I'm going to nominate a local player I think we should take a close look at, even though he has no offers to date and didn't play on a big time AAU team.
What he
does have is size, and plenty of it. 7 feet and 3 inches to be exact. And projected by some to max out at 7'4" since he's still only 17.
His name is Conrad Luczynski and he plays for suburban Bartlett High School. He's been getting some publicity recently as he's off to a hot start this season, scoring 30+ points in one game, and coming close to a quadruple double in another, including 20 rebounds, 9 blocks and 8 assists.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/2/ ... basketball I first became aware of him last year. If I recall, he was overweight as a sophomore or junior, but has slimmed down considerably. He has a decent frame to build on.
I've provided links to a couple videos so you can judge for yourself his athleticism and skill level. To me, I think it's clear that he's pretty raw and definitely not an elite athlete. He couldn't compete at the D1 level this year or next.
But recruiting him is all about projection, and I think I see enough promise that with a couple years of training and physical maturation he could become a productive (and disruptive) player. Probably not a star, but well-worth a scholarship.
I think we should take a chance on him, like Drake did with another lightly-recruited 7 footer in Liam Robbins, and offer him a 4 for 5 deal like we did with Hutty, with him redshirting his first year.
https://www.hudl.com/profile/13919135/Conrad-Luczynski