Class of '66 Old Fart Posted March 28 Posted March 28 First underclassman offer for our new head coach. Home Jersey, FortWayneHoosier, Demo and 2 others 4 1 Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted March 28 Author Posted March 28 Listed as 6'4" and 175 lbs on both 247 and Rivals. Attends Logan-Rogersville HS in Rogersville, MO. Plays AAU for KC Run GMC on the UAA circuit. Rogersville is located a little southeast of Springfield, MO. @ChaseBran3 247 Rivals On3 Hudl https://www.news-leader.com/story/sports/high-school/2024/12/27/chase-branham-logan-rogersville-basketball-recruiting-mizzou-2024-blue-and-gold-tournament/77275884007/ FortWayneHoosier and go iu bb 1 1 Quote
Demo Posted March 28 Posted March 28 2 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said: Listed as 6'4" and 175 lbs on both 247 and Rivals. Attends Logan-Rogersville HS in Rogersville, MO. Plays AAU for KC Run GMC on the UAA circuit. Rogersville is located a little southeast of Springfield, MO. @ChaseBran3 247 Rivals On3 Hudl https://www.news-leader.com/story/sports/high-school/2024/12/27/chase-branham-logan-rogersville-basketball-recruiting-mizzou-2024-blue-and-gold-tournament/77275884007/ My neck of the woods! Ok, not really, it’s like 3 hours. Doesn’t matter, in my to do’s for December. Also, doesn’t this feel like it should be an Asst Coach tell of some kind? Uspshoosier, J34, 8bucks and 2 others 5 Quote
TadQueasy Posted March 29 Posted March 29 I am not too far from this kid and I have heard he is the real deal. Class of '66 Old Fart and lillurk 2 Quote
lillurk Posted March 29 Posted March 29 4 hours ago, Demo said: My neck of the woods! Ok, not really, it’s like 3 hours. Doesn’t matter, in my to do’s for December. Also, doesn’t this feel like it should be an Asst Coach tell of some kind? Had the same thought about the assistant tell. Haven’t tried to piece it together but someone should, or I guess we may be able to reverse engineer it once we know the staff Quote
8bucks Posted March 29 Posted March 29 4 hours ago, Demo said: My neck of the woods! Ok, not really, it’s like 3 hours. Doesn’t matter, in my to do’s for December. Also, doesn’t this feel like it should be an Asst Coach tell of some kind? What does asst coach tell mean. Quote
Demo Posted March 29 Posted March 29 27 minutes ago, 8bucks said: What does asst coach tell mean. It’s just that if this is DeVries’ 1st offer and it wasn’t someone he’d offered previously or had some other connection to then it’s reasonable to speculate that the offer was precipitated by an incoming Asst. Currently the only offers mentioned in his timeline are IU, K-State, Mizzou and Austin Peay. None of the coaches on those staffs has a previous stop with DeVries that I could find, but I would still venture to guess that when the staff is named 1 of them will be from a staff that’s been recruiting this kid, whether they’ve actually offered or not. MemphisHoosier, FortWayneHoosier, 8bucks and 1 other 4 Quote
Uspshoosier Posted March 29 Posted March 29 34 minutes ago, lillurk said: Had the same thought about the assistant tell. Haven’t tried to piece it together but someone should, or I guess we may be able to reverse engineer it once we know the staff Norton who is at IU now with DeVries played at the same AAU team when he was playing back in the day it sounds like Class of '66 Old Fart, 8bucks, Stuhoo and 2 others 5 Quote
FortWayneHoosier Posted March 29 Posted March 29 Good stuff @Class of '66 Old Fart!!!! lillurk and Class of '66 Old Fart 1 1 Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted March 29 Author Posted March 29 https://www.insidethehall.com/2025/03/29/class-of-2027-point-guard-chase-branham-lands-iu-basketball-scholarship-offer/ fwgreenway 1 Quote
lillurk Posted March 29 Posted March 29 10 hours ago, Uspshoosier said: Norton who is at IU now with DeVries played at the same AAU team when he was playing back in the day it sounds like So to @Demo’s theory, maybe not a huge tell that IU is, e.g., yoinking a MO St assistant, but illuminating nonetheless. Wonder if Norton will be in a full AC role or not — my hunch is it’s in flux based on who else joins up. Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted March 29 Author Posted March 29 3 minutes ago, lillurk said: So to @Demo’s theory, maybe not a huge tell that IU is, e.g., yoinking a MO St assistant, but illuminating nonetheless. Wonder if Norton will be in a full AC role or not — my hunch is it’s in flux based on who else joins up. You're misunderstanding. Nick Norton has been on DeVries' staff. https://wvusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/nick-norton/4310 Quote
lillurk Posted March 29 Posted March 29 16 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said: You're misunderstanding. Nick Norton has been on DeVries' staff. https://wvusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/nick-norton/4310 I understand that. WVU called like 9 people “assistant coach” last year but the three traditional assistants were Frazier, Barnett, and Ostrom. I'm very confident Norton is coming to IU too, just not sure if he’ll be one of the three permitted to recruit off campus etc., or if he’ll be in a player development role (a la Cheaney under CMW). I assume someday Norton will be on the bench, but whether that’s next year or not may depend on whether some other options join the staff. Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted March 30 Author Posted March 30 For anyone reasonably close to Kansas City, the first UAA event of the season takes place April 11-13, and might be an opportunity to watch Branham play (KC Run GMC). Homefield KCK Showcase Center is the venue. lillurk and Demo 1 1 Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted April 2 Author Posted April 2 Feels good to have a reason to follow high school recruiting again. https://www.news-leader.com/story/sports/high-school/2025/04/02/news-leader-2024-25-all-ozarks-boys-basketball-team-revealed-chase-branham-keion-epps/82641884007/?taid=67ed18d2175fce0001c0af7b&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter lillurk, RaceToTheTop, Home Jersey and 1 other 4 Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted April 4 Author Posted April 4 More on Chase Banham https://www.news-leader.com/story/sports/high-school/2025/04/04/chase-branham-logan-rogersville-basketball-news-leader-player-of-the-year-2025/82641919007/?taid=67efb4b4703950000198bd83&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter Quote
8bucks Posted April 4 Posted April 4 14 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said: More on Chase Banham https://www.news-leader.com/story/sports/high-school/2025/04/04/chase-branham-logan-rogersville-basketball-news-leader-player-of-the-year-2025/82641919007/?taid=67efb4b4703950000198bd83&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter What level competition does his school play at in Missouri? Any idea if he is putting up these numbers against large schools? Quote
Demo Posted April 4 Posted April 4 11 minutes ago, 8bucks said: What level competition does his school play at in Missouri? Any idea if he is putting up these numbers against large schools? It’s a class 4 school, so something like a couple of hundred kids per class. They probably have a really wide range of competition. There are a bunch of small rural schools down there, but there are several really good programs in and near Springfield. 8bucks and lillurk 2 Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted April 4 Author Posted April 4 1 hour ago, Demo said: It’s a class 4 school, so something like a couple of hundred kids per class. They probably have a really wide range of competition. There are a bunch of small rural schools down there, but there are several really good programs in and near Springfield. So along the lines of a 3A school in Indiana? So. Bend St. Joseph with enrollment of 849 defeated Attucks with enrollment of 1170 for the 3A title last weekend. lillurk and 8bucks 2 Quote
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