Recruiting as of 4/15/25

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

Lamar Stevens is schedule to visit Pitt on August 28 and Marquette on Sept 18.  No other visits set yet.

[oldwarrior81]

got this (on Lamar Stevens) from my buddy close to the Villanova squad....

Kid wants to play a stretch 3-4, he's a down hill truck w/the ball and won't be denied - need to work on his jumper - but WOJO could easily fix that. Defensive maniac, and super bounder in space.
We've got 3 now, so his PT would be low at first and Jay told him that when he offered.
Kid's been around Nova his whole like, and I suspect he'd be ours but the timings just wasn't right.
Still a big argument re whether to take him or not!

Kid comes from excellent bloodlines - both athletically & academically - both parent are attorneys.
You could do a lot worse.

[keefe]

got this (on Lamar Stevens) from my buddy close to the Villanova squad....



Kid comes from excellent bloodlines - both parent are attorneys.

Do they charge $450 an hour?

[4everwarriors]

Solid Crash, hey?

[swoopem]

Does anyone know if we're recruiting Gary Trent Jr from Apple Valley, MN? I see that ESPN has him ranked top 10 for the 2017 class and Wojo has ties to that school (Tyus Jones and his brother) so I'm wondering if we've gone after him at all. Thanks

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

I think MU was looking at Trent to some extent but Wojo realizes the bluebloods will be tough to beat.  At least that is my guess.  Kobe King, Nojel Eastern and Jordan Poole are probably more realistic, especially Poole.  If Wojo can land Howard, Poole, and a big or 2 (I'm thinking 4 scholarships end up in that class) then it'll be a great haul.

[JakeBarnes]

Sacar was tweeting to Theo John with the #mubb tag. So. there's your TWITTER TRACKER.

[fjm]

Sacar was tweeting to Theo John with the #mubb tag. So. there's your TWITTER TRACKER.

Lets not jump to conclusions! This is the same #mubb tag that I searched last night and had an outstanding female citizen of Middle Eastern culture posting tons of blowjob pictures... Sooooo maybe he was linking to that?

[LAMUfan]

got to love the internet

[4everwarriors]

Lets not jump to conclusions! This is the same #mubb tag that I searched last night and had an outstanding female citizen of Middle Eastern culture posting tons of blowjob pictures... Sooooo maybe he was linking to that?

What was that link again? Just axin' for a buddy, hey?

[mr.MUskie]

What was that link again? Just axin' for a buddy, hey?

+1

[MuMark]

@jeffborzello: ESPN 100 Lamar Stevens is unlikely to be on Pittsburgh's campus this weekend, per a source. Had originally planned an official visit there.

[wadesworld]

@jeffborzello: ESPN 100 Lamar Stevens is unlikely to be on Pittsburgh's campus this weekend, per a source. Had originally planned an official visit there.

Hmm...

[🏀]

Lets not jump to conclusions! This is the same #mubb tag that I searched last night and had an outstanding female citizen of Middle Eastern culture posting tons of blowjob pictures... Sooooo maybe he was linking to that?

That'll help recruiting.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

Lets not jump to conclusions! This is the same #mubb tag that I searched last night and had an outstanding female citizen of Middle Eastern culture posting tons of blowjob pictures... Sooooo maybe he was linking to that?

We're the Duke of the Middle East!

[WellsstreetWanderer]

Lets not jump to conclusions! This is the same #mubb tag that I searched last night and had an outstanding female citizen of Middle Eastern culture posting tons of blowjob pictures... Sooooo maybe he was linking to that?

  Recruiter for ISIS?

[LloydsLegs]

Do they charge $450 an hour?

You're living in the aughts, Keefe.  $750 to $1,200 now.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

$450 an hour is the new minimum wage, ai'na?

[jsglow]

Is Stevens planned MU visit an Official?  And you twitter guys please keep track to see if he actually heads to Pitt this weekend.  I can absolutely imagine Lamar being the next verbal sometime in September based on the info we seem to have.  I can also envision Wojo over signing by one come November, but only for the two guys at the top of his pecking order.  There's multiple ways that could shake out in the Spring.   

[MuMark]

The Stevens visit will be official......assuming it happens

[wadesworld]

Bailey will not sign a NLI until 2018, correct?  If he were to commit, we could still technically sign 2 others and be oversigned by one?

[MuMark]

Yes.....Bailey will be a 2018 recruit so he will not sign an LOI in 2016

[keefe]

You're living in the aughts, Keefe.  $750 to $1,200 now.

How silly of me. I read somewhere that it now costs $50K a week for a simple vacation bungalow.

[brewcity77]

Yes.....Bailey will be a 2018 recruit so he will not sign an LOI in 2016

Going to try to look into this further, but I'm not sure this is accurate. I believe with players taking a mission, they still sign with the school as their original class. That allows the school unlimited contact with the player that wouldn't be allowed without a LOI in place. Players taking missions want to sign before the trip because they won't be able to play organized basketball for two years which almost certainly means their stock would drop.

So basically, Bailey would be part of the 2016 class. He would technically be on the team (but not counting against scholarship limit) and sign as a 2016, but his clock won't start until after his mission in 2018.

[Jay Bee]

Going to try to look into this further, but I'm not sure this is accurate. I believe with players taking a mission, they still sign with the school as their original class. That allows the school unlimited contact with the player that wouldn't be allowed without a LOI in place. Players taking missions want to sign before the trip because they won't be able to play organized basketball for two years which almost certainly means their stock would drop.

So basically, Bailey would be part of the 2016 class. He would technically be on the team (but not counting against scholarship limit) and sign as a 2016, but his clock won't start until after his mission in 2018.

Key as well is that signing an NLI effectively places a recruiting ban on other schools.

Agreed (not well versed on this, but...), in a situation like Bailey, you'd want him to sign an NLI in November 2015 or spring 2016, even though he doesn't plan to enroll until 2018.

It used to be that many kids would enter college, play a sport, then go on a mission.. but with the age drop for missions, now you have them going on missions right out of high school...

For those kids who do start school, but then go on a mission, there is rule 13.1.1.3.2.1. In general, if a kid leaves a school and is gone for one year, any other school can jump in and try to recruit him. The 13.1.1.3.2.1 exception says that, for example, a kid attends your school for a year and had signed an NLI prior to enrollment.. then goes on a two-year mission... other schools can't go after him after year one of the mission... absent this exception, they could.

But again.. I think brewcity77 is correct. Have the kid sign an NLI as a HS student.. he goes on his mission and everything is fine for 2018.

13.1.1.3.2.1 Exception—Official Religious Mission. An institution shall not contact a studentathlete
who has begun service on an official religious mission without obtaining permission from the
institution from which the student-athlete withdrew prior to beginning his or her mission if the student-athlete
signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) and attended the institution (with which he or
she signed the NLI) as a full-time student. If such a student-athlete has completed his or her official
religious mission and does not enroll full time in a collegiate institution within one calendar year of
completion of the mission, an institution may contact the student-athlete without obtaining permission
from the first institution.