Class of 2019 NCAA Basketball prospect Lok Wur is blowing up on the recruiting scene.
It has been a crazy few days for unranked 2019 recruit Lok Wur, who has seen his name blow up on social media and throughout all of NCAA Basketball. Wur recently announced that he has qualified academically and as a result, the 6’9 wing has seen his stock rise among D-I programs.
Since he wasn’t eligible to play this upcoming season, Wok had resigned himself to going the JUCO route. However, he has since de-committed and has received his release from Eastern Florida College. The Papillon (NE) native now holds offers from DePaul, Texas A&M, Nevada, Rutgers and Washington State, among others. He also has garnered considerable interest from Kansas, Oregon, UCLA, Creighton and Virginia Tech.
Wur is expected to receive more interest and potentially more offers in the near future. He told Jake Weingarten of Stockrisers that he may visit Oregon soon.
The athletic and versatile Wur Is a good scorer who can knock down treys. He is a capable defender with the ability to guard multiple positions. In addition, Wur is a quality rebounder.
Wur earned USA Today second team all-state honors this past high school campaign after averaging a double-double (20.8 points and 10 caroms) for Papillon La Vista South.
Illinois is interested in grad transfer
The Illinois Fighting Illini are still looking to fill out their roster and would prefer to add a grad transfer. One such player that fits that description and is drawing interest from the Illini, per ESPN’s Jeff Borzello, is Tyler Scanlon. Scanlon averaged 13.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists at Boston University this past season.
The 6’7, 215-pound wing is very experienced and can do a little bit of everything, He is a very good shooter who has knocked down 37.9% of his 3-pointers for his career. Scanlon scored in double-figures in 51 contests and produced five double-doubles during his tenure with the Terriers.
Belmont, George Washington, Minnesota, Richmond and Arkansas have also reportedly shown interest in the Fairfax (Va.) native.
Illinois has not made the NCAA Tournament since 2013 and is coming off a season where the Illini won two fewer games than they did in coach Brad Underwood’s first season two years ago. The good news is that the Illini have some talent returning and got a nice pickup in 2019 four-star big man Kofi Cockburn.
But what the Illini really need is a floor spacer. Illinois ranked in the bottom half of the Big Ten in 3-pointers made, 3-pointers attempted, and 3-point percentage in 2018-19. And Illinois lost one of their best perimeter shooters this past season in Aaron Jordan (59 triples, 41.5%) to graduation. Illinois has one scholarship remaining to use, so we will see if coach Brad Underwood can secure a commitment from Scanlon.
Tevin Mack transfers to Clemson
The Clemson Tigers landed coveted transfer Tevin Mack on June 10. Ranked the 24th best grad transfer by ESPN, Mack should be able to come in and contribute for a Tigers’ team that lost four of their top five players from last year’s squad that went 20-14 overall. To make matters worse, UNC Asheville transfer Jonathan Baehre, who sat out last season, recently tore a ligament in his knee and is out indefinitely.
Mack struggled last season following a breakout sophomore campaign. The 6’6 wing averaged 9.0 points, on 41.7% shooting from the field and 33.3% from beyond the arc, along with 3.3 rebounds in 20.6 minutes of action for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He scored in double-figures on 16 occasions, topping the 20-point mark four times.
Mack is athletic, has a scorer’s mentality and can light up a scoreboard when he is knocking down shots, particularly from beyond the arc. The Columbia (SC) native originally signed with VCU out of high school and then followed coach Shaka Smart to Texas before playing a single game with the Rams.
Mack is the fourth transfer that coach Brad Brownell has brought in this offseason. Brownell, who has led the Tigers to a postseason berth the last three seasons, has also inked Tulsa grad transfer Curran Scott, Nick Honor (Fordham) and Khavon Moore (Texas Tech). Honor and Moore will have to sit out this upcoming season.
Including the four transfers, the Tigers will have seven newcomers on the roster. The other newcomers include freshmen Al-Amir Dawes, Chase Huntington, and Alex Hemenway.
Other recruiting tidbits
- Benson Lin committed to Bryant on June 12. The 6’4 shooting guard, who hails from Tawain — aka the “next” Jeremy Lin — averaged 17.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 3.0 assists last season as a post-graduate at St. Andrews (RI). The former Manhattan commit also drew interest from Stetson, Drexel, and Stetson.
- Penn State’s backcourt got a boost with the recent addition of grad transfer Curtis Brown. The 6’4 combo guard averaged 8.1 points along with three rebounds and an assist for Oklahoma State in 2018-19. He also has spent two seasons at Indiana. Brown is expected to compete with Myrean Jones for a starting spot alongside Myles Dread.
- The Cincinnati Bearcats have had quite a week. The Bearcats officially lost Logan Johnson and Eliel Nsoseme. Johnson, who averaged less than seven minutes a game for UC as a freshman, landed at Saint Mary’s. Johnson selected the Gaels over Fresno State. Meanwhile, Nsoseme, who averaged 1.3 points along with 3.2 caroms in 29 games as a sophomore, has transferred to Georgia State. The Bearcats also received a verbal commitment from 2020 guard Mike Saunders Jr. and offered a scholarship to 2020 guard Anthony Leal.