2022 Recruiting/Transfer Class

[LanningIsBakersDaddy]

Just like @cyfan92 did last year, I wanted to create a centralized place for commitments and known offers/targets. Similarly this will be separate from the master list of every human being entering the transfer portal. Again try to keep this to OFFERS and credible interest only!

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As of 5/15/2022, ISU has 1 open scholarship after the Osun Osunniyi commitment.

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Scholarship Chart

Note: Players who are eligible for the COVID-19 year are removed from the chart unless Iowa State has previously noted how many years they're expected to be with the program.

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Committed:

Tamin Lipsey - 6'2" PG (Ames, IA)

Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State Cyclones, Point Guard

Tamin Lipsey is a 6-1, 170-pound Point Guard from Ames, IA.

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Eli King - 6'3" CG (Caledonia, MN)

Eli King, Iowa State Cyclones, Point Guard

Eli King is a 6-3, 185-pound Athlete from Caledonia, MI.

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Demarion Watson - 6'6" SF (Minneapolis, MN)

Demarion Watson, Iowa State Cyclones, Small Forward

Demarion Watson-Saulsberry is a 6-6, 175-pound Small Forward from Minneapolis, MN.

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Transfers:

Tre King - 6'7'' PF (2022-2023 Senior)(Eastern Kentucky/Georgetown)

Tre King College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

Tre King - Stats, Game Logs, Splits, and much more

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Jeremiah Williams - 6'5'' G (2022-2023 Junior)(Temple)

Jeremiah Williams College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

Jeremiah Williams - Stats, Game Logs, Splits, and much more

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Hason Ward - 6'9'' F (2022-2023 Senior)(VCU)

Hason Ward College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

Hason Ward - Stats, Game Logs, Splits, and much more

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Jaren Holmes - 6'4'' G (2022-2023 Senior)(St. Bonaventure)

Jaren Holmes College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

Jaren Holmes - Stats, Game Logs, Splits, and much more

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Osun Osunniyi - 6'10'' F (2022-2023 Senior)(St. Bonaventure)

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Osun Osunniyi - Stats, Game Logs, Splits, and much more

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Known OTZ interest:

Jacob Grandison - 6'6'' G (2022-2023 Senior) (Illinois)

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Jacob Grandison - Stats, Game Logs, Splits, and much more

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[LanningIsBakersDaddy]

I'll try to keep this updated. I know there are some transfers out there already linked to Iowa State so I will include those at some point as long as they are credible.

 

[cyfan92]

Bless you, Here is what I have

Jaelin Llewellyn

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Jaelin Llewellyn - Stats, Game Logs, Splits, and much more

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Hayden Brown

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Hayden Brown - Stats, Game Logs, Splits, and much more

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[nallen34]

Maryland transfer James Graham talks recent schools in contact

 

[CoKane]

 

[CoKane]

Maryland transfer James Graham talks recent schools in contact

Not exactly hyped with our competition level for him

 

[CyState85]

Bless you, Here is what I have

Jaelin Llewellyn

Jaelin Llewellyn College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

Jaelin Llewellyn - Stats, Game Logs, Splits, and much more

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Hayden Brown

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Wow! Brown has 11 games of 15+ rebounds in his career and he is listed at 6’5”

 

[DSMCy]

The new 247 guy has heard rumblings that Joey Hauser may not be happy at Mich State.
No confirmed interest from either side, but he'd fit the profile of a guy TJ would go after.

Joey Hauser, Michigan State Spartans, Power Forward

Joey Hauser is a 6-6, 190-pound Power Forward from Stevens Point, WI. After ankle surgery ended his senior yr of high school, Joey used a red shirt yr to...

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[Gunnerclone]

The new 247 guy has heard rumblings that Joey Hauser may not be happy at Mich State.
No confirmed interest from either side, but he'd fit the profile of a guy TJ would go after.

Joey Hauser, Michigan State Spartans, Power Forward

Joey Hauser is a 6-6, 190-pound Power Forward from Stevens Point, WI. After ankle surgery ended his senior yr of high school, Joey used a red shirt yr to...

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Uh ya we would be all over that and highly likely to succeed.

 

[LanningIsBakersDaddy]

Not exactly hyped with our competition level for him

No doubt about that. I do like the fact he is from Milwaukee though, hopefully TJ can continue to have success with players from there

 

[CyState85]

If I understand this correctly, the Ivy League did not budge on their 4 to play 4 even with COVID, correct?

So any Ivy League senior would have to transfer to get a 4th year of participation, correct?

You’ll have to excuse me, I’m a little slow…

 

[LanningIsBakersDaddy]

Couple highlights and stats for some of the guys listed above:

 

[FriendlySpartan]

The new 247 guy has heard rumblings that Joey Hauser may not be happy at Mich State.
No confirmed interest from either side, but he'd fit the profile of a guy TJ would go after.

Joey Hauser, Michigan State Spartans, Power Forward

Joey Hauser is a 6-6, 190-pound Power Forward from Stevens Point, WI. After ankle surgery ended his senior yr of high school, Joey used a red shirt yr to...

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Please, please, please take him. I don’t know if he has more playing time (he did senior night and said he was done) but I would feel so much better if he had no option to come back.

 

[cyclone1209]

Couple highlights and stats for some of the guys listed above:

9 ppg in the Ivy League? Gonna be a “no” for me dawg.

 

[Cyforce]

9 ppg in the Ivy League? Gonna be a “no” for me dawg.

Cato averaged 6 at South Alabama.

 

[RoseClone]

Cato averaged 6 at South Alabama.

I'll play the odds on this one

 

[Cyforce]

I'll play the odds on this one

Glad Floyd didn't.

 

[Cyinthenorth]

If I had to rank them in terms of need:

1. Coleman
2. Llewellyn
3. Gainey
4. Brown
5. Graham

in terms of want:
1. Coleman - best big that is currently targeted
2. Gainey - 2nd best big being targeted
3. Brown - a guy who can hit the glass
4. Llewellyn - small guard, but has some handle
5. Graham - not really moving the needle for me

Getting one of Coleman or Gainey would be big, I would be happy if TJ signed both. These are the big physical dudes we need to better compete with teams like Tech. Both guys appear to be pretty good on the boards and the defensive side of the ball too. Even if TJ doesn't land either of these guys, I assume we'll end up with a couple similar.

Brown is a mixed bag, but I think I like what we'd be getting. He has good size, and I'd assume TJ would use him as a stretch 4 with King and presumably Kunc. He could also probably play the 3. His 3 pt shooting is pretty horrific, but I'll take a guy who can go after a rebound any day of the week. Getting back to taking bigger dudes like what Tech has that are just tough SOB's and can switch and defend all 5 positions, I think Brown would fit that bill. He also shoots over 50% overall from the floor the last 2 years, so my assumption is he can slash and maybe get to the rack a little bit.

Llewellyn would be a fine get, and certainly this team needs another ball handler and guy to hit 3's. I'm just hesitant to bring him in due to his size (6'2"). We have quite a few smaller guards on next year's roster as it is, and guys like that get banged around in the Big 12 as we witnessed. Tj should certainly pursue if we lose either Brockington or Kalscheur though.

Graham. Meh. I mean, if you want to assume that some combination of Walker, Jackson, and Enaruna hit the portal and we need bodies, then sure. Why not? With his size and pedigree coming out of h.s. he is intriguing to say the most.

Known OTZ interest:

Jaelin Llewellyn - 6'2'' G (2022-2023 Senior)(Princeton)

Jaelin Llewellyn College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

Jaelin Llewellyn - Stats, Game Logs, Splits, and much more

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Hayden Brown - 6'5'' F (2022-2023 Senior)(The Citadel)

Hayden Brown College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

Hayden Brown - Stats, Game Logs, Splits, and much more

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Jaylan Gainey - 6'9'' F (2022-2023 Senior)(Brown)

Jaylan Gainey College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

Jaylan Gainey - Stats, Game Logs, Splits, and much more

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Kendal Coleman - 6'8'' C (2022-2023 Junior)(Northwestern State)

Kendal Coleman College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

Kendal Coleman - Stats, Game Logs, Splits, and much more

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James Graham - 6'8'' F (2022-2023 Sophomore)(Maryland)

James Graham III College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

James Graham III - Stats, Game Logs, Splits, and much more

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[Cyinthenorth]

I'll try to keep this updated. I know there are some transfers out there already linked to Iowa State so I will include those at some point as long as they are credible.

Was Iowa St linked to the DePaul kid, or am I dreaming? Javon Freeman-Liberty

 

[Hayes30]

9 ppg in the Ivy League? Gonna be a “no” for me dawg.

Back to back Ivy League defensive player of the year.