No information on how the visit went but someone told me Benson, his mom, Mullins, Banks, Brown “strolled along the Saluki sidelines pre-game last Saturday”.
Heard his visit went well but still no decision. Hoping for the best, hopefully he will make a decision soon.
Heard his visit went well but still no decision. Hoping for the best, hopefully he will make a decision soon.
Benson posted on Twitter after each of his past visits to his final five (SIUE, Murray, IL St, Missouri St) but hasn't posted anything after his visit this past weekend. Not sure if that means anything.
As long as his next Tweet is a commitment to SIU, my feelings would not be hurt if he did not Tweet about his visit.
Mr. Benson would be a great addition to the team and the school.
Heard his visit went well but still no decision. Hoping for the best, hopefully he will make a decision soon.
Benson posted on Twitter after each of his past visits to his final five (SIUE, Murray, IL St, Missouri St) but hasn't posted anything after his visit this past weekend. Not sure if that means anything.
I feel like Jalen Quinn had the same thing. He posted about his visits to Belmont, Loyola, and SLU but nothing about his visit to SIU, and I'm pretty sure that visit happened.
I saw on another board that Murray State is now the frontrunner.
I saw on another board that Murray State is now the frontrunner.
Would not surprise me. Never have sensed we are top on his list. Always thought it would be Murray State or Mo. State. Hope I’m wrong.
I saw on another board that Murray State is now the frontrunner.
Yea I found that on the Redbird page. No details on why or how he thinks that. Just says "Seems like Murray is emerging as a front runner." I'm not sure I'd put too much stock in that, but who knows.
I saw on another board that Murray State is now the frontrunner.
Murray has always been the frontrunner.
Getting to hang with Ja Morant during the courting phase is pretty epic. Murray certainly hit the lotto with Morant. What an amazing recourse he'll be for them for years to come.
That said, if you're comparing programs right now, SIU basketball is poised to do some really special things in the next few years. I would never discount a true competitor choosing to go to a team loaded with depth and where competition in practice everyday pushes your limits and makes you better. Then, when game minutes come, it feels that much more validating, special and earned.
Also, the MVC >>>>> OVC.
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https://twitter.com/Jaxon_edwards03/status/1440452118645592072/photo/1
We just lost this one to Murray State. Maybe that means we'll get the other one. 😕
https://twitter.com/Jaxon_edwards03/status/1440452118645592072/photo/1
We just lost this one to Murray State. Maybe that means we'll get the other one. 😕
I'm not sure how much interest we had in Edwards. He was getting looks and offers around the Valley but I don't think SIU was one of them.
In terms of Benson, I'd love to have him. If they don't get him, they have an offer out for Cade Hornecker, a 7 footer from Texas that recruiting sites seem to love. He has some good offers out there though and the possibility of more high-major interest once the HS season starts.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I am blessed to receive and offer from SIU Carbondale <a href="https://twitter.com/SIU_Basketball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SIU_Basketball</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CRCPBasketball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CRCPBasketball</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BradBealElite?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BradBealElite</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/glorytogod?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#glorytogod</a> <a href="https://t.co/mvWMzApFiN">pic.twitter.com/mvWMzApFiN</a></p>— Braxton Stacker (@BraxtonStacker) <a href="https://twitter.com/BraxtonStacker/status/1440833437766615057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 23, 2021</a></blockquote> https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
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He misspelled “an”, Murray can have him.
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