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Valley Recruits
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Just when you thought Murray State was done recruiting for 2025, they land another kid, their 14th commitment for 2025.
6'8" G/F Lachlan Crate from New Zealand-
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Updated 2025 & 2026 commitment list -
2025 MVC commitments-
Belmont- Isaiah West, Nic McClain, Jack Smiley
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
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
Bradley- Race Kowalczyk
SIU- Ty Laur
6'8" G/F Lachlan Crate from New Zealand-
Lachlan Crate Signs with Racer Basketball - Murray State University Athletics
Murray State head men's basketball coach Ryan Miller announced the signing of 6-8 guard/forward Lachlan Crate who joins the program for the 2025-26 season as...
Updated 2025 & 2026 commitment list -
2025 MVC commitments-
Belmont- Isaiah West, Nic McClain, Jack Smiley
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
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
Bradley- Race Kowalczyk
SIU- Ty Laur
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Belmont gets a commitment from 2026 recruit Charlie Gersmehl, a 6'8" forward from Cumming, GA.
Updated 2025 & 2026 commitment list -
2025 MVC commitments-
Belmont- Isaiah West, Nic McClain, Jack Smiley
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
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
Bradley- Race Kowalczyk
Drake- Dothan Ijadimbola
Indiana State- E.J. Hazlett
SIU- Ty Laur
UNI- Zavier Zens
Valparaiso- Hudson Scroggins
2025 MVC commitments-
Belmont- Isaiah West, Nic McClain, Jack Smiley
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
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
Bradley- Race Kowalczyk
Drake- Dothan Ijadimbola
Indiana State- E.J. Hazlett
SIU- Ty Laur
UNI- Zavier Zens
Valparaiso- Hudson Scroggins
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Valpo lands a 2026 commitment -
he had no offers out of high school (Lake Forest, IL) but is doing a year of prep school in NH and
reportedly looked good in some summer events.
Coach Powell taking advantage of recruiting posts on Twitter
he had no offers out of high school (Lake Forest, IL) but is doing a year of prep school in NH and
reportedly looked good in some summer events.
Coach Powell taking advantage of recruiting posts on Twitter
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Tommy
Well-known member
Palming the ball. That's a turnover every time.
Haha... at least it's not the stale old pose with one hand holding the basketball on top of a shoulder, and the other hand pointing at the camera.
as noted elsewhere, 2026 Zavier Zens to UNI
I'm sending a thank you note to Brad Underwood...
Illinois lands 3-star forward Landon Davis | Zagsblog
By ADAM ZAGORIA Illinois has landed a […]
www.zagsblog.com
Agreed, he had Drake or UNI written all over him.I'm sending a thank you note to Brad Underwood...
Illinois lands 3-star forward Landon Davis | Zagsblog
By ADAM ZAGORIA Illinois has landed a […]www.zagsblog.com
Bradley has been recruiting him, too-
Getting caught up with new names in recent weeks. -
2026 Levi Ball- 6'6" wing at Gray Collegiate Academy in Columbia, SC.
Videos
2026 Landon Davis- 6'8" forward at Northwest HS in Waukee, Iowa.
https://verbalcommits.com/players/landon-davis2
2026 Maxime Meyer- 7'1" Canadian center at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
247sports.com
2026 Justin Curry II- 6'4" SG at Noblesville HS in Noblesville, Indiana...
2026 Levi Ball- 6'6" wing at Gray Collegiate Academy in Columbia, SC.
Videos
2026 Landon Davis- 6'8" forward at Northwest HS in Waukee, Iowa.
https://verbalcommits.com/players/landon-davis2
2026 Maxime Meyer- 7'1" Canadian center at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
Maxime Meyer, IMG Academy Ascenders, Center
Maxime Meyer is a Center from Bradenton, FL.
247sports.com
2026 Justin Curry II- 6'4" SG at Noblesville HS in Noblesville, Indiana...
The 2nd paragraph of that Zagsblog story seems to indicate his final 2 choices were Drake & Illinois - and he chose Illinois
Tommy
Well-known member
My first quick glance and I thought Jason Kent was coming back to the Valley!
Despite all the turnover and changes in Bradley's coaching staff, the 2025 recruiting class on paper looks like it could turn out to be one of the best, maybe the best, of Coach Wardle's recruiting classes in his 10+ years at Bradley. Obviously, things could change with the transfer portal, NIL, etc., but the depth and quality of talent is there. 2021 was pretty good, too.
Here are all of Coach Wardle's recruiting classes 2015-2026-
2015- Joel Okafor, Luuk van Bree, Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye, Callum Barker, Antoine Pittman, Scottie
James, Davante Cooper, Ronnie Suggs, Alex Foster (transfer), Peter Hanley (walkon), D'Angelo McBride
(walkon)
2016- Jayden Hodgson, Koch Bar, Darrell Brown Jr, Nate Kennell, Jerome Merritt, Jojo McGlaston, Lou
Griffith (walkon)
2017- Elijah Childs, Ryan Stipanovich, Luqman Lundy
2018- Ari Boya, Ja'Shon Henry, Armon Brummett, Chudier Bile (enrolled for summer school but left
Bradley shortly after)
2019- Ville Tahvanainen, Rienk Mast, Antonio Thomas, Danya Kingsby, Terry Nolan Jr., Kevin McAdoo,
Stephan Gabriel, Sean Houpt (walkon), Riley Burger (walkon), JaMir Price (enrolled for summer school
but left Bradley shortly after)
2020- Darius Hannah, Connor Linke, Jayson Kent, Sean East II
2021- Connor Hickman, Mikey Howell, Terry Roberts, Maxime Ekono, Malevy Leons, Zek Montgomery, Cade Hardtke (walk-on), Sam Hennessy (walk-on)
2022- Christian Davis, James "Pop" Weathers, Cody "Duke" Deen, Goanar Biliew, Sulaiman Agiste (walk-on)
2023- Emarion Ellis, Kyle Thomas, Trey Pettigrew, Demarion Burch, Almar Atlason
2024- Zek Montgomery, Corey Thomas, Connor Dillon, Timoty van der Knaap, Jaquan Johnson, Gus Rugaard (walk-on for 2024-25)
2025- Dietrich Richardson, Matthew Zobrist, Montana Wheeler, Mayar Wol (left before enrolling), Alex Huibregtse, A.J. Smith, Kai Yu, Gustavo Guimarães, Jackson Seastrunk, Handy Toussaint
2026- Race Kowalczyk
Here are all of Coach Wardle's recruiting classes 2015-2026-
2015- Joel Okafor, Luuk van Bree, Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye, Callum Barker, Antoine Pittman, Scottie
James, Davante Cooper, Ronnie Suggs, Alex Foster (transfer), Peter Hanley (walkon), D'Angelo McBride
(walkon)
2016- Jayden Hodgson, Koch Bar, Darrell Brown Jr, Nate Kennell, Jerome Merritt, Jojo McGlaston, Lou
Griffith (walkon)
2017- Elijah Childs, Ryan Stipanovich, Luqman Lundy
2018- Ari Boya, Ja'Shon Henry, Armon Brummett, Chudier Bile (enrolled for summer school but left
Bradley shortly after)
2019- Ville Tahvanainen, Rienk Mast, Antonio Thomas, Danya Kingsby, Terry Nolan Jr., Kevin McAdoo,
Stephan Gabriel, Sean Houpt (walkon), Riley Burger (walkon), JaMir Price (enrolled for summer school
but left Bradley shortly after)
2020- Darius Hannah, Connor Linke, Jayson Kent, Sean East II
2021- Connor Hickman, Mikey Howell, Terry Roberts, Maxime Ekono, Malevy Leons, Zek Montgomery, Cade Hardtke (walk-on), Sam Hennessy (walk-on)
2022- Christian Davis, James "Pop" Weathers, Cody "Duke" Deen, Goanar Biliew, Sulaiman Agiste (walk-on)
2023- Emarion Ellis, Kyle Thomas, Trey Pettigrew, Demarion Burch, Almar Atlason
2024- Zek Montgomery, Corey Thomas, Connor Dillon, Timoty van der Knaap, Jaquan Johnson, Gus Rugaard (walk-on for 2024-25)
2025- Dietrich Richardson, Matthew Zobrist, Montana Wheeler, Mayar Wol (left before enrolling), Alex Huibregtse, A.J. Smith, Kai Yu, Gustavo Guimarães, Jackson Seastrunk, Handy Toussaint
2026- Race Kowalczyk