Recruiting - 2027

[Pistol]

New offers:

D.J. Hawkins - G/F, 6-8, 190 - Oakdale, CT (St. Thomas More) - AAU: Expressions Elite (Nike EYBL) - Twitter: @DAVID_ToTUFF
Offers: Saint Louis, Syracuse, Youngstown, Sacred Heart, Bryant.

Interest: VCU, Providence, Nebraska, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Utah, Florida International, Brown, Columbia, Northern Illinois, Quinnipiac, Albany, NJIT, Central Connecticut State, UMass-Lowell, Merrimack.

Latest News: Hawkins received an offer from SLU. (9/23/25)

Scouting Report: Hawkins is a long, versatile, athletic player who scores on three levels. He has a smooth jumper and gets to the rim with ease with his long stride. He calls himself a combo guard but is referred to as a wing or combo forward by others. He can guard at least 3 positions, possibly more. He's an excellent shot blocker.

 

Patrick Otey - SG, 6-5, 185 - Westwood, MA (St. Thomas More, CT) - AAU: Expressions Elite (Nike EYBL) - Twitter: @otey_patrick
Offers: Saint Louis, Villanova, Creighton, Xavier, Providence, Syracuse, Florida State, Washington, Eastern Washington.

Interest: Illinois, Auburn, Texas, LSU, South Carolina, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, Utah State, UTEP, Buffalo, East Tennessee State, Delaware, Fairfield, Siena, UMBC.

Latest News: Otey received an offer from SLU. (9/23/25)

Scouting Report: Otey is a big-time scoring guard who fills it up efficiently on 3 levels. He moves well off the ball and knows how to play out of the pick and roll. He rebounds his position well. He plays in the Brazilian national team program. He transferred from CATS in Boston to Overtime Elite for his sophomore season, then St. Thomas More for his junior season. Rankings - 247Sports: 46, 247Sports Composite: 51, Rivals: 47, Prep Hoops: 58, ESPN: 55.

[Pistol]

New offer:

Nate Blenman - PF, 6-9, 220 - Buffalo, NY (Cushing Academy, MA) - AAU: Team New England - Twitter: @nateblenman21
Offers: Saint Louis, St. Bonaventure, Oklahoma State, South Florida, Towson, Fairfield.

Interest: Washington, Vanderbilt, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, Stanford, Rice, Columbia, Buffalo, East Tennessee State, Elon, Hampton, Hofstra, Quinnipiac, UMBC.

Latest News: Blenman received offers from SLU and USF. (9/26/25)

Scouting Report: Blenman is a skilled 2-way big with an inside-outside game. He's strong in the post, can step out and shoot it to stretch defenses, and also passes well for a big. He rebounds hard at both ends. He's an intelligent player with good instincts. He's an excellent shot blocker. Blenman transferred from Amherst Prep (NY) as a freshman to St. Joseph's (NY) as a sophomore to Cushing Academy (MA) as a junior.

[Cowboy]

27 minutes ago, Pistol said:

New offer:

Nate Blenman - PF, 6-9, 220 - Buffalo, NY (Cushing Academy, MA) - AAU: Team New England - Twitter: @nateblenman21
Offers: Saint Louis, St. Bonaventure, Oklahoma State, South Florida, Towson, Fairfield.

Interest: Washington, Vanderbilt, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, Stanford, Rice, Columbia, Buffalo, East Tennessee State, Elon, Hampton, Hofstra, Quinnipiac, UMBC.

Latest News: Blenman received offers from SLU and USF. (9/26/25)

Scouting Report: Blenman is a skilled 2-way big with an inside-outside game. He's strong in the post, can step out and shoot it to stretch defenses, and also passes well for a big. He rebounds hard at both ends. He's an intelligent player with good instincts. He's an excellent shot blocker. Blenman transferred from Amherst Prep (NY) as a freshman to St. Joseph's (NY) as a sophomore to Cushing Academy (MA) as a junior.

-sign of the times

[ACE]

1 hour ago, Cowboy said:

-sign of the times

Ha! Correct, it’s ridiculous, isn’t it?

[MusicCityBilliken]

 

Cushing been around since 1865 and could be considered a high end New England prep school.  Not exactly a basketball factory.

Tuition: $63,700 (boarding); $43,400 (day). Bette Davis (the actress) was an alum, class of '26 (last century .

 

So I can understanding wanting to go to Cushing.

 

Cushing is known for cranking out hockey players. Many alums in the NHL.

[Pistol]

New offer:

Mustafa Mohamed - F, 6-10, 190 - St. Paul, MN (South St. Paul) - AAU: Howard Pulley (Nike EYBL) - Twitter: @mu2shifty15
Offers: Saint Louis, Mississippi State, Arizona State, Texas-Arlington, Long Island.

Interest: Creighton, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Texas, Virginia Tech, Iowa State, Drake, Ohio, Louisiana Tech, Purdue-Fort Wayne, Northeastern, Iona, Louisiana-Monroe.

Latest News: Mohamed received an offer from SLU. (10/2/25)

Scouting Report: Mohamed is a long combo forward who scores in a variety of ways. He makes plays for himself and his teammates off the bounce and gets to the rim. He's a threat in transition who gets downhill quickly. He has a reliable mid-range jumper that he is working on extending. He can guard any position. Rankings - Rivals: 105, 247Sports: 122, 247Sports Composite: 107.

[VeniceMenace]

Anyone guesstimate how many locals this class received SLU offers? Not a VTime rant, just curious.

[gobillsgo]

8 hours ago, VeniceMenace said:

Anyone guesstimate how many locals this class received SLU offers? Not a VTime rant, just curious.

No idea, but with immediate and unlimited transfers, the home town advantage would seem to be severely diminished when a player is picking his first school.  He’s not locked in all four years, if it doesn’t work out or he gets homesick, he can always transfer year 2 and play right away.  
 

Also, our reputation is in the gutter locally, even with Schertz at the helm. We need to string together some NCAA appearances, and local players will want to start playing for us again.  

[Pistol]

9 hours ago, VeniceMenace said:

Anyone guesstimate how many locals this class received SLU offers? Not a VTime rant, just curious.

In the 2027 class, SLU has offered 6 players that I would argue are locals.

Brock Bass-Bonner, Anthony Bonner's son, was in Georgia but transferred up to Cardinal Ritter for this season. He has been a priority target from the beginning.

Scottie Adkinson already committed to Mizzou.

Sekou Cisse and Gassim Toure are both at Principia. It was announced a month ago that Toure was transferring to Hamilton Heights Academy in Chattanooga, but he has deleted those posts and has been posting about Principia again, so maybe he's staying.

Jimmy McKinney, III is at Vashon.

Tyran Frazier was at Hazelwood East but transferred to the Overtime Elite League. I'm not sure if he's related to Corey Frazier, who's a coach at OTE.

There's still time with this class, as they're only beginning to start their junior season practices.

[SLU_Nick]

30 minutes ago, Pistol said:

In the 2027 class, SLU has offered 6 players that I would argue are locals.

Brock Bass-Bonner, Anthony Bonner's son, was in Georgia but transferred up to Cardinal Ritter for this season. He has been a priority target from the beginning.

Scottie Adkinson already committed to Mizzou.

Sekou Cisse and Gassim Toure are both at Principia. It was announced a month ago that Toure was transferring to Hamilton Heights Academy in Chattanooga, but he has deleted those posts and has been posting about Principia again, so maybe he's staying.

Jimmy McKinney, III is at Vashon.

Tyran Frazier was at Hazelwood East but transferred to the Overtime Elite League. I'm not sure if he's related to Corey Frazier, who's a coach at OTE.

There's still time with this class, as they're only beginning to start their junior season practices.

When I am a blue hair, Jimmy McKinney V (the fifth) will be committing to Mizzou

[thetorch]

11 hours ago, Pistol said:

In the 2027 class, SLU has offered 6 players that I would argue are locals.

Brock Bass-Bonner, Anthony Bonner's son, was in Georgia but transferred up to Cardinal Ritter for this season. He has been a priority target from the beginning.

Scottie Adkinson already committed to Mizzou.

Sekou Cisse and Gassim Toure are both at Principia. It was announced a month ago that Toure was transferring to Hamilton Heights Academy in Chattanooga, but he has deleted those posts and has been posting about Principia again, so maybe he's staying.

Jimmy McKinney, III is at Vashon.

Tyran Frazier was at Hazelwood East but transferred to the Overtime Elite League. I'm not sure if he's related to Corey Frazier, who's a coach at OTE.

There's still time with this class, as they're only beginning to start their junior season practices.

I don't think Tyran and Corey are related.

[Franchise_89]

 

[Pistol]

New offer:

Lyris Robinson - SG, 6-5, 175 - Toronto, ON (Bella Vista Prep, AZ) - AAU: Arizona Unity (Nike EYBL) - Twitter: @LyrisRob1
Offers: Saint Louis, George Mason, Creighton, Oregon, Mississippi State, Stanford, California, Oklahoma State, TCU, Arizona State, San Diego State, UNLV, New Mexico, Pacific, Bradley, Bowling Green, UTEP, Sam Houston State, Oakland, Green Bay, Texas-Arlington, Jacksonville, High Point, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Morgan State.

Interest: St. Bonaventure, Butler, Texas, Missouri, West Virginia, Rice, Columbia, New Mexico State, SIUE, South Dakota State, South Dakota, Oral Roberts, Hawaii, Little Rock, Lamar.

Latest News: Robinson received an offer from SLU. (10/6/25)

Scouting Report: Robinson is a dynamic, efficient shooting guard who scores on 3 levels. He's a strong perimeter shooter, especially off the catch. He's explosive when he has space and finishes above the rim. He takes pride in guarding the other team's best scorer. He is from Canada and previously played at Bridgeland HS in Houston before transferring to Bella Vista Prep in Arizona. His dad Jerome played at Bradley and coached at several D-I schools, now coaching at Nike's US Sports Camps. Rankings - Rivals: 96, 247Sports: 105, 247Sports Composite: 97, Prep Hoops: 67.

[Pistol]

New offer:

Jalen White - SF, 6-7, 195 - North Las Vegas, NV (Bella Vista Prep, AZ) - AAU: Vegas Elite (Nike EYBL) - Twitter: @jalenwhite_5
Offers: Saint Louis, Oregon, Washington, UNLV, Pepperdine, Cal State-Bakersfield.

Interest: Nebraska, Arkansas, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, TCU, Oregon State, San Francisco, UTEP, Lehigh, Louisiana-Monroe, UC-Santa Barbara, Sacramento State, Utah Valley.

Latest News: White received an offer from SLU. (10/7/25)

Scouting Report: White is a long, bouncy wing who scores on three levels. He has a long stride, handles the ball well, stays low while dribbling, and finishes above the rim. He has a smooth, replicable stroke from outside with deep range. He thrives in transition. He's versatile defensively. Rankings - Rivals: 97, 247Sports: 78, 247Sports Composite: 84, Prep Hoops: 141.

[Franchise_89]

 

[Pistol]

New offer:

Jahari Miller - PG, 6-3, 190 - Indianapolis, IN (Pike) - AAU: Indy Heat (Nike EYBL) - Twitter: @JahariLMiller
Offers: Saint Louis, Dayton, DePaul, Georgetown, Ohio State, Alabama, Florida State, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma State, TCU, Toledo, IU-Indianapolis, Appalachian State, Radford, Le Moyne.

Interest: St. Bonaventure, Creighton, Purdue, Iowa, Missouri, Texas A&M, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Texas Tech, Indiana State, Western Kentucky, Liberty, Ohio, Western Michigan, Ball State, Louisiana-Monroe, Little Rock.

Latest News: Miller received an offer from SLU. (10/15/25)

Scouting Report: Miller is a dynamic lead guard with equal scoring and playmaking ability. He has great body control and a strong frame and uses it to get to the basket and score. He has touch from mid-range and the perimeter. He's a smart decision maker with good court awareness, knowing when to make the pass. He's a confident leader. Rankings - Rivals: 52, 247Sports: 73, 247Sports Composite: 61, Prep Hoops: 51, ESPN: 43.

[SLURadioBoy]

 

[Pistol]

1 hour ago, SLURadioBoy said:

 

PG from Southmoore HS in Oklahoma and MOKAN Elite. SLU was the first to offer, followed by Oklahoma State (where his dad played QB) and Weber State. Excellent shooter. I can't figure out why more haven't offered.

[Pistol]

Another visitor last night to go with BBB and Fred Smith:

J'Dyn Lloyd - SG, 6-6, 195 - Belleville, IL (Belleville West) - AAU: SW IL Jets - Twitter: @EasymoneyJ24
Offers: Tulsa, SIUC, Missouri State, Western Michigan, SIUE, Kennesaw State.

Interest: Saint Louis, Marquette, Iowa, Northern Iowa, Indiana State, Murray State, UIC, Northern Illinois, Sam Houston State, SEMO, East Tennessee State, South Dakota State, South Dakota, Kansas City, Cal State-Fullerton, Lipscomb, Long Island, Radford.

Latest News: Lloyd attended the SLU-SEMO game. (11/4/25)

Scouting Report: Lloyd is a long, athletic, smart two-way shooting guard who scores on three levels. He's tough to stop when he's going downhill and finishes above the rim. He can shoot the 3. He has excellent vision and playmaking ability. He's a matchup problem at both ends. His length and shot blocking ability stand out defensively.

[billiken_roy]

3 hours ago, Pistol said:

Another visitor last night to go with BBB and Fred Smith:

J'Dyn Lloyd - SG, 6-6, 195 - Belleville, IL (Belleville West) - AAU: SW IL Jets - Twitter: @EasymoneyJ24
Offers: Tulsa, SIUC, Missouri State, Western Michigan, SIUE, Kennesaw State.

Interest: Saint Louis, Marquette, Iowa, Northern Iowa, Indiana State, Murray State, UIC, Northern Illinois, Sam Houston State, SEMO, East Tennessee State, South Dakota State, South Dakota, Kansas City, Cal State-Fullerton, Lipscomb, Long Island, Radford.

Latest News: Lloyd attended the SLU-SEMO game. (11/4/25)

Scouting Report: Lloyd is a long, athletic, smart two-way shooting guard who scores on three levels. He's tough to stop when he's going downhill and finishes above the rim. He can shoot the 3. He has excellent vision and playmaking ability. He's a matchup problem at both ends. His length and shot blocking ability stand out defensively.

i need to find a schedule and go see him.   

[willie]

Bonner and his kid were also there. 

[thetorch]

7 hours ago, billiken_roy said:

i need to find a schedule and go see him.   

They will be playing DeSmet on 12/6 in Mount Vernon. At home against Eastside 2/17.