Recruiting Class 2026

[bmh_twosix]

This would be a big one. 6’7 wing out of Florida. Other offers include Florida State, Miami, Mississsipi State, TCU, and Georgia Tech.

Highlights:

[natetheskate]

would people agree that we have upped our game in who we are recruiting? I always have mixed feelings on this. I remember after Northwestern Football developed a couple winning seasons they upped their recruiting efforts...going after the 4 and 5 star kids, competing with OK and Alabama and Ohio State. It failed for the most part and they ended up missing on solid players they would have gotten b4 and could be argued that it led to a couple of miserable seasons. No doubt LU and Coach Valentine have the goal of being a constant invitee to the dance. Can you escape your position? are their any negatives to reaching for the starts? Can we become a Gonzaga? I for one like it!

[bmh_twosix]

Offers flowing the last couple days. 6’2 Combo guard out of California. Top 60 recruit per On3.
Offers from a number of UC schools (Sandiego, Santa Barbara, Riverside), High Point, Utah State, New Mexico, UNLV, TCU, East Carolina, and Rice.

Brief highlight tape

Another official from a high ranking recruit. Picked up the San Diego State and Stanford offers a couple weeks after his Loyola offer.

Rogers commits to Stanford after his official visit earlier this week.

[bmh_twosix]

Another local product, 6’5 combo guard from Oswego, IL. Offers from UIC, Northern Illinois, DePaul, Xavier, Akron, Minnesota and Iona.

Highlights:

Lockett commits to DePaul

[bmh_twosix]

Point guard out of Oklahoma. Won a state championship and was first team all state last year. Father is an assistant coach with the OKC Thunder. Listed at only 5’9, but seems very explosive. Reminds me of many of the undersized, jitterbug type guards that have given Loyola fits over the past number of years.

Select offers include Valpo, Bradley, Oral Roberts, Bowling Green, Belmont, Rice, and Chattanooga.

Highlights:

[natetheskate]

LOL..yes some of those little jitter bug guards have really given us some headaches....we probably havent had one since Carl Golston.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOOEigdCrUY

[badsneakers]

don't forget David Bailey

[Jersey City Bler]

https://www.zagsblog.com/2025/08/10/cla ... -transfer/

[bmh_twosix]

6’1 point guard out of Arizona. Lot of high major and senior mid major offers headlined by Arizona State, Iowa, Mississippi State, Seaton Hall, West Virginia, GCU, SLU, Cal, San Francisco and Stanford.

Highlights:

[bmh_twosix]

Collin Paul announcing his commitment tomorrow evening. Visited Loyola two weeks ago and Florida State last weekend.