houstonbrave
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As expected Mccaffery fired at iowa
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Players on Iowa's roster that I would like to see at Bradley, some of whom were previously recruited by Bradley:
Owen Freeman- Kankakee-area kid, moved to Moline, Bradley's recruiting his bro, but will be highly pursued by P-5's
Brock Harding- Moline kid, maybe would like to come back and play in Illinois
Cooper Koch- Peoria Notre Dame & Metamora kid, maybe team with Lathan Sommerville next yr, barely played there.
Trey Buchanan- Indiana kid, two time Indiana Al Stater, 41% 3-pt shooter, didn'tplay at all at Iowa.
Ladji Dembele- 6-8, 255 lb, big, muscular, the kind of post player we need. Wasn't getting playing time at Iowa- will at BU.
......from West Africa- maybe we can have Ari Boya and Koch Bar give him a call and help get him here?
The only one that is probably remotely possible is Harding, but I don't believe any of them will drop to MM.
Owen Freeman's younger brother, shooting guard Braden Freeman, was a 2024 Bradley recruit. But Bradley apparently dropped off after Matthew Zobrist committed. He is now committed to Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, CA. - https://verbalcommits.com/players/braden-freeman
Cooper Koch's first offer was from Bradley when he was a freshman at Peoria Notre Dame. If he entered the portal, and I don't know if that is something he would consider, I think there is a realistic possibility he would consider Bradley.
Cooper Koch's first offer was from Bradley when he was a freshman at Peoria Notre Dame. If he entered the portal, and I don't know if that is something he would consider, I think there is a realistic possibility he would consider Bradley.
Here is the story on Villanova firing Kyle Neptune- https://x.com/espn/status/1900951230828237003
Names being mentioned- https://x.com/CBBcontent/status/1900927829757284481
There are some reports that Northwestern head coach Chris Collins is the top target by Villanova, and that the interest is mutual.
Here's a more direct link to Miller's Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Miller_(basketball_coach)
I've been to Mitchell, but not to the Corn Palace. When I was in Mitchell, I was in a bit of a hurry and forgot the Corn Palace was there. Maybe next time. HA!!
I don't know how valid this information is regarding Owen Freeman, but I hope the guy is right - https://x.com/cubbieblue17/status/1900936627439944117
Ironically, his hometown was Bradley, Illinois and he attended Bradley-Bourbonnais High School, before moving to Moline.
LongTimeFan
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On3 site has four other schools mentioned. I posted in recruiting thread. But if true It would be a big victory for Bradley.
bradleyfan124
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Oh what a major get this would be
Steve Zalutsky
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All this excitement about getting some of Iowa's kids!!!! They could come to Peoria! M.Sommerville I believe was at Iowa 1 year before coming home! If I was Bradley's recruiter, I'd go all in on that history! If we could get even 1 Iowa players, that would be awesome! We have 15 Scholarships and we are losing so many seniors! Wouldn't it be Incredible if we have as many players from Peoria in the Portal and come back! We could really cheer a Bradley Peoria team!!!!!
Steve Zalutsky
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Would BW really leave Bradley after his best recruiting class? If Iowa hired him, that just would seem strange especially if even one of those players transferred to Bradley!
Afreck2430
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Don't think he's on Iowa's radar at all, sounds like they are going hard after McCollum and Devries
tomahawk chop
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Freeman is not transferring to Bradley, might have an outside chance at Koch. I also think coach Wardle is staying until his daughter finishes at Notre Dame which is 2 years away. Northwestern would be the only possible school if Collins leaves for Villanova.He would be a fit there.
He's also not a hot name. Hot names have NCAA appearances and national attention. Unfortunately, we don't get much of either.
if his name does get brought up to get hired for a prestigious spot, Kirk Wessler will return to write a hit piece in the PJStar rag and lie about some remote 10-year old jaywalking violation to make sure he doesn't get the job...
Afreck2430
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Ali Forokmanesh (butchered the spelling) would take over if he leaves is the other rumor