2025 and beyond recruits

[egib52]

Johnson is Bully.

Right, reread your post, you put Thomas twice.

[tomahawk chop]

Right, reread your post, you put Thomas twice.

My mistake, but everybody knows what I am getting at, we needed to bring in a few more portal players instead of just waste scholarships. We had 4 guys on the end of our bench that pretty much did not play.

[KillerB]

Last recruiting class we brought in Bully, Van der Knaap, Thomas and Dillon. One of these players made a big difference but the others not so much.We need to do better.

Johnson was a pleasant surprise as a freshman. I think he took advantage on injuries and illnesses to Burch to grab p/t and pass Burch in the rotation.
Dillon battled back issues all season. Can you forsee that?
Thomas contributed, but i would have liked more.
I expected very little from Van der Knapp-I always thought he would be a foreign player who needed a year to acclimate.
I am curious who you think should have lost playing time if different players were brought in? The only spot open really was the 5 wasn't it?
And you are always going to have a couple of guys on your bench who never play.

[tomahawk chop]

Johnson was a pleasant surprise as a freshman. I think he took advantage on injuries and illnesses to Burch to grab p/t and pass Burch in the rotation.
Dillon battled back issues all season. Can you forsee that?
Thomas contributed, but i would have liked more.
I expected very little from Van der Knapp-I always thought he would be a foreign player who needed a year to acclimate.
I am curious who you think should have last playing time if different players were brought in? The only spot open really was the 5 wasn't it?
And you are always going to have a couple of guys on your bench who never play.

A few portal or JUCOS that can play the 4 or 5 that are more physical and can rebound. Dillon had injury issues but Burch pretty much covers that spot off the bench. Thomas was just ok but for a Junior he was not consistent enough to make a difference. We made a huge mistake in depending on Atlason to be a decent inside player because he was below ave. on defense and was a minus on offense and for a 6-8 player he did not rebound. Just about every Valley team was able to bring in a lot of portal players that could contribute this season, we did not and it hurt our chances of getting to the big Tour.

[yoda]

There’s a bunch of juco kids averaging 8, 9 and even 11 & 12 rebounds a game
I hope we bring one in.
btw- a 6-4 post player led the conference season in rebounding, and offensive rebounding while also averaging double digits scoring.

[Da Coach]

Bradley is interested in Quandre "Dre" Bullock, 6'6" senior guard at University of South Dakota, who has entered the D1 transfer portal.
He is originally from Franklinton, North Carolina. He initially enrolled at Triton College in the Covid year of 2020-21, but played in only 5 games.
In 2021-22 he played at Angelina College, a junior college in Texas, where he averaged 17.4 ppg and 7.1 rpg, and he shot 50.7% overall and 35.7% from three.
In 2022-23 he played at Louisiana Tech, where he averaged 5.1 ppg in 29 games off the bench.
He played 2023-24 at Niagara University where as a part-time starter he averaged 8.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg, and shot 50% from three (38-76).
And this past season, 2024-25, he was at South Dakota, where he started 12 of 30 games, and averaged 12.1 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.6 assists, and 1.4 steals as a senior. Because of the recent NCAA junior college ruling, he should have 1 more season of eligibility.
>> https://x.com/ThePortalReport/status...47074405802455
>> https://x.com/dylan_lutey/status/1899537181397733706
>> https://x.com/SDCoyotesMBB/status/1896990328684695911
>> https://x.com/SDCoyotesMBB/status/1895508263426494918

D2 Transfer portal- Josiah Shackleford- 6'9" 220 lb junior at Division II Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, Georgia. He is originally from Greenville, NC.
He initially played at Brunswick Community College, in 2021-22, where he was the NJCAA Region 10 Player of the Year. He averaged 18.1 points and 9.5 rebounds per game, and shot 68.9%. He transferred to Florida Gulf Coast in 2022-23, but did not play. In 2023-24 he played in 16 games at FGCU, and averaged 1.8 ppg.
He transferred to Florida Southwestern State where he played in 2024-25, and averaged He averaged 17.0 ppg, 7.3 rpg, and shot 56.2% overall. He did not attempt a 3-pointer. He is now in the D2 transfer portal. He could have 2 seasons of eligibility left because of the junior college ruling.
>> https://www.gswcanes.com/sports/mbkb...rd_josiah_v3o3
>> https://x.com/workinithoops/status/1899486367438299436
>> https://x.com/supersaiyanjo_/status/1897835846964740336
>> https://x.com/GSWAthletics/status/1878900165446443009

D2 Transfer portal- Donovan Hill- 6'8" forward at D2 Shippensburg State University in Shippensburg, PA. He is originally from Harrisburg, PA, and attended Niagara University as a freshman in 2022-23. He only appeared in 2 games for a total of 4 minutes. He transferred to D2 Shippensburg State and played the last 2 seasons there. In 2024-25 he averaged 12.3 ppg and 10.3 rpg as a junior.
He was granted an extra year for the one season at Niagara when he played in only 2 games, and thus he has 2 seasons of eligibility left.
>> https://x.com/Donovanhill30/status/1895586823667351985
>> https://x.com/Donovanhill30/status/1897024922351985144
>> https://shipraiders.com/sports/mens-...024#individual
>> https://purpleeagles.com/sports/mens...ovan-hill/7868
>> https://verbalcommits.com/players/donovan-hill

D2 transfer portal- Chase Dawson- 6' freshman guard at D2 University of Mount Olive in Mount Olive, NC. He is originally from Durham, NC.
In his freshman season (2024-25) he averaged 21.4 ppg, 2.2 rpg, and 2.8 apg. He shot 51.1% overall, and 34.7% from three, and he was voted Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year.
>> https://umotrojans.com/sports/mens-b...se-dawson/6269
>> https://umotrojans.com/sports/mens-b...ats#individual
>> https://x.com/JamieShaw5/status/1899524419627729366
>> https://umotrojans.com/news/2025/3/6...-the-year.aspx

[bubraves82]

I've been a faithful reader of the comments here and I've concluded that none of this matters as the refs constantly are out to get us.

[Da Coach]

I've been a faithful reader of the comments here and I've concluded that none of this matters as the refs constantly are out to get us.

Haha... but that is why Bradley has to become a dominant team again, so they can overcome the calls.

[tomahawk chop]

Haha... but that is why Bradley has to become a dominant team again, so they can overcome the calls.

Exactly

[Steve Zalutsky]

Da Coach, why are we only going for Div.2 transfers?Ido realize they are good players and could be even greater! I don't have to look farther then Drake or Christian Davis to know D2 can Win! But can't we try for some good Even 3 star D1 Players? And I know Junior College players can become great also! ( Malevy Leons) . Is this BW view that he can win without D1 transfers?