Big East Transfers

[gsmooth]

LMAO. WHAT IS HAPPENNING.

WTH? Mike Anderson recruited him

 

[gsmooth]

This year is likely to be a one-year anomaly given how many players will use their free year next season and doing so via the transfer portal.


The real potential for tampering is definitely something that will need to be addressed. I like the idea of players having more freedom, but it can't involve other teams poaching players from another roster.

That said, I'm 100% against moving back to the blanket sit one year rule.

I am with you on this. I don't know what the solution is. I don't think it's fair to apply the one year rule, like you said, when coaches can leave at will. But if people thought shady money exchanges were happening in college basketball before, and they were, it will only get worse now with the transferring.

Again, I don't know what the solution is, maybe some kind of hybrid like they can't start playing for their new team until January? I don't know.

 

[gsmooth]

After McDermott’s major screw up, there was no way there weren’t going to be major casualties for them.

I told my brother if i was the AD I would have fired him.

i do think he is a really good coach whom based off the words of his own players, I believe isn’t a bad person and I’m sure he cares for his players.

But that was such a dreadful and stupid mistake. Such a poor choice in language, and i don’t understand how that came out of his mouth.

Creighton will be paying for that mistake for a few years, and it will show on their record and on the recruiting trail for them unfortunately.

I would have kicked him out and started fresh. Just my opinion

Yeah, Bishop is only a Junior, too.


By all accounts his a salt of the earth type guy according to Gus Johnson who has known him for over a decade. But they already lost the #34 recruit in the nation (according to ESPN rankings)

"Creighton will be paying for that mistake for a few years, and it will show on their record and on the recruiting trail for them unfortunately."

It ultimately comes down to wins and losses and if this mistake ends up costing them talent which leads to more losses, he will be gone. I had no anger at him when his poor choice of words occurred. I was disappointed and sad to be honest. But ultimately the players' opinions are what count the most.

 

[gsmooth]

That’s a huge loss for creighton. They have (I think) 3 senior starters leaving too in Washington, Mahaney, and Ballock. Unless one of them decides to come back. They are going to need to add some GOOD pieces in the off season.

Damien Jefferson is a senior, too. He is good enough to make money in high level league in Europe provided COVID doesn't restrict the league operations too much. I don't think Jefferson comes back next year to play college ball.

 

[rollskies]

Damien Jefferson is a senior, too. He is good enough to make money in high level league in Europe provided COVID doesn't restrict the league operations too much. I don't think Jefferson comes back next year to play college ball.

i messed up big time on that post. There is no one on the team named Washington. I was definitely thinking about Denzel Washington LOL.

Yes, seniors are Jefferson, Ballock, Mahaney.

Also Alex O’Connell but it was assumed this was like a red shirt year for him, so he should be coming back. Zegarowski could leave for the draft, but not sure if he would.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

From Manhattan to DePaul to potentially West Virginia in three years is a pretty impressive climb.

Tough as nails worker and on the defensive end, there's a lot of Whaley in his game: a 6'8 225 forward who showed he can protect the rim in the Big East (1.3 b/gm, compared to 1.9 b/game at Manhattan) and rebound (his rebounds per game dipped just 6.6 to 6.1 from a one-year change from Manhattan to DePaul.

Hard working, energetic defensive forwards with some post-offense have a spot in nearly any team in the NCAA. Paulicap was one of my favorite Big East players this year.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

From Manhattan to DePaul to potentially West Virginia in three years is a pretty impressive climb.

Tough as nails worker and on the defensive end, there's a lot of Whaley in his game: a 6'8 225 forward who showed he can protect the rim in the Big East (1.3 b/gm, compared to 1.9 b/game at Manhattan) and rebound (his rebounds per game dipped just 6.6 to 6.1 from a one-year change from Manhattan to DePaul.

Hard working, energetic defensive forwards with some post-offense have a spot in nearly any team in the NCAA. Paulicap was one of my favorite Big East players this year.

WVU would be a huge mistake. Paulicap was not exactly dominant at Depaul. How much PT is he going to get for a Top 10-15 team?

 

[Hey Adrien!]

WVU would be a huge mistake. Paulicap was not exactly dominant at Depaul. How much PT is he going to get for a Top 10-15 team?

My first thought is that he'd take the Gabe Osabuohien role as the energetic defensive big off the bench, but I just checked and learned that Osabuohien is returning for another season.

On that note, yeah you're right.

 

[MCNPA]

WTH? Mike Anderson recruited him

No he didn’t. He was a Mullin recruit.

 

[JimCtheGOAT]

WVU would be a huge mistake. Paulicap was not exactly dominant at Depaul. How much PT is he going to get for a Top 10-15 team?

Plenty of reasons to transfer other than maximizing playing time. Huggins is a helluva coach. WVU should be really good next year. Maybe he is perfectly fine playing 10 min a game . Maybe he just really loves West Virginia. ok theres no way that one is true.

 

[gsmooth]

No he didn’t. He was a Mullin recruit.

oh you are correct. He is a junior. I thought he was a freshman.

 

[rollskies]

I think this is their 7th transfer? No clue what’s going on there

 

[rollskies]

 

[UofCT]

Curious how many of the guys in the transfer portal will be without a D1 spot next season. We have the 5th year seniors and obviously all incoming freshman. There simply can’t be enough D1 scholarships for 1-1.5K transfers.

 

[navery12]

 

[rollskies]

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Wow, between Nate Johnson and Scruggs, Xavier has been very fortunate that these two are sticking around for a 5th year.

The team is returning five of their top scorers: Freemantle (16.1p), Scruggs (14.0), Johnson (11.4), Jones (7.7) and Kunkel (7.0).

Between Nova and UConn, they'll be in the running for the top team in the Big East next season.

 

[navery12]

 

[rollskies]

I’ve seen a few people already transfer back to the school they started at

 

[Hey Adrien!]

If Jason Preston doesn't declare for the NBA, Ohio will be the team to beat in the MAC and one of the best mid-major teams in the country.

 

[Storrs South]

 

[Matt '99]

 

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[huskypantz]

the Syracuse thing with zone might not be a terrible call. But he got plenty of PT. He played nearly half the game.
He got less late in season and was likely going to get less with a healthier roster. I wish him well. Great kid, by all accounts. wish him the best

It was definitely better than a terrible call. 😁

 

[TyroneShoo]

the Syracuse call was nice. Hope he can do well there. Easy guy to root for.

 

[Storrs South]

Creighton in shambles. Have now lost their best recruit and two starters.

 

[rollskies]

Creighton in shambles. Have now lost their best recruit and two starters.

He was already a senior, so I guess it’s not that unexpected. Just not using the extra year of eligibility.

But I agree. They have a lot of really important pieces leaving the program. Real curious to see what the team looks like next year.

 

[navery12]

From A 247 article on Jayden Blakes last month.

"Yeah, as I said, my recruitment is still open but the schools that have been contacting me the most right now are DePaul, Illinois, Texas, VCU and Yale."

 

[rollskies]

 

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