Class of '66 Old Fart Posted July 25 Author Posted July 25 As of July 2025, the 247Sports Composite will now include three recruiting services: 247Sports, ESPN and On3. This update comes as the recruiting landscape continues to evolve with On3 recently completing a rebrand under the Rivals name. While the new On3 brand carries forward the Rivals legacy, it is a distinct entity and not the same Rivals that was previously part of the 247Sports Composite formula. With that structural shift, the original Rivals rankings are no longer included in the 247Sports Composite system. It will now be made up of 247Sports, ESPN and the rebranded On3, with each service accounting for one-third of the formula, resulting in a 33.3% distribution across the three remaining rankings. Full details in the link below. https://247sports.com/article/why-the-247sports-composite-rankings-changed-and-how-team-standings-are-affected-251988492/ go iu bb and Demo 2 Quote
Demo Posted July 25 Posted July 25 7 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said: As of July 2025, the 247Sports Composite will now include three recruiting services: 247Sports, ESPN and On3. This update comes as the recruiting landscape continues to evolve with On3 recently completing a rebrand under the Rivals name. While the new On3 brand carries forward the Rivals legacy, it is a distinct entity and not the same Rivals that was previously part of the 247Sports Composite formula. With that structural shift, the original Rivals rankings are no longer included in the 247Sports Composite system. It will now be made up of 247Sports, ESPN and the rebranded On3, with each service accounting for one-third of the formula, resulting in a 33.3% distribution across the three remaining rankings. Full details in the link below. https://247sports.com/article/why-the-247sports-composite-rankings-changed-and-how-team-standings-are-affected-251988492/ I really wish ESPN wasn’t part of the formula, at least in basketball. They just don’t put the same number of eyes on these kids as the other services, particularly down board kids, and they’re gonna skew some results. Not like it matters in any substantive way but it is annoying. Home Jersey, HoosierHoopster, HoosierHoops1 and 3 others 6 Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted August 5 Author Posted August 5 2026 ranking update from On3/Rivals 2026 OFFERS On3 / Rivals Top 150 @ 08.05.25 Dylan Mingo 3 DDV Caleb Holt 4 DDV Anthony Thompson 5 DDV Jordan Smith 6 DDV Caleb Gaskins 7 DDV Deron Rippey, Jr. 8 DDV Arafan Diane 9 DDV Cameron Williams 10 DDV Bryson Howard 11 DDV Miikka Muurinen 14 DDV Colben Landrew 16 DDV Ethan Taylor 18 DDV Latrell Allmond 20 DDV Taylen Kinney 21 DDV Davion Adkins 23 DDV Toni Bryant 32 DDV Cole Cloer 52 DDV Junior County 60 DDV Aiden Derkack 135 DDV Prince-Alexander Moody Unranked DDV mamasa 1 Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted August 14 Author Posted August 14 '26 update from ESPN 2026 OFFERS ESPN Top 100 @ 08.14.25 Jordan Smith 2 Cameron Williams 3 Caleb Holt 6 Dylan Mingo 9 Anthony Thompson 13 Toni Bryant 14 Miikka Muurinen 15 Caleb Gaskins 16 Taylen Kinney 17 Deron Rippey, Jr. 18 Bryson Howard 20 Arafan Diane 21 Cole Cloer 25 Ethan Taylor 32 Latrell Allmond 36 Junior County 43 Aiden Derkack 45 Davion Adkins 46 Prince-Alexander Moody Unranked Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted August 14 Author Posted August 14 ESPN also updated its '28 rankings limited to a Top 25 and they're the only major service ranking the '28 class. A. J. Williams is #1. Our only other current '28 offer is to Jordan "Boogie" Cook and he did not make it into the ESPN top 25. Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted August 14 Author Posted August 14 '27 update from ESPN 2027 Offers ESPN Top 60 @ 08.14.25 Marcus Spears, Jr. 1 Bruce Branch 2 Ryan Hampton 6 L. J. Smith 10 Nasir Anderson 11 Isaiah Hill 13 Malachi Jordan 17 Darius Wabbington 20 Davion Thompson 23 Dooney Johnson 28 Chase Branham 45 Martay Barnes 46 J'Lon Lyons 58 Jason Gardner Unranked Jalen Brown Unranked Quote
mike vannice Posted August 14 Posted August 14 25 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said: '27 update from ESPN 2027 Offers ESPN Top 60 @ 08.14.25 Marcus Spears, Jr. 1 Bruce Branch 2 Ryan Hampton 6 L. J. Smith 10 Nasir Anderson 11 Isaiah Hill 13 Malachi Jordan 17 Darius Wabbington 20 Davion Thompson 23 Dooney Johnson 28 Chase Branham 45 Martay Barnes 46 J'Lon Lyons 58 Jason Gardner Unranked Jalen Brown Unranked For some reason I just don't think we have a shot at Spears, Branch, or Hampton so I'll take #13,28, and 45. Demo 1 Quote
mike vannice Posted August 14 Posted August 14 5 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said: '26 update from ESPN 2026 OFFERS ESPN Top 100 @ 08.14.25 Jordan Smith 2 Cameron Williams 3 Caleb Holt 6 Dylan Mingo 9 Anthony Thompson 13 Toni Bryant 14 Miikka Muurinen 15 Caleb Gaskins 16 Taylen Kinney 17 Deron Rippey, Jr. 18 Bryson Howard 20 Arafan Diane 21 Cole Cloer 25 Ethan Taylor 32 Latrell Allmond 36 Junior County 43 Aiden Derkack 45 Davion Adkins 46 Prince-Alexander Moody Unranked This one is really tough. Would absolutely love to get Jordan Smith but just don't see it in the cards. So let's go with #18,32, and 36 to go with Mr. Moody. Stuhoo and WayneFleekHoosier 2 Quote
mike vannice Posted August 15 Posted August 15 8 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said: ESPN also updated its '28 rankings limited to a Top 25 and they're the only major service ranking the '28 class. A. J. Williams is #1. Our only other current '28 offer is to Jordan "Boogie" Cook and he did not make it into the ESPN top 25. The name to remember in the class of 2028 is Bamba Touray 7"0' from IMG. Originally from Senegal. he has only been in the States for a year. He does it all can handle the ball, shoot threes, rebound, block shots and unlike a lot of young 7 footers he is smooth, coordinated, and athletic. One to watch. GloryDays 1 Quote
ebridges24 Posted August 15 Posted August 15 On 8/14/2025 at 2:11 PM, Class of '66 Old Fart said: '26 update from ESPN 2026 OFFERS ESPN Top 100 @ 08.14.25 Jordan Smith 2 Cameron Williams 3 Caleb Holt 6 Dylan Mingo 9 Anthony Thompson 13 Toni Bryant 14 Miikka Muurinen 15 Caleb Gaskins 16 Taylen Kinney 17 Deron Rippey, Jr. 18 Bryson Howard 20 Arafan Diane 21 Cole Cloer 25 Ethan Taylor 32 Latrell Allmond 36 Junior County 43 Aiden Derkack 45 Davion Adkins 46 Prince-Alexander Moody Unranked Would love to get Taylor, Allmond and one of the really good point guards Quote
ebridges24 Posted August 15 Posted August 15 19 hours ago, mike vannice said: This one is really tough. Would absolutely love to get Jordan Smith but just don't see it in the cards. So let's go with #18,32, and 36 to go with Mr. Moody. I basically just said the same thing without seeing your post. I like it! Quote
ebridges24 Posted August 15 Posted August 15 On 8/14/2025 at 2:34 PM, Class of '66 Old Fart said: '27 update from ESPN 2027 Offers ESPN Top 60 @ 08.14.25 Marcus Spears, Jr. 1 Bruce Branch 2 Ryan Hampton 6 L. J. Smith 10 Nasir Anderson 11 Isaiah Hill 13 Malachi Jordan 17 Darius Wabbington 20 Davion Thompson 23 Dooney Johnson 28 Chase Branham 45 Martay Barnes 46 J'Lon Lyons 58 Jason Gardner Unranked Jalen Brown Unranked I don't see how Gardner isn't ranked, but it's ESPN. Quote
ebridges24 Posted August 15 Posted August 15 '28 number 2, Dampier must be the son of Erick Dampier who went to Mississippi State and had a really good pro career. Demo 1 Quote
mike vannice Posted August 16 Posted August 16 5 hours ago, ebridges24 said: '28 number 2, Dampier must be the son of Erick Dampier who went to Mississippi State and had a really good pro career. Yep, and Purdue is already recruiting him hard. Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted August 16 Author Posted August 16 On 8/5/2025 at 4:43 PM, Class of '66 Old Fart said: 2026 ranking update from On3/Rivals 2026 OFFERS On3 / Rivals Top 150 @ 08.05.25 Dylan Mingo 3 DDV Caleb Holt 4 DDV Anthony Thompson 5 DDV Jordan Smith 6 DDV Caleb Gaskins 7 DDV Deron Rippey, Jr. 8 DDV Arafan Diane 9 DDV Cameron Williams 10 DDV Bryson Howard 11 DDV Miikka Muurinen 14 DDV Colben Landrew 16 DDV Ethan Taylor 18 DDV Latrell Allmond 20 DDV Taylen Kinney 21 DDV Davion Adkins 23 DDV Toni Bryant 32 DDV Cole Cloer 52 DDV Junior County 60 DDV Aiden Derkack 135 DDV Prince-Alexander Moody Unranked DDV This is just a "for fun" exercise because the local heat index is 103 and I'm looking for any excuse to stay inside and enjoy air conditioning. The above are the '26 offers that have been extended by DDV and staff since he was hired at IU in March. The list below are '26 offers that were extended by DDV and staff while still at WVU, albeit I've possibly missed 1 or 2. The bar has clearly been set at a considerably higher level. WVU OFFERS On3 / Rivals Top 150 @ 08.05.25 Washington, Christopher Jr. 26 Quinn Costello 28 Adams, Maximo 29 Alozie, Ikenna 30 Samuels,Qayden 39 Sammy Jackson 51 Mgbako, Ethan 66 Smith, Fred 86 Sanders, Josiah 91 Jones, Jermal 93 Stevens, William 95 Reynolds, Harris 112 Madison, M. J. 118 Robinson, Parker 129 Bailey, Kaiden 133 Chatman, Jaen Unranked Edwards, Kobe Unranked Fleming, Sam Unranked Jensen, Andrew Unranked Johnson, Jayden Unranked Magee, Mason Unranked Mbingazo, Samuel Unranked Meeks, Ashton Unranked Shipley, Jaden Unranked HoosierHoopster and mamasa 2 Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted September 2 Author Posted September 2 On3/Rivals announced a Top 75 for its first ranking of the '28 class of which we currently have just 2 offers outstanding. A. J. Williams 2 Boogie Cook 33 2 Indiana HS players were included on the list - Landon Lampley #48 and Noah Washington #71. Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted September 4 Author Posted September 4 '26 Update from 247 2026 OFFERS 247 Top 150 @ 09.04.25 Jordan Smith 2 Cameron Williams 4 Caleb Holt 5 Dylan Mingo 6 Anthony Thompson 7 Bryson Howard 12 Taylen Kinney 13 Miikka Muurinen 15 Arafan Diane 17 Toni Bryant 23 Caleb Gaskins 24 Cole Cloer 27 Ethan Taylor 28 Junior County 29 Latrell Allmond 32 Davion Adkins 34 Aiden Derkack 53 Prince-Alexander Moody 108 Napleshoosier 1 Quote
Stuhoo Posted September 4 Posted September 4 36 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said: '26 Update from 247 2026 OFFERS 247 Top 150 @ 09.04.25 Jordan Smith 2 Cameron Williams 4 Caleb Holt 5 Dylan Mingo 6 Anthony Thompson 7 Bryson Howard 12 Taylen Kinney 13 Miikka Muurinen 15 Arafan Diane 17 Toni Bryant 23 Caleb Gaskins 24 Cole Cloer 27 Ethan Taylor 28 Junior County 29 Latrell Allmond 32 Davion Adkins 34 Aiden Derkack 53 Prince-Alexander Moody 108 Am I mistaken, or is that a very big jump for Prince AM? Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted September 4 Author Posted September 4 6 minutes ago, Stuhoo said: Am I mistaken, or is that a very big jump for Prince AM? Yes Bwana, it is. He's previously been unranked, i.,e., outside 247's Top 150. Napleshoosier and rayl456 2 Quote
mike vannice Posted September 4 Posted September 4 4 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said: '26 Update from 247 2026 OFFERS 247 Top 150 @ 09.04.25 Jordan Smith 2 Cameron Williams 4 Caleb Holt 5 Dylan Mingo 6 Anthony Thompson 7 Bryson Howard 12 Taylen Kinney 13 Miikka Muurinen 15 Arafan Diane 17 Toni Bryant 23 Caleb Gaskins 24 Cole Cloer 27 Ethan Taylor 28 Junior County 29 Latrell Allmond 32 Davion Adkins 34 Aiden Derkack 53 Prince-Alexander Moody 108 Seems like the ship has sailed on Rippy and Kinney so lets go big with 15, 28, 32, and Prince . Then get our pg and a shooter from the portal. Quote
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