2025-2026 Recruiting

[petey23]

10 hours ago, sioux24/7 said:

I am not discounting him and saying he’s not D1 but I think we are pretty full on that body type. 

It's been awhile since we had a pure shooter.

 

10 hours ago, MoSiouxFan said:

Who does he play for?

Bemidji High School. Think he also plays AAU with Howard Pulley. His dad is former UND player and current Bemidji State Basketball Coach Mike Boschee.

[GoodGood]

2 minutes ago, petey23 said:

It's been awhile since we had a pure shooter.

We have park and bark starting right now 

[UND92,96]

4 hours ago, petey23 said:

Is Mike Boschee's kid Jaxon a D1 prospect? is he on our radar.

6-3 170

Averaging around 28 a game and 94% from the line and 45% from 3. Dropped 46, including the game winner on the Spuds last night.

He took unofficial visits to UND and NDSU last year, but I think at this point he has division II offers. I could see him maybe going the NSIC route for a year or two, and then transferring to a division I program if he can put up big numbers. 

[petey23]

1 hour ago, UND92,96 said:

He took unofficial visits to UND and NDSU last year, but I think at this point he has division II offers. I could see him maybe going the NSIC route for a year or two, and then transferring to a division I program if he can put up big numbers. 

Yeah, he could obviously play for his dad at Bemidji State or for his uncle Jeff at Pittsburgh State.

[MoSiouxFan]

6 hours ago, petey23 said:

It's been awhile since we had a pure shooter.

 

Bemidji Hogh School. Think he also plays AAU with Howard Pulley. His dad is former UND player and current Bemidji State Basketball Coach Mike Boschee.

Thanks!

[SIOUXFAN97]

6 hours ago, petey23 said:

Yeah, he could obviously play for his dad at Bemidji State or for his uncle Jeff at Pittsburgh State.

or Uncle Jeff at und?

[sioux24/7]

55 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

or Uncle Jeff at und?

Wouldn’t say Jeff has done enough at Pitt State to make me want him. Craig Smith, Kyan Brown or even take the home run swing at Ty. I’m sure there’s other names but Boschee hasn’t exactly killed it there. 

[NewUndFan]

14 hours ago, sioux24/7 said:

Wouldn’t say Jeff has done enough at Pitt State to make me want him. Craig Smith, Kyan Brown or even take the home run swing at Ty. I’m sure there’s other names but Boschee hasn’t exactly killed it there. 

Im betting we have Sather for another 3 years 

[Siouxperman8]

Get so see Jayden Moore of Hopkins up close tonight.  Will be fun to watch. 

[sioux24/7]

56 minutes ago, Siouxperman8 said:

Get so see Jayden Moore of Hopkins up close tonight.  Will be fun to watch. 

Awesome, report back!

[Siouxperman8]

1 hour ago, sioux24/7 said:

Awesome, report back!

Will do my best. I’ll have a great view from score table but my evaluation skills not always 100% correct. 😀

[Siouxperman8]

9 hours ago, sioux24/7 said:

Awesome, report back!

Moore is ultra quick with a great handle.  Had 15 points but had a few shots rim out early that would have added to that.

Very good distributor and defender.  Listed at 6'1" but seemed smaller than that, maybe because his team was so long and he's not very thick yet.  He did get up and dunk a ball which was impressive. 

[EternalOptimist]

10 hours ago, Siouxperman8 said:

Moore is ultra quick with a great handle.  Had 15 points but had a few shots rim out early that would have added to that.

Very good distributor and defender.  Listed at 6'1" but seemed smaller than that, maybe because his team was so long and he's not very thick yet.  He did get up and dunk a ball which was impressive. 

So, much like A3?

[Siouxperman8]

22 minutes ago, EternalOptimist said:

So, much like A3?

I’d say yes. 

[sioux24/7]

I’m bored putting a kid to bed, so I started thinking about next year’s roster and wanted to type it out.

Let’s assume everyone who can return next season does return, and the expected newcomers all arrive. That would give us something like:

G: Uelmen, A3, Moore

G: Kraft, Evanson, Doppler

F: Delorme, Marlee, Ouse

F: Guga, Micah, Bothun

C - Jones, Erikson

How would we feel about that group?

If that’s how it plays out, there really wouldn’t be room for additional additions, since it would be three out and three in. That said, I would expect some level of attrition. Whether it’s Uelmen, A3, the Curtis twins, or one of the Bismarck kids, it feels inevitable that someone will move on.

One thing that has been missing during Sather’s time is a truly physical big and a consistent low-post presence. Fil had his moments, Sueker showed flashes early, T had moments, Mathews had potential, Amar was solid, and Guga has had stretches, but it still feels like an area where we’ve come up short. It also doesn’t seem like we’ve taken a ton of swings at addressing it.

Just my opinion, but it feels like that’s a key missing piece.

[F'n Hawks]

4 minutes ago, sioux24/7 said:

I’m bored putting a kid to bed, so I started thinking about next year’s roster and wanted to type it out.

Let’s assume everyone who can return next season does return, and the expected newcomers all arrive. That would give us something like:

G: Uelmen, A3, Moore

G: Kraft, Evanson, Doppler

F: Delorme, Marlee, Ouse

F: Guga, Micah, Bothun

C - Jones, Erikson

How would we feel about that group?

If that’s how it plays out, there really wouldn’t be room for additional additions, since it would be three out and three in. That said, I would expect some level of attrition. Whether it’s Uelmen, A3, the Curtis twins, or one of the Bismarck kids, it feels inevitable that someone will move on.

One thing that has been missing during Sather’s time is a truly physical big and a consistent low-post presence. Fil had his moments, Sueker showed flashes early, T had moments, Mathews had potential, and Guga has had stretches, but it still feels like an area where we’ve come up short. It also doesn’t seem like we’ve taken a ton of swings at addressing it.

Just my opinion, but it feels like that’s a key missing piece.

At some point, the Bismarck guys can’t continue to take up scholarships. Hopefully they prove me wrong but I don’t see either playing any meaningful minutes if they stay.
 

My biggest takeaway from last Saturday is that we weren’t close to matching up to NDSU overall athletically/length wise/strength wise etc… All I’ve wanted for so long is a rim protector, don’t even care how much offense is provided. I think Kraft has improved this year, but I still see him as more of a 15 minutes per night kind of guy at this level. 
 

Agreed though, I think there will be some attrition and hopefully they can take a chance on some portal guys.

[UNDDOM]

I think Erickson and Bothun leave for D2 

Curtis twins would leave if given a chance but to where?  They haven’t proved anything.

with king and Garrett gone, the only pure outside shooter returning is Kraft. 

[NewUndFan]

Heard from a reliable source Doppler and Erickson are transferring.  Said they want to be able to play and wont here. We need there scholarships for a couple big men that can contribute 

[EternalOptimist]

With a Sather extension I would bet the following:

Gone due to out of eligibility: Thomas, King, Anderson

Gone because they want to play: Doppler, Erickson, Bothun, and possibly Ouse

Heavily consider leaving for whatever reason: Curtis Twins, Guga

Could go either way: A3, Uelmen

Stays: Kraft, Jones, Delorme

Incoming: Moore, Evanson, Hanson

Just my opinion

[UND1983]

10 hours ago, NewUndFan said:

Heard from a reliable source Doppler and Erickson are transferring.  Said they want to be able to play and wont here. We need there scholarships for a couple big men that can contribute 

The UND staff just handing out free diplomas. How could it go on for three years where the players gives NOTHING back to the program yet still gets their school paid for and the roster is limited due to it?  In this day and age a coach can cut a player anytime they want for any reason they want.  

[EternalOptimist]

12 hours ago, F'n Hawks said:

At some point, the Bismarck guys can’t continue to take up scholarships. Hopefully they prove me wrong but I don’t see either playing any meaningful minutes if they stay.

One thing to point out with this - The Bismarck guys, and you could throw Bothun in with this, were all convinced by the staff to come to UND. They were all told they would most likely get no time or redshirted their freshmen year, and the year after may be limited as well.  The talk was by year 3, they will be a contributor if they work hard. This is now year 3, and they get no time.  I haven't heard that they are not trying or working hard, but unfortunately for them, they are in a rough spot as well. They are not happy about the situation either. They have now spent 3 years here, and have nothing to show. They were told they were D1 players by the staff, and now they have little choice as to enter the portal and hope for the best. These are good kids that are in a crappy situation that they didn't want to be in. If they go, I wish them the best of luck as they got stuck on the wrong side in the business of college sports.

[EternalOptimist]

5 minutes ago, UND1983 said:

The UND staff just handing out free diplomas. How could it go on for three years where the players gives NOTHING back to the program yet still gets their school paid for?  In this day and age a coach can cut a player anytime they want for any reason they want.  

That is on the coaches - not the players.  I don't think any of the players came to UND to milk an education - they could have gotten that at a D2 school.  They all want to play - trust me.

[UND1983]

3 minutes ago, EternalOptimist said:

That is on the coaches - not the players.  I don't think any of the players came to UND to milk an education - they could have gotten that at a D2 school.  They all want to play - trust me.

Which is why my post was about the coaches.  They need to make the decision for the player, which then frees up a spot to try and make the roster better.  

[sioux24/7]

22 minutes ago, GoodGood said:

The problem with those 3 was an average Joe could watch them play and tell you they weren’t d1 players. They should have went to Mary or Minot state, played and developed, and then transferred up if they were good enough 

This. I mean you can’t solely blame the staff if the players aren’t happy. They should have been able to do some self reflection sometime in the last 3 years and realized they weren’t D1 players. I don’t know any of them personally so don’t know if they are happy or not. 

[UNDDOM]

58 minutes ago, EternalOptimist said:

With a Sather extension I would bet the following:

Gone due to out of eligibility: Thomas, King, Anderson

Gone because they want to play: Doppler, Erickson, Bothun, and possibly Ouse

Heavily consider leaving for whatever reason: Curtis Twins, Guga

Could go either way: A3, Uelmen

Stays: Kraft, Jones, Delorme

Incoming: Moore, Evanson, Hanson

Just my opinion

spot on