Recruiting - 2023

[3star_recruit]

Richmond offered Finley Bizjack yesterday.  Bizjack's last 3 offers have been from mid-majors.  This is even with him having a strong start to the AAU season.  Usually means that the high majors don't believe he's quick enough to do what he does at their level.  He could slide right in as a combo guard here, assuming we sign a graduate transfer for that role this year.

[CBFan]

1 hour ago, 3star_recruit said:

Richmond offered Finley Bizjack yesterday.  Bizjack's last 3 offers have been from mid-majors.  This is even with him having a strong start to the AAU season.  Usually means that the high majors don't believe he's quick enough to do what he does at their level.  He could slide right in as a combo guard here, assuming we sign a graduate transfer for that role this year.

I want Bizjack and Potter.

I am hoping since SLU was on Bizjack early that SLU has an advantage.

It would really stink if Bizjack went to another A10 team.

[Pistol]

New interest:

Ryan Forrest - SG, 6-3, 185 - Marion, AR (Marion) - AAU: ProSkills (Nike EYBL) - Twitter: @RyanForrest04
Offers: Southeast Missouri, Oral Roberts.

Interest: Saint Louis, Dayton, VCU, Creighton, Butler, Illinois, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Oklahoma State, Boise State, Utah State, Memphis, SMU, Tulsa, Belmont, SIU-Carbondale, Indiana State, Texas-El Paso, Sam Houston State, Toledo, Milwaukee, Texas State, Arkansas State, Little Rock, Louisiana-Monroe, Northeastern, UMBC, Central Arkansas, Liberty, New Orleans, Northwestern State, Abilene Christian, Texas-Rio Grande Valley.

Latest News: Forrest has new interest from SLU after a big EYBL weekend in April. (4/26/22)

Scouting Report: Forrest is a well rounded, athletic, energetic, competitive scoring guard. He scores on three levels, is a high-level finisher, and creates on the perimeter. He has outstanding leaping ability and has tight handles. He cuts hard off the ball and defends well. He plays alongside his cousin Jayden at Marion HS.

[Cowboy II]

8 minutes ago, Pistol said:

New interest #1:

Ryan Forrest - SG, 6-3, 185 - Marion, AR (Marion) - AAU: ProSkills (Nike EYBL) - Twitter: @RyanForrest04
Offers: Southeast Missouri, Oral Roberts.

Interest: Saint Louis, Dayton, VCU, Creighton, Butler, Illinois, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Oklahoma State, Boise State, Utah State, Memphis, SMU, Tulsa, Belmont, SIU-Carbondale, Indiana State, Texas-El Paso, Sam Houston State, Toledo, Milwaukee, Texas State, Arkansas State, Little Rock, Louisiana-Monroe, Northeastern, UMBC, Central Arkansas, Liberty, New Orleans, Northwestern State, Abilene Christian, Texas-Rio Grande Valley.

Latest News: Forrest has new interest from SLU after a big EYBL weekend in April. (4/26/22)

Scouting Report: Forrest is a well rounded, athletic, energetic, competitive scoring guard. He scores on three levels, is a high-level finisher, and creates on the perimeter. He has outstanding leaping ability and has tight handles. He cuts hard off the ball and defends well. He plays alongside his cousin Jayden at Marion HS.

-looks like a combo guard

[Pistol]

New interest:

Connor Dow - SF, 6-6, 180 - Broken Arrow, OK (Broken Arrow) - AAU: Team Griffin (Nike EYBL) - Twitter: @connordow_3
Offers: Toledo. 

Interest: Saint Louis, Loyola-Chicago, Illinois, Oklahoma, Belmont, Northern Iowa, Valparaiso, Illinois State, Columbia, Rice, Miami-Ohio, Ohio, VMI, Lehigh, Troy, South Dakota State, Denver, Kansas City, Oral Roberts.

Latest News: Dow received an offer from Toledo, his first. (5/9/22)

Scouting Report: Dow is an elite shooter with good size and athleticism. He's excellent shooting the ball off the move and spot-up, and has a consistent, compact stroke. He understands spacing and creates separation off of down screens to finish. He handles the ball well and runs in transition. He's a high-level defender.

-Currently thriving as a 3&D prospect for Team Griffin.

[Pistol]

Fred Payne put SLU in his top 5 with BC, Houston, Tulane, and UNT.

 

I like Payne a lot. Going to be interesting to see if we can keep him from broadening this top 5 if he has a good EYBL season.

[Cowboy II]

-that's an interesting final 5

[brianstl]

On 4/4/2022 at 11:54 AM, seanwest said:

Chris was playing with me at MPJ Elite. However, he hasn't been a resident of Missouri for a year so he had to go back to Texas. He's an elite shooter at 6'11, unique player. I think he ends up MM to MM+.

Darrion Sutton is with We All Can Go on the Adidas Circuit. He's got a long ways to go but is 6'9 with a good handle. If he gets the right development, he's got a chance to be LM to MM.

Sutton has now reclassified to the 2024 class.

[brianstl]

nm

[Pistol]

New interest:

Jayden Hastings - C, 6-9, 225 - Orlando, FL (Orlando Christian Prep) - AAU: Nightrydas (Nike EYBL) - Twitter: @JaydenCHastings
Offers: Dayton, St. John's, Virginia Tech, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Penn State, Florida, Mississippi State, USC, South Florida, Iona.

Interest: Saint Louis, St. Bonaventure, Xavier, Florida State, Illinois, Northwestern, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Georgia, Stanford, Texas Tech, Iowa State, Central Florida, Boise State, SMU, Temple, Murray State, Illinois State, Princeton, Rice, Florida International, Southern Miss, Ohio, Samford, Liberty, Longwood.

Latest News: Hastings has new interest from SLU. (5/16/22)

Scouting Report: Hastings is a big, athletic frontcourt player with a variety of post moves. He cleans up the offensive glass and scores a lot of second chance points. He's a rim protector at the defensive end. He's an excellent passer for his size and position. Rankings: Rivals - 44, 247Sports - 67, 247Sports Composite - 96.

 

Tate Laczkowski - PF, 6-10, 190 - Dallas, TX (Wilbraham & Monson Academy, MA) - AAU: Lone Star Elite - Twitter: @tatelatch
Offers: None.

Interest: Saint Louis, Davidson, Loyola-Chicago, Illinois, Oklahoma State, Colorado State, Air Force, SMU, Santa Clara, Penn, Cornell, Columbia, Rice, Marshall, Eastern Michigan, VMI, Army, Texas State, South Dakota, North Dakota, Denver, Vermont, UMBC, Lipscomb, UNC-Asheville, California Baptist, Northwestern State.

Latest News: Laczkowski has new interest from SLU. (5/16/22)

Scouting Report: Laczkowski is a lean stretch big who shoots extremely well. He scores inside and in the mid-range, as well. He blocks shots well and can defend multiple positions. He has good hands and agility, making him an effective rebounder. He handles the ball and runs in transition. He graduated from St. Mark's in Texas and is taking a fifth year at WMA in Massachusetts. SLU recruited his older brother Andrew, who plays at Penn.

 

Javion Otten - SG, 6-4, 170 - Comstock Park, MI (Kenowa Hills) - AAU: Grand Rapids Storm (Under Armour Rise) - Twitter: @JavionO300
Offers: None.

Interest: Saint Louis, Toledo, Western Michigan.

Latest News: Otten has new interest from SLU. (5/16/22)

Scouting Report: Otten is a tough guard with length and athleticism. He scores on three levels and rebounds the guard position well. He's very active at both ends, on and off the ball.

[RUBillsFan]

On 5/10/2022 at 1:38 PM, Pistol said:

Fred Payne put SLU in his top 5 with BC, Houston, Tulane, and UNT.

 

I like Payne a lot. Going to be interesting to see if we can keep him from broadening this top 5 if he has a good EYBL season.

Could this be Payne narrowing the list more or announcing a decision?

 

[Bills By 40]

34 minutes ago, RUBillsFan said:

Could this be Payne narrowing the list more or announcing a decision?

 

Big fan of this quote from him. Why wouldn't he want to come learn from the best PG in the country?

[Franchise_08]

Really???

[Littlebill]

2 hours ago, Franchise_08 said:

Really???

So odd. But his final five was so odd that I guess it fits?

[Pistol]

Prediction: Payne has a big summer on the EYBL. SEC schools start hovering, his commitment softens and eventually breaks. He reopens, signs with a school not previously in his top 5 in November.

Maybe I'm too cynical now. A talented Louisiana kid committing to BC in May just seems like a stretch to last 6 months in this environment.

[ACE]

14 hours ago, Franchise_08 said:

Really???

Doesn't this kid know that our PG had 19 assists against Boston College?

[brianstl]

Payne's coach at Legacy, P.J. Couisnard, played for BC coach Earl Grant at Wichita St. when Grant was on Marshall's staff.   Couisnard  was pretty good player for both Turgeon and Marshall at WSU.  Was a starter as a sophomore on Turgeon's Sweet 16 team.  They lost to in the tournament to Final Four bound George Mason.

[SLURadioBoy]

Enjoy this ridiculous dunk by Rich:

 

[brianstl]

 

[Pistol]

4 hours ago, brianstl said:

 

Good grief, that defense. For real, though, if Kizer can shoot like that he might be worth a hard look. I like the Mid-Pro (AAU) trio of Kizer, recent PG offer Brock Harding, and wing Ty Pence. They're a lot of fun. Pence is a kid I wish we'd recruited a bit harder earlier on.

[billikenbill]

 

14 hours ago, brianstl said:

 

“Hair Jordan” makes buckets.

[3star_recruit]

Priorities in 2023 are point guard and power forward.  Anything after that is best player available.  If Kizer is one of those players, so be it.  He has some Valley offers and his most recent offer is from Toledo. 

I think schools are waiting to see if this recent outburst of shooting is legit.  He's a skinny 6'6 high flyer at this point.

[Pistol]

New interest:

Kelton Williams - G, 6-1, 160 - Midlothian, TX (Midlothian) - AAU: Gators Elite - Twitter: @IamKFIVE
Offers: None.

Interest: Saint Louis, Xavier, Texas A&M, Air Force, SMU, Rice, Louisiana Tech, American, Oral Roberts, Arkansas State, Texas-Rio Grande Valley, Texas A&M-Commerce, Nicholls State.

Latest News: Williams has new interest from SLU. (6/13/22)

Scouting Report: Williams is a slightly undersized shooting guard who scores on three levels. He's active on both ends of the floor, with or without the ball. He's quick and has tight handles, getting to spots with ease. He can shoot off the catch or dribble and is hard to stay in front of when he's going to the basket, where he finishes with either hand.

[thetorch]

Macaleab Rich picked up a ton of new offers this weekend playing in the Ridgewood Showcase.  His recent offers include Indiana St, UIC, MO St, Bradley, Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan to go along with previous offers from Lindenwood, SIUE, and SLU.

[Coach314]