I wonder if coaches feel they are wasting their time recruiting underclassmen at this point.
Shoot and even with that there is some level of doubt. I mean think of Biggie committing to MSU and it was a few days before signing day that the news started leaking that he wasn't actually signing...
They still need to build a relationship I think for a long term commitment. Players need to develop a trust with our staff around their playing career. We have been burned before waiting too late. NIL changes things though. Think the next few years will be interesting. 2024 class will be a big one to determine how it really impacts us.
Cannot wait to get DGL and Myles on campus.
I’ll breathe a lot easier when they both actually sign NLIs.
What will be signed first, NLI or NIL?
At the U, they are signed simultaneously and handed over to Athletic Director Ruiz.
Wow yep, crazy, I found this: Back in 2000, then-Memphis head coach John Calipari famously hired Wagner as an assistant coach on his staff, in part as a play to land top-ranked recruit Dajuan Wagner, who was Milt's son. It worked, with the middle Wagner playing a season for the Tigers before being selected at No. 6 overall in the 2002 NBA Draft.
I read just now he was hospitalized for ulcerative colitis. Removed half his colon.
Yeah, wild story. Feel like ESPN included a segment on it in one of their 30 for 30s perhaps. Sad story because he was actually starting to figure it out in the NBA and was a great basketball player.
Garwey Dual up to 73 from unraked. Now rated higher than Colvin
We have two guards in that class and being a Carmel guy he certainly isn’t flying under painters radar especially with a former teammate on our roster. We can’t offer every 3/4 star indiana guard. Might be more of a Jeff Teague situation than a Bane situation.
Right, Dual is not an unknown unranked player anymore. Joey Hart moving up the ranks too.
I’ll say it for all to hear - come March, you cannot have enough dynamic guards.
Will the U have to give him the Nijel Pack-age now ?
Dual also seems like a defensive stopper that could play the wing.
#4?!? That’s a crazy jump, what was he ranked before AAU ball started?
I remember seeing 70+ on rivals during the high school season. He must of really improved because his motor didn’t show a 5* top 10 guy but good for him!
Yup. 70s on Rivals and I think 80s in 247. Answered my own question with google!
Yeah, you think Nijel Pack would have been OK walking on with the deal he got? Who needs scholarships?
It didn’t seem like we had a great chance even before his jump to the top 10.
Good point… although he had to pay income taxes on his NiL money and scholarships and room and board are tax free. Not a big deal for him since he would be in state and, yeah $200k. But it’s also hard to recruit every year when you have that deep of a team.
