(05-19-2023 12:07 PM)Tigers2B1 Wrote:  Who are the guys we are trying to get? It's like all really really quiet. Really quiet and we have a lot of players that still need to be brought in. Sorry but I'm getting an uneasy feeling despite Penny's history.

It would have to be a reclassification, grad transfer or recommitted transfer at this point. The known available list is bare.

Miracles can happen I guess, but I don't feel very confident that this is going to turn out well. The Mikey situation just pulled the rug out from under Penny. You have to think Penny had spent the much of his recruiting time working on 2024 as this class was basically set this year with a few additional transfers to fill holes. Everything just fell apart after the Mikey news. I don't really fault Penny as the timing of the class crumbling him in a really difficult situation. Next season may be pretty rough, so I really just hope he grabs a monster 2024 class.

(05-20-2023 11:12 PM)SpiderMan79x Wrote:  Miracles can happen I guess, but I don't feel very confident that this is going to turn out well. The Mikey situation just pulled the rug out from under Penny. You have to think Penny had spent the much of his recruiting time working on 2024 as this class was basically set this year with a few additional transfers to fill holes. Everything just fell apart after the Mikey news. I don't really fault Penny as the timing of the class crumbling him in a really difficult situation. Next season may be pretty rough, so I really just hope he grabs a monster 2024 class.

Dude not sure how strong a grip you have on reality.

(05-20-2023 11:12 PM)SpiderMan79x Wrote:  Miracles can happen I guess, but I don't feel very confident that this is going to turn out well. The Mikey situation just pulled the rug out from under Penny. You have to think Penny had spent the much of his recruiting time working on 2024 as this class was basically set this year with a few additional transfers to fill holes. Everything just fell apart after the Mikey news. I don't really fault Penny as the timing of the class crumbling him in a really difficult situation. Next season may be pretty rough, so I really just hope he grabs a monster 2024 class.

Penny is a much better talent evaluator then we are as fans. I trust his vision. Each year he has put together a competitive roster despite interference from the NCAA. I think we will be fine. This group of players, including the high schoolers and the transfers, has the potential to surprise everyone and be very good. I am looking forward to seeing them play.

Olivier Nkamhoua, who starred for the Tennessee Volunteers in the last four years, is set to continue his college basketball career after making a decision to withdraw his application for the 2023 NBA Draft. The former Tennessee basketball forward is a major transfer portal target.

Via Jonathan Givony of ESPN:

NEWS: Olivier Nkamhoua is withdrawing from the 2023 NBA Draft, he told ESPN. The Tennessee transfer is one of the top players in the portal with Kansas State, Michigan, Baylor, Memphis, West Virginia and others in hot pursuit.

Nkamhoua was a major piece of Tennessee basketball in the 2022-23 college basketball season in which he averaged 10.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 0.6 blocks for the Volunteers across 36 games (all starts).

I wouldn't be surprised if he goes to Baylor. They got R.J. Dennis today.

(06-01-2023 06:53 PM)Rufus T. Firefly Wrote:  I wouldn't be surprised if he goes to Baylor. They got R.J. Dennis today.