Recruiting as of 5/15/25

[jsglow]

Big Daddy speaks

Exactly.  Thanks BD.  Things will come together nicely.  Tillman or French and either Cain or Nwora would be another 'terrible' recruiting class!

[brewcity77]

To me, Nwora seems kind of like a Brendan Bailey, but that's just from YouTube, so what do I know? Tillman is obviously the big prize, but the others are probably fine as well.

Looking at 2017-18, we might only have 4 true guards the roster (2 of whom would be seniors), so I'm a little surprised all of the main targets for this class are bigs. Although, I suppose a lot can and will happen between now and next season.

There are similarities, no doubt. I just love 6'8"+ guys that can shoot lights out. You can do a lot with those types of players.

Going forward, we need to get a point in 2018 just as much as we need bigs next year. One thing about Buzz I still subscribe to is you need point guards, centers, and the rest are pretty interchangeable. Buzz's problem was he stopped recruiting point guards.

That's why I was never as high on Herro. I believe we only have two spots in 2018. If we land Joey, the other spot has to go to a point guard, as Traci and Howard will be upperclassmen and Rowsey and Duane will be gone.

[Jay Bee]

[Cooby Snacks]

Ain't no half steppin.

[Golden Avalanche]

Popcorn.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Bingo. We're probably all going to really dislike Herro in a few years. But I'm hoping we're going to really like Theo as well.

If he is taking cues from his boys Dekker and Koenig he'll be putting the capital D in D-bag.

[Loose Cannon]

Popcorn.

You called it.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

If he is taking cues from his boys Dekker and Koenig he'll be putting the capital D in D-bag.

Eh, as much as I hate Wisconsin, Dekker was an okay person minus a few dickish tweets. Koenig on the other hand, I heard from a friend is a real piece of work, and he doesn't even leave a gift basket.

Also, I don't remember if this story was common knowledge but Koenig sent a dick pic to some girl, she got pissed and passed it along and it circulated through Marquette a few years back.

[WarriorPride68]

Also, I don't remember if this story was common knowledge but Koenig sent a dick pic to some girl, she got pissed and passed it along and it circulated through Marquette a few years back.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

The "Wojo can't recruit" trolls have disappeared...until the next recruit.

[MuMark]

Ners is on Dodd's board doing his usual crap.

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

Ners is on Dodd's board doing his usual crap.

Already complaining about Theos minutes huh

[tower912]

Ners is on Dodd's board doing his usual crap.

If I read Dodds' last post correctly, Ners is now banned.    Again.   Death, taxes, Ners gets banned by Dodds. 

[GGGG]

If I read Dodds' last post correctly, Ners is now banned.    Again.   Death, taxes, Ners gets banned by Dodds. 

Which means he will likely surface here soon.

[jsglow]

Which means he will likely surface here soon.

'Scotty, deflectors at full intensity!' 

[muguru]

The "Wojo can't recruit" trolls have disappeared...until the next recruit.

Look, John might be a fine player for MU and I hope he is, but let's not act like he's the next coming of Ben Simmons or something. Wojo has pulled in some decent recruits(I don't count Henry because he was in state), but the reality is, none of them have been "program changing" recruits(yet anyway) and quite obviously, none of them have been so good that MU has made the NCAAs because of them. More simply put, none of them combined have been equivalent to "the three amigos". When he starts pulling in those type, then I will be more impressed. Not that i think his recruiting has been bad...it just hasn't been as great as one would tend to think it might be(or should be) with his Duke pedigree etc. In fact, I'd argue Greg Gard has been pulling in better players than Wojo has..that should NEVER happen. But it has been because MU hasn't been winning...that's the biggest issue right now.

[MuMark]

Lol ....our first McDonald's all American in 30 years doesn't count because he is " in state"

Ok.....sounds good......totally fair.

[GGGG]

Lol ....our first McDonald's all American in 30 years doesn't count because he is " in state"

Ok.....sounds good......totally fair.

And Gard has been "pulling in better players."  But almost all of them are in-state.  Do they count? 

I am so confused.

[MU82]

Look, John might be a fine player for MU and I hope he is, but let's not act like he's the next coming of Ben Simmons or something. Wojo has pulled in some decent recruits(I don't count Henry because he was in state), but the reality is, none of them have been "program changing" recruits(yet anyway) and quite obviously, none of them have been so good that MU has made the NCAAs because of them. More simply put, none of them combined have been equivalent to "the three amigos". When he starts pulling in those type, then I will be more impressed. Not that i think his recruiting has been bad...it just hasn't been as great as one would tend to think it might be(or should be) with his Duke pedigree etc. In fact, I'd argue Greg Gard has been pulling in better players than Wojo has..that should NEVER happen. But it has been because MU hasn't been winning...that's the biggest issue right now.

Dis am stoopid.

[muguru]

Lol ....our first McDonald's all American in 30 years doesn't count because he is " in state"

Ok.....sounds good......totally fair.

Mark, you're a smart guy...are you going to sit there and tell me it's not easier for a home state school to pull in a recruit like Henry then it would be to pull in one from say Texas?? When Wojo can land an all american from another state or recruit a class like the amigos...THEN I think we can talk about how great of a recruiter is. Problem is, if he doesn't win, he won't be around long enough to have that chance...nor should he be. The clock is ticking...for him...the losing is on him..he better figure out real quick how to change that.

[real chili 83]

'Scotty, deflectors at full intensity!'

Prepare for battle.

[real chili 83]

If I read Dodds' last post correctly, Ners is now banned.    Again.   Death, taxes, Ners gets banned by Dodds.

What is a Dodds board?

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Dear god. Wojos 2nd class hasn't even hit the court yet and it's been decided that his recruits can't win. 

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

Big Daddy Cain is a great screen name!

[brewcity77]

the reality is, none of them have been "program changing" recruits(yet anyway) and quite obviously, none of them have been so good that MU has made the NCAAs because of them. More simply put, none of them combined have been equivalent to "the three amigos". When he starts pulling in those type, then I will be more impressed.

So...who HAVE been program changing in the past 20 years? Surely not any three stars, which rules out Wade and all the JUCOs. Not Diener, Novak, Matthews, or Blue, since they're all in state and don't count.

Who does that leave? Dom and Jerel? Arguably two of the best players we've had since the 1970s? Maybe no one we have will equal them, though Cheatham and Howard will have the chance to equal them, certainly as good a chance as similarly rated flops like Junior Cadougan and Dameon Mason.

Quite simply, we could have program changing players. Certainly on par with any of the players we've seen in the past twenty years. But none of them (not even Hank) had a four year future NBA player on the roster like Novak, so I think we can give them a pass on not making the tourney yet.