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2025 and beyond recruits

LongTimeFan said:
Verbal Commits has an offer from Bradley in June of 2022. Has Bradley offered him twice? I note he is rated a 4-star recruit.
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Hard to know what those lists of offers mean.
Here is a recent article about Perry, and it does list Bradley-
https://www.yoursportsedge.com/2023...taly-to-play-basketball/featured/larryvaught/

It's possible the Bradley offer is old and they are not really involved now. Or maybe Bradley dropped off him when the Power 5 offers started coming, but now they are back involved. He is still uncommitted, which is a bit unusual for a kid entering his senior year with the plethora of top-level offers that are listed.
 
It seemed a little curious and you mention Byers recently as receiving an offer when he already had an offer from Bradley. I wondered if this was a way to still show Bradley's interest in these players.

I saw Perry has set up official visits to Michigan and Purdue in September.

I appreciate your efforts in reporting Bradley's recruiting.
 
Da Coach on 7/8/2023 said:
New names this weekend....

2024 Julen Iturbe- 6'7" forward at Riverside HS in Greenville, SC.
https://verbalcommits.com/players/julen-iturbe
https://247sports.com/player/julen-iturbe-46141877/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqHAv0qOoCg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZez2ZcA0AE ....
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Bradley extends an offer to Julen Iturbe, who Bradley watched earlier this month and who we posted about back on July 8.
https://twitter.com/IturbeJulen/status/1681676245539467264
 
A couple local players that Bradley is now following-
2025 Matthew Zobrist- 6'4" left-handed shooting guard from Metamora HS. He is the son of former Bradley player Aaron Zobrist, who played for Jim Molinari from -1993-1997, and like his father, Matthew has developed into a terrific shooter. Aaron Zobrist is the all-time Bradley career 3-point percentage leader (233-549, 42.4%). He scored 1,017 career points for Bradley. And he lead the nation in free throw percentage in the 1996-97 season (90.6%).
In his first 2 years at Metamora, Matthew has played mostly a reserve role for the 2023 Class 3A state champion Redbirds. This summer he has been impressive playing with Mid-Pro Academy. And, this coming season expect him to be a starter and put up bigger numbers.
>> https://ny2lasports.com/article_one.aspx?articleid=5841
>> https://verbalcommits.com/players/matthew-zobrist
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpQi5QDYTWM

2025 Leshawn Stowers- 6'4" SG at Peoria High School. He plays for Coach Daniel Ruffin at Peoria High. He also plays for the Mid-Pro Academy, where he has impressed college coaches this summer.
>> https://verbalcommits.com/players/leshawn-stowers
>> https://twitter.com/NY2LASPORTSTV/status/1681736915207221250
>> https://twitter.com/MHS_Boys_/status/1679649915155148800
>> https://twitter.com/IsaacDennis_2/status/1679938938163568640
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPOgPAgJls0
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLRnbfi96iI
 
 
 
Da Coach on 7/8/23 said:
2024 Julen Iturbe- 6'7" forward at Riverside HS in Greenville, SC.
https://verbalcommits.com/players/julen-iturbe
https://247sports.com/player/julen-iturbe-46141877/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqHAv0qOoCg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZez2ZcA0AE
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Da Coach on 7/19/23 said:
Bradley extends an offer to Julen Iturbe, who Bradley watched earlier this month and who we posted about back on July 8.
https://twitter.com/IturbeJulen/stat...76245539467264
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Bradley recruit Julen Iturbe lists his "Top 5", and Bradley is included, along with Lehigh, American University, Vermont, and Boston University
https://twitter.com/IturbeJulen/stat...24538636861440

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braves16 said:
Jaheem Webber of Normal Community HS
https://twitter.com/hoijim/status/1685455095595474945
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There have been multiple reports that Bradley offered Jaheem Webber of Normal Community about a year ago-
https://twitter.com/WebberJaheem/sta...60666699268096
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1036350340400757
https://www.instagram.com/p/ChDVMreOkNP/
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com...s-this-season/
https://ny2lasports.com/article_one.aspx?articleid=5589

And in this recent video report by WHOI's Jim Mattson, Webber still names Bradley among his top schools-
https://twitter.com/hoijim/status/1685455095595474945

But recruiting blogger Jake Lieberman today is reporting that his offers do not include Bradley-
https://twitter.com/jakelieberman2/s...48790363697152

And Verbalcommits.com doesn't list the Bradley offer-
https://verbalcommits.com/players/jaheem-webber

So is Bradley still interested?

Webber now claims to be 6'10"
https://twitter.com/webberjaheem?lang=en
 
 
Da Coach on 4/11/23 said:
A couple 2024 recruits that Bradley offered are changing high schools.
The PJ Star's Adam Duvall reports that uncommitted junior Lathan Sommerville, who played this past season at an Atlanta prep school, will transfer and play next season at Richwoods High School-

And I am hearing rumors that Iowa commit Cooper Koch, who played his first 3 seasons at Peoria Notre Dame, is planning to transfer to Metamora for his senior season.
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Looks like the rumors were true.
Lathan Sommerville is now at Richwoods-
https://twitter.com/AdamDuvall/status/1645841509579620369


And...
Cooper Koch has enrolled at Metamora
https://twitter.com/hoijim/status/1687101287211692037
 
Koch is ranked #2 in Illinois Class of 2024, Sommerville is ranked #3, Limestone's Dekwon Brown is #4 in this ranking (but has now transferred to Chicago Simeon) and Normal Community's Jaheem Webber is #6.
The 2025 Joliet IL son of former Bradley player Jeremy Fears (Jeremiah) would also both be ranked #1 in his class except for playing at an out-of-state prep school.

Also- Aliyah Guyton is #1, Mya Wardle is #8 on one ranking, #10 on another.
In 2023, 6 of the 8 State Championships in boys & girls basketball went to down state schools like Metamora, Moline, Breese, Okawville. Only one was won by a Chicago school, one by a suburban school and none by any Chicago or suburban area public school. So despite lots of transfers like Dekwon Brown, is the epicenter of Illinois high school talent shifting downstate?
 
yoda said:
Koch is ranked #2 in Illinois Class of 2024, Sommerville is ranked #3, Limestone's Dekwon Brown is #4 in this ranking (but has now transferred to Chicago Simeon) and Normal Community's Jaheem Webber is #6.
The 2025 Joliet IL son of former Bradley player Jeremy Fears (Jeremiah) would also both be ranked #1 in his class except for playing at an out-of-state prep school.

Also- Aliyah Guyton is #1, Mya Wardle is #8 on one ranking, #10 on another.
In 2023, 6 of the 8 State Championships in boys & girls basketball went to down state schools like Metamora, Moline, Breese, Okawville. Only one was won by a Chicago school, one by a suburban school and none by any Chicago or suburban area public school. So despite lots of transfers like Dekwon Brown, is the epicenter of Illinois high school talent shifting downstate?
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I would say it is better coaching. I remember an article Taylor Bell wrote in the Sun-Times many years ago. He acknowledged that Chicago might have better talent but downstate schools had better coaches. He wrote this at a time when Manual and Central were ruling the State Tournaments.
 
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Da Coach on 7/9/23 said:
2024 Micah Smith[/B]- 6'7" forward at Sandy Creek High School in Tyrone, Georgia. He is playing with the Anthony Edwards summer program.
https://verbalcommits.com/players/micah-smith
https://247sports.com/player/micah-smith-46118054/
https://twitter.com/TMarkwith14/stat...76617674223616
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Da Coach on 7/12/23 said:
Bradley also offered 2024 Micah Smith today-
https://twitter.com/BasketHoopz/status/1679172796449185793
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Micah Smith lists Bradley among his "Top 8"-
https://twitter.com/TMarkwith14/status/1689332423757074432

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New names-
2024 juco Landon Glasper- 6'2" guard from Forest City, Arkansas who is now a sophomore at Coffeyville Community College-. As a freshman, he averaged 13.9 ppg and shot 38.8% from three.
https://verbalcommits.com/players/landon-glasper
https://redravenathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2022-23/bios/glasper_landon_h6ri
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeDehLyDza0

2025 Amari Allen- 6'7" forward at IMG Academy in Florida
https://verbalcommits.com/players/amari-allen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNeio6JjPx0

2023 Stephen Reed- 5'11" point guard from Milwaukee King HS
https://www.hudl.com/video/3/19053088/643ed7759a912110387330ef
 
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