2024 Recruiting

[69MG]

I think I have this one in the correct thread.

Complimentary article on our newest commit from phenomhoops:

https://phenomhoopreport.com/2024-ari-f ... mmitments/

[natwam2547]

The Walker kid committed to us today.

Really intrigued by him. Plays for good high school and AAU programs. Kind of sounds a bit like a David Roddy-type of player - strong and skilled but not incredibly long and athletic. Those kinds of players — where they aren’t really easy to pigeonhole into a position because their size/build doesn’t lend itself to that but rather are just good basketball players — can be really successful in college.

Not sure if it was one or the other, but it seems like it came together pretty quick once Abdullahi chose Princeton.

First couple of 2024s seem like really good pieces.

Agreed. You need some beef to complete your roster. They can't all be TJ Weeks' or Gapare's. Especially for Frank's vision.

[Jackson96]

Early signing period starts today I believe.

[69MG]

^ Yes, it does. We have our first one.

SouthKentHoops
@SouthKentHoops
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2h
Congratulations to our five players who have signed their National Letter of Intent to play DI Basketball!

Ben Eisendrath - Harvard
JoJo Wallace - Iona
Jacob Hogarth - Iona
Isaiah Chappell - UC Davis
Nate Guerengomba - UMass

[69MG]

We lost one today.

Jeff Goodman
@GoodmanHoops
1h
Preston Squire, a 6-11 skilled freshman big man from Salt Lake CC, has committed to Bowling Green, source told @TheMessenger
Squire visited UMass and Missouri State and had a few high majors coming in.

[DoctorJ]

Oh bummer.

Man, really hoping Sawyer comes back, even if it's next year.

[NilesGold]

We lost one today.

Jeff Goodman
@GoodmanHoops
1h
Preston Squire, a 6-11 skilled freshman big man from Salt Lake CC, has committed to Bowling Green, source told @TheMessenger
Squire visited UMass and Missouri State and had a few high majors coming in.

I suspect we stopped recruited Squire when we got Lewis Walker. Based on the little I know, I think UMass got the better of the two.

[Upstate10]

After seeing our freshmen in person on Tuesday I have all the trust in the world in Frank and his staff's eye for talent.

[InnervisionsUMASS]

I don't think getting talent will be an issue either. Getting them all to jive, win, and then getting that talent to stick around year over year... that's where the money is earned. The last part probably being the most important in this day and age.

[Juice Stand]

^ 100%. We're not naïve and know that there is going to be roster turnover every year. It's not the good old days any more. With that said, we apparently have a well stocked collective, and these recruits are coming to play for Frank. There has to be buy in, and we can't turn the roster over every year. I'd like to see us retain half the roster, which doesn't sound like much, but 6-7 returners every year would bring much more stability than we've seen in a long time.

[69MG]

Nate has signed but I haven't seen anything about Walker signing yet. Maybe it's just me, but I worry about things like this.

[Floyd]

^ don't worry, be happy

[Old Cage]

Large lad: 6'8" from Bosnia. Plays for Mike Mannix at Wilbraham Monson. i seen him listed as class of 24 on a couple of sites.

Luka Damjanac @LukaDamjanac_13 · 13m
I have enjoyed building a relationship with Coach Martin and the staff at UMass.
After a conversation today, I am thankful to receive a full scholarship offer from Coach!
#GoUMass@WMA_Basketball

[69MG]

^ He lists himself as 6'10 on his Twitter Page. I hope he can reclass to 2024 if we land him.

Luka Damjanac
@LukaDamjanac_13
‘05 | 208cm/6”10 | WMA | Highlights: https://youtube.com/@lukadamjanac-officialchann3010

[wmmmfan]

Nate was leading scorer today for South Kent.

https://x.com/hscircuit/status/17234866 ... Jpm81We6mA