With things being a little slow the last few days, let's speculate on whether Bradley will land any more recruits this spring. The coaches (including those now departed) have done a great job with the 2025 recruiting class- 4 terrific-looking freshmen (Zobrist, Richardson, Wheeler, Seastrunk), and 4 transfer portal recruits (Smith, Huibregste, Wol, Yu) who look like they will help fill the holes left by last season's seniors leaving.
But in this PJ Star article from May 9, Dave Eminian said,
"Bradley is also seeking a developmental player at the center position."
The high school guard from Texas announced his commitment to the Bradley Braves basketball team on Wednesday, then on Friday officially signed.
www.pjstar.com
Interesting, since the last player Bradley landed back on April 27, was Kai Yu, and that description seems to fit him, but, he's already burned a redshirt year. So is Coach Wardle looking for another big man who might redshirt?
One possibility might have been a recruit that Bradley had
previously offered last September, Simm Marten-Saadi. He committed to Drake, but de-committed after the coaching change there. However,
he just committed to Wyoming-
There are still a number of D1 big men in the transfer portal, and this thread includes some high school and juco big men who remain uncommitted.
Personally, I think the team could use another backup big man, and not a redshirt candidate. Meta is a bit prone to fouls, and Corey isn't really a true "5" player. So that leaves Kai Yu at the center position. Does anyone feel comfortable with that? Can he guard MVC big men like Chase Walker?
