• Welcome to BradleyFans.com! Visitors are welcome, but we encourage you to sign up and register as a member. It's free and takes only a few seconds. Just click on the link to Register at the top right of the page, and follow instructions. If you have any problems or questions, click on the link at the bottom right of the page to Contact Us.

2025 and beyond recruits

yoda said:
something to think about....

Flashback-
several years ago, the name Quimari Peterson came up
https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/s...nd-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-basketball/player/_/id/4897465/quimari-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.​
Click to expand...

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.
 
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.
​​​​​
 
daveineureka said:
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.
​​​​​
Click to expand...

With 6 available scholarships and a bunch of need in the starting lineup, I don't think you can narrow it down.
 
egib52 said:
With 6 available scholarships and a bunch of need in the starting lineup, I don't think you can narrow it down.
Click to expand...

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.
 
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.
 
LongTimeFan said:
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.
Click to expand...

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.
 
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???
 
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 8) 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.
 
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 said:
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.
Click to expand...

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
 
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...nstagram.com/rocktopacademy/reel/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
 
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

And a juco recruit-
Davius Loury- 6'7" freshman forward at John A. Logan College, a junior college in Carterville, Illinois. He is originally from Chicago and attended Kenwood Academy. He also played a year at PHHoenix Prep.
As a freshman at John A. Logan, he averaged 12.5 ppg and 6.7 rpg. He shot 46.0% overall and 45.5% from three.
He is reported to be a qualifier, and would have at least 3 years of eligibility left.
>> https://www.loganvols.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/players/daviusloury3bw8
>> https://verbalcommits.com/players/davius-loury
>> https://x.com/LouryDavius/status/1893763578479489308
 
Da Coach said:
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/1789726434065338633
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRvIU6iZiRY
>> https://www.youtube.com/@OsbyCavin11
Click to expand...

Osby Cavin enjoyed the game and his visit to Bradley yesterday - https://x.com/osbycavin11/status/1896322242252034358

Cavin.png
 
I'm so excited about next year! We have a great recruiting class coming! Add a very good Portal Player(s) and now we are talking!!! I want us to be as good as Drake! I want us to be a high Mid Major team! I'm just so excited for BU fans to be able to root for a local Peoria Player!!!! This makes next year all the more exciting! I'm not saying this year wasn't fun, but next year will be Unique with D.Richardson playing in Peoria!!!! I can't wait! Maybe he can help Bring Bradley Back to the MVC Championship game and even win it!!!! I wish next year was already here!
 
Steve Zalutsky said:
I'm so excited about next year! We have a great recruiting class coming! Add a very good Portal Player(s) and now we are talking!!! I want us to be as good as Drake! I want us to be a high Mid Major team! I'm just so excited for BU fans to be able to root for a local Peoria Player!!!! This makes next year all the more exciting! I'm not saying this year wasn't fun, but next year will be Unique with D.Richardson playing in Peoria!!!! I can't wait! Maybe he can help Bring Bradley Back to the MVC Championship game and even win it!!!! I wish next year was already here!
Click to expand...

I am too. We lose some good players with experience but our recruiting is shaping up to be very talented. They will have to go thru a learning curve but I think the talent level on the team will be raised quite abit
 
bradleyfan124 said:
I am too. We lose some good players with experience but our recruiting is shaping up to be very talented. They will have to go thru a learning curve but I think the talent level on the team will be raised quite abit
Click to expand...

Seems we’re stacked at guard for next season. Question will be what we do to replace Darius and CD. Let’s hope we find some gems in the portal, or better yet, get CD back for another year (is that possible? I can’t keep up with the craziness of rule changes in the NCAA anymore).
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top