NEW 2023 Recruiting Thread

[GuyF]

Apr 22, 2023 9:23:17 GMT -5 GuyF said:

Here is my full portal tracker. I've obviously removed guys who have already committed elsewhere or did not name us finalists. This is the list from the very beginning for Tobin. A reminder that this is only a fraction of the folks we've been in contact with. Some of these guys have visited or will be visiting shortly, though I cannot speak definitively about most of those names. The number in parens is their Bart Torvik portal ranking as of yesterday; JUCO guys and D2 guys aren't included in the rankings. Again, I must stress, this is FAR from a complete list in reality.

6-7 Fr F Amarri Tice from Wofford, 3.6p 3.9r (826)
6-7 Jr F Myles Foster from Monmouth, 12.5p 6.6r 46%FG (143)
6-4 Jr G Yazid Powell from Buffalo, 13p 4.1r 2.7a 1.9s 79% FT (100)
6-5 So F Sean Durugordon from Austin Peay, 12.4p 6r 31% 3PFG (96)
6-9 Sr F Langston Wilson from Washington, 1.7p 1.9r (324)
6-3 Jr G Tyler Henry from Southern Indiana, 7.8p 2.5r 31%3PFG 78% FT (310)
6-10 Jr F/C Drew Cisse from Missour-St Louis (D2), 5.2p 6.6r 1.5b 65%FG (D2)
6-3 So G Pierce Spencer from Nicholls, 7.7p, 4.2r, 2.9a, 30% 3PFG, all league defender (487)
7-0 Gr C Russell Tchewa from South Florida, 11p 8.6r 61%FG (56)
6-3 Sr G Zion Styles from UMES, 11.6p 3.5r 2s 41.3%3PFG (128)
6-10 Fr C Mouhamadou Cisse from St Louis, 43%FG 0.5p 0.5r 3.6min (561)
6-4 So G Greg Gordon 16th ranked juco 2nd team AA from Dyersburg St, 23p 11r 55%FG
6-7 Sr G Wheza Panzo from Stetson, 8.6p 4.6r 47%3PFG (31)
6-4 Fr PG Quante Berry from Providence, former 4 star who redshirted this past year
6-0 Jr G Trey Thomas from Vanderbilt, 5.6p 30%3PFG (281)
6-4 Jr G Matt Becht from Southern New Hampshire(D2) 15p 3.5r 45% 3PFG 90%FT
6-7 So G/F Chaney Johnson from Alabama-Huntsville D2) 16p 7r 52%GF
6-3 So G Kobe Rodgers from Nova Southeastern D2 natty champs, 13p 4.5r 2.3a 2.5s 45% FG
6-3 Sr PG Joel Brown from Cal, 7 PPG | 3 APG | 3 RPG | 41 FG% (559)
6-5 Jr G Jayvis Harvey from Tennessee Tech, 12p 3.6r 2.3a 44%3PFG 75%FT (65)
6-6 So F Tanner Thomas from Sacred Heart, 7p 5r 50%FG 81% FT (258)
6-8 So F Jarrett Hensley from Cincinnati, 2p 1r 47%FG (347)
6-1 Gr G Marquise Kennedy from Loyola Chicago, 7.5p 3.2r 1.5a 45%FG 35%3PFG (283)

Kobe Rodgers opts for Charleston.

[GuyF]

[Joebird]

What is all this #notcommitted stuff? Why even post if its #notcommitted. Wilson did the same thing. Did we get any commitments or not? As a fan this is very frustrating!

[gregcrow]

Apr 26, 2023 12:34:09 GMT -5 Joebird said:

What is all this #notcommitted stuff? Why even post if its #notcommitted. Wilson did the same thing. Did we get any commitments or not? As a fan this is very frustrating!

It's only frustrating because of social media. In the past we just waited. They came when they came.

[sharkey]

Apr 26, 2023 12:34:09 GMT -5 Joebird said:

What is all this #notcommitted stuff? Why even post if its #notcommitted. Wilson did the same thing. Did we get any commitments or not? As a fan this is very frustrating!

2 commits. One JUCO. One transfer. Both will start. Waiting on both to announce.

Wilson is the Key, land him and a starting 5 that compete for top of MAAC

[ichoops2018]

#notcommitted has been a thing for a while now. You see a lot of big time recruits do it when they visit schools to grow their social media buzz and gain excitement from fan bases. It's trickled down to the mid-major level now and a lot of players/recruits do it. They also take the pictures so if/when they commit, they have a picture of them already in uniform to make their commitment graphic.

[iona1970]

Apr 26, 2023 12:45:04 GMT -5 gregcrow said:

Apr 26, 2023 12:34:09 GMT -5 Joebird said:

What is all this #notcommitted stuff? Why even post if its #notcommitted. Wilson did the same thing. Did we get any commitments or not? As a fan this is very frustrating!

It's only frustrating because of social media. In the past we just waited. They came when they came.

without social media he wouldn't be able to show us how good he looks in a championship jersey

[gaelsiona]

Apr 26, 2023 12:51:42 GMT -5 ichoops2018 said:

#notcommitted has been a thing for a while now. You see a lot of big time recruits do it when they visit schools to grow their social media buzz and gain excitement from fan bases. It's trickled down to the mid-major level now and a lot of players/recruits do it. They also take the pictures so if/when they commit, they have a picture of them already in uniform to make their commitment graphic.

Iona needs a better background!

[ichoops2018]

Apr 26, 2023 12:53:54 GMT -5 gaelsiona said:

Apr 26, 2023 12:51:42 GMT -5 ichoops2018 said:

#notcommitted has been a thing for a while now. You see a lot of big time recruits do it when they visit schools to grow their social media buzz and gain excitement from fan bases. It's trickled down to the mid-major level now and a lot of players/recruits do it. They also take the pictures so if/when they commit, they have a picture of them already in uniform to make their commitment graphic.

Iona needs a better background!

Agreed. It’s something small that could go a long way. Recruits like feeling like a big deal when they’re visiting and a cool backdrop that a lot of other schools use could only help.

[gaelsiona]

Apr 26, 2023 12:58:14 GMT -5 ichoops2018 said:

Apr 26, 2023 12:53:54 GMT -5 gaelsiona said:

Iona needs a better background!

Agreed. It’s something small that could go a long way. Recruits like feeling like a big deal when they’re visiting and a cool backdrop that a lot of other schools use could only help.

Yessir. The details!

[iona1970]

Apr 26, 2023 12:48:48 GMT -5 sharkey said:

Apr 26, 2023 12:34:09 GMT -5 Joebird said:

What is all this #notcommitted stuff? Why even post if its #notcommitted. Wilson did the same thing. Did we get any commitments or not? As a fan this is very frustrating!

2 commits. One JUCO. One transfer. Both will start. Waiting on both to announce.

Wilson is the Key, land him and a starting 5 that compete for top of MAAC

i would think the pg is key, much more experience

[GuyF]

Apr 26, 2023 13:07:52 GMT -5 iona1970 said:

Apr 26, 2023 12:48:48 GMT -5 sharkey said:

2 commits. One JUCO. One transfer. Both will start. Waiting on both to announce.

Wilson is the Key, land him and a starting 5 that compete for top of MAAC

i would think the pg is key, much more experience

The transfer is the PG, Wilson would be a bonus.

[GuyF]

[gaelsiona]

Apr 26, 2023 12:58:14 GMT -5 ichoops2018 said:

Apr 26, 2023 12:53:54 GMT -5 gaelsiona said:

Iona needs a better background!

Agreed. It’s something small that could go a long way. Recruits like feeling like a big deal when they’re visiting and a cool backdrop that a lot of other schools use could only help.

Something as simple as this.

[Joebird]

Apr 26, 2023 12:48:48 GMT -5 sharkey said:

Apr 26, 2023 12:34:09 GMT -5 Joebird said:

What is all this #notcommitted stuff? Why even post if its #notcommitted. Wilson did the same thing. Did we get any commitments or not? As a fan this is very frustrating!

2 commits. One JUCO. One transfer. Both will start. Waiting on both to announce.

Wilson is the Key, land him and a starting 5 that compete for top of MAAC

Sharkey,

Wilson looks like a superb athlete, but his stats are horrible, why do you (and others) have so much confidence he will start and is a major difference maker?