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(03-25-2015 10:01 AM)BlazerGold09 Wrote:  

(03-25-2015 09:55 AM)WesternBlazer Wrote:  

(03-25-2015 09:49 AM)HSV_BLAZER Wrote:  

(03-25-2015 09:05 AM)WesternBlazer Wrote:  Charlotte: 2 Srs; transferring players may return w/Price as coach;2 very good Fr guards
FIU: 3 Srs(inc Mavin); C Diaz returns
FAU: 4 Srs;
LaTech: 3Srs(3 best players-Kyser, Smith, Appleby); may lose coach; good returning group
Marshal: 3 Srs; return Taylor, Boykins, Manning
MTSU: 2 Srs, Richmond transferring; returns 4 starters
North Texas: 4 Srs
ODU: 3 Srs(1 starter); returns G Trey Freeman
Rice: 3 Srs(2 starters-Peera & Geerhart); returns Guercy and Jackson
SMiss: 1 Sr(Armelin); other than that who the hell knows?
UTEP: 5 Srs(3 starters-Lang, Washburn, Cooper?); returns Hunter, Harris, Morris
UTSA: 3 Sr starters(3 best players-Hill, Lewis, Sherman); 7 Fr
WKU: 3 Sr Starters(3 best players-Fant, Price,Jackson);

I saw a tweet yesterday saying Hayes and Millinghaus are transferring from Southern Miss. I didn't know about Richmond transferring from MTSU.

SMiss had 2-3 players ruled ineligible at start of season & a couple more left during the season. In one game this year they had 6 scholly players available and actually ended the game with 4 guys on the court after 2 fouled out...

Fr PG DJ Jones, who lit up UAB at Bartow, stepped into the prominent PG role toward the end of the season and is obviously the starter going into next year. Richmond, also PG, saw the writing on the wall..

UTEP's Hunter may go pro...

Verbal Commits ‏@VerbalCommits
Marshall G DeVince Boykins and G Tamron Manning are leaving the program

CUSA Transfers so far(per Verbal Commits website - http://verbalcommits.com/transfers/2015):
PF Willie Clayton JR 6-7 236 Charlotte
C Mike Thorne, Jr. RS JR 6-10 254 Yes Charlotte

PF Larry Dennis FR 6-9 205 Yes Florida International -> Hutchinson Community College

SG DeVince Boykins RS JR 6-4 211 Marshall
SF TyQuane Goard RS JR 6-7 170 Marshall
SG Tamron Manning JR 6-4 200 Marshall

PG JaQuel Richmond FR 6-1 170 Middle Tennessee

SF Maurice Rivers FR 6-6 190 Yes Rice -> Southwest Tennessee Community College

SF Jordan Green FR 6-5 190 Western Kentucky -> Coppin State
SG Ayinde Sprewell JR 6-3 188 Western Kentucky

Yes indicates immediate eligibility...

I'm assuming those two marshall guys graduated? Otherwise there is nowhere to go as a red shirt junior, right?

(03-26-2015 01:31 PM)blazers9911 Wrote:  I'm assuming those two marshall guys graduated? Otherwise there is nowhere to go as a red shirt junior, right?

D-2

I think we will be better team. We had great runs in the tournament and in our conference and in our home games. However we continued to have a bad road record including four very bad road losses (over 200 RPI teams) even late in Feb/March. Even if we stay in new CUSA the league is so weak that our RPI will fall during league play and because of our showing we will have a hard time scheduling OOC top 100 RPI teams and the few we get will be on the road which is very hard and obviously is not our strength

IMHO I think we will be better with at least a 20+ win record. But will fall just short of the higher RPI and general standard needed by Mid-majors to make an at large bid. The season will depend if we can win the conference tournament again.

(03-26-2015 12:37 PM)WesternBlazer Wrote:  

(03-25-2015 10:01 AM)BlazerGold09 Wrote:  

(03-25-2015 09:55 AM)WesternBlazer Wrote:  

(03-25-2015 09:49 AM)HSV_BLAZER Wrote:  

(03-25-2015 09:05 AM)WesternBlazer Wrote:  Charlotte: 2 Srs; transferring players may return w/Price as coach;2 very good Fr guards
FIU: 3 Srs(inc Mavin); C Diaz returns
FAU: 4 Srs;
LaTech: 3Srs(3 best players-Kyser, Smith, Appleby); may lose coach; good returning group
Marshal: 3 Srs; return Taylor, Boykins, Manning
MTSU: 2 Srs, Richmond transferring; returns 4 starters
North Texas: 4 Srs
ODU: 3 Srs(1 starter); returns G Trey Freeman
Rice: 3 Srs(2 starters-Peera & Geerhart); returns Guercy and Jackson
SMiss: 1 Sr(Armelin); other than that who the hell knows?
UTEP: 5 Srs(3 starters-Lang, Washburn, Cooper?); returns Hunter, Harris, Morris
UTSA: 3 Sr starters(3 best players-Hill, Lewis, Sherman); 7 Fr
WKU: 3 Sr Starters(3 best players-Fant, Price,Jackson);

I saw a tweet yesterday saying Hayes and Millinghaus are transferring from Southern Miss. I didn't know about Richmond transferring from MTSU.

SMiss had 2-3 players ruled ineligible at start of season & a couple more left during the season. In one game this year they had 6 scholly players available and actually ended the game with 4 guys on the court after 2 fouled out...

Fr PG DJ Jones, who lit up UAB at Bartow, stepped into the prominent PG role toward the end of the season and is obviously the starter going into next year. Richmond, also PG, saw the writing on the wall..

UTEP's Hunter may go pro...

Verbal Commits ‏@VerbalCommits
Marshall G DeVince Boykins and G Tamron Manning are leaving the program

CUSA Transfers so far(per Verbal Commits website - http://verbalcommits.com/transfers/2015):
PF Willie Clayton JR 6-7 236 Charlotte
C Mike Thorne, Jr. RS JR 6-10 254 Yes Charlotte

PF Larry Dennis FR 6-9 205 Yes Florida International -> Hutchinson Community College

SG DeVince Boykins RS JR 6-4 211 Marshall
SF TyQuane Goard RS JR 6-7 170 Marshall
SG Tamron Manning JR 6-4 200 Marshall

PG JaQuel Richmond FR 6-1 170 Middle Tennessee

SF Maurice Rivers FR 6-6 190 Yes Rice -> Southwest Tennessee Community College

SF Jordan Green FR 6-5 190 Western Kentucky -> Coppin State
SG Ayinde Sprewell JR 6-3 188 Western Kentucky

Yes indicates immediate eligibility...

Keyshawn Woods leaving Charlotte...WOW!!!

(03-27-2015 03:35 PM)WesternBlazer Wrote:  Keyshawn Woods leaving Charlotte...WOW!!!

I hope he enjoyed his time in Birmingham for the tournament! Someone is going to get a great young player.

I would definitely take Woods if he's interested.

(03-26-2015 02:19 PM)uabbean Wrote:  I think we will be better team. We had great runs in the tournament and in our conference and in our home games. However we continued to have a bad road record including four very bad road losses (over 200 RPI teams) even late in Feb/March. Even if we stay in new CUSA the league is so weak that our RPI will fall during league play and because of our showing we will have a hard time scheduling OOC top 100 RPI teams and the few we get will be on the road which is very hard and obviously is not our strength

IMHO I think we will be better with at least a 20+ win record. But will fall just short of the higher RPI and general standard needed by Mid-majors to make an at large bid. The season will depend if we can win the conference tournament again.

I believe if we have some nice wins OOC and finish as regular season champs or runner up, we can get an at large as long we don't get bounced early in the CUSA Tourney. I believe the committee may give us the benefit of the doubt if we're on the bubble due to our performance this year.