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Valley Recruits

One more transfer commit tonight- UIC gets a commitment from Josiah Hammons of Sam Houston State. He is a 6'2" redshirt-senior. He played his freshman season at Mott Community College, a junior college in Flint, Michigan. Then he played his sophomore season at Truman College, a junior college in Chicago. Then he was at Incarnate Word for his junior season, and at Sam Houston State for his senior season. UIC will be his 5th college in 5 years. He is originally from Chicago. - https://x.com/336Edits/status/1913742505973080542
Bio- https://gobearkats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/josiah-hammons/9765
Bio- https://uiwcardinals.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/josiah-hammons/11044
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/5176577/josiah-hammons

Updated 2025 commitment list -
2025 MVC commitments-
Belmont- Isaiah West, Nic McClain
Bradley- Matt Zobrist, Montana Wheeler, Dietrich Richardson, A.J. Smith, Alex Huibregtse, Mayar Wol
Drake- Tate Sage*, Braden Appelhans, Bryson Bahl, Owen Larson, Griffen Goodbary, Jaehshon Thomas, Jalen Quinn, Isaiah Carr, Wilguens Jr. Exacte
Evansville- Bryce Quinet, A.J. Casey, Keishon Porter
INSU- Enel St. Bernard​, Kingston Land, Martin Kaupanger, Sterling Young
ILSU- Nick Allen, Isaac Ericksen, Tyreek Coleman, Mason Klebo, Landon Davis
Missouri State- who cares?
Murray State- Tristian Ford, Mason Miller, Frederick King, K.J. Tenner, Ben Shtolzberg, Javon Jackson. Layne Taylor, Brock Vice, J.J. Traynor, Brayden Shorter, Dylan Anderson
SIU- Luke Walsh, Daniel Pauliukonis, Caden Hawkins, Quel'Ron House, Jalen Haynes
UIC- Rashund Washington, Andy Johnson, Nano Barrantes, Mekhi Lowery, Sam Silverstein, Abdul Momoh, Josiah Hammons, Ante Beljan
UNI- Jalen Wilson, Geon Hutchins, Ismaël Diouf
Valparaiso- J.T. Pettigrew, Carter Hopoi, Rakim Chaney, Owen Dease, Shon Tupuola, Isaiah Barnes, Mark Brown, Jr., Kobe Walker
*- players who committed to coach who has since left and been replaced​. Unclear if these commitments are still valid.​
 
Da Coach said:
One more transfer commit tonight- UIC gets a commitment from Josiah Hammons of Sam Houston State. He is a 6'2" redshirt-senior. He played his freshman season at Mott Community College, a junior college in Flint, Michigan. Then he played his sophomore season at Truman College, a junior college in Chicago. Then he was at Incarnate Word for his junior season, and at Sam Houston State for his senior season. UIC will be his 5th college in 5 years. He is originally from Chicago. - https://x.com/336Edits/status/1913742505973080542
Bio- https://gobearkats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/josiah-hammons/9765
Bio- https://uiwcardinals.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/josiah-hammons/11044
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/5176577/josiah-hammons

Updated 2025 commitment list -
2025 MVC commitments-
Belmont- Isaiah West, Nic McClain
Bradley- Matt Zobrist, Montana Wheeler, Dietrich Richardson, A.J. Smith, Alex Huibregtse, Mayar Wol
Drake- Tate Sage*, Braden Appelhans, Bryson Bahl, Owen Larson, Griffen Goodbary, Jaehshon Thomas, Jalen Quinn, Isaiah Carr, Wilguens Jr. Exacte​
Evansville- Bryce Quinet, A.J. Casey, Keishon Porter
INSU- Enel St. Bernard​, Kingston Land, Martin Kaupanger, Sterling Young
ILSU- Nick Allen, Isaac Ericksen, Tyreek Coleman, Mason Klebo, Landon Davis
Missouri State- who cares?
Murray State- Tristian Ford, Mason Miller, Frederick King, K.J. Tenner, Ben Shtolzberg, Javon Jackson. Layne Taylor, Brock Vice, J.J. Traynor, Brayden Shorter, Dylan Anderson
SIU- Luke Walsh, Daniel Pauliukonis, Caden Hawkins, Quel'Ron House, Jalen Haynes
UIC- Rashund Washington, Andy Johnson, Nano Barrantes, Mekhi Lowery, Sam Silverstein, Abdul Momoh, Josiah Hammons, Ante Beljan
UNI- Jalen Wilson, Geon Hutchins, Ismaël Diouf
Valparaiso- J.T. Pettigrew, Carter Hopoi, Rakim Chaney, Owen Dease, Shon Tupuola, Isaiah Barnes, Mark Brown, Jr., Kobe Walker
*- players who committed to coach who has since left and been replaced​. Unclear if these commitments are still valid.​
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As noted, both Kaden Rickard and Trey Simpson have reopen their recruitment and are no longer committed to Murray State
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yoda said:
As noted, both Kaden Rickard and Trey Simpson have reopen their recruitment and are no longer committed to Murray State
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And Tate Sage, who was verbally committed to Drake before their coaching change, is apparently not fully committed to the new coach yet, according to this recent tweet - https://x.com/Coach_Ritchhart/status/1913404986815361079

Tate Sage is all but committed. 6'7 wing that was committed to Drake. Just not "official" yet.
 
Da Coach 7/13/2024 said:
A couple more names-
2025 Kobe Walker- 6'9 forward at Normal Community HS. He also plays for the Mid-Pro Academy with Matthew Zobrist..
>> https://verbalcommits.com/players/kobe-walker
>> https://x.com/ny2lasports/status/1803565395703427171
>> https://x.com/scottybscout/status/1807426835669528932
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Da Coach on 4/7/2025 said:
6'10", 250 lb All-State center Kobe Walker of Normal Community was recruited by Bradley, though it doesn't appear that Bradley offered.
He committed to Central Michigan last fall, but now he is decommitting and reopening his recruitment. Could Bradley be interested? - https://x.com/G_SullivanMPA/status/1909381320025030978
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yoda on 4/7/2025 said:
I don't know how involved Bradley was with Normal Community 6-10 big man Kobe Walker, but Walker had committed to Central Michigan way last fall. However, due to a coaching change there, ​Kobe Walker just re-opened his recruitment.
Walker averaged 19.1 ppg and 12.2 rpg in his high school senior season., and we need size.....
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Valparaiso Head Coach Roger Powell continues to do a good job recruiting the transfer portal, as Valpo lands Kobe Walker, a 6'9", class of 2025 low post player from Normal Community High School, who had committed to Central Michigan, but decommitted a couple weeks ago.
It appears that Bradley was not involved in recruiting Kobe Walker in the portal, though as the above post from July, 2024 shows, Bradley did have some recruiting contact prior to his senior year at NCHS.
This is somewhat surprising to me. Valparaiso has the worst fan support among Valley teams, and they lost nearly all their significant talent from 2024-25. And I have heard they have very little in the way of NIL to offer. They also just signed another big man, Shon Tupuola, a 6'9" sophomore center from NAIA St. Mary of the Woods College, whose game is similar to Walker's.
 
Maybe the sell to recruits is you get immediate playing time at Valpo and turn into a more lucrative deal at your second school? We'd like to think that MVC school's are recruiting guys that will finish their careers at a specific school, but in the real world it just isn't happening. And for a school like Valpo, becoming a one and done type school is their only path to contention.
 
yoda said:
Keishon Porter to Evansville from the portal
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Keishon Porter is a 6'5" senior guard at North Carolina Central University. He played 2 years at Radford, then a year at a junior college (Cape Fear CC), and the last 2 years at NCCU. He could have one season of eligibility left because of his time at the junior college. He averaged 10.8 ppg this past season at NCCU.
Bio- https://nccueaglepride.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/keishon-porter/8597
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/4702212/keishon-porter

Illinois State gets a commitment from Butler transfer Landon Moore, a 6'3" junior guard. He averaged 3.2 ppg, 1.7 rpg, and 1.3 apg in 35 games. He shot 21.4% from three.
He played his freshman season at St. Francis of Pennsylvania, where he averaged 13.1 ppg and was named to the Northeast Conference All-Rookie Team. He played the last 2 seasons at Butler, where he played mostly a reserve role. He is originally from Bloomington, Illinois and played at Bloomington HS. - https://x.com/hardwiredsports/status/1914793618121842998
Bio- https://butlersports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/landon-moore/12056
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/5106612/landon-moore
 
And I am not sure where all these transfers to Murray State are going to find playing time, but they have signed another one-
Dylan Anderson, a transfer from Boise State, has committed to Murray State, becoming their 9th portal transfer.
He is a 7'0" redshirt sophomore forward who played his freshman season at Arizona in 2022-23, and averaged 1.4 ppg in very limited play. He redshirted the 2023-24 season at Arizona, then transferred a year ago to Boise State. In this past season at Boise State, he played in 24 games, starting 11, and averaged 3.5 ppg and 1.7 rpg.
Bio- https://broncosports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/dylan-anderson/10491
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/4432739/dylan-anderson

Murray State has now landed these 10 transfers/recruits-
Layne Taylor- 5'11" guard​
K.J. Tenner- 6' guard​
Javon Jackson- 6'3" guard​​
Tristian Ford- 6'4" guard
Ben Shtolzberg- 6'4" guard​
Brayden Shorter- 6'5" guard​
Mason Miller- 6'9" forward
Frederick King- 6'9" forward
J.J. Traynor- 6'9" forward​​
Brock Vice- 6'10" forward
Dylan Anderson- 7'0" forward
 
Drake gets a portal transfer- 6'6" sophomore forward Wilguens Jr. Exacte from Bowling Green University. He played his freshman season at Utah and played this past season at Bowling Green. He is originally from Monteral, Quebec. As a sophomore, he averaged 4.1 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 37.0% FG%, and 25.9% from three. - https://x.com/portal_updates/status/1915216446390698342
Bio- https://bgsufalcons.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/wilguens-jr-exacte/18902
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/5105646/wilguens-jr-exacte
 
UIC lands another portal transfer - Ante Beljan, 6'8" redshirt-sophomore forward from Little Rock. He is from Croatia. His freshman season at Little Rock was 2022-23, and he averaged 2.1 ppg and 0.9 rpg in limited playing time. Then in 2023-24 he played in only one game before an injury ended his season and he took a medical redshirt. Then this past season (2-24-25) as a redshirt-sophomore, he started all 33 games, played 28 minutes per game, and averaged 10.1 ppg and 4.5 rpg, and he shot 57% from the floor.
Bio- https://lrtrojans.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/ante-beljan/8588
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/5108799/ante-beljan
 
UNI gets a commitment from 6'9" junior Ismaël Diouf of North Carolina State. He averaged 2.2 ppg and 1.4 rpg in limited play. He is from Quebec, Canada, and should have 2 seasons of eligibility left because he played his first 2 seasons at a college in Canada (Laval University). In his second season playing at Laval University, he averaged 11.1 ppg and 7.0 rpg - https://x.com/GoodmanHoops/status/1915472886061535381
Bio- https://gopack.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/isma-l-diouf/14184
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/5238171/ismael-diouf
 
Da Coach said:
UNI gets a commitment from 6'9" junior Ismaël Diouf of North Carolina State. He averaged 2.2 ppg and 1.4 rpg in limited play. He is from Quebec, Canada, and should have 2 seasons of eligibility left because he played his first 2 seasons at a college in Canada (Laval University). In his second season playing at Laval University, he averaged 11.1 ppg and 7.0 rpg - https://x.com/GoodmanHoops/status/1915472886061535381
Bio- https://gopack.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/isma-l-diouf/14184
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/5238171/ismael-diouf
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some UNI fans seem to think he's defensively like Malevy Leons.
But there's something I have yet to figure out....
After Diouf played two years at Laval University in Canada, he was drafted with the #1 pick in the
Canadian professional league draft (CEBL)-

He then joined the Montreal Alliance (top pro Canadian team) right away in spring of 2024 and played five games with them, putting up near-negligible stats.
He then left the team and signed to play for NC State in 2024-25 and was deemed eligible & played little, averaging 8 min per game. He was held out of two early non-conference games but then granted eligibility for the rest of the season.

So why was there no big issue that the guy played professionally?
 
He probably never got paid a salary. Rienk Mast and Malevy Leons played for professional Club teams in The Netherlands before playing in the US, but as long as they remained amateurs and didn't accept payment, they retained their NCAA eligibility.
 
But he did
that is why the article said Kevin Keatts had to hold him out 2 games
Meanwhile POB lost 8 games for getting overpaid in a summer job and schools are getting hit for spending $76 hosting a recruit visit.
 
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Indiana State head coach Matthew Graves finally gets into the transfer portal commitment column - https://x.com/RoccoMiller8/status/1915826793208312157
Sterling Young of Florida A&M University- 6'1" senior guard at FAMU. He played 2 years at Pratt CC in Kansas, and one season at Charlotte before transferring to FAMU for his senior year in 2024-25. He was named the SWAC Player of the Year. He averaged 17.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, and 1.7 apg. He is originally from NY City.
He has 2 years of eligibility left, for his senior year plus an extra year because of the time at juco. He only played in 5 games in 2023-24 at Charlotte, but because one of them was as late as March of that season, he doesn't automatically qualify for a redshirt designation. But he might try for a waiver for that year, as well.
Bio- https://famuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/sterling-young/4562
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/5175049/sterling-young

Updated 2025 commitment list -
2025 MVC commitments-
Belmont- Isaiah West, Nic McClain
Bradley- Matt Zobrist, Montana Wheeler, Dietrich Richardson, A.J. Smith, Alex Huibregtse, Mayar Wol
Drake- Tate Sage, Braden Appelhans, Bryson Bahl, Owen Larson, Griffen Goodbary, Jaehshon Thomas, Jalen Quinn, Isaiah Carr, Wilguens Jr. Exacte
Evansville- Bryce Quinet, A.J. Casey, Keishon Porter, Marlon Barnes, Jr.
INSU- Enel St. Bernard​, Martin Kaupanger, Ian Scott, Sterling Young, Zyair Greene
ILSU- Nick Allen, Isaac Ericksen, Tyreek Coleman, Mason Klebo, Landon Davis
Missouri State- who cares?
Murray State- Tristian Ford, Mason Miller, Frederick King, K.J. Tenner, Ben Shtolzberg, Javon Jackson. Layne Taylor, Brock Vice, J.J. Traynor, Brayden Shorter, Dylan Anderson
SIU- Luke Walsh, Daniel Pauliukonis, Caden Hawkins, Quel'Ron House, Jalen Haynes, Max Pikkar, Isaiah Stafford
UIC- Rashund Washington, Andy Johnson, Nano Barrantes, Mekhi Lowery, Sam Silverstein, Abdul Momoh, Josiah Hammons, Ante Beljan, Elijah Crawford
UNI- Jalen Wilson, Geon Hutchins, Ismaël Diouf, Tristan Smith
Valparaiso- J.T. Pettigrew, Carter Hopoi, Rakim Chaney, Owen Dease, Shon Tupuola, Isaiah Barnes, Mark Brown, Jr., Kobe Walker
 
UIC picks up another portal transfer- Elijah Crawford, a 6'2" freshman guard at BYU. He played in 21 games off the bench in 2024-25, and averaged 1.2 ppg. He is from Augusta, GA.
This seems like a good pickup for Rob Ehsan. He was a 4-star recruit in high school and prep school and had a number of Power Conference offers.- https://x.com/MVCMadness/status/1915874771511783772
Offers in HS- https://verbalcommits.com/players/elijah-crawford
Bio- https://byucougars.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/player/elijah-crawford
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/5060703/elijah-crawford
 
Evansville gets another transfer- Marlon Barnes, Jr., a 6'6" redshirt-freshman forward at Pitt. He was a 3-star recruit out of high school in Cleveland, OH. He redshirted in 2023-24, and this past season (2024-25) he played in only 8 games, an average of 1.6 minutes per game. He averaged 0.4 ppg and 0.3 rpg. - https://x.com/portal_updates/status/1915934188521378123
Bio- https://pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/marlon-barnes--jr-/13521
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/4701543/marlon-barnes-jr
 
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