Washington Basketball multitasking recruiting both 2018 and 2019

The Washington Basketball recruiting efforts multitask both 2018 and 2019 classes

The Washington Basketball coaching staff has been set with more “To Do” items than most NCAA coaches face. Since the hiring of Coach Mike Hopkins, the tasks have mounted on all fronts. Players departed, forcing the team to recruit to the current class.  The team is switching schemes, forcing the coaches to work hard at easing players into the new regiment, all the while explaining in detail to ensure their buy in.

Finally, the coaches needed to fill roster spots.  The immediate need of filling openings culminated in the coaches pulling off a nearly miraculous recruiting class of point guard Michael Carter III,  4-star shooting guard Jaylen Nowell, 2-star point guard Nate Pryor, 3-star small forward Nahziah Carter, and four-star small forward/ power forward Hameir Wright.

This was quite a coup by a hard working coaching staff who truly needed good prospects to compete in the Pac-12 this year.

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The team, once one of the top recruiting classes of the nation, faced a repetitious need to restock the roster as prospects began to opt for the one-and-done route to  the NBA.

Turning to the future

Now that the class of 2017 is filled, the team can turn its attention to the class of 2018. The recruiting efforts of assistant coach Dave Rice have resulted in some positive offers so far.

And to help out in the front court, the team has been in constant contact with center Bryan Penn-Johnson.

Both Bey and Penn-Johnson will be huge fills for the team next year.

2019 recruiting as well

But the Washington Basketball coaches, familiar with multi tasking now, are recruiting for the class of 2019 as well.  So far, the Huskies are working hard to offer the right players.

And the recruiting efforts continue to result in scholarship offers to special prospects.

In fact, the Washington Basketball team has offered ten scholarships already. And the race is on!

Don’t underestimate Hop

I had some concerns over the recruiting success of the Washington Basketball Team.  But since that time, the coaches have circled the wagon in admirable fashion. The  team has filled the 2017 coffers,  and is now moving to the future.

Busting Brackets

Right now, the team has two seniors in point guard Dan Kingma and forward Greg Bowman. Should the team successfully retain players for four years, that is not an overwhelming shopping list to fill.

2019 appears to be more critical to the recruiting efforts. In that year, the team will seek to fill positions for guard David Crisp, guard Matisse Thybulle, forward Noah Dickerson, forward Dominic Green, and forward Devenir Duruisseau.

This is not only a tall order in numbers alone, but the production of this group will be difficult to replace instantly.

The 2017-2018 roster appears to be filled, and built with attention to fit and scheme. But the world of NCAA basketball is three parts. Players talent, coaching skills, and future recruits.

On one hand, from what I’ve seen so far, Coach Hopkins can pull rabbits out of hats on the recruiting front. He found very talented recruits from the east coast to fill out the Washington Basketball Team.

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On the other hand, I’d prefer it not get to that point.  A couple commitments this month would be very much appreciated.  I would find comfort to know the players names before the 2019 season arrives.