2026 recruiting

CoachTalk said:
Shoot. 200 d1 schools would and 125 others couldn’t afford player and coach
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Yeah you’re trippin. Who’s going to hire a dad for a marginal 4 star prospect who’s top schools are SMU, KState and OSU.
 
jdizzle34 said:
Given how well the football recruiting us going, I'm beginning to wonder about basketball recruiting going forward.
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He’s back! Clown.

Just had a great class and already worried about the next one.
 
CoachTalk said:
He’s back! Clown.

Just had a great class and already worried about the next one.
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There's the name-calling we all know and love. If the money is dry in Norman, then retention will also be a problem.
 
CoachTalk said:
Anyone a payer?

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Dylan Mingo jumped to No. 4 in Rivals’ most recent 2026 ranking update. The 6-foot-4 point guard is entering his senior season at Long Island (NY) Lutheran and played this summer with the PSA Cardinals program on the Nike EYBL Circuit.

“I would say a point guard that could really defend,” Mingo told Rivals. “I’m a bigger guard that can pass the ball, shoot it, get to the basket and playmake. I do watch Shai (Gilgeous-Alexander), just the way he uses his body and the way how slithery he is, I watch that a lot.”


On3 was able to catch up with four-star Dylan Mingo recently to discuss the latest with his recruitment.

I haven’t taken any visits yet,” Mingo said. “I’ll probably visit Washington, Virginia, Baylor, UConn, Miami, NC State, UNC, Oklahoma, and Alabama.”

Mingo discusses UConn, NC State, UNC & Alabama​

UCONN: “Just them being a winning program. As much as they win, I mean, they had a rough year this year. But they’re saying they’re going to be back to national championship level this year. So, just seeing how that goes is pretty crazy.”

NC STATE: “I speak to them consistently and pretty much the same thing. Them trusting me with the ball in my hands means a lot. Coach (Will) Wade is a really great coach, a really great coach and he’s a winner.”

UNC: “Hubert Davis, he reaches out a lot. So, just seeing him reach out a lot, as Hubert Davis, the head coach from UNC, means a lot, and is very important. I mean, and I’m seeing a lot of people from New York shows how much they value New York guys and New York players. I mean, that doesn’t really have to do with anything of me committing, but that’s impressive how many New York players they’ve gotten.”

ALABAMA: “What stands out with them is pretty much the way they let their guards play. The way they let their guards rock out, and that they’re a guard-driven team.”

Dylan Mingo breaks down Washington, Virginia, Miami, Oklahoma & Baylor​

WASHINGTON: “Really, what is sticking out is just how much they value me as a player. I mean, we had a Zoom meeting with them, so seeing how much they value me to come to their program means a lot.”

VIRGINIA: “Really, I’m just trusting in their new coaching staff and what they did at VCU. So, just being able to trust in that and just them having a lot of trust in me is important. Coach (Ryan) Odom has been a consistent winner. And he had a guard that went to the league, so that’s impressive at VCU.”

BAYLOR: “They’ve had a lot of good guards. They had VJ (Edgecombe) last year. They have a bunch of freshman guards that play. And that’s really important to me in my recruitment.So, seeing that freshman guards going to the league consistently year after year is very important. [*Edgecombe and Mingo are former high school teammates] He told me he loved it at Baylor, he said it was amazing.

OKLAHOMA: “The way they let Jeremiah Fears play with a bunch of older players to make him look even better. And even just the SEC conference, you play against the best of the best every day. So, there’s no doubt about your competition as you’re playing.

MIAMI: “The fact that how much they value me and the fact that they wanted to put the ball in my hands as a freshman. That means a lot.”

In his words​

”I’ll probably take anywhere between five to eight visits,” Mingo said. “I’ll probably bring going on them anywhere from after Peach Jam to probably November, or December. If it goes well, I’ll most likely commit before my season.

“I want to play for a coach that values me a lot,” Mingo said. Well, not even just the coach, the whole program. I want to have a strong relationship with the coaches, especially the head coach, and the whole coaching staff. And a winning program. I’d like to compete for a championship, and also a program that’s willing to play a freshman.”
 
Ethan Taylor- Top 25 Player, Number 2 Center

OKLAHOMA: “They’ve done an amazing job of keeping in contact, building relationships, especially with me. Not only me, but my parents, my sister, my family, just everybody. So it’s been really impressive. And then Coach (Porter) Moser and Coach (Clayton) Custer are just some great guys. Always got positive feedback, but criticism, too. But not getting down on me, but trying to lift me up or trying to help me.”

In his words​

”Location won’t really really, play a factor for me, I think I’ll have to go where I’m the best opportunity for me to get better. Because if I want to get to where I want to get to, and be what I want to be, I’ll have to make tough sacrifices to be far away from my family to get there.


“I’m going to schedule these visits sometime after Peach Jam, sometime in the fall. I’ll probably sign during the early period.

“I want to play in a winning program, and for good coaches in a good environment where I feel wanted and loved. A school that values bigs, kind of a school that will play through me, almost. Where I can make decisions on the short roll. Do dribble handoffs. Where I just feel like I’m being used more in the offense, too.”
 
Moneyball said:
Ethan Taylor- Top 25 Player, Number 2 Center

OKLAHOMA: “They’ve done an amazing job of keeping in contact, building relationships, especially with me. Not only me, but my parents, my sister, my family, just everybody. So it’s been really impressive. And then Coach (Porter) Moser and Coach (Clayton) Custer are just some great guys. Always got positive feedback, but criticism, too. But not getting down on me, but trying to lift me up or trying to help me.”

In his words​

”Location won’t really really, play a factor for me, I think I’ll have to go where I’m the best opportunity for me to get better. Because if I want to get to where I want to get to, and be what I want to be, I’ll have to make tough sacrifices to be far away from my family to get there.


“I’m going to schedule these visits sometime after Peach Jam, sometime in the fall. I’ll probably sign during the early period.

“I want to play in a winning program, and for good coaches in a good environment where I feel wanted and loved. A school that values bigs, kind of a school that will play through me, almost. Where I can make decisions on the short roll. Do dribble handoffs. Where I just feel like I’m being used more in the offense, too.”
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Well if he is looking to be involved in dribble handoffs, we surely should be the frontrunner. 🤣
 
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