(2026) - (C) Sam Funches to Gonzaga

[Hovadipo]

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

4-star 6'10" Sam Funches attends Germantown HS in Madison, MS.  As a high school freshman he averaged 17 pts 10 rebounds and five blocks per game.    He's a 5-star and ranked #10 on the 247 Composite. 

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Lots of repetition in the links below.

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-offers-2026-big-man-sam-funches/?fbclid=IwAR38GuLUk2LM4zNOYBQEnTCT4VQKXxSBEvT-XAdfjmr2pntSk-saEy7PPmA

https://hoosierillustrated.com/indiana-basketball-offers-first-2026-prospect-in-5-star-center-sam-funches/?fbclid=IwAR2ZJ4dz1E7NQMOpl1PSaFsGtBkzKmEFy-nOLcNGt1-YMxTBxz9w4PhzV3E

https://sportoclock.co.uk/indiana-hoosiers-basketball/indiana-offers-a-scholarship-to-2026-national-top/?fbclid=IwAR1-QHUarCis4rZ0pXeGy93Aq0AC-rUxDE4FDh7ZlrGXMzv1-z6HUrg1SsQ

https://247sports.com/college/indiana/article/indiana-basketball-recruiting-sam-funches-germantown-miss-coach-mike-woodson-220037418/

 

[94Bulldog]

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

4-star 6'10" Sam Funches attends Germantown HS in Madison, MS.  As a high school freshman he averaged 17 pts 10 rebounds and five blocks per game.    He's a 5-star and ranked #10 on the 247 Composite.

His stock is rising quickly, went from a 4 star to a 5 star by end of the paragraph!!  ;)

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

3 minutes ago, 94Bulldog said:

His stock is rising quickly, went from a 4 star to a 5 star by end of the paragraph!!  ;)

Basic 247 he's a 4-star but a 5-star on the 247 composite.  Don't ask me to explain it; I just pass it along.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Germantown vs. Canton tonight at 8:30 ET.  

https://www.germantownathletics.com/broadcasts

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

There's basketball that's so painful to watch your eyes still hurt the next day.  Last night Germantown lost in OT to Canton 48-46.  Germantown led 10-6 after 1Q; Canton led 18-14 at halftime; Germantown led 26-24 after 3.  So after scoring just a combined 50 pts. thru 3 Qs, they put up a combined 34 in the 4th Q to end the game in regulation tied at 42.  The low score wasn't due to a deliberate slowdown by either team, it was just bad bball.  A player from each team was ejected early in the 2nd Q and a fight in the corridor just outside the gym floor stopped the game for about 10 min. midway thru the 4th Q.  Neither team was involved but a whole bunch of people left the stands and raced to the corridor.

I scored Funches with 16p; 8r; 2s; 2b; 3t.  I'm happy to provide info to the board but am not qualifed to evaluate bball talent.  However, it's hard for me to believe that Funchess is rated as a 5-star at least on what I saw in this game.

[JSHoosier]

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

There's basketball that's so painful to watch your eyes still hurt the next day.  Last night Germantown lost in OT to Canton 48-46.  Germantown led 10-6 after 1Q; Canton led 18-14 at halftime; Germantown led 26-24 after 3.  So after scoring just a combined 50 pts. thru 3 Qs, they put up a combined 34 in the 4th Q to end the game in regulation tied at 42.  The low score wasn't due to a deliberate slowdown by either team, it was just bad bball.  A player from each team was ejected early in the 2nd Q and a fight in the corridor just outside the gym floor stopped the game for about 10 min. midway thru the 4th Q.  Neither team was involved but a whole bunch of people left the stands and raced to the corridor.

I scored Funches with 16p; 8r; 2s; 2b; 3t.  I'm happy to provide info to the board but am not qualifed to evaluate bball talent.  However, it's hard for me to believe that Funchess is rated as a 5-star at least on what I saw in this game.

48-46 in OT.  Somewhere Bo Ryan is crying tears of joy.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Germantown (4-5) beaten 55-48 by Terry.  Funches looked much better in this game than he did in the earlier game I watched.  Finished with 22p; 9r; 2a; 4s; 2b; 2t.   8-15 FG; 1-2 on 3s; 5-9 FT.  Active on both ends of the court.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

One sportswriter's list of Mississippi's Dandy Dozen inluded Funches.

Sam Funches

Germantown | Sophomore

Center | 6-10

The 6-foot-10 center averaged 17 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks last year. Funches is ranked top-10 nationally by the 247Sports Composite in the class of 2026 and is a constant participant at USA team camps. He holds offers from a number of Power-5 schools.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Germantown (5-7) defeated Clinton (10-2) 47-44 in a sloppily played game.  Funches 7p;  10r;  1a;  2s;  3b;  4t   3-10 FG and 1-3 FT.  He got rebounds but many were solely because of his height not necessarily positioning or leaping ability.  He should be under a no dribbling injunction because he does not handle the ball off the dribble.  2 of the 3 games I've watched him play have left me unimpressed and it will be interesting to follow just how actively we pursue his recruitment. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

https://www.aseaofblue.com/2024/1/3/24013647/sam-funches-recruit-uk-basketball-kentucky-wildcats

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Rarely find any game stats for him but the Clarion Ledger names him a candidate for Mississippi's Midseason Player of the Year and reports he's averaging 18.1p;  11r and 6.2b

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Sounds like a high probability he won't be playing in a Mississippi public school next year and Montverde is in the mix.

https://www.theeyblscholastic.com/top-recruits-2026-sam-funches/

[Home Jersey]

6'11 15 year old? Damn.

[mamasa]

We had a Fuchs, let's add a Funches!

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Named Honorable Mention on MaxPreps Sophomore All-American Team

Sam Funches, Germantown (Madison, Miss.)

6-10 | Center | Uncommitted

Top 10 prospect shined with averages of 18 points, 11 rebounds and six blocked shots per outing despite the Mavericks finishing with a below .500 record.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

OTR Summer Jam 16U Standouts -

Sam Funches – 2026 – Team Thad EYBL 

Sam Funches came into Summer Jam as one of the most highly touted players on the list and he dominated interiors in the 16u division all weekend. He put up 20+ points and 10+ rebounds in all four games. Funches has good size and physical tools at 6’10, far beyond most in his class. A lot of his points come off of dunks around the rim and second chance opportunities, but Funches also flashed the ability to step out and hit the three-ball this weekend. Funches already holds offers from 20+ D1 schools.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

A Woody offer that went virtually nowhere.  Committed to Gonzaga today.

[Demo]

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

A Woody offer that went virtually nowhere.  Committed to Gonzaga today.

Nice example of what can happen to young kids/early offers. Pretty sure when Woody offered he had had a really good couple of camps the summer before his soph year and was viewed as a very hot kid off of athleticism and projectability. Like, top 10 hot.  Now the skill piece hasn't really come and he's viewed as a shot blocker/rim runner and Gonzaga's obviously a great landing spot, but his actual rating is nowhere close to what it was. Young bigs are tough.