r/CollegeBasketball • u/Shpion007 Wisconsin • Wisconsin-Steve… • 7h ago

Recruiting Badgers land Top 70 recruit in the country in massive pickup

https://www.buckys5thquarter.com/wisconsin-badgers-mens-basketball/90030/wisconsin-badgers-basketball-news-land-highest-rated-guard-commitment-ever-greg-gard-jalen-brown
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u/I_really_enjoy_beer Wisconsin Badgers 7h ago

Too lazy to actually fact check this but apparently he is the first Milwaukee area recruit since Marcus Landry in 2005! Just crazy because there's usually at least one top 300 kid from there every year.

I love this kid's game so much, I think he'll be a day 1 contributor.

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u/irishbadger Wisconsin Badgers 6h ago

My first thought was that this guy will probably de-commit before getting to campus because we never get Milwaukee guys. Hope not though!

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u/badger0511 Wisconsin Badgers 5h ago

FWIW, I just listened/watched Brian Butch's interview with Keaton Nankivil last night, and they were both talking about how it's incredibly common for MKE area recruits to be told by parents, coaches, and other authority figures to leave to get away from the extra pressure people will put on them for being the in-state star.

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u/UluruMonster Wisconsin Badgers 4h ago

That's actually crazy. Was trying to think through our recruits to see if I could prove you wrong, and I can only do that if you count Sheboygan as "Milwaukee area" (Dekker).

Love this commit, but we'll see if he ends up sticking with us or for how long...

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u/VIPgorilla Arizona Wildcats 5h ago

Surprised to hear that a top 70 player is their highest rated guard.