Recruiting Notebook: 2021 Top Groups And More

<p>Over the last few weeks, we have seen some of the top players in the 2021 and 2022 class solidify their positions among themselves. From C.J. Gunn to [player_tooltip player_id="569350" first="Jake" last="Heidbreder"] to Cam Haffner, we have the latest.</p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="783148" first="Chris" last="Mantis"] Drops Top 6</b></p> <p>One of the guys in the entire country who actually gained a ton of offers despite not playing in front of college coaches was Lowell (IN) wing [player_tooltip player_id="783148" first="Chris" last="Mantis"]. The 6’6 talent has seen his stock propel forward in the last few months to the point where he has too many options he is cutting his list down.</p> <p>Mantis cut it down to his top six programs: Purdue-Fort Wayne, Valparaiso, Ball State, Illinois-Chicago, Appalachian State, and Drake.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>With the way the climate of basketball is going at the high school and college level, there isn’t a ton of hurry to make a decision but could see one sooner rather than later as not much will change.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Could see in-state schools being appealing as the family is close and attending games would be great but Drake also has a ton of Indiana flavor and the comfort there would be better than some others.</p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="569313" first="Blake" last="Wesley"] Announces Top 12</b></p> <p>One of the top players in the class, [player_tooltip player_id="569313" first="Blake" last="Wesley"], made a small move towards a commitment by also narrowing in his focus this past week as he announced his Top 12.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>The current contenders are Maryland, Kansas State, Creighton, Grand Canyon, Missouri, Purdue, Notre Dame, Xavier, Texas, Louisville, Indiana, and Ohio State.</p> <p>The names that have been hot on the rumor wire have been Purdue and Notre Dame. As more players come off the board over the next month or so you could see this list get narrowed in but common thought would be a higher level academic school in the Big Ten footprint which could be a number of schools including Notre Dame. Probably have a big on this one but the 6’5 guard has some really nice landing spots as we sit today.</p> <p><b>Latest On 2021 Offers:</b></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="783152" first="Quimari" last="Peterson"] - Valparaiso</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="569350" first="Jake" last="Heidbreder"] - SIU-Edwardsville, Idaho, Evansville</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="874171" first="Kaden" last="McCollough"] - DePauw<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="783153" first="Keon" last="Thompson"] - NIU, Akron</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="874153" first="Camden" last="Brown"] - DePauw, Midway<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="569321" first="Kooper" last="Jacobi"] - Towson</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="647198" first="Langdon" last="Hatton"] - Central Michigan</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="783176" first="Isaac" last="Vencel"] - USMMA</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="783204" first="Andrew" last="Bennett"] - Wabash</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="874191" first="Jake" last="Kinsey"] - Rose-Hulman</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="874128" first="Jackson" last="Paul"] - Goshen, Northern Oklahoma-Enid</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="874196" first="Mason" last="Brooks"] - DePauw</p> <p>Clayton MacLagan - Rio Grande, Trine, Wabash</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="783172" first="Sean" last="Black"] - IU-South Bend</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="647227" first="Will" last="Shank"] - IU-South Bend</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="963906" first="Lane" last="Lauderbaugh"] - IU-South Bend</p>