Kareem Thompson withdraws from the portal:
https://twitter.com/portal_updates/status/1654221172207132677?s=61&t=EkFBTiniBS-DikO4eOLz8Q
At this point, I'm not sure we're getting 5 scholarship players.
@salukiworld I know there are still decent players in the portal but it's hard to be optimistic at this point.
We had interest in Williams out of high school:
https://twitter.com/verbalcommits/status/1654228314230517760?s=61&t=EkFBTiniBS-DikO4eOLz8Q
Did Williams not play last season ? Seemed to be very productive at Temple the previous season:
2021-22 (Temple)
Williams saw action in 22 games, including 21 starts … ranked third on the team with 9.5 points per game, while leading Temple with 4.3 assists per game … Williams scored in double figures 12 times in 22 games, including a career-high 22 points against Elon … Temple was 9-3 when Williams reached double-digits … tied a career-high with nine assists against Delaware State … Williams flirted with a triple-double in the win over Elon, finishing with eight rebounds and eight assists to go with his 22 points.
Williams torn his achilles and missed the season
Thanks !!! Not that we're necessarily even "in" on him, but I think he would be a GREAT get. He can score, dish and even rebound with this size. It's LATE but there are still impactful players out there. Would be incredibly nice to ink someone here in the next week.
Mullins recruited Williams hard out of high school but Williams took the highest offer (Temple). He would be a really good player to get.
It's almost inconceivable that it's May 4 and we're without a single portal commit, when this staff knew going into the year that losing their two best scorers - at the least - would be a strong possibility.
They can not only sell a scholarship, but essentially a starting job, to a proven guard.
Yet here we are.
https://twitter.com/CBKReport/status/1654179098682376210
Since we're reaching for straws at this point. How about Ron Holland the #1 recruit nationally in the 2023 class. Decommited from Texas. Pretty sure Howard recruited him while he was on the Texas staff.
https://twitter.com/CBKReport/status/1654179098682376210
Since we're reaching for straws at this point. How about Ron Holland the #1 recruit nationally in the 2023 class. Decommited from Texas. Pretty sure Howard recruited him while he was on the Texas staff.
Let’s get him and Tyson both…fill in the other spots with some 3 stars and call it a day…shall we?
It's almost inconceivable that it's May 4 and we're without a single portal commit, when this staff knew going into the year that losing their two best scorers - at the least - would be a strong possibility.
They can not only sell a scholarship, but essentially a starting job, to a proven guard.
Yet here we are.
Maybe they've been plotting a Cinco de Mayo fiesta tomorrow where they announce cinco new Salukis. 🤠
To add some context, at this point last year we had signed XJ (early - 4/13) and Newton (on 5/2) so there still is time to land some very good players. It is quite concerning though that we haven't signed a single player, that is the part that I just can't wrap my brain around.
If I were a younger, more patient person, I would be happy knowing that we have the best signing we could possibly have, essentially, in Howard. But if that is something "they" will essentially say takes a few years to establish and build recruiting relationships, then we're only adding to the seemingly infinite rebuild.
Domask committed on May 8th, 2019 so that’s the dream. I’m expecting a few fill-ins and unsigned 2023 HS guys though. Would love to be surprised.
Go look at how Indiana State and Illinois State are navigating the portal this offseason. Their top 3 portal gets on each side will likely be better than anyone SIU adds this offseason. Illinois State also has an impressive HS class coming in.
23 wins last year and a lot of playing time to sell and SIU can't get one player to commit whether it's a good player or not.
