****Official Class Of 2025 Recruiting Thread****
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Schmitt was the connection to Pierce not sure if he's the contact for Parent. Iowa also recruiting him from the article so I wonder if he has MW connections.
If not a legacy recruit or Fran family member, does Iowa recruiting them give anyone pause?
Stinson is now ranked 40 on ESPN. Really hope we can get him.
About time to have a pre-game ceremony honoring Curtis and what a great Cyclone he was/is.
Yes. Not sure if TJ and him are friends but I know Curtis Sr is down with Iowa State
Aren't we recruiting the other explosive guard on that team to play football? Robinson I think? I'm too lazy to look it up but he was super impressive in the championship game.
Update from Allen and Rodgers that are on ISU’s Radar.
Class of 2025 Wisconsin PGC standouts Amari Allen, Kai Rogers, and Jake Hansen discuss early high major offers | Zagsblog
By CHARLIE PARENT Class of 2025 Wisconsin […]
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Kai Rogers interview. Lot of schools getting involved.
www.on3.com
2025 C Kai Rogers talks early offers and campus visits
On3 talked with 6-10 2025 center Kai Rogers at the recent UAA Next Circuit to discuss his recruitment and early campus visits.
Looking at 247, since TJ has taken over recruiting reigns I noticed we don’t offer nearly as many kids as other schools. Iowa State (7) & Baylor (5) are only B12 schools in single digits. With 42% of kids with offers in 2024 committing. Obviously, this method is working for him. Is this because he ploys it as a “look at you, you and only 6 other guys got an offer from ISU”? Does he hon in on kids and talk until they’re ready to commit then extend offer? Seems like that’s what happened with Dwayne Pierce, he had an offer for a week. No flak towards him just an interesting topic when multiple other B12 schools are pushing 30-40. I’d say it’s similar in B1G with very few schools under 10 offers given. Maybe this is at the fault of 247 for not updating Iowa State recruiting either, which could be the case I’ve got my likes and dislikes with them….
As we are not a blue blood or have piles of NIL money lying around like some fans of Iowa think, our recruiting is based on building relationships. With a couple of exceptions (Hamilton, Pierce), we recruit in a small area surrounding Iowa. That allows our coaches to get to know the young men (& their coaches) who could potentially be apart of our program. Kids will give up money to go where they feel wanted. Our coaches give them time, make the phone calls, are at their games, etc. more than most major programs can be. (Iowa has offered 25 kids all over the country.) If the kid is interested, has potential Big 12 talent, & is the type of player/teammate we are interested in, we offer.
Here is a list of kids from the 2025 class that we have been linked to or have been at their games. Whether we offer any of them or they are interested in ISU, time will tell.
Nigel James Jr. - G, NY
Brady Wooley - F, Minn
Kai Rogers - C, WI
Curtis Stinson Jr. - G, Iowa
Darius Acuff Jr - G, Mich
Luka Momcilovic - F, WI
Demarris Winters Jr. - G, Ohio
Jalen Wilson - G, Minn
Trey McKenney - G, Mich
Mason Klabo - G, ND
Juan Guerrero Hernandez - G, WI
Here is a list of kids from the 2025 class that we have been linked to or have been at their games. Whether we offer any of them or they are interested in ISU, time will tell.
Nigel James Jr. - G, NY
Brady Wooley - F, Minn
Kai Rogers - C, WI
Curtis Stinson Jr. - G, Iowa
Darius Acuff Jr - G, Mich
Luka Momcilovic - F, WI
Demarris Winters Jr. - G, Ohio
Jalen Wilson - G, Minn
Trey McKenney - G, Mich
Mason Klabo - G, ND
Juan Guerrero Hernandez - G, WI
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Rogers, Stinson, Momcilovic. Ship it
We offer with intention to push for a commitment. The only high school player I can think of during the TJ era that we definitely wanted and simply missed on was Alex Karaban who ended up starting as a RS Freshmen on UConn's national championship team this past year. We were recruiting Cam Christie some in the 2023 class but the fit seemed to be better with Jelani. Same with Isaac Asuma and Nick Janowski in 2024 - we were definitely recruiting them for a time but we ended up taking Dwayne Pierce and Nojus instead.
It's likely why we're being patient with a 2025 offer to Curtis Stinson Jr. If we do offer, we want to make sure he's our priority. Delicate relationship with his father being a notable legacy as well.
Another general recruiting note: The days of 4 or 5 man high school classes are probably over. 2023 is likely an exception due to Omaha who we are only counting on for 1 year. Going forward it will make more sense to take 2 or 3 high school guys and then fill needs with a couple portal players each spring.
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Curtis Stinson Jr lets gooooo! Fran isn’t the only one that can recruit legacy lol
