All Things Baboucarr Ann Recruitment Thread (Updated: Commits to wisconsin)

[60's Guy]

Go Gophers!!

That would suck!!! Pick the Gophers! But, my gosh if you are going to choose someone else...not the Wisconsin Badgers. Reading this...I thought about throwing up...

 

[Spottedmuskie]

Go Gophers!!

Could just be a badger source saying that? Although it doesn't feel good and someone thought thats why they offered his tall teammate to get him...

 

[The Deliberate Stranger]

Maybe but Evan Flood use to crystal ball everyone to Wisconsin, it got to the point where fans got on him for it, got really ugly on there 247 board when Koi picked the gophers

 

[BleedGopher]

This one stings:


Go Gophers!!

 

[Drake University Gopher]

Boo that man!!! Boo!!!

 

[howeda7]

I've cooled on him...

 

[Zeppelin Gopher]

Fuck that

 

[GophersInIowa]

 

[MonikerSchmoniker45]

Damn. It was bad enough when they only wanted our whites.

 

[GophersInIowa]

I don't follow recruiting closely but have seen several say the Gophers weren't recruiting him hard anymore. Could be true or could just be fans coping with the miss.

 

[GopherBlood777]

Brad Davison haunting us from beyond graduation

 

[pharmacygopher]

Brad Davison haunting us from beyond graduation

At first I thought you wrote from beyond and grave and thought I missed that piece of (good) news

 

[GophersInIowa]

At first I thought you wrote from beyond and grave and thought I missed that piece of (good) news

He's keeping himself busy

 

[TNGophfan]

Do we think it was money, or Gaard's somewhat mystical personality?

 

[Spottedmuskie]

The talent is there, only saw his games in the state tourney, but he didn't stick out like I thought he did the previous year. Again very small sample size.

 

[Angry]

 

[BTChamp]

That is a piece of shit bit of news.

 

[howeda7]

On the plus side it keeps our Wisconsin hate cups full...

 

[gopherbadgerman]

The talent is there, only saw his games in the state tourney, but he didn't stick out like I thought he did the previous year. Again very small sample size.

Thought you said we needed to close the deal?

 

[SelectionSunday]

 

[Streven]

Gross

 

[jovs]

Just doesn't feel like that big of a deal in todays environment. How many guys stay 5 years anyway. Win some, lose some, but you will always have other options.

 

[60's Guy]

Do we think it was money, or Gaard's somewhat mystical personality?

I think brad davison playing at Maple Grove and coaching at wisconsin is the most likely factor.
The tweet was belief, trust, development, family ... seems like something you'd say if you were listening to the nut man.

 

[60's Guy]

Just doesn't feel like that big of a deal in todays environment. How many guys stay 5 years anyway. Win some, lose some, but you will always have other options.

We don't have that many opportunities to be in the running for that elite of an athlete. We will give the scholarship to somebody but it likely won't be somebody who reminds you of the Baylor players from last year's tournament.

 

[march madness]

We don't have that many opportunities to be in the running for that elite of an athlete. We will give the scholarship to somebody but it likely won't be somebody who reminds you of the Baylor players from last year's tournament.

It’s hurts, he is a great athlete. Wisconsin success is what we hope to build, hopefully soon!

 

[Bad Gopher]

There's no way to spin this. This is too bad, really a bummer.

In addition to his talent, he seems like a good kid...but so did Davison until he started assaulting opponents on the court.

 

[Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0]

Maple Grove is becoming the new Lakeville North.

 

[formerlybis]

Just doesn't feel like that big of a deal in todays environment. How many guys stay 5 years anyway. Win some, lose some, but you will always have other options.

It's a new era - the blue bloods just buy the best players in the portal, even from P4 non-blue bloods (e.g. Blackwell to Duke). The blue bloods are less interested in high school recruiting these days, which gives increased opportunities to mine the prep talent pool for the next tier, which both Minnesota and Wisconsin are in. But, those players fall into 3 categories - 1) they play right away and do well enough to get a raise somewhere else, 2) don't meaningfully crack the rotation and transfer down, 3) play enough to keep them coming back, but not well enough to attract an offer the team can't pay. Some of things happen with portal players, too. Every player can leave every year.

TL;DR - You're right

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

We don't have that many opportunities to be in the running for that elite of an athlete. We will give the scholarship to somebody but it likely won't be somebody who reminds you of the Baylor players from last year's tournament.

Jaden Henley just signed a Undrafted FA with the Pistons

Henley signs Exhibit 10 deal with Pistons - Grand Canyon University Athletics

Grand Canyon guard Jaden Henley launched his NBA journey Wednesday night by signing an Exhibit 10 contract with the Detroit Pistons, his agency announced.

gculopes.com

Grand Canyon guard Jaden Henleylaunched his NBA journey Wednesday night by signing an Exhibit 10 contract with the Detroit Pistons, his agency announced.

Slash Sports and Entertainment posted on its Instagram account that Henley, its client and the Lopes' leading scorer last season, signed the non-guaranteed deal after the NBA Draft ended with ESPN listing Henley as the fifth-best undrafted player. An Exhibit 10 contract can be converted into a two-way contract before the regular season and allows Detroit to hold Henley's G League rights.

"Just wanted to say thank you for all the support that you all showed me and all the rest of the student-athletes at GCU," Henley said in a video for Lopes Club members. "Just so you all know, I'm always proud to be a Lope. Lopes up."

The one-year, minimum-salary deal often is given to undrafted free agents to have them compete for a roster spot during NBA Summer League and team training camp. GCU's Gabe McGlothan also started his professional career by signing one with the Denver Nuggets in 2024.

After a 60-22 season, Detroit enters the summer with its roster situation in flux because of open spots, Jalen Duren's restricted free agency, Tobias Harris' unrestricted free agency and potential trades. The Pistons made NBA Draft night deals to select 6-foot-1 guard Ebuka Okorie of Stanford in the first round at No. 17 and 7-foot center Ugunna Oneyno of Virginia in the second round at No. 53

 

[Married@SiebertField]

Here’s an original idea: Let’s start beating Wisconsin in basketball. It might help. We don’t seem to lose Minnesota kids to Wisconsin football these days—just say’in.