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Thanks for this update, but literally ZERO reason to post further about him if he's getting Zags level offers now, he won't be a realistic target for Iowa.Iowa offered Braden Huff on July 25, 2021.
He is AAU teammates with SG Jaden Schutt.
Gonzaga offered Braden yesterday.
For a 0 Star, he sure is getting a lot of attention.
His game is very similar to Garza's. Kohler is probably a little more athletic though.
Might be something to watch regarding Shaw. MJ Rice, 5 star SF announces tomorrow. I don't exactly know Kansas' needs, but with what they already have committed, one would imagine adding Rice would make Shaw a very low priority for them.
KU Sports
Marquise “M.J.” Rice, a 6-foot-5, 225-pound small forward from Prolific Prep in Napa, Calif., has pegged Tuesday as the day he will announce his college decision. Rice is expected to first share the news with Jason Jordan of SI Now on social media around 11 a.m. Although he has not put out a...m.kusports.com
That’d be interesting. According to this Mizzou guy, Shaw didn’t visit Arkansas like he planned to.
Would love to see Shaw and Nickel join Bowen and then add Dix. That'd be my dream class at this point.
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How about rounding out the class with 3 Star SG Josh Dix & 4 Star Center Jaxon Kohler, who will both be officially visiting Sep 3?
And, as I mentioned above, with all of these SF's committing to Aidan Shaw's final schools, the odds get better for Iowa in landing him.
Where are the scholarships coming from? Or is this the Patrick/Conner option?
That said, I’m all for doing a little over signing. It would be a shame to say no to so much talent.
You have to think that Fran is selling Nickel and Shaw on playing different positions. With Iowa’s existing youth, I think that Fran will take two of Shaw, Nickel, Schutt, and Dix (if they want to commit, obviously), and then Kohler would be a take regardless
Maybe it's semantics BUT, that would be one of (if not the) highest rated class that Fran has landed? I know that the Gessel and Woody class was really good, but the one identified as a "dream class" would rate pretty well
@oldgoldhawk,
Something went haywire in your quote/reply.
You asked where the scholarships would be coming from if we suddenly had more than 3 prospects interested in committing. I don't think Fran would over sign but with Keegan being projected as a 2022 1st Round NBA Draft pick & with the annual losses to the transfer portal, who knows what Fran is thinking.
I think the first thing to worry about is getting a SG & a big, which gets us to the 13 scholarships, and then go from there.
I think Dix is our likely SG, but Jaden Schutt is still a possibility.
As I stated above, Aidan Shaw committing looks more & more promising as other SF's commit to his final schools.
Getting 4 Star Center Jaxon Kohler to come visit when Josh DIx is also visiting is big, imo. In that story I linked above, he was looking forward to visiting during a football game weekend & he knew how cool game days were.
I don't think taking Patrick or Conner off scholarship is an option, but again, who knows. If Dix, Schutt, Shaw, Kohler and Nickel all want to commit to Iowa, that's a good problem to have.
I know you "winked" but the percent of "packaged deals" that actually come to pass are incredibly low, yet it gets thrown around regularly, almost as much as "pipeline".Note that Aidan Shaw & Omaha Biliew will be teammates this upcoming season.
Package deal?
In all seriousness, by next year there is a good chance high school seniors will be draft eligible again. If the NBA players don't approve, then I think Omaha plays in the G League for at least $500,000 and then enters the NBA Draft the following year.
Fix is probably pretty good, but I’m still hoping for Nickel. He’s a difference maker and will be a lot of fun to watch.How about rounding out the class with 3 Star SG Josh Dix & 4 Star Center Jaxon Kohler, who will both be officially visiting Sep 3?
And, as I mentioned above, with all of these SF's committing to Aidan Shaw's final schools, the odds get better for Iowa in landing him.
You would think Dix would be included in a "package" deal
