A Couple Big Sky Targets Take Their Talents Elsewhere

With the fall recruiting season in full gear, a couple of target for Big Sky schools are instead heading to UC Santa Barbara.

One of them is Mitch Brewe, a 6'10'' big man committed, according to Sea Town Sports. Montana was also recruiting him and had shown strong interest.

The other guy was guard Dalante Dunklin out of California, who was being pursued by Portland State and even made an official visit. He announced he would attend UCSB via Twitter:

I have committed to ucsb. I want to thank my mom, my siblings, dad, close friends, play moms and everybody that helped me n this journey!

Best of luck to both players, as they both have a chance to be solid players for the Gauchos.

Big Sky Recruiting Interests

Some recruiting interests from teams around the Big Sky courtesy of SeaTown Sports (all emphasis mine):

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Ingraham forward Malik Barnes (Sr.) is getting strong interest from Eastern Washington. University of Denver, UC Davis, and San Francisco are also talking to him. Read our interview with him from awhile back here.

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Seattle Prep forward Mitch Brewe (Sr.) has had an offer from Drake for awhile. Montana and Davidson are also showing the 6'9" forward some interest. Brewe is a crafty scorer in the post that is automatic, but also is very comfortable in transition at finishing and rebounding in traffic.

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Tahoma forward Paul Loranger (Jr.) has caught the eye of Washington St. and Eastern Washington. Loranger is still developing and his strengths are his long length, shot blocking ability and free-throw stroke. He currently stars for the Rotary 16U team.

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Darius Johnson-Wilson (Sr.) out of Curtis High School is still recovering from an early-season knee injury, though he played through it this past summer as a starter for Seattle Rotary Style. He told me last night that he'll be 100% by the time the season starts. The 6'6" forward is a versatile player who can get out in the perimeter and get his teammates involved but also bang in the post with his wide frame. He is getting some interest from USF and Portland St.