OT: School that just jumped from D3 to D1 lands top 100 recruit

[General Tso]

St. Thomas men’s basketball lands top-100 commit: Ahjany Lee

He’s a four-star recruit the 99th-best prospect in the country in the Class of 2022 according to 247 Sports.

www.twincities.com

Kinda crazy

 

[BBHawk]

Iowa was recruiting him. Smells fishy...

 

[AMAYS]

His stock fell pretty hard this summer. Had recent GW and Lehigh offers, but Minnesota had moved on, and it is doubtful any P5 school would accept his commitment at this. Still an awfully good get for St Thomas and the Summit League.

 

[BBHawk]

His stock fell pretty hard this summer. Had recent GW and Lehigh offers, but Minnesota had moved on, and it is doubtful any P5 school would accept his commitment at this. Still an awfully good get for St Thomas and the Summit League.

Why? He seemed like a highly-rated recruit.

 

[AMAYS]

Why? He seemed like a highly-rated recruit.

Don’t know why schools moved on, just that they did. Minnesota got commits from local players that they had higher on their board than Lee, which left Lee in a bad spot. Hence the 11th hour offers from GW and Lehigh, but he decided to stay in Minnesota.

 

[unoHawkeye]

I’ve never been to a St. Thomas game, but I hear that they are a blast. Almost a high school type of gym/atmosphere where the fans are basically on the floor and really into the game so that’s probably appealing

Also, having a chance to be the guy to take the hometown former D3 school into the NCAA tournament for the first time ever is a pretty cool idea. Gotta respect the decision

 

[General Tso]

I’ve never been to a St. Thomas game, but I hear that they are a blast. Almost a high school type of gym/atmosphere where the fans are basically on the floor and really into the game so that’s probably appealing

Also, having a chance to be the guy to take the hometown former D3 school into the NCAA tournament for the first time ever is a pretty cool idea. Gotta respect the decision

I suppose if you're going to jump competition levels, it helps to be in a metro area and state that historically produces some good talent. And add to that the player is attending a local catholic high school.

 

[Lumas Etima]

Iowa was recruiting him. Smells fishy...

In the NIL era, is anything fishy anymore?