Newest Kool Aid recruiting thread

[RichmondCat]

The Kool-Aid list reflects publicly available sources, typically internet recruiting or social media sites (e.g., Rivals.com, Verbalcommits.com, Twitter, etc.), and published reports. The list is maintained for entertainment purposes only. It contains no information received from coaches or recruits. It should be updated approximately every five pages. For purposes of calculating open scholarships, this list assumes that Foster Loyer has 2 years of eligibility remaining, reported non-scholarship players are still non-scholarship and that no other players will take an extra COVID year. Also, the list now separates players who are reported to visit, or have visited, Davidson. Finally, to cut down on the length of the list, I have removed all but Davidson-committed 2021 players as the 2023 contact period is now open.

2021 Transfers (1 scholarship open):

Foster Loyer, 6’0 PG, Michigan State (Clarkston, MI), Jr.—Committed to Davidson
https://twitter.com/FosterLoyer/status/ ... 62080?s=20

2021 Recruiting (1 scholarship open):

Chris Ford, 6’5 SF, North Mecklenburg (Huntersville, NC)—Committed to Davidson
https://www.instagram.com/p/CD6wPgcpCWX/?hl=en
https://twitter.com/cford_/status/12946 ... 27136?s=20

Desmond Watson, 6’5 SF, St. Francis DeSales (Columbus, OH)—Committed to Davidson
https://twitter.com/deswat4/status/1318 ... 34246?s=20

Michael Katsock, 6’8 PF, St. Andrews School (Washington, DC)—Committed to Davidson
https://twitter.com/mkatsock20/status/1 ... 67072?s=20

Styrmir Snær Þrastarson, 6’8 SF, Þór Þorlákshöfn (Reykjavik, Iceland)—Committed to Davidson
https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ3naPHAvDT/

2022 (2 scholarships open):

Reed Bailey, 6'10 SF, Brewster Academy (Groton, MA)—Committed to Davidson
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSK_gFUHNl0 ... _copy_link

Sean Logan, 6’10 PF, Westfield HS (Westfield, NJ)--Reported Offer
https://twitter.com/matthewryan02/statu ... 55426?s=20

Justyn Fernandez, 6’5 CG, Virginia Episcopal (Richmond, VA)—expected visit
https://twitter.com/thecbglive/status/1 ... 90787?s=21
Matthew Filipowski, 6’10 C, Wilbraham & Monson Academy (Westtown, NY)—expected visit
https://twitter.com/jakelieberman2/stat ... 26784?s=20
Jaidyn West, 5'11 PG, Notre Dame HS (Clarskburg, WV)—unofficial visit (6/24/21)
https://twitter.com/Jorty4/status/14080 ... 64294?s=20

Kelechi Okworogwo, 6’6 SF, Brooklyn Collegiate (Brooklyn, NY)
Chance Thacker, 6’4 SG, Providence Christian Academy (Atlanta, GA)
Graham Worland, 6’4 G, Greensboro Day School (Cornelius, NC)
Ifeanyi Ufochukwu, 6’10 C, Covenant Day (Charlotte, NC)
Ben Roy, 6’0 PG, Manasquan (Spring Lake Heights, NJ)
Nate Brafford, 6’7 SF, Rabun Gap (Waynesville, NC)
Jaxon Hartman, 6’2 G, Miller School (Fishersville, VA)
Gabe Moss, 6’8 PF, The Hill School (Elverson, PA)
Ethan Millirons, 6’0 G, Auburn (Riner, VA)
Rowan Brumbaugh 6’3 PG, Northfield Mount Hermon (Washington, DC)
Cade Pendleton 6’8 F, East Hamilton (Ooltewah, TN)
Aidan Abell, 6’5 SG, Westminster Academy (Coral Springs, FL)
Davis Molnar, 6’7 SF, Terry Sanford (Fayetteville, NC)
Rich Rolf, 6’7 PF, Centerville (Centerville, OH)
Tom House, 6’6 SF, Centerville (Centerville, OH)
Ryan Pettit, 6'2 PG, Rutgers Prep (Somerset, NJ)
Jordan Simpson, 6’5 SG, Orangeburg-Wilkinson (Orangeburg, SC)
Coen Brown, 6’2 PG, Sacred Heart (Sedalia, MO)
Peter Carey, 6'11 PF, Northfield Mt. Hermon (Sunderland, MA)
Julian Brown, 6’1 PG, Bergen Catholic (Middletown, NY)
Kenny Noland, 6’3 PG, Hotchkiss School (Apex, NC)
Benjamin Schroeder, 6’7 SF (Germany)
Ethan Pires, 6’5 CG/SF, The Pennington School (Dover, DE)
Billy Smith, 6’6 SF, Brebeuf Jesuit (Indianapolis, IN)
Shane Blakeney, 6’3 PG, Legion Collegiate Academy (Rock Hill, SC)
Stephaun Walker, 6'7 SF, Calvin Coolidge HS (Washington, DC)
Justin Bailey, 6'3 PG/SG, Blue Ridge HS (Greer, SC)

AJ Clayton, 6’7 PF, Philo (Roseville, OH)—committed to Ohio
Isaac McKneely, 6’3 SG, Poca (Poca, WV)—(offer) committed to Virginia
Ben Middlebrooks, 6’9 PF, Calvary Christian Acad. (Fort Lauderdale, FL)—committed to Clemson
Braden Smith, 6’0 PG, Westfield (Westfield, IN)—committed to Purdue
Amen Thompson, 6’6 PG, Pine Crest School (Fort Lauderdale, FL)—signed with Overtime Elite
Ausar Thompson, 6’6 PG, Pine Crest School (Fort Lauderdale, FL)—signed with Overtime Elite
Drew Kania, 6'8 SF, Gil St. Bernard's School (Chatham, NJ)—committed to Brown
Kyler Vanderjagt, 6’3 SG, Northview (Grand Rapids, MI)—committed to Belmont
Keith Robbins 6’4 SG, St. Francis (Alpharetta, GA)—committed to Belmont
Noah Ross, 6’6 SG, Trinity Academy (Raleigh, NC)—committed to UNCW
Braden Ilic, 6’8 SF, Morristown East (Morristown, TN)—committed to ETSU
Nolan Hodge, 6’5 SG, Northern Guilford (Greensboro, NC)—committed to UNCW
Christian Winborne, 6’2 G, Gilman School (Baltimore, MD)—committed to St. Joseph’s
Dominick Campbell, 6'9 PF, Phillips Exeter Academy (Portland, ME)—(offer)—committed to Notre Dame
Michael Walz, 6’10 C, Conestoga High School (Berwyn, PA)—committed to Richmond
Devon Arlington, 6’3 PG, San Marcos HS (San Marcos, CA)—committed to Yale
Logan Woods, 6’2 G, Cincinnati Christian (Fairfield, OH)—committed to Wright State
Braeden Moore, 6’8 SF, Christ Presbyterian Academy (Nashville, TN)—committed to Rutgers
Connor Essegian, 6'4 SG, Central Noble HS (Fort Wayne, IN)—list does not include Davidson
Ben Shtolzberg, 6’4 PG, Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, CA)—(offer)--list does not include Davidson

2023 (6 scholarships open):

Jamie Kaiser, 6’5 SG, Lake Braddock (Burke, VA)
Riley Allenspach, 6'10 C, Lake Norman Christian (Cornelius, NC)
Bryce Cash, 6'5 SG, Charlotte Christian (Charlotte, NC)
Trey Horton, 6'5 SG, Providence Day School (Huntersville, NC)
Joseph Bachman, 6’8 PF, Laney High (Wilmington, NC)
William Otto, 6’3 PG, Broughton High (Raleigh, NC)
Jaxon Koroll, 6'10 PF/C, Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, NY)

2024 (9 scholarships open):

Jacob Theodosiou, 6’3 PG, Western Reserve Academy (Waterloo, ON)

[cat44]

Thrastarson highlights from the playoffs:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A4FgpXxQ2 ... e=youtu.be

He looks like he plays the game at his own pace. Never in a huge rush. Of course these are highlghts, but if true he will be special.

[i77cat]

Thrastarson highlights from the playoffs:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A4FgpXxQ2 ... e=youtu.be

Fun. I may have learn to Icelandic just to hear Styrmir's opinion about the big gent from Keflavik in the Herman Munster shoes. I think I can tell just from the body language.

[RichmondCat]

Davidson interest in 2022 Connor Essegian 6'4 SG, Central Noble HS (Fort Wayne, IN)

https://twitter.com/Nick_Baumgart/statu ... 81376?s=20

Connor Essegian announcing his top 7 tomorrow. He was supposed to visit Davidson at one point. Haven't heard any confirmation that visit occurred. His recruitment has really taken off.

https://twitter.com/CEssegian/status/14 ... 26597?s=20

His list does not include Davidson.

https://twitter.com/CEssegian/status/14 ... 68389?s=20

[Dr. Bliss]

Thrastarson highlights from the playoffs:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A4FgpXxQ2 ... e=youtu.be

Fun. I may have learn to Icelandic just to hear Styrmir's opinion about the big gent from Keflavik in the Herman Munster shoes. I think I can tell just from the body language.

Haha, yeah. Flexing.

[i77cat]

And chirping. Love it. We need some players that other teams can hate. Gerry, Landry, Wayne, Matt, Jack. How about that? Three of those have been part of the staff. And two of them are with us now. Maybe we're going to get nasty, start bullying some people. I miss the days where soft teams (Georgetown, Wisconsin, UNCG, etc) would complain that Davidson is too physical.

[seamac77]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=deskt ... e=youtu.be

check out the patched up bloody nose when he's shooting free throws at the 9:00 min. mark. Not afraid to get nasty.

[DC69Wildcat]

He needs to learn JAG's move of twisting 180 degrees at the end of his drives to the basket so he can land on his butt and slide backwards across the floor while looking at the ref. Jack was pretty good at that, too, so maybe Coach Gibbs can work with Styrmer.

[RichmondCat]

Reported offer to 2022 Ben Shtolzberg 6’4 PG Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, CA).

https://twitter.com/JuliusVElite0/statu ... 84224?s=20

https://twitter.com/Tarek_Fattal/status ... 92513?s=20

Ben Shtolzberg cutting list to 6 Sunday. Haven’t seen much connecting Davidson to him since the reported offer.

https://twitter.com/jakelieberman2/stat ... 72517?s=21

The following interview suggests these may be the 6 schools:

“It’s come down to like six schools, right now. We haven’t cut the list down, but the main schools are Creighton, Northwestern, Rutgers, Virginia Tech, Butler, and Xavier. We don’t know what might happen after this live period, but that’s it right now. They are all great schools who I think could be great fits for me, especially Butler.”

https://www.patreon.com/posts/54529328

Ben Shtolzberg's list does not include Davidson, but, interestingly, he could still see Jake Cohen, as his list does include Maccabi Tel Aviv.

https://twitter.com/BenShtolzberg/statu ... 59713?s=20

[stevelee]

In Spain?

[RichmondCat]

In Spain?

https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague ... ake-cohen/

[i77cat]

Good for Jake.

[stevelee]

Thanks. I hadn't heard.

I met an Israeli couple who live near Tel Aviv when I was in Venice, and then I saw them a few more times on our ship. When they got home, they bragged to people that they had met someone who knew Jake Cohen. Then Harley search for me on the internet and found my email. He wrote me that if I was the person he knew, to send him a friend request on Facebook. So we are Facebook friends.

[stevelee]

Thrastarson highlights from the playoffs:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A4FgpXxQ2 ... e=youtu.be

My old roommate’s reaction:

It may be hard to keep this guy out of the lineup.

He goes on to say that he looks for his shot instead of looking for the “star” to pass to. He sees that as a fault of our recent teams. I replied that it looked that way to me in the 2009-2010 team, who often seemed to be looking for Curry to be open, but somehow never saw him on the court, and then would make a desperation throw toward the basket at the end of the clock. I’m sure that is somewhat unfair, but it is what I remember.

[VirginiaCat]

The Kool-Aid list reflects publicly available sources, typically internet recruiting or social media sites (e.g., Rivals.com, Verbalcommits.com, Twitter, etc.), and published reports. The list is maintained for entertainment purposes only. It contains no information received from coaches or recruits. It should be updated approximately every five pages. For purposes of calculating open scholarships, this list assumes that Foster Loyer has 2 years of eligibility remaining, reported non-scholarship players are still non-scholarship and that no other players will take an extra COVID year. Also, the list now separates players who are reported to visit, or have visited, Davidson. Finally, to cut down on the length of the list, I have removed all but Davidson-committed 2021 players as the 2023 contact period is now open.

2021 Transfers (1 scholarship open):

Foster Loyer, 6’0 PG, Michigan State (Clarkston, MI), Jr.—Committed to Davidson
https://twitter.com/FosterLoyer/status/ ... 62080?s=20

2021 Recruiting (1 scholarship open):

Chris Ford, 6’5 SF, North Mecklenburg (Huntersville, NC)—Committed to Davidson
https://www.instagram.com/p/CD6wPgcpCWX/?hl=en
https://twitter.com/cford_/status/12946 ... 27136?s=20

Desmond Watson, 6’5 SF, St. Francis DeSales (Columbus, OH)—Committed to Davidson
https://twitter.com/deswat4/status/1318 ... 34246?s=20

Michael Katsock, 6’8 PF, St. Andrews School (Washington, DC)—Committed to Davidson
https://twitter.com/mkatsock20/status/1 ... 67072?s=20

Styrmir Snær Þrastarson, 6’8 SF, Þór Þorlákshöfn (Reykjavik, Iceland)—Committed to Davidson
https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ3naPHAvDT/

2022 (2 scholarships open):

Reed Bailey, 6'10 SF, Brewster Academy (Groton, MA)—Committed to Davidson
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSK_gFUHNl0 ... _copy_link

Sean Logan, 6’10 PF, Westfield HS (Westfield, NJ)--Reported Offer
https://twitter.com/matthewryan02/statu ... 55426?s=20

Justyn Fernandez, 6’5 CG, Virginia Episcopal (Richmond, VA)—expected visit
https://twitter.com/thecbglive/status/1 ... 90787?s=21
Matthew Filipowski, 6’10 C, Wilbraham & Monson Academy (Westtown, NY)—expected visit
https://twitter.com/jakelieberman2/stat ... 26784?s=20
Jaidyn West, 5'11 PG, Notre Dame HS (Clarskburg, WV)—unofficial visit (6/24/21)
https://twitter.com/Jorty4/status/14080 ... 64294?s=20

Kelechi Okworogwo, 6’6 SF, Brooklyn Collegiate (Brooklyn, NY)
Chance Thacker, 6’4 SG, Providence Christian Academy (Atlanta, GA)
Graham Worland, 6’4 G, Greensboro Day School (Cornelius, NC)
Ifeanyi Ufochukwu, 6’10 C, Covenant Day (Charlotte, NC)
Ben Roy, 6’0 PG, Manasquan (Spring Lake Heights, NJ)
Nate Brafford, 6’7 SF, Rabun Gap (Waynesville, NC)
Jaxon Hartman, 6’2 G, Miller School (Fishersville, VA)
Gabe Moss, 6’8 PF, The Hill School (Elverson, PA)
Ethan Millirons, 6’0 G, Auburn (Riner, VA)
Rowan Brumbaugh 6’3 PG, Northfield Mount Hermon (Washington, DC)
Cade Pendleton 6’8 F, East Hamilton (Ooltewah, TN)
Aidan Abell, 6’5 SG, Westminster Academy (Coral Springs, FL)
Davis Molnar, 6’7 SF, Terry Sanford (Fayetteville, NC)
Rich Rolf, 6’7 PF, Centerville (Centerville, OH)
Tom House, 6’6 SF, Centerville (Centerville, OH)
Ryan Pettit, 6'2 PG, Rutgers Prep (Somerset, NJ)
Jordan Simpson, 6’5 SG, Orangeburg-Wilkinson (Orangeburg, SC)
Coen Brown, 6’2 PG, Sacred Heart (Sedalia, MO)
Peter Carey, 6'11 PF, Northfield Mt. Hermon (Sunderland, MA)
Julian Brown, 6’1 PG, Bergen Catholic (Middletown, NY)
Kenny Noland, 6’3 PG, Hotchkiss School (Apex, NC)
Benjamin Schroeder, 6’7 SF (Germany)
Ethan Pires, 6’5 CG/SF, The Pennington School (Dover, DE)
Billy Smith, 6’6 SF, Brebeuf Jesuit (Indianapolis, IN)
Shane Blakeney, 6’3 PG, Legion Collegiate Academy (Rock Hill, SC)
Stephaun Walker, 6'7 SF, Calvin Coolidge HS (Washington, DC)
Justin Bailey, 6'3 PG/SG, Blue Ridge HS (Greer, SC)

AJ Clayton, 6’7 PF, Philo (Roseville, OH)—committed to Ohio
Isaac McKneely, 6’3 SG, Poca (Poca, WV)—(offer) committed to Virginia
Ben Middlebrooks, 6’9 PF, Calvary Christian Acad. (Fort Lauderdale, FL)—committed to Clemson
Braden Smith, 6’0 PG, Westfield (Westfield, IN)—committed to Purdue
Amen Thompson, 6’6 PG, Pine Crest School (Fort Lauderdale, FL)—signed with Overtime Elite
Ausar Thompson, 6’6 PG, Pine Crest School (Fort Lauderdale, FL)—signed with Overtime Elite
Drew Kania, 6'8 SF, Gil St. Bernard's School (Chatham, NJ)—committed to Brown
Kyler Vanderjagt, 6’3 SG, Northview (Grand Rapids, MI)—committed to Belmont
Keith Robbins 6’4 SG, St. Francis (Alpharetta, GA)—committed to Belmont
Noah Ross, 6’6 SG, Trinity Academy (Raleigh, NC)—committed to UNCW
Braden Ilic, 6’8 SF, Morristown East (Morristown, TN)—committed to ETSU
Nolan Hodge, 6’5 SG, Northern Guilford (Greensboro, NC)—committed to UNCW
Christian Winborne, 6’2 G, Gilman School (Baltimore, MD)—committed to St. Joseph’s
Dominick Campbell, 6'9 PF, Phillips Exeter Academy (Portland, ME)—(offer)—committed to Notre Dame
Michael Walz, 6’10 C, Conestoga High School (Berwyn, PA)—committed to Richmond
Devon Arlington, 6’3 PG, San Marcos HS (San Marcos, CA)—committed to Yale
Logan Woods, 6’2 G, Cincinnati Christian (Fairfield, OH)—committed to Wright State
Braeden Moore, 6’8 SF, Christ Presbyterian Academy (Nashville, TN)—committed to Rutgers
Connor Essegian, 6'4 SG, Central Noble HS (Fort Wayne, IN)—list does not include Davidson
Ben Shtolzberg, 6’4 PG, Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, CA)—(offer)--list does not include Davidson

2023 (6 scholarships open):

Jamie Kaiser, 6’5 SG, Lake Braddock (Burke, VA)
Riley Allenspach, 6'10 C, Lake Norman Christian (Cornelius, NC)
Bryce Cash, 6'5 SG, Charlotte Christian (Charlotte, NC)
Trey Horton, 6'5 SG, Providence Day School (Huntersville, NC)
Joseph Bachman, 6’8 PF, Laney High (Wilmington, NC)
William Otto, 6’3 PG, Broughton High (Raleigh, NC)
Jaxon Koroll, 6'10 PF/C, Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, NY)

2024 (9 scholarships open):

Jacob Theodosiou, 6’3 PG, Western Reserve Academy (Waterloo, ON)

I live in Virginia and graduated from Davidson. I know the Hartman family. Dad is the head basketball coach at Wilson Memorial High School and won a state championship as the girls coach at the former Robert E. Lee High in Staunton, VA. Jaxon has reclassified to the 2023 class and attends the Miller School in Crozet, VA now. He’ll be playing with several division 1 prospects including Austin Ball and Ant Davis, Jr. There was an article about it in our local paper:

https://newsvirginian.com/sports/wilson ... 81126.html