Brendan Bailey picks MU!

[The Lens]

Of all his quotes to Matt V, none mention a mission. Yet Matt does.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Of all his quotes to Matt V, none mention a mission. Yet Matt does.

http://www.scout.com/college/basketball/recruiting/story/1574501-brendan-bailey-down-to-five

[ChicosBailBonds]

As a 5 year old

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/460030429/Thurl-Baileys-wonderful-life.html?pg=all

[brandx]

Makes me wonder if Louisville recruits Mormon kids...

They use sister hookers for those guys.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

So we still have 1 scholarship for next year, correct?

Correct, unless Bailey elects not to take his mission.

[jesmu84]

Correct, unless Bailey elects not to take his mission.

Thanks TAMU.

This may be a silly question, but Scout, I think, just updated MU's 2016 class ranking after the Bailey commit. Once he actually goes on his mission, will they reconfigure our 2016 class rank and put Bailey into the MU 2018 class rank, with his individual 2016 ranking?

[Brewtown Andy]

Thanks TAMU.

This may be a silly question, but Scout, I think, just updated MU's 2016 class ranking after the Bailey commit. Once he actually goes on his mission, will they reconfigure our 2016 class rank and put Bailey into the MU 2018 class rank, with his individual 2016 ranking?

Generally speaking, kids get ranked with the year they graduate from high school, and that's that.  Can't really rank a 2016 guy against 2018 guys when they're not even going to the same AAU events and camps and so forth.

There will just be a lot of "Wojo is bringing in three top 100 guys, plus 2016 top 100 SF Brendan Bailey arrives after his mission."

[jsglow]

Hope he does not lose weight,  he is skinny right now and needs to get into the weight room.  But he will be 20 year old freshman so that will help.  Have to like that
Thurl was 6'10" so he might still grow.  Looks like he has a nice shot, with Carter at the point, wings of Hauser, Bailey, Sacar and Cheatham, the backcourt looks
strong in the future.  Heldt is the only big in 2018 left  so it will time to recruit some bigs the next few years.  Give credit to Stan Johnson, looks like a nice addition on
the recruiting scene.  Xaiver Tillman is the next big catch for sure.

Let's not get too far ahead of ourselves.  Way too early to determine what a 2018 roster/lineup might look like.  Let's finish out this class with one more quality player first.  I'd take Willis after this weekend's official and call it a day for now.  Then onto the '17s.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

I did see The Book of Mormon over the weekend.

[WarriorInNYC]

What are some of the rules that can come into play here if he joins us in 2018?  I know Wojo cannot discuss recruits until they have signed their NLI, but how much contact can occur between coaches and players after they sign their NLI but before they enroll?

Can Todd Smith give him some workout plans for him to add muscle over the two years while he is on his mission?  Obviously he wouldn't be able to work directly with him, but just wondering what the coaching staff can do over the next two years.

[HoopsterBC]

Let's not get too far ahead of ourselves.  Way too early to determine what a 2018 roster/lineup might look like.  Let's finish out this class with one more quality player first.  I'd take Willis after this weekend's official and call it a day for now.  Then onto the '17s.

Yes, MU has 4 scholarships to give out, 1 in 2016, 3 in 2017.  The 2017 year is very critical as they will lose both bigs, Ellenson and Fisher.  I believe Ellenson will stay
2 years.  I am sure he is not ready for the pros yet, physically or mentally.  Does not mean he will not go pro after one year, but time will tell.  Bailey gives him the ability to recruit bigs in the next 2 years as they will have guards and forwards coming back.  If he does not get Willis, time for a grad transfer in spring or if MU does really well
maybe he can get one of those one and done type players if Ellenson leaves, lots of options on the last scholy, might be even 2, then for sure he can offer starting time to a PF.

[wadesworld]

Wasn't there a top 25 class of 2017 point guard who had originally committed to ASU as well and then made a visit to MU when we hired Stan Johnson?  Are we still in on him?

[The Lens]

http://www.scout.com/college/basketball/recruiting/story/1574501-brendan-bailey-down-to-five

I did not mean to imply Matt V was the only reporter mentioning the mission.  Everyone of them have, it is just interesting that Brendan hasn't talked about it all.

[dgies9156]

Makes me wonder if Louisville recruits Mormon kids...

If they don't, they should.

[Golden Avalanche]

Always nice to have a legacy addition. The kid looks to have smooth skills for a lanky wing. Going on Mission will be great for him personally. Still a long road from anything happening in the relationship since no one has a clue what will happen in 30 days much less 30 months.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Wasn't there a top 25 class of 2017 point guard who had originally committed to ASU as well and then made a visit to MU when we hired Stan Johnson?  Are we still in on him?

Markus Howard (top 30 I believe) and last I heard we are still on him

[The Equalizer]

So we still have 1 scholarship for next year, correct?

Wrong.

MU doesn't give 4-year scholarships, so technically we have 13 total to give out for next year.

I would expect that many of those scholarships will go to returning players, but none are guaranteed.

I know many don't like to think about it that way--but that's the reality of the situation in this age of transfers. Wojo (or any other D1 coach) simply isn't under some artificial "only 1 scholarship left" restriction on his recruiting--so its incorrect to try an tally the numbers and pretend that he is.  If he finds two more players he wants to bring in, he'll sign them--even if we have "only 1 scholarship for next year".

[GGGG]

Wrong.

MU doesn't give 4-year scholarships, so technically we have 13 total to give out for next year.

 

[Litehouse]

What are some of the rules that can come into play here if he joins us in 2018?  I know Wojo cannot discuss recruits until they have signed their NLI, but how much contact can occur between coaches and players after they sign their NLI but before they enroll?

Can Todd Smith give him some workout plans for him to add muscle over the two years while he is on his mission?  Obviously he wouldn't be able to work directly with him, but just wondering what the coaching staff can do over the next two years.

I suppose that could be a concern with some kids on a mission.  However, since his dad played in the NBA, I assume he'll have plenty of familiarity with the level of training needed to play at a high level.

[WarriorPride68]

From previous experience living in Utah, where the football team has recruited tons of players who take missions.

No communication with staff for the length of mission. Basically isolated from rest of world. A very unique and profound experience for those involved.

Unsure if that has changed recently, hopefully someone can give a more recent update.

[MuMark]

https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1816428

[bilsu]

Wrong.

MU doesn't give 4-year scholarships, so technically we have 13 total to give out for next year.

I would expect that many of those scholarships will go to returning players, but none are guaranteed.

I know many don't like to think about it that way--but that's the reality of the situation in this age of transfers. Wojo (or any other D1 coach) simply isn't under some artificial "only 1 scholarship left" restriction on his recruiting--so its incorrect to try an tally the numbers and pretend that he is.  If he finds two more players he wants to bring in, he'll sign them--even if we have "only 1 scholarship for next year".

So far it appears that Wojo has not given out scholarships to shot in the dark players. I thought maybe Anim was one, but he looks like a very good player. They all appear to be high character people, so I do not see MU not renewing someone's scholarship. That of course does not mean that someone does not decide to transfer.

[GGGG]

From previous experience living in Utah, where the football team has recruited tons of players who take missions.

No communication with staff for the length of mission. Basically isolated from rest of world. A very unique and profound experience for those involved.

Unsure if that has changed recently, hopefully someone can give a more recent update.

That is exactly the case.  Only allowed to call home twice a year and have no access to the internet.

[CTWarrior]

I did see The Book of Mormon over the weekend.

Did you like it?  I thought it was good, but I was a little disappointed, based on the amount of hype it gets.  I saw "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" shortly after seeing "Book of Mormon" and liked it better.  Probably because no expectations going in.

Anyway, I love the idea of a 20 year old freshman from NBA stock.  Thurl was a great college player.  Great pick-up for Wojo.  Hopefully he turns out to be a great coach, because he's got the rest of job nailed down.

[Benny B]

From previous experience living in Utah, where the football team has recruited tons of players who take missions.

No communication with staff for the length of mission. Basically isolated from rest of world. A very unique and profound experience for those involved.

Unsure if that has changed recently, hopefully someone can give a more recent update.

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