2025 and beyond recruits

[Da Coach]

Good question. In order to attend a Chicago public school, a kid has to establish residency in the city. I don't know who Brown will be living with, but it's supposed to be a legitimate family or guardian. Recall that Adam Miller also transferred to Chicago (Morgan Park HS). Chicago allows open enrollment at most of their public schools, meaning that if residency is established, they can attend any eligible school that hasn't reached their maximum. They also have a few "selective enrollment" schools that can only be attended by being accepted.

[PhiAlphaBoy]

One-time Bradley class of 2024 recruit De'Kwon Brown is transferring schools again... He started out as a freshman at Peoria High School (2020-21), then transferred and played his sophomore season (2021-22) at Limestone HS. Then he returned to Peoria HS last season as a junior (2022-23). Now he is transferring again and will play the 2023-24 season in Chicago at Class 3A powerhouse, Neal F. Simeon Academy.
Simeon returns a bunch of talent from their 2022-23 team that lost in the IHSA title game last March to Metamora, though they will have a new head coach as log-time coaching legend Robert Smith retired.
https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/...n/70327840007/

Where do kids like this live when they transfer to a high school 3 hours away...and who is funding and feeding them?

[Da Coach]

One-time Bradley class of 2024 recruit De'Kwon Brown is transferring schools again... He started out as a freshman at Peoria High School (2020-21), then transferred and played his sophomore season (2021-22) at Limestone HS. Then he returned to Peoria HS last season as a junior (2022-23). Now he is transferring again and will play the 2023-24 season in Chicago at Class 3A powerhouse, Neal F. Simeon Academy.
Simeon returns a bunch of talent from their 2022-23 team that lost in the IHSA title game last March to Metamora, though they will have a new head coach as log-time coaching legend Robert Smith retired.

https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2023/06/15/peoria-high-class-of-2024-dekwon-brown-transfer-to-chicago-simeon/70327840007/

[Da Coach]

Bradley is recruiting 2025 E.J. Mosley- 6' guard at St. Laurence HS in Burbank, Illinois.
He averaged 14.3 ppg and 2.5 apg, and shot 43% from three as a sophomore at St. Laurence, and he has 741 points in his HS career, so far.

https://twitter.com/MaxFeldman6/stat...55755332579335

https://verbalcommits.com/players/ej-mosley

https://www.madehoops.com/PlayerProf...1-96ea40f8fc7a
https://www.beverlyreview.net/sports...9219af137.html
https://twitter.com/stlvikinghoops/s...79691766931462
Video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlyo5K42xn0
https://www.hudl.com/video/2/125619/...eb47177c8f251f

[Da Coach]

Bradley is recruiting 2024 Dylan Warlick, a 6'5" forward from Edmond North High School in Edmond, Oklahoma.

https://www.verbalcommits.com/players/dylan-warlick

https://247sports.com/Player/Dylan-Warlick-46136160/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi-eZOohDnQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Klr-1bwsLIQ

[yoda]

New name-
2024 Braeden Lue- a 6'8" forward at Alexander HS in Atlanta.

https://verbalcommits.com/players/braedan-lue

https://247sports.com/player/braedan-lue-46135937/

https://www.hudl.com/profile/15796973/braedan-lue

https://twitter.com/braedanlue11/sta...56556922101760
https://twitter.com/braedanlue11/sta...56983247937536

Bradley offers Braedan Lue
https://twitter.com/braedanlue11/status/1667280308515766275

[Da Coach]

Most likely Jimmie is the one doing much of the work pursuing contacts in Wisconsin, especially now that Drew Adams and Brian Jones are gone. But, Mike Bargen also does a lot of the work scouting and evaluating recruits.

[PhiAlphaBoy]

One new name for 2024- Sekou Konneh, a 6'8" forward at St. Thomas More HS in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

https://247sports.com/player/sekou-konneh-46135261/

https://www.hudl.com/profile/17120472/sekou-konneh

https://ny2lasports.com/article_one.aspx?articleid=5411

https://verbalcommits.com/players/sekou-konneh

He is a teammate of another 2024 player that Bradley has had recruiting contact with-
Amari McCottry-
https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...741#post510741

We seem to be having luck recruiting the Milwaukee area lately. Does Jimmy Foster get the credit as our lead recruiter for that area or is it another one of our coaching staff?

[Da Coach]

One new name for 2024- Sekou Konneh, a 6'8" forward at St. Thomas More HS in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

https://247sports.com/player/sekou-konneh-46135261/

https://www.hudl.com/profile/17120472/sekou-konneh

https://ny2lasports.com/article_one.aspx?articleid=5411

https://verbalcommits.com/players/sekou-konneh

He is a teammate of another 2024 player that Bradley has had recruiting contact with-
Amari McCottry-

https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sports-forums/basketball-fan-talk/505646-2023-and-beyond-recruits?p=510741#post510741

[Da Coach]

New name-
2024 Braeden Lue- a 6'8" forward at Alexander HS in Atlanta.

https://verbalcommits.com/players/braedan-lue

https://247sports.com/player/braedan-lue-46135937/

https://www.hudl.com/profile/15796973/braedan-lue

https://twitter.com/braedanlue11/sta...56556922101760
https://twitter.com/braedanlue11/sta...56983247937536

2025 Jonas Johnson- 6'6" wing at DePaul Prep in Chicago.

https://www.hudl.com/profile/16924096/jonas-johnson

[Da Coach]

...
And Bradley continues to closely follow-
2024 Eoin Dillon- 6'9" forward at Peoria Notre Dame HS. We reported that Bradley was recruiting Eoin Dillon a year ago, but he has developed into a definite D1 prospect this past season, and continues to improve. He is playing with MidPro Academy this spring and summer.

Eoin Dillon is having another terrific weekend with the Illinois Wolves-

https://twitter.com/wolves10/status/1654949793343365127

[KillerB]

BTW.. this is according to a friend who talked to the family today. He grew up an Illinois fan. Underwood came to visit and offered immediately. He came back a week later and tried to close. The family decided to wait until after the summer season - more offers rolled in and eventually ND. The family is catholic. When ND came calling they were "stunned and ecstatic".

[KillerB]

From Yahoo sports:
Certa, currently at Bloomington Central Catholic in Illinois, had nearly every prominent program in his home state after him. Illinois, Northwestern, Loyola Chicago, Bradley and Illinois State all made offers. He also received offers from Butler, Nebraska, Toledo and Penn State while Shrewsberry was there. The Irish were the last program to offer him, and that came after Shrewsberry went to the Irish.

[Da Coach]

I don't disagree, but I don't think he is the type of recruit some schools jump on early.

True. Certa's first scholarship offer was from Brian Wardle last July. Prior to that point, he was not recognized as a clear-cut D1 prospect. Some kids take time to develop. But after a great summer, he had about a dozen offers.

[egib52]

Even if he isn't an elite athlete or defender, Cole Certa is the kind of recruit that every D1 coach wants, and who'll win games. I think he'll turn into a fine player at Notre Dame. The cost to attend Notre Dame is in excess of $80,000 per year (tuition alone is >$60,000) so he's getting a great education and a lot of value for his scholarship.
If, for some reason, it doesn't work out, I'd still love to see him at Bradley.

I don't disagree, but I don't think he is the type of recruit some schools jump on early.