2025 and beyond recruits

[tomahawk chop]

something to think about....

Flashback-
several years ago, the name Quimari Peterson came up

https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sports-forums/basketball-fan-talk/485875-2020-and-beyond-recruiting-targets/page3#post487747

He's an "undersized" scoring guard but very talented...
Bradley did then offer - and in fact, I recall that we were the first DI to offer him...
..but prob dropped off somewhere and Peterson landed at Indiana State, obviously Josh Schertz knew he could score...

He didn't play much as a freshman at Indiana State mainly due to injury but because they had Cooper Neese, Julian Larry, Xavier Bledson, and few other decent scorers
and also had high scorer Courvasier McCauley & also Jayson Kent transferring in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnCP_OhfK_g

So - He transferred out looking for more playing time and finally landed at ETSU after a year at juco.

He is now one of the best scorers in the nation
19ppg, 4 rpg, 4 asst, and 2 steals/game and hits 40.4% of 3-pointers - and almost 80% on FTs

too bad we didn't get the guy- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...imari-peterson

BUT.....because of the recent NCAA juco waiver, Peterson does get an extra year of eligibility. I sure hope he hits the portal,
and our staff takes a close look at him.

He would be a good get but I really would like to find some athletic big men that are capable of scoring and rebounding that are transfers or Jucos. I think we have 6 available scholarships left and we are in need of a starting PF, wing and a center. Meta, Almar and Thomas are ok. but I see them as better bench players. I would hope our staff recognizes this weakness and gets it fixed.

[daveineureka]

See the players that the coaching staff are in contact with. Wonder if they have narrowed down to a specific few. We have six available rides to give. We desperately need a PF, wing, and center that can give immediate contribution in scoring and rebounding. We can land them and our three freshman guards should make for another good year and beyond.

[yoda]

Another name-
2025 Tylik Weeks- 6'7" F at Southwest Mississippi Community College. He is originally from NYC.
>> https://southwestbearathletics.com/s...lik-weeks/4628
Freshman stats- https://www.njcaa.org/sports/mbkb/20...tylikweekscnr1
Sophomore stats- https://njcaastats.prestosports.com/...tylikweeksast5

https://x.com/jakelieberman2/status/1892805124482887925

[egib52]

See the players that the coaching staff are in contact with. Wonder if they have narrowed down to a specific few. We have six available rides to give. We desperately need a PF, wing, and center that can give immediate contribution in scoring and rebounding. We can land them and our three freshman guards should make for another good year and beyond.

With 6 available scholarships and a bunch of need in the starting lineup, I don't think you can narrow it down.

[tomahawk chop]

With 6 available scholarships and a bunch of need in the starting lineup, I don't think you can narrow it down.

Hard to narrow it down since they have no idea on which players will go into the transfer portal. I would like for us to take advantage of that portal even if we bring in players that only have 1 year left to play.

[LongTimeFan]

Is Bradley giving 15 scholarships next year? Unless some underclassmen are leaving, that is the only I ca see to have that many scholarships available.

[Dubl R 1]

Is Bradley giving 15 scholarships next year? Unless some underclassmen are leaving, that is the only I ca see to have that many scholarships available.

Without a waiver or ruling off the top of my head we lose:

1. Connor Dillon
2. Zek
3. Darius
4. Linke
5. CD

Plus, 13 schollys are available at D1 next year so that would be 6 available right there.....and if Duke does not come back that's 7.

3 are filled...leaves 4 more without anybody else leaving.

Again...I did not double check this...just going off memory.

[LongTimeFan]

That’s was what I was getting. With just available they need to be selective. They do need several big men even for starting next year???

[houstonbrave]

Let’s look at this otherwise-who is “hopefully” returning: 1) Burch 2) Bully 3) Al 4) Meta 5) Corey Thomas 6) Vanderknap 7) Duke Montana Wheeler 9) Dietrich Richardson 10) Zobrist

In 2025-6 you can have up to 15 scholarships. So, if everyone returns that can we have up to 5 scolorships available. I hope all return but that would be a bit surprising in todays world. We lose a bunch even if all stay so the staff has to hit some home runs in the portal especially in the front line and please somebody that can rebound.

And going up to 15 scholarships means added cost from todays 13 limit.

[LongTimeFan]

I would be surprised if Duke comes back. He has a family to support. I doubt if Bradley would pay enough NIL money to support a family and he has been in college for 5 years. I agree that Bradley isn't likely to go to 15 scholarships.

[Dubl R 1]

Without a waiver or ruling off the top of my head we lose:

1. Connor Dillon
2. Zek
3. Darius
4. Linke
5. CD

Plus, 13 schollys are available at D1 next year so that would be 6 available right there.....and if Duke does not come back that's 7.

3 are filled...leaves 4 more without anybody else leaving.

Again...I did not double check this...just going off memory.

Yeah I wrote that wrong.. 15 scholarships next year as opposed to 13 now… I wasn’t thinking

if we go to to 15 we would have six available even if Duke returns and nobody leaves. Wow that’s a lot

just Another way for Power 5’s to stock the bench and keep mid majors from getting more quality players

[Da Coach]

A couple more new names...
2025 Tammar Brown- 7' post-grad forward/center at Rocktop Academy, a prep school in Philadelphia. He is originally from Jamaica.
>> https://247sports.com/player/tammar-brown-46149162/
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4wvy8zWUZI
>> https://x.com/RocktopAcademy/status/...l/C3oHlCYNwBD/

2027 Bryson Wade- 5'11" sophomore point guard at Brentwood Academy in Brentwood, Tennessee.
>> https://verbalcommits.com/players/bryson-wade
>> https://x.com/theBAhoops/status/1892257590995796299
>> https://x.com/_Bryson_Wade_/status/1892258602582233409
>> https://x.com/_Bryson_Wade_/status/1891679361423597568

[Da Coach]

As noted above, Bradley is pursuing some transfer portal players. Here are a couple potential transfers that Bradley has had contact with. Both have entered the transfer portal in the last few days-
Shelton Williams-Dryden- a 6'6" forward who is a junior at University of West Georgia, a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference. He is originally from Milwaukee, prepped at Bay View HS, and spent 2 seasons at Milwaukee Area Tech, a Division II junior college in Milwaukee. He averaged 15 ppg his freshman year, then 20 ppg as a sophomore at Milwaukee Area Tech, and was named a 1st team Juco All-American. UWG's season has ended, and he entered the transfer portal yesterday. As a junior, he averaged 17.6 ppg and 7.5 rpg, leading his team in both categories.
He will be a senior next season, but should qualify for an extra year based on the NCAA's juco ruling.
>> https://verbalcommits.com/players/shelton-williams-dryden
>> https://uwgathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/shelton-williams-dryden/10516
>> https://x.com/greenlightbball/status/1896010868414111811

Luke Williams- 6'0" senior shooting guard at Division II Maryville University. He previously attended Southeast Community College in Nebraska. He is originally from Olathe, Kansas. He was the leading scorer at Maryville in 2023-24 (11.7 ppg), and he averaged a team-leading 15.4 ppg this season, and shot 38.2% from three. He has one season remaining as a previous junior college transfer.
>> https://verbalcommits.com/players/luke-williams2
>> https://maryvillesaints.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/luke-williams/6321

[yoda]

2026 Osby Cavin- 6'3" guard at Pope Paul II Prep School, Hendersonville, Tennessee.
>> https://x.com/Eabner23/status/1801304476885643275
>> https://x.com/Relentless_Hoop/status...26434065338633
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRvIU6iZiRY
>> https://www.youtube.com/@OsbyCavin11

Osby Cavin enjoyed the game and his visit to Bradley yesterday

https://x.com/osbycavin11/status/1896322242252034358