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daveineureka

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Have not seen anything posted recently. Just wondering if Bradley is still pursuing Manual guard Dietrich Richardson. Just curious as I am a Manual grad from many years ago. Does anyone have an update.:roll:
 
The PJStar said today that Bradley had offered a 6 foot 4 guard Leshawn Stowers from Peoria High. He's starting to get quite a few offers.
 
Yes, Bradley is still recruiting Dietrich Richardson, class of 2025. We initially posted about him back in June- https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/s...-2023-and-beyond-recruits?p=511438#post511438

And Bradley offered him two months ago- https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/s...-2023-and-beyond-recruits?p=512375#post512375


And I think we might have been the first source to report that Bradley was recruiting 2025 Leshawn Stowers of Peoria HS back on July 19- https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/s...-2023-and-beyond-recruits?p=511742#post511742

He has gotten off to a great start this season, and has received several new offers from Eastern Illinois, Southern Illinois, SIUE and a couple other midmajors..
 
It hasn't happened much at Illinois recently either.
In the last 22 seasons, at least 10 Manual grads have gone on to play Division I basketball, and only one of them attended Illinois, Da'Monte Williams, a career 3.8 ppg scorer.

Adam Miller played one season for Illinois, but he only attended Manual for his freshman year, and was a graduate of Chicago Morgan Park HS.

The others:
A.J. Youngman (Eastern Kentucky 2017-18, Idaho 2019-21), Isaiah Duncan (Western Illinois 2012-13), Jacoby Roddy (Wright State 2012-13), Jeff White (Loyola 2012-16), Lawrence Alexander (North Dakota State 2011-15), Marvin Jordan (Niagara 2010-14), Paris Gulley (Milwaukee 2011-13), Aaron Williams (Chicago State 2005-07), Marlon Brooks (DePaul 2001-03)

One of them, Lawrence Alexander, would have played for Bradley, but Bradley's head coach in 2011 was fired, so he went to North Dakota State instead and had a great career. There he averaged double digits for 4 straight years, including 18.9 ppg his senior year and was the Summit League Player of the Year in 2015.
 
Yes, Brandon Lee played a couple years at Manual before playing his senior year at Central, and played at Northwestern in 2004-05- https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/brandon-lee-1.html

David Roos, a Manual guy, played a couple years at Eastern Illinois (2002-04)- https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/david-roos-1.html
I don't think his brother played D1, but if someone knows for sure, please correct the record. :)

Dustin Warfield played at Richwoods and Central, but I can't find that he played at Manual.

And another Manual guy, Breland McKnight, had D1 offers, though not from Illinois. But never ended up playing D1, reportedly due to academics. He did have a good career for ICC and Kentucky Wesleyan.

And of course, Adam Miller played at Manual for one year before transferring to Chicago Morgan Park HS. He did play for Illinois for one year, before transferring to LSU, and then to Arizona State. He has not appeared in any games for Arizona State yet.
 
LongTimeFan said:
It has quite awhile since a Manual basketball player has arrived on campus. They seem to go to Illinois.
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Most Manual kids grow up in a very dangerous and depressed area of Peoria so I would think it increases their chances for success to get away from the bad influences and poverty that has surrounded them their entire life.
 
Too lazy to search and too old to remember a lot. The ones that stood out to me were Jackson and Smith. Maybe I even have that wrong. But it dates me.
 
Bobby Humbles was from Manual and played at Bradley in the late 70's. I remember seeing him hitting a 35 footer at the buzzer to beat, I think Tulsa. He later played a year or two for Golden State.
 
Da Coach said:
Yes, Brandon Lee played a couple years at Manual before playing his senior year at Central, and played at Northwestern in 2004-05- https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/brandon-lee-1.html

David Roos, a Manual guy, played a couple years at Eastern Illinois (2002-04)- https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/david-roos-1.html
I don't think his brother played D1, but if someone knows for sure, please correct the record. :)

Dustin Warfield played at Richwoods and Central, but I can't find that he played at Manual.

And another Manual guy, Breland McKnight, had D1 offers, though not from Illinois. But never ended up playing D1, reportedly due to academics. He did have a good career for ICC and Kentucky Wesleyan.

And of course, Adam Miller played at Manual for one year before transferring to Chicago Morgan Park HS. He did play for Illinois for one year, before transferring to LSU, and then to Arizona State. He has not appeared in any games for Arizona State yet.
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Lol, I am the other Roos brother and I DID NOT play D1 basketball. Yeah David played for Eastern Illinois after ICC.
 
Dubl R 1 said:
Lol, I am the other Roos brother and I DID NOT play D1 basketball. Yeah David played for Eastern Illinois after ICC.
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Thanks Dubl R 1, I put that line in my answer hoping you'd eventually see it and confirm or correct my facts. :)
 
I just reread a column in PJStar that stated D.Richardson said Bradley's offer was a Dream Offer! He added to play for his hometown would be Special! He stated he loved Bradley and the city of Peoria! If these are true statements, I wish he would have committed to BU by now! I'm just hopeful we can keep in home! If there's even a decent shot at landing him, I can wait until October for his decesion. However, those words he spoke will really make me feel dumbfounded if he doesn't select Bradley!
 
Stevezall said:
I just reread a column in PJStar that stated D.Richardson said Bradley's offer was a Dream Offer! He added to play for his hometown would be Special! He stated he loved Bradley and the city of Peoria! If these are true statements, I wish he would have committed to BU by now! I'm just hopeful we can keep in home! If there's even a decent shot at landing him, I can wait until October for his decesion. However, those words he spoke will really make me feel dumbfounded if he doesn't select Bradley!
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I appreciate Richardson's polite words but at the end if the day he's going to the school that throws the biggest bag of NIL money at his feet. That's our world as mid-major bball fans.
 
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