Afreck2430
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New Bradley commitment - https://x.com/6Montanaw/status/1835844922035114023?t=APk06LgqF9M_bbJzuv0MLA&s=19
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2025 BU commit- Montana Wheeler
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BU freak
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New BU commit Montana Wheeler
BU has landed a commitment from Montana Wheeler, a 5’9” PG from Xavier Academy. Welcome to the Hilltop! - https://x.com/6Montanaw/status/1835844922035114023
BU has landed a commitment from Montana Wheeler, a 5’9” PG from Xavier Academy. Welcome to the Hilltop! - https://x.com/6Montanaw/status/1835844922035114023
Here are some links we posted about Montana Wheeler back in May -
Rated 3½ stars on Verbalcommits.com (3-stars on 247sports.com and 4-stars on ESPN). He had offers from Washington, Oral Roberts, Xavier, George Mason, Cincinnati, Sam Houston State, Kansas State, Rice, texas Tech, Lamar, in addition to Bradley. - https://verbalcommits.com/players/montana-wheeler
Rated 3½ stars on Verbalcommits.com (3-stars on 247sports.com and 4-stars on ESPN). He had offers from Washington, Oral Roberts, Xavier, George Mason, Cincinnati, Sam Houston State, Kansas State, Rice, texas Tech, Lamar, in addition to Bradley. - https://verbalcommits.com/players/montana-wheeler
Some impressive videos - he's small, but he's got game. 
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vuzng-bE4M
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuF-Y4MXDqs
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix_XLe4htY8
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v6frj5CvFE
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fY6-JSAFFw
Wheeler has played on the Under Armour circuit. The fact that Bradley is an Under Armour school might have helped. - https://x.com/SynergySST/status/1819069228047077707
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vuzng-bE4M
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuF-Y4MXDqs
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix_XLe4htY8
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v6frj5CvFE
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fY6-JSAFFw
Wheeler has played on the Under Armour circuit. The fact that Bradley is an Under Armour school might have helped. - https://x.com/SynergySST/status/1819069228047077707
Great work by our Bradley coaches. Wheeler thanked "Coach Wardle and Coach Foster and the rest of the staff" in his X.com post - https://x.com/6Montanaw/status/1835844922035114023
Congratulations to the coaches! The Bradley coaches were intent on landing another quality point guard in the 2025 class, and had offers out to several of them. But Montana Wheeler appears to be a highly rated PG recruit similar to Duke Deen or Darrell Brown, Jr. He is reported to have had a bunch of high major offers in the past (Kansas State, Cincinnati, Washington, Xavier, Texas Tech), as well as from several mid-majors. He should fit in well at Bradley. - https://verbalcommits.com/players/montana-wheeler
Congratulations to the coaches! The Bradley coaches were intent on landing another quality point guard in the 2025 class, and had offers out to several of them. But Montana Wheeler appears to be a highly rated PG recruit similar to Duke Deen or Darrell Brown, Jr. He is reported to have had a bunch of high major offers in the past (Kansas State, Cincinnati, Washington, Xavier, Texas Tech), as well as from several mid-majors. He should fit in well at Bradley. - https://verbalcommits.com/players/montana-wheeler
Article by Dave Eminian - https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports...oint-guard-texas-montana-wheeler/75258506007/
houstonbrave
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Welcome to the hilltop. Looks good and the type of point guard that Brian has a history of developing. Now if he is 5-9, I’m 6-5.
basketball nut
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Great pick up for Coach Wardle and the BU program. I like his quickness and how quick he gets off his shot. He reminds me a lot of Duke
Stevezall@yahoo.com
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To beat out so many high Major Schools is a testament to Coach Wardle's recruiting Method!
Stevezall@yahoo.com
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Give Credit to the entire Bradley recruiting coaches! What a catch....to see ESPN rate him 4stars is a great feeling!
Stryker
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Who was the last ESPN 4-star recruit BU has had? Can't have been many in the history of the program.
LongTimeFan
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Cunningham?
Yes, Josh Cunningham was rated 4-stars by ESPN.com, 247sports.com, and Rivals.com.
Anthony Thompson (Jm Les recruit in 2007) was rated as a 4-star recruit in high school by ESPN and Rivals, but when he committed to Bradley, both services downgraded his rating to 3-stars.
Landof10thcoaches
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Are we expecting more news coach?
Bradley3342
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Great pickup! Congrats to Coach Wardle, Coach Foster and the rest of the coaching staff!
Sorry, I don't have any other news. But now that the coaches have nailed down their top priorities (SG and PG) in the 2025 recruiting class, I think there is a good chance we could see another commitment by the time the early NLI signing dates starts (Nov. 8-15)
Here are a few more links of interest about new Bradley commit Montana Wheeler...
LongTimeFan sent me this twitter post from last spring - https://x.com/HCHSAthletics/status/1644433954236166146
And here is an article from the Houston Chronicle, the largest newspaper in Houston - https://www.houstonchronicle.com/te...n-boy-basketball-chris-mcdermott-19373445.php
It might be a subscription article, but here is a summary- they named Chris McDermott of Booker T. Washington HS as the Greater Houston Player of the Year. McDermott was a 4-star 6'8" power forward who was a highly recruited senior and who is now at Texas A&M.
They also listed their picks for the All-Greater Houston area all-star teams in both public and private school categories.
In the private schools, the writer listed Montana Wheeler on the All-Greater Houston 1st team-
First team
G — Montana Wheeler, Jr., Houston Christian
22 ppg, 8 apg, 2 spg, 40 3FG%
G — Nathan Law, Sr., St. Thomas’ Episcopal (UTRGV)
21 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 4 apg, 2.2 spg, 55 FG%
F — Jakeel Registe, Sr., Episcopal
17.1 ppg, 11.4 rpg, 3.1 apg, 2.7 spg
F — Nigel Walls, Jr., St. Francis
13.6 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 2.3 bpg, 2 apg, 52 FG%
F — Sebastian Williams-Adams, Jr., St. John’s
21.1 ppg, 10 rpg, 4.4 apg, 1.6 spg, 1.5 bpg, 51 FG%
Those are impressive stats for Wheeler in his junior year, especially the 40% three point FG%. Incidentally, his 22 ppg scoring average was higher than any of the 15 players who were named on the public school All-Greater Houston 1st, 2nd, and 3rd All-Star teams, and higher than all but one of the players named to the private school All-Greater Houston teams (one player was slightly higher with an averag of 22.9 ppg).
Article from when Montana Wheeler was a freshman at Houston Christian HS and recorded the "First-Ever Quadruple-Double" - https://www.vype.com/Texas/Tx-Priva...akes-history-with-first-ever-quadruple-double
Another article from the Houston Chronicle in 2023 - https://www.houstonchronicle.com/te...mustangs-episcopal-knights-recap-17763267.php
Here are a couple clips-
Houston Christian sophomore point guard Montana Wheeler, younger brother of Kentucky’s Sahvir Wheeler, is no stranger to the big stage.
As a youngster, Montana saw firsthand how his brother led the Mustangs to their first of two straight championships. As a freshman, Montana recorded the school’s first quadruple-double and started making a name for himself.
Houston Christian, the No. 2 team in the latest Texas Association of Basketball Coaches’ private school boys rankings, improved to 28-4 overall, 7-0 in the district play. The Mustangs were crowned 2022-23 SPC South Zone Champions and moved closer to their ultimate goal as Wheeler scored 22 points, and Carter Seeliger added 18 points, to lead state-ranked Houston Christian past host Episcopal with a 68-60 victory in the regular-season finale on Friday night.
Wheeler, who already holds seven offers from the likes of Texas A&M, Kansas State, LSU and St. John’s, scored 18 points in the first half and added four more in the second half. He was coming off a 34-point performance against Kinkaid and is averaging 26.4 points per game over the past five contests.
Another profile of him from his freshman season - https://whoasportsworld.com/houston-christians-star-point-guard-montana-wheeler/
And I don't think these videos have been posted yet...
Video of Montana Wheeler playing in a summer league game while wearing a microphone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fY6-JSAFFw
Video of Montana Wheeler by a high school basketball blogger, who calls him the "Best TRUE POINT GUARD in the nation?!" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFtofHD7iJk
That same blogger, on his Instagram account, claimed Montana Wheeler should be a 5-star recruit.
Another video of him playing with his Houston Christian team last year, but in a graphic at the 26 second mark, they list Montana Wheeler as 5'11", which might be a little exaggerated. Throughout the video, he is the shortest player on the court. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAct7KGynh4
And if anyone has time, here are many more highlight videos of Wheeler - https://www.maxpreps.com/tx/houston...-wheeler/media/videos/?careerid=2thh3uumqobee
LongTimeFan sent me this twitter post from last spring - https://x.com/HCHSAthletics/status/1644433954236166146
And here is an article from the Houston Chronicle, the largest newspaper in Houston - https://www.houstonchronicle.com/te...n-boy-basketball-chris-mcdermott-19373445.php
It might be a subscription article, but here is a summary- they named Chris McDermott of Booker T. Washington HS as the Greater Houston Player of the Year. McDermott was a 4-star 6'8" power forward who was a highly recruited senior and who is now at Texas A&M.
They also listed their picks for the All-Greater Houston area all-star teams in both public and private school categories.
In the private schools, the writer listed Montana Wheeler on the All-Greater Houston 1st team-
First team
G — Montana Wheeler, Jr., Houston Christian
22 ppg, 8 apg, 2 spg, 40 3FG%
G — Nathan Law, Sr., St. Thomas’ Episcopal (UTRGV)
21 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 4 apg, 2.2 spg, 55 FG%
F — Jakeel Registe, Sr., Episcopal
17.1 ppg, 11.4 rpg, 3.1 apg, 2.7 spg
F — Nigel Walls, Jr., St. Francis
13.6 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 2.3 bpg, 2 apg, 52 FG%
F — Sebastian Williams-Adams, Jr., St. John’s
21.1 ppg, 10 rpg, 4.4 apg, 1.6 spg, 1.5 bpg, 51 FG%
Those are impressive stats for Wheeler in his junior year, especially the 40% three point FG%. Incidentally, his 22 ppg scoring average was higher than any of the 15 players who were named on the public school All-Greater Houston 1st, 2nd, and 3rd All-Star teams, and higher than all but one of the players named to the private school All-Greater Houston teams (one player was slightly higher with an averag of 22.9 ppg).
Article from when Montana Wheeler was a freshman at Houston Christian HS and recorded the "First-Ever Quadruple-Double" - https://www.vype.com/Texas/Tx-Priva...akes-history-with-first-ever-quadruple-double
Another article from the Houston Chronicle in 2023 - https://www.houstonchronicle.com/te...mustangs-episcopal-knights-recap-17763267.php
Here are a couple clips-
Houston Christian sophomore point guard Montana Wheeler, younger brother of Kentucky’s Sahvir Wheeler, is no stranger to the big stage.
As a youngster, Montana saw firsthand how his brother led the Mustangs to their first of two straight championships. As a freshman, Montana recorded the school’s first quadruple-double and started making a name for himself.
Houston Christian, the No. 2 team in the latest Texas Association of Basketball Coaches’ private school boys rankings, improved to 28-4 overall, 7-0 in the district play. The Mustangs were crowned 2022-23 SPC South Zone Champions and moved closer to their ultimate goal as Wheeler scored 22 points, and Carter Seeliger added 18 points, to lead state-ranked Houston Christian past host Episcopal with a 68-60 victory in the regular-season finale on Friday night.
Wheeler, who already holds seven offers from the likes of Texas A&M, Kansas State, LSU and St. John’s, scored 18 points in the first half and added four more in the second half. He was coming off a 34-point performance against Kinkaid and is averaging 26.4 points per game over the past five contests.
Another profile of him from his freshman season - https://whoasportsworld.com/houston-christians-star-point-guard-montana-wheeler/
And I don't think these videos have been posted yet...
Video of Montana Wheeler playing in a summer league game while wearing a microphone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fY6-JSAFFw
Video of Montana Wheeler by a high school basketball blogger, who calls him the "Best TRUE POINT GUARD in the nation?!" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFtofHD7iJk
That same blogger, on his Instagram account, claimed Montana Wheeler should be a 5-star recruit.
Another video of him playing with his Houston Christian team last year, but in a graphic at the 26 second mark, they list Montana Wheeler as 5'11", which might be a little exaggerated. Throughout the video, he is the shortest player on the court. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAct7KGynh4
And if anyone has time, here are many more highlight videos of Wheeler - https://www.maxpreps.com/tx/houston...-wheeler/media/videos/?careerid=2thh3uumqobee