B10 Basketball Recruiting Thread

[Alford Bailey]

7 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

I agree with all that.  When I watched him in that State Final, I couldn't believe he wasn't getting more attention.  I guess Purdue felt the same, but I'm sure he's a depth guy that won't be unhappy about playing time.   Interesting case to follow.  

Matt Waddells kid right? I think he is better than Gelon but maybe Painter offered as a favor to an old teammate.

[RaceToTheTop]

Waddell was a 61/41/86 shooter at Carmel.  Sounds like the plan is to redshirt him next year.  

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Matt Waddells kid right? I think he is better than Gelon but maybe Painter offered as a favor to an old teammate.

He’s underrated and underrecruited. He’s no Gelon, that’s for certain. And he’s 6’6”, 6’7”.

Maybe he never sees the court but I expect him to be a solid player.


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[lillurk]

I do wonder if immediate one-time transfer eligibility will make it easier for power 5 schools to use 12th or 13th scholarships on multi-year developmental targets outside the top ~200. If he stays, maybe you’ve developed a rotation player by years 3-5; if he wants playing time and leaves for a lower level, well, you’ve got an open grant for an immediately eligible player and not just racing for a sit out or unprepared frosh

[ebridges24]

On 4/21/2021 at 7:20 PM, Hoosierfan2017 said:

IU and Purdue both got top 25 recruits this week. IU got a top 25 in the country guy and Purdue got a top 25 in Indiana guy. Works for me!

Well done sir.

[Demo]

To the surprise of, well, no one, Emoni Bates has de-committed from MSU.

[Alford Bailey]

Does Fife give us any chance with Emoni Bates?

[Demo]

1 minute ago, Alford Bailey said:

Does Fife give us any chance with Emoni Bates?

Will be stunned if he ends up anywhere other than the G League.

[Dalton26]

I’d say the chances of him going to the G-League are 99.999999999%

[IUfan_Charlie]

Just now, Dalton26 said:

I’d say the chances of him going to the G-League are 99.999999999%

He’s so good that it doesn’t make any sense for him to play college ball. Go make $500K and play against pros. No brainer to me. Worked out for Jalen Green. 

[Hoosierfan2017]

1 hour ago, IUfan_Charlie said:

He’s so good that it doesn’t make any sense for him to play college ball. Go make $500K and play against pros. No brainer to me. Worked out for Jalen Green. 

It worked out for him in the sense that he got half a million dollars and will be a top draft pick, which is the end goal really. But I’m still not sold on the G League as a legitimate competitor for top talent. I don’t think Jalen Green is known by casual fans. No one really watches the G League. Jalen Suggs is a household name now because of his NCAA tournament performance. That was worth more than $500k in the long run, imo. The G League offers money of course but you can’t beat the exposure the NCAA gives you. 

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[WayneFleekHoosier]

Wonder if this means something [emoji23]



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Yeah, and he’s going to reclass to 2021. Lol


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[IUfan_Charlie]

3 hours ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

It worked out for him in the sense that he got half a million dollars and will be a top draft pick, which is the end goal really. But I’m still not sold on the G League as a legitimate competitor for top talent. I don’t think Jalen Green is known by casual fans. No one really watches the G League. Jalen Suggs is a household name now because of his NCAA tournament performance. That was worth more than $500k in the long run, imo. The G League offers money of course but you can’t beat the exposure the NCAA gives you. 

Jalen Suggs is an outlier though because he was on a top 2 team and hit an insane shot. That won’t happen for most of these guys. Jalen Green has the type of game that draws eyes in the NBA and he has a lot of star potential imo. Emoni has been hyped as the next KD since he was in middle school and has been living up to the hype every step of the way. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Jalen Suggs is an outlier though because he was on a top 2 team and hit an insane shot. That won’t happen for most of these guys. Jalen Green has the type of game that draws eyes in the NBA and he has a lot of star potential imo. Emoni has been hyped as the next KD since he was in middle school and has been living up to the hype every step of the way. 

But he got outplayed by Chet Holmgren on ESPN......

Lol. I’m just having fun. Bates is a monster. But Holmgren did get the best of him that night.


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[IUfan_Charlie]

6 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

But he got outplayed by Chet Holmgren on ESPN......

Lol. I’m just having fun. Bates is a monster. But Holmgren did get the best of him that night.


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I mean Holmgren is the closest thing I’ve seen to AD. He has to completely change his body though. He’s less of a sure thing. Both have huge talent. 

[Hoosierfan2017]

20 minutes ago, IUfan_Charlie said:

Jalen Suggs is an outlier though because he was on a top 2 team and hit an insane shot. That won’t happen for most of these guys. Jalen Green has the type of game that draws eyes in the NBA and he has a lot of star potential imo. Emoni has been hyped as the next KD since he was in middle school and has been living up to the hype every step of the way. 

Zion is another guy who was helped by playing in college. Obviously he was great, but RJ was the more hyped recruit than him going into Duke. Then in college Zion became the top star. I think that the G League will be a good option for a few kids a year. The very tippy top of 5 stars. But i still expect the majority of 5 star types to come to college, especially with NIL changes and all that reducing the income difference soon. 

[IUfan_Charlie]

1 minute ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Zion is another guy who was helped by playing in college. Obviously he was great, but RJ was the more hyped recruit than him going into Duke. Then in college Zion became the top star. I think that the G League will be a good option for a few kids a year. The very tippy top of 5 stars. But i still expect the majority of 5 star types to come to college, especially with NIL changes and all that reducing the income difference soon. 

Zion helped his stock in college for sure but the g league wasn’t really an option a few years ago.  But Zion is an all time high school mixtape player. He was way more famous than RJ Barrett. I agree the g league isn’t for everyone, but neither is college. I’m just saying I fully understand the decision to make real money as soon as possible. Look at LaMelo Ball. College wouldn’t have helped him in any way and he was killing it this year. There are more paths these days. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Coastal Carolina transfer DeVante’ Jones tells ESPN he has committed to Michigan.   Sun Belt Player of the Year.  One of the best guards left. 19.3 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 36.8% 3PT.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Top 50 SG A. J. Storr '22 has decommitted from Illinois.