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JUCO PG, not sure what to think of this. Averaged 15.9 ppg at Baton Rouge CC.

(05-10-2022 09:42 PM)BraveKnight Wrote: [ -> ]JUCO PG, not sure what to think of this. Averaged 15.9 ppg at Baton Rouge CC.

depth, ill be shocked if he gets any kind of noteable pt..
using a ship on him IMO is a firm stance that the UCF's staff is 100% getting behind Darius Johnson, and not bringing in competition ..and found someone who would accept being a backup pg

there is nothing Young does that i think would translate to the aac.. his main skills are scoring as a driver and rebounding .. neither of which i think will translate to the AAC with any regularity at 6'2

statistically poor shooter, relatively low assist numbers for a pg especially coming from juco..

there are still tons of noteable pg in the portal, no one major was recruiting this guy.. this has a feel of i want it known to the team that johnson is the pg entering the 1st practice, lets not waste time reaching for big recruits when i like what i have but we still need more than 1 pg on roster

From Eldridge
Wichita wants to use its last 2 ships on a defensive wing and a PG
They know the exact players they want to target

(05-10-2022 11:03 PM)pesik Wrote: [ -> ]

(05-10-2022 09:42 PM)BraveKnight Wrote: [ -> ]JUCO PG, not sure what to think of this. Averaged 15.9 ppg at Baton Rouge CC.

depth, ill be shocked if he gets any kind of noteable pt..
using a ship on him IMO is a firm stance that the UCF's staff is 100% getting behind Darius Johnson, and not bringing in competition ..and found someone who would accept being a backup pg

there is nothing Young does that i think would translate to the aac.. his main skills are scoring as a driver and rebounding .. neither of which i think will translate to the AAC with any regularity at 6'2

statistically poor shooter, relatively low assist numbers for a pg especially coming from juco..

there are still tons of noteable pg in the portal, no one major was recruiting this guy.. this has a feel of i want it known to the team that johnson is the pg entering the 1st practice, lets not waste time reaching for big recruits when i like what i have but we still need more than 1 pg on roster

Yeah, well now we’re down to 2 ships, hopefully we can pickup a couple notable players with them.

Former Top 100 prospect. Was the #1 ranked JUCO recruit in the fall when he committed to Mississippi State before decommiting when they fired their coach.


Down to one scholly which is likely targeting another PG


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(05-12-2022 11:07 AM)Stickboy46 Wrote: [ -> ]

Former Top 100 prospect. Was the #1 ranked JUCO recruit in the fall when he committed to Mississippi State before decommiting when they fired their coach.


Down to one scholly which is likely targeting another PG


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Good deal. Seems like a nice pickup.

And to think, a few weeks ago, you guys thought you had no basketball team left. Good work to get it together.

(05-12-2022 12:00 PM)TripleA Wrote: [ -> ]

(05-12-2022 11:07 AM)Stickboy46 Wrote: [ -> ]

Former Top 100 prospect. Was the #1 ranked JUCO recruit in the fall when he committed to Mississippi State before decommiting when they fired their coach.


Down to one scholly which is likely targeting another PG


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Good deal. Seems like a nice pickup.

And to think, a few weeks ago, you guys thought you had no basketball team left. Good work to get it together.

Well at one point we didn't have enough to field a team lol.

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(05-12-2022 12:13 PM)Stickboy46 Wrote: [ -> ]

(05-12-2022 12:00 PM)TripleA Wrote: [ -> ]

(05-12-2022 11:07 AM)Stickboy46 Wrote: [ -> ]

Former Top 100 prospect. Was the #1 ranked JUCO recruit in the fall when he committed to Mississippi State before decommiting when they fired their coach.


Down to one scholly which is likely targeting another PG


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Good deal. Seems like a nice pickup.

And to think, a few weeks ago, you guys thought you had no basketball team left. Good work to get it together.

Well at one point we didn't have enough to field a team lol.

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The transfer portal taketh away, but also giveth. There are supposedly still 1500 players in it right now.

6'1 pg did 14pt 3ast per from Chicago state

Tulsa is down to 1 ship

this could be a legit move for tulsa

jaxson robinson... 6'6 sharpshooter (with a longwing span) former top 70 recruit that has 3 years eligibility

is from Oklahoma.. .will need a waiver, but imo thats a good thing as it makes him more realistic for tulsa to land

a 2021 elite recruit that reclassed last minute to 2020 to go to a&m, didnt get pt as true fresh, transfered to Arkansas before getting buried under top transfers again

nothing to lose for tulsa, you wont be good either way, so the waiver decision isnt that impactful.. and you can start building up for 2023

(05-12-2022 11:07 AM)Stickboy46 Wrote: [ -> ]

Former Top 100 prospect. Was the #1 ranked JUCO recruit in the fall when he committed to Mississippi State before decommiting when they fired their coach.


Down to one scholly which is likely targeting another PG


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Walton was a pretty big target for UC in the fall before they got a commitment from Josh Reed (or maybe Walton committed to MSU before that). Long, rangy athlete that was recruit by Chad Dollar to UGA. Really like this pickup for WSU and should fill Council's role.

updated this from movement from last week and coach interviews

(04-30-2022 01:35 PM)pesik Wrote: [ -> ]what Everyone's Starting Lineup is looking like with the portal deadline coming up tomorrow

Appendix
+ = new player to roster
* = will almost certainly be recruited over
^ = team looking to bring in competition but might still start depending on player added
~ = open competition with another player on roster
# = might go pro

ECU - 1 free Ship
6'2 G Wynston Tabbs +
6'5 G Jaden Walker ~ +
6'5 G Quentin Diboundje ^ +
6'6 F Benjamin Bayela ~ +
6'8 F Ezra Ausar ~ +

Cincinnati - 0 free ships
6'1 PG Rob Phinisee ~ +
6'0 G David DeJulius
6'7 G Landers Nolley +
6'7 F Jeremiah Davenport
6'8 F Kalu Ezikpe ~ +

Houston - 2 free ships
6'1 PG Jamal Shead
6'1 G Marcus Sasser #
6'5 G Tramon mark
6'8 F Jarace Walker +
6'7 F Reggie Chaney *

Memphis - 5 free ships
5'10 PG Kendric Davis +
5'11 PG Alex Lomax *
6'5 G Lester quinones #
6'9 F deandre Williams #
6'9 C Malcolm Dandridge *

SMU - 2 free ships
6'3 G Zach Nutall ^
6'3 G Zhuric Phelps ~
6'7 G Samuell Williamson +
6'8 F Keon Ambrose-Hylton ~ +
7'0 C Xavier Foster +

USF - 0 free ship
5'9 G Tyler Harris +
6'4 G Selton Miguel +
6'5 G Jamir Chaplin ~
6'8 F Corey Walker
7'0 C Russel Tchewa

Temple - 4 Free Ships
6'1 PG Hysier Miller ^
6'5 G Khalif Battle
6'5 G Damian Dunn
6'8 F Nick Jourdain
6'10 C Jamille Reynolds ~ +

Tulane - 2 free ships
6'0 PG Jalen Cook
6'5 G Sion James
6'5 G Jaylen Forbes
6'6 G Tre Williams ^ ~ +
6'8 F Kevin Cross

Tulsa - 1 free ships
6'3 PG Sam Griffin
6'3 PG Anthony Pritchard ^
6'3 G Keyshawn Embery-Simpson ^
6'7 F Tim Dalger ^
6'9 F Rey Idowu

UCF - 2 free ships
6'1 PG Darius Johnson
6'4 G Ithiel Horton +
6'8 F Taylor Hendricks ~+
6'8 F C.J. Walker
7'0 C Michael Durr ~ +

Wichita - 1 free ships
6'2 PG Craig Porter
6'4 G Colby Rogers ~ +
6'6 F Gus Okafor ~ +
6'8 F James Rojas ~ +
6'11 F Kenny Pohto

will be interesting to see any last minute big time portal entries, or big time roster shake ups

bolded any starter changes since the last time

at this point most of everyone knows what their main rotation and roster will look like,
most of the aac at this point is looking for "one" game changing player.. memphis is the only team where their entire rotation and projection could be flipped on it head and its completely unknown

(05-12-2022 04:58 PM)pesik Wrote: [ -> ]updated this from movement from last week and coach interviews

(04-30-2022 01:35 PM)pesik Wrote: [ -> ]what Everyone's Starting Lineup is looking like with the portal deadline coming up tomorrow

Appendix
+ = new player to roster
* = will almost certainly be recruited over
^ = team looking to bring in competition but might still start depending on player added
~ = open competition with another player on roster
# = might go pro

ECU - 1 free Ship
6'2 G Wynston Tabbs +
6'5 G Jaden Walker ~ +
6'5 G Quentin Diboundje ^ +
6'6 F Benjamin Bayela ~ +
6'8 F Ezra Ausar ~ +

Cincinnati - 0 free ships
6'1 PG Rob Phinisee ~ +
6'0 G David DeJulius
6'7 G Landers Nolley +
6'7 F Jeremiah Davenport
6'8 F Kalu Ezikpe ~ +

Houston - 2 free ships
6'1 PG Jamal Shead
6'1 G Marcus Sasser #
6'5 G Tramon mark
6'8 F Jarace Walker +
6'7 F Reggie Chaney *

Memphis - 5 free ships
5'10 PG Kendric Davis +
5'11 PG Alex Lomax *
6'5 G Lester quinones #
6'9 F deandre Williams #
6'9 C Malcolm Dandridge *

SMU - 2 free ships
6'3 G Zach Nutall ^
6'3 G Zhuric Phelps ~
6'7 G Samuell Williamson +
6'8 F Keon Ambrose-Hylton ~ +
7'0 C Xavier Foster +

USF - 0 free ship
5'9 G Tyler Harris +
6'4 G Selton Miguel +
6'5 G Jamir Chaplin ~
6'8 F Corey Walker
7'0 C Russel Tchewa

Temple - 4 Free Ships
6'1 PG Hysier Miller ^
6'5 G Khalif Battle
6'5 G Damian Dunn
6'8 F Nick Jourdain
6'10 C Jamille Reynolds ~ +

Tulane - 2 free ships
6'0 PG Jalen Cook
6'5 G Sion James
6'5 G Jaylen Forbes
6'6 G Tre Williams ^ ~ +
6'8 F Kevin Cross

Tulsa - 1 free ships
6'3 PG Sam Griffin
6'3 PG Anthony Pritchard ^
6'3 G Keyshawn Embery-Simpson ^
6'7 F Tim Dalger ^
6'9 F Rey Idowu

UCF - 2 free ships
6'1 PG Darius Johnson
6'4 G Ithiel Horton +
6'8 F Taylor Hendricks ~+
6'8 F C.J. Walker
7'0 C Michael Durr ~ +

Wichita - 1 free ships
6'2 PG Craig Porter
6'4 G Colby Rogers ~ +
6'6 F Gus Okafor ~ +
6'8 F James Rojas ~ +
6'11 F Kenny Pohto

will be interesting to see any last minute big time portal entries, or big time roster shake ups

bolded any starter changes since the last time

at this point most of everyone knows what their main rotation and roster will look like,
most of the aac at this point is looking for "one" game changing player.. memphis is the only team where their entire rotation and projection could be flipped on it head and its completely unknown

It would be interesting for fans of each team to provide some feedback about how they see the situation, or to add any new information.

With regard to Temple, it seems likely that Coach McKie will experiment with some different starting lineups early in the season. It's entirely possible that he'll start Miller, Battle, Dunn, Jourdain, and Reynolds. However, (6'7") Jahlil White was such a key player for Temple last year that he might be a starter, as he was in 16 of the team's last 18 games last season. White will probably be expected to play ~30 mpg, as he did last season.

Jourdain had so much difficulty with foul trouble in the last third of last season that McKie might opt to start White instead of Jourdain at the 4. Another possibility is that he might start White and Jourdain, rather than Jourdain & Reynolds at the 4 and 5.

One of the interesting things to watch will be how Battle and Dunn will play when they're both on the floor together, assuming that Battle returns. Of the two, Dunn is more well-suited than Battle is to function as a combo guard with a playmaking role.

Another interesting thing to watch will be how the wing minutes are allocated. If Dunn were to play all but 5-7 mpg of his ~30 mpg at the wing position, White and (6'7") Hicks - - who played a combined ~55 mpg last season) would probably end up playing a lot of their minutes at the 4 (PF) position.

Another possibility is that Dunn might split his minutes between playing the 1, 2, and 3 positions, functioning as the team's backup PG and SG, and only playing 10-15 mpg at the wing position.

A completely unexpected possibility would be that Battle might be able to boost his chances of being a future first-round NBA pick if he were to switch places and start as the team's floor general. One of Battle's main limitations is that he's somewhat of a one-trick pony, who hasn't excelled as either a playmaker or defender. Playing the 1 position would give him an opportunity to boost his assist numbers, and this might be the only way he would stand a chance of being a first-round pick. Sounds like fantasy island, but...?

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Like P said, we have 5 open schollies, + Williams and Quinones still in limbo, so any guess at our roster now is futile.

(05-12-2022 06:24 PM)TripleA Wrote: [ -> ]Like P said, we have 5 open schollies, + Williams and Quinones still in limbo, so any guess at our roster now is futile.

Makes sense - - what would be the "best case/worst case" scenario, in your view, assuming that Memphis remains eligible to play in the 2023 NCAA tournament?

I'm guessing that the "best case" scenario would be a trip to the Final Four, and that the worst case scenario would be that Memphis might have to battle for an 8 seed in the NIT.

Either way, they would probably be expected to finish the season in the NCAA or NIT tournament, which is better than all but 2 or 3 teams in the conference.

(05-13-2022 08:07 PM)Milwaukee Wrote: [ -> ]

(05-12-2022 06:24 PM)TripleA Wrote: [ -> ]Like P said, we have 5 open schollies, + Williams and Quinones still in limbo, so any guess at our roster now is futile.

Makes sense - - what would be the "best case/worst case" scenario, in your view, assuming that Memphis remains eligible to play in the 2023 NCAA tournament?

I'm guessing that the "best case" scenario would be a trip to the Final Four, and that the worst case scenario would be that Memphis might have to battle for an 8 seed in the NIT.

Either way, they would probably be expected to finish the season in the NCAA or NIT tournament, which is better than all but 2 or 3 teams in the conference.

Honestly, I have no idea. Penny seems to always put together a talented roster, but every year we start over, more or less, and we seem to take a long time to gel.

By the end, we're dangerous, but we just take too long to get there.

Success to me (opinions will vary) would be getting to the S16, or at least the Round of 32, as we just did. Anything else is a step backwards.

Right now, this is our roster:

PG Kendric Davis
PG Alex Lomax
SG Elijah McCadden
SG Johnathan Lawson
W Jayden Hardaway
PF Chandler Lawson
C Malcolm Dandridge

Hopefully, Lester Quinones (W) and DeAndre Williams (PF) return, or we're in trouble. With those two back, we have a good team. Not Houston good, but NCAA to the Round of 32 good, maybe.

I'm sure Penny is on some in the portal, but other than Lofton Jr, who likely goes pro, and Caleb Murphy, I don't know who else. Penny is pretty tight lipped about recruiting.

More than anything, we need a center, and then perhaps another outside shooter. Right now, we only have Davis and maybe Lester.

^^ Look up 3 or 4 posts. :)

Juco PG Melvion Flanagan

5'10 pg, 20pts per in juco

Wichita is officially out of ships.. finished their roster quick

note they are supposedly final 2 for Jeff Ngandu.. so they might find away to add another