2027 Recruiting

[silasstarr]

Would Thompson or Daughtry be a better fit for Iowa?

From my novice perspective, either would be a great pickup. I think Thompson is bigger, not just in height but also in overall frame and shoulder width, which should allow him to bang a bit more inside than Daughtry. That said, both are outstanding players. I could see Daughtry being slightly better offensively, though Thompson is very strong on that end too, while Thompson may have the edge defensively. What I like about both of them is they seem to play at their own pace, similar to Stirtz. They never seem rushed and they both have great body control.

 

[silasstarr]

Just to back him up, I have heard this from a couple different places. He plays on the same court as Jaxon Davis for Meanstreets, so picking up Thompson in a reclass then securing Davis for '27 would be insanely elite.

Thompson also played with or does play with one of the top players in the '28 class and appears to be friends with Brady Pettigrew.

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[TailgateTom]

Would Thompson or Daughtry be a better fit for Iowa?

IMO, Thompson would be a better fit. Better overall game, very smart, while also being a very high level scorer. It also wouldn't hurt to have an in with Link Academy, either. Daughtry is an elite scorer. Would love to have either or both!

 

[Skydog0784a!]

I heard a rumor that Davion Thompson, highly recruited 2027 PG, and IA are in serious discussions involving Thompson reclassifying to 2026 and committing to the Hawks.

This presumably would be slightly different than Trey Thompson given the likely (I presume) “5-to play-5” rule change so he’d play next year. I think anyway.

Per one source, there is at least some smoke on this one. No idea how true so take it FWIW.

He’s originally from Chicagoland and transferred to Link Academy in MO. Chicago Sun-Times POY as a sophomore (first ever in 67 years).

https://247sports.com/recruitment/davion-thompson-173308/recruitinterests/

https://chicago.suntimes.com/high-s...-bolingbrook-basketball-transfer-link-academy

https://www.on3.com/rivals/davion-thompson-244514/

Where did you see this rumor? This would be a very good get though. He could probably immediately start/play big minutes

I heard it from a couple of very close friends who are active in the IC business community. They’re total IA hoops junkies who talk to a lot of people in the IC area by virtue of their business interests.

It’s the type of thing that they would had heard it from a contact who heard it first hand from someone associated with the program - might even be second or third hand. Hardly a rock solid source directly within the program. One of them did tell me these discussions and possibility has some real legs to it.

They’ve been right more often and earlier than not but they’ve certainly been wrong before too. Heck, these things fall through even if it is 100% accurate at this point.

Like I said in my initial post; a rumor, might not be true (or materialize), take it FWIW.