****Official Class of 2018 Recruiting Thread****

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Harris could be that sharp shooter that can come in and help space the floor in limited minutes as a freshman IMO. The added benefit of Harris would be he could be groomed to take over the PG duties if Wigginton leaves in the next 1-2 years. Haliburton will be too but due to his size he could take over NWB type role too.

The thing about a "1 year flier on a sharpshooter grad transfer" is first having one become avaliable, recruiting him, and then working that player into a stacked rotation that is set for next year. Far from a sure thing.

If a scholly opens, Harris should be the priority followed by high Major a sit out transfer or even banking the scholarship in my opinion.
He is certainly the only one on the radar that I would take right now. I still think at his size he is a bit of a gamble (see Custer).
 

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Custer was more of a scrawny factor, not a short factor.
And not quite slow, but not athletically gifted as even Monte. Classic fundamentals guy. Harris is pretty quick.

I'm rooting for Loyola but that team should get worked by a more athletic team in the tourney. The Valley is trash this year.
 
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He is certainly the only one on the radar that I would take right now. I still think at his size he is a bit of a gamble (see Custer).

I don't think Custer is anywhere near as explosive/fast as Harris is, though. See Frank Mason.
 
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Harris could be that sharp shooter that can come in and help space the floor in limited minutes as a freshman IMO. The added benefit of Harris would be he could be groomed to take over the PG duties if Wigginton leaves in the next 1-2 years. Haliburton will be too but due to his size he could take over NWB type role too.

The thing about a "1 year flier on a sharpshooter grad transfer" is first having one become avaliable, recruiting him, and then working that player into a stacked rotation that is set for next year. Far from a sure thing.

If a scholly opens, Harris should be the priority followed by high Major a sit out transfer or even banking the scholarship in my opinion.

Yeah, I see Halliburton as the type of guy that can play with another PG on the floor, giving the offense flexibility out top. He could go from 1-3 depending on what we needed (thinking mainly for 2019), so it would be nice having Harris to take the 1 and allow for two solid ball handlers out top (at least). Coach Prohm certainly seems to like having that option.
 
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He is certainly the only one on the radar that I would take right now. I still think at his size he is a bit of a gamble (see Custer).
Harris is super fast/quick, has unlimited range on his 3 pointer, and if comes here will have arguably the 2nd highest vert on the team behind only Wigginton. Not quite the same player Custer was.
 

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And not quite slow, but not athletically gifted as even Monte. Classic fundamentals guy. Harris is pretty quick.

I'm rooting for Loyola but that team should get worked by a more athletic team in the tourney. The Valley is trash this year.
I actually think Loyola could be one of the 12-5 upsets this year.
 

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Loyola plays classic upset team basketball. Can get hot from 3, can rebound, and hustle. Classic old school Missouri Valley team that could pull the 12-5 upset or 13-4 upset.
 

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No ISU connection and Cyclones don’t even have an open scholarship but a sharp shooting JUCO would be a welcome addition to next years squad.

 
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With Kevin Ollie parting ways with UCONN with NCAA sanctions looming I am curious if the Huskey recruits may re-open their recruitments. Notable as ISU was in Akinjo top 5 and had a visit scheduled prior to committing to UCONN.

@AdamZagoria UConn has three recruits signed for 2018 in guards James Akinjo and Emmitt Matthews Jr., along with big man Lukas Kisunas.

https://247sports.com/player/james-akinjo-93836
 

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And not quite slow, but not athletically gifted as even Monte. Classic fundamentals guy. Harris is pretty quick.

I'm rooting for Loyola but that team should get worked by a more athletic team in the tourney. The Valley is trash this year.

No. Actually, it's not.

Even without Wichita State any longer, the MVC is actually better according to the KenPom rankings; 9th out of 32 conferences so far. Last year they were 10th.
 

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With Kevin Ollie parting ways with UCONN with NCAA sanctions looming I am curious if the Huskey recruits may re-open their recruitments. Notable as ISU was in Akinjo top 5 and had a visit scheduled prior to committing to UCONN.

@AdamZagoria UConn has three recruits signed for 2018 in guards James Akinjo and Emmitt Matthews Jr., along with big man Lukas Kisunas.

https://247sports.com/player/james-akinjo-93836
 

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No. Actually, it's not.

Even without Wichita State any longer, the MVC is actually better according to the KenPom rankings; 9th out of 32 conferences so far. Last year they were 10th.
That doesn’t mean they were a better conference this year
 
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How do you figure that? When a conference is more highly rated currently than it was last year, that usually means it's a better conference.
Higher ranking one year doesn’t mean “better” than a lower ranking the previous year.

Example: The number two ranked player in the 2018 class can be better than the number one ranked player in the 2017 class.

I’m not saying the MVC is better or worse, I don’t know. I’m just pointing out the flaw in the logic that was used.