With Keve Aluma returning and Tyrece Radford transferring to Texas A&M, the Hokies have two scholarship spots open for the upcoming season with the additions of Storm Murphy, Sean Pedulla, Jalen Haynes, and Lynn Kidd.
| c-sr | c-jr | c-so | c-frosh | frosh | 2022 HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy, G | Mutts (r), F | Cattoor, G | Maddox, G | Pedulla, G | Collins, G |
| - | Aluma (r), F | Alleyne, G | N'Guessan, F | Haynes, F | Wessler, C |
| - | - | Ojiako, F | Kidd, C | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
How many are we looking to take for '22?
Looks like about 5, right? Depending on attrition and transfers in.
Wartooth's Big Board
>>>Rodney Rice
>>>Tyler Nickel
>>>Noah Clowney
>>>Braden Huff
Fall visitors:
September 3
2022 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SG Rodney Rice Final 6: VT, Louisville, Alabama, Notre Dame, Maryland, Georgetown (visiting Louisville Sept. 17)
2022 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SF Tyler Nickel Final 5: VT, UNC, Iowa, LSU, Butler (visiting Aug. 27-29- Butler(cancelled), Sept. 10-12- UNC, Sep. 17-19- Iowa, late Sept./early Oct.- LSU)
2022 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ PF Braden Huff (Sept. 25- Gonzaga, Oct. 30- Wisconsin)
September 6
2022 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ PF Maliq Brown (unofficial)
September 10
2022 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ PF Noah Clowney (Aug. 27- Indiana, Sept. 3- Florida, Sept. 24- Alabama)
2022 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ PF Ven-Allen Lubin (Oct. 2- Clemson, Oct. 9- Notre Dame)
2022 PG Jordan Williams
September 17
2022 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ C Patrick Wessler (Sept. 10- Providence, Sept. 25- USC, Oct. 2- NC State, Oct. 9- Ole Miss)
September 23
2022 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ CG Chandler Jackson
October 2
2022 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ PG Bryce Lindsay Final 6: Virginia Tech, Marquette, Xavier, Oklahoma State, Georgetown, and Texas A&M
(visiting Sept 25- Oklahoma State)
Comments
Thanks again for keeping us all up to date on this! It is very much appreciated.
Chase Ross. 6-4, 185 SG out of Texas. High-major interest from Texas A&M, Rutgers, Georgia, Penn State, and others.
Austin Ball. Class of 2023, 6-7, 185 SG out of Miller School in Albermarle, Virginia. Offers from WVU, Marshall, and others.
Another Ball brother lets go!
Wow....that Lavar really gets around
Alex Karaban to UConn, for those following. Made some noise about a VT visit last month, but never scheduled.
Also, unrelated side note- new Big Board dropping tomorrow for a VT target that makes a lot of sense for both parties.
New Big Board
Sense. heh.
Haven't heard from Chandler Jackson for a minute, but this is certainly how we like getting reacquainted!
Jackson got a huge ratings bump in 2021 into the 247 top 60. You can read more of our May discussion on him here.
2023 PF prospect. 6-8, 230 out of Myers Park in Charlotte.
6' 8" 230 lbs High School Junior!? 😳
6-8, 220 PF out of Orlando, class of 2022. 247 profile
Visit is set for September 10, same weekend as Noah Clowney.
BIG BIG BIG visitor looking at his calendar:
He'll also take an OV to Indiana.
Clowney is in my top tier of guys we have a shot with this class. 6-9, 205 4-star PF out of Dorman HS in SC. Got a nice and well-deserved rankings bump over the summer: #55 overall on Rivals, #75 in the 247 composite. Clowney possesses the size and athleticism we will need when Aluma and Mutts leave. Easy bet to make an instant impact.
I think I seen a updated aize for him somewhere. It was 6'11 225
I'm sure his h/w on 247 is pretty old. It's probably closer to that than what they have listed.
According to this source, Clowney is visiting Blacksburg Sept. 11 (presumably 10-12 since that's a Saturday) and Florida Sept. 4. That would put as as the last OV *currently* scheduled, which I like a lot.
Trey Green. 2023 PG (5-10, 155) out of Mooresville, NC.
Also friends with MJ Collins, so that can't hurt ;)
I live 5 min from his HS here in Mooresville. Guess this means the family is going to some Lake Norman HS games in full VT gear!
Guess it does! You should be in for a show- nice handles, good change of direction and speed, quick hands and feet, creates space for himself despite his size. Excited to see him progress! Sophomore highlights.
Another 2022 offer. Daniel Skillings 6-5, 180 SG from Philly. Had a great summer, poised to make a rankings jump.
Solomon Ball (6-1, 180) made a visit. 2023 CG attending Saint James School in Hagerstown, Maryland. Hometown listed as across the river in Lovettsville, Virginia. Also played on Team Takeover (who lists him at 6-3) with Dug McDaniel, Justin Taylor, and Devin Ceaser. No offer yet, but starting to draw other high-major interest.
Another of Lavar's boys?
VT makes the Top 6 for 2022 PG Ben Shtolzberg. Also lists Butler, Creighton, Northwestern, Rutgers, and an Israeli pro team.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNjQBYuMQxo
Great stroke out to NBA range. Great catch and shoot off screens with quick release. Seems like a guy who would be great fit under MY
committing tomorrow . Visited Rutgers, Northwestern, Creighton. Looks like Creighton.
Bryce Lindsay out of Baltimore Poly is planning official visits to Ok State, Texas A&M, and VT. He previously named his top six as those three plus Marquette, Xavier, and Georgetown.
You can find some more of our discussion on Lindsay here.
From Baltimore Poly to Virginia Polytechnic? That sounds good to me!
Also a pipeline to Long Beach Poly wouldn't hurt
Date is set. 2022 true PG Bryce Lindsay will be visiting Blacksburg October 1 through 3.
VT staff was in yesterday for Bryce Lindsay. OV October 2.
Top 10 for Justyn Fernandez, 2022 wing out of Virginia Episcopal in Lynchburg. Chris Arvin tweets he's making an unofficial visit to Blacksburg this month. UPDATE: August 26
Side note- new Big Board profile early next week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrjacKHd_j0
Nearly hits head on rim on first slam. Great range and stroke. How he's rated only high 3 and Va #10 I don't know.
https://247sports.com/player/justyn-fernandez-46117057/
Long relationship there. One to watch closely. Solid wing prospect, would love to play in ACC.
Ah so that's who Webbie was with at the Chapel this morning.
Committed to Jorge Mason today
Denzel Aberdeen 2022 SG (6-4, 175) out of Dr. Phillips in Orlando has VT in his Top 8 with Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Iona, Florida, Georgia Tech, Minnesota, and Ole Miss.
True PG Sean Jones appears to have committed to Marquette per his Instagram. Took a visit to Blacksburg in June.
Grid updated to reflect Radford transfer. Interested to see if this impacts Keith Williams's transfer calculus at all.
It sucks, but I'm glad it's done. It will force us to focus on just how good Darius Maddox is and how he may be primed to make a big impact on the court this year. Remember- he saw severely limited minutes last season, only shot the ball about one time per appearance, and in the one game where he played 9 minutes (against Coppin St), he was a perfect 3/3 from long range, finishing 3-for-4 from the field with 9 points.
Didn't make the Top 8 for 2023 PG Caleb Foster (Team Curry w MJ Collins). Not terribly surprised once that Duke offer came in.
cross-posted with the WBB post bc this does help our bball staff:
For real, no joke- please go show this guy some love. Twitter, Insta. Positive vibes only, as always. IU Twitter bots are out in force. RT, RT this article and tag him, leave an Insta comment, whatever you have a minute to do.
2024 offer out to 6-6 DeMatha forward AJ Swinton after a visit. It's early, but I expect AJ to continue to develop into a very good high-major prospect. No 247 profile yet, but he's already listed on at least one national Top 50 list.
Side note: 2023 SG Jacoi Hutchinson, who also holds a VT offer, will be transferring from DeMatha to play at IMG next season.
Cameron Corhen just got a CB for Illinois. Was recruited by Frazier at Tech and everything I've seen since then suggested he'd be where Frazier is.
Corhen to Florida State. Rare miss by Frazier.
Maybe the guy who most easily passes the knee-jerk eye test in 2023 (along with Evan Ramsey) is Carter Lang out of STAB. Visited VT unofficially today.
The crushed ball is a nice touch.
These new unis?
They look fresher than normal.
I believe that is Pemsl's jersey from last year. The lighting is just so egregious that it makes the uniforms look a little cleaner than usual.
Arvin in a free post said hes close to putting in a cb for Nickel as well
Rice and Nickel visiting on the same day (again) makes me feel very, very good.
UPDATE: Nickel has cancelled his Butler visit for this weekend and Arvin did the damn thing. Watch out for Iowa.
Straight shot down 81 for his parents to attend games.
Even more reason to be loud and proud on September 3. Even if you don't like CJF, do it for CMY to show these recruits what Hokie Nation is all about.
Real quick- just want to say thank you to you guys for being cool. If you read other basketball boards, you find a lot of badmouthing and sneering at other "lesser" programs. I'm really glad we're not about that here. Each of these recruits is different. They vibe different in different places with different people, and they're making the biggest decisions of their lives. Anyway, thank you again, keep being the light, and PVO.
And a THANK YOU for being cool and keeping the relevant info coming and timely. This has been one my check-first threads lately.
Seriously, the amount of research and effort that goes into keeping tabs on all these recruits and their recruitment is incredible, and the presentation by Wartooth is easily high-quality enough to go behind a paywall somewhere. I'm just glad it's here and it's free.
I concur and appreciate it. It takes a significant amount of time and am glad Wartooth has carried the ball. I have been swamped with new job and my small business so kudos to Wartooth on keeping these up to date and insightful.
Braden Huff is returning to Blacksburg for another visit.
Huff will be in town for the UNC game with Rodney Rice and Tyler Nickel, which will be ENORMOUS.
The flip side is Huff will also be taking a visit to Gonzaga and a return trip to Wisconsin. This one is far from over.
Read more of our discussion about Braden Huff here.
From Illinois, unless he is tired of the cold, I don't like going toe to toe with Wiscy here.
VT makes the Top 10 for 2023 PF Malik Bowman (unranked as of yet, 6-7, 205, Cumberland, MD, Bishop Walsh School)
VT makes the Final 5 for 2022 Pheonix PF Elijah Saunders (6-8, 220).
247 profile
I had a couple more notes on Blue here.
Happy Monday morning! BIG weekend coming up. Get in the mood with a new WBB featuring a guy I put in my top tier on first view, Braden Huff.
Like Ven-Allen Lubin a lot. May have more to say about his game at a future date.
This dude has one hell of an offer list. West Virginia and A&M didn't even make the top seven.
criminally underevaluated, as the offer list suggests
Really happy about this development. Top 5 for Patrick Wessler
Previously visited June 28. Expecting to see him back on campus soon. You can find more on him here.
(UPDATED) Wessler has set OVs:
Providence, Sept. 10
Virginia Tech, Sept. 16-18
USC, Sept. 24-26
NC State, Oct. 1-3
Ole Miss, Oct. 8-10
If NC State gets Shawn Philips, which could happen soon, that would take them out of the running. Don't sleep on Ole Miss
Top 10 for 2022 CG Chandler Jackson
Felt like a hometown Memphis lean previously, but the Hokies are getting a visit next month.
VT going in-home with Jackson
UPDATE: tomorrow
Maliq Brown (247) 7' wingspan, long, talented defender and rebounder who added a perimeter shot to his arsenal.
Wow, he does it all. Serious hustler, defends, rebounds, blocks shots and passes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qckut44V4_A
For those keeping track, Virginia Beach CG Donald Hand to Boston College. Good for him and the Eagles. He's going to be a good one.
Made the Top 10 for Daniel Skillings, 6-5, 180 2022 4-star SF out of Philly.
List includes Georgia, Miami, Pitt, NC State, Cincy, Temple, and others.
Chris Arvin reporting a third visitor this weekend with Clowney and Lubin. VT offered Jordan Williams in July. 6-3 PG at *210*. Apparently my guy played football, but dang if he doesn't look like a beast. Bruiser who can shoot and defend.
(so as not to resurrect an old thread and make folks think something bad happened)
MJ Collins grabbed that 4th star at ESPN. Well done, MJ!
Hopefully we can add that dude right above him in the SC rankings as well!
#SC2VT amirite?
Big '23 visitor for Coach Brooks and staff in Riley Rismiller, 6-4 center from Ohio
Hokies earn the pledge of a dynamite shooter out of Newark. Maddie joins Top 50 recruit Carleigh Wenzel in the '22 class.
Before this could load, I just saw a commitment from a name I didnt know and started freaking out assuming we missed on Nickel/Rice/Clowney.
Kenny Brooks is doing a hell of a job right now.
I guess Lubin is the next man up.
His rating also got updated. He is now one spot higher than T Nick with the same rating. Very cool.
And it'll probably jump higher when 247 does another round of updates
Well speaking of updates😂 247 gave him a 4 star. Per 247 he's now the 110th best player in the country and on the composite he's now the 76th best player
no shade, the timing is purely coincidental. words of wisdom from Spencer Dinwiddie.
College coaches should also watch this. Maybe not those on the way up, but definitely head coaches. Frank knew.
George Mason has 3 CBS for a 4 star. That's pog
VT made the Top 5 for Daniel Skillings, 6-5, 180 4-star SG out of Philly. Pitt, Miami, NC State, and Cincy round out the field for the Top 100 prospect.
Committing tomorrow per Instagram. Feels like Cincy. Took an OV there this month.
Embed isn't working but for those curious
https://247sports.com/player/patrick-wessler-46102430/
WOAH 7 Footer!
Is that even allowed??
Don't think so.
VT had a 7 footer when I was there in the late 1960's. But he was slow and lazy and couldn't shoot. Signing a 7 footer is easy. Finding one that can actually play basketball is the challenge. I hope Wessler is a real basketball player.
The last guy that close to 7'0" that I remember was Gene Swindle, who ended up at JMU after a year. I have two distinct memories: 1) was a guy saying he transferred from the ACC so he must be good (boy was he wrong), and 2) watching a bunch of drunk JMU students chant "Gene Machine" every time he checked into the game.
I think Robert Krabbendam was a 7'footer.
He dated a friend of my wife's, who was 5'1
The moonshot is still alive as Top 50 prospect Eric Dailey, Jr. continues to mention the Hokies as pushing in his recruitment:
As we've discussed previously, Dailey is a big-time target with an eye-popping pedigree, and the relationship with Mike Jones is what's opened the door for Tech. No visit has been scheduled yet, and there are certainly programs like Michigan who have points working in their favor, but the chatter around VT and Dailey has been hanging around in the air for months now. As I've said before, if the Mikes get a shot with Dailey, they're going to make a lasting impression, at the very least.
https://247sports.com/college/virginia-tech/Article/Basketball-recruitin...
Hmm. Who do you think wants you the most and is going to respect you? The team sending the assistant, or the head ball coach coming to town?
Not only that, but we just had Giltner down there only a little while ago. Now the HC is sitting down with the family ahead of an official visit this weekend. VT's staff has been in constant contact with Chandler ever since he was an underrated 3-star on a Zoom meeting in May.
EDIT: meant as a reply to 07Hokie, above
Chandler on campus for an OV this weekend.
Mike Jones stopped by the Pace Academy in Atlanta to watch workouts and reunite with longtime friend and colleague, head coach Sharman White (hashtag relationships). Coach White was expected to be Jones's assistant with the USA Basketball U16 team again, but when Jones took the VT AHC position, White was tapped to wear the whistle.
Pace is currently home to:
2022 3-star SF Josh Reed (6-6, 195, no VT offer yet, Top 5 of Cincy, South Carolina, Butler, Northwestern, and BC)
2024 PG Kyle Greene (6-2, 170, no VT offer yet, offers from Clemson, LSU, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Texas A&M)
4-star Ft. Lauderdale PF Gregg Glenn will announce his commitment on October 4. Hokies are listed in his Top 5 along with Michigan, Georgia, Iona, and USF. Visited Michigan this past weekend.
Interested to see how this affects Eric Dailey's recruitment.
Seems he would have committed to UM shortly after visit (?) I'm guessing we are a long shot.
I believe it's the only official visit he's taken, and he's been mentioned heavily in connection with Michigan, like Dailey.
EDIT: Pretty quiet on the Dailey front. Still talk about him going pro. Michigan's attention appears to be elsewhere for now. They only have a couple of spots left and one of those will go to Jett, Juwan Howard's son. The next week or two will clear up a lot of questions for pretty much every program.
Missed this a couple of days ago, but staff (presuming Mike Jones, at least) was in to observe at Bishop O'Connell. I'm guessing he/they were there to watch 2022 3-star PG Paul Lewis, 6-1, 165 (decommitted from Maryland in June, do not see that he holds a VT offer yet).
We had staff "in recently" for 2022 SF Darren Buchanan out of Woodrow Wilson HS in DC. Not seeing where he has a Tech offer, but I do know he was the best rebounder on his EYBL team, Team Durant, which featured Top 5 national recruit/current Duke commit Dariq Whitehead and... Rodney Rice.
If you will indulge me a moment...
Things are happening away from TKP that may result in changes for yours truly. Nothing bad or worrisome. I may not be posting/updating here as regularly in the near future, so I would appreciate you guys picking up the slack when you can. I feel like we all have given TKP a shot in the arm re: basketball recruiting coverage over the last several months, and in order for Virginia Tech to continue building on its basketball success under Mike Young, we're going to need a strong online presence from our fans over multiple platforms. This isn't goodbye. Just a heads up :) PVO
Thanks Wartooth. I hope you're able to get out on parole early for good behavior. Post on TKP whenever they let you have internet access.
Congrats on the new job/kid/wedding
Hope whatever is happening is good for you. I really appreciate your input on hoops recruiting. It's made me feel even better about CMY and his staff.
If we put together a mean class with a couple of these 4 stars, any chance we can put the full court press on Nickel to flip?
Nobody flipping from the Carolina
We don't have a big enough bag
Huff to Zaga😔
Big dogged once again... Not that I thought we were ever super close to landing him.
I'm honestly surprised we finish 2nd for him. I thought it would be Zaga and Wisconsin😂
Just popping in to wish y'all a good morning.
Really I am just happy ClownEy got a new insta follower
As Leonardo DiCaprio said. You had my curiosity, But now you have my attention👀😎
you and I should hit dms sometime
Just use the direct comment feature where only you guys can see it....
Or... a TKPC locked thread 👀
I'm positively STARVED for context
[waves to the Indiana lurkers]
this is not about Clowney rn, but ty for reading
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Fish skin risotto? Sounds gross.
let's see... rod, knee, rice.... I feel like there's a hidden message... I just can't figure out what it is.
I'm thinking CLOWN(fish), KNEE, and RICE :-)
Hey everyone. Doesn't this look really good?
Travis Branham, the 247 lead basketball analyst, dropped a CB value of 8 this morning
I never really know what to make of crystal balls. I'm assuming this could very well mean nothing, like this guy saw 4 predictions for VT and just decided to hop on the wagon.
You said balls.
That is crass.
I would say you are right in some cases but since this guy is one of 247 National basketball analyst I say he heard something that made him put one in
Damn - those are some confident balls
I'm happy if The Dude is happy
I's a rod
It's a knee
It' a bowl of rice.
Confusing
Chandler Jackson update
"Thoughts on Virginia Tech? How did your visit go this past weekend?
"I really liked it, was a great place. My family loved it. The weather was nice, the scenery, the coaching staff was very good as well. The players, and everything from the trainers to the academic advisors. I just liked it, the whole thing it was just very fun and my family loved it."
https://stockrisers.com/s/398/four-star-senior-chandler-jackson-talks-hi...
an update
I have agreed to join 247 as a hoops writer. I will still pop in from time to time to weigh in where I can, but I wanted to post a sincere "thank you" to all of you who have enjoyed what I've brought to TKP over the year. It took up a lot of my free time, but I enjoyed it, and I'm gratified so many of you did, as well.
I would appreciate it if someone would post an October Hoops Recruiting thread in my absence. Again, part of building a respected basketball program is having an active online community of passionate, supportive fans who share information and represent the university in the best light. I'm so happy we've started building that at TKP.
Be the light! Positive Vibes Only!
Congratulations. You are good at what you have done here and as the Joker said, "if you're good at something, never do it for free."
Good luck and thank you.
Seconded. Great job and good luck!
my man! way to secure the bag
gonna miss the constant stream of content and updates you've given us here!
Many thanks for the excellent content you brought here, and best of luck at 247. May have to get a subscription over there now to follow the Tooth!
The only thing worse that having the posters leave for a real job, is having a posters that nobody else wants. Congrats!
obligatory
Good for you. I'm glad I'm also a 247 subscriber.
I hope I'm not being too dense, but how will we know it's you? Are you going to post under a Hokie Wartooth byline?
HUGE "Thank You" for doing everything you've done! I'm not surprised you got an offer to get paid for this stuff (and took it)! You made the difference between me knowing nothing about our team at the start of the season and being excited to see our guys get on campus and knowing them before they even get here!
HEY MODS! WE NEED TO MULTI-PLAID THIS MAN!!!
The number of folks over the last several months who said something like, "you've made me pay attention to basketball" or "I feel like I know the basketball program better than before" has been very heart-warming. We have a terrific staff who I believe is going to do great things at VT. They deserve the love they're getting. Thank you (all) for letting me part of your journey.
Congrats and thank you
Congrats on the gig and thanks so much for all the content over the years you've given a fresh take on bball and the recruiting side as well. Hopefully we will still see ya here and there as a filthy casual like the rest of us at least in the fam threads when we win the ACC this season
Congrats! As several have already mentioned, you have a knack for this so go get paid!
Will you be covering a specific league?
sticking with Tech hoops
Awesome. Youve been a huge help getting more VT fans Bball oriented. Tech was more a basketball school when i was a student. So, im glad this is happening. Go get paid! We'll miss you.
1. drinks all around
2. I know y'all aren't about to get this to 88 legs and NOT get it to plaid for me ;)
EDIT: oh snap 🔥 thank you 🧡
I'm new to TKP could someone give me a quick breakdown of what turkey legs are and what plaid means
A turkey leg is an upvote. "Plaid" is when a comment goes to +100 and gets the maroon and orange plaid background, while "negative plaid" is when a comment goes to -100 and gets lolUVA colored plaid
Ps welcome fam!
Thanks man, much appreciated. I've been trying to keep up with basketball better since MY arrived but it was hard to find consistent thorough coverage. Then I found wartooth and it was over from there. You guys will have to give me more upvotes so I can get him to plaid!
I say we give you and Wartooth enough legs to make both go plaid. With that said, a leg for you sir and welcome to TKP.
Plaid. And well deserved.
Wow. I feel like I was just getting to know you.
Gonna miss you guys. Wait, there's only one of you? Crazy. Where am I going to get my VT basketball fix?
Congratulations! Good luck.
Thank you for all the hard work you have put in for us. I've enjoyed reading up on a lot of our recruits. It is truly appreciated.
Does anyone know much about 4 star pf greg glenn? He commits tomorrow with vt in top 5
Watching some film I'd agree with this guys take. Nice handle, passer., physical, but stroke is a little wonky.
https://youtu.be/SKtRatlsOJY
I have him heading to Michigan
Fun fact on Patrick Wessler, lead recruiter for NC State was James Johnson.
I am glad he got another job in the coaching world. He was not ready for the big whistle and it showed. He tried hard, but it was not working out.
Van-Lubin did an interview after his Clemson, has narrowed his list to Clemson Georgia tech Virginia tech and Notre Dame. He's looking to make a decision mid November