Bison137
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06-15-23 09:05 PM - Post#356823
In response to MrPhillie
I’m curious. What is the benefit of offering a player who has 2-3 high years left and who undoubtedly receive many, many offers, including some very good basketball schools? In short, why offer players you know you will never get? I suppose there’s always a chance.
Yes, because there is always a chance. Especially if the player doesn’t make a dramatic improvement over the next year. It helps to build up a relationship, and the way the early offers are structured, they normally can’t be accepted at this point. So there really is little risk. If the player doesn't progress, the offer usually can be taken off the table.
Another issue is that there will be a greater number of scholarships available for the 2025 class - which replaces the current rising juniors (Motta, Edmonds, Bascoe, Ajayi). And Bucknell doesn't have a lot of 2024 scholarships left to give out, so the staff can concentrate a lot on developing relationships with the 2025 players.
One example of an early offer that worked out was Chris Hass. His offer wasn't as early as this, but he did get an offer prior to his junior year of high school. He accepted midway through his junior year. Most of the recruiting was done by Dane Fischer.
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