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Well, at least the cupboard is not completely bare...........

I'm wondering about the status of Simm-Marten Saadi, the 6'9" Estonian, that like Tate Sage committed to Drake, decommitted and now to Iowa. But there is nothing I can find online about Saadi and what his status is.

https://basketballbuckets.com/plyometric-exercises-for-basketball/

https://www.hawkcentral.com/picture-gallery/sports/college/iowa/basketball-men/2025/04/30/see-iowa-basketball-signee-trevin-jirak-during-offseason-training-valley/83374656007/ Maybe he will contribute at the 5 as a true freshman!

https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/basketball-men/2025/04/30/iowa-basketball-tate-sage-commit-drake-ben-mccollum-hawkeyes-big-ten/82995609007/ Reads like he's a winner. Seems to be similar to Jaidyn Coon, 6'6"-6'7" good shooting wing.

A Houston vs Iowa game would be fun. I'd like to see how e do. Texas Tech/Houston - those Texas Big 12 schools are all the same, probably very good D, shades of Barnwell. Maybe Barnwell is fated to play Texas Tech, just like them playing Drake this year.

My first thought when I looked at it was could the staff be looking at it and thinking 'what the' did we get ourselves into! Purdue home and away, Nebby home and away (welcome back to CHA Pryce). But then you think if I were BM, I wouldn't give a hoot what the schedules, they are all going to be...

The plot thickens. Found this with a little more research this morning. Saadi played last year as a post graduate at Sunrise Christian Academy outside Kansas City. I'm sure we all remember that new assistant coach Barnwell coached there two years ago before moving on to Texas Tech. So we can...

Read an article saying that Sage and this guy, Saadi, were both Drake commits under BM at Drake for this fall. Both have decommitted and looking for new homes. Saadi is 6'9" and from Estonia.

https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u20-eurobasket-2024-division-b/teams/estonia/320037-simm-marten-saadi

I always predict 12-0 until somebody beats us. BUT, we better have it together or this schedule could turn into a real murderer's row......

If you see that Traore commits to Utah let us know! Maybe he'll still see the light.

I'm like you, the only two NCAA games I watched were the Drake games And, I would throw the Big 12 in there with the B1G and SEC in basketball. I believe they have it and will spend the money to be competitive at the top levels.

Seydou Traore visited Utah on Wednesday.

So, basically, the benefit of the portal is to let possible designations know that you are looking for a new home. Although some enter the portal with a 'do not contact' which evidently means you already know where you are going. Why enter the portal if that's the case? Still signaling your...

Sometimes it seems player movement never stops. I agree, but don't know for sure, they enter the portal during the timeframe but continue to look even after the portal closes. Plus you have seniors that don't have a landing spot yet, maybe they decommitted, they don't have a timeline. And, in...

I see nothing online about Pizzella coming to Iowa. From Santa Monica, CA, he originally committed to Washington St. AFter a coaching change, I think, he got a release and apparently, just in December did he commit to WF. So it would appear he made it to spring ball and if he didn't like what...

I believe he is the only one. If I were to have guessed who might stay on, Kyle wouldn't have been the one to come to mind. Good for him. It appears Matt Gatens will have to find new employment.

Saw a picture yesterday on X I think it was of BM and Jaidyn Conn together. Coon is a 6'6" wing from Storm Lake, BN's hometown, that is getting some recruiting attention. I see he scored 39 points in a game but don't really know much about him. Anybody know if he's talented enough to be a Hawk...