2024 recruiting thread
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@BeddieKU23 said in 2024 recruiting thread:
I did some early scouting of the portal, and I didn’t come up with a lot of great options for replacing the trio right now. Self has had a lot more success with transfers from P5 schools, so I gave up looking for good players on mid-majors. When the portal gets cooking it will be a lot easier to focus on.
Since College Ball is down overall, the available good player pool might actually shrink this year. There’s going to be less 5th and 6th year guys floating around as those guys continue to exhaust their covid eligibility. In Self we trust as usual this offseason.
Yeah I wouldn’t want to guess who we get. No one would have expected McCullar before the season ended last year.
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@BShark said in 2024 recruiting thread:
Marcus Adams has cancelled his top 3 announcement and the Syracuse visit. Commitment is coming soon.
Oh crap - - not good probably. Probably UCLA
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I know doesn’t really mean squat -a tinkers dam but FWIW - - Rivals shows Adams forecast as a 75 % KU. - - 247 shows of his 5 schools of interest only shows UCLA warm the others cool. - -Thing is with these is like on 247 those list of 5 top Schools get posted early early in recruitment - -A lot of times the school the player ends up with isn’t even one of those top 5. - However get this feel he is probably UCLA. - What’s your feel BShark ?
All I know IF he were to commit here - -WOW what a sweet class that would be with Jackson , McDowell , Johnson & him
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I think UCLA will be very hard to beat here. Wait for the Trevor Andershock crystal ball.
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Damn but announcing after visiting us, would seem like we at least influenced that?
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@BeddieKU23 said in 2024 recruiting thread:
Damn but announcing after visiting us, would seem like we at least influenced that?
He and his family loved the visit per Bossi. It’s us or UCLA if I’m betting.
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@BShark said in 2024 recruiting thread:
https://twitter.com/marcusadams21/status/1630663938630356993
Brutal
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Top 3 today in an hour. MAYBE! Who knows he may cancel it again.
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https://twitter.com/TiptonEdits/status/1631398975797338112
KU, UCLA, Syracuse as expected. Committing on the 7th.
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@BShark said in 2024 recruiting thread:
https://twitter.com/TiptonEdits/status/1631398975797338112
KU, UCLA, Syracuse as expected. Committing on the 7th.
Dang that’s pretty quick - -Visit starts at UCLA tomorrow - hate it they get last visit and him announcing right after - could lead to announcement of adrenalin. lol probably not but them getting last visit is a bonus for UCLA - -Hate to say but think he is their’s
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Adams now ranked #29th after today’s update in the 24 class.
Why he moved: Out on the West Coast, nobody in the class of 2024 made a bigger impression for a move up the rankings than Marcus Adams Jr. did. A 6-foot-8 wing with the ability to play inside or out, he’s got plus athleticism, deep range on his jumper and some real swagger to the way he plays the game. The buzz began with some monster performances for Harbor City (Calif.) Narbonne during the fall and then Adams spent the winter lighting up scoreboards all across Southern California. There’s a chance that he could end up reclassifying to 2023 but for now he’s planning to play during the spring and summer and if what he did during the high school season translates, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him make another leap.
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@jayballer67 said in 2024 recruiting thread:
@BShark said in 2024 recruiting thread:
https://twitter.com/TiptonEdits/status/1631398975797338112
KU, UCLA, Syracuse as expected. Committing on the 7th.
Dang that’s pretty quick - -Visit starts at UCLA tomorrow - hate it they get last visit and him announcing right after - could lead to announcement of adrenalin. lol probably not but them getting last visit is a bonus for UCLA - -Hate to say but think he is their’s
They should show him video of all the empty seats when UCLA played Az St.
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Was he there?
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Visit starts today
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@BeddieKU23 said in 2024 recruiting thread:
Adams now ranked #29th after today’s update in the 24 class.
Why he moved: Out on the West Coast, nobody in the class of 2024 made a bigger impression for a move up the rankings than Marcus Adams Jr. did. A 6-foot-8 wing with the ability to play inside or out, he’s got plus athleticism, deep range on his jumper and some real swagger to the way he plays the game. The buzz began with some monster performances for Harbor City (Calif.) Narbonne during the fall and then Adams spent the winter lighting up scoreboards all across Southern California. There’s a chance that he could end up reclassifying to 2023 but for now he’s planning to play during the spring and summer and if what he did during the high school season translates, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him make another leap.
Ha, I’ve driven by his high school a lot, as my mom lives a block or two away. If I head down there soon I’ll stop by and give him a pitch to become part of the Jayhawk family!
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@Jethro said in 2024 recruiting thread:
@jayballer67 said in 2024 recruiting thread:
@BShark said in 2024 recruiting thread:
https://twitter.com/TiptonEdits/status/1631398975797338112
KU, UCLA, Syracuse as expected. Committing on the 7th.
Dang that’s pretty quick - -Visit starts at UCLA tomorrow - hate it they get last visit and him announcing right after - could lead to announcement of adrenalin. lol probably not but them getting last visit is a bonus for UCLA - -Hate to say but think he is their’s
They should show him video of all the empty seats when UCLA played Az St.
pretty dam good player
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UCLA. Not official yet.
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Least surprising news from a Cali Kid.
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Really weird I was just on 247 - -looking at Player rankings , came across Adams - WTH – the dam thing said he was announcing in like 2 hours and 53 minutes on his commitment watch -I thought he was announcing on the 7th & why would he be announcing so late tonight ? - Well 2nd thought with him being on the West coast they are 2 hours behind us so it would make that an 8 :00 announcement something weird about that
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@jayballer67 It’s tomorrow, 247 just didn’t have the right time set.
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@BShark said in 2024 recruiting thread:
@jayballer67 It’s tomorrow, 247 just didn’t have the right time set.
Oh Ok was wondering - thought that would be really weird.
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Little side note. - -I see our ol buddy has raised his head up – Chris Beard being mentioned heavily for the Ole Miss job. - -Him and another guy, say they have been in talks with him - -Yay , he gets hired by Ol Miss he will get a chance to Coach against Texas in the SEC lol
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Re: Adams. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
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@FarmerJayhawk said in 2024 recruiting thread:
Re: Adams. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
LOL - -not sure what that is there farmer lol -is that a puzzled ?
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@jayballer67 soooo we might have gotten him
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@FarmerJayhawk said in 2024 recruiting thread:
@jayballer67 soooo we might have gotten him
whaaaa ? - you think we might have a chance after all - -I thought he was a lock for UCLA ?
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Indeed.
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@FarmerJayhawk said in 2024 recruiting thread:
Indeed.
well keep our fingers crossed. – Little luck maybe we get him. - -I’m seeing his announcement is at like 8:30 but no mention if he i announcing on any thing like Instagram or anything
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Kurtis Townsend
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@BShark said in 2024 recruiting thread:
Kurtis Townsend
I’m -sooooooo confused lol - - you think he is UCLA right? - hell who knows - -would be a great Christmas present
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Things change sometimes. Recruiting is wild.
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@BShark said in 2024 recruiting thread:
Things change sometimes. Recruiting is wild.
Boy I hope he could flip and coommit to us - -find out soon enough I guess
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Got heeeeem
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Wow
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SOB - -we got him - -can’t beleive it - -hell ya. - -NOW got to hold onto him. You know UCLA won’t let up
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@FarmerJayhawk said in 2024 recruiting thread:
Got heeeeem
Go read Bossi’s nugget on 247 premium. WILD STUFF.
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So if Marcus decides to come in 20232 then , he joins El Marko - - Johnson - - McDowell - - - Right ? - -Man what a class that would be
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UCLA beat writer for 247 is down bad lmao
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I can’t believe we got him. Pinch me.
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From Dushawn London article: “ I chose Kansas because of the NIL opportunities , the coaches, and they really sound like they need and want me,” he said. “Coach Self reached out to me and said I want you to play for me and that he wants to coach me. Hearing that from a coach of his status and him reaching out directly is a really big deal that I couldn’t turn down.”
NIL money must be good! Listed as the first reason.
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@BShark said in 2024 recruiting thread:
@FarmerJayhawk said in 2024 recruiting thread:
Got heeeeem
Go read Bossi’s nugget on 247 premium. WILD STUFF.
A big wing who can make deep jumpers, create, rebound, and finish above the rim. Had a 50/20 game. Might be 2023 or 2024 but I’m guessing we’re hoping for 2023 since we’re likely losing Jalen, Gradey, and McCullar after this season. Has a younger brother named Maximo Adams who is one of the better players in the 2026 class.
Very cool
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I’ll take credit for this one! Felt the good juju after learning he played down the street from my family in SoCal.
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I think I’d rather have Adams stay in 2024 unless he’s fine coming off the bench for a year.
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Shocked we won this battle tbh but good to see our NIL game is on point to win these kind of battles for prospects in other’s backyards.
I agree I’d rather have him in 24 and attack the portal to get the 2 starters we need but perhaps we’ll see the numbers still work out anyway where that happens and Adams still ends up in 23. I’ll be interested to see when he plans to make that decision, he has said he’ll play AAU which I’d rather him get to KU as soon as he can.
Long term his potential is good but there is some worry initially. He hasn’t played a lot of top competition in HS or in grassroots. Perhaps it won’t matter but there may be an adjustment period for him you might not expect with the #29 ranked player. We’ll see
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One thing to mention, if he doesn’t reclassify to the 23 class I wouldn’t be surprised if he had 2nd thoughts at some point. It’s a long time to be committed and have people in your ear telling you otherwise.
So it’s probably best we get him in this class and figure out the numbers.
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@BeddieKU23 the plan from both sides is 23. Whether he can get that to happen seems to be somewhat up in the air. Important to note 23 is his natural class so he wouldn’t be coming in super young like most reclasses.
His brother is also an absolute STUD, will end up a 5* imo.
It’s nice to see us going into Cali again. We are in a GREAT spot with Vyctorius Miller as well.
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