Official 2024 Panther Basketball Recruit List

[CyCarp]

For those who didn't see it, we have a new Spongebob Tuttle tweet. Seems awfully late if it was for Born 2, any guesses?

Maybe wishful thinking, but I'm going to guess it's good Phyfe news. We're full on recruits, so unless it's a 2024 kid, which seems unlikely, I don't see it being a recruit.

Edit - or maybe it's the AJ news

[clenz]

As a walk-on, which as far as anyone is aware Redek is, the staff can’t comment or mention anything about him until he’s on campus.

[sivert]

Doubt it’s Born. Tut usually posts SpongeBob before the verbal commit is public.

[sevelev711]

For those who didn't see it, we have a new Spongebob Tuttle tweet. Seems awfully late if it was for Born 2, any guesses?

[CyCarp]

Not an offer, but still interesting to see interest in a guy when we're already over one scholarship for next year. Maybe long term thinking? Also, he's from South Carolina, I'm not sure I've ever seen us recruit a guy from that area of the country.

[achrist70]

I understand that often times AAU means more than H.S. but I think you look at what he did last year at Cedar Falls and nothing jumps out like wow we have to get this kid. Maybe that's just me.

[sevelev711]

Huh, yeah, that's a long ways down from "He might already be above us" to "Thank you so much UMKC." What happened?

[BCPanther]

I'm not sure I've seen a kid's stock fall like a rock. Dallas Bear would be close, I guess...

[UNIAlum95]

I'm sure we have. He's not terribly active on social media so it's hard to know for sure but I can't imagine that we haven't.

Saw this yesterday. Will be interesting to see where we are with Cade. We've now offered others and apparently have not offered him with his first D1 offer coming from UMKC.

[orangetennis]

Offered Jonathan Mekonnen, 6-7 185 combo guard out of St Paul Eastview. Athletic left handed slasher that defends well. Not a great shooter at this point.

Offers from Colorado State, Illinois State, Loyola and Drake.

He's got some James Harden in his game. Lefty, good ball handler, good passer. Gets to the rim and draws defenders. Finishes with flare. I didn't see much film on his defense but he's long and appears to have good bball instincts.
If he makes FTs I like him. He'd compliment the other pieces on the roster well.

[BCPanther]

Offered Jonathan Mekonnen, 6-7 185 combo guard out of St Paul Eastview. Athletic left handed slasher that defends well. Not a great shooter at this point.

Offers from Colorado State, Illinois State, Loyola and Drake.

[PantherAlum09]

Yeah, I don't know if you guys have seen many of Matthew Hodge's highlights but he's a very athletic kid. I'm not surprised he has some high major offers. Most of his highlights are finishing at the rim, but he does appear to have a decent stroke as well. Any of the guys we have offered for this class would be high level players in the Valley.

[orangetennis]

Seth and Gameli have changed Jakes recruiting. I think we will see more swing big initially and then fall back into local kids rather than start at local kids that might go elsewhere and then fall back into the uber local kids. If it hits it hits. If it doesn’t we get kids we would normally. Nothing lost with these offers, everything to gain.

big fan of the change.

Anyone from this list would be a huge get. There's still time to pivot if we strike out, but even then, it's not like it's a must that we cash that ride for '24 this summer.

[clenz]

Seth and Gameli have changed Jakes recruiting. I think we will see more swing big initially and then fall back into local kids rather than start at local kids that might go elsewhere and then fall back into the uber local kids. If it hits it hits. If it doesn’t we get kids we would normally. Nothing lost with these offers, everything to gain.

big fan of the change.

[orangetennis]

Add him to the Offered list on page 1.
This is certainly an interesting list.