Recruiting as of 4/15/25

[tower912]

Your math is wrong.  Parham, Gold, and two developmental bigs.  If you want an established big out of the portal, do your own money bag drop to the BTD fund.

[BCHoopster]

Talking 2 years from now!

[DoctorV]

From what we've seen of late it seems like Shaka is going to have a lot more success with the 75-125/150 HS ranking types of guys, as he's had since he came to Marquette.

Recruiting rankings aren't an end all be all, and as we've seen some lower ranked players outshine top 50 guys, but it seems like that's where Shaka will continue to do most of his work for one reason or another.

I was hopeful that he would periodically bring in a big hitter, top 30 type of guy like JJ, by year 4/5 but it doesn't seem to be in the cards.
The money being thrown around to incoming frosh in the 5 star territory doesn't help Shaka and MUs system.

So, then it seems like unless things change with funding and/or approach- the no one comes and no one of high value goes- Marquette under Shaka will rely on development of these 75-150 ranked HS kids. That's ok, since that's pretty much been the way for decades at MU. Shaka has shown he can make it work, and we will see what the next 4 years brings.

Biggest risk to it is a class or succession of classes with no rising stars or "duds" in development.
I will say that what Shaka did in bringing in the OMax/TyKo crop in his first year here was very impressive, and it's a bit unfortunate to me that he's given that up. I'd like to see him use his ability to evaluate talent by picking off stud mid major or developmental high level kids with 3 years of eligibility here and there and trying to turn them into stars at MU.

The other part of it is that in a season where Marquette doesn't have a star like TyKo or Kam coming into the season, an argument can be made to give less NIL to the alphadog- in this case Chase- and even another Sr, like Benny getting less than say Oso or Jop/Stevie and use the extra to snag a high ranked recruit or incoming soph looking for a bigger role and development in the Big East.
It seems a bit odd to me for someone like Chase to make what TyKo and Kam did. He's gonna be great next year, but unlikely at the level of TyKo or Kam. I'm sure some disagree that he should be given less, but that's just my two cents on it.

[tower912]

Talking 2 years from now!

Why?  Two more recruit classes.

[Uncle Rico]

Why?  Two more recruit classes.

Do we even have a center for the 2030 team?

[mugrad_89]

Do we even have a center for the 2030 team?

No, but I heard 2031 is looking pretty promising. 

[Uncle Rico]

No, but I heard 2031 is looking pretty promising. 

Thank God.  I've been worrying about it

[PointWarrior]

Do we even have a center for the 2030 team?

By 2030 we can rightfully expect another sweet 16.

[Uncle Rico]

By 2030 we can rightfully expect another sweet 16.

Yeah, but the usual whiners would be worrying about the 2036 roster