2022 Recruiting (1 Scholarship Left): Jaxon Kohler & Josh Dix VISITED Sep3, Tyler Nickel Sep17. Aidan Shaw VISITED Jun23. Kyle Filipowski to Duke

[Franisdaman]

Iowa offered Reed Bailey on May 8, 2021.

Dasonte Bowen (2022 PG Commit), Reed Bailey and Taylor Bowen (2023 prospect Iowa has offered) all attend the same High School (Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, NH) and play on the same AAU team (Expressions Elite).


This is Richard Isaacs' dad.

 

[Franisdaman]

The original post has been updated. Of the 28 offered, 6 have committed elsewhere.

Iowa offered Camden Heide on July 4, 2019.

New Minny Head Coach Ben Johnson's goal is to keep the Minnesota HS kids in state. He struck out on this one.

 

[Franisdaman]

Iowa offered Demarion Watson-Saulsberry on Sep 29, 2020.


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[Franisdaman]

Iowa offered Patrick Wessler on May 11, 2021.

Here are some videos from the last few days.

 

[Franisdaman]

Iowa offered Alex Karaban on May 4, 2021.

Alex plays on the Expressions Elite AAU team with Dasonte Bowen (2022 PG Commit), Reed Bailey (2022 PF, who Iowa offered) and Taylor Bowen (2023 prospect Iowa has offered).



He's standing out. And his first official visit went to Northwestern.

 

[Franisdaman]

Iowa offered Kam Craft on April 28, 2021

He will take an Unofficial visit on June 17.


Here are some highlights from May 27.

 

[Franisdaman]

Iowa offered Josh Dix on April 21, 2021.

Check out his upcoming visits.


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[Franisdaman]

Iowa offered Kyle Filipowski on June 18, 2020.

Can Fran beat out Syracuse, Indiana, Ohio State, Duke and others?

Kyle visits tomorrow. Hopefully his visit is better than incredible/amazing.

 

[Franisdaman]

@Hawksfinal4 & @hawk-i bob ,​

Kyle's Rivals page says he is visiting June 17. I haven't seen anything saying he postponed or canceled.​

Its also been reported that Kam Craft is visiting tomorrow as well.

 

[Franisdaman]

Iowa offered Alex Karaban on May 4, 2021.

How's this for a package deal?? Alex plays on the Expressions Elite AAU team with Dasonte Bowen (2022 PG Commit), Reed Bailey (2022 PF, who Iowa offered) and Taylor Bowen (2023 prospect Iowa has offered).

His stock is rising.

 

[TrianglePlace]

Iowa offered Josh Dix on April 21, 2021.

Check out his upcoming visits.


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[Franisdaman]

Just how loaded is the state of MN when it comes to D1 talent?

Iowa offered all 6!

A look at the 2022 class:

Camden Heide: The top 2022 player in the state; committed to Purdue.
Eli King: Committed to Iowa State

Trejuan Holloman--uncommitted
Ahjany Lee--uncommitted
Demarion Watson--uncommitted
Prince Aligbe--uncommitted



And how bad has the U of Minnesota done in recruiting the state of Minnesota?

 

[Franisdaman]

@Hawksfinal4 & @hawk-i bob ,​

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Kyle's Rivals page says he is visiting June 17. I haven't seen anything saying he postponed or canceled.​

Its also been reported that Kam Craft is visiting tomorrow as well.

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[perryhawk]

I thought I read somewhere that the visit might have been rescheduled? Is it today for sure?

 

[seer_hawk]

I thought I read somewhere that the visit might have been rescheduled? Is it today for sure?

Kyle pushed back his visit to July per what I read.

 

[TomKakert]

Flipowski has moved his visit to the first weekend in July.

 

[Franisdaman]

Iowa offered Patrick Wessler on May 11, 2021.

 

[TrianglePlace]

Not sure how Wessler is outside of the top 150. He looks like a Dickinson clone out there.

 

[Ronman]

Yeah, I liked everything I saw in Wessler's video. Nice footwork, strong enough to get where he needs to be, keeps the ball high and plays defense. About the only thing he didn't show was an outside jump shot. Of all the "3 star" centers Fran has shown us, this is my guy.

 

[Franisdaman]

Yeah, I liked everything I saw in Wessler's video. Nice footwork, strong enough to get where he needs to be, keeps the ball high and plays defense. About the only thing he didn't show was an outside jump shot. Of all the "3 star" centers Fran has shown us, this is my guy.

Actually, I have seen where he can hit both the mid range and the 3 point jump shot.

What I like is his overall game. He rebounds and blocks shots defensively.

Offensively, he rebounds, he can drive to the basket, post up, hit the mid range jumper and the 3 pointer.

This video from March shows all of the above.

 

[Knothole Hawk]

Love both of these guys. Do we stand a chance?

 

[Franisdaman]

Love both of these guys. Do we stand a chance?

You are talking Filipowski & Wessler, correct?

If so, I think we have a chance at both. Wessler is probably the more attainable prospect.

Getting them on campus is the next big step. Kyle should be visiting the first weekend of July. Wessler was planning on visiting sometime this fall.

 

[Franisdaman]

On the road again....

 

[Franisdaman]

Iowa offered Tyler Nickel on June 24, 2020.


Coaches are watching him this weekend.


This is from April 20.

Watch:

 

[TrianglePlace]

 

[Franisdaman]

Iowa is keeping an eye on Steven Kramer of Johnston; Iowa has not offered him yet, however.

Iowa offered Demarion Watson-Saulsberry on Sep 29, 2020.

 

[Franisdaman]

Iowa offered Ahjany Lee on August 3, 2020.


Iowa was the 1st School to offer him a scholarship.

 

[Franisdaman]

Steven Kramer is impressing today.

 

[Franisdaman]

Josh Dix was impressive yesterday as well.

 

[Franisdaman]

These are the colleges on hand this weekend at the Minnesota high school showcase,

 

[Franisdaman]

Iowa is keeping an eye on Steven Kramer of Johnston; they were watching him this weekend in Minnesota. Iowa has not offered him yet, however.

Looks like his stock is rising after this weekend's performance.

Rodger is a writer for SLAM Magazine & is a contributor to the Cleveland Plain Dealer

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[Franisdaman]

Iowa offered Ahjany Lee on August 3, 2020. Iowa was the 1st school to offer.

Iowa offered Demarion Watson-Saulsberry on Sep 29, 2020.

They have not offered Steven Kramer yet.

Class of 2023 Pryce Sandfort has not been offered yet.

Iowa coaches were watching them all.

 

[Franisdaman]

@HoustonREDHawk @Fran-Con-2 @Hawksfinal4 @jackboy1400 @Knothole Hawk @skydog0784 @hawksense @HungryHawk

As you can see from the posts from today, Fran & Kirk were in Minnesota watching 6 of their targets.

(1) Josh Dix really stood out. On June 8, Tom Kakert projected Josh to Iowa.


(2) Steven Kramer is blowing up

They were also watching:

(3) Ahjany Lee
(4) Demarion Watson-Saulsberry
(5) Prince Aligbe
(6) Tre Holloman

 

[Franisdaman]

Iowa offered Josh Dix on April 21, 2021.

On June 8, 2021 Tom Kakert forecasted Josh to IOWA

Fran & Kirk were courtside in Minnesota to watch him play.

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[Franisdaman]

Update from this weekend:

We have 2 scholarships remaining for the 2022 Class.

Tom Kakert projected on June 8 that ONE OF THE TWO would be going to Josh Dix.

The FINAL SCHOLARSHIP will likely go to a big. Patrick Wessler, a center, plans on visiting this fall.

While everyone is salivating on Kyle Filipowski and Tyler Nickel, don't forget about Ahjany Lee, who Iowa offered on August 3, 2020. Iowa was the 1st school to offer. He has only visited one school so far: Minnesota, Unofficially.

Fran & Kirk were in Minnesota this weekend to watch Ahjany Lee, Josh Dix and others.

As you can see by his tweet below, Sherman Dillard was on the road watching somebody.

It is unclear if anyone from Iowa was watching Tyler Nickel this weekend. As you can see from the tweet below, Mike Young (Virginia Tech Head Coach), Kevin Keatts (NC State Head Coach) and Assistants from West Virginia and Virginia Tech definitely were.



Check these out & watch (all from this Weekend):

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[Franisdaman]

Iowa offered Aidan Shaw on Oct 25, 2019.

Kansas got around to offering on Aug 13, 2020.

Excuse me while I barf.

 

[seer_hawk]

Iowa offered Aidan Shaw on Oct 25, 2019.

Kansas got around to offering on Aug 13, 2020.

Excuse me while I barf.

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I'm not a fan of Kansas in anyway, but put yourself in the place of a Blueblood. You get mostly top targets, and if you offer a backup too soon you have to slow play them, or risk ending up with a player you didn't really want.

 

[Franisdaman]

Update from this weekend:

We have 2 scholarships remaining for the 2022 Class.

Tom Kakert projected on June 8 that ONE OF THE TWO would be going to Josh Dix.

The FINAL SCHOLARSHIP will likely go to a big. Patrick Wessler, a center, plans on visiting this fall.

While everyone is salivating on Kyle Filipowski and Tyler Nickel, don't forget about Ahjany Lee, who Iowa offered on August 3, 2020. Iowa was the 1st school to offer. He has only visited one school so far: Minnesota, Unofficially.

Fran & Kirk were in Minnesota this weekend to watch Ahjany Lee, Josh Dix and others.

As you can see by his tweet below, Sherman Dillard was on the road watching somebody.

It is unclear if anyone from Iowa was watching Tyler Nickel this weekend. As you can see from the tweet below, Mike Young (Virginia Tech Head Coach), Kevin Keatts (NC State Head Coach) and Assistants from West Virginia and Virginia Tech definitely were.



Check these out & watch (all from this Weekend):

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Fran watched Tyler Nickel after all.

Fran made it out to the North Carolina Basketball Coaches Association (NCBCA) Live Period Event to watch Tyler Nickel.

Tyler had impressive numbers. He averaged 32 ppg in 4 games, leading East Rock to 4-0 weekend.

NOTE below that North Carolina had 4 coaches watching. Yikes!

cc: @perryhawk @HoustonREDHawk @Fran-Con-2 @Hawksfinal4 @jackboy1400 @Knothole Hawk @skydog0784 @hawksense @HungryHawk @seer_hawk @herkhatescy @Bravehawk56 @cleotishaywood @BBHawk @unoHawkeye @Hawksfor3 @BlackNGoldBleeder @combes @750075 @Eternal Return @Ronman @NevadaHawk @NoSwampDonkeys @jamesvanderwulf @ZumaHawk @millhawk @keosauquahawk @Hawkfan_08 @Carlton @Longgrover1

 

[Franisdaman]

Iowa offered Prince Aligbe on April 5, 2019.

Fran & Kirk were in Minnesota this past weekend to watch him, Josh Dix, and others.

What follows are observations/vids from this weekend.


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Junior Season Highlights (posted on YouTube on Apr 13, 2021)

 

[Franisdaman]

The Golden Goofs are a bit late to the party.