SIU gets verbal from '25 guard Luke Walsh

by **siudawgs** » July 23rd, 2024, 7:40 am

SIU's first verbal for the class of 2025 is an exciting one: 6-2 guard Luke Walsh, a sharpshooter from St. Louis (Vianney HS). There has been heavy mutual interest between SIU and Walsh going back to Mullins' tenure, but Saluki fans were nervous he was going to blow up out of reach. He visited Saint Louis and SIU on back-to-back days early this summer, and it seems like several SLU fans on the good ole internet are not thrilled he's going elsewhere.

If Drew Steffe pans out as hoped and sticks around, he and Walsh could be an elite 1-2 shooting punch in future seasons.

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by **siudawgs** » December 13th, 2024, 12:36 pm

Walsh has had a scorching start to the season, including a 50-point game this past week. Tracking Walsh and Southern's other high school signee might be a needed morale boost this winter if the Salukis don't start playing better ball soon.

The last Saluki recruit who put up dazzling scoring numbers in high school was Foster Wonders, who transferred to Green Bay after a couple disappointing seasons at SIU, but Walsh is playing better competition in St. Louis than Wonders did in the UP of Michigan.