In Reply to: Cronin has stated he wants 13 players for next season's roster. posted by ej on May 04, 2026 at 09:31:18
Looks like some reasonably good prospects, IMO. The availability list at all positions is thinning quickly with most all top players already committed. Of the ones you listed, Burks would be the one I would like to see Cronin go after. Not many centers left and all of the good ones have already committed. One possible sleeper would be Georgetown's 7'1, 257 lb Vincnt Iwuchukwu. Pretty raw but has potential and wouldn't cost a lot. Think he would be a junior.
The wing you listed from Kansas State also would't be a bad pickup, IMO. Played in a tough conference and did pretty well. Don't know much about him though. I'd be surprised if Williams would want to come back to the Bruins. He still needs another 20 lbs of muscle to be a force at his size, IMO. If Cronin holds out for the Baylor guy till the end of the month and still doesn't get him, there probably won't be much left in the portal to go after but end of the bench players. Tough situation for a coach to be in. And then there is the UCLA "high standards" issue with getting some recruits accepted. Not much a coach can do about that.