Utah Basketball 2023-2024 Recruiting

Basketball
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You are correct. Now he is a dermatologist.

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Utes are talking to 2024 4* SF Jalen Shelley from Frisco, TX (Dallas area). Listed at 6ā€™8" and 180 lbs.

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6ā€™8" and 180? You could probably shine a flashlight through his torso.

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Big Rick wouldā€™ve had a field day about needing to feed him. :wink:

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Heā€™s a Junior. Heā€™ll put on a few pounds.

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I mean I like us getting in state guys donā€™t get me wrong. But ā€¦ He didnā€™t have any other power 5 schools offer him. Hope he over achieves. Dawes will be a huge get if Craig can pull it off.

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A lot of P5 basketball programs donā€™t recruit 2-sport athletes when one of those sports is football (and they are really good at football). With more development (and a more filled out frame) he will be a solid player. Rick wouldnā€™t have been able to be concerned with ā€œBritton Johnson Skinny.ā€

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Heā€™s a 2024, still has two seasons of HS ball ahead of him and hasnā€™t even been rated yet by most services. Pretty common not to have many offers at this point, Craig obviously sees something and wanted to get in early.

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I could be shooting in the dark but is he doing a mission?

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I think his brother, who is at USC, did a mission

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Utes showing love to 2024 6ā€™5" SG Owen MacKay from Snow Canyon.

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Utes talking with 2024 Stephen Osei, a 6ā€™10" C playing at Salt Lake Academy. Heā€™s Canadian.

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Utes talking with 2024 PF Jackson McAndrew. 6ā€™8" out of Wayzata, Minnesota. Someone give me a bump after this one. Thanks.

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so dumb

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Wayzataā€¦isnā€™t that Greg Le Mende country?

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I donā€™t remember where in MN he lives.

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yaaa ā€¦ meanwhile we still need athletes at the 3 4 and 5

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Scholarship or walk-on?

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I hope a walk on but who knows. Underwhelming recruiting once again. Although Exacte looks like a diamond in the rough find. Once he gets some seasoning he looks the part.

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Iā€™m ok with this recruit. IMO, Smith, unfortunately, will really have to coach-up whatever talent he can find right now. From a prized-recruitā€™s perspective, why would you sign with Utah?
The program has not done anything in years (fans are still clinging on the Maji years). Thereā€™s no meaningful fan support. We are now in the wild wild west NIL era.

Some fans would point-out Utahā€™s ā€œrichā€ basketball history ā€“ well, itā€™s just that, history that is long ago. Kids today donā€™t know much about it, nor should they.