Recruiting as of 5/15/25

[keefe]

dawson stays, add bates, joplin and an impact transfer guard and we're ready to roll.

Fascinating how a change in leadership alters the dynamics of an organization.

Shaka as a Concept is already invigorating Marquette basketball. I am confident Shaka the Coach will produce results that will find us vital and competitive.

Such a counterpoint to where we were just one month ago. Refreshing, actually.

[Silkk the Shaka]

Oklahoma just offered Aidoo.  Don't expect him to end up there but that would certainly be ironic

It would indeed

[mumi27]

https://twitter.com/sethtrimble1/status/1381434876033916935

Marquette has offered 2022 PG Seth Trimble. Local out of menomonee falls

https://247sports.com/player/seth-trimble-46078833/

[JTJ3]

love that offer.  trimble and leon bond are the 2 local 22's that are perfect fits for shaka.

[JakeBarnes]

https://twitter.com/sethtrimble1/status/1381434876033916935

Marquette has offered 2022 PG Seth Trimble. Local out of menomonee falls

https://247sports.com/player/seth-trimble-46078833/

Great offer. JP Tokoto's brother, I believe

[DoctorV]

https://twitter.com/sethtrimble1/status/1381434876033916935

Marquette has offered 2022 PG Seth Trimble. Local out of menomonee falls

https://247sports.com/player/seth-trimble-46078833/

I'd like for the wisconsin hs in the know guys/gals to chime in here, but from what I saw from a few videos that kid belongs in a Marquette uniform. Amirite?

[dw3dw3dw3]

Definitely one of the more athletic kids out there. Haven't really seen him shoot much. Nice to see Phenom offers. Can anyone speak to the other kids on the Herro squad this year?

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

Definitely one of the more athletic kids out there. Haven't really seen him shoot much. Nice to see Phenom offers. Can anyone speak to the other kids on the Herro squad this year?

According to Wissports, Trimble was 33-94 on 3FG last year (35.1%).

Big time athlete.  Looks like a slashing combo guard from the 5 minute video I watched.  Flashed some advanced dribbling moves, including a killer crossover.  Decent form on his jumper, high arching shot, but looks like he has a slight hitch in his release.  Very good looking prospect.

[JTJ3]

shaka just offered leon bond too.  elite level athlete, plays super hard, defender.  another great fit for shaka.

[BCHoopster]

I always felt Wojo's biggest issue was not recruiting hard the kids from Milwaukee or surrounding area. Trying to recruit Texas was stupid and wasteful. MU has to try and keep good kids at home, then recruit a few kids from the Midwest area, Minnesota seems to be a new hotbed for talent so go there second.  You can win with kids from there.  Crean and O'Neal did that and were successful. Smart is being Smart.

[Pakuni]

I always felt Wojo's biggest issue was not recruiting hard the kids from Milwaukee or surrounding area. Trying to recruit Texas was stupid and wasteful. MU has to try and keep good kids at home, then recruit a few kids from the Midwest area, Minnesota seems to be a new hotbed for talent so go there second.  You can win with kids from there.  Crean and O'Neal did that and were successful. Smart is being Smart.

Just get the best kids you can.
The previous coach did OK with kids from Georgia (Jae), Texas (Jimmy, Otule),  North Carolina (DJO), Canada (Cadougan), Virginia (Davante), etc.

[BCHoopster]

Just get the best kids you can.
The previous coach did OK with kids from Georgia (Jae), Texas (Jimmy, Otule),  North Carolina (DJO), Canada (Cadougan), Virginia (Davante), etc.

With MU's recruiting budget you can go anywhere you want and I agree on that but you need to get some local kids as well.  Chones, Rosey, Diener, Novak there around.

[jesmu84]

With MU's recruiting budget you can go anywhere you want and I agree on that but you need to get some local kids as well.  Chones, Rosey, Diener, Novak there around.

Why?

[Lennys Tap]

Why?

Low hanging fruit - with many locals we start off with an edge.

[panda]

Look at the former players in attendance at the Smart presser. Fon du Lac and Brown Deer. There's pretty significant personal pride that comes with being the "local guy" on the team.

It's also a huge benefit simply from a cost/time perspective to recruit locally.

We don't need a team full of local kids to win, but there is significant benefit rather than our past coach who burned mostly ever bridge imaginable with the important people in Wisconsin basketball.

[Warrior of Law]

Having local kids on a roster has a significant positive impact. The local news covers the team with a higher priority, the HS kids in the area follow MU as a result, and MU students have a connection to the team.  Big picture is more eyeballs watching games, and butts in seats.

Even better if the local kids help win games.

[MU82]

Having local kids on a roster has a significant positive impact. The local news covers the team with a higher priority, the HS kids in the area follow MU as a result, and MU students have a connection to the team.  Big picture is more eyeballs watching games, and butts in seats.

Did Buzz's S16-S16-E8 run get poor coverage on the local news because there wasn't a single Milwaukee player on the roster and only two (Vander and Jamil) from Wisconsin (or, for that matter, from the entire Midwest)?

Win and the "local news" will cover the team with a high priority. Lose and the priority will be lower, even if you've got a bunch of Milwaukee-area kids.

I'm all for Milwaukee-area and Wisconsin kids playing for Marquette if they're good enough, but I'm all for great players from anywhere playing for my alma mater. Here's hoping Shaka leaves no stone unturned.

[The Sultan]

Having local kids on a roster has a significant positive impact. The local news covers the team with a higher priority, the HS kids in the area follow MU as a result, and MU students have a connection to the team.  Big picture is more eyeballs watching games, and butts in seats.

Even better if the local kids help win games.

Is that really the case?  I mean, that sounds good, but I don't think fandom is as provincial as you make it.

I always felt Wojo's biggest issue was not recruiting hard the kids from Milwaukee or surrounding area. Trying to recruit Texas was stupid and wasteful. MU has to try and keep good kids at home, then recruit a few kids from the Midwest area, Minnesota seems to be a new hotbed for talent so go there second.  You can win with kids from there.  Crean and O'Neal did that and were successful. Smart is being Smart.

He recruited plenty of players from Wisconsin.  Word is that his relationship with Duane Wilson and his father is what soured the AAU scene to him.  Many just decided to play elsewhere.

Even if these two local offers are more about mending those relationships, that's fine.

[JTJ3]

i dont care where the players come from, as long as we are winning.

as a huge bball fan living in the mke area though its fun when marquette recruits locally - it provides a reason to go watch good hs games and aau tournaments to watch them develop.

[Galway Eagle]

a mindset that local kids are necessary to win is contrary to the belief that MU's a national brand. It's small time thinking. Not to mention recruiting locally also comes with more voices and distractions that are in a player's ear.

[Pakuni]

Having local kids on a roster has a significant positive impact. The local news covers the team with a higher priority, the HS kids in the area follow MU as a result, and MU students have a connection to the team.  Big picture is more eyeballs watching games, and butts in seats.

Even better if the local kids help win games.

The large majority of Marquette students don't come from Milwaukee, so why would they "have a connection to the team" because the players are from Milwaukee?
And I doubt very much local kids are going to care more or less about Marquette basketball based on where the players grew up. I'd bet MU has sold way more youth-size Dwyane Wade and Jimmy Butler jerseys than those of Scott Merritt and Duane Wilson.

[Goose]

I would always recruit top local talent hard if they fit my system. We have a large number of top players in our backyard and did not close to signing any of them. You have to recruit across the country but hitting local kids is always a great starting point.

[shoothoops]

Every fan base has a provincial, parochial, narrow minded segment to it. It's just one aspect of any fan base.

No offense to this board, but this board is also just one small aspect of the MUBB fan base.

History and facts recent and distant have shown that if you win, people show up, invest, etc...regardless of geography.

There are a wide variety of ways to win and be successful. There is not just one way to do it, in anything in life.

There is value recruiting all geographies, local, regional, national, international.

People who are more provincial, parochial, will seek more of that. But even many of them still prefer winning first regardless of geography of recruits.

[Galway Eagle]

Every fan base has a provincial, parochial, narrow minded segment to it. It's just one aspect of any fan base.

No offense to this board, but this board is also just one small aspect of the MUBB fan base.

History and facts recent and distant have shown that if you win, people show up, invest, etc...regardless of geography.

There are a wide variety of ways to win and be successful. There is not just one way to do it, in anything in life.

There is value recruiting all geographies, local, regional, national, international.

People who are more provincial, parochial, will seek more of that. But even many of them still prefer winning first regardless of geography of recruits.

Serious question, has MU ever had a successful international player?

Mbao, Frolling, Niv, Ike, and McMorrow all were complete flops.

Junior and Koby are sort of a mixed bag but certainly not home runs.

Anyone else?

[panda]

To clarify - I'm certainly not saying we need a team full of Wisconsin kids nor recruit three stars with limited upside just because they're from the area.

If all things are equal talent wise, it makes much more sense to stay local for a litany of reasons. Time investment and economics are valuable.