Per Verbal Commits, we still have open offers to these players:
JC PG Jeff Newberry (2 stars)
SG James Blackmon Jr. (4.3 stars)
SF Stanley Johnson (5 stars)
PF Gary Clark (3.7 stars)
PF Ben Bentil (4 stars)
PF Ray Kasongo (2.5 stars)
For those saying we’ve stopped recruiting Clark, and the class is likely complete, does that imply we have stopped recruiting others on this list, like Newberry and Kasongo?
Per VC:
– Johnson has 20 outstanding offers, including most of the elite programs.
– Blackmon has 19 outstanding offers, including most of the elite programs.
– Bentil has 15 outstanding offers, mostly from programs in the Northeast. State is arguably one of the top few offers.
Is it simply assumed that Blackmon, Johnson, and Bentil are headed elsewhere? I assume we’d take them if they were interested, but it looks unlikely that any of them will choose State.
