Recruiting 2021

[valpotx]

I was referring to the second picture in that second part which was if I'm not mistaken Markus Golder's Half Court winner against ISUr in the 2018-2019 MVC Opener (or home opener I forget if we played a road game first that year or not). Of course we were glad Loyola missed their half court attempt at Arch Madness.

Correct, you said that you bet that the ISUr fans were probably mad that they did not stick around.  I was countering that if I was an ISUr fan, I wouldn't want to watch a 10 point/2 minute collapse.  I would rather have left early, feeling happy, and being disappointed while at home, versus watching that 15-20 minutes of real-time pain

[wh]

Impressive junior year video Highlights for 2021 recruiting target Sam Vinson:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi0cBFy2Ek4

[VU2014]

https://twitter.com/jakelieberman2/status/1300104152169607168?s=21
https://twitter.com/zt17hoops/status/1299454031270744064?s=21

[VUGrad1314]

Think we'll still be on it by then?

[VU2014]

Think we'll still be on it by then?

I think we have a good shot to be in the Top 6. If I had to guess his Top 6 will be: Valpo, Ball State, Drake, Toledo, UIC and Rhode Island.

Just a complete guess on my part. Maybe swap Toledo with another school like App State.

I think Valpo is a great fit from positional need, style of play and culture fit. I think there is serious competition and Ball State and Drake feels like they are deep in his recruitment. Chris would be a big time recruit for us.

[VU2014]

The Top 6 is revealed.

https://twitter.com/_chrismantis/status/1300221959301726215?s=21

[VU2014]

Oddly Valparaiso is the only one without a quote describing the appeal to the School.

https://www.zagsblog.com/2020/08/30/2021-christopher-mantis-is-down-to-six/

Christopher Mantis, who is a 2021 prospect is down to six programs.
Valparaiso, Ball State, Drake, Appalachian State, Illinois-Chicago, and Purdue Fort-Wayne. all made his list.
Mantis, the 6'7 player who attends Lowell (IN) broke down his top six with ZAGSBLOG.
Drake: "I like them because I've been around them for so long and they deal with pros and have produced many pros. They also have a great play style as well."
Ball State: "I like Ball State because they have a play style the fits with what I do best. They would allow me to score at all 3 levels. They also produce pros."
Drake: "I like Drake because many guys from this region have come out of there and have had great careers during college. They didn't disappoint the region."
Appalachian State: "I like them because of the way they approach things. They play hard and they play well. Their relationship between each other is unmatched."
Illinois-Chicago: "They have a unique style. They score off of their defense. Their defense leads to their offense, which makes them special."
Purdue Fort-Wayne: "I like Purdue Fort-Wayne because they're allowing me to be position less. I can play 1-4 there and they run great sets and play team defense. Also, they produce pros."
The teams that didn't make Mantis's list were Rhode Island, UC San Diego, Milwaukee, Florida International, and Toledo.

[VUGrad1314]

Is it a bad sign that he didn't list why he would consider us? That feels like a bad sign.

[wh]

Oddly Valparaiso is the only one without a quote describing the appeal to the School.

https://www.zagsblog.com/2020/08/30/2021-christopher-mantis-is-down-to-six/

Christopher Mantis, who is a 2021 prospect is down to six programs.
Valparaiso, Ball State, Drake, Appalachian State, Illinois-Chicago, and Purdue Fort-Wayne. all made his list.
Mantis, the 6'7 player who attends Lowell (IN) broke down his top six with ZAGSBLOG.
Valparaiso: "I like them because I've been around them for so long and they deal with pros and have produced many pros. They also have a great play style as well."
Ball State: "I like Ball State because they have a play style the fits with what I do best. They would allow me to score at all 3 levels. They also produce pros."
Drake: "I like Drake because many guys from this region have come out of there and have had great careers during college. They didn't disappoint the region."
Appalachian State: "I like them because of the way they approach things. They play hard and they play well. Their relationship between each other is unmatched."
Illinois-Chicago: "They have a unique style. They score off of their defense. Their defense leads to their offense, which makes them special."
Purdue Fort-Wayne: "I like Purdue Fort-Wayne because they're allowing me to be position less. I can play 1-4 there and they run great sets and play team defense. Also, they produce pros."
The teams that didn't make Mantis's list were Rhode Island, UC San Diego, Milwaukee, Florida International, and Toledo.

Valpo is the first team mentioned. Fixed it for you.

[VUGrad1314]

Wish he had said more about the ethos of the coaching staff and school but I think what he provided was a pretty good endorsement. I hope we get him!

[wh]

Wish he had said more about the ethos of the coaching staff and school but I think what he provided was a pretty good endorsement. I hope we get him!

These appear to be snippets extracted from a larger conversation. It's anyone's guess as to what he may have said in totality.

[valpotx]

I am perfectly fine with folks that want to come to Valpo because we produce international pros.  It shows that he is aiming high in his athletic career, and knows that we can develop him to that level.  You want that reputation...

[VUGrad1314]

I am perfectly fine with folks that want to come to Valpo because we produce international pros.  It shows that he is aiming high in his athletic career, and knows that we can develop him to that level.  You want that reputation...

Heck yeah we do! And I'm darn proud of it! He seemed to say a lot more about Valpo's ability to produce pros too. That could be a very good sign. I hope we get to the level where we produce even more and also a few more domestic pros if you know what I'm saying. I'd love for us to have a Ja Morant type figure one day.

[VU2014]

https://twitter.com/nwi/status/1300970974532317186?s=21

[VU2014]

If we could land Chris he could be a focal point of this team for 4 years. He can really play.

https://twitter.com/dejuanmarrero/status/1305504580504031232?s=21
https://twitter.com/gamehoops/status/1305505487794909185?s=21

[VU2014]

Valpo 2021 recruit will be playing at prep school his senior year. I think this shows he's looking to expand his offers and try to get high major attention.

He's one of the best seniors in the State of Indiana.

https://twitter.com/romeovillekid/status/1306699509678911488?s=21

[VUBBFan]

Looks like Valpo didn't make the cut for this recruit. Not in his top 7.

https://twitter.com/J2dinJohnson/status/1307055619720048641

[valpo84]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Beyond blessed to have received an offer to play at Valparaiso University! #GoValpo pic.twitter.com/P0zMORLUZ3</p>&mdash; Sam Vinson (@sam_vinson3) August 26, 2020

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Per information on twitter and texts I received, Sam is going to NKU

[IndyEIT777]

https://twitter.com/dea1veiro/status/1308193118861303808

Our ties to Canada continue. Looking at some of his highlights, this guy can pass the ball!

[VU2014]

https://twitter.com/dea1veiro/status/1308193118861303808

Our ties to Canada continue. Looking at some of his highlights, this guy can pass the ball!

The Canadian pipeline continues! Welcome Darius!

[vu72]

Brief interview with Darius:

https://undraftedfreeagent.com/2020/09/22/valpo-lands-commitment-from-canadian-darius-deaveiro/

[crusader05]

So 2 commits and 4 spots? Is that where we are at?

[VUBBFan]

2 down 2 to go. Come on down C. Mantis and take one of these open spots.

[sliman]

Darius' 6-9 teammate headed to Southern Illinois.  Other teammates to Oklahoma State and Seton Hall.  Numerous other signees off his team including to Fort Wayne, Youngstown and Northeastern.

[bbtds]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GmM17-F9Lw



Has Valpo become Canada South?

Although it seems we aren't the only ones recruiting Canadians. It seems more and more Canadians are coming to the States to play NCAA basketball and Valpo was one of the first schools to benefit from this trend.