2026 Basketball Recruiting

[Kodiak]

Do the Hawks have any chance of landing Arafan Diane (C) out of Norwalk? Ben has done a great job in limited time with recruits, and getting him would be huge.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

50/50

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Or 0/0

2026's top center Arafan Diane is down to 12

The top center in the senior class, Arafan Diane, will choose from 12 finalists.

247sports.com

 

[Kodiak]

Or 0/0

2026's top center Arafan Diane is down to 12

The top center in the senior class, Arafan Diane, will choose from 12 finalists.

247sports.com

Yeah, that doesn't look encouraging...

 

[Greg Obrecht]

Fran’s teams were wildly entertaining when everything clicked. Meaning there was at least a minor attempt to play some D as well and the O was clicking. Unfortunately we saw less and less of that after Garza and the Murrays left IC.

 

[Hawk_Kegmasters]

 

[Thanksgiving Dinner]

Oh no, not Landon

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Good for him. Nice kid who has dealt with some shit. He’s got more upside than Rice IMO.

NW is going to start 3 kids who will play high major ball.

 

[Mysterio]

what has happened to illinois recruiting. brad underwood is trying to take over fran mccafferys recruits now that hes gone

 

[KitKatApples]

Recruiting is more difficult for them now that everyone can pay players

 

[HiawathaHawk]

The move to 15 scholarships is probably playing a role also. They’re going after a bunch of international guys, targeting some high end HS and then these guys as developmental projects.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

what has happened to illinois recruiting. brad underwood is trying to take over fran mccafferys recruits now that hes gone

yeah, they only had two first round picks last year

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I’m just glad we got the coaches kid as a developmental player and not the kid with an Illinois offer.

 

[Wanderer]

I’m just glad we got the coaches kid as a developmental player and not the kid with an Illinois offer.

At this point, you’re just trolling, right? Fuck, jogger, Cletey and the boys are rockstars next to this crap. Bring back cyko. If I am indeed being trolled, congratulations.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

How do you think that Davis, who grew up an Iowa fan and would have jumped at an offer early in the process, feels about the head coach giving his own kid a scholarship instead of him?

 

[demmert4]

How do you think that Davis, who grew up an Iowa fan and would have jumped at an offer early in the process, feels about the head coach giving his own kid a scholarship instead of him?

Why would any of us give shit how Landon Davis feels?

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Why would any of us give shit how Landon Davis feels?

You mean, the kid that grew up in Iowa with several d1 offers? Or would you rather have the D3 player with zero offers?

We’ve now had four instate players with other good offers go elsewhere. You can get excited about that if you want, or be somewhat concerned about how much people like the new coach.

There’s also another kid in this class that’s going to pick Creighton over iowa (although not an in state kid).

 

[Hawk&Balls]

I wish lwade would choose an out of state school

 

[douglasbader]

You mean, the kid that grew up in Iowa with several d1 offers? Or would you rather have the D3 player with zero offers?

We’ve now had four instate players with other good offers go elsewhere. You can get excited about that if you want, or be somewhat concerned about how much people like the new coach.

There’s also another kid in this class that’s going to pick Creighton over iowa (although not an in state kid).

Lol at the continuous concert trolling about Iowa Basketball and Football head coaches.

Can someone please give L. Wade attention?

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Totally trolling and made up concerns.

we’ve never seen anything like this ACTUALLY HAPPEN

 

[Debit One]

There was a short period of time, which ended approximately one week ago, when the level of discourse here skewed noticeably smarter.

I miss that.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Then lwade remembered his password

 

[Hawkstrat]

Davis didn't have an Iowa offer. I don't care how that made him feel.

I wish McCollum's kid wasn't going to be on the team, but trying to somehow connect that to missing on a few recruits, is dumb.

 

[douglasbader]

There was a short period of time, which ended approximately one week ago, when the level of discourse here skewed noticeably smarter.

I miss that.

I always tried to tell you I'm not the actual problem!!!!

 

[douglasbader]

Davis didn't have an Iowa offer. I don't care how that made him feel.

I wish McCollum's kid wasn't going to be on the team, but trying to somehow connect that to missing on a few recruits, is dumb.

It's 2025, all he has to do is win and he can portal in or grab whatever high school kids he wants. He literally just beat Purdue and Tennessee for a kid. This dumb fucking L. Wade concern trolling over missing out on some mediocre white Iowans before a game is played is laughable.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

And they'll all be available in 2 years again

 

[HiawathaHawk]

There’s also another kid in this class that’s going to pick Creighton over iowa (although not an in state kid).

What were you going for here? Creighton had been recruiting him much longer, has been the better program for a while and has more money. It’s impressive that he made that one close.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

What were you going for here? Creighton had been recruiting him much longer, has been the better program for a while and has more money. It’s impressive that he made that one close.

i don’t know, can you think of any reasons a PG might be concerned about coming to iowa?

 

[Wanderer]

i don’t know, can you think of any reasons a PG might be concerned about coming to iowa?

The coach he would be playing for turned the current PG from a low level D1 player into a projected All American and 1st round pick. That what you’re getting at? Or still butt hurt about the McCaffery era?

 

[L. Wade Childress]

The coach he would be playing for turned the current PG from a low level D1 player into a projected All American and 1st round pick. That what you’re getting at? Or still butt hurt about the McCaffery era?

lol. Think hard.

 

[HiawathaHawk]

L. Wade Colgate

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

L. Wade Colgate

 

[jd10]

L. Wade Colgate

L. Wade Hassel

 

[mac50702]

It’s @mac50702 . Kind of like Lime/Sundown/Thrawn/Thrown

I don't even know what this is about, but it ain't got nothing to do with me.

 

[douglasbader]

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Creighton

 

[tallperson54]

Creighton

That a guess or a statement?

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Yes

 

[KitKatApples]

You don’t know that

 

[AZmessDAWG]

I don’t not know that.

 

[Fletch]

I don’t not know that.

 

[KitKatApples]

I didn’t not know that either

 

[HiawathaHawk]

Cletey Childress thinks it’s a big red flag if we’re runner up for this top 60 player to Creighton who recruited him much longer, has been better for a decade and has more money.

 

[rodg12]

Cletey Childress thinks it’s a big red flag if we’re runner up for this top 60 player to Creighton who recruited him much longer, has been better for a decade and has more money.

You forgot to mention McCollum’s son

 

[Hawk&Balls]

That a guess or a statement?

I don't know shit

 

[KitKatApples]

I don't know shit

Doing your best Doug impression?

 

[tallperson54]

Great

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Cletey Childress thinks it’s a big red flag if we’re runner up for this top 60 player to Creighton who recruited him much longer, has been better for a decade and has more money.

totally

Dix
Pryce
Rice
Harmon

no trend there

 

[HiawathaHawk]

I remember when we weren’t going to get any of our top candidates because they all hated Beth.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Ignoring me is super easy.