The two 6’9” twin brothers from Fort Lauderdale have the potential to be a pair of game changers for Chicago State. They played high school basketball at West Oaks Academy in Florida with current Cougars Wesley Cardett, Jahsean Corbett and AJ Neal as well. Coach Gerald Gillion previously coached many of his current players in Florida.

They have had offers from Illinois, Auburn, Alabama, Florida State, Iowa State, Florida, South Florida, St Johns, DePaul among others.

https://www.gocsucougars.com/news/2023/8...ewley.aspx

Coach Gillion seems to have pipeline leading from Florida to Chicago State. This is an interesting pair with an unique back story and experience for players new to the college game.

Most recruits come in full of hype, hope, and potential. You never know what you’ve got until the season starts, but I’m extremely optimistic about this duo.

More about Matt and Ryan Bewley-

The pair have been playing in the Overtime Elite league. For those that aren’t familiar, Overtime Elite is a professional basketball league for 16–20-year-olds, based in Atlanta. The pair signed seven figure deals, but had their salary placed in a type of college fund for them while they retain their college eligibility.

The Overtime Elite has become a much bigger deal, especially after Amen and Ausar Thompson both got selected in the top 10 of the 2023 NBA Draft.
https://clutchpoints.com/overtime-elite-...cago-state

NCAA championship coach and 13-year NBA veteran Kevin Ollie is its Head Coach and Director of Player Development.

This is an article about them signing with Overtime Elite while they were in high school. They were in the high school class of 2023, but played in the league in lieu of their final years of high school.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basket...t-program/

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/3148...ources-say

https://www.11alive.com/article/sports/t...11041d73cf

From the Chicago State release—

“The brothers, both former 5-star recruits, are 6-foot-9-forwards from Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The two last played prep ball in 2020-21 at West Oaks Academy in Orlando before signing with Overtime Elite where they have competed over the last two seasons.

The Bewley's were the first players to sign with Overtime Elite and, at that time, Matt was ranked as the No. 2 overall player in the 247Sports 2023 recruiting rankings and No. 3 by ESPN and Rivals. Additionally, he was named as the No. 1 power forward in his class by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals. Ryan was rated the country's No. 4 power forward (No. 20 overall) by 247Sports, the No. 6 power forward (No. 12 overall) by ESPN and the No. 4 power forward (No. 16 overall) by Rivals.

"Matt and Ryan are once-in-a-generation-type talents," said Cougars head men's basketball coach, Gerald Gillion. "To have two 6-9 guys that are super athletic, can dribble, pass and shoot, and that boast extreme confidence is rare.”

I would say that "game changers" is an understatement.