2023 SF/PF Mackenzie Mgbako to Texas A&M via Portal

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Mackenzie Mgbako.

Mackenzie Holmes.

Has a nice ring to it.

[JSHoosier]

I watched a little film and he's got a nice looking shot.

[reconmkd]

Ok so I guess I need to take some more sick days and do more farming, at least it seems when I'm busy farming and not paying attention to here, news breaks! 

[maharkn]

Offensively, he can play on the wing, no problem. Ok handle. Not a great 1st step, but he can straight line drive it. He’s not a facilitator, he’s looking for his offense. The defense might come and go a little. He’s not great laterally, so if he catches a bad matchup, say like Penn St last year running 4 guards around in an open system, that could get dicey. But his effort isn’t an issue and he should be good enough most of the time. 

As compared to Kopp where does he stand

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[Home Jersey]

We need JHS glued to this kid's side during his visit the whole time/pitching him hard. 

Mgbako comes here, Woodson will give him the keys.

In other words - next year, X & Mgbako are the equivalent of JHS & TJD this year. 

Hope we end up needing to learn how to pronounce his name... or that we come up with a cool nickname, lol. 

Kansas obviously scares me the most here. Really curious when he is making his visit to Bloomington!

[Hoosierfan2017]

This is the level of player we should consistently be recruiting and landing. Hope they can get him. 

[HoosierHoopster]

49 minutes ago, TeeterInNJ said:

Hope we end up needing to learn how to pronounce his name... or that we come up with a cool nickname, lol. 

Let’s get this going

Mackbak

Baking bako

Bako

 

 

[Alford Bailey]

1 hour ago, reconmkd said:

Ok so I guess I need to take some more sick days and do more farming, at least it seems when I'm busy farming and not paying attention to here, news breaks! 

Burning brush piles this afternoon and just checked in to see a new name

[Scotty R]

I read a week ago how UL had a really good chance with him. His main recruiter at Duke is now at UL.

Also I hope we get the last visit 

 

[Golfman25]

3 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

They have a personal connection to Louisville.  And Kansas is just plain hard to beat unless the roster is jammed up/filled.  Probably still a hugely uphill battle for us, and with the Ledlum stuff we are probably a little late???

Mr. Mgkabo meet JHS.  :)  

[NashvilleHoosier]

Based on that list of visits I’m calling a 50% chance this kid plays in Assembly hall next season

[ziggyiu]

2 hours ago, TeeterInNJ said:

We need JHS glued to this kid's side during his visit the whole time/pitching him hard. 

Mgbako comes here, Woodson will give him the keys.

In other words - next year, X & Mgbako are the equivalent of JHS & TJD this year. 

Hope we end up needing to learn how to pronounce his name... or that we come up with a cool nickname, lol. 

Kansas obviously scares me the most here. Really curious when he is making his visit to Bloomington!

JHS is in LA prepping for the draft now. Is he scheduled to come back to Bloomington this spring? 

[Bowhunter]

I don’t want last visit . May never make it here

[Alford Bailey]

Louisville is getting whoever they want right now. Hope we can put bid them. Definitely an uphill battle.

[sweetpain]

Break the triangle!

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[TheWatShot]

5 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

They have a personal connection to Louisville.  

Of course they do. Effing Louisville. 4 and freaking 28 and it's like none of these recruits even care. 

[Scotty R]

1 hour ago, ziggyiu said:

JHS is in LA prepping for the draft now. Is he scheduled to come back to Bloomington this spring? 

So he isn't going to finish the semester out

[Stuhoo]

1 minute ago, Scotty R said:

So he isn't going to finish the semester out

He most certainly is. On-line until he’s back in Bloomington in May.

I know a family whose non-athlete kid is a full-time sophomore at UCF (which is not a commuter campus) and has still not taken a class on campus.

[lillurk]

21 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

Of course they do. Effing Louisville. 4 and freaking 28 and it's like none of these recruits even care. 

Mgbako seems a very likely one and done. UL’s situation is less attractive if you’re good enough to expect to play big minutes anywhere.

[Home Jersey]

1 minute ago, lillurk said:

Mgbako seems a very likely one and done. UL’s situation is less attractive if you’re good enough to expect to play big minutes anywhere.

Plus, their coach is good and all (sure, maybe) but if you're trying to play in the league next year, are any of these coaches going to really be better able to help you navigate that process than Mike Woodson?