Recruiting - 2025

[Pistol]

38 minutes ago, SLUMS81 said:

No interest from Mizzou?

 

11 minutes ago, 3star_recruit said:

He's a borderline top 150 player.  It's standard operating procedure for P5 programs to slow play that that level of player in their backyard.

Because every basic function Twitter (or X, after the horrible rebrand) has been actively destroyed from the inside by its new owner, it's a lot harder to confirm interests. You are now limited as to the number of followers you can see for a given user. It used to be that if a recruit had 400 followers, I would click on followers and see all 400 based on the chronological order in which they started following him. Now I just see the last 70 or so (although there are tabs to see verified followers and mutual followers, so I might get a couple extra there).

All of this has resulted in much shorter interest lists for the more recent offers. I just can't officially confirm who's interested.

So yes, I'm sure Mizzou is well aware of him and keeping tabs.

[Pistol]

17 minutes ago, Cowboy II said:

-now I like this kid's parents as some years ago some coworkers had a debate about the pronunciation of 'Xavier' so it appears this kid has taken the question off the table by putting the 'Ex' at the front

-of course Gus would screw it up regardless of how it is spelled

We now have 2025 offers out to players named Exavier and Azavier. I would never let my wife (Xavier fan) know about this.

[Cowboy II]

5 hours ago, Pistol said:

We now have 2025 offers out to players named Exavier and Azavier. I would never let my wife (Xavier fan) know about this.

-oh, we have to get both! 

[Pistol]

6 hours ago, Cowboy II said:

-oh, we have to get both! 

Azavier has blown up recently, likely out of reach.

By the way, even if Mizzou is "interested" In Exavier, he's not at the level of talent they've been landing lately. He could continue to improve, things can always change, but they currently have the best group of 2024 commitments in the country. They're at another level at the moment.

[Crewsorlose]

Zyree Collins ranked #28 PG in the 2025 class.

https://247sports.com/Player/Zyree-Collins-46143734/

We're also supposed to be in on a 2025 SG at Vianney who's ranked #4 in the State, Luke Walsh. 

[HoosierPal]

 

[brianstl]

 

[almaman]

[billiken_roy]

3 hours ago, brianstl said:

 

this one is intriguing.    6'7" point guard.   at one time manuel was a major high school power.   i dont hear as much anymore about them, but they are still a large high school.   

[Pistol]

Dietrich Richardson - PG, 6-7, 180 - Peoria, IL (Manual) - AAU: MidPro Academy - Twitter: @DietrichR_11
Offers: Saint Louis, Illinois, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, Arizona State, Indiana State, SIU-Carbondale, Bradley, Green Bay, Bryant.

Interest: VCU, Duquesne, Xavier, Purdue, Wisconsin, Iowa, LSU, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Wake Forest, Boston College, Iowa State, Colorado State, Utah State, San Jose State, Brown, Drake, Northern Kentucky, Holy Cross.

Latest News: Richardson received an offer from SLU. He was previously recruited by Josh Schertz at Indiana State. (4/24/24)

Scouting Report: Richardson is a big, long lead guard with scoring and big-time playmaking ability. He gets where he wants on the floor, plays with great pace, and creates for his teammates. He has a developing jumper that he can hit off the dribble. He's a disruptive defender. He is the nephew of former Illinois player D.J. Richardson.

 

[cgeldmacher]

Nick Patton, a 6'2" SG from Loyola Academy, visited today.

[Slowry]

On 4/24/2024 at 4:51 PM, billiken_roy said:

this one is intriguing.    6'7" point guard.   at one time manuel was a major high school power.   i dont hear as much anymore about them, but they are still a large high school.   

Ya back when they had Frank Williams and Sergio McClain amongst others.  They won 4-5 straight state championships.  

[thetorch]

 

[RUBillsFan]

2 hours ago, thetorch said:

 

Is Williams related to Trice?

[Pistol]

Trey Williams was offered by the previous staff but I haven't touched his bio in 6 months so I'll update it when I get a chance and post it here.

4 hours ago, thetorch said:

 

[thetorch]

3 hours ago, RUBillsFan said:

Is Williams related to Trice?

Possibly but most certainly coached him.

[Pistol]

Updated:

Trey Williams - PG, 6-1, 160 - St. Louis, MO (Vashon) - AAU: SW IL Jets - Twitter: @treywilliamsjr3
Offers: Saint Louis, VCU, Missouri, Ole Miss, Illinois-Chicago, Southeast Missouri, SIU-Edwardsville, Lindenwood, Louisiana-Monroe, Cal State-Fullerton, Jacksonville, Bryant.

Interest: DePaul, Northwestern, Texas, Colorado State, Wichita State, Belmont, Murray State, Drake, SIU-Carbondale, Bradley, Illinois State, Evansville, Yale, North Texas, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Southern Indiana, Texas-Arlington, Jacksonville State, Northwestern State.

Latest News: Williams had his SLU offer refreshed by the new coaching staff. (5/4/24)

Scouting Report: Williams is a high-scoring guard who scores on three levels. He's effective putting it on the floor and getting to the rim, but most dangerous on the perimeter, where he has a quick release and deep range. He moves the ball around well and thrives in transition.

[Aquinas]

7 hours ago, Pistol said:

Updated:

Trey Williams - PG, 6-1, 160 - St. Louis, MO (Vashon) - AAU: SW IL Jets - Twitter: @treywilliamsjr3
Offers: Saint Louis, VCU, Missouri, Ole Miss, Illinois-Chicago, Southeast Missouri, SIU-Edwardsville, Lindenwood, Louisiana-Monroe, Cal State-Fullerton, Jacksonville, Bryant.

Interest: DePaul, Northwestern, Texas, Colorado State, Wichita State, Belmont, Murray State, Drake, SIU-Carbondale, Bradley, Illinois State, Evansville, Yale, North Texas, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Southern Indiana, Texas-Arlington, Jacksonville State, Northwestern State.

Latest News: Williams had his SLU offer refreshed by the new coaching staff. (5/4/24)

Scouting Report: Williams is a high-scoring guard who scores on three levels. He's effective putting it on the floor and getting to the rim, but most dangerous on the perimeter, where he has a quick release and deep range. He moves the ball around well and thrives in transition.

He looks like a good fit.

[SLURadioBoy]

It looks like basically the whole coaching staff, including Schertz, is following Walsh on Twitter. I would assume that means there’s some serious interest there from the staff.

[thetorch]

1 hour ago, SLURadioBoy said:

It looks like basically the whole coaching staff, including Schertz, is following Walsh on Twitter. I would assume that means there’s some serious interest there from the staff.

Walsh and Collins to a slightly lesser extent have a great relationship with the new staff and want to play for them.  I expect if/when offers are made that commitments from both will be made immediately after.

[Pistol]

New interest:

Marial Akuentok - C, 6-10, 210 - Edmonton, AB (Fort Erie International Academy, ON) - AAU: UPLAY Canada (Nike EYBL) - Twitter: @MAkuentok
Offers: Seton Hall, Oregon, Kansas State, Arizona State.

Interest: Saint Louis, St. Bonaventure, Florida, Virginia, Colorado, UNLV, San Diego, Central Michigan, Weber State, Mississippi Valley State.

Latest News: Akuentok said he is hearing from SLU. (5/6/24)

Scouting Report: Akuentok is a raw but very big, rapidly developing center. He's a big-time rim protector with outstanding shot blocking ability. He's mobile and runs the floor well. He keeps the ball high after the catch and shows flashes of good touch with his right hand. He's a very good offensive rebounder.

[HoosierPal]

Wrong year. Moved to 2024. 

[RUBillsFan]

 

[Pistol]

On 5/11/2024 at 1:33 PM, RUBillsFan said:

 

New interest: 

Jamias Ferere - SF, 6-5, 195 - Greensboro, NC (Putnam Science Academy, NY) - AAU: Garner Road (Adidas 3SSB) - Twitter: @jamiasss
Offers: None.

Interest: Saint Louis, St. Bonaventure, Wichita State, Murray State, Western Kentucky, Boston, Marist, Loyola-Maryland, Presbyterian.

Latest News: Ferere said he's heard from SLU, St. Bonaventure, WKU, BU, and Marist recently. (5/12/24)

Scouting Report: Ferere is an athletic, versatile player who scores on three levels and plays with a lot of confidence. He has good size and strength to go with a well rounded skill set. He's unselfish but has the ability to set the tone as a scorer. He's tough to stop going downhill and guards multiple positions. Last season, he averaged 16, 7, and 5, became a 1,000 point scorer, and was conference and district player of the year. He graduated from Southern Guilford HS in North Carolina but reclassified as a 2025 recruit and will attend Putnam Science Academy for his postgrad year. He stopped playing football after his junior year to focus on basketball.

[Pistol]

New interest:

Abdul Bashir - CG, 6-7, 170 - Omaha, NE (Casper College, WY) - Twitter: @abdulxbashir
Offers: Texas A&M, Arizona State, Bowling Green, Monmouth, Old Dominion, Kansas City, Stetson.

Interest: Saint Louis, St. Bonaventure, Creighton, Nebraska, Alabama, LSU, Virginia Tech, Central Florida, New Mexico, Wyoming, Akron, Cleveland State, Elon, Hampton, Oral Roberts, Omaha, Cal State-Fullerton, UC-Riverside, Portland State, Texas-Arlington, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.

Latest News: SLU has reached out to Bashir. (5/19/24)

Scouting Report: Bashir is a long, lean, versatile guard who scores on three levels. He's a lights-out shooter with range and a high shooting percentage despite high volume. As a freshman at Casper College, he averaged 19.4 PPG, 4.2 RPG, and 3.2 APG with a slashline of .463/.453/.785.