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Rice grad transfer Egor Koulechov told ESPN he has committed to Florida. Averaged 18.2 points per game.

He was stressed over the decision, much like when he left Rice.

Great! Happy for him. He was huge for us and with the way things turned out glad he is getting a chance to play in the SEC.

Good from Igor! Best of luck!

so he's going to play for Mike White

I'll be rooting for Egor but I also wonder if this is the best fit for him. He struggled to score a bit when he went against bigger lineups. He excelled in the CUSA but I don't know if his game translates to the NBA, or to a college conference where he'll have to compete against 6-8 athletes. I do know he got a lot stronger for this past season, and was easily Rice's best rebounder. But again it's got to be easier to rebound against the smaller CUSA teams than he'll likely face in the SEC.

Good. Maybe we can get a road trip to see him play in Aggieland.

Is Igor a graduate transfer? If not, I assume he will have to sit out one year?

(04-19-2017 12:03 AM)OldOwl Wrote:  Is Igor a graduate transfer? If not, I assume he will have to sit out one year?

Yes, he's immidiately eligible

Okay good luck to him but he is taking a big risk playing in a new system and have only one year there..

(04-19-2017 12:07 AM)Snozberry Wrote:  

(04-19-2017 12:03 AM)OldOwl Wrote:  Is Igor a graduate transfer? If not, I assume he will have to sit out one year?

Yes, he's immidiately eligible

(04-18-2017 10:48 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  I'll be rooting for Egor but I also wonder if this is the best fit for him. He struggled to score a bit when he went against bigger lineups. He excelled in the CUSA but I don't know if his game translates to the NBA, or to a college conference where he'll have to compete against 6-8 athletes. I do know he got a lot stronger for this past season, and was easily Rice's best rebounder. But again it's got to be easier to rebound against the smaller CUSA teams than he'll likely face in the SEC.

I think that is why he is going to Florida and the SEC. If he can show well then he might have a chance to be a 6th or 7th man in the NBA. If not then he will have jobs waiting for him in Europe. I see this as an excellent choice by him.

(04-19-2017 08:24 AM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  

(04-18-2017 10:48 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  I'll be rooting for Egor but I also wonder if this is the best fit for him. He struggled to score a bit when he went against bigger lineups. He excelled in the CUSA but I don't know if his game translates to the NBA, or to a college conference where he'll have to compete against 6-8 athletes. I do know he got a lot stronger for this past season, and was easily Rice's best rebounder. But again it's got to be easier to rebound against the smaller CUSA teams than he'll likely face in the SEC.

I think that is why he is going to Florida and the SEC. If he can show well then he might have a chance to be a 6th or 7th man in the NBA. If not then he will have jobs waiting for him in Europe. I see this as an excellent choice by him.

Agree. Congrats to Egor. I wish Rice was a destination for guys to try and and win championships but it's not. When a guy is here for 3 years and gets a degree I have no problem with him trying to win one somewhere else immediately.

I wonder what graduate degree he is going after at Florida that he could not find at Rice?

(04-19-2017 09:18 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  I wonder what graduate degree he is going after at Florida that he could not find at Rice?

I'm guessing basketball.

(04-19-2017 09:18 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  I wonder what graduate degree he is going after at Florida that he could not find at Rice?

This is not Egor-specific, but the graduate transfer program is always a sham. I don't blame the kids for taking advantage of it, but something like 70-75% of the students don't finish their graduate degree, because that's not why they go

(04-19-2017 10:46 AM)07owl Wrote:  

(04-19-2017 09:18 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  I wonder what graduate degree he is going after at Florida that he could not find at Rice?

This is not Egor-specific, but the graduate transfer program is always a sham. I don't blame the kids for taking advantage of it, but something like 70-75% of the students don't finish their graduate degree, because that's not why they go

I don't know if it is still so, but IIRC, originally the grad transfer was only if the new school offered a degree in a field not available at the old school.

(04-19-2017 08:29 AM)cr11owl Wrote:  

(04-19-2017 08:24 AM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  

(04-18-2017 10:48 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  I'll be rooting for Egor but I also wonder if this is the best fit for him. He struggled to score a bit when he went against bigger lineups. He excelled in the CUSA but I don't know if his game translates to the NBA, or to a college conference where he'll have to compete against 6-8 athletes. I do know he got a lot stronger for this past season, and was easily Rice's best rebounder. But again it's got to be easier to rebound against the smaller CUSA teams than he'll likely face in the SEC.

I think that is why he is going to Florida and the SEC. If he can show well then he might have a chance to be a 6th or 7th man in the NBA. If not then he will have jobs waiting for him in Europe. I see this as an excellent choice by him.

Agree. Congrats to Egor. I wish Rice was a destination for guys to try and and win championships but it's not. When a guy is here for 3 years and gets a degree I have no problem with him trying to win one somewhere else immediately.

Could have won a conference championship if the team stayed together, just saying..