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Valley Recruits

Valpo lands another 2026 commitment, Justin Curry, 6-3 shooting guard who hit avg 15.6ppg & 32.6% of 3-pt attempts- LINK
Bradley at one time had been looking at Curry but never offered, Murray State had also offered - LINK
 
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Illinois State head coach Ryan Pedon gets another commitment, ISU's second for 2026- Matthew Szafoni, a 6'8" forward who is a senior at Lane Tech HS in Chicago.
He is not ranked on any lists I can find among the top players in Illinois for 2026. But, there are some who say he is an underrated player with good ball handling and shooting skills.
His only other D1 offers were from UIC and North Dakota State.
https://verbalcommits.com/players/matthew-szafoni
https://twitter.com/x/status/1965083075806900730

2025 MVC commitments-
Belmont- Isaiah West, Nic McClain, Jack Smiley, Graydon Lemke
Bradley- Matt Zobrist, Montana Wheeler, Dietrich Richardson, A.J. Smith, Alex Huibregtse, Kai Yu, Jackson Seastrunk, Gustavo Guimarães
Drake- Tate Sage, Braden Appelhans, Bryson Bahl, Owen Larson, Griffen Goodbary, Jaehshon Thomas, Jalen Quinn, Isaiah Carr, Wilguens Jr. Exacte, Okku Federiko, LJ Rush
Evansville- Bryce Quinet, A.J. Casey, Keishon Porter, Marlon Barnes, Jr., Alex Hemenway, Aaron Gutman, Leif Möller
INSU- Enel St. Bernard, Martin Kaupanger, Ian Scott, Sterling Young, Zyair Greene, Xavier Hall, Hunter Harding, Jo van Buggenhout, Sivert Nordheim
ILSU- Nick Allen, Isaac Ericksen, Tyreek Coleman, Mason Klebo, Landon Davis,
Missouri State- who cares?
Murray State- Tristian Ford, Mason Miller, Frederick King, K.J. Tenner, Ben Shtolzberg, Javon Jackson. Layne Taylor, Brock Vice, J.J. Traynor, Brayden Shorter, Dylan Anderson, Mathis Courbon, Roman Domon, Lachlan Crate
SIU- Luke Walsh, Daniel Pauliukonis, Caden Hawkins, Quel'Ron House, Jalen Haynes, Max Pikkar, Isaiah Stafford, Prince Aligbe
UIC- Rashund Washington, Andy Johnson, Nano Barrantes, Mekhi Lowery, Sam Silverstein, Abdul Momoh, Josiah Hammons, Ante Beljan, Elijah Crawford
UNI- Jalen Wilson, Geon Hutchins, Ismaël Diouf, Tristan Smith, Marino Dubravcic, Levi Valdo
Valparaiso- J.T. Pettigrew, Carter Hopoi, Rakim Chaney, Owen Dease, Shon Tupuola, Isaiah Barnes, Mark Brown, Jr., Kobe Walker, Tucker Tornatta, Brody Whittaker, Sader Servilius, Camden Webster

2026 MVC Committments-
Belmont- Charlie Gersmehl, Jaylen Alexander, Jake Feldhaus, Devin Hutcherson
Bradley- Race Kowalczyk, Ben Thornbrue
Drake- Dothan Ijadimbola, Miles Flemons
Evansville- Caden Symons
Illinois State- Jordan Williams, Matthew Szafoni
Indiana State- E.J. Hazlett, Ian Thomas, Kade Speckman, Kingston Land
Murray State- Navon Shabazz
SIU- Ty Laur, Jeremiah Jackson, Luke Susko
UNI- Zavier Zens, Will Gerdes, Jordan Boyd
Valparaiso- Hudson Scroggins, Justin Curry II, Rajan Roberts
 
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Drake just got a 2026 commit, a kid Bradley had offered, Miles Flemons
LINK
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was reading some comments by Drake fans, they have already christened Flemons as the 2nd coming of Darnell Brodie.
I have some doubts but we will know more if he's like Brodie in 7 or 8 years ...
 
yoda said:
was reading some comments by Drake fans, they have already christened Flemons as the 2nd coming of Darnell Brodie.
I have some doubts but we will know more if he's like Brodie in 7 or 8 years ...
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Because Bradley recruited him, I watched some videos of Miles Flemons, who just committed to Drake.
Here are a couple videos worth watching-
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From what I see, he is undersized for a D1 center/low post player (probably 6'7" at the most). He definitely has some skills and appears to finish effectively around the basket. I can see why Coach Wardle liked him. But in the videos, he is matched mostly against smaller players, and at the D1 level, the players he will match up against will be 4-5" taller and more skilled. Other impressions: he is a bit heavy, slow, and he doesn't jump well. He plays below the rim, and the few perimeter shots he takes are while standing still, so it doesn't appear he can create shots away from the basket. But players like Flemons can be effective in the MVC, like Chase Walker. He will need to develop his game a bit to be effective at Drake, IMO, but he has potential.
 
 
 
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UIC lands a 2026 recruit who was considered one of the top unsigned recruits in Texas
6-2 (sometimes listed as 6-1 and also sometimes listed as PG) shooting guard from Beaumont, TX,

LINK
 
Updated 2026 & 2027 commitment list (some may have decommitted with coaching changes)-
2026 MVC Committments-
Belmont- Charlie Gersmehl, Jaylen Alexander, Jake Feldhaus,
Bradley- Race Kowalczyk, Ben Thornbrue
Drake- Dothan Ijadimbola, Miles Flemons
Evansville- Caden Symons, David Nejezchleb
Illinois State- Jordan Williams, Matthew Szafoni
Indiana State- E.J. Hazlett, Ian Thomas, Kade Speckman, Kingston Land
Murray State- Navon Shabazz
SIU- Ty Laur, Jeremiah Jackson, Luke Susko, Christian Gilliland
UIC- Dikembe Shaw, Elijah Garrett
UNI- Will Gerdes, Jordan Boyd
Valparaiso- Hudson Scroggins, Justin Curry II, Rajan Roberts, Dylan Moles

2027-
UNI- Gavin Walter
 
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