Red Five

No Hoiberg team is complete w/o at least one “foreign big man project”. I assume we’re saving our 13th scholarship for one. Yvan Ouedraogo Eduardo Andre Oleg Kojenets Blaise Keita Matar Diop

The context that I took from that is that he isn't expecting anyone to enter the portal before spring practice is over, not that he wasn't expecting anyone to enter the portal at all this spring. It wouldn't surprise me if we lost some OL (21 on scholarship) or DBs (24 on scholarship).

A few updates: Reports are we aren't getting a visit from Pharrel Payne (Minnesota) as expected later this week. We have moved on from Joshua Ola-Joseph (Minnesota). Another new name to follow as of today is Connor Essegian, a junior SG from Wisconsin. Started 19 games as a freshman, then as a sophomore was moved to a bench role and only averaged 8 mins/game. Career 35% shooter from 3. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/connor-essegian-1.html

New target of interest for NU - 6'4" Brendan Hausen SG from Villanova. Career 40% 3 point shooter. Played 18 mins/game last year. Has taken 246 shots over 2 years, with 223 being 3 pointers. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/brendan-hausen-1.html

Known players we are after (we have visited or they have been/will be on campus): SF Frankie Fidler Sr Omaha PF William Kyle Jr South Dakota St PF/C Pharrel Payne Jr Minnesota SF Joshua Ola-Joseph Jr Minnesota C Malique Ewin Jr JUCO/Ole Miss C Igor Milicic Sr Charlotte PF/C Andrew Morgan Sr NDSU PG Rollie Worster Sr Utah SG/SF Gavin Griffiths So Rutgers SG Connor Hickman Sr Bradley -> Cincinnati PF John Hugley Sr Oklahoma -> Xavier

Nice to pickup someone with more than 1 year of eligibility 9/13 scholarships filled Seniors (6): Gary, Mast, Ulis, Williams, Morgan, Worster Juniors (0): Sophomores (1): Griffiths Freshmen (2): Frager, Janowski *Hoiberg is a junior walk-on

Who needs a support staff when your kids can just do the portal recruiting?

It doesn’t sound like it. There has been no reported in-home or on-campus visit. Im guessing Fred got a good scouting report on him from Otzelberger.

5 star in class of 2023

AKA let's just put the conferences mainly back together from what they were 20 years ago...

Was here over the weekend. He's in Knoxville now and will be in Waco later this week.