2015 recruits

[hilltopalum]

still lots of time! A few years ago Lutz and the Jays got on Isaiah Taylor who was lightly recruited. Dude went on to Texas and is now a star. Plus important to keep close to all these guys who commit -- real early to give up on lots of these guys.

[Chicagojayfan]

Where do you see Khiry Thomas fitting in and would you consider him to be a strong contender for that backup guard position? He seems to be D1 talent from an athletic perspective. I agree as well that McQuaid is a must get for this group to compete with the upper half of the Big East.

I think Thomas is officially in the '16 class now as prep school will set back the clock a year for him. I don't think there's an issue with having him and a shooter like McQuaid on the roster at all nor an issue with them both being on the court at the same time in various situations. Different games, different skill sets.

[Bluejay Bilas]

Where do you see Khiry Thomas fitting in and would you consider him to be a strong contender for that backup guard position? He seems to be D1 talent from an athletic perspective. I agree as well that McQuaid is a must get for this group to compete with the upper half of the Big East.

I think Thomas is officially in the '16 class now as prep school will set back the clock a year for him. I don't think there's an issue with having him and a shooter like McQuaid on the roster at all nor an issue with them both being on the court at the same time in various situations. Different games, different skill sets.

He was in the '14 class. Unless he goes Juco, I thought he was now in the 2015 class. I also know that all of the Khyri Thomas / CU talk started when McQuaid was still an SMU commit.

[AttyAlum]

Thomas is in the 2015 class; he's at the prep school right now.

If he can get eligible, he would be a solid add for sure. He's more of a slasher though, not what I think many would call a shooter.

[Chicagojayfan]

Where do you see Khiry Thomas fitting in and would you consider him to be a strong contender for that backup guard position? He seems to be D1 talent from an athletic perspective. I agree as well that McQuaid is a must get for this group to compete with the upper half of the Big East.

I think Thomas is officially in the '16 class now as prep school will set back the clock a year for him. I don't think there's an issue with having him and a shooter like McQuaid on the roster at all nor an issue with them both being on the court at the same time in various situations. Different games, different skill sets.

He was in the '14 class. Unless he goes Juco, I thought he was now in the 2015 class. I also know that all of the Khyri Thomas / CU talk started when McQuaid was still an SMU commit.

You're correct. Thanks for the correction.

That is true, and I think there are still doubts about whether or not Thomas would ever make it to campus. I do like his athleticism, though, and think he could be a player somewhere if he gets qualified.

[LJay]

Zagsblog says CU to make home visit with Desure Buie next week. seton Hall and two mids in to see him this week.

[westojay]

How does Buie stack up against the other PGs we are after? Doesn't appear to have the offer list as others.

[Bluejay Bilas]

Bumping it up, so the non-obsessives can see how things stand at this time, based on what I've seen online. It's easy to understand why some of us are very focused on McQuaid (and concerned about his UT and MSU options) and hopeful, if not super optimistic, about Clarke. There's a major recruiting assessment gap between those two and any of the realistic options. Maybe Buie, Thomas, Blackwell or someone who's not currently on the radar will be the next Marcus Foster, Isaiah Taylor (thanks for the reminder, Hilltop, although I dread seeing a repeat with the much more touted McQuaid), Ron Baker et al., but when other Big East schools are landing guys like Jessie Govan and Haanif Cheatham or may be landing guys like Jalen Brunson or Henry Ellenson, high expectations for Creighton will have to be based more on hope than reality if we repeatedly find our recruiting classes in the bottom half of the league.

Here's my updated list, based on what I've seen online (if you see something that needs to be added or changed, post a response):

247/Scout/Rivals/ESPN (regular type= CU offer or interest stated by someone at some point, and player is still theoretically available; bold= CU is definitely out; italics= CU is in the player's list and/or there is a scheduled CU visit; bold & italics= CU commit)
Henry Ellenson- 18/6/17/4 (Marquette)
Malik Beasley- 24/59/43/30 (Florida State)
Donovan Mitchell- 27/20/30/37 (Louisville)
DJ Hogg- 29/31/32/34 (Texas A&M)
Chris Clarke- 40/70/58/62 (Tennessee)
Jalen Adams- 49/26/25/25 (UConn)
Jimmy Whitt- 54/52/50/67 (Arkansas)
Tyler Davis- 57/24/27/20 (Texas A&M)
Brevin Pritzl- 59 (Wisconsin)
Chimezie Metu- 61 (Southern Cal)
Juwan Morgan- 63/97/105/unranked (Indiana)
Kerwin Roach- 66/81/34/98 (Texas)
Matt McQuaid- 67/71/71/64 (Michigan State)
Glynn Watson- 69/62/86/65 (Nebraska)
Nick Noskowiak- 72 (Marquette)
Shake Milton- 78/unranked/66/70 (SMU)
Josh Sharma- 91/unranked/82/74 (Stanford)
Alex Illikainen- 105/unranked/130/94 (Wisconsin)
Davon Dillard- 107/unranked/131/93
Ed Morrow- 115/unranked/103/61 (Nebraska)
Justin Patton- 121/40/47/unranked (Creighton)
Landry Shamet- 126/unranked/87/unranked (Wichita State)
Terance Mann- 127/99/93/81 (Florida State)
Markis McDuffie- 130/unranked/140/91 (Wichita State)
Samir Sehic- 136/unranked/145/unranked (Vandy)
Justin Robinson- 138/85/unranked/unranked (Virginia Tech)
Kevin Dorsey- 139/83/85/unranked (Minnesota)
Aaron Falzon- 145/unranked/98/90 (Northwestern)
Roosevelt Smart- 162/unranked/146/unranked (Loyola-Chicago)
Luwane Pipkins- 168 (UMass)
Cody Schwartz- 172/unranked/unranked/unranked (San Jose State)
Joseph Toye- 176 (Vandy)
Jordan Murphy- 182/unranked/111/unranked
Dean Wade- 184/unranked/107/unranked (Kansas State)
JoJo Anderson- 186/unranked/unranked/unranked
Ty Hudson- 192/86/124/unranked (Clemson)
Jalon Miller- 214/unranked/118/unranked (TCU)
Dupree McBrayer- 215/unranked/unranked/unranked (Minnesota)
Jalen Poyser- 219/unranked/83/unranked (UNLV)
Billy Wampler- 230/unranked/unranked/unranked (Drake)
LaMarr Kimble- 238/unranked/unranked/unranked (St. Joe's)
Noah Blackwell- 239/unranked/unranked/unranked (Long Beach State)
Christian James- unranked/unranked/137/unranked (Oklahoma)
Chad Lott- unranked in all 4 (Creighton is in his final 6)
Isaiah Moss- unranked in all 4 (Iowa)
Brandon Childress- unranked in all 4 (Creighton is in his top 3)
Desure Buie- unranked in all 4 (Hofstra)
Marlon Stewart- unranked in all 4 (Creighton)
Kain Harris- unranked in all 4
Marshawn Wilson- unranked in all 4
Khyri Thomas- unranked in all 4
Galen Robinson- unranked in all 4
Matt Milon- unranked in all 4 (Boston College)
Andre Spight- Juco (Arizona State)

[Duke1Agn]

Still lots of options left. While some are concerned that we've missed on guys and are behind in terms of commits this year, things can change quickly. If we get a positive result with McQuaid or Clarke, suddenly the class is in great shape. In fact, either one of those guys along with Patton would likely be the highest rated class in Creighton history. Even if we miss on those two, which is certainly possible, given the pedigree of the other schools involved, I'm confident we're all going to be happy when 2015 recruiting wraps up. We've got a top-40 player committed. Add in a couple other pieces, even if they aren't "blue chippers", and that's still a heck of a class. Now obviously, the other Big East schools are doing their part. There's the potential for the Big East haul for 2015 to surpass that of 2014 in terms of top recruits; which would be staggering considering last year the Big East led all conferences in terms of top recruits per team. We have to keep pace if we want to remain competitive. But I'm confident the staff wouldn't waste their time recruiting guys they didn't think could cut it in the Big East. Things are going to be just fine.

[Duke1Agn]

How does Buie stack up against the other PGs we are after? Doesn't appear to have the offer list as others.

Doesn't have an offer list like others, but he'd be a good option as an understudy to Mo Watson for two years before taking the reigns. From what I've read, he has big time upside and is a smart player. He plays HS ball with top-40 player Jessie Govan at Wings Academy in Bronx, NY.