ND Men BB Recruiting

[Irish#1]

Haralson would be a huge get, but it will be a tough pull.

 

[laughingirish90]

Sir Mohammed, Garrett Sundra, and Cole Certa are all officially signed.

Excellent additions. Think Mohammed and Certa can be instant impact guys.

getting Mohammed was huge because was rated the 7th best combo guard in the nation this past summer. don't know if our irish ever got a guard with his height which is 6-7

 

[MacIrish75]

getting Mohammed was huge because was rated the 7th best combo guard in the nation this past summer. don't know if our irish ever got a guard with his height which is 6-7

Shit Bonzie Colson was our starting 5 at 6’6 a few years ago…

 

[laughingirish90]

 

[IrishLax]

Sundra plays at the HS where I coach lacrosse. We had 5x D1 signees today including Sundra, 2x Duke players, and 1x UCONN. Hope he tears it up in South Bend!

 

[Fbolt]

Yep-I've seen Sundra in the area and he's a tall kid but needs some weight and strength gains. Apparently doesn't even start for Paul VI-a beast of a team that dominates the area.

 

[sfk324]

getting Mohammed was huge because was rated the 7th best combo guard in the nation this past summer. don't know if our irish ever got a guard with his height which is 6-7

Depends on how you want to classify Cam Biedscheid and Ryan Ayers.

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

Depends on how you want to classify Cam Biedscheid and Ryan Ayers.

Rip
Too many loss ND players (and transfers)
Way too many young kids gone

 

[notredomer23]

Sundra plays at the HS where I coach lacrosse. We had 5x D1 signees today including Sundra, 2x Duke players, and 1x UCONN. Hope he tears it up in South Bend!

He any good from your view? Like the potential but I heard he didn’t start as a junior for school.

 

[cape cod]

getting Mohammed was huge because was rated the 7th best combo guard in the nation this past summer. don't know if our irish ever got a guard with his height which is 6-7

'Ever' is a very long time:

6'7 guard = Bill Hanzlik (Beloit, Wis) was a Frosh recruit in 1976-77...same recruiting class as Rich Branning 6'3 (Huntington Beach Cal)...Hanzlik played guard his entire 4 years at ND-as did Branning

 

[laughingirish90]

one of the assistant coaches in the video i posted above in another post said that Cole Certa is a world class shooter and that he thinks they signed the best shooter in the nation.

 

[Irish#1]

Shit Bonzie Colson was our starting 5 at 6’6 a few years ago…

True, but he could scratch his ankle without bending over.

 

[Irish#1]

'Ever' is a very long time:

6'7 guard = Bill Hanzlik (Beloit, Wis) was a Frosh recruit in 1976-77...same recruiting class as Rich Branning 6'3 (Huntington Beach Cal)...Hanzlik played guard his entire 4 years at ND-as did Branning

Hanzlik got to play with a number of guys that turned out to be pretty good.

 

[SeekNDestroy]

Hanzlik got to play with a number of guys that turned out to be pretty good.

Yeah, that ‘80 team was probably Digger’s most talented team, but it’s rivaled by the ‘79 and ‘81 teams. He continued to get really talented players throughout the ‘80s but never got back to the top teams of the ‘70s through ‘81.

His final teams in the ‘90s were virtually talentless. Apparently, he just threw in the towel with recruiting (Ross twins, Brooks Boyer, etc.).

 

[ab2cmiller]

NCAA didn't have much choice, considering the cluster fuck they created with the free transfer policy this year.

 

[notredomer23]

Christian Gurdak - Gonzaga - Center

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One that may pop soon…

 

[notredomer23]

Are we the favorites?

He has a long standing relationship with Shrews back to PSU. Was just on campus. I’d say so.

What’s interesting is while I like him as a prospect, he’s not exactly the profile I envision Shewsberry would recruit. Feels like a Brey special

 

[BobbyMac]

Christian Gurdak - Gonzaga - Center

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One that may pop soon…

Got a FC today from a DMV guy.

Also:

 

[Henges24]

Got a FC today from a DMV guy.

Also:

Without checking, I believe he was on the U18 team that Shews just coached.

Also CG might already be locked down

 

[Henges24]

Gurdak commits to VT.

Very surprised.

 

[arrowryan]

When I saw that his comparison was Matt Zona, it was tough for me to get excited.

But, holy cow, I can’t believe Shrews choked this one away.

 

[NumbersGuy0520]

Honest question - when does the seat start to get hot for Shrews? End of this year maybe?

Last year we were expectedly awful but showed flashes. But so far I am whelmed with recruiting and I’m currently struggling to see how we can get back to legitimate contenders in the ACC.

 

[Ndaccountant]

 

[IrishLion]

Honest question - when does the seat start to get hot for Shrews? End of this year maybe?

Last year we were expectedly awful but showed flashes. But so far I am whelmed with recruiting and I’m currently struggling to see how we can get back to legitimate contenders in the ACC.

We’re talking about a hot seat one season in??

 

[NumbersGuy0520]

We’re talking about a hot seat one season in??

Yeah, just talking about when it would come. Not assigning one.

Our 2024 recruiting class is decent, our transfers in are pretty poor, and we just lost a recruit with ties to Shrews to VT.

I think the fair take is to continue to believe in Shrews but to also recognize that turning things around will be pretty difficult given our roster. I’m not abandoning ship - just recognizing the rough waters.

 

[ab2cmiller]

Given what he inherited, there is no scenario I can imagine where his seat would start to get hot this year.

 

[JD Irish]

I tend to agree. Recruiting is as bad now as it's ever been. Is our roster any better than it was last year? How are we supposed to be getting better each year without bringing players in?

 

[Henges24]

Honest question - when does the seat start to get hot for Shrews? End of this year maybe?

Last year we were expectedly awful but showed flashes. But so far I am whelmed with recruiting and I’m currently struggling to see how we can get back to legitimate contenders in the ACC.

Dude. He probably has a solid 5 years unless regression is obvious.

He needs to win to win the recruits. Those wins should come from good coaching.

 

[Henges24]

I tend to agree. Recruiting is as bad now as it's ever been. Is our roster any better than it was last year? How are we supposed to be getting better each year without bringing players in?

I’d say yes, it should be. All contributing players have aged one year. Think we got some pluses in the transfer portal. Ivy League kid will be good. The big is yet to be seen but I expect him to be a contributor. He seems to be agile enough. That a plus on Zona, IMO, as a big.

 

[Irish#1]

Honest question - when does the seat start to get hot for Shrews? End of this year maybe?

Last year we were expectedly awful but showed flashes. But so far I am whelmed with recruiting and I’m currently struggling to see how we can get back to legitimate contenders in the ACC.

I can't believe anyone would even bring up the subject. We are an impatient lot anymore.