August 17, 20205 yr Horns 24 / Nick Harris / The Stampede, Part II: Notes from 'Who Wants the Smoke' Dallas (Includes a Daimion Collins update) Spoiler The Stampede, Part II: Notes from 'Who Wants the Smoke' Dallas NICK HARRIS DUNCANVILLE, Texas — This past weekend served as a big opportunity for in-state recruits to showcase their talents at the Duncanville Fieldhouse in the Who Wants the Smoke showcase. Multiple Texas targets were in action including 2021 five-star center Daimion Collins, 2022 four-star point guard Austin Nunez, 2022 five-star shooting guard Keyonte George, 2022 four-star shooting guard Cason Wallace, 2022 three-star shooting guard Anthony Black, 2022 four-star power forward Jordan Walsh, 2022 four-star center Vince Iwuchukwu and 2022 three-star center Zuby Ejiofor. Texas is coming off of a commitment over the weekend from Brookfield (Wis.) Central power forward David Joplin as their class currently sits at three commits with anywhere from two to four spots left up for grabs. The 2022 class is one of the more impressive in-state classes in recent memory in the state of Texas as they sport 12 recruits in the top 150, the third most of any state in the country. In this week’s special second edition of The Stampede, Horns247’s weekly gathering of recruiting intel, we break down the performances of each Texas target, look at Daimion Collins' performance and decision timeline, and take a look at Horns247's all-tournament teams. THE LATEST ON DAIMION COLLINS (Photo: Nick Harris, 247Sports) Atlanta (Texas) five-star center Daimion Collins played with the Dallas-based TAZ Elite team over the weekend after spending much of the summer training with Team Griffin in Oklahoma City. Collins struggled on the first day of action with a team he hadn't played with before, but picked it up considerably on the second day. He flew across the court and made highlight dunks and insanely athletic blocks from the paint to the perimeter. Collins seems to be closing in on a decision, and Texas is in the driver's seat with Oklahoma and Kansas trailing. That decision was initially expected to come in the next couple of weeks, but Collins is most likely going to hold out a bit longer to see if he can take his visits. TOURNAMENT MVP - VINCE IWUCHUKWU (Photo: Nick Harris, 247Sports) My MVP for the entire tournament goes to 2022 four-star center Vince Iwuchukwu. The 6-10 center is transferring from San Antonio Cole to La Lumiere (Ind.) for his final two seasons and before heading off to Indiana for his junior season, he showed out at the Who Wants the Smoke showcase. Playing for the San Antonio-based Texas Hardwork team, Iwuchukwu matched up against solid competition including Daimion Collins and found big time success in the rebounding game and showed one of the best turnaround jumpers from the elbow that I've seen in a recruit his size at his age. His communication with Texas has been solid as assistant coach Neill Berry has done the majority of work in that recruitment. He pointed to their development of big men such as Mo Bamba and Jarrett Allen as a reason why he is highly considering the Longhorns. He loves the family culture and the team bond that he hasn't seen at other schools. IS A TOP 2022 FOOTBALL TARGET A POSSIBLE BASKETBALL TARGET? Omari Abor (Photo: Mike Roach, 247Sports) Football recruiting fans may be very familiar with Duncanville's four-star defensive end Omari Abor as he is a top target on the gridiron for the Texas 2022 class. What is little known about his recruitment is that he is looking to play both basketball and football at the next level. On the hardwood, he already has an offer from Michigan and is picking up interest from multiple schools, including Texas, Baylor and Washington. After playing for Dallas Showtyme Elite over the weekend, he told Horns247 that the Texas football staff has pitched him already on playing basketball as well in Austin. He is scheduled to hop on the phone with head coach Shaka Smart soon. ANTHONY BLACK HAS FOUR-STAR POTENTIAL IN FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL (Photo: Nick Harris, 247Sports) Speaking of possible two-sport stars at the next level, Coppell's Anthony Black has picked up 7 offers on the basketball court, including Texas, and 12 offers on the football field. He is currently gauging the field in both sports and weighing his options, but playing both sports at the next level is a very solid possibility for the 6-foot-5 shooting guard and wide receiver. Black was offered by Texas' basketball staff earlier this month, but the communication between the two has been going on for much longer. Black said that Texas is his favorite school right now because of his relationship with Neill Berry and Shaka Smart as they talk 3-4 times a week. Baylor is also at the top as his dad is a former star on the hardwood for the Bears. NEW OFFER 2022 CENTER ZUBY EJIOFOR (Photo: Nick Harris, 247Sports) The Longhorns' newest offer was in action this past weekend as Garland 2022 center Zuby Ejiofor picked up his first two offers last week from Texas and TCU. He said it was an amazing day for him, his family and his coach when he got those two offers. Ejiofor talked directly with Shaka Smart when he was offered and that Smart said he needed him in this 2022 class. Ejiofor likes a lot about Texas as he is a big Kevin Durant fan and grew up watching the Longhorns. SAN ANTONIO WAGNER FOUR-STAR PG AUSTIN NUNEZ Austin Nunez (Photo: 247Sports) San Antonio Wagner's four-star point guard Austin Nunez is coming off of a transfer from Cornerstone Christian in San Antonio after a big rankings boost earlier this summer that saw him rise into the top 50 in the country. If you ask him, rankings don't mean much for him, it's more so what happens between the lines that matters. His relationship with Shaka Smart is super strong as they talk often. Smart had Nunez write an essay to him about a book written by the late Kobe Bryant, a unique recruiting approach that Nunez appreciated to help strengthen their bond. MY FAVORITE GUARD FROM THE WEEKEND (Photo: Nick Harris, 247Sports) Richardson (Texas) four-star shooting guard Cason Wallace was lights out this past weekend for TAZ Elite as he made some big time knockdown jumpers and even saw himself running a little point throughout the weekend. He said he's talked to Texas a few times as him and assistant coach Jai Lucas talk frequently just about life and basketball. Wallace's recruitment is quickly turning into a heated battle as seven Big 12 schools have offered as well as eight others including DePaul, Creighton and Arkansas. ALL-TOURNAMENT FIRST TEAM (Photo: Jon Lopez/Nike) G - Langston Love (BMM) - Montverde Academy (Fla.) G - Cason Wallace (TAZ Elite) - Richardson (Texas) F - Jaylon Tyson (Next Page Force) - Plano (Texas) John Paul II F - Jake Wahlin (Utah Prospects) - Provo (Utah) Timpview C - Vince Iwuchukwu (Texas Hardwork) - La Lumiere (Ind.) MVP These five made big impacts throughout the weekend in helping their respective teams pull out wins against solid competition. Iwuchukwu pulled out the MVP after solid performances against Daimion Collins and Colorado commit Lawson Lovering. ALL-TOURNAMENT SECOND TEAM Daimion Collins (Photo: Jon Lopez/Nike, 247Sports) G - CJ Noland (TAZ Elite) - Waxahachie (Texas) G - Wade Taylor IV (Southern Assault) - Lancaster (Texas) F - Daimion Collins (TAZ Elite) - Atlanta (Texas) F - Ramon Walker (Texas Hardwork) - Alvin (Texas) Shadow Creek C - Lawson Lovering (Utah Prospects) - Cheyenne (Wyo.) Central I know the first question from Texas fans will be why Collins didn't make first team. His performance on day one wasn't as strong as the forwards on the first team as he was getting accustomed to playing with a new team. However, on day two, he shined bright and almost snuck his way into first team consideration.
August 17, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, Getafix said: Horns 24 / Nick Harris / The Stampede, Part II: Notes from 'Who Wants the Smoke' Dallas (Includes a Daimion Collins update) Reveal hidden contents The Stampede, Part II: Notes from 'Who Wants the Smoke' Dallas NICK HARRIS DUNCANVILLE, Texas — This past weekend served as a big opportunity for in-state recruits to showcase their talents at the Duncanville Fieldhouse in the Who Wants the Smoke showcase. Multiple Texas targets were in action including 2021 five-star center Daimion Collins, 2022 four-star point guard Austin Nunez, 2022 five-star shooting guard Keyonte George, 2022 four-star shooting guard Cason Wallace, 2022 three-star shooting guard Anthony Black, 2022 four-star power forward Jordan Walsh, 2022 four-star center Vince Iwuchukwu and 2022 three-star center Zuby Ejiofor. Texas is coming off of a commitment over the weekend from Brookfield (Wis.) Central power forward David Joplin as their class currently sits at three commits with anywhere from two to four spots left up for grabs. The 2022 class is one of the more impressive in-state classes in recent memory in the state of Texas as they sport 12 recruits in the top 150, the third most of any state in the country. In this week’s special second edition of The Stampede, Horns247’s weekly gathering of recruiting intel, we break down the performances of each Texas target, look at Daimion Collins' performance and decision timeline, and take a look at Horns247's all-tournament teams. THE LATEST ON DAIMION COLLINS (Photo: Nick Harris, 247Sports) Atlanta (Texas) five-star center Daimion Collins played with the Dallas-based TAZ Elite team over the weekend after spending much of the summer training with Team Griffin in Oklahoma City. Collins struggled on the first day of action with a team he hadn't played with before, but picked it up considerably on the second day. He flew across the court and made highlight dunks and insanely athletic blocks from the paint to the perimeter. Collins seems to be closing in on a decision, and Texas is in the driver's seat with Oklahoma and Kansas trailing. That decision was initially expected to come in the next couple of weeks, but Collins is most likely going to hold out a bit longer to see if he can take his visits. TOURNAMENT MVP - VINCE IWUCHUKWU (Photo: Nick Harris, 247Sports) My MVP for the entire tournament goes to 2022 four-star center Vince Iwuchukwu. The 6-10 center is transferring from San Antonio Cole to La Lumiere (Ind.) for his final two seasons and before heading off to Indiana for his junior season, he showed out at the Who Wants the Smoke showcase. Playing for the San Antonio-based Texas Hardwork team, Iwuchukwu matched up against solid competition including Daimion Collins and found big time success in the rebounding game and showed one of the best turnaround jumpers from the elbow that I've seen in a recruit his size at his age. His communication with Texas has been solid as assistant coach Neill Berry has done the majority of work in that recruitment. He pointed to their development of big men such as Mo Bamba and Jarrett Allen as a reason why he is highly considering the Longhorns. He loves the family culture and the team bond that he hasn't seen at other schools. IS A TOP 2022 FOOTBALL TARGET A POSSIBLE BASKETBALL TARGET? Omari Abor (Photo: Mike Roach, 247Sports) Football recruiting fans may be very familiar with Duncanville's four-star defensive end Omari Abor as he is a top target on the gridiron for the Texas 2022 class. What is little known about his recruitment is that he is looking to play both basketball and football at the next level. On the hardwood, he already has an offer from Michigan and is picking up interest from multiple schools, including Texas, Baylor and Washington. After playing for Dallas Showtyme Elite over the weekend, he told Horns247 that the Texas football staff has pitched him already on playing basketball as well in Austin. He is scheduled to hop on the phone with head coach Shaka Smart soon. ANTHONY BLACK HAS FOUR-STAR POTENTIAL IN FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL (Photo: Nick Harris, 247Sports) Speaking of possible two-sport stars at the next level, Coppell's Anthony Black has picked up 7 offers on the basketball court, including Texas, and 12 offers on the football field. He is currently gauging the field in both sports and weighing his options, but playing both sports at the next level is a very solid possibility for the 6-foot-5 shooting guard and wide receiver. Black was offered by Texas' basketball staff earlier this month, but the communication between the two has been going on for much longer. Black said that Texas is his favorite school right now because of his relationship with Neill Berry and Shaka Smart as they talk 3-4 times a week. Baylor is also at the top as his dad is a former star on the hardwood for the Bears. NEW OFFER 2022 CENTER ZUBY EJIOFOR (Photo: Nick Harris, 247Sports) The Longhorns' newest offer was in action this past weekend as Garland 2022 center Zuby Ejiofor picked up his first two offers last week from Texas and TCU. He said it was an amazing day for him, his family and his coach when he got those two offers. Ejiofor talked directly with Shaka Smart when he was offered and that Smart said he needed him in this 2022 class. Ejiofor likes a lot about Texas as he is a big Kevin Durant fan and grew up watching the Longhorns. SAN ANTONIO WAGNER FOUR-STAR PG AUSTIN NUNEZ Austin Nunez (Photo: 247Sports) San Antonio Wagner's four-star point guard Austin Nunez is coming off of a transfer from Cornerstone Christian in San Antonio after a big rankings boost earlier this summer that saw him rise into the top 50 in the country. If you ask him, rankings don't mean much for him, it's more so what happens between the lines that matters. His relationship with Shaka Smart is super strong as they talk often. Smart had Nunez write an essay to him about a book written by the late Kobe Bryant, a unique recruiting approach that Nunez appreciated to help strengthen their bond. MY FAVORITE GUARD FROM THE WEEKEND (Photo: Nick Harris, 247Sports) Richardson (Texas) four-star shooting guard Cason Wallace was lights out this past weekend for TAZ Elite as he made some big time knockdown jumpers and even saw himself running a little point throughout the weekend. He said he's talked to Texas a few times as him and assistant coach Jai Lucas talk frequently just about life and basketball. Wallace's recruitment is quickly turning into a heated battle as seven Big 12 schools have offered as well as eight others including DePaul, Creighton and Arkansas. ALL-TOURNAMENT FIRST TEAM (Photo: Jon Lopez/Nike) G - Langston Love (BMM) - Montverde Academy (Fla.) G - Cason Wallace (TAZ Elite) - Richardson (Texas) F - Jaylon Tyson (Next Page Force) - Plano (Texas) John Paul II F - Jake Wahlin (Utah Prospects) - Provo (Utah) Timpview C - Vince Iwuchukwu (Texas Hardwork) - La Lumiere (Ind.) MVP These five made big impacts throughout the weekend in helping their respective teams pull out wins against solid competition. Iwuchukwu pulled out the MVP after solid performances against Daimion Collins and Colorado commit Lawson Lovering. ALL-TOURNAMENT SECOND TEAM Daimion Collins (Photo: Jon Lopez/Nike, 247Sports) G - CJ Noland (TAZ Elite) - Waxahachie (Texas) G - Wade Taylor IV (Southern Assault) - Lancaster (Texas) F - Daimion Collins (TAZ Elite) - Atlanta (Texas) F - Ramon Walker (Texas Hardwork) - Alvin (Texas) Shadow Creek C - Lawson Lovering (Utah Prospects) - Cheyenne (Wyo.) Central I know the first question from Texas fans will be why Collins didn't make first team. His performance on day one wasn't as strong as the forwards on the first team as he was getting accustomed to playing with a new team. However, on day two, he shined bright and almost snuck his way into first team consideration. bruh 247 not going to give carl credit that update was word for word what i said about collins yesterday
August 17, 20205 yr I spoke to someone who was at the Team Griffin Closed Session and he said, "Daimion Collins is basically Jaxson Hayes." Sounds pretty good to me!
August 18, 20205 yr 9 minutes ago, hornfromdallas said: bruh shaka wtf bruh uk just got their bryan carrington so it's a done deal??
August 18, 20205 yr 21 minutes ago, texifornia said: UK is full on coaching assistants - is he taking a pure Carrington role? Payne left for the Knicks, but Lucs is expected to take a front office job. So, yes. It sounds like they landed their Carrington Edited August 18, 20205 yr by Ricky's one-hitter clarity
August 19, 20205 yr Lucas is pretty much a recruiter and that's it. This could work out perfectly for Shaka if CDC is willing to spend some money. Maybe Shaka will hire some actual coaches instead of another recruiter that adds nothing from a coaching perspective. With a loaded roster like Texas has please lord hire some actual coaches. I'm sure even Derka will back me on this. I think we've had this discussion before. Edited August 19, 20205 yr by texasstrong12
August 19, 20205 yr How many coaches do you need to make up for the head guy not being great at his job? Shouldn’t we fix the glaring issue?
August 19, 20205 yr 6 minutes ago, Revolution512 said: How many coaches do you need to make up for the head guy not being great at his job? Shouldn’t we fix the glaring issue? Well that was the plan before covid... (But seriously any staff in the country would want Jai as a recruiter, that's hardly an indictment on Shaka)
August 19, 20205 yr 17 hours ago, texasstrong12 said: Lucas is pretty much a recruiter and that's it. This could work out perfectly for Shaka if CDC is willing to spend some money. Maybe Shaka will hire some actual coaches instead of another recruiter that adds nothing from a coaching perspective. With a loaded roster like Texas has please lord hire some actual coaches. I'm sure even Derka will back me on this. I think we've had this discussion before. yep, i'm in total agreement. Texas has been a big player recruiting for 20 years now, and we will continue to be after Jai Lucas leaves. what we have needed is player development and an offensive system that doesn't make your eyes bleed. if we can get even one of those things from Jai's replacement then we will be better for it.
August 20, 20205 yr FWIW, McComas is saying Jai is still at practice and Kentucky has not formally offered as of last night
August 25, 20205 yr 4 minutes ago, ChampionshipLevelPiss said: Jerry Meyer with a CB (confidence 7) for Collins to OU Lucas bouncing for UK immediately having an effect.
August 25, 20205 yr 3 hours ago, ChampionshipLevelPiss said: Jerry Meyer with a CB (confidence 7) for Collins to OU Might be what we need to end this era anyway
August 26, 20205 yr 3 hours ago, texifornia said: Not Texas but Oh. My. God. Can't wait to see his shenanigans again
August 27, 20205 yr On 8/25/2020 at 7:33 PM, Revolution512 said: Might be what we need to end this era anyway Gotta think it's over whenever they can pull the money together in any case.
August 27, 20205 yr Bates will be a good get over some big schools. I hope this class isn't much bigger. Maybe 1 more but we need to hit the grad transfer or JUCO market. Need some experience to mix in with all these FR.
September 8, 20205 yr 9 hours ago, Teryor said: Really hoping we can outdo Pepperdine and Princeton That's Portland and Oregon St. The kid is from Oregon.
September 8, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, cafe society said: That's Portland and Oregon St. The kid is from Oregon. He’s wrong on Pepperdine, you’re wrong on Princeton. The stripped “P” above Portland’s logo is Princeton.
September 8, 20205 yr 5 hours ago, MuellerHorn said: He’s wrong on Pepperdine, you’re wrong on Princeton. The stripped “P” above Portland’s logo is Princeton.
September 8, 20205 yr 15 hours ago, MuellerHorn said: He’s wrong on Pepperdine, you’re wrong on Princeton. The stripped “P” above Portland’s logo is Princeton. To be fair the Pepperdine P logo is incredibly close apparently to the Portland one
September 15, 20205 yr Bates, Ellis and Joplin are all in the Rivals top 100 now. Bates (#69), Ellis (#95), and Joplin (#97). Some other names of note: Collins (#10), Hopkins (#30), and KJ Adams fell another spot to (#85). Joplin received a massive bump at 247 up to #59. The composite hasn't calculated the new Rivals rankings but all 3 of those guys should be near the composite 100. I knew Joplin would end up in the top 100 but looks like he's going to be closer to the top 50 before this cycle is over. If Texas can land one of Collins or Hopkins this will be one of the best classes in the country. Then, hopefully we hit the transfer market.
September 17, 20205 yr @texasstrong12 sorry bruh dont know if collins is still a silent i got kicked out of the gc before the jai lucas news
September 17, 20205 yr On 8/25/2020 at 2:56 PM, texifornia said: Lucas bouncing for UK immediately having an effect. i'd been hearing that Collins was leaning towards OU/away from Texas for a while before the Lucas news broke.
September 18, 20205 yr On 9/16/2020 at 9:45 PM, hornfromdallas said: @texasstrong12 sorry bruh dont know if collins is still a silent i got kicked out of the gc before the jai lucas news a couple of questions: a)what is "the gc"? and b)why would a guy who's been a silent commit for so long suddenly shift gears just because our least experienced assistant left? was he silently committed to Texas, or to Jai Lucas? and if it's the latter, doesn't that sort of stink of impropriety?
September 18, 20205 yr 7 hours ago, shadow_operative said: a couple of questions: a)what is "the gc"? and b)why would a guy who's been a silent commit for so long suddenly shift gears just because our least experienced assistant left? was he silently committed to Texas, or to Jai Lucas? and if it's the latter, doesn't that sort of stink of impropriety? "gc" = glizzy cladiators
September 18, 20205 yr 8 hours ago, shadow_operative said: a couple of questions: a)what is "the gc"? and b)why would a guy who's been a silent commit for so long suddenly shift gears just because our least experienced assistant left? was he silently committed to Texas, or to Jai Lucas? and if it's the latter, doesn't that sort of stink of impropriety? I'll be the nice guy: gc= group chat. Carl was getting info from a group chat comprised of current players and recruits.
September 18, 20205 yr 18 hours ago, shadow_operative said: i'd been hearing that Collins was leaning towards OU/away from Texas for a while before the Lucas news broke. Lol
September 18, 20205 yr 14 hours ago, shadow_operative said: a couple of questions: a)what is "the gc"? and b)why would a guy who's been a silent commit for so long suddenly shift gears just because our least experienced assistant left? was he silently committed to Texas, or to Jai Lucas? and if it's the latter, doesn't that sort of stink of impropriety? group chat & yes he was a silent several days after i mentioned he committed the 995ers came out & basically admitted it jai was the reason he was committed no impropriety jai is just a tremendous recruiter
September 18, 20205 yr 40 minutes ago, hornfromdallas said: group chat & yes he was a silent several days after i mentioned he committed the 995ers came out & basically admitted it jai was the reason he was committed no impropriety jai is just a tremendous recruiter gotcha, thanks.
September 18, 20205 yr 5 hours ago, Revolution512 said: Lol as you may be aware of, i mentor one of his AAU teammates, so yeah, i've been hearing about him still having an open recruitment for a while now.
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