BU recruit- 2015- Brady Ernst

[Da Coach]

Bradley has offered a scholarship to Brady Ernst, a 6'8" power forward from Clinton HS in Clinton, Iowa.
He currently has offers from Drake, South Dakota, North Dakota, Northern Iowa, San Diego, Lehigh, Stephen F. Austin, Illinois State, and Bradley.

http://sports.yahoo.com/iowa/basketball/recruiting/player-Brady-Ernst-154690

http://ny2lasports.com/player_details.aspx?playerid=4706

Video-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lISZqlQq_74

[LongTimeFan]

DC, do you have a link to the offer?

[Da Coach]

DC, do you have a link to the offer?

Sure-

His AAU coach Tweeted it-

https://twitter.com/IA_Barnstormers/status/488855743185973249

It is on VerbalCommits.com-

http://verbalcommits.com/players/brady-ernst

It was Tweeted by a sports writer for the Quad City Times newspaper-

https://twitter.com/mattcoss78/status/488873400266280960

It is also mentioned on several subscription recruiting sites.

[tornado]

article on BU recruit Brady Ernst -

http://www.clintonherald.com/sports/high_school_sports/kings-too-big-for-central/article_adb12b21-946e-5194-8634-15f20c9b0479.html

he has the 3rd leading rebounding average in the state

http://www.sportsspotlight.com/high-school.cfm/Article/High-School/Iowa-High-School-Boys-Basketball-Statistical-Leaders-_-As-of-January-7th/2015-1-7/0

he had a 24 point/22 rebound game this year

https://iowapreps.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1722941

From what I have seen - Ernst may be the only big man we are still pursuing or have offered I guess we're targeting mostly guards
..hope we are looking at a few guys who can shoot over 40%

[wily coyote]

Let's go get him . That's the kind of kid we need. A big that sounds like he can shoot. Plus UNI offered ,must be a shooter. Probably a big hill to climb going up against them but we have a lot of minutes he can get right away. IMO

[bradleyfan124]

Is he related to the Ernst lady who just got elected to the Senate? I do Genealogy and had some Ernst relatives that lived over that way

[tornado]

don't know,
but here's site that may be of some interest to fans...


and I wish we had something like this in Illinois...

but this site keeps track of every stat on every high school team and individual in Iowa...
Pretty amazing - the stats can be sorted any which way

Here's a ranking of the highest ranking boys teams

http://www.quikstatsiowa.com/Public/Basketball/TeamStandings.aspx?IDSport=57C38F60-B323-4087-A557-9ED925DC546D

but you can sort and see the highest scoring teams by clicking on Pts./G (points per game) etc...

BUT - the most useful stats are the individual stats - you can see who the best scorers & best shooters are

http://www.quikstatsiowa.com/Public/Basketball/IndividualStandings.aspx?IDSport=57C38F60-B323-4087-A557-9ED925DC546D

if interested - the same site also keeps track of the high school kids' baseball, football, volleyball, softball, and other stats...
Like I said - sure wish we had something like this for Illinois HS kids


one more thing - there are literally hundreds of kids who hit 3-point shots at 50% or better...
I'm not implying they are all DI candidates, but it is pretty impressive how many kids DO have the ability to shoot 50, 55, even 60% or better from the arc..
surely some of them are DI talents - UNI and Grinnell sure find them - so we ought to be able to find a couple!!!

[tornado]

Here's some followup on Brady Ernst..he's having a great season...
his averages have zoomed up to 17.6 ppg & 15. 6 rpg

http://muscatinejournal.com/print-specific/sports/report/boys-basketball-clinton-at-muscatine/article_163cd2b1-72ff-5c5a-8873-cff49d94b4ee.html

http://www.clintonherald.com/sports/high_school_sports/dog-days-finally-over/article_7a30f38e-3b21-5e96-90b2-c3eaa1e99687.html

he's getting a lot of good press - gonna be hard to get him if the big schols get involved

[tornado]

Brady Ernst had a couple games of 29 pts, 17 rebounds, and 7 blocks ...& 24 pts/19 rebs
we can hope.....

check this tip play for a dunk by Ernst

https://vine.co/v/OtDlxgzaMrh

[tornado]

Brady Ernst having a great season - just passed the 1000 pt mark and now leads the state in rebounding at 12.6 rpg

http://www.sportsspotlight.com/high-school.cfm/Article/High-School/Iowa-High-School-Boys-Basketball-Statistical-Leaders-_-As-of-February-9th/2015-2-9/0

[tornado]

Bradly Ernst update...


Tuesday night Bradly Ernst had 24 points & 17 rebounds....
BUT...he was not the star of the game! His teammate, shooting guard Derrick Howard, was on fire and scored 35 points!

http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/basketball/boys/howard-scores-as-river-kings-top-bulldogs/article_33d09b5e-cccf-5d33-8ce3-b9e510219418.html

[tornado]

not good news...
BU prospect Brady Ernst was injured with a knee injury, and will not return this season
He tore his ACL last Monday -

http://www.clintonherald.com/sports/high_school_sports/ernst-believes-in-team/article_fbac51b3-ba22-50fa-abbd-dbeef8687651.html

http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/swimming/prep-report-clinton-moves-on-to-substate-final/article_32485760-9ea1-563d-82a4-acb0441d810e.html

[LongTimeFan]

I'm not sure whether Ford is considering him or not. Heck, I'm not even sure even who will be coach next year. How long does it take a post player to recover from an injury like this?

I wonder how many teams have backed off recruiting him?

I doubt if Bradley could afford to have a freshman sit out a redshirt injury year.

[tornado]

not good news...
BU prospect Brady Ernst was injured with a knee injury, and will not return this season
He tore his ACL last Monday -

http://www.clintonherald.com/sports/high_school_sports/ernst-believes-in-team/article_fbac51b3-ba22-50fa-abbd-dbeef8687651.html

http://qctimes.com/sports/high-schoo...0441d810e.html

Brady Ernst is still wide open and right now - with his knee six months away from being back on the court - all his offers are on hold...
He may go the juco route or prep just so his college "clock" does not start ticking, but he still could be a bargain for a DI school with scholarships who want to take a chance...

[Da Coach]

Redbird Recon reports that Brady Ernst visited the ISU campus recently.

https://twitter.com/RedbirdRecon/status/590710116032319489

Bradley coach Geno Ford offered him a scholarship last summer, but he tore his ACL this past February and is still recovering.