Big East offer tracker update (August 18): Amadou picks Marquette, final cuts, new offers and more!

Chris Jones-USA TODAY Sports Marquette gets its second 2023 commit, headlining a busy week on the recruiting trail. A busy Thursday headlines the latest recruiting update. Four-star 2023 forward Al Amadou (Quakertown, Pa./Springside Chestnut Hill) chose Marquette over a final five list that also included Georgia Tech, St. John’s, San Diego and Miami. Amadou is Smart’s second class of 2023 commit, joining fellow four-star prospect Zaide Lowery (Springfield, Mo./Kickapoo). There were also a couple of key announcements by 2023 players Mouhamed Dioubate (Queens, N.Y./Putnam Science Academy), a four-star forward that removed St. John’s and Providence from consideration, as well as four-star 2023 guard Elmarko Jackson (Richland, N.J./South Kent School), who announced his final 11 list. Villanova made the cut, but DePaul, St. John’s and Seton Hall did not. Here’s the rest of the action from this past week: Big East commitments: Four-star 2023 forward Al Amadou (Quakertown, Pa./Springside Chestnut Hill) commits to Marquette. St. John’s was in his final five list. Non-Big East commitments: Four-star 2023 forward Corey Chest Jr. (New Orleans, La./Eleanor McClain) committed to LSU, also had an offer from Xavier. 2022 guard Tyson Commander (Bel Air, Md./John Carroll School) committed to Loyola (Md.), also had offers from DePaul, St. John’s and Xavier. Three-star 2023 guard Jamyron Keller (Killeen, Texas/Ellison) committed to Oklahoma State, also had an offer from Xavier. Three-star 2023 guard Eli Rice (Gallatin, Tenn./IMG Academy) committed to Nebraska, also had an offer from Georgetown. Final cuts: Four-star 2023 forward Mouhamed Dioubate (Queens, N.Y./Putnam Science Academy) did not include St. John’s or Providence in his final five list. Four-star 2023 guard Parker Friedrichsen (Bixby, Okla./Bixby) did not include Creighton, DePaul or Xavier in his final five list. Four-star 2023 guard Elmarko Jackson (Richland, N.J./South Kent School) has Villanova in his final 11 list, but DePaul, Seton Hall and St. John’s were left off. Four-star 2023 guard Jamari McDowell (Manvel, Texas/Manvel) trimmed his list to four. Xavier made the cut, but Georgetown did not. Four-star 2023 guard Cody Williams (Gilbert, Ariz./Perry) trimmed his list to eight schools, did not include Seton Hall. Four-star 2023 guard Wesley Yates III (Beaumont, Texas/Beaumont United) narrowed his list to nine schools and did not include Xavier or Creighton. New offers: 2024 forward Tyler Betsey (Windsor, Conn./St. Thomas More) received an offer from Providence. 2024 center Thomas Sorber (Trenton, N.J./Archbishop Ryan) received an offer from Providence. 2024 guard Dellquan Warren (Erie, Pa./Keystone Athletic Academy) received an offer from Xavier. Other notes: If you notice an error, have news of a new offer, please feel free to tip me off—or Big East Coast Bias—on Twitter: @becb_sbn and @erapay5. I’ll update accordingly. Shoutout to Anonymous Eagle, Casual Hoya, Banners on the Parkway, Rumble in the Garden, The UConn Blog, and VU Hoops. We unfortunately don’t have articles on all recruits, but we got some help in filling some blanks from our fellow Big East SB Nation sites. Some recruits have clickable names, which will take you to a relevant article regarding that player. I recommend viewing the spreadsheet externally, since you’ll be able to use things like filters (Google Sheets has that option on the top-left, next to the print button.) and Ctrl+F (Apple+F if you’re on Mac) to help make searching for recruits easier. You’ll also have a bigger screen/window to look at the spreadsheet: Big East Offer Tracker, last updated August 18, 2022. Alternatively, you may view below. Offer Tracker: Transfer Tracker:

Big East offer tracker update (August 18): Amadou picks Marquette, final cuts, new offers and more!
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Marquette gets its second 2023 commit, headlining a busy week on the recruiting trail.

A busy Thursday headlines the latest recruiting update.

Four-star 2023 forward Al Amadou (Quakertown, Pa./Springside Chestnut Hill) chose Marquette over a final five list that also included Georgia Tech, St. John’s, San Diego and Miami. Amadou is Smart’s second class of 2023 commit, joining fellow four-star prospect Zaide Lowery (Springfield, Mo./Kickapoo).

There were also a couple of key announcements by 2023 players Mouhamed Dioubate (Queens, N.Y./Putnam Science Academy), a four-star forward that removed St. John’s and Providence from consideration, as well as four-star 2023 guard Elmarko Jackson (Richland, N.J./South Kent School), who announced his final 11 list. Villanova made the cut, but DePaul, St. John’s and Seton Hall did not.

Here’s the rest of the action from this past week:

Big East commitments:

  • Four-star 2023 forward Al Amadou (Quakertown, Pa./Springside Chestnut Hill) commits to Marquette. St. John’s was in his final five list.

Non-Big East commitments:

  • Four-star 2023 forward Corey Chest Jr. (New Orleans, La./Eleanor McClain) committed to LSU, also had an offer from Xavier.
  • 2022 guard Tyson Commander (Bel Air, Md./John Carroll School) committed to Loyola (Md.), also had offers from DePaul, St. John’s and Xavier.
  • Three-star 2023 guard Jamyron Keller (Killeen, Texas/Ellison) committed to Oklahoma State, also had an offer from Xavier.
  • Three-star 2023 guard Eli Rice (Gallatin, Tenn./IMG Academy) committed to Nebraska, also had an offer from Georgetown.

Final cuts:

  • Four-star 2023 forward Mouhamed Dioubate (Queens, N.Y./Putnam Science Academy) did not include St. John’s or Providence in his final five list.
  • Four-star 2023 guard Parker Friedrichsen (Bixby, Okla./Bixby) did not include Creighton, DePaul or Xavier in his final five list.
  • Four-star 2023 guard Elmarko Jackson (Richland, N.J./South Kent School) has Villanova in his final 11 list, but DePaul, Seton Hall and St. John’s were left off.
  • Four-star 2023 guard Jamari McDowell (Manvel, Texas/Manvel) trimmed his list to four. Xavier made the cut, but Georgetown did not.
  • Four-star 2023 guard Cody Williams (Gilbert, Ariz./Perry) trimmed his list to eight schools, did not include Seton Hall.
  • Four-star 2023 guard Wesley Yates III (Beaumont, Texas/Beaumont United) narrowed his list to nine schools and did not include Xavier or Creighton.

New offers:

  • 2024 forward Tyler Betsey (Windsor, Conn./St. Thomas More) received an offer from Providence.
  • 2024 center Thomas Sorber (Trenton, N.J./Archbishop Ryan) received an offer from Providence.
  • 2024 guard Dellquan Warren (Erie, Pa./Keystone Athletic Academy) received an offer from Xavier.

Other notes:

  1. If you notice an error, have news of a new offer, please feel free to tip me off—or Big East Coast Bias—on Twitter: @becb_sbn and @erapay5. I’ll update accordingly.
  2. Shoutout to Anonymous Eagle, Casual Hoya, Banners on the Parkway, Rumble in the Garden, The UConn Blog, and VU Hoops. We unfortunately don’t have articles on all recruits, but we got some help in filling some blanks from our fellow Big East SB Nation sites. Some recruits have clickable names, which will take you to a relevant article regarding that player.
  3. I recommend viewing the spreadsheet externally, since you’ll be able to use things like filters (Google Sheets has that option on the top-left, next to the print button.) and Ctrl+F (Apple+F if you’re on Mac) to help make searching for recruits easier. You’ll also have a bigger screen/window to look at the spreadsheet: Big East Offer Tracker, last updated August 18, 2022. Alternatively, you may view below.

Offer Tracker:

Transfer Tracker: