(2024) - SF Dink Pate

[Uspshoosier]

 

[Stuhoo]

22 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

 

A Dallas kid tweeting the offer with a Bracey picture.

Wonder if there’s a close connection?

 

[Demo]

1 minute ago, Stuhoo said:

A Dallas kid tweeting the offer with a Bracey picture.

Wonder if there’s a close connection?

 

Beat me to that by like 30 secs. There’s gotta be something to that. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

4-star Dink Pate listed as a 6'7" SF by 247.  Attended Pinkston HS in Dallas, TX last season but has transferred to Prolific Prep for 22-23.  Played AAU for Team Trae Young on the Adidas circuit.

@IAMTHESHOOTER1

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Rivals

Hudl

 

	Games	Pts	FG%	3P%	FT%	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk
22 AAU   17U	13	7.9	36%	25%	67%	5.4	4.2	3.1	0.9	0.3
HS 21-22	N.A.
HS 20-21	26	17.7

 

[lillurk]

I love a unique name

[Stuhoo]

18 minutes ago, lillurk said:

I love a unique name

His birth name was Pink Date, but that was ridiculous so they switched it juuuust a little.

[WayneFleekHoosier]

I’ve got zero recruiting confidence after the show we’ve put on in ‘23.

That being said, we’ve thrown our name in on a bunch of top kids for ‘24.

Hopefully, we have a good season and NIL steps up and we can get a legitimately killer class and triumphantly make our return to blue blood recruiting status.

Or I’ll just cross my fingers and put up my Dreamcatcher.


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[bigrod]

Is that him in the picture? He looks like Bracey Wright.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-hoosiers-offer-2024-guard-dink-pate/?fbclid=IwAR0zTXlAvOYHd2x6Ho1hC6eSH9ITH_FH5_AWCCWNRcW_bj4CUYuk4WsSYCE

[WayneFleekHoosier]

2 hours ago, bigrod said:

Is that him in the picture? He looks like Bracey Wright.

That is Bracey Wright, it's a Texas connection to IU.  They usually seem to pick a similar player to the location/position the recruit plays.

[IU Scott]

12 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

I’ve got zero recruiting confidence after the show we’ve put on in ‘23.

That being said, we’ve thrown our name in on a bunch of top kids for ‘24.

Hopefully, we have a good season and NIL steps up and we can get a legitimately killer class and triumphantly make our return to blue blood recruiting status.

Or I’ll just cross my fingers and put up my Dreamcatcher.


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Didn't realize the 23 class is done and Newton and Cupps are good players in that class.  I get it that some people look at everything in a negative light and others look at things in a positive light.

[Gnet550]

24 minutes ago, IU Scott said:

Didn't realize the 23 class is done and Newton and Cupps are good players in that class.  I get it that some people look at everything in a negative light and others look at things in a positive light.

Agreed, and it seems like we are in decent position for Page.  If we add him, that's still a very nice class.

[WayneFleekHoosier]

1 hour ago, IU Scott said:

Didn't realize the 23 class is done and Newton and Cupps are good players in that class.  I get it that some people look at everything in a negative light and others look at things in a positive light.

I view positive things positively and negative things negatively.  ‘22 class rocked, and said so.  
 

Now we are poised to lose 3.5/4 starters and we bring in 2 long term contributors SO FAR.  
 

‘22 class gave me a little bit of confidence that we can get most of our targets. We cast a narrow net in ‘23. Missed most of our Summer targets already.  Page is nice.  Would be a solid get and in another thread I’ve mentioned him as our most likely addition.  
 
Transfer Portal keeps hope alive.  For anyone to deny our recruiting swager didn’t take a hit in ‘23 would be lying to themselves.  That’s not to say the transfer portal can’t  be a huge benefit this season. 

[IU Scott]

2 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

I view positive things positively and negative things negatively.  ‘22 class rocked, and said so.  
 

Now we are poised to lose 3.5/4 starters and we bring in 2 long term contributors SO FAR.  
 

‘22 class gave me a little bit of confidence that we can get most of our targets. We cast a narrow net in ‘23. Missed most of our Summer targets already.  Page is nice.  Would be a solid get and in another thread I’ve mentioned him as our most likely addition.  
 
Transfer Portal keeps hope alive.  For anyone to deny our recruiting swager didn’t take a hit in ‘23 would be lying to themselves.  That’s not to say the transfer portal can’t  be a huge benefit this season. 

Also two of our top recruits the last two years we didn't get until April due to other coaches getting fired.

[WayneFleekHoosier]

11 minutes ago, IU Scott said:

Also two of our top recruits the last two years we didn't get until April due to other coaches getting fired.

Granted, it happened twice but that's lightning in a bottle.  The odds of that happening are very, very low.  Now, the transfer portal could be huge, I hope and admit.  And of course, development.  Geronimo, Banks, Duncomb, Reneau.  All hope is not lost, just not the recruiting swagger I like.  Even the bigs we targeted are a little underwhelming, it really makes me wonder what the staffs plan is for the 4/5.  I think penciling Reneau into the starting 4/5 spot is obvious.  Page is a solid developmental big.  Backup minutes to start and Starter minutes down the road.  

I've stated before, I wasn't head over heels for Kaiser or DHS.  DHS seemed nice but that is what Newton should provide mostly.  DHS is a better rebounder, but we weren't going to play him as a 3, so whatever.  Booker is interesting.  He seems like he would have been a great fit for what we want besides maybe the extracurriculars.  That one was clearly complicated.  The odd thing is the 4/5 spot and our offers...Maybe the staff always wanted to go transfer portal.  I hope.  

 

[ebridges24]

10 hours ago, Gnet550 said:

Agreed, and it seems like we are in decent position for Page.  If we add him, that's still a very nice class.

I don't even feel any confidence when it comes to Page any more.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Don't get too concerned that there's no mention of us in the story.  It's dated Aug. 11, and our offer was extended on Aug. 23.

https://www.circuitscouting.com/news_article/show/1235445

 

[Demo]

2 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Don't get too concerned that there's no mention of us in the story.  It's dated Aug. 11, and our offer was extended on Aug. 23.

https://www.circuitscouting.com/news_article/show/1235445

 

Interesting that he’s heading back home. Not the most common occurrence.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]