Braylon Mullins (2025) SG - to UConn

[WayneFleekHoosier]

If we were lucky enough to get Mullins and Reibe that’s a very solid 3 person class.  See who returns then get 2 studs from the portal or so and it all works out.  Portaling will win faster than freshman without question.  Gotta have balance.  Maybe a Sping guy like Brown or Tiller, but I admit I’m a huge fan of the portal as a top 5 budget program.  
 

I would normally be devastated about recruting misses but just this past year we went from 

Queen, McNeely, Fland to Rice, Tucker, Ballo.  
 

Hard for me not to believe we ended up better off as much as I liked Fland, McNeely, and Queen. 

Edited September 27, 2024 by WayneFleekHoosier

[Stuhoo]

12 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

If we were lucky enough to get Mullins and Reibe that’s a very solid 3 person class.  See who returns then get 2 studs from the portal or so and it all works out.  Portaling will win faster than freshman without question.  Gotta have balance.  Maybe a Sping guy like Brown or Tiller, but I admit I’m a huge fan of the portal as a top 5 budget program.  
 

I would normally be devastated about recruting misses but just this past year we went from 

Queen, McNeely, Fland to Rice, Tucker, Ballo.  
 

Hard for me not to believe we ended up better off as much as I liked Fland, McNeely, and Queen. 

Your post is not a novel thought, but you summarized the state of affairs perfectly.

Because:

1. The upgrade for the coming season of Myles Rice as point guard and leader over Fland is immeasurable.
2. The upgrade for the coming season of Oumar Ballo over Derik Queen is also immeasurable.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

2 hours ago, Demo said:

Fwiw: top 50ish DC combo guard Derek Dixon is announcing today and North Carolina has been thought to be his landing spot for a while. Very much a scoring guard in the Jasper Johnson mold. Should Dixon make the call for UNC and Adams for UConn there’s no scenario in which we’re not happy for those developments.

Dixon did indeed commit to UNC today.

[RaceToTheTop]

On 9/26/2024 at 10:45 AM, cybergates said:

Barrel Rick initials are BR. BRaylon Mullins is Barrel Rick?!? Barrel Rick is Braylon Mullins?!?

 

In an absurd twist, Barrel Rick is Luke Brown.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Really good Q and A with Bray's father.

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-qa-on-braylon-mullins-indiana-visit-where-things-stand-overall/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFkBMtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdscUuhFPAqpad9Cd3OWbzkwfnAswShUT-akAS-6cafToMe5XOvhqrcP8Q_aem_lwjTiQDenfHR5Gtj7ROgcQ

[Napleshoosier]

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

Really good Q and A with Bray's father.

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-qa-on-braylon-mullins-indiana-visit-where-things-stand-overall/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFkBMtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdscUuhFPAqpad9Cd3OWbzkwfnAswShUT-akAS-6cafToMe5XOvhqrcP8Q_aem_lwjTiQDenfHR5Gtj7ROgcQ

Somebody needs to explain to Braylon what it will mean to him in later years if he plays for IU .  Sean May isn’t crap in Indiana. Nobody cares.  If he goes to UConn nobody will give that crap either.  If he goes to IU he becomes the loved, Hoosier son for life with people always his fan and kids worshiping him.  THAT MEANS EVERYTHING!

[Stuhoo]

1 hour ago, Napleshoosier said:

Somebody needs to explain to Braylon what it will mean to him in later years if he plays for IU .  Sean May isn’t crap in Indiana. Nobody cares.  If he goes to UConn nobody will give that crap either.  If he goes to IU he becomes the loved, Hoosier son for life with people always his fan and kids worshiping him.  THAT MEANS EVERYTHING!

AND ANTHONY LEAL CAN BE HIS REALTOR!!

which is nice.

[Crazy about IU]

From reading Braylon’s Dads comments I am guessing it’s UConn. 

[LamarCheeks]

10 minutes ago, Crazy about IU said:

From reading Braylon’s Dads comments I am guessing it’s UConn. 

[Crazy about IU]

Just now, LamarCheeks said:

I know but sometimes you can just read between the lines. I hope I am wrong.

[Scotty R]

2 minutes ago, Crazy about IU said:

I know but sometimes you can just read between the lines. I hope I am wrong.

Watch this might change your mind a little. They went over UCONN's roster at spots 1-3 next year and they might have 7 or 8 players at those positions next year. The report is that Braylon is looking at their roster very thoroughly.  Who know who f these guys know anything. Also there is a new guy on their and say he is an Indiana guy 

 

[IUFAN1976]

27 minutes ago, Crazy about IU said:

From reading Braylon’s Dads comments I am guessing it’s UConn. 

I thought it was Kensucky, boy was I wrong and maybe you are too.  But I thought all along it would be another school on his list besides IU.  

[cthomas]

18 minutes ago, Crazy about IU said:

From reading Braylon’s Dads comments I am guessing it’s UConn. 

And he might end up there. His life, his choice. I'd love to see him at IU, but if he's not, we'll fill his spot with someone good from the portal. High school kids decisions aren't as important as they used to be. 

[DChoosier]

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

 

Jake @jakeweingarten

Indiana will send an assistant in today (Friday) for five-star senior Braylon Mullins, a source told @Stockrisers.  UNC will send staff in next week, UConn was in yesterday afternoon.

Man I would HATE HATE being a recruiter . This is not directed specifically at Mullins but we sent an assistant to his school/home YET AGAIN after years of watching his HS/AAU games/practices etc, hosting him at IU repeatedly, going to his home numerous times, offering 500k+ (or way more), the chance to play at the premiere in-state school which  will have 4-5k coeds that will dig him and then have  job opportunities that will last a  lifetime. What TF else needs to happen?????

 

 

[Crazy about IU]

16 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

Watch this might change your mind a little. They went over UCONN's roster at spots 1-3 next year and they might have 7 or 8 players at those positions next year. The report is that Braylon is looking at their roster very thoroughly.  Who know who f these guys know anything. Also there is a new guy on their and say he is an Indiana guy 

Thanks I watched it and I feel a little better. I feel it helps we missed on  Haralson but people love what unconn is doing with player development. If Braylon feels he is better than those other guards coming in . I beleave it is 50/50 at best.

 

[cthomas]

5 minutes ago, DChoosier said:

Man I would HATE HATE being a recruiter . This is not directed specifically at Mullins but we sent an assistant to his school/home yet again after years of watching his HS/AAU games/practices etc, hosting him at IU repeatedly going to his home, offering 500k+ (or way more), the chance to play at the premiere in-state school that will have 4-5k coeds that will dig you and then have  job opportunities that will last your lifetime. What TF else needs to happen?????

 

 

I could not agree more. The time and resources that schools spend on high school kids is ridiculous. In the portal era, that seems less and less important. We took two guards from the portal this year and they are probably better than anyone we could have recruited who would be a freshman this year. It would feel to me a little humiliating as an adult to be kissing up to 15 -17 year old kids hoping they pick my school. I'm at the point where I just don't care that much what high school kids decide.

[IUFAN1976]

15 hours ago, cthomas said:

And he might end up there. His life, his choice. I'd love to see him at IU, but if he's not, we'll fill his spot with someone good from the portal. High school kids decisions aren't as important as they used to be. 

Then why are we spending so much time, energy and resources on them?  The ROI isn’t good!  We spend 1/10th the time, energy and resources on portal recruits.  This is why I am not upset on missing out on high school kids but I think we need to stop investing so much time, energy and resources into them.  High school kids are way too fickle and really aren’t mature enough to make a sound decision, it’s more emotional.  I say invest a little time in them so when they hit the portal after their freshman year, you can be in there to swoop them up, lol!  Because the grass isn’t always greener on the other side!

[cthomas]

2 minutes ago, IUFAN1976 said:

Then why are we spending so much time, energy and resources on them?  The ROI isn’t good!  We spend 1/10th the time, energy and resources on portal recruits.  This is why I am not upset on missing out on high school kids but I think we need to stop investing so much time, energy and resources into them.  High school kids are way too fickle and really aren’t mature enough to make a sound decision, it’s more emotional.  I say invest a little time in them so when they hit the portal after their freshman year, you can be in there to swoop them up, lol!  Because the grass isn’t always greener on the other side!

100%. Obviously, getting in early on kids doesn't make a difference. The best high school players we have gotten lately have been very short recruitments. I think we need to reevaluate what we are doing.

[Stuhoo]

1 minute ago, cthomas said:

100%. Obviously, getting in early on kids doesn't make a difference. The best high school players we have gotten lately have been very short recruitments. I think we need to reevaluate what we are doing.

Trent Sisley just committed this week! Yeesh.

[IUFAN1976]

3 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

Trent Sisley just committed this week! Yeesh.

IMO, he’s been the exception since CMW has been the coach.  I think CMW has done better in short run recruitments and I bet we have a lot of University dollars invested in those long term, no commitment recruitments that could be allocated elsewhere!  Yes, just my opinion but you have to admit this does or should be looked at anyway!