It's April 1st, which means it is time for me to create a new recruiting notes thread for hoops. The thread for March is here. Lots of stuff in there that was dropped. Especially pertaining to guys who the men's team is targeting in the portal. Shout out to @SamuelMcF for all his efforts there.
On the men's side, the biggest focus right now is on the transfer portal. With Taitz entering the portal and Ingram declaring for the draft, they're looking to add some guys and have been contacting a ton. Just gotta see which ones they can actually get admitted and gain traction with. It certainly would help if they could add some experience to join incoming freshmen Ryan Agarwal, Jaylen Thompson, and Benny Gealer.
For 2023, Finley Bizjack, Wesley Yates, Mitchell Holmes, Cade Phillips, and Keanu Dawes remain in play. 4-star small forward Andrej Stojakovic out of Jesuit in the Sacramento area is the latest men's basketball offer. Those are the main names, though the staff has offered others as well, so it's not an exhaustive list. 5-star point guard Kanaan Carlyle is the lone commit for 2023 and 5-star small forward Liam McNeeley is the lone 2024 offer.
On the women's basketball side, Juju Watkins, Amanda Muse, and Delaney Thomas are key targets right now. All still in play. Sammie Wagner is off the board committing to Texas. The latest offer the women have put out is 2024 guard Morgan Cheli out of of Mitty. Same program that Haley Jones balled at. Courtney Ogden and Nunu Agara are the two 2023 commits.
Also, 2022 commits Lauren Betts and Indya Nivar both played in the McDonald's All-American game, so I do hope to interview them about their experiences there. Talana Lepolo being the other 2022 commit, though not a McDonald's All-American.
That's basically where things sit heading into April. Both men's and women's basketball are off to a really strong starts in 2023 with the women having a stronger 2022 class coming in with two McDonald's All-Americans.
On the men's side, the biggest focus right now is on the transfer portal. With Taitz entering the portal and Ingram declaring for the draft, they're looking to add some guys and have been contacting a ton. Just gotta see which ones they can actually get admitted and gain traction with. It certainly would help if they could add some experience to join incoming freshmen Ryan Agarwal, Jaylen Thompson, and Benny Gealer.
For 2023, Finley Bizjack, Wesley Yates, Mitchell Holmes, Cade Phillips, and Keanu Dawes remain in play. 4-star small forward Andrej Stojakovic out of Jesuit in the Sacramento area is the latest men's basketball offer. Those are the main names, though the staff has offered others as well, so it's not an exhaustive list. 5-star point guard Kanaan Carlyle is the lone commit for 2023 and 5-star small forward Liam McNeeley is the lone 2024 offer.
On the women's basketball side, Juju Watkins, Amanda Muse, and Delaney Thomas are key targets right now. All still in play. Sammie Wagner is off the board committing to Texas. The latest offer the women have put out is 2024 guard Morgan Cheli out of of Mitty. Same program that Haley Jones balled at. Courtney Ogden and Nunu Agara are the two 2023 commits.
Also, 2022 commits Lauren Betts and Indya Nivar both played in the McDonald's All-American game, so I do hope to interview them about their experiences there. Talana Lepolo being the other 2022 commit, though not a McDonald's All-American.
That's basically where things sit heading into April. Both men's and women's basketball are off to a really strong starts in 2023 with the women having a stronger 2022 class coming in with two McDonald's All-Americans.
