2026 and beyond recruits

Starting a new thread for 2026 and future recruits (and a couple leftover 2025 possibilities)...
Bradley has made contact with a bunch of 2026 and 2027 recruits the last couple days. -

2025 D1 Transfer portal- Ian Motta- 6'6" 4-year senior forward at Bucknell University. He played in only 7 games in 2024-25, so should have a redshirt season.

2025 D1 transfer portal- Cameron Fass- 6'6" wing at Missouri-Kansas City. Played 2 years at Scottsdale Community College, and the last 2 years at UMKC. He has one season of eligibility left because of the NCAA junior college ruling.

2026 juco- Muhammed Jobe- 6'8", 260 pound freshman at Seward County Community College in Kansas.

2026- Michael Nee- 6'3" guard at Glenbard East HS in Lombard, IL.

2026- Trey Williams- 6'3" guard at Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois.

2026- Gregory “Pops” Dunson Jr- 6'2" point guard at Alexander HS in Douglasville, Georgia.

2026- Cole Edelen- 6'2" point guard at Male HS in Louisville, KY. Search

2026- Willie Foster- 6'1" guard at Lima Senior High School Lima, Oh

2026- Navon Shabazz- 6'4" guard at Assumption HS in Davenport, Iowa.

2026- Landon_Davis- 6'8" forward at Northwest High School in Waukee, Iowa.

2026- William Gerdes- 6'8" forward at Cedar Falls (IA) High School.

2027- Cooper Zachary- 5'10" point guard at Fishers HS in Indiana. He also will be playing for Indiana Elite this spring and summer.

2027- Johnny Akot Bol- 7'0" center at MacDuffie School in Granby, Massachusetts.

2027- Timmy Sloan- 6'4" guard at Lyons Township HS in Lagrange, IL.

2027- Sun Jinkal- 6'5" combo guard at St. Michael’s Prep in Austin, Texas.

2027- Jeremiah Moore- 6'4" wing at Veterans Memorial HS in Corpus Christi, Texas.
https://www.hudl.com/profile/21081319/jeremiah-moore

2027- Ja’Rye Brown- 6'1" guard at W.E.B. Dubois Academy in Louisville, KY.

A few more new names Bradley has made contact with-

2026 Amir Jenkins- 6'3" point guard at Worcester Academy in Worcester, Massachusetts.- https://247sports.com/player/amir-jenkins-46152050/
Article- https://www.thegardnernews.com/stor...ins-worcester-academy-basketball/80333898007/
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2026 Rider Portela- 6'6" guard at Sunnyslope HS in Phoenix, AZ.- Video- https://www.hudl.com/video/3/19042578/65da2b05420f9b0528bfc338

2026 Jerrion Williams- 6'3" guard at Omaha North HS.- Video-
2026 Jacob Webber- 6'6" wing at Kearney HS in Kearney, NE.- https://247sports.com/player/jacob-webber-46149022/
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2026 Nolen Anderson- 6'7" forward at Wayzata HS in Minnesota.- https://247sports.com/Player/nolen-anderson-46158675/
Video- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8aw8k8h0mjs

2027 Ferlandas Wright- 6'7" forward at Faidale HS in Louisville, KY.- https://x.com/CoachStinnett/status/1907157343499960793
Video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krjwrGrUGb4

And a few more names (Google for more info)-

2026- Rashaun Porter- 6'7" PF at DePaul College Prep- https://247sports.com/player/rashaun-porter-46157780/
2026- Rykan Woo- 6'1" guard at DePaul College Prep- https://ny2lasports.com/rykan-woo-picks-up-first-offer/
2026- Miles Flemons- 6'8" PF at Union HS in Tulsa, OK.- https://prephoops.com/player/miles-flemons/
2026- Adam Boyd- 6'3" guard at Atascocita HS in Atascocita, Texas- https://verbalcommits.com/players/adam-boyd
2026- Collin Paul- 6'7" guard at Calvary Christian HS in Ft. Lauderdale FL.- https://verbalcommits.com/players/collin-paul
2026- Kingston Whitty- 6'2" guard at Holy Innocents Episcopal School in Atlanta- https://verbalcommits.com/players/kingston-whitty2
2026- Keriawn Berry- 6'5" guard at Avon High School in Avon, Indiana.- https://verbalcommits.com/players/keriawn-berry
2026- Quinn Costello- 6'10" forward at the Newman School in Boston.- https://verbalcommits.com/players/quinn-costello

One other recruiting related bit of news-Bradley has been making contact with European sources to aid in recruiting more Euro talent.
With the rise in NIL money, the best young players in some of the top European leagues are looking to play college basketball in the US for money, rather than develop as amateurs with the European club teams. Illinois has recently focused on attracting some of the best European players like Tomislav Ivisic, Kasparas Jakucionis, Zvonimir Ivisic, Andrej Stojakovic, and David Mirkovic.

Here is an interesting article that mentions a couple French players (Roman Domon & Mathis Courbon) who both just signed with Murray State.

Yeah- when NCAA rosters become 80% Euro kids, and all the top HS, juco & AAU talent gets stuck going DII you know what will happen -
More NCAA DEI-like rule changes for “balance”.

A couple more new names-

2027- Jack Thelen- 7'0" forward at St. Michael-Albertville HS in MInnesota. - https://www.hudl.com/profile/21260583/Jack-Thelen


2027- Jalen Davis- 6'4" guard at Bremerton HS in the state of Washington. - https://www.si.com/high-school/washington/sblive-s-2024-25-all-state-washington-high-school-boys-basketball-teams-jaylen-petty-snipes-mvp-for-rainier-beach-01jpxnb25612#:~:text=Bremerton's Jalen Davis,(2A), soph.

Bradley has offered 2026 recruit Mason Fuentes of Riviera High School in Miami, Florida. He is a 6'2" point guard who plays on the same high school team in Miami that Gustavo Guimarães played on the last couple years. - https://verbalcommits.com/players/mason-fuentes

Mason Fuentes was recently named the Player of the Year in the Miami area by the Miami Herald-

Mason has a younger brother, Myles Fuentes (2027), who is a highly rated recruit with multiple Power 5 offers- https://verbalcommits.com/players/myles-fuentes

Article mentioning Gustavo and the Fuentes brothers- https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-school/prep-miami-dade/article285754716.html

2026- Will Goode- 6'9" forward. He was a 2025 player we profiled in the past and he had an offer from Bradley, along with multiple other D1 offers. But he is still uncommitted, and Bradley is still in contact. - https://verbalcommits.com/players/will-goode
He might be planning on reclassifying to a 2026 recruit.

one time Bradley recruit Aleks Alston from Chicago Kenwood commits to Maryland..
His recruiting rose to where he was getting multiple major offers, but there were questions about academics.

yoda said:

one time Bradley recruit Aleks Alston from Chicago Kenwood commits to Maryland..
His recruiting rose to where he was getting multiple major offers, but there were questions about academics.

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It may have happened, but I can't remember the last D1 player I heard getting suspended for grades.

egib52 said:

It may have happened, but I can't remember the last D1 player I heard getting suspended for grades.

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Not suspended but end up doing a prep school year or going juco- happens commonly
Bradley has had players who were expected to come for summer but couldn’t because they still had to complete courses, plus schools differ on academic requirements- which is why a bunch end up at New Mexico State.

Several more big-man contacts this week that suggest Bradley may not be done recruiting for 2025--

Juco- Jordan Ray- 6'11" center who played 2 years at Odessa College in Texas from 2022-2024. He did not play in the 2024-25 season, and is looking for a D1 school to play for 2025-26.- https://www.wranglersports.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/players/jordanraykfne

D1 portal- Curt Hopf- 6'8" redshirt junior power forward at Bellarmine. - https://verbalcommits.com/players/curt-hopf
Bio- https://athletics.bellarmine.edu/sports/mens-basketball/roster/curt-hopf/8913
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/4897013/curt-hopf

D1 portal- Mason Hanback- 7'0" junior center at Southeast Missouri State. He missed most of the 2-24-25 season and will likely get a redshirt year.- https://verbalcommits.com/players/mason-hanback
Bio- https://semoredhawks.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/mason-hanback/10980
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/5107646/mason-hanback

D1 portal- Mason Hagedorn- 6'10" freshman at Wake Forest. He redshirted in 2024-25 and did not play. He is now in the portal and should have 4 years of eligibility left. - https://verbalcommits.com/players/mason-hagedorn
Bio- https://godeacs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/mason-hagedorn/8224

D1 portal- Scottie Ebube- 6'10" junior at Wyoming. He played 2 seasons at Southern Illinois, then played this past season at Wyoming. He is back in the portal. Originally from Mundelein (IL) High School. He would be a positive addition to this BU team, IMO.- https://verbalcommits.com/players/scottie-ebube
Bio- https://gowyo.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/scottie-ebube/10769
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/4897482/scottie-ebube

D1 portal- Massal Diouf- 6'9", 240 lb junior forward at Western Illinois University. He played his first 2 seasons at UTSA, and this past season at WIU. He is originally from Gouda, Netherlands.- https://verbalcommits.com/players/massal-diouf
Bio- https://goleathernecks.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/massal--diouf/21875
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/5106845/massal-diouf

D1 portal- Nate Deer- 6'9" junior forward at Texas State. He played 2 years at Howard College in Texas, and this past season at Texas State U. He is originally from Adelaide, Australia, and could have 2 more seasons of eligibility because of the NCAA's juco ruling.- https://verbalcommits.com/players/nate-deer
Bio- https://txst.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/nate-deer/11291
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/5240688/nate-deer
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D1 portal- Bowyn Beatty- 7'0" sophomore center at Sacramento State. He is originally from Canberra, Australia. https://verbalcommits.com/players/bowyn-beatty
Bio- https://hornetsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/bowyn-beatty/9707
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/5175408/bowyn-beatty
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D1 portal- Blake Ammons- 6'10" freshman forward at UM-Kansas City.
Bio- https://kcroos.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/blake-ammons/4615
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/5241656/blake-ammons

Da Coach said:

Several more big-man contacts this week that suggest Bradley may not be done recruiting for 2025--

Juco- Jordan Ray- 6'11" center who played 2 years at Odessa College in Texas from 2022-2024. He did not play in the 2024-25 season, and is looking for a D1 school to play for 2025-26.- https://www.wranglersports.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/players/jordanraykfne

https://twitter.com/x/status/1910727863923278202

D1 portal- Curt Hopf- 6'8" redshirt junior power forward at Bellarmine. - https://verbalcommits.com/players/curt-hopf
Bio- https://athletics.bellarmine.edu/sports/mens-basketball/roster/curt-hopf/8913
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/4897013/curt-hopf

D1 portal- Mason Hanback- 7'0" junior center at Southeast Missouri State. He missed most of the 2-24-25 season and will likely get a redshirt year.- https://verbalcommits.com/players/mason-hanback
Bio- https://semoredhawks.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/mason-hanback/10980
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/5107646/mason-hanback

D1 portal- Mason Hagedorn- 6'10" freshman at Wake Forest. He redshirted in 2024-25 and did not play. He is now in the portal and should have 4 years of eligibility left. - https://verbalcommits.com/players/mason-hagedorn
Bio- https://godeacs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/mason-hagedorn/8224

D1 portal- Scottie Ebube- 6'10" junior at Wyoming. He played 2 seasons at Southern Illinois, then played this past season at Wyoming. He is back in the portal. Originally from Mundelein (IL) High School. He would be a positive addition to this BU team, IMO.- https://verbalcommits.com/players/scottie-ebube
Bio- https://gowyo.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/scottie-ebube/10769
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/4897482/scottie-ebube

D1 portal- Massal Diouf- 6'9", 240 lb junior forward at Western Illinois University. He played his first 2 seasons at UTSA, and this past season at WIU. He is originally from Gouda, Netherlands.- https://verbalcommits.com/players/massal-diouf
Bio- https://goleathernecks.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/massal--diouf/21875
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/5106845/massal-diouf

https://twitter.com/x/status/1917350089686700438

D1 portal- Nate Deer- 6'9" junior forward at Texas State. He played 2 years at Howard College in Texas, and this past season at Texas State U. He is originally from Adelaide, Australia, and could have 2 more seasons of eligibility because of the NCAA's juco ruling.- https://verbalcommits.com/players/nate-deer
Bio- https://txst.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/nate-deer/11291
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/5240688/nate-deer
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D1 portal- Bowyn Beatty- 7'0" sophomore center at Sacramento State. He is originally from Canberra, Australia. https://verbalcommits.com/players/bowyn-beatty
Bio- https://hornetsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/bowyn-beatty/9707
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/5175408/bowyn-beatty
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https://twitter.com/x/status/1908280432346751485

D1 portal- Blake Ammons- 6'10" freshman forward at UM-Kansas City.
Bio- https://kcroos.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/blake-ammons/4615
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/5241656/blake-ammons

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Ray definitely looks like he would be a nice athletic compliment to the brute force of Meta, but there has to be more to the story as to why he didn't play this past year.

Da Coach said:

Several more big-man contacts this week that suggest Bradley may not be done recruiting for 2025--

Juco- Jordan Ray- 6'11" center who played 2 years at Odessa College in Texas from 2022-2024. He did not play in the 2024-25 season, and is looking for a D1 school to play for 2025-26.- https://www.wranglersports.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/players/jordanraykfne

https://twitter.com/x/status/1910727863923278202

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I know highlight videos can be deceptively edited, but this guy looks incredibly athletic -
there definitely is something missing in this whole story about why he did not play the entire 2024-25 season.
On the team website the stats show he only started a few games and played less than 20 min per game, yet
led the team in fouls and foul-outs, so I'm guessing maybe that's a factor.

Here's one picture demonstrating the guy's vertical leap - LINK

More late 2025 recruits-

2025 prep recruit-Andre Ngomabie- 6'10" forward at Victory Rock Prep school in Sarasota, FL.

2025 Juco recruit- Tyheim Love- 6'1" sophomore point guard at Gaston College, a junior college in Dallas, NC.
Bio page- https://gcrhinos.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/bios/love_tyheim_9y1k
Stats page- https://gcrhinos.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/players/tyheimloverlt9

2025 high school recruit- Hudson Scroggins- 6'7" forward at Lake Forest HS. - https://verbalcommits.com/players/hudson-scroggins

A number of new junior college contacts. These all appear to be 2025 recruits-

Juco- Tobias Prall- 6'2" sophomore guard at Southeast Arkansas College. Averaged 17.6 ppg and 41.9% from three; originally from New Jersey.
Stats- https://njcaastats.prestosports.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/div2/players/tobiasprall3ezd

Juco- Abdul Kuta- 6'7", 235 lb, freshman forward at Coffeyville Community College in Kansas. He is from Africa.
Stats- https://redravenathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/bios/kuta_abdul_ma0a

Juco- Tavian Cruse- 6'5" redshirt freshman at Johnson County CC in Kansas.
Stats- https://www.jcccathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/bios/cruse_tavian_n66q

Juco- Adrian Mayes- 6'7" freshman center at Southwest Virginia Community College. He is originally from Durham, NC. He averaged 24.7 ppg and 10.5 rpg.

Juco- Aries Hull- 6'8" sophomore at Southwestern Michigan College. He is originally from Chicago. He averaged 18.0 ppg and 10.7 rpg.

Juco- Daniel Ntambwe- 6'5" forward at Coffeyville CC in Kansas. He is originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Stats- https://redravenathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/bios/ntambwe_daniel_99vn

Juco- Koreon”KD”Davis- 6'6" freshman guard at Clarendon College in Texas. He averaged 10.9 ppg and 7.2 rpg as a freshman. he is a qualifier and would have 3 or 4 years of eligibility, depending whether the NCAA juco ruling would apply to him.

Juco- Elidjah Savane- 6'8" freshman forward at Cloud County CC i Kansas. He is from France.

Juco- Jikany Deang- 6'10" freshman forward at North Dakota State College of Science. Averaged 15.3 ppg, 9.2 rpg.

Juco- Croix Cox- 6'9" forward at Grayson College in Denison, Texas. Averaged 11.3 ppg, 10.1 rpg this past season as a sophomore.

What? No 7 footers?

maybe someone who was previously expected to be here this summer, is not coming - so they're still looking to fill that spot?

While the search seems to be fixed on the 4/5 positions, we are seeing wings and even point guards. If someone is not showing up, it would be hard to determine who. It will be summer before much, if anything, be determined.

A few more-

D2 portal- Emmanuel Oladeru- 6'8", 230 lb junior center at D2 Davis & Elkins College in West Virginia. He spent his first 2 years at a junior college, so he has at least one, maybe two years of eligibility left. Averaged 8.2 ppg and 4.5 rpg in 18 minutes per game.

D1 portal- Stephen Okoro- 6'9", 230 lb freshman forward at University of Detroit Mercy. Originally from Nigeria. Averaged 2.3 ppg and 3.5 rpg in limited playing time.
https://detroittitans.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/stephen-okoro/6736
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/5241616/stephen-okoro

D1 portal- Lincoln Palbicki- 6'9" redshirt-freshman center at Nebraska-Omaha. He redshirted in 2023-24, and played very little in 2024-25.
https://omavs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/lincoln-palbicki/15806

D1 portal- Austin Maurer- 7'0" freshman center at Grand Canyon University. He played limited minutes in 20 games this past season.
https://gculopes.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/austin-maurer/12940