2020 and Beyond Recruiting Targets

[Da Coach]

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2020 Seryee Lewis- 6'8" forward from Kenwood Academy in Chicago

http://verbalcommits.com/players/seryee-lewis

https://www.prephoops.com/2017/07/re...ee-lewis-2020/

Video-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1nMBpZ5cdI

One-time 2020 Bradley recruit Seryee Lewis just committed to Kansas State.

http://verbalcommits.com/players/seryee-lewis

And another former 2020 Bradley recruit, Latrell Wrightsell, Jr. just committed to Cal State Fullerton.
Bradley was not recruiting him any more and was pursuing other point guard options such as Sean East.

http://verbalcommits.com/players/latrell-wrightsell-jr

Bradley has just offered 2020 Norance Berry, a 6'3" guard from Scotland Campus Sports. He is a talented guard with good offensive and defensive skills. He is originally from Cleveland, Tennessee.
http://verbalcommits.com/players/norance-berry

And one other former 2020 point guard recruit that Bradley liked and offered, Norance Berry, just committed to Toledo. Bradley also had him high on their list, but not as high as the point guard they ended up landing.

http://verbalcommits.com/players/norance-berry

[Da Coach]

With the two openings filled today, it makes me wonder if any of our players are considering transferring that would create new holes. There aren’t any players I’d want to leave at all, but it’s a reality of 21st century college basketball.

I actually think the depth and quality on next year's team will be the best we've had in many years. Perhaps it will be a possibility that some player(s) will not be happy with playing time. That is always a possibility when a team has a lot of depth. Especially if players are playing behind other guys who are in the same class or younger.
So I'd agree that there will be a possibility of someone leaving over the next couple years. I don't want to see that either, but we know it sometimes happens.

[ihatetea]

With the two openings filled today, it makes me wonder if any of our players are considering transferring that would create new holes. There aren’t any players I’d want to leave at all, but it’s a reality of 21st century college basketball.

[Da Coach]

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But here is more good news.....Bradley is ready to close out their 2020 recruiting, and that means they are very close to landing one more outstanding recruit.
Look for the news to come in the next "day or so", if it happens. It will fulfill Coach Wardle's wish list of a wing and a point guard who are both scorers.

It looks like it didn't even take a day.
Again, our sources are pretty good!

[Da Coach]

SIU has 2 point guards who were freshmen (Lance Jones & Trent Brown), and so far appear to be returning next year.
And their only 2 commitments for 2020 are point guards- Eric Butler & Dalton Banks

So if Bradley really wants Kellen Tynes, that would seem to be a significant selling point.
However, there may be other PGs they are still involved with, so it's possible we may not be close to anyone committing just yet. .

The pending offer to Sean East was what I was referring to. Bradley was keeping other point guards on hold until they could get an answer from a couple guys, who they had higher on their list.

[BRAVE82]

Based on his highlight video (below), I would love to see Bradley lock up Vashon's Phil Russell as the last recruit. He is super quick, drives to the basket well (and finishes), and can shoot. Very impressive... and that Vashon team is like an all-star team! They are fun to watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmRaSihiEa4

[Da Coach]

Another 2020 recruit-
2020 Jayson Kent- 6'5" shooting guard from Oak Forest HS in Oak Forest, IL.

http://verbalcommits.com/players/jayson-kent

Videos-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UA5Xd8HyVo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ialFomPRh5M

As we noted elsewhere, Jayson Kent just committed to Bradley this morning-
https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...it-jayson-kent

That leaves one open scholarship, and, as of now, it doesn't look like any others will become available. Of course, that could still change.

But here is more good news.....Bradley is ready to close out their 2020 recruiting, and that means they are very close to landing one more outstanding recruit.
Look for the news to come in the next "day or so", if it happens. It will fulfill Coach Wardle's wish list of a wing and a point guard who are both scorers.

[Da Coach]

McAdoo is more of a combo guard, and not really the pure point guard like Coach Wardle likes. But he is competent at PG.
In his sophomore season at Eastern Michigan he averaged 1.5 assists per game.

[Tommy]

We only have one pure point guard and some combo guards. Our freshman point guard needs to develop a shot or everyone will only play him for penetrating. Brown was a distributing/scoring point guard. We could use another scoring/distributing point guard. Didn't I see somewhere that SIU had a couple of point guards coming in next year. Maybe that was another MVC school.

I really think we could use another point guard for next year.

Aren't Thomas and McAdoo both pure point guards, and Nolan can play some point, as well, right?

Either way, I get your point. I'd still like to see them find another one as I don't know much about McAdoo and Nolan right now (though I think at least one of them is going to pleasantly surprise us when (if?) the year gets going).

[Da Coach]

We only have one pure point guard and some combo guards. Our freshman point guard needs to develop a shot or everyone will only play him for penetrating. Brown was a distributing/scoring point guard. We could use another scoring/distributing point guard. Didn't I see somewhere that SIU had a couple of point guards coming in next year. Maybe that was another MVC school.

I really think we could use another point guard for next year.

SIU has 2 point guards who were freshmen (Lance Jones & Trent Brown), and so far appear to be returning next year.
And their only 2 commitments for 2020 are point guards- Eric Butler & Dalton Banks

So if Bradley really wants Kellen Tynes, that would seem to be a significant selling point.
However, there may be other PGs they are still involved with, so it's possible we may not be close to anyone committing just yet. .

[LongTimeFan]

We only have one pure point guard and some combo guards. Our freshman point guard needs to develop a shot or everyone will only play him for penetrating. Brown was a distributing/scoring point guard. We could use another scoring/distributing point guard. Didn't I see somewhere that SIU had a couple of point guards coming in next year. Maybe that was another MVC school.

I really think we could use another point guard for next year.

[Da Coach]

Da Coach posted earlier the Braves were looking at : 2020 Kellen Tynes- 6'2" point guard from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
I have heard it is down to the Braves and Salukis-at least right now. But who knows who might still jump in.

Here was the info I posted about Kellen Tynes a few weeks ago-
https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sports-forums/basketball-fan-talk/485875-2020-and-beyond-recruiting-targets?p=491782#post491782
From the videos and reports I've seen, he looks impressive. But as always, highlight videos and reports by people who have actually never seen him in person can be deceptive. If it is between SIU and Bradley, SIU can maybe offer more guarantee of immediate playing time. On Bradley's side, there is a team looking to replace their 35 minute/game point guard, a stable coaching staff, a culture of success, and a team that is looking to return to the NCAA Tournament.

[KillerB]

Da Coach posted earlier the Braves were looking at : 2020 Kellen Tynes- 6'2" point guard from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
I have heard it is down to the Braves and Salukis-at least right now. But who knows who might still jump in.

[ihatetea]

That seems like a more reasonable potential commit lol. I looked him up a little, espn had him as high as 61. And the RSCI on basketballreference.com (recruiting services consensus index) had his average rating based off all the services at 93. He would definitely be a solid addition that plays a role we don’t currently have filled on the roster.

[Da Coach]

I am not sure if Bradley has been in contact with Carton, but he has a ton of high-major schools coveting him.

The player I was hinting at is Terrence Lewis, who just left Iowa State. Bradley was very involved recruiting him out of high school-
https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...terrence-lewis

He is from Milwaukee Riverside HS, class of 2017. He knows our coaches, and is a friend of Danya Kingsby, too.
He had a number of other high-major offers out of high school. ESPN rated him 4-stars-

http://verbalcommits.com/players/terrence-lewis

https://247sports.com/Article/Iowa-S...fer-145192667/
https://twitter.com/clones_sports/st...87732940136448

He was ranked inside the Top 100 during his senior year in high school, but eventually settled inside the Top 125-
https://247sports.com/PlayerSport/Te...itRankHistory/
https://n.rivals.com/content/prospec...ence-lewis-229

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uQPwyTzwtE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hg1k1do4S0

He has played 3 years at Iowa State, and never became a consistent starter. He was always played out of position as a defensive 2-guard, when he is probably more of a "3" and would be similar to a Donte Thomas in the MVC.
He is one of three Iowa State players leaving after they went 12-20 this season (Bradley recruited all 3 out of high school).
He has one more season of eligibility, so his recruiting might depend on whether there are factors that could result in a waiver to play right away.
Here are his career stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...terrence-lewis
Bio- https://cyclones.com/sports/mens-bas...ce-lewis/10432