Recruiting - 2026

[Pistol]

29 minutes ago, brianstl said:

It makes winning the Peach Jam feel a little meaningless for St. Louis.

Yeah, I don't think of it as a St. Louis thing at all. Which is a little odd, given that we'd celebrate Blues/Cards/City championships despite all or most players coming from elsewhere. And SLU, for that matter. But there's something about HS/prep/AAU where you assume the players are actually from that place.

[Coach314]

It's been moving in this direction for years.  Teams can lose sponsorship if they don't have good years.  So they go after the top talent.

[Brighton]

eh, I consider it a STL title. We already have a championship in each of the four major sports, so a semi amateur one doesn't hurt.

[Pistol]

Colin Rice - SF, 6-8, 195 - Waukee, IA (Northwest) - AAU: Martin Brothers (Under Armour Association) - Twitter: @colinlrice
Offers: Saint Louis, Drake, Northern Iowa, Murray State, North Dakota State.

Interest: Nebraska, Iowa, Belmont, Cleveland State, Chattanooga, East Tennessee State, Omaha, UMBC.

Latest News: Rice received an offer on his visit to SLU. (9/6/24)

Scouting Report: Rice is a skilled wing with three level scoring ability. He's efficient from outside, especially lethal off the catch. He's an effective player in transition and gets to the rim with ease. He's an excellent passer for his size. He can put it on the floor, too - he loves to lure defenders out to the perimeter and then beat them off the dribble. He has the length and smarts to defend well.

[Pistol]

Rice plays HS ball with Landon Davis, another D-I recruit (Drake offer). Ben McCollum's sons play there, as well, so Drake is going to be around Rice a lot (McCollum's older son is a senior with lower division offers and his other son is a sophomore).

[SLURadioBoy]

 

[thetorch]

45 minutes ago, SLURadioBoy said:

 

Is a greybear better or worse than a werewolf?

[Pistol]

Here's the bio on the new prospect @SLURadioBoy shared above:

Keonte Greybear - G, 6-2, 160 - McKinney, TX (Link Academy, MO) - AAU: ProSkills (Nike EYBL) Twitter: @KGreybear2026
Offers: Texas Tech.

Interest: Saint Louis, Texas, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt, SMU, Houston, Oklahoma State, Colorado, Central Florida, North Texas, Rice, Iona.

Latest News: SLU, Texas, Oklahoma, Vandy, SMU, Houston, and Oklahoma State were out to see Greybear at Link. He took recent unofficial visits to Texas and OSU. (9/15/24)

Scouting Report: Greybear is a high-scoring combo guard who attacks the basket and makes plays for his teammates. He has natural instincts, great vision, a well rounded skill set, and a high IQ. He's quick, changes directions, and gets downhill very fast. He's very athletic and thrives in transition. Greybear transferred to Link Academy in Branson from Emerson HS in Frisco, Texas. Rankings: 247Sports - 79.

[Pistol]

New offer:

 

Marquis Clark - PG, 6-2, 175 - Chicago, IL (Whitney Young) - AAU: Mac Irvin Fire (Nike EYBL) - Twitter: @Quisdabeast29
Offers: Saint Louis, Loyola-Chicago, Illinois, California, TCU, Pacific, Illinois-Chicago, Toledo, Akron, Western Michigan, Northern Illinois, Bryant.

Interest: Marquette, DePaul, Indiana, Northwestern, South Carolina, Virginia Tech, Colorado, Cincinnati, BYU, Wyoming, Penn, Indiana State, SIU-Carbondale, Illinois State, Kent State, Miami-Ohio, Ball State, Liberty, Appalachian State, Old Dominion.

Latest News: Clark received an offer from SLU. (9/25/24)

Scouting Report: Clark is a smooth, crafty point guard with a complete skill set. He plays at pace, he's patient, makes good reads, and changes speeds and directions well. He's got extremely good handles and is slippery getting to the basket. He's a great passer and very effective spot-up shooter from the perimeter.

[ACE]

6 minutes ago, Pistol said:

New offer:

 

Marquis Clark - PG, 6-2, 175 - Chicago, IL (Whitney Young) - AAU: Mac Irvin Fire (Nike EYBL) - Twitter: @Quisdabeast29
Offers: Saint Louis, Loyola-Chicago, Illinois, California, TCU, Pacific, Illinois-Chicago, Toledo, Akron, Western Michigan, Northern Illinois, Bryant.

Interest: Marquette, DePaul, Indiana, Northwestern, South Carolina, Virginia Tech, Colorado, Cincinnati, BYU, Wyoming, Penn, Indiana State, SIU-Carbondale, Illinois State, Kent State, Miami-Ohio, Ball State, Liberty, Appalachian State, Old Dominion.

Latest News: Clark received an offer from SLU. (9/25/24)

Scouting Report: Clark is a smooth, crafty point guard with a complete skill set. He plays at pace, he's patient, makes good reads, and changes speeds and directions well. He's got extremely good handles and is slippery getting to the basket. He's a great passer and very effective spot-up shooter from the perimeter.

AJ Casey also went to Whitney Young so that might help.

[Pistol]

New offer:

Mason Lockett, VI - G, 6-5, 185 - Oswego, IL (Oswego East) - AAU: Young & Reckless - Twitter: @themasonlockett
Offers: Saint Louis, Xavier, DePaul, UIC, Akron, Northern Illinois.

Interest: Loyola-Chicago, Marquette, Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Virginia Tech, Kansas, Iowa State, Cincinnati, BYU, Colorado State, Wyoming, Indiana State, Murray State, SIU-Carbondale, Illinois State, Toledo, Miami-Ohio, Cleveland State, Milwaukee, Youngstown State, Austin Peay, Towson, James Madison, Iona, Appalachian State, South Dakota, UC-Santa Barbara, Utah Valley, Radford.

Latest News: Lockett received an offer from SLU. (9/29/24)

Scouting Report: Lockett is an athletic, competitive two-way guard with a deep tool kit. He hits contested jumpers and finishes through traffic. He has high-level vision and passing ability. He's got good positional size and can get to his spots and score over guys. He has great hands and feel around the basket. He's an elite defensive player who guards multiple positions and uses his length to block shots.

 

 

Received the offer on his visit.

[SLURadioBoy]

 

[Pistol]

21 hours ago, SLURadioBoy said:

 

Added to the interest list:

Jaxon Clark - PF/C, 6-10, 255 - Keokuk, IA (Keokuk) - AAU: MidPro Academy - Twitter@jaxonclark_
Offers: None.

Interest: Saint Louis, Duquesne, Purdue, Illinois, Iowa, Virginia Tech, Bradley, Illinois State, Central Michigan, Western Michigan, Miami-Ohio, Austin Peay, Southeast Missouri.

Latest News: SLU was out to see Clark on 10/1. (10/2/24)

Scouting Report: Clark is a big, strong frontcourt with a well developed game for his age. He can step out and shoot from 3. He has soft touch and a smooth release. He's an excellent passer out of the high and low post. He's a powerful rebounder, especially on the offensive glass. He demonstrates impressive footwork and mobility. He's a smart, patient player with great feel.

-The staff is looking for young, next generation Robbie Avilas. This kid has that potential. Finally started to get some attention with a nice AAU season for MidPro, but I'm surprised no one has offered yet.

Quick note on the 2026 interest list: I did a full refresh on all other sections of the Recruiting Lists page except the 2026 interests. The list has everyone the staff reached out to on 6/15 (that I could verify, anyway) when the period opened for this class. However, not all of them have follows from at least one staff member. I'm giving it a little time to see who emerges as real interests and who may have just been a one-off contact.

[Pistol]

New offer:

Jacob Webber - SF, 6-6, 175 - Kearney, NE (Kearney) - AAU: ETG Midwest (Adidas 3SSB) - Twitter: @Jdub3webb
Offers: Saint Louis, Creighton, Iowa, Washington, California, Drake, Illinois-Chicago, Ohio, Canisius, Omaha.

Interest: Purdue, Penn State, Nebraska, South Carolina, Wake Forest, Clemson, Notre Dame, Iowa State, Colorado, Colorado State, Wyoming, Belmont, Indiana State, Bowling Green, Purdue-Fort Wayne, Appalachian State, South Dakota State, South Dakota, Idaho State.

Latest News: Webber received an offer from SLU. (10/4/24)

Scouting Report: Webber is a big wing who shoots with high volume and efficiency. He has a quick trigger and a high release on his shot, which he can also shoot off a high catch like Gibson Jimerson. He's a good passer and finisher with nice positional size and length. He's fearless, competitive, and hard working. Webber transferred from Scottsdale Christian Academy in Arizona to Kearney HS in Nebraska for his sophomore year. Rankings: On3 - 102, On3 Industry - 173, 247Sports - 140, 247Sports Composite - 121.

-I had the profile mostly built already because SLU contacted him back on 6/15, when the period opened up for this class. Since then, he added 6-7 offers. He played up a level on the 3SSB circuit this AAU season and shot almost 40% from 3 on 9.6 attempts per game. That's a huge 3PA figure for AAU. I like this player a lot.

Creighton might be the team to beat at this stage; the whole staff was out to see him recently and their offer is his pinned tweet. They're not exactly local - Kearney is 185 miles west of Omaha - but certainly have the in-state advantage, as well. Nebraska is also recruiting him but hasn't offered.

[Pistol]

New offers:

Desmond Bellot, Jr. - SG, 6-3, 180 - Boston, MA (Cambridge Arts, Technology, & Sciences) - AAU: Expressions Elite (Nike EYBL) - Twitter: @desthefuture11
Offers: Saint Louis, George Mason, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Siena, Quinnipiac, Bryant.

Interest: VCU, Richmond, St. Bonaventure, Xavier, DePaul, Purdue, Boston College, Colorado, Penn, Holy Cross, Iona, Fairfield, Marist, Canisius, Appalachian State, Arkansas State, UMBC.

Latest News: Bellot received an offer from SLU. (10/6/24)

Scouting Report: Bellot is an effective three-level scorer who thrives in transition. He's a dog defensively, using his long arms and high-level instincts to create steals and start fast breaks. He's crafty with the ball, handles it well, changes speeds and directions fluidly, and finishes in a variety of ways. He has the ability to heat up from outside but has an unorthodox shooting form.

 

Jaxson Terry - G/F, 6-6, 190 - Boston, MA (Cambridge Arts, Technology, & Sciences) - AAU: Expressions Elite (Nike EYBL) - Twitter: @TerryJaxson
Offers: Saint Louis, Rhode Island, George Washington, Xavier, Providence, Boston, Old Dominion, Albany.

Interest: VCU, St. Bonaventure, DePaul, Penn State, Stanford, Northern Kentucky, Austin Peay, Delaware, Iona, New Hampshire, Gardner Webb.

Latest News: Terry received an offer from SLU. (10/6/24)

Scouting Report: Terry is a versatile two-way wing with nice positional size and strength. He's an efficient scorer who plays at pace and lets the game come to him. He has a smooth, consistent shooting stroke and quick release. He's an intelligent player off the ball. Terry transferred from Lawrence Academy to CATS prior to his junior year.

[thatskablamo]

On 9/11/2023 at 4:58 PM, Cowboy II said:

-staff took a liking to blue crabs

If you are ever in Elkridge (technically it’s in Hanover) off US-1, please stop at a little hole in the wall called Timbuktu. Aside from the Rusty Scupper in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, it’s the best seafood in Maryland. Highly recommended. Also a good pre-Preakness party spot. 
 

People will tell you Jimmy’s is the best seafood in Baltimore and they are tourists passing through - pay them no mind.

[Pistol]

Jaymen Townsend - SF, 6-6, 200 - Putnam Science Academy, CT (Marion, IN) - AAU: George Hill All Indy - Twitter: @jaymentownsend
Offers: Saint Louis, Valparaiso, Kent State, IUI, Northern Illinois, Purdue-Fort Wayne, Eastern Illinois, NJIT.

Interest: Dayton, St. Bonaventure, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, Purdue, Cincinnati, Temple, Illinois-Chicago, Ball State, Southern Indiana, Chattanooga, Iona, Fairfield, Austin Peay, Incarnate Word.

Latest News: Townsend received an offer from SLU. (10/11/24)

Scouting Report: Townsend is a strong, physical forward with a scorer's mentality. He understands how to use his body to his advantage and is relentless attacking the rim. He thrives in transition. He's a lockdown defender. Townsend transferred to PSA from Marion HS for his senior year, originally committed to Kent State as a 2025 prospect but decided to decommit, reclassify to 2026, and reopen his recruitment.

[BLIKNS]

Does anyone know if the new staff is recruiting,   Ethan Brown from Rolla ?? I think that is his name, was all state. I believe he is class of 26...

Think he had an offer or interest from Ford

Thanks

[thetorch]

5 hours ago, BLIKNS said:

Does anyone know if the new staff is recruiting,   Ethan Brown from Rolla ?? I think that is his name, was all state. I believe he is class of 26...

Think he had an offer or interest from Ford

Thanks

Offer hasn't been renewed.  I'm more surprised Cuonzo hasn't jumped in yet.  He recently got an offer from Northern Iowa, and that is his top offer.

He's a big guard who can play the 1 or 2.  He can really shoot it but is also a nice playmaker with the ball.  The best guard in his class in the state.  With his size he seems like a no brainer for interest from Schertz.

[BLIKNS]

Thanks

[WVBilliken]

8 hours ago, thetorch said:

Offer hasn't been renewed.  I'm more surprised Cuonzo hasn't jumped in yet.  He recently got an offer from Northern Iowa, and that is his top offer.

He's a big guard who can play the 1 or 2.  He can really shoot it but is also a nice playmaker with the ball.  The best guard in his class in the state.  With his size he seems like a no brainer for interest from Schertz.

Well he's been up to Iowa State twice

https://cyclonefanatic.com/2024/02/recruiting-26-missouri-guard-ethan-brown-wowed-by-hilton-atmosphere/

[3star_recruit]

1 hour ago, WVBilliken said:

Well he's been up to Iowa State twice

https://cyclonefanatic.com/2024/02/recruiting-26-missouri-guard-ethan-brown-wowed-by-hilton-atmosphere/

Some families will tell you early in the recruiting process by words and actions where they're leaning.  This is a good thing.  You don't waste time on recruits who aren't interested.