2021 Recruiting Class- EVEN BETTER THAN THE BEST!!!

[Xuperman]

X adds another quality transfer - 2nd this week:

https://247sports.com/college/basketbal ... 149618968/

This guy can flat out score. I mean, 22 ppg...gtfo! Logged a 40 point game, which is pretty rare at the D1 level.

He comes in BEast ready physically , and will have no problem competing athletically. I'm thinking he will be on par with Mahoney/Nze.....very physical low major transfers that do very well in our conference. Can't see any way this guy doesn't produce for X.

22ppg as a big man too. Should translate pretty well to the Big East as the bigs are a relative weak point for the league.

Edit: Saw you pointed out the big man comparisons, couldn't agree more.

You're spot on. Gonna be nice having a pure paint scoring threat creating space for our young shooters....AND we get him for 2 years!

I think the solid "scouting report" on what we can expect, comes from the mystery Big South coach in the above 247 article. Hard to not think he is 100% legit when an opposing coach sites him as an unstoppable Beast and glad to see him gone!

[Jet915]

Sounds like PG Stevie Mitchell (#112 on 247 composite) will pick Marquette. Official on Wednesday.

[jbarajas0490]

I would prefer they take on pg Tyrese Mitchell (#80 on 24/7), plays ball an hour away from Marquette campus.
Also Patrick Baldwin is now a pipe dream I think Patrick is even better than Jalen but alas they're too good to play for the hometown.

[Husky_U]

Hawkins

[sju88grad]

Johnnies on the board!

Picked up a verbal commitment from Drissa Traore, 2021 power forward from NYC......3* player.....nice to get a player from PSA Cardinals.....apparently beat out Illinois, St. Louis and UMass.....

https://twitter.com/AdamFinkelstein/sta ... 18432?s=20

[GumbyDamnit!]

Johnnies on the board!

Picked up a verbal commitment from Drissa Traore, 2021 power forward from NYC......3* player.....nice to get a player from PSA Cardinals.....apparently beat out Illinois, St. Louis and UMass.....

https://twitter.com/AdamFinkelstein/sta ... 18432?s=20

That's fantastic! Congrats!

[sju88grad]

Johnnies on the board!

Picked up a verbal commitment from Drissa Traore, 2021 power forward from NYC......3* player.....nice to get a player from PSA Cardinals.....apparently beat out Illinois, St. Louis and UMass.....

https://twitter.com/AdamFinkelstein/sta ... 18432?s=20

That's fantastic! Congrats!

Thanks Gumby!!

Was starting to get a little nervous.....nice to have the first commitment.....also, Mike Anderson has only been on the job for 15 months but his staff has really started to build solid relationships with a lot of the key NYC AAU and high school teams....

A nice comment about Drissa in the NY Post:

“He’s got some stuff that will translate right away,” one college coach involved in his recruitment said. “He plays his absolute ass off. He rebounds really well, and he’s been a piece of high-level winning teams.

[micgoG'town]

G'town adds Jalin Billingsley 6-7 forward from Ohio over the weekend.

[Husky_U]

BE killing it on Zoom. Well done.

[jaxalum]

Hawkins

That's happening VERY soon (to UCONN), and he is a stud! We definitely wanted him, yet as that's not in the cards, I'm definitely pleased/take solace that he is coming to the Big East. I mean, you really can't have too many uber athletic, 6'6, shooters on your team. Congrats!