Kanon catchings commits to byu
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Why? They just signed a projected top 10 pick for next season. This guys “only” top 40
ESPN said he is being projected as #1 nba pick in the class of 2025
This player is projected 1st rd not 1st overall
The ticker on ESPN during the FSU/UNC baseball game said first round FWIW.
BYU has BIG $$$$$ to offer players. If you plan on being 1 and done and don't care about the religious contractual agreement while being there-you'll be able to make a ton of $.
Did they have that type of money to spend on players and recruits when Pope was there? Seems like the new coach has elevated their recruiting since taking the position
Yes. That $ has been available all along. They were the first FB team to provide NIL $ for their walk on players in FB too. They've got major $$ to offer players. It's how Pope got some of the kids he did when he was there-and remember Pope only had 1 season as a Big XII Conference (or whatever they'll call it now) member. The new HC has Big XII to offer players as well.
You're right miss read it I do wear reading glasses but that still is a highly rated recruit to go to byu nil I guess
If Pope had stayed they would've brought in a kid even higher ranked than Catchings. Collin Chandler.
Side note - looking at BYU's roster they now have 13 scholarship players and 0 of them are over 6'8. Interesting.
Until he has played a year under Scheyer and regressed like Lively and Filipowski did.
It is…easier now than it use to be…but still more difficult than other p5 schools
Money can buy you 1-2 big recruits
Last year was their first season in the big 12 and being viewed as a p5*(major) program. Much easier to recruit to a B12 school than a WAC/MWC/independent religious school traveling to play in small mid major gyms vs playing on national TV against name brand programs all year .
Pope was successful enough in year one to prove they can compete there and validate them as a legitimate B12 option (especially for any west coast kids partial to staying out that way…at that point you’re only competing w a handful of solid west coast basketball programs)
This offseason was also the first year of the massive open bidding wars for recruits w the NIL gloves fully off. BYU was thrust into the spotlight being associated w the UK/Coach Cal/Ark saga….and BYU is taking that attention and momentum to lean fully into it hiring a big up and comer nba name. The media attention and drama on the heels of a successful B12 season and a top 20 preseason ranking has woken up the big money boosters and has them bought in….
the same would have happened with Pope there despite you trying to make a point that doesn’t exist
Is Kanon related to Harvey/Tamika Catchings? Harvey played with the Dr. J 76ers, and Tamika (his daughter) was maybe the most accomplished high school athlete in D/FW over the last 30 years.