Recruiting - 2023

[brianstl]

Landing Quion Williams in the current recruiting cycle would help with recruiting Bizjack.

[TheA_Bomb]

1 hour ago, Pistol said:

He's a rising junior, though, so he's ahead of schedule in that regard.

I changed his bio in the Recruiting Lists thread to Trophy Club. Some sites say Keller, some Trophy Club. His own Twitter says Dallas.

Yeah not a big deal, most people in TX say DFW actually Dallas but Ft. Worth peeps get mad.  It's the metroplex and those schools in that part of town don't produce too much D1 talent besides B Jolly from Southlake Carrol (the QB factory). 

 

Very nice area if the kid wants to stay in a big city with good academics then a TCU, SMU, SLU heck maybe even Houston is possibility.   If he wants college town then we gotta worry about TTU, OSU.  Sell trips to east coast, sell education,  sell being basketball only.   I could see SLU basketball players doing better on NIL deals than SMU/TCU players.  Just due to size of the cities.

[brianstl]

I know we have interest in Ethan "Bro" Kizer.  I'm sold.

 

[CBFan]

1 hour ago, brianstl said:

I know we have interest in Ethan "Bro" Kizer.  I'm sold.

 

Me too but cut your hair hippie.

[brianstl]

1 hour ago, CBFan said:

Me too but cut your hair hippie.

That hair is what is going to make him a six star prospect.  It is like Fletch’s afro.

[dlarry]

2 hours ago, brianstl said:

That hair is what is going to make him a six star prospect.  It is like Fletch’s afro.

He is the prettiest prospect since Ronnie “Sunshine” Bass. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Taj79]

This guy is only 6'6" but looks like a man amongst boys here.

[Aquinas]

He might be a player that can make money on name, image and likeness.

[AnkielBreakers]

8 hours ago, Aquinas said:

He might be a player that can make money on name, image and likeness.

I would hire him to hawk some Mane and Tail.

[3star_recruit]

1 hour ago, Taj79 said:

This guy is only 6'6" but looks like a man amongst boys here.

He is a man amongst boys.  He plays AAU ball for Midwest Prospect Academy.  They play a lower tier schedule compared to BBE and MoKan.

[cgeldmacher]

Is is wrong that I look at him and think he will end up at Gonzaga?

[3star_recruit]

2 hours ago, cgeldmacher said:

Is is wrong that I look at him and think he will end up at Gonzaga?

Maybe if he was 6'8/6'9.

[WVBilliken]

53 minutes ago, 3star_recruit said:

Maybe if he was 6'8/6'9.

Watched the video, not impressed. Clearly the competition in the video is ...... very questionable.

[CBFan]

1 hour ago, 3star_recruit said:

Maybe if he was 6'8/6'9.

He is young and still growing so he might get there.

[CBFan]

28 minutes ago, WVBilliken said:

Watched the video, not impressed. Clearly the competition in the video is ...... very questionable.

It appears to me the kid can shoot and is athletic.

[brianstl]

1 hour ago, WVBilliken said:

Watched the video, not impressed. Clearly the competition in the video is ...... very questionable.

Does questionable competition increase Kizer’s wingspan or increase his leaping ability?

The dude is pinning shots above the rim against the backboard.

[seanwest]

After summer I've been able to rank 2023 the best I can in Missouri. (Not including players from out of state going prep)

 

1) Zaide Lowery, Kickapoo HS - Best player in the state, two way SG

2) Kennard Davis, Vashon HS - Next up on Cass Avenue

3) Dez White, Helias HS - Guard with deep range, can score in a variety of ways

4) Kyle Pock, Bolivar HS - Sharpshooting wing, High IQ

5) Cameron Stovall, Vashon HS - This is my sleeper, 6'6 athlete with developing game. Watch.

 

[Pistol]

Kizer plays on the MidPro Academy squad with two other SLU interests, Brock Harding and Ty Pence. I like all three, but really like the way they play together. Here's a Twitter thread from a couple weeks ago:

Breaks down each player's game and ends in a highlight video of those three tearing it up. No, they're not playing EYBL competition but the skills are there. I'm monitoring this group closely.

[Pistol]

22 minutes ago, seanwest said:

After summer I've been able to rank 2023 the best I can in Missouri. (Not including players from out of state going prep)

 

1) Zaide Lowery, Kickapoo HS - Best player in the state, two way SG

2) Kennard Davis, Vashon HS - Next up on Cass Avenue

3) Dez White, Helias HS - Guard with deep range, can score in a variety of ways

4) Kyle Pock, Bolivar HS - Sharpshooting wing, High IQ

5) Cameron Stovall, Vashon HS - This is my sleeper, 6'6 athlete with developing game. Watch.

 

No SLU offers out to local 2023 recruits yet. I have Jayden Nicholson, Jordan Pickett, Macaleab Rich, and Jorden Williams on the interest list. Sultan Adewale went to the reportedly defunct STLCA, and no word on where he'll be next season but he's from the UK and there's no reason to think he's staying in STL.

Are Davis and Stovall both better than their new teammate Nicholson? Nicholson was a nationally-ranked player heading into HS but his star level has gradually declined since. He's been great at times, just inconsistent. I'm high on Rich, less so on Pickett and Williams at this point. Need to see more from all of them, obviously.

[3star_recruit]

7 hours ago, Pistol said:

No SLU offers out to local 2023 recruits yet. I have Jayden Nicholson, Jordan Pickett, Macaleab Rich, and Jorden Williams on the interest list. Sultan Adewale went to the reportedly defunct STLCA, and no word on where he'll be next season but he's from the UK and there's no reason to think he's staying in STL.

Are Davis and Stovall both better than their new teammate Nicholson? Nicholson was a nationally-ranked player heading into HS but his star level has gradually declined since. He's been great at times, just inconsistent. I'm high on Rich, less so on Pickett and Williams at this point. Need to see more from all of them, obviously.

Nicholson was top 25 in his class two years ago and Rich was a projected top 100 recruit.  Those early rankings were based on them physically maturing before the rest of their class.  But they're both basically the same size as they were a year ago. 

Unless their skillsets take a major step forward, they will both be high mid-major recruits.  They'll get a couple of high major offers, but most of their scholarships will be from mid-majors.  That makes us legitimate players for their services, IMO.

[seanwest]

10 hours ago, Pistol said:

No SLU offers out to local 2023 recruits yet. I have Jayden Nicholson, Jordan Pickett, Macaleab Rich, and Jorden Williams on the interest list. Sultan Adewale went to the reportedly defunct STLCA, and no word on where he'll be next season but he's from the UK and there's no reason to think he's staying in STL.

Are Davis and Stovall both better than their new teammate Nicholson? Nicholson was a nationally-ranked player heading into HS but his star level has gradually declined since. He's been great at times, just inconsistent. I'm high on Rich, less so on Pickett and Williams at this point. Need to see more from all of them, obviously.

Adewale is headed to a prep school in Philadelphia. 

Davis is the best prospect at Vashon in my opinion. Stovall and Nicholson are equally talented in my opinion. Stovall has great upside he's starting to tap into however. He'll be at the Larry Hughes Elite Camp this weekend which is 60 players nationally and very talented (Zaide Lowery and Dez White will also be there). Nicholson has good skill for a wing, played on a deep Mokan 16u team so not a ton of opportunity. Keep an eye out for Dez White, he's about to explode this HS season. 6'2 combo guard with range from the parking lot. He had a big-time Peach Jam for Mokan. He's at Helias in Jefferson City. As for Macaleab Rich, I didn't list him since he's in Illinois but if he was in Missouri then I'd have him ranked around the 3 spot. He's a man-child with bounce, skill-set needs to develop more but he catches eyes.  

[brianstl]

What is the deal with Mathok Chol? Is he 2023 or 2024?  He lists himself as 2023 and Verbal Commits has him as 2024. 6'10 and 185.  Originally from South Sudan, now part of BBE and it appears he will be playing for Burroughs.  He picked up his first offer from Texas A&M last week.

[brianstl]

On 8/12/2021 at 10:48 AM, seanwest said:

Adewale is headed to a prep school in Philadelphia. 

Davis is the best prospect at Vashon in my opinion. Stovall and Nicholson are equally talented in my opinion. Stovall has great upside he's starting to tap into however. He'll be at the Larry Hughes Elite Camp this weekend which is 60 players nationally and very talented (Zaide Lowery and Dez White will also be there). Nicholson has good skill for a wing, played on a deep Mokan 16u team so not a ton of opportunity. Keep an eye out for Dez White, he's about to explode this HS season. 6'2 combo guard with range from the parking lot. He had a big-time Peach Jam for Mokan. He's at Helias in Jefferson City. As for Macaleab Rich, I didn't list him since he's in Illinois but if he was in Missouri then I'd have him ranked around the 3 spot. He's a man-child with bounce, skill-set needs to develop more but he catches eyes.  

I would think we have to be close to making an offer on Lowery.

[3star_recruit]

Have we ever gotten a recruit out of the Springfield area?  I can recall at least a half dozen offers in the last 20 years, but no dice as of yet.  There appears to be a lot more Tiger fans in that part of the state.

[Pistol]

Zaide Lowery - SG, 6-5, 175 - Springfield, MO (Kickapoo) - AAU: Missouri Flight - Twitter: @LoweryZaide
Offers: Marquette, Kansas State, Missouri State.

Interest: Saint Louis, Wisconsin, Purdue, Iowa, Northwestern, Oklahoma, Missouri, Oregon State, Boise State, SIU-Carbondale, Illinois State, Belmont, Southeast Missouri, Navy, Liberty, South Carolina State.

Latest News: Lowery played at the Larry Hughes Elite Camp this month. (8/18/21)

Scouting Report: Lowery is a talented wing who scores on three levels. He has a quick release on his shot, which he hits consistently off the catch or the dribble. He handles the ball well and goes to the rim with authority. He runs the floor well and thrives in transition. He's an aggressive but smart defender and pickpockets opposing ball handlers. He has good length for his position and he rebounds and blocks shots. Lowery also plays football and is a star WR for Kickapoo.