Recruiting: 2024

tiny707 · April 16, 2023, 08:20:29 PM

Justus McNair(Guard) from Joliet West offered.

wh · April 16, 2023, 09:24:23 PM

Roger offered him on April 7th while still at Gonzaga and days before being introduced as Valpo's head coach. Wasting no time getting down to business is an understatement.

valpopal · April 25, 2023, 09:44:27 AM

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vok22 · April 25, 2023, 10:21:53 AM

Seems like they are aiming high. Rated as a 3/4 star recruit on the edge of the top 100.

vok22 · May 02, 2023, 02:46:35 PM

We have recently offered Lucas Scroggins and Caedin Hamilton. Scroggins is already in prep school I believe, And Hamilton is a senior in high school. Verbal commits lists both of them as 2024 recruits. This seems inaccurate...shouldn't they be coming in to college this fall if they are graduating high school/prep school this year?

Just Sayin · May 02, 2023, 03:19:42 PM

Given that recruiting these days is pretty much the wild west, pay-to-play (despite calling it something else), perhaps Valpo fans and alumni can buy a whole slew of ringers and of course call it NIL.
We could get such transfers as Hunter Dickenson who hasn't yet made up his mind as well as some other top players who are in the transfer portal. Put together an instant trip to the dance and be seeded around 4 or 5.
Rinse and repeat every year. Play like the big boys really play but would never admit this approach, but who essentially are offering big money to selective portal recruits. You can say, "oh my, that's not ethical" but it is happening under the current rules. Why not?

wh · May 04, 2023, 02:29:30 AM

https://twitter.com/JeremyJauregui/status/1653580594625019904?s=20

Good to see our new California connection A.J. Moye already paying dividends. If we can tap into that talent pool, it would make a major recruiting statement.

valpopal · May 16, 2023, 07:30:46 AM

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We are now competing with Creighton for Sutton.

valpopal · May 16, 2023, 06:20:19 PM

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tiny707 · May 16, 2023, 06:20:50 PM

Justus McNair committed.

valpo64 · May 16, 2023, 07:08:29 PM

Does anyone have the specifics on him? From where, height, weight, position, etc?

justducky · May 16, 2023, 07:55:40 PM

Quote from: wh on April 16, 2023, 09:24:23 PM
Roger offered him on April 7th while still at Gonzaga and days before being introduced as Valpo's head coach. Wasting no time getting down to business is an understatement.

6'3" Joliet West shooing guard Very good get!

rogerwilco · May 16, 2023, 07:57:16 PM

A 6'3" shooting guard.

I found this in the Chicago Sun-Times:
[font=var(--font-rte-heading)][size=var(--heading-3)]Justus McNair, Joliet West[/size]A couple of local programs, UIC and Valpo, have extended offers. Look for more to come for a player who played in the shadows of the Fears brothers and is about the right things. A big guard with athleticism who shows a willingness to defend, McNair's shot creation and skill level will determine how hot of a commodity he becomes this spring and summer.[/font]

tiny707 · May 16, 2023, 08:03:25 PM

I think he also plays AAU ball with Darrion Sutton at Young & Restless(Y&R). We have three commits from IL and one from IN so far.

wh · May 27, 2023, 01:34:31 PM

We haven't disappointed another fan base over losing a recruiting battle for at least 5 years. It's only 1 player (NcNair) and 1 fan base (UIC), but it's a start.

https://uicflames.proboards.com/thread/4146/justus-mcnair

VULB#62 · May 27, 2023, 11:04:48 PM

Quote from: wh on May 27, 2023, 01:34:31 PM
We haven't disappointed another fan base over losing a recruiting battle for at least 5 years. It's only 1 player (NcNair) and 1 fan base (UIC), but it's a start.

https://uicflames.proboards.com/thread/4146/justus-mcnair

WH, I like the last statement in the UIC chat post: Valpo has a home run in Powwell

valpopal · May 30, 2023, 03:45:10 PM

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JD24 · May 30, 2023, 11:41:34 PM

https://twitter.com/RecruitVids/status/1663676610304770048

wh · May 31, 2023, 03:41:16 AM

Apparently, Indy Metro is a small (1A) charter school. A year of seasoning at a prep school against better competition sounds like a good move. Developing potential diamonds-in-the-rough is a marathon, not a sprint.

David81 · May 31, 2023, 10:45:44 AM

Diakite is pursuing the prep school route to develop his game, because he's already got that 3.7 gpa on the academic side. Very cool. In another year, VU MBB will be adding a true student-athlete to the roster.

Valpo89 · May 31, 2023, 10:48:31 AM

Quote from: David81 on May 31, 2023, 10:45:44 AM
Diakite is pursuing the prep school route to develop his game, because he's already got that 3.7 gpa on the academic side. Very cool. In another year, VU MBB will be adding a true student-athlete to the roster.

Not necessarily. Stay tuned.

vu72 · May 31, 2023, 10:57:55 AM

Here is a brief video from his sophomore year where he is listed at 6'7". The senior roster shows him at 6'9". He might still be growing! Seems to have a nice touch from the three.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_qQ1mwRAHc

valpopal · May 31, 2023, 11:40:44 AM

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David81 · May 31, 2023, 09:49:10 PM

Quote from: Valpo89 on May 31, 2023, 10:48:31 AM
Quote from: David81 on May 31, 2023, 10:45:44 AM
Diakite is pursuing the prep school route to develop his game, because he's already got that 3.7 gpa on the academic side. Very cool. In another year, VU MBB will be adding a true student-athlete to the roster.

Not necessarily. Stay tuned.

I just saw the odd comments. Is this recruit too good to be true?

valpo64 · June 01, 2023, 02:23:55 PM

Does anyone have a list of our "committed" roster players for this coming season? And also, do we still have offers out on which we have not received a final decision for this coming season?