Better late than never: The April recruiting notes thread for men's hoops is here. The March thread is here. Also, @SamuelMcF has set up a thread regarding transfer contacts. Check that out here.
The biggest news in hoops recruiting happened yesterday with the news that Spencer Jones is back. Really a much-needed shot in the arm for the program and for Haase. Having a guy of that caliber want to come back and help Stanford get to the tournament speaks well of Haase and his staff. Having Jones alongside Caryle and Stojakovic should be fun to watch. With Jones back, now there is at least some hope of an NCAA tournament appearance, though of course, it feels like we say this every year. Still, having him back is big and it can't be stated enough how huge his return is.
On the downside, Harrison Ingram is in the transfer portal and North Carolina is looking like a possible landing spot for him, though nothing is official as of this time. A real miracle for the program would be for him to withdraw from the portal and come back. While I do think Jones is the better player and the one who you'd rather have back because he can create his own shot and can take the big shot with confidence, Stanford would still love to get Ingram back if they can. I'm sure with Spencer back, there is now an effort being made to convince Ingram to stay.
Two other portal defections that are smaller and less of a concern: Jarvis Moss and Isa Silva. Neither of those guys were projected to get many minutes, so it's really no shock those guys have chosen to go elsewhere. I wouldn't call either of those guys a loss. The chance to upgrade the team through the portal is there with respect to those two.
Regarding 2024 kids, Stanford has made the top six for 4-star shooting guard Sir Mohammed. Mohammed visited Stanford back in the fall along with fellow 4-star shooting guard Gicarri Harris. Couple other main targets in the 2024 class who are 5-star shooting guard Kon Knueppel and 4-star point guard Trent Perry. Knueppel recently got bumped up to a 5-star while Perry recently got bumped up to a 4-star. Stanford was good to get on those kids early. I know with Trent Perry they were really high on him from the jump and saw this kind of potential in him, so they're not at all surprised to see him get a 4-star rating.
That's all I have for now. I just wanted to cook something up quick for this month before we got past the midway part of the month rendering a thread totally moot.
The biggest news in hoops recruiting happened yesterday with the news that Spencer Jones is back. Really a much-needed shot in the arm for the program and for Haase. Having a guy of that caliber want to come back and help Stanford get to the tournament speaks well of Haase and his staff. Having Jones alongside Caryle and Stojakovic should be fun to watch. With Jones back, now there is at least some hope of an NCAA tournament appearance, though of course, it feels like we say this every year. Still, having him back is big and it can't be stated enough how huge his return is.
On the downside, Harrison Ingram is in the transfer portal and North Carolina is looking like a possible landing spot for him, though nothing is official as of this time. A real miracle for the program would be for him to withdraw from the portal and come back. While I do think Jones is the better player and the one who you'd rather have back because he can create his own shot and can take the big shot with confidence, Stanford would still love to get Ingram back if they can. I'm sure with Spencer back, there is now an effort being made to convince Ingram to stay.
Two other portal defections that are smaller and less of a concern: Jarvis Moss and Isa Silva. Neither of those guys were projected to get many minutes, so it's really no shock those guys have chosen to go elsewhere. I wouldn't call either of those guys a loss. The chance to upgrade the team through the portal is there with respect to those two.
Regarding 2024 kids, Stanford has made the top six for 4-star shooting guard Sir Mohammed. Mohammed visited Stanford back in the fall along with fellow 4-star shooting guard Gicarri Harris. Couple other main targets in the 2024 class who are 5-star shooting guard Kon Knueppel and 4-star point guard Trent Perry. Knueppel recently got bumped up to a 5-star while Perry recently got bumped up to a 4-star. Stanford was good to get on those kids early. I know with Trent Perry they were really high on him from the jump and saw this kind of potential in him, so they're not at all surprised to see him get a 4-star rating.
That's all I have for now. I just wanted to cook something up quick for this month before we got past the midway part of the month rendering a thread totally moot.
