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Re: 2024 Recruiting

Post by inthescoop » Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:17 pm

We absolutely need some international flavor on this team.

Looks like Luka played professional basketball in Austria as well.

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Re: 2024 Recruiting

Post by 69MG » Sat Nov 11, 2023 10:28 pm

He's listed as a 2024 on the WMA roster. He seems to be well built and from his videos he plays inside a lot. Hard to tell the level of competition but we do need a big or two for next year.

https://twitter.com/WMA_Basketball/stat ... 23/photo/1

I forgot to mention that many, if not all, of the WMA players were at the Albany game. I ran into a few of them after the game.

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Re: 2024 Recruiting

Post by TheOFFSeason » Sun Nov 12, 2023 7:29 am

69MG wrote: Sat Nov 11, 2023 10:28 pm He's listed as a 2024 on the WMA roster. He seems to be well built and from his videos he plays inside a lot. Hard to tell the level of competition but we do need a big or two for next year.

https://twitter.com/WMA_Basketball/stat ... 23/photo/1

I forgot to mention that many, if not all, of the WMA players were at the Albany game. I ran into a few of them after the game.
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Re: 2024 Recruiting

Post by Old Cage » Sun Nov 12, 2023 8:07 am

Old Cage wrote: Sat Nov 11, 2023 7:49 pm Large lad: 6'8" from Bosnia. Plays for Mike Mannix at Wilbraham Monson. I have seen him listed as class of 24 on a couple of sites.

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Re: 2024 Recruiting

Post by MakeMullinsGreatAgain » Sun Nov 12, 2023 8:43 am

would love to see UMass start a pipeline from WMA - they have produced some very good D1 players - none probably better than Filipowski - not saying we'd have gotten him, but with Mannix's ties to UMass I think Frank will be making a huge push to get those kids to think UMass - this kid would be a good get - from what I've seen on Youtube he is very athletic for a 6'10 kid.

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Re: 2024 Recruiting

Post by UMassfan_19 » Sun Nov 12, 2023 8:48 am

TheOFFSeason wrote: Sun Nov 12, 2023 7:29 am
69MG wrote: Sat Nov 11, 2023 10:28 pm He's listed as a 2024 on the WMA roster. He seems to be well built and from his videos he plays inside a lot. Hard to tell the level of competition but we do need a big or two for next year.

https://twitter.com/WMA_Basketball/stat ... 23/photo/1

I forgot to mention that many, if not all, of the WMA players were at the Albany game. I ran into a few of them after the game.
Frank Martin’s son plays for WMA
Oh no here we go again

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Re: 2024 Recruiting

Post by m626t » Sun Nov 12, 2023 2:06 pm

UMassfan_19 wrote: Sun Nov 12, 2023 8:48 am
TheOFFSeason wrote: Sun Nov 12, 2023 7:29 am
69MG wrote: Sat Nov 11, 2023 10:28 pm He's listed as a 2024 on the WMA roster. He seems to be well built and from his videos he plays inside a lot. Hard to tell the level of competition but we do need a big or two for next year.

https://twitter.com/WMA_Basketball/stat ... 23/photo/1

I forgot to mention that many, if not all, of the WMA players were at the Albany game. I ran into a few of them after the game.
Frank Martin’s son plays for WMA
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Re: 2024 Recruiting

Post by 69MG » Sun Nov 12, 2023 9:36 pm

Let's get him signed. If he keeps this up we may get poached.

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Re: 2024 Recruiting

Post by Jackson96 » Wed Nov 15, 2023 12:57 pm

The Damjanek kid just posted on Twitter that he committed and is signing later today.
"I wrote a column and it went national"

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Re: 2024 Recruiting

Post by 69MG » Wed Nov 15, 2023 1:24 pm

Jackson96 wrote: Wed Nov 15, 2023 12:57 pm The Damjanek kid just posted on Twitter that he committed and is signing later today.
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He's now listed at 6'10 and he looks pretty strong. A nice get for 2024.

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Re: 2024 Recruiting

Post by Jackson96 » Wed Nov 15, 2023 1:30 pm

All three kids are officially in the fold:

https://umassathletics.com/news/2023/11 ... ting-class
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Re: 2024 Recruiting

Post by Jackson96 » Wed Nov 15, 2023 2:28 pm

And add another one — Tyler Mason, out of the Mid-Atlantic region somewhere now prepping in Phoenix — posted on Twitter that he has committed. 6-10 dude. About all I know.

Edit: think he’s from Virginia.
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Re: 2024 Recruiting

Post by GOODY » Wed Nov 15, 2023 2:29 pm

Jackson96 wrote: Wed Nov 15, 2023 1:30 pm All three kids are officially in the fold:

https://umassathletics.com/news/2023/11 ... ting-class
Looks like a very void recruiting class ! Keep it up !

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Re: 2024 Recruiting

Post by MakeMullinsGreatAgain » Wed Nov 15, 2023 3:12 pm

so 4 guys signed and as far as I know only one open scholarship and thats assuming Sawyer is not coming back

Frank most likely knows already if Cross is coming back and if this is any indication then he's not. Way too early to speculate who might not be back next year but the early favorite IMO would be Foster so that would leave one spot we'd need to clear. Of the remaining guys I really don't want to see any of them gone so I guess we'll have a surprise or two come Spring

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Re: 2024 Recruiting

Post by bobolink » Wed Nov 15, 2023 3:14 pm

Michael Bergman calls all 4 "Elite size/versatility/character. Frank Martin types"
https://twitter.com/MLBergman_/status/1 ... 2493417676

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