2025 and beyond recruits

[Nashville Cat]

One mitigating factor if this guy is a true post-player, it shouldn't take long before he is comfortable in BUs offense. High screen-roll, pick-pop, high ball screens etc are relatively universal. Plus foundation stuff like rebounding and low block defense.

[The Old Guy]

So will he be eligible? to make the trip to Belmont and able to play?

[Da Coach]

Well I’m really dying to know who it is and find out all about him. Didn’t ISU Red have a Serbian that lit us up last year that also transferred?

Dusan Mahorcic is the kid from Serbia you are thinking of. He attended Notre Dame College Prep in Niles, Illinois, then spent one season at Lewis University, and 1 season at Moberly junior college before landing at ISU in 2020-21, where he averaged 9.9 ppg and 7.2 rpg-
https://goredbirds.com/sports/mens-b...-mahorcic/8189

He left ISU after the 2020-21 season and transferred to Utah, where he didn't play much. Then he transferred again this season, and is at North Carolina State. Unfortunately, after playing 10 games, he suffered a dislocated patella (kneecap) and required surgery. He is not expected to return this season.
Injury- https://www.wralsportsfan.com/nc-sta...jury/20619891/
Career Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...dusan-mahorcic

And though he did have some good games while playing for ISU, his two games against Bradley were not very high scoring games. Here is his game log for the one season he spent at ISU. In the two games against Bradley he had 5 points, 4 rebounds and 8 points, 9 rebounds. Bradley won both games.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...ball/year/2021

Some Bradley fans might remember that former BU center Jordan Prosser suffered a dislocated kneecap in Bradley's first game of the 2011 MVC Tournament, a win over Drake.

https://bradleybraves.com/news/2011/3/4/205108390.aspx

If this new transfer enrolls for January Interim classes can he be eligible to play or does he have to wait until Spring classes begin?

I do not think we are talking about a "transfer" from another college. But even if it is, the NCAA has eliminated the rule requiring transfers to sit out, so he should be eligible right away, even during the break. I don't think he would have to take classes during the "January Interim". He'd just have to enroll for the 2nd semester.
And if this is not a transfer, but a new college enrollee, I don't see any reason he wouldn't be eligible as soon as he gets to Bradley and enrolls, as long as he meets the minimum NCAA eligibility requirements.

[BraveBird]

Hey Tommy… a couple of years ago ISU Red did have Dusan Mahorcic. He transferred to a school out west, was dismissed from that team and transferred again to NC State. If my memory serves me well, I believe Mahorcic was injured recently and not playing right now.

[bradleyfan124]

Yes - I would imagine so…. And communication with teammates & coaches will be challenging.

I believe he would have to pass a basic English speaking test. I would not let that worry anybody, Most Europeans speak better English than we do

[The Old Guy]

If this new transfer enrolls for January Interim classes can he be elgible to play or does he have to wait until Spring classes begin?

[Tommy]

Well I’m really dying to know who it is and find out all about him. Didn’t ISU Red have a Serbian that lit us up last year that also transferred?

[️ Fanatic]

Speaks no English! Is that going to be problematic for classes?

Yes - I would imagine so…. And communication with teammates & coaches will be challenging.

[Nashville Cat]

So I still don’t have a name of the Serbian…. The only details are…. He speaks no English! He yells when he scores, belief is he’s pretty good.

Team reports back to practice Monday, Dec 26 at 5. Go Braves!

Speaks no English! Is that going to be problematic for classes?

[️ Fanatic]

So I still don’t have a name of the Serbian…. The only details are…. He speaks no English! He yells when he scores, belief is he’s pretty good.

Team reports back to practice Monday, Dec 26 at 5. Go Braves!

[Shoester]

Exciting news! Thanks for sharing Coach.

[Da Coach]

IMO, if there is one thing this team is lacking that would give Bradley an advantage this season and in the MVC Tournament, as well as in the postseson NCAA Tournament if we are so fortunate, is a true low post player. Yes, Bradley has better overall size than any other MVC team, but none are true back-to-the basket low post players. My guess is our coaches want to add a player with the open scholarship that fills that missing piece. And they aren't looking for a project to develop. I don't know how much they have seen of this recruit, but they must believe he can play and contribute now.

[Da Coach]

This will be interesting. Obviously don’t know the particulars but it would seem coming in for second semester would use a full year of eligibility unless they played first semester for someone else. Also integrating into Brian’s system quickly will be a challenge to do especially while the rest of the team is in the middle of game to game preparations-can’t focus too much on getting someone new up to speed while focusing on winning the Valley this year.

Still working on ID'ing the kid, but none of my sources so far can give me a name (though I think I have it narrowed down to a small number of possibilities).
What I have been told is he is a Serbian big man (described as "huge"), pretty skilled, and he's "on the way"....


And yes, the NCAA counts even 1/2 year as a full season of eligibility, which is why it doesn't happen very often. Plus, as you said, they are deprived of the off-season workouts, and all the preseason conditioning and practices. So they will be unfamiliar with the system, their new coaches, and their new teammates. Another reason why very few recruits will enroll this way.

[houstonbrave]

This will be interesting. Obviously don’t know the particulars but it would seem coming in for second semester would use a full year of eligibility unless they played first semester for someone else. Also integrating into Brian’s system quickly will be a challenge to do especially while the rest of the team is in the middle of game to game preparations-can’t focus too much on getting someone new up to speed while focusing on winning the Valley this year.

[Big Mike]

Gonna be a Christmas present for the Braves fans....