2026 General Recruiting Thread (Bball)

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

DeZhon Hall 53 points tonight in Crispus Attucks' 81-62 win over Tindley.

[Stuhoo]

1 minute ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

DeZhon Hall 53 points tonight in Crispus Attucks' 81-62 win over Tindley.

That could be notable.

Uncommitted 3 star 6'3" pg.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

17 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

That could be notable.

Uncommitted 3 star 6'3" pg.

He can certainly light up the scoreboard but there must be some clear deficiencies in other aspects of his game that haven't generated high level interest and he remains a 3-star.  Can our resident @Demo offer any insight?

[Demo]

53 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

He can certainly light up the scoreboard but there must be some clear deficiencies in other aspects of his game that haven't generated high level interest and he remains a 3-star.  Can our resident @Demo offer any insight?

Not that much. Visited for HH a couple of years ago so I watched a couple games when he was a Soph at Tindley. Then he went to Legacy Early College, Coen Carr’s school, last year and got to see him play a game at a showcase event. Lefty. Good athlete. Has 1st step explosiveness. Very offensively oriented. Not sure I’d call him a PG. Remember thinking he looked like a kid who would probably end up at a MM but was toolsy enough to have a chance to portal up in a year or 2. But if he’s dropping 50 bombs on people I may have been low.

[Stuhoo]

33 minutes ago, Demo said:

Not that much. Visited for HH a couple of years ago so I watched a couple games when he was a Soph at Tindley. Then he went to Legacy Early College, Coen Carr’s school, last year and got to see him play a game at a showcase event. Lefty. Good athlete. Has 1st step explosiveness. Very offensively oriented. Not sure I’d call him a PG. Remember thinking he looked like a kid who would probably end up at a MM but was toolsy enough to have a chance to portal up in a year or 2. But if he’s dropping 50 bombs on people I may have been low.

Also worth noting upon a little more research; the Tindley team he lit up is terrible.

[Demo]

Probably meaningless but since DDV has said they’re still recruiting ‘26 kids I thought I’d throw it in here. My favorite ‘26 that I saw in person this year. Very good athlete. Smooth as silk. Wired scorer but plays under control. Could be the best pure shooter in the class, Has a little bit of secondary facilitator to him, though he’s definitely score 1st. Gave Jason Crowe, top 5 ‘26, all he wanted in a showcase event near me. Big fan. If he’s legitimately open, and I sort of doubt that but who knows, he’s worth going all in on. Kid’s gonna play in the League. 

[IUHoosier5]

8 minutes ago, Demo said:

Probably meaningless but since DDV has said they’re still recruiting ‘26 kids I thought I’d throw it in here. My favorite ‘26 that I saw in person this year. Very good athlete. Smooth as silk. Wired scorer but plays under control. Could be the best pure shooter in the class, Has a little bit of secondary facilitator to him, though he’s definitely score 1st. Gave Jason Crowe, top 5 ‘26, all he wanted in a showcase event near me. Big fan. If he’s legitimately open, and I sort of doubt that but who knows, he’s worth going all in on. Kid’s gonna play in the League. 

He looks a little too much alike to Tayton Conerway to me. I kid… if it’s feasible, bring him on! 

[Asha’man]

1 hour ago, Demo said:

Probably meaningless but since DDV has said they’re still recruiting ‘26 kids I thought I’d throw it in here. My favorite ‘26 that I saw in person this year. Very good athlete. Smooth as silk. Wired scorer but plays under control. Could be the best pure shooter in the class, Has a little bit of secondary facilitator to him, though he’s definitely score 1st. Gave Jason Crowe, top 5 ‘26, all he wanted in a showcase event near me. Big fan. If he’s legitimately open, and I sort of doubt that but who knows, he’s worth going all in on. Kid’s gonna play in the League. 

Someone on Peegs mention that Trilly is saying we “may” be involved. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Purely informational since we have no idea if we'll actually get involved with Coleman or not.  

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https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/top-20-overall-recruit-quentin-010714749.html

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Internet rumors say he was getting 350k at Wake. Family wants 750k apparently after his stock rise. 
 

Illinois a name seen frequently.  
 

ALL internet gossip.  

[Unexpectedflash]

3 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Internet rumors say he was getting 350k at Wake. Family wants 750k apparently after his stock rise. 
 

Illinois a name seen frequently.  
 

ALL internet gossip.  

Am i crazy or shouldn’t we jump on that for a top 20 recruit especially that fits our system? Thats half a reed bailey 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

3 hours ago, Unexpectedflash said:

Am i crazy or shouldn’t we jump on that for a top 20 recruit especially that fits our system? Thats half a reed bailey 

Right?!?  Unless it becomes a bidding battle which happens with declining supply.  We need 2 PGs.  We need 2 Cs.  We need everything.  Lol

[Asha’man]

1 hour ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Right?!?  Unless it becomes a bidding battle which happens with declining supply.  We need 2 PGs.  We need 2 Cs.  We need everything.  Lol

I saw some names ppl are throwing out elsewhere. But not sure how legit it is. Liberty guard from Kentucky. Belmont PF. Duke backup guard. Watching this Michigan MSU game, we need athletes without sacrificing skill to compete at the top. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

38 minutes ago, Asha’man said:

I saw some names ppl are throwing out elsewhere. But not sure how legit it is. Liberty guard from Kentucky. Belmont PF. Duke backup guard. Watching this Michigan MSU game, we need athletes without sacrificing skill to compete at the top. 

Michigan absolutely put on a portal masterclass with Yaxel as the centerpiece.  There will be about 10-15 teams with more money and clout ahead of us.  We aren’t likely beating them for same recruits.  Job will be tough. Scout will be ultimately important.  Finding 3 or so stars seems like an impossible task.  Maybe the foreign route will help us.  

[str8baller]

6 hours ago, Unexpectedflash said:

Am i crazy or shouldn’t we jump on that for a top 20 recruit especially that fits our system? Thats half a reed bailey 

Spend 750-1mil on a frosh recruit who can’t reliably contribute in year one and you’ve just recreated Reed Bailey 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

47 minutes ago, Asha’man said:

I saw some names ppl are throwing out elsewhere. But not sure how legit it is. Liberty guard from Kentucky. Belmont PF. Duke backup guard. Watching this Michigan MSU game, we need athletes without sacrificing skill to compete at the top. 

Those rumored names aren’t gonna move the needle at all.  But realistically we will end up with another 35th ranked team out of the gates.  Trying to strike lightning in a bottle.  None of these guys are athletic.  

[Unexpectedflash]

23 minutes ago, str8baller said:

Spend 750-1mil on a frosh recruit who can’t reliably contribute in year one and you’ve just recreated Reed Bailey 

Top 20 recruits usually contribute in year 1 and if we can’t get one of the best shooters in the class to contribute then that’s on us. I feel like recruits in this range are the sweet spot since they’ll hopefully stay longer and you may end getting a discount the later years. We need talent. Trey mckenney for dusty was similarly ranked last year and is a key contributor on a team way better than us. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

34 minutes ago, Unexpectedflash said:

Top 20 recruits usually contribute in year 1 and if we can’t get one of the best shooters in the class to contribute then that’s on us. I feel like recruits in this range are the sweet spot since they’ll hopefully stay longer and you may end getting a discount the later years. We need talent. Trey mckenney for dusty was similarly ranked last year and is a key contributor on a team way better than us. 

McKenney is a good call.  Sprinkle in the 5 star with vets. That’s the move.  It’s what Woodson as trying to do but the vets were mostly bad.  And the system.

Maleek Thomas for Arkansas.  And plenty of others.  

[8bucks]

2 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Those rumored names aren’t gonna move the needle at all.  But realistically we will end up with another 35th ranked team out of the gates.  Trying to strike lightning in a bottle.  None of these guys are athletic.  

You follow this a little closer than I but I appreciate your perspective. I tend to think Dolson either cuts bait (not likely unless by him sitting so close he realizes DD is not the guy) or realizes he needs to right this ship quickly. I don’t discard the GM suggesting it could take time to balance the roster but to do that at the expense of wins is not something I think Dolson is going to accept. So what do you do if you are Dolson?  
 

Dolson’s superpower has been fundraising and I see this as the only viable path here. We cannot go into next year with another 35th ranked team. I think he has to convince some donors to stay the course and/or increase our NIL such that for at least 1 year we are top 5. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

23 minutes ago, 8bucks said:

You follow this a little closer than I but I appreciate your perspective. I tend to think Dolson either cuts bait (not likely unless by him sitting so close he realizes DD is not the guy) or realizes he needs to right this ship quickly. I don’t discard the GM suggesting it could take time to balance the roster but to do that at the expense of wins is not something I think Dolson is going to accept. So what do you do if you are Dolson?  
 

Dolson’s superpower has been fundraising and I see this as the only viable path here. We cannot go into next year with another 35th ranked team. I think he has to convince some donors to stay the course and/or increase our NIL such that for at least 1 year we are top 5. 

This is my hope but I’m not sure.  I think increased funds and the ability to overpay is the only immediate way.  I feel like we need some enthusiasm pumped into the program but that isn’t the DDV way.  Building a roster that turns heads would be nice but I really see that as an immense challenge.  Lots of good/better coaches are bringing back more.  We feel so behind the 8 ball.  Gotta hope the Carr move pays some dividends.  Reality is another fringe year and hope the freshman class hits better than expected and a build can start.  I don’t know.  
 

Land the right 3 or 4 guys out of the portal and everything changes but I’m not optimistic we will get it done.  If we are doing the Orme, mid majors type build it’ll be a prove it year.