-

2026 Thian Riak- 6'4" guard at La Follette HS in Madison, Wisconsin. - https://verbalcommits.com/players/thian-riak
>> https://ny2lasports.com/thian-riak-i...-a-big-spring/
Video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt5T8vDD7sM
Video- https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxgYEwPPKDF/

Among transfer portal players that Bradley has been in contact with-
Trey Hall- 6'9" sophomore forward at Utah Tech, a D1 school in St. George, a member of the WAC conference. He played his freshman season at Evansville in 2020-21, then did not play the next 2 seasons. This past season at Utah tech, he played very little.
2021-22 Bio At Evansville- https://gopurpleaces.com/sports/mens...trey-hall/5470
2023-24 Bio at Utah Tech- https://utahtechtrailblazers.com/spo...trey-hall/9056
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...3893/trey-hall

Niccolo Moretti- 6'1" redshirt-freshman guard at Illinois. He redshirted his true freshman season in 2022-23, then played sparingly this past season (2023-24). He is from Bologna, Italy, and he did a prep season at DME Academy in Florida. Prior to that he played at the NBA Global Academy at the Australian Institute of Sport. He was a member of the Italian U-18 National team.
Bio- https://fightingillini.com/sports/me...-moretti/13607
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...iccolo-moretti
>> https://www.thechampaignroom.com/202...manhawkins-ill
Update- a few hours ago, Moretti committed to Florida Atlantic University.

Moretti would have been a good player in the Valley.

[Da Coach]

How many hours does Linke have to take to be a full-time student at Bradley? I heard he has a couple of courses for his engineering degree but one is not scheduled until spring. However this is just through the grapevine.

The NCAA requires a student-athlete to take a minimum of 12 credit-hours per semester to maintain full time student status.

And a couple more new recruiting names-

2026 Thian Riak- 6'4" guard at La Follette HS in Madison, Wisconsin. - https://verbalcommits.com/players/thian-riak
>> https://ny2lasports.com/thian-riak-i...-a-big-spring/
Video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt5T8vDD7sM
Video- https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxgYEwPPKDF/

Among transfer portal players that Bradley has been in contact with-
Trey Hall- 6'9" sophomore forward at Utah Tech, a D1 school in St. George, a member of the WAC conference. He played his freshman season at Evansville in 2020-21, then did not play the next 2 seasons. This past season at Utah tech, he played very little.
2021-22 Bio At Evansville- https://gopurpleaces.com/sports/mens...trey-hall/5470
2023-24 Bio at Utah Tech- https://utahtechtrailblazers.com/spo...trey-hall/9056
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...3893/trey-hall

Niccolo Moretti- 6'1" redshirt-freshman guard at Illinois. He redshirted his true freshman season in 2022-23, then played sparingly this past season (2023-24). He is from Bologna, Italy, and he did a prep season at DME Academy in Florida. Prior to that he played at the NBA Global Academy at the Australian Institute of Sport. He was a member of the Italian U-18 National team.
Bio- https://fightingillini.com/sports/me...-moretti/13607
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...iccolo-moretti
>> https://www.thechampaignroom.com/202...manhawkins-ill
Update- a few hours ago, Moretti committed to Florida Atlantic University.

[LongTimeFan]

How many hours does Linke have to take to be a full-time student at Bradley? I heard he has a couple of courses for his engineering degree but one is not scheduled until spring. However this is just through the grapevine.

[tomahawk chop]

So frustrating to read about Darrius Hannah's brother a 4 star recruit who says he's open to all schools chasing him yet Bradley not on the list!

We do not have enough money. Probably looking for a big pay day. Do not blame him since it is legal.

[Afreck2430]

Does anyone know what happen to the kid from Iceland we were recruiting this year?

He just signed with Washington st

[Stevezall]

So frustrating to read about Darrius Hannah's brother a 4 star recruit who says he's open to all schools chasing him yet Bradley not on the list!

[Da Coach]

...
Where was there an official announcement that all 2024 scholarships have been assigned?

Your scholarship grid has 12 without counting Hardtke. Although it does include Linke which some have wondered about for next year. I can’t put my hands on it now but I believe I have seen comments on here about the end of the bench including Biliew, Hardtke, and Linke. In fact there has been quite a discussion on it.

The scholarship grids here and elsewhere are essentially guesses at this point. They are tentative and not official.
I don't know if Linke has made a definitive decision about returning, yet. And I haven't seen any official word that Cade Hardtke will be on scholarship. And though I don't know what the current situation might be, Coach Wardle was quoted in a recent PJ Star article saying he was still looking to sign another player, preferably a high school player.

[LongTimeFan]

Your scholarship grid has 12 without counting Hardtke. Although it does include Linke which some have wondered about for next year. I can’t put my hands on it now but I believe I have seen comments on here about the end of the bench including Biliew, Hardtke, and Linke. In fact there has been quite a discussion on it.

[Da Coach]

2024 Evan Griffin- 6'9" forward from Geneva HS, Geneva, Alabama.?

Is this as typo or a walk-on candidate? I thought all the rides have been assigned for 2024.

He's an uncommitted 2024 recruit.
Where was there an official announcement that all 2024 scholarships have been assigned?