Keeyan Itejere to Marquette

[lessthannick11]

Another one out of the blue

[JakeBarnes]

The scouting report is Pogo stick. So...MUScoop rejoice!

[wadesworld]

So 3 commits in like 20 hours?  Nice.

[mileskishnish72]

What a day! Getting that fire down below!

[TallTitan34]

Value has been rising.

https://247sports.com/PlayerSport/Keeyan-Itejere-at-Grace-Christian-School-262920/RecruitRankHistory/

[Uncle Rico]

Another 3*?

[2012 Warrior]

Did a double take.  Thought it was Osa in the picture.

[cheebs09]

What a day! Getting that fire down below!

May want to get in touch with a doctor.

[tower912]

Skinny, like Osa.   Consolation prize for not keeping Aidoo.   But a good one.  These guys were committed to Shaka, not Texas.

[Goose]

I love pogo stick players!!! Things are looking up for next season.

[JakeBarnes]

Did a double take.  Thought it was Oso in the picture.

Honestly, given the recruitment of Oso by Shaka at UT it seems he does have a type.

[Goose]

Jake

He definitely has a system and type of player that fits it. Excitement level is rising big time. Cannot wait until opening night.

[Daniel]

Welcome, Keeyan! 

[JakeBarnes]

Jake

He definitely has a system and type of player that fits it. Excitement level is rising big time. Cannot wait until opening night.

This team feels like everyone is over 6'3. And the overwhelming group is over 6'5". This team is gonna play big and fast. Feels like a Leonard Hamilton FL State team all of a sudden. Let's hope the defensive effort reaches that.

[Markusquette]

https://twitter.com/KItejere/status/1382340674520023043?s=20

[GoldenWarrior11]

Christmas in April.  Absolutely incredible. 

The trajectory and optimism regarding MUBB has been completely flipped in the past few weeks.

[Stretchdeltsig]

Wish there was a summer league.

[GooooMarquette]

Welcome to Marquette, Keeyan!

Things are looking up, MU fans....

[MU82]

Another 3*?

I'm pretty sure you're joking, and it is pretty funny.

When Wojo signed a low 4-star, he was criticized. When he signed a McDonald's AA, it was, "well, he isn't even a 5-star." When he went after 5-stars, it was he was overreaching. When he went after 3-stars or low-4s, he wasn't aiming high enough. And no matter who he signed, it was, "He's such a bad coach it doesn't matter."

That's the price a coach pays for not winning enough -- he gets ripped for everything, real or perceived.

And Shaka is the exciting new kid on the block, so we automatically love everything he does.

Having said all that ...

Put me among the long list of Scoopers thrilled by all of this recruiting action. Shaka has a long history of identifying athletes who can play and who improve over time, and I look forward to seeing our program again become a major factor in the Big East race and in the NCAA tournament.

Welcome to MU, Keeyan.

We Are Marquette!

[JakeBarnes]

So...found this blog about Keeyan.

https://www.burntorangenation.com/2021/3/12/22322210/keeyan-itejere-shaka-smart-texas-longhorns-signee-2021

Nice snippet:

The key thing to remember about Keeyan (sorry I couldn't pass up the opportunity) is that he's only been playing basketball for a few years —like Jaxson Hayes when he arrived at Texas, Itejere is still early in his development because he grew up playing soccer and then switched to playing basketball, but didn't see heavy minutes in competitive games until he got to high school.

"His upside is tremendous," Coach Morris told me in a phone interview. "He's just scratching the surface and it wouldn't surprise me if he can become a lottery pick at Texas."

Itejere possesses the explosiveness and handles that you would typically see from a guard, using it to his advantage against bigger and/or slower post players. He's able to take it coast-to-coast and finish above the rim in transition in a fashion that is reminiscent of Kai Jones (more on that later).

[Goose]

Jake

I like the sound of it, even sounds like he might be able to dunk the ball.

[JakeBarnes]

Jake

I like the sound of it, even sounds like he might be able to dunk the ball.

Even better:

https://twitter.com/PhenomMixtapes/status/1300813932651782156?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1300813932651782156%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.burntorangenation.com%2F2021%2F3%2F12%2F22322210%2Fkeeyan-itejere-shaka-smart-texas-longhorns-signee-2021

[MU82]

Even better:

https://twitter.com/PhenomMixtapes/status/1300813932651782156?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1300813932651782156%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.burntorangenation.com%2F2021%2F3%2F12%2F22322210%2Fkeeyan-itejere-shaka-smart-texas-longhorns-signee-2021

Love that kind of end-to-end commitment and hustle.

[MuggsyB]

Wow....quite a 24 hrs!

[MuggsyB]

This young man could have a MASSIVE upside.  It's been a very good 24 hrs for MU hoops. There is tremendous excitement in the air!  No pun intended.