Hokie Hoops February-March Recruiting

By: ltrepeter2000
HOKIE HOOPS WIZ
on February 10, 2021, 11:30 AM | 63 comments

LJ THOMAS

https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2021/liron-thomas-244252

Isaiah Miranda

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CapeHokie's picture CapeHokie
| 5 years 4 months #

Wow, he's grown 11" taller since that Hudl update in 2019!

ltrepeter2000's picture ltrepeter2000
HOKIE HOOPS WIZ
| 5 years 4 months # ^

Grabbed the wrong Isaiah Miranda Hudl, updated with another of his profiles

Rob Peterson
VTCC
Charlie/Hotel Company
Class of 1999

Orion86's picture Orion86
| 5 years 4 months # ^

He should look into getting contacts, at least once in those clips his glasses get knocked off

nickm2's picture nickm2
| 5 years 4 months # ^

*rec specs

A 7 footer with those would be an instant fan favorite

757hokie83's picture 757hokie83
CLASS WAR VETERAN
| 5 years 4 months #

Class of '23 and 7'1"??? He might be 7'17" by the time he graduates!

Now finish up them taters; I'm gonna go fondle my sweaters.

2HokiesIn1's picture 2HokiesIn1
PICK 6 BIG SHOOTS
| 5 years 4 months # ^

Big, if true

A decade on TKP and it's been time well spent.

HokieAlum6144's picture HokieAlum6144
| 5 years 4 months # ^

Interesting that he playing Power Forward not Center. How tall must the Pawtucket center be??

HokieSax14's picture HokieSax14
CAN WE PANIC NOW?!
| 5 years 4 months # ^

Ah yes the classic Shrink 4 position?

HomebrewHokie08's picture HomebrewHokie08
🍺MAKES "BEER" ⚗️🦃
| 5 years 4 months # ^

Well you see, there once was a Center from Pawtucket...

Plan for the worst and hope for the best, not the other way around.

NCHokie2006's picture NCHokie2006
| 5 years 4 months # ^

Who scored lots of buckets...

Hokierick's picture Hokierick | 5 years 4 months # ^

That's what she said

ltrepeter2000's picture ltrepeter2000
HOKIE HOOPS WIZ
| 5 years 4 months #

Win Miller
Shooting Guard, 6'3, 170 lbs, C/O 2023
Birmingham, Alabama

Bryson Warren
Combo Guard, 6'2, 165lbs, C/O 2023
Little Rock, Arkansas

Rob Peterson
VTCC
Charlie/Hotel Company
Class of 1999

HokieAlum6144's picture HokieAlum6144
| 5 years 4 months # ^

LOL, are we allowed to offer people under 6'6" on a MY team?

APrimusHokie's picture APrimusHokie | 5 years 4 months #

I want Will Shavers. Top 100 center next year 6'9 245 so he can spend a year practicing with aluma😂

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boylejc2's picture boylejc2
| 5 years 4 months #

Lynn Greer III, a point guard prospect out of Philly committed to Dayton despite a mix of CBs to us and Temple. Just further proof that I shouldn't comment on basketball on this site - cause everyone I do talk about ends up elsewhere.

rpotts12's picture rpotts12 | 5 years 4 months # ^

Hal's grandson?

BigSmoooooooth's picture BigSmoooooooth | 5 years 4 months # ^

His dad, Lynn Greer, played at Temple.

APrimusHokie's picture APrimusHokie | 5 years 4 months # ^

2021 class?

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APrimusHokie's picture APrimusHokie | 5 years 4 months # ^

I think after we landed Pedulla we stopped recuirting him

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HokieCFA's picture HokieCFA
STONKS 📈
| 5 years 4 months #

So if Bede doesn't return does that leave us with only Cattoor and incoming freshman Pedulla to play PG? I suppose Diarra is an option if he returns. Might have to hit the portal for a PG.

twamp's picture twamp | 5 years 4 months # ^

It would, but I'm under the impression that Bede will be staying. No sources, but from the general tone of our targets and what I see from insiders I don't think we're looking for a Bede replacement next year.

BigSmoooooooth's picture BigSmoooooooth | 5 years 4 months # ^

Waiting to hear on Pemsl.

And the big one is Aluma.

WHS's picture WHS | 5 years 4 months # ^

Barring a monster end by Aluma I think he will be back. I haven't seen a ton of draft buzz around him.

BigSmoooooooth's picture BigSmoooooooth | 5 years 4 months # ^

Right, but his age starts working against him quickly.

Not sure how/if he can improve nba prospects. I would assume more consistency in the 3-ball would help but that still may never get him past G-league or Europe.

But the longer he stays, the more the equation of
Minimal improvement and injury risk works against him.

joey25's picture joey25
| 5 years 4 months # ^

If he doesn't have a realistic chance at making it on an NBA roster, and he wants to play professionally, he's better off going to Europe, and getting his money while he can, if he has a market there.

benw92's picture benw92
HOKIE IN CHICAGO
| 5 years 4 months # ^

He is not an NBA prospect

Outside it's night time, but inside it's LeDay

dave's picture dave
WHERE’S DAVE?
| 5 years 4 months #

2022 Suffolk (VA) point guard Jayden Epps Is a three way battle between NC State, Providence, and VT. I think he's a must get for MY

ltrepeter2000's picture ltrepeter2000
HOKIE HOOPS WIZ
| 5 years 4 months #

Dasonte Bowen

6'3, 165 lbs, Point Guard, Brewster Academy C/O 2022 4* per 247Sports

Rob Peterson
VTCC
Charlie/Hotel Company
Class of 1999

CareyHokie's picture CareyHokie | 5 years 4 months # ^

I'm thinking that @Uncle_Drew Twitter handle, alone, qualifies for a 4 star ranking. Let's get Uncle Drew to B-burg.

Hokie Wartooth's picture Hokie Wartooth | 5 years 4 months #

Hokies make final 6 for North Carolina 4-star PF De'Ante Green (6'9", 205). Articles speculate he will stay in state. One CB for the Heels yesterday. Could reclassify to 2021.

Hokies in contention with UNC, NC State, Wake, FSU, and Tennessee.

SevenLayersofPlayers's picture SevenLayersofPlayers
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| 5 years 4 months # ^

It's going to be interesting how ACC recruiting evolves this cycle - the traditional powers (Duke, UNC) are down ticking, how much (if at all) will that affect recruiting and what does the trickle-down effect mean for VT?

APrimusHokie's picture APrimusHokie | 5 years 4 months # ^

He going to UNC😔

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dave's picture dave
WHERE’S DAVE?
| 5 years 4 months # ^

Yep, also I don't believe he's actually 6'9" either.

APrimusHokie's picture APrimusHokie | 5 years 4 months # ^

I say if we take a PF this year it's gonna be Will Shavers

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Welcome to your vice
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Hokie Wartooth's picture Hokie Wartooth | 5 years 4 months #

A quick update on 3-star 2022 C target Riley Mulvey (6' 11", 230). Iowa has been on him pretty heavy and has a CB for him after he recently updated his recruitment:

"Right now, I'd say the list for me I feel like Iowa is the top, then Syracuse, then Virginia Tech, then Yale," Mulvey said. "I feel like those are the main four that I'm thinking about."

Article makes it sound like VT has some work to do if they want Mulvey's pledge.

"I hear from (assistant coach) Kevin Giltner," Mulvey said. "I talked with coach Young one time, but other than that haven't really heard from him since. I hear from Kevin Giltner I'd say I get a text from once a week and I talk to him once every two or three weeks. We end up talking about a couple of his dogs and my dogs. I feel like all of the relationships I have with the coaches is more like friends relationships, which is kind of funny that it works out that way."

Hokie Wartooth's picture Hokie Wartooth | 5 years 4 months #

Virginia Tech is making an impression on 2023 Columbia, SC 4-star PF prospect GG Jackson whom the Hokies offered last August. Tech currently has competition from Pitt, Cuse, and Wake in addition to home state programs USC and Clemson (he mentions former Hokies target and Clemson freshman PJ Hall as well as his dad almost playing football for Clemson). There's chatter that UNC is sniffing around Jackson, whose dad also happens to be a Heels fan.

"I would say South Carolina, Clemson, Virginia Tech are contacting us the most right now."
...
Virginia Tech: "They run a lot of good offense there. They try to get their big guys open looks and all. And they take care of their athletes, they showed me they are like number one in nutrition. You know, and they have their own private airplanes they travel on and all that."

You can find a good breakdown from last year of Jackson's skill set here.

dave's picture dave
WHERE’S DAVE?
| 5 years 4 months # ^

Frank Martin seems to be looking for every reason possible to leave SC, and if MY can't beat out Brownell for a recruit, then I'll eat my hat

SevenLayersofPlayers's picture SevenLayersofPlayers
669TH MEMBER OF TKPC
| 5 years 4 months # ^

MY can't beat out Brownell for a recruit, then I'll eat my hat

Brownell got P.J. Hall to commit to Clemson and we definitely recruited him pretty hard.

Let me know when you're ready to eat some hat.

jack14vt's picture jack14vt | 5 years 4 months # ^

We literally rolled out the red carpet for him if I remember correctly

Shoog's picture Shoog
🤔
| 5 years 3 months # ^

Sometimes things work out....

KopHokie's picture KopHokie | 5 years 4 months # ^

Gobble Gobble Jackson?

Hokie Wartooth's picture Hokie Wartooth | 5 years 3 months #

Couple of items. Louisville let assistant coach Dino Gaudio go and promptly lost two recruits, releasing them from their LOIs. Raleigh PF Eric Van Der Heijden and Durham PG Bobby Pettiford, Jr. are both looking for new homes. Virginia Tech, Providence, and Ole Miss were programs mentioned in connection with Pettiford and Louisville had to fight to keep him committed.

Also, as a side note, UNC big Walker Kessler is hitting the transfer portal.

MaroonX2's picture MaroonX2
FIRE WHIT.
| 5 years 3 months # ^

That Kessler one is very surprising. Wherever he goes will be a lucky program.

Fire Whit.

APrimusHokie's picture APrimusHokie | 5 years 3 months # ^

Probably auburn

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Welcome to your vice
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benw92's picture benw92
HOKIE IN CHICAGO
| 5 years 3 months # ^

Georgia seems more likely

Outside it's night time, but inside it's LeDay

APrimusHokie's picture APrimusHokie | 5 years 3 months # ^

I'm hearing zags now

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Welcome to your vice
Good luck with life
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Hokierick's picture Hokierick | 5 years 3 months # ^

Villanova

Tyler Fanning's picture Tyler Fanning | 5 years 3 months # ^

Virginia Tech

harrinpa's picture harrinpa
🏌️‍♂️🎮🏋️‍♂️🦃
| 5 years 3 months # ^

University of Virginia tech

hokienator's picture hokienator | 5 years 3 months # ^

I'm hearing Hawaii now.

Directions from Blacksburg to whoville, go north till you smell it then go east until you step in it

ltrepeter2000's picture ltrepeter2000
HOKIE HOOPS WIZ
| 5 years 3 months # ^

I actually expect Kessler to go pro

Rob Peterson
VTCC
Charlie/Hotel Company
Class of 1999

rpotts12's picture rpotts12 | 5 years 3 months #

Now that the season is over, I'm curious as to who we're going to have with us for next year. Especially, who are we going to have to help out Aluma and Mutts. The last two games highlighted our perennial lack of height issues.

I'm looking forward to an in depth analysis of our '21-'22 team.

HammerTime's picture HammerTime
STOP.
| 5 years 3 months # ^

Are we expected to lose anyone of note since this year doesn't count against eligibility?

Hokies United l Ut Prosim

Lowkey Hokie's picture Lowkey Hokie | 5 years 3 months # ^

That's assuming Aluma and Mutts return. Presumably Aluma will have his degree by May. Mutts is a grad transfer, so he's already on the master's. If one of them leave, I imagine we bring in a transfer to replace them because none of the other big men are good enough to start.

As far as the other big men, Pemsl was about what I expected.. He was also a grad transfer, so he might be out. Ojiako still does not look remotely ready to compete on a tournament team. N'Guessan has potential as a 4, but he needs to get some muscle and work A LOT on his shot. Maybe if Pemsl leaves, we bring in a big to compete with Aluma and/or Mutts for minutes.

As far as guards, I would imagine that Bede leaves. He's gonna have a master's I think. Also, why would 4 year starter Storm Murphy come to VT to split minutes with Bede? We should still have Alleyne and Radford starting, with Cone and Cattoor playing big minutes off the bench. Maybe some extra minutes for Bamisile.

Mike Young did mention wanting to move Aluma to the 4 and Mutts maybe to the 3. I'm not a fan of that idea, because that forces either Alleyne or Radford to the bench, which would be crazy. Probably at least one of our good guards would transfer too.

daveinop's picture daveinop
| 5 years 3 months # ^

ankle depth...

Barring exit(s) via the portal (no rumors...yet), we have exactly one opening (vice-Pemsl) and we are purportedly looking for a 5 or 4.

edit: spoke too soon; Bam gone : (
Offseason...Cone, Ojiako, and Maddox need to get healthy; Bamisile and Ojiako need to learn to play defense with their feet on the floor; Radford and Mutts need to shoot a few thousand practice 3's, and everyone needs to get a little stronger

Next year should look like a more experienced, deeper, and more versatile version of this year with more perimeter threats (and less defense) especially at the point and hopefully a little more muscle under the basket.

Should be fun.

Hokie Wartooth's picture Hokie Wartooth | 5 years 3 months #

More portal news that should interest any program looking for a 6'11" 237 big from Virginia. Qudus Wahab is leaving Georgetown where he averaged 12.7 points and 8.2 rebounds per game last season. The Hokies recruited him heavily out of Flint Hill, making his top 5 along with Georgetown, Syracuse, Pitt, and UConn.

gobble gobble chumps's picture gobble gobble chumps
PLS
| 5 years 3 months # ^

literally just came here to post this

"Why gobble gobble chumps asks such good questions, I will never know." - TheFifthFuller

Danny Coale Is My Spirit Animal's picture Danny Coale Is My Spirit Animal
DRIVES THE FURY ROAD
| 5 years 3 months # ^

I remember refreshing that dude's Twitter page the day of his decision hoping to see Orange and Maroon. That feels like a lifetime ago.

I found TKP after two rails from TOTS then walking back to my apartment and re-watching the 2012 Sugar Bowl. I woke up the next day with this username.

SevenLayersofPlayers's picture SevenLayersofPlayers
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| 5 years 3 months # ^

This would be a home-run pickup. Hell of a player, would allow everyone to shift to their natural positions.

Danny Coale Is My Spirit Animal's picture Danny Coale Is My Spirit Animal
DRIVES THE FURY ROAD
| 5 years 3 months #

Deleting comment. Meant to reply to post above.

I found TKP after two rails from TOTS then walking back to my apartment and re-watching the 2012 Sugar Bowl. I woke up the next day with this username.