The Memphis guy said there’d be butthurt coming. Wonder if he knew it was coming from Houston?

clt adds nothing.

This is great news. Congrats to WKU. This is good for CUSA imo. If we all win our OOC games then it won't matter as much if we beat up on each other in conference.

I'm sure seeing WKU's arena sold out multiple times towards the end of the season didn't hurt anything. WKU has a solid basketball program imo.

(06-14-2018 08:02 PM)herdfan129 Wrote:  This is great news. Congrats to WKU. This is good for CUSA imo. If we all win our OOC games then it won't matter as much if we beat up on each other in conference.

I'm sure seeing WKU's arena sold out multiple times towards the end of the season didn't hurt anything. WKU has a solid basketball program imo.

Very respectable. #19 all times wins.

(06-14-2018 08:11 AM)bit_9 Wrote:  Everyone likes to assume nefarious activities but I'm stoked for you and it only helps the conference as a recruiting advantage. I hope he sticks and we can be the 2nd team to land a big fish.

Posted from mobile device. Hopefully it's coherent.

I think it is good when schools in Mid major conf get big boys. but one would be dumb not to wonder when school is doing it on regular basis.
In any case Congrats..

https://www.barstoolsports.com/barstoolu...ting-world

(06-14-2018 01:58 PM)pesik Wrote:  

(06-14-2018 11:07 AM)WKUYG Wrote:  

(06-14-2018 10:46 AM)pesik Wrote:  im guessing no one knows about the eligibility issues?
there is a smalll chance he might never play for wku...i followed him when he was in texas, hoping he'd come to houston, where his family in america is...how he got to the states is in question..there is evidence his handlers were paid money..he was already ruled ineligible at his old high school and had to move to Louisville

he chose wku becuse one of their payers went through a similar thing but was rules eligible mid season....he went to wku because he thinks they are his best shot at eligibility

Being ruled ineligible in Texas has nothing to do with NCAA Rules. It was a Texas high school rule.

A court ruled on the kids guardianship in favor of the US guardian. And he didn't choose Western because he thinks they are his best shot at eligibility. Going to a BlueBlood school would have almost assured that.

Once MOUSTAPHA DIAGNE got his eligibility and the only question was his guardianship. Bassey was a sure thing for eligibility because a US Court has ruled Hennssy Auriantal is his Legal Guardian.

So unless there is a issue with credits or core classes ....there is no eligibility issues with Bassey

there are definitely eligibility issues ..there dozen of articles online saying they arent sure if he will get through the clearinghouse ..
numerous teams stopped recruiting him completely because of the issue

here is an article talking about it after he was ruled the guarding, still saying there are doubts
https://www.expressnews.com/sports/high_...505502.php
Louisville reportedly backed off of bassey because of the scandal, this was after he became the guardian

there are also doubts as his recruitment 100% went through Auriantal not bassey himself,

every major team in the nation fell back except kansas on the #3 recruit in the nation, who has a 3.9 gpa. but you think its a high school thing only, the guardian issue was done months before recruiting season started yet few came forward afterwards

Why is a Houston guy so jealous? I thought it was beneath any Houston fan to care what any CUSA school does? We have been told by Houston fans on here that CUSA is a joke so know you want to post here and show your jealousy? UofL backed off because they have a new coach and have to be extremely careful due to all the crap they were in trouble for....How do you know other schools would have backed off, he just now reclassified, I am sure a bunch of schools would have been after him for next year....Either or it doesn't matter and I don't understand all the haters out there for this guy coming to WKU.....ESPN is also besides themselves that WKU can get a guy like this, to me this is good for college basketball to have guys spread out and not all play for one school....So haters continue to hate, its all good....

(06-15-2018 07:46 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  Why is a Houston guy so jealous? I thought it was beneath any Houston fan to care what any CUSA school does? We have been told by Houston fans on here that CUSA is a joke so know you want to post here and show your jealousy? UofL backed off because they have a new coach and have to be extremely careful due to all the crap they were in trouble for....How do you know other schools would have backed off, he just now reclassified, I am sure a bunch of schools would have been after him for next year....Either or it doesn't matter and I don't understand all the haters out there for this guy coming to WKU.....ESPN is also besides themselves that WKU can get a guy like this, to me this is good for college basketball to have guys spread out and not all play for one school....So haters continue to hate, its all good....

jealous? i noted that his eligibity is sketch, why would i be jealous of that

" I thought it was beneath any Houston fan"
1) let not use made up c-usa rhetoric on actual people...i doubt a single houston fan has actually said this...but im sure plenty of c-usa fans have said "we said it" to put this imaginary chip on their shoulder

"how do i know other schools back off"

2)the recruting season for 2019 started 5 months ago..2019 aau started 2 month ago...the fact that he reclasssified isnt a good reason why he wasnt recruited hard..his talented aau team mate (ranked in the 80s in top 100), has over 35 offers and everyone is after him


2b) he is a 5star center, with a basically 4.0 gpa...the 3 schools recruiting him the hardest where cal, rutgers, wku ...he already stated he wanted a kentucky offer numerous time. kentucky never showed any interest despite him trying to visit them, on his own dime twice (again this is the #3 recruit of 19 and a center)
---context im not sure how familiar you are with how highly covet 5star centers ..elite bigs are a rarity...
---context look at the school that were interested in him before the Texas scandal happened

i cant tell if wku fans notice something is very odd about his recruitment but just choosing to ignore all of the red flags because homer-ism...or just arent familiar with how recruiting work..since you arent familiar with the fact 2019 recruiting started months ago, im thinking the ladder

(06-14-2018 09:43 AM)Auburn_Blazer Wrote:  Didn't anyone tell Stansbury that the WKU Athletic Department is broke? No way he's getting these kinds of pickups without dropping bags. I love it for the conference, but obviously am filled with jealousy and wish UAB was pulling in this kind of talent...not losing its best recruit to Memphis a month before school starts.

It is ironic that someone who supports the University of Bobby Lowder would question another school's recruiting success.

(06-15-2018 09:27 AM)pesik Wrote:  

(06-15-2018 07:46 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  Why is a Houston guy so jealous? I thought it was beneath any Houston fan to care what any CUSA school does? We have been told by Houston fans on here that CUSA is a joke so know you want to post here and show your jealousy? UofL backed off because they have a new coach and have to be extremely careful due to all the crap they were in trouble for....How do you know other schools would have backed off, he just now reclassified, I am sure a bunch of schools would have been after him for next year....Either or it doesn't matter and I don't understand all the haters out there for this guy coming to WKU.....ESPN is also besides themselves that WKU can get a guy like this, to me this is good for college basketball to have guys spread out and not all play for one school....So haters continue to hate, its all good....

jealous? i noted that his eligibity is sketch, why would i be jealous of that

" I thought it was beneath any Houston fan"
1) let not use made up c-usa rhetoric on actual people...i doubt a single houston fan has actually said this...but im sure plenty of c-usa fans have said "we said it" to put this imaginary chip on their shoulder

"how do i know other schools back off"

2)the recruting season for 2019 started 5 months ago..2019 aau started 2 month ago...the fact that he reclasssified isnt a good reason why he wasnt recruited hard..his talented aau team mate (ranked in the 80s in top 100), has over 35 offers and everyone is after him


2b) he is a 5star center, with a basically 4.0 gpa...the 3 schools recruiting him the hardest where cal, rutgers, wku ...he already stated he wanted a kentucky offer numerous time. kentucky never showed any interest despite him trying to visit them, on his own dime twice (again this is the #3 recruit of 19 and a center)
---context im not sure how familiar you are with how highly covet 5star centers ..elite bigs are a rarity...
---context look at the school that were interested in him before the Texas scandal happened

i cant tell if wku fans notice something is very odd about his recruitment but just choosing to ignore all of the red flags because homer-ism...or just arent familiar with how recruiting work..since you arent familiar with the fact 2019 recruiting started months ago, im thinking the ladder

Well UK not recruiting him is definitely a red flag, since they only recruit model students who aspire to obtain a quality education.

If there are shady behind the scenes activity regarding Bassey, I am surprised that UH is not recruiting him. Kelvin Sampson is an expert in that type of thing.

(06-14-2018 01:28 PM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  

(06-14-2018 10:36 AM)MT FAN Wrote:  This whole thread is a mirror image of last season. Western Ky "signs" a 5 star recruit. Stansbury gives his guardian a job in order for the kid to come. Western fans start talking about how good this kid is, how great of a student he is, how he is a special person that loves Western and a bunch of other nonsense. Now there guaranteed to win CUSA.

We will see what happens but the problem with Western is that Stansbury is the coach. He can recruit but he can't win the big games. Kermit owned him. He had a really talented team last year still couldn't win CUSA or get to the NCAA tournament.

Awful bold declarations here especially considering Kermit is long gone and most of your fans are expecting a down season for the ole smurfs....I am sure your fingers are crossed every day Bassey doesn't play for us, this seems different so I guess we shall see...

We will take a step back this year I believe, but we have been the most dominant CUSA team by far in CUSA 3.0 and its hard to stay on top especially after a coaching change.

The thing is you guys didn't get this recruit legitimately. You hired his "guardian" so he would commit. It's disgusting that your university is allowing this "guardian" to profit off of this kid. This "guardian" is manipulating the kid and putting his own self interest ahead of what is best for the kid and Western is empowering him to do it. If he wasn't given the job the kid would not commit. But hey, anything to win right? I am sure you Western fans will try to justify it, but I guess I should expect it coming from a school who hired Bobby Petrino.

(06-15-2018 09:42 AM)Jacque Wrote:  Well UK not recruiting him is definitely a red flag, since they only recruit model students who aspire to obtain a quality education.

If there are shady behind the scenes activity regarding Bassey, I am surprised that UH is not recruiting him. Kelvin Sampson is an expert in that type of thing.

MT Fan, pissed off at Western.....

you had many many many years to grow that hatred

Western is following NCAA rules and the jealousy just oozes from you

(06-15-2018 09:43 AM)MT FAN Wrote:  

(06-14-2018 01:28 PM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  

(06-14-2018 10:36 AM)MT FAN Wrote:  This whole thread is a mirror image of last season. Western Ky "signs" a 5 star recruit. Stansbury gives his guardian a job in order for the kid to come. Western fans start talking about how good this kid is, how great of a student he is, how he is a special person that loves Western and a bunch of other nonsense. Now there guaranteed to win CUSA.

We will see what happens but the problem with Western is that Stansbury is the coach. He can recruit but he can't win the big games. Kermit owned him. He had a really talented team last year still couldn't win CUSA or get to the NCAA tournament.

Awful bold declarations here especially considering Kermit is long gone and most of your fans are expecting a down season for the ole smurfs....I am sure your fingers are crossed every day Bassey doesn't play for us, this seems different so I guess we shall see...

We will take a step back this year I believe, but we have been the most dominant CUSA team by far in CUSA 3.0 and its hard to stay on top especially after a coaching change.

The thing is you guys didn't get this recruit legitimately. You hired his "guardian" so he would commit. It's disgusting that your university is allowing this "guardian" to profit off of this kid. This "guardian" is manipulating the kid and putting his own self interest ahead of what is best for the kid and Western is empowering him to do it. If he wasn't given the job the kid would not commit. But hey, anything to win right? I am sure you Western fans will try to justify it, but I guess I should expect it coming from a school who hired Bobby Petrino.

Why is playing for WKU bad for this kid? Would it be better for him to play for UK or Kansas where he is sharing time with 10 other 5* players? And people can disparage Stansbury about his coaching ability, but no one has ever accused Calipari of being a great coach. As for Kansas, Coleby proved last year at WKU that very good players can get buried on the rosters of schools like Kansas.
Bassey has known Stansbury for years and feels comfortable with him and I am sure has been told good things by Diagne.
Unlike many WKU fans, I do not have a all-encompassing hatred of all things and all people related to MTSU, but tirades from someone who has no real insight into the situation makes it tough. I wonder how MTSU keeps getting players from schools in the SEC to transfer in.
MTSU has done very well in basketball for the last several season and I rooted for them in the NCAA tournament and complained about their poor seeding because I thought that they deserved more respect (and should have been in the tournament this season).
Reciprocation would be appreciated.

(06-15-2018 09:30 AM)Jacque Wrote:  

(06-14-2018 09:43 AM)Auburn_Blazer Wrote:  Didn't anyone tell Stansbury that the WKU Athletic Department is broke? No way he's getting these kinds of pickups without dropping bags. I love it for the conference, but obviously am filled with jealousy and wish UAB was pulling in this kind of talent...not losing its best recruit to Memphis a month before school starts.

It is ironic that someone who supports the University of Bobby Lowder would question another school's recruiting success.

Seriously, Lowder? That's the Auburn person you're going to target in a basketball recruiting thread? Are all WKU fans that bad at trash talking?

(06-15-2018 09:27 AM)pesik Wrote:  

(06-15-2018 07:46 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  Why is a Houston guy so jealous? I thought it was beneath any Houston fan to care what any CUSA school does? We have been told by Houston fans on here that CUSA is a joke so know you want to post here and show your jealousy? UofL backed off because they have a new coach and have to be extremely careful due to all the crap they were in trouble for....How do you know other schools would have backed off, he just now reclassified, I am sure a bunch of schools would have been after him for next year....Either or it doesn't matter and I don't understand all the haters out there for this guy coming to WKU.....ESPN is also besides themselves that WKU can get a guy like this, to me this is good for college basketball to have guys spread out and not all play for one school....So haters continue to hate, its all good....

jealous? i noted that his eligibity is sketch, why would i be jealous of that

" I thought it was beneath any Houston fan"
1) let not use made up c-usa rhetoric on actual people...i doubt a single houston fan has actually said this...but im sure plenty of c-usa fans have said "we said it" to put this imaginary chip on their shoulder

"how do i know other schools back off"

2)the recruting season for 2019 started 5 months ago..2019 aau started 2 month ago...the fact that he reclasssified isnt a good reason why he wasnt recruited hard..his talented aau team mate (ranked in the 80s in top 100), has over 35 offers and everyone is after him


2b) he is a 5star center, with a basically 4.0 gpa...the 3 schools recruiting him the hardest where cal, rutgers, wku ...he already stated he wanted a kentucky offer numerous time. kentucky never showed any interest despite him trying to visit them, on his own dime twice (again this is the #3 recruit of 19 and a center)
---context im not sure how familiar you are with how highly covet 5star centers ..elite bigs are a rarity...
---context look at the school that were interested in him before the Texas scandal happened

i cant tell if wku fans notice something is very odd about his recruitment but just choosing to ignore all of the red flags because homer-ism...or just arent familiar with how recruiting work..since you arent familiar with the fact 2019 recruiting started months ago, im thinking the ladder

Kentucky cannot have everyone, do you understand this? UK didn't have room for him this season, they backed off because they probably knew he was coming to WKU and reclassify, this was not just made up a few days ago..As far as schools not recruiting him for next season you don't think word got around he was a lock for WKU and it was a waste of time to go after him....My sources have been telling me this was happening over a year ago, its not like this a huge secret....Amaze me know the haters on here, ESPN, Louisville fanboy Rick Bozich, acting like this just happened yesterday out of the blue...Like Stansbury said this has been a long time coming with a relationship that started 3 years ago.....So of course he didn't have a bunch of offers...When did he say he wanted to go to UK? Two years ago? You have already spewed false information on here when you said only reason he is going to WKU is to stand out and shoot threes all day...Stansbury was quoted last night his game is on the block and that is his strength and where we will use him....So again incorrect info from you....Second why did you quote a has been UofL assistant coach, he just sounds bitter about like you.....

(06-15-2018 09:43 AM)MT FAN Wrote:  

(06-14-2018 01:28 PM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  

(06-14-2018 10:36 AM)MT FAN Wrote:  This whole thread is a mirror image of last season. Western Ky "signs" a 5 star recruit. Stansbury gives his guardian a job in order for the kid to come. Western fans start talking about how good this kid is, how great of a student he is, how he is a special person that loves Western and a bunch of other nonsense. Now there guaranteed to win CUSA.

We will see what happens but the problem with Western is that Stansbury is the coach. He can recruit but he can't win the big games. Kermit owned him. He had a really talented team last year still couldn't win CUSA or get to the NCAA tournament.

Awful bold declarations here especially considering Kermit is long gone and most of your fans are expecting a down season for the ole smurfs....I am sure your fingers are crossed every day Bassey doesn't play for us, this seems different so I guess we shall see...

We will take a step back this year I believe, but we have been the most dominant CUSA team by far in CUSA 3.0 and its hard to stay on top especially after a coaching change.

The thing is you guys didn't get this recruit legitimately. You hired his "guardian" so he would commit. It's disgusting that your university is allowing this "guardian" to profit off of this kid. This "guardian" is manipulating the kid and putting his own self interest ahead of what is best for the kid and Western is empowering him to do it. If he wasn't given the job the kid would not commit. But hey, anything to win right? I am sure you Western fans will try to justify it, but I guess I should expect it coming from a school who hired Bobby Petrino.

You guys lost 2 more starters who are transferring today, will you have anyone playing basketball for you this season? Maybe instead of worrying about what WKU is doing, you should be worried about if MTSU will be ale to field more than a intramural team to compete this upcoming season.... Guarantee if this was some other school besides WKU and if a Power 5 schools, you guys would say no big deal about hiring his guardian as assistant....His guardian has been assistant before in NCAA with Jackson St.....He also played college ball at Wisconsin, so I don't understand the issue? If Kermit could have gotten a Bassey type player you don't think he would hire his guardian too? All of you haters on here come across really jealous, which just means a lot of you are scared what might become of little ole WKU this upcoming season....

(06-15-2018 01:16 PM)Auburn_Blazer Wrote:  

(06-15-2018 09:30 AM)Jacque Wrote:  

(06-14-2018 09:43 AM)Auburn_Blazer Wrote:  Didn't anyone tell Stansbury that the WKU Athletic Department is broke? No way he's getting these kinds of pickups without dropping bags. I love it for the conference, but obviously am filled with jealousy and wish UAB was pulling in this kind of talent...not losing its best recruit to Memphis a month before school starts.

It is ironic that someone who supports the University of Bobby Lowder would question another school's recruiting success.

Seriously, Lowder? That's the Auburn person you're going to target in a basketball recruiting thread? Are all WKU fans that bad at trash talking?

The point is/was that, regardless of the sport as an Auburn fan you live in a glass house, so should not throw those rocks.

How about using a former NCAA enforcement officer, now on AU's staff to get relief for Pearl's show cause?

I don't talk trash. It is not a talent that I aspire to become proficient at.

If I wanted to talk trash, I would discuss the prospects for UAB's football team for this year with their roster of 12th year seniors and 30+ year old players. lol

(06-15-2018 03:37 PM)Jacque Wrote:  

(06-15-2018 01:16 PM)Auburn_Blazer Wrote:  

(06-15-2018 09:30 AM)Jacque Wrote:  

(06-14-2018 09:43 AM)Auburn_Blazer Wrote:  Didn't anyone tell Stansbury that the WKU Athletic Department is broke? No way he's getting these kinds of pickups without dropping bags. I love it for the conference, but obviously am filled with jealousy and wish UAB was pulling in this kind of talent...not losing its best recruit to Memphis a month before school starts.

It is ironic that someone who supports the University of Bobby Lowder would question another school's recruiting success.

Seriously, Lowder? That's the Auburn person you're going to target in a basketball recruiting thread? Are all WKU fans that bad at trash talking?

The point is/was that, regardless of the sport as an Auburn fan you live in a glass house, so should not throw those rocks.

How about using a former NCAA enforcement officer, now on AU's staff to get relief for Pearl's show cause?

I don't talk trash. It is not a talent that I aspire to become proficient at.

If I wanted to talk trash, I would discuss the prospects for UAB's football team for this year with their roster of 12th year seniors and 30+ year old players. lol

I don't think this is true. No one on Auburn's staff has NCAA experience, nor did Pearl's show cause date get moved. Are you talking about Rich McGlynn, the guy that's been in Auburn's compliance since 2006?

As for UAB football, I hope you're excited for the toppers 4-8 season while the Blazers gear up to compete for another division title. lol.

(06-15-2018 03:51 PM)Auburn_Blazer Wrote:  

(06-15-2018 03:37 PM)Jacque Wrote:  

(06-15-2018 01:16 PM)Auburn_Blazer Wrote:  

(06-15-2018 09:30 AM)Jacque Wrote:  

(06-14-2018 09:43 AM)Auburn_Blazer Wrote:  Didn't anyone tell Stansbury that the WKU Athletic Department is broke? No way he's getting these kinds of pickups without dropping bags. I love it for the conference, but obviously am filled with jealousy and wish UAB was pulling in this kind of talent...not losing its best recruit to Memphis a month before school starts.

It is ironic that someone who supports the University of Bobby Lowder would question another school's recruiting success.

Seriously, Lowder? That's the Auburn person you're going to target in a basketball recruiting thread? Are all WKU fans that bad at trash talking?

The point is/was that, regardless of the sport as an Auburn fan you live in a glass house, so should not throw those rocks.

How about using a former NCAA enforcement officer, now on AU's staff to get relief for Pearl's show cause?

I don't talk trash. It is not a talent that I aspire to become proficient at.

If I wanted to talk trash, I would discuss the prospects for UAB's football team for this year with their roster of 12th year seniors and 30+ year old players. lol

I don't think this is true. No one on Auburn's staff has NCAA experience, nor did Pearl's show cause date get moved. Are you talking about Rich McGlynn, the guy that's been in Auburn's compliance since 2006?

As for UAB football, I hope you're excited for the toppers 4-8 season while the Blazers gear up to compete for another division title. lol.

When has UAB ever competed for just 1 much less another?