2020 Recruiting: Jacob Toppin

[JellyJalen]

Rhode Island forward transferring. Obi Toppin brother. Looks like someone we might want to show interest in.

 

[aburks41]

if by show interest you mean "take one look at his stats and immediately move on", then sure.

 

[CTBasketball]

No more URI transfers please.

 

[Matt1010]

if by show interest you mean "take one look at his stats and immediately move on", then sure.

Don't know anything about him, but his stats were just fine for a freshman.

 

[aburks41]

Don't know anything about him, but his stats were just fine for a freshman.

We're not using our last scholarship on a kid who averaged 4ppg at a mid major

 

[husky429]

Judging by the other thread I may be in the minority, but this is a hard pass from me. He has pretty high potential it seems but 25% shooting from deep at 6'7 185lbs doesn't wow me in the least.

 

[Stainmaster]

No more URI transfers please.

This cycle, there have been transfers moving up to the following schools:

• Seattle --> Arizona
• Portland State --> Arizona State
• Columbia --> Duke
• BC --> Maryland
• Columbia --> Michigan
• Santa Clara --> Notre Dame
• Bucknell --> Ohio State
• Quinnipiac --> Texas A&M
• Gardner-Webb --> Xavier

But sure, URI is beneath us.

 

[Stainmaster]

We're not using our last scholarship on a kid who averaged 4ppg at a mid major

7 and 4.5 against the P5 schools they faced isn't bad for a freshman. And FWIW, Rhode Island played a tougher schedule than we did according to KenPom.

 

[navery12]

Just looked at where he went to HS, he's going to UMass

 

[CTBasketball]

This cycle, there have been transfers moving up to the following schools:

• Seattle --> Arizona
• Portland State --> Arizona State
• Columbia --> Duke
• BC --> Maryland
• Columbia --> Michigan
• Santa Clara --> Notre Dame
• Bucknell --> Ohio State
• Quinnipiac --> Texas A&M
• Gardner-Webb --> Xavier

But sure, URI is beneath us.

This happens every year. We had a Cornell transfer a few years ago. Players go where the demand is.

 

[Hungryhusky99]

This happens every year. We had a Cornell transfer a few years ago. Players go where the demand is.

Shonn Miller was from Cornell and was a very good player for us . Not sure what your point is here.

 

[superjohn]

Didn't watch much of URI this season but I know URI fans were really high on his future. He's long and athletic and with the way his brother blew up as he got older I think this kid is someone to give a serious look to.

 

[djct1999]

Should we offer every transfer from Wagner too or just URI? This is not how I would use our last scholarship.

 

[CTBasketball]

Shonn Miller was from Cornell and was a very good player for us . Not sure what your point is here.

Oh my god. I do not want anymore URI players.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

This cycle, there have been transfers moving up to the following schools:

• Seattle --> Arizona
• Portland State --> Arizona State
• Columbia --> Duke
• BC --> Maryland
• Columbia --> Michigan
• Santa Clara --> Notre Dame
• Bucknell --> Ohio State
• Quinnipiac --> Texas A&M
• Gardner-Webb --> Xavier

But sure, URI is beneath us.

Add Yale, Harvard, Rider, Western Michigan, Rice, and more for the first half of your equation.

But with Martin already signed, "No more URI..." is not the same as "No URI..," or consistent with an interpretation that URI has been suggested as beneath us.

 

[Stainmaster]

Oh my god. I do not want anymore URI players.

You've offered no persuasive reason why we should turn down players because they happened to play for URI in the past.

 

[Stainmaster]

But with Martin already signed, "No more URI..." is not the same as "No URI..," or consistent with an interpretation that URI has been suggested as beneath us.

They're both equally incoherent positions.

 

[navery12]

Should we offer every transfer from Wagner too or just URI? This is not how I would use our last scholarship.

URI was the #65 KenPom team, Wagner was the #329 KenPom team last year. I know which team I'd like to take the top players from

 

[djct1999]

You've offered no persuasive reason why we should turn down players because they happened to play for URI in the past.

At some point, we need to upgrade talent. You don't do that by bringing in guys who should be 10th in the rotation at a quality Big East school.

 

[Fishy]

They're both equally incoherent positions.

As much as I admire your efforts to somehow turn this into a 27-page debate, I am going to ask you not to.

We're set at the wing. Nothing to see here....move on.

 

[Stainmaster]

At some point, we need to upgrade talent. You don't do that by bringing in guys who should be 10th in the rotation at a quality Big East school.

Players who happen to play for URI can't constitute a talent upgrade?

Good lord.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

They're both equally incoherent positions.

I agree that "URI is beneath us" is an incoherent position but you are the one who wrote it.

 

[Stainmaster]

As much as I admire your efforts to somehow turn this into a 27-page debate, I am going to ask you not to.

We're set at the wing. Nothing to see here....move on.

Oh no, people debating topics related to basketball recruiting on a basketball forum. What a travesty.

 

[Stainmaster]

I agree that "URI is beneath us" is an incoherent position but you are the one who wrote it.

What other reason could someone who arbitrarily wants to limit the number of transfers we take from particular programs have?

 

[superjohn]

As much as I admire your efforts to somehow turn this into a 27-page debate, I am going to ask you not to.

We're set at the wing. Nothing to see here....move on.

I see him being more of a power forward.