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RE: 2018 CAA MBB Transfers - Tribeheart - 04-16-2018 01:17 PM
(04-16-2018 01:12 PM)mrjoolius Wrote:They just started following each other today.(04-16-2018 01:08 PM)Tribeheart Wrote: Abrams is graduating from Cal Poly with honors, so, no academic hurdle.I'm wondering if the interest was pre Van Vliet, or the interest is independent.
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I like that there seems to be mutual interest.
Reading up on the delayed enrollment rule, it looks confirmed that Van Vliet will only have one year of eligibility left, period. No waiver option.
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RE: 2018 CAA MBB Transfers - mrjoolius - 04-16-2018 01:19 PM
I have no idea about the competition level, but his guard skills and ridiculous length are going to cause major issues in the CAA. Add to that a couple of years of Big 10 play along with high level International play... Very nice addition.
https://youtu.be/Ga_hEKnWmrc
https://youtu.be/qbvHH8RLY9s
Training video
https://youtu.be/xy88R7mr5iY
RE: 2018 CAA MBB Transfers - Tribal - 04-16-2018 01:20 PM
(04-16-2018 12:38 PM)Naptown Tribe Wrote:His 6'8 teammate, Josh Martin, recently left CP. Where did he end up? And their G, Jared Rice, is also out of there.(04-16-2018 12:27 PM)WillaMary08 Wrote:(04-16-2018 11:43 AM)Tribeheart Wrote: Austin Shaver and 6'8" 245lb Cal Poly grad transfer, Aleks Abrams, now following each other.
https://youtu.be/B4o4O0IZx34
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Aleks Abrams is a grad transfer with a year if eligibility left.
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/aleks-abrams-1.html
Found the following on fansmanship
(http://www.fansmanship.com/cal-poly-basketball-in-review-aleks-abrams/)
“After redshirting his first year on campus, Abrams showed he wasn’t afraid to push in the post defensively. While it wasn’t for lack of effort, Abrams, who is listed at 6’8″, wasn’t the longest big man in the world. His offensive game only developed incrementally over the past two seasons, and his effectiveness was matchup-dependent. He had 11 points and 11 rebounds off the bench in an overtime loss at home against UC Davis this past season and a four point, 18 rebound effort in Cal Poly’s final win of the season, a 90-86 double overtime victory over CSUN.
In a conference that has gotten bigger across the board, Abrams was a somewhat undersized center.
Abrams never put up huge numbers consistently, but he had some sneaky-good defensive and rebounding games in his career and hustled and got his work done in class over four seasons at Cal Poly.”
And Austin got the quick follow-back. Abrams is also connected with coaches at Miami (OH), Maine, Radford, Milwaukee, Seattle, La Salle, and Charlotte.
I was so busy getting this post together that I missed the Van Vliet news! With Van Vliet in the fold but sitting next year the Tribe now pivots to an immediately eligible big man.
Abrams has really good footwork downlow.
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RE: 2018 CAA MBB Transfers - zablenoise - 04-16-2018 01:26 PM
Question for the boards: who was the last 7 footer we had?
2018 CAA MBB Transfers - Tribeheart - 04-16-2018 01:30 PM
One more time from this season:
https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/966886158557835264
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RE: 2018 CAA MBB Transfers - WillaMary08 - 04-16-2018 01:31 PM
(04-16-2018 12:45 PM)Tribeheart Wrote: Abrams only played two full seasons. He played in five games before season ending shoulder injury his redshirt freshman year, which meets the less than 30% of their games rule.
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I count three full seasons:
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/aleks-abrams-1.html
RE: 2018 CAA MBB Transfers - mrjoolius - 04-16-2018 01:31 PM
It's a shame we only get 1 playing year with him. His skill set is what I hoped for with a still-growing Drew Peterson. A 6'10+ big with guard skills.
RE: 2018 CAA MBB Transfers - WillaMary08 - 04-16-2018 01:34 PM
(04-16-2018 12:57 PM)Tribeheart Wrote:(04-16-2018 12:48 PM)mrjoolius Wrote: Apparently Andy was a starter entering the season. The only thing holding him back was struggling with the physicality of the big 10. Our whole team struggled with big 10 physicality, so he should fit right in.He is a great fit, and the prospect of Nate and him giving us five deadly 3 pt shooters on the court at all times is heady territory for any college team, no matter what level. I, also, think the matchup option of he and Nate being on the floor together is a monster.
Many Wisconsin fans during the season thought their coach was too rigid about physicality/defense and needed to be more adaptive regarding what Van Vliet brought to the table with his offense. Legit 7 footer.
I truly hope Nate is still around for his senior year, and doesn't come out to the draft early, because barring injury we will be hands down a scary team with the chance at a historic season. Yes, I am gulping the koolaid!!!
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Van Vliet could be insurance in case Knight goes to the draft.
RE: 2018 CAA MBB Transfers - Tribeheart - 04-16-2018 01:41 PM
(04-16-2018 01:31 PM)WillaMary08 Wrote:You're correct.(04-16-2018 12:45 PM)Tribeheart Wrote: Abrams only played two full seasons. He played in five games before season ending shoulder injury his redshirt freshman year, which meets the less than 30% of their games rule.
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I count three full seasons:
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/aleks-abrams-1.html
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RE: 2018 CAA MBB Transfers - wml33t - 04-16-2018 01:59 PM
Stinks that Vliet only gets 1 season. But, better than 0 seasons!
RE: 2018 CAA MBB Transfers - Biggjohn43 - 04-16-2018 02:27 PM
(04-16-2018 01:26 PM)zablenoise Wrote: Question for the boards: who was the last 7 footer we had?as near as I can remember, Adam Duggins was the last listed player that was 7 FT
RE: 2018 CAA MBB Transfers - WillaMary08 - 04-16-2018 02:27 PM
[/b]Transfers Leaving:
Towson: FR 6'3" G Travis Ingram (Hampton), SO 6’4” G Zane Martin, SO 6’7” F Justin Gorham, FR 6’2” G Jeff Prophete
Drexel: SR 6’4” G Major Canady, SO 6'3" G Kari Jonsson (Iceland)
Delaware: SO 6'8" F Derrick Woods (St. Peter’s), SO 6’4” SG Ryan Daly (St. Joe’s)
James Madison: SO 6'7" F Gerron Scissum (Alabama A&M)
Northeastern: JR 6'11 F Sajon Ford (not playing), FR 6’4” G Derrick Cook
UNCW: JR 6’0” G JaQuel Richmond (Fayetteville State)
Transfers Eligible Next Year:
Delaware - JR 6'11" F Collin Goss (George Washington)
Towson - JR 6'8" F Nakye Sanders (Duquesne), SO 6’4” G Brian Fobbs (JUCO), SO 6’2” G Tobias Howard (JUCO/Western Kentucky)
Charleston - JR 6'9 F Sam Miller (Dayton)
Northeastern - JR 6'1" G Jordan Roland (George Washington)
Wilmington - JR 6'6 F Jeantal Cylla (Florida Atlantic)
Drexel - SO 6'8" F James Butler (Navy), RS SO 6’6” F Zach Walton
Hofstra - SO 6'5" G Tareq Coburn (St. Bonaventure)
Transfers Who Must Sit a Year:
William & Mary - SR 7’0” C Andy Van Vliet (Wisconsin)
Tribe interest:
JR 6’9” C Wyatt Walker (Samford) Not in final three
JR 6’8” PF Eli Abaev (Eastern Florida State JUCO)
GRAD 6’8” PF Aleks Abrams (Cal Poly)
2018 CAA MBB Transfers - Tribeheart - 04-16-2018 02:39 PM
Gotta love the #FreeAVV hashtag used by his Wisconsin supporters.
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RE: 2018 CAA MBB Transfers - Tribeheart - 04-16-2018 02:40 PM
(04-16-2018 01:31 PM)mrjoolius Wrote: It's a shame we only get 1 playing year with him. His skill set is what I hoped for with a still-growing Drew Peterson. A 6'10+ big with guard skills.Especially love his lefty/righty skill flexibility inside.
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RE: 2018 CAA MBB Transfers - WMTRIBE75 - 04-16-2018 03:10 PM
So by my count we currently sit with 11 scholarship players on next year's roster, allocated as follows:
Redshirt Senior: 1
Juniors and Redshirt Juniors: 4 ( but only 3 eligible to play next year)
Sophomores: 2
Freshmen: 4
Under the current configuration, both of our big men on the 2019-20 roster(Nate and Andy) will graduate at the end of the 2019-20 season.
In a perfect world I would think that we would still try to add 2 more bigs to next year's roster; a graduate transfer with one year eligibility remaining who can give us quality minutes next season and basically be in the same "graduating " class as Paul (giving us two available scholarships for the 2019-20 incoming class), and a freshman big man that could grow into the position by being the understudy(third big man) both this year and next. We could then maybe afford to even redshirt the freshman big man next year.
2018 CAA MBB Transfers - Tribeheart - 04-16-2018 03:42 PM
Agree. If we're sending a plane out to California, just as well bring two back in Abrams and Harvey. Then love to see us steal Bertram and another big for the two remaining slots in the 2019 class.
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2018 CAA MBB Transfers - Tribeheart - 04-16-2018 04:04 PM
Well, that was short lived. Abrams committed to Miami (OH).
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RE: 2018 CAA MBB Transfers - mrjoolius - 04-16-2018 04:12 PM
(04-16-2018 04:04 PM)Tribeheart Wrote: Well, that was short lived. Abrams committed to Miami (OH).Perhaps Van Vliet triggered that commit. Oh well, on to the next.
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RE: 2018 CAA MBB Transfers - WillaMary08 - 04-16-2018 04:26 PM
(04-16-2018 04:12 PM)mrjoolius Wrote:(04-16-2018 04:04 PM)Tribeheart Wrote: Well, that was short lived. Abrams committed to Miami (OH).Perhaps Van Vliet triggered that commit. Oh well, on to the next.
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WM probably just got involved a little too late; Shaver got the follow back but I noticed a lot of Miami (OH) accounts in his recent follow activity.
2018 CAA MBB Transfers - Tribeheart - 04-16-2018 05:14 PM
With both parents being Kent State grads, he likely has a ton of relatives in Ohio.
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