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

[JSHoosier]

30 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

I asked myself what would it take to be top 25 preseason and to be hyped for next season. 
 

adding Mgbako and a SG does it.  I mean, my expectations are always high, so that’s a given but man.  
 

And for me, Mgbako/(Dingle/A good guard) beats Ledlum/Knecht from an excitement level.  I’m not sure it’s a better team but WayneFleek would be hyped. Lol. 

Yeah, Mgbako would definitely be more exciting than Ledlum.  Let's see who we can get for guard, hypothetically Dingle? Definitely a better combination than Ledlum/Knecht.

[RaceToTheTop]

I would take one high caliber and another guard/wing rotational.  If IU were to get Mgbano alongside Ware and three rotational pieces, that’s a win IMO.

[Hoosierfan1901]

Very quiet

[RaceToTheTop]

4 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

Very quiet

Mgbanko has kept his recruitment ver quiet.  Truly Donovan had stated that anything you hear released is likely to be a guess or made up.

[RaceToTheTop]

St.John’s added R.J. Luis today.  That’s two wings in a couple of days.  Unless Mgbank was looking to go to St. John’s exclusively as s PF, I don’t see him going there.

[IUHoosier5]

Reason this would be momentous in so many ways is we add another 5 star for the third year in a row and our chances of being a contending team in the B1G increase drastically as well as being top 25 (relevancy). We have a chance to add two (maybe three) to the NBA draft. His addition would be HUGE.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

33 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Mgbanko has kept his recruitment ver quiet.  Truly Donovan had stated that anything you hear released is likely to be a guess or made up.

With this recruitment, in Slater we trust.  Everyone else meh!

[Home Jersey]

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

With this recruitment, in Slater we trust.  Everyone else meh!

What is the Slater connection here out of curiosity?

[FightFor6]

21 minutes ago, IUHoosier5 said:

Reason this would be momentous in so many ways is we add another 5 star for the third year in a row and our chances of being a contending team in the B1G increase drastically as well as being top 25 (relevancy). We have a chance to add two (maybe three) to the NBA draft. His addition would be HUGE.

Yep. You get 4 maybe 5 draft picks over the course of 2 years and all the sudden recruiting hurdles start looking a little smaller against schools like Kansas, Duke, and Kentucky. This recruitment is huge for momentum in several ways.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

14 minutes ago, TeeterInNJ said:

What is the Slater connection here out of curiosity?

He is reportedly very close to the Mgbako family and has been for several years.  He's also very well clued in on recruiting in general.

[RaceToTheTop]

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

He is reportedly very close to the Mgbako family and has been for several years.  He's also very well clued in on recruiting in general.

He also called out a NYT reporter for giving details that the Mgbanko’s didn’t want out as they said they wanted the recruitment quiet.  So I would expect that slater will only release things the family wants out there.

[coonhounds]

He also called out a NYT reporter for giving details that the Mgbanko’s didn’t want out as they said they wanted the recruitment quiet.  So I would expect that slater will only release things the family wants out there.

What did he say? Can't find it on this thread

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[lillurk]

3 minutes ago, coonhounds said:

What did he say? Can't find it on this thread

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Think he screenshotted or quote-tweezed Adam Zagoria with rat and facepalm emojis when Zags broke the visits’ news (which was seemingly known but embargoed, and thus lots of confirmation stories ran from all sorts of places after) broke.

[realTomCrean]

X- Best PG (and oldest) in B1G 

Gallo - 45% 3P% 

MM - 5*

Reneau- 5* 

Ware- 5* 

Good bench talent. Would say, with my extremely limited knowledge base, IU is a proven SG away from having most talented team this century 

[Bowhunter]

39 minutes ago, realTomCrean said:

X- Best PG (and oldest) in B1G 

Gallo - 45% 3P% 

MM - 5*

Reneau- 5* 

Ware- 5* 

Good bench talent. Would say, with my extremely limited knowledge base, IU is a proven SG away from having most talented team this century 

You know putting him in the line up already is bad luck right?

[JerryYeagley23]

I like our chances here. Put out a strong NIL package and JHS verryyy important supporting one and done work by the staff. Hang tight. 

[Brass Cannon]

This would be quite the coup. A three pronged attack that will make us exceptionally dangerous. 

[RaceToTheTop]

12 minutes ago, Ngw7183 said:

Just catching up. Maybe this was already said but if we got Ledlum I think we wouldn’t have wanted Walker. Mgbako would have still been in play. Kencht would have just taken Dingle or Rayj spot. Now, you can argue they are both better options. 

If we had gotten Ledlum, highly doubt that Mgbanko would be considering IU.  Ledlum would have been here to play the 3 and Reneau the 4.  Mgbanko recommitted from Duke because he didn’t want to play the Marvin Williams type hybrid 3/4 getting less minutes.

[dwtaylor1055]

Wonder how long the staff will hold out for a decision of MM waits for a bit? The portal closes in four days. Times a ticking 

[Uspshoosier]

7 minutes ago, dwtaylor1055 said:

Wonder how long the staff will hold out for a decision of MM waits for a bit? The portal closes in four days. Times a ticking 

Portal closes for people entering it.   Teams can sign kids that have entered the portal up until classes start.  Plenty of time even after the deadline