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Bucknellbisonfan21 Masters Student Posts 548 |
03-07-22 12:44 PM - Post#338296
Looks like Andrew Funk is going to use his covid year of eligibility and has entered the transfer portal. https://twitter.com/travisbranham_/status /15008465... |
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Bison54 PhD Student Posts 1800 |
03-07-22 01:01 PM - Post#338297
Good for him, best wishes. Too bad that Bucknell doesn't have a suitable graduate degree program in the business school, which would probably fit with his career plans. |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147 |
03-07-22 03:30 PM - Post#338320
Good for him, best wishes. Too bad that Bucknell doesn't have a suitable graduate degree program in the business school, which would probably fit with his career plans. That would be nice in theory, and might help things down the road. But I think the chances of Funk returning to this program, regardless of what academic program was available, would be approximately 0.00%
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The Psycho of Sojka Sophomore Posts 107 |
03-07-22 04:35 PM - Post#338328
I fully agree 137. |
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Scotty-14 Sophomore Posts 156 |
03-07-22 11:32 PM - Post#338393
Some career highlights from Funk: https://twitter.com/TransferTapes/status/ 150090069... |
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HoleinOne Masters Student Posts 596 |
03-13-22 09:04 AM - Post#338894
If not Funk, then who? Is the issue more an antiquated philosophical one where the University doesn't support transfers? |
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Bucknellbisonfan21 Masters Student Posts 548 |
03-25-22 03:12 PM - Post#339899
Bucknell could have some interest in Malachi Poindexter, a 6’2” sophomore guard that is in the portal from Virginia. https://twitter.com/damondillman/status/1 507415345... https://virginiasports.com/player/malachi-poinde xt... |
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HuskyColonial PhD Student Posts 1976 |
03-25-22 09:36 PM - Post#339904
Why would he come here? Just for minutes? He can get those at a winning program. |
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Paulie777 PhD Student Posts 1767 |
03-26-22 09:41 AM - Post#339912
Bucknell could have some interest in Malachi Poindexter, a 6’2” sophomore guard that is in the portal from Virginia. He would fit in well in this watered down team. We could win five, six games next year with him on the team. |
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bisonmania Masters Student Posts 920 |
03-26-22 11:56 AM - Post#339913
Holy Cross has several transferring again! They are calling out to get rid of Nelson. |
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HuskyColonial PhD Student Posts 1976 |
03-26-22 09:21 PM - Post#339915
The Big East Conference likes coaching stability and high attendance. I’m not sure this helps. |
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Scotty-14 Sophomore Posts 156 |
04-05-22 04:32 PM - Post#340255
Jack Forest from St Joe's just committed to Bucknell from the Transfer Portal. 2 Years to play, though maybe only one since he will graduate next year. |
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JDBison2010 Masters Student Posts 763 |
04-05-22 05:16 PM - Post#340259
Jack Forest from St Joe's just committed to Bucknell from the Transfer Portal. 2 Years to play, though maybe only one since he will graduate next year. Good news. Hopefully we can keep him for two but you never know with this administration. Love bringing in a veteran who has played in two stronger conferences. Should do well if he can stay healthy If I recall correctly, when he was coming out of high school, we were on his short list. Believe he committed to Columbia before we had a chance to get him on campus for an official. Nice slow play by Davis |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147 |
04-05-22 09:18 PM - Post#340271
Jack Forest from St Joe's just committed to Bucknell from the Transfer Portal. 2 Years to play, though maybe only one since he will graduate next year. Good news. Hopefully we can keep him for two but you never know with this administration. Love bringing in a veteran who has played in two stronger conferences. Should do well if he can stay healthy If I recall correctly, when he was coming out of high school, we were on his short list. Believe he committed to Columbia before we had a chance to get him on campus for an official. Nice slow play by Davis That's correct. Bucknell was supposed to be his next visit but he never made it to Lewisburg. His final four were Boston U, Bucknell, Columbia, and Brown. Also had offers from Drexel, Penn, Lehigh, Cornell, and NJIT. He had a solid first year at Columbia, playing about 25 mpg and averaging about 9 ppg and 3.3 rpg. Only hit 30% of his twos and 35% on threes. When the season ended, he said: ""As the season progressed, I realized that I really wanted to play professional basketball," he explained. "After the season, I evaluated how it went and realized that Columbia probably wasn't the best place for me. So, looking at St. Joe's when I reopened my recruiting, Coach Lange came on really strong and talked about player development. Didn't just talk about it, but had evidence of it. He showed me how they are going to develop me over the next few years to help me reach my dreams." Billy Lange is not a particularly good coach, but he is often a good salesman. Forrest ended up not having to sit out a transfer season due to covid changes, and he had a pretty good sophomore year at Hawk Hill despite missing time due to injury. He started seven of 14 games when he was healthy, averaging 10.4 ppg and 3.3 rpg over 25 mpg. Hit 55% on twos and 34% on threes. I'm not sure what happened his third year, but there was massive regression and reduced playing time. Played only 14 mpg, averaging 3.6 ppg and 1.7 rpg. Hit only 25% of his threes. Over three years, he only hit 32.4% from beyond the arc, which is poor for someone who had the reputation of being a good long-rang shooter. Although he is the same size as Andrew Funk, plays the same position, and is from the Philly suburbs, I think it is safe to say that he will not replace Funk. One other issue is that because this is his second transfer, he may be required to sit out the season. To be able to play, he will need an NCAA waiver. I don't know if that's something the staff could have checked before the transfer became official, although I tend to doubt it. I think he should be a useful addition, although hardly a difference-maker. In any event, it's a much better use of a late spring scholarship than what was done the previous two years - where the scholarship basically was just thrown away.
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Scotty-14 Sophomore Posts 156 |
04-06-22 11:10 AM - Post#340289
Waivers are given out like Candy these days. NCAA wants to cycle out the 5th, 6th, 7th year guys as fast as possible |
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Maryland Bison Freshman Posts 57 |
04-14-22 02:08 PM - Post#340626
Looks like Funk is going to Penn State. |
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BisonRoadWarrior Professor Posts 5203 |
04-14-22 06:35 PM - Post#340635
Looks like Funk is going to Penn State. https://twitter.com/andrewfunk11/status/1 514657506... |
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Bison89 Professor Posts 5370 |
04-14-22 07:33 PM - Post#340636
Yup https://www.blackshoediaries.com/2022/4/14/2302542...
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Bison89 Professor Posts 5370 |
04-20-22 06:52 AM - Post#340717
Dicky-V called the NCAA Transfer Portal "pathetic" and went on to blast the entire process and what it is teaching (or not teaching) student athletes. I could not agree more. https://www.nj.com/sports/2022/04/nj-nat ive-dick-v...
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MrPhillie Postdoc Posts 2757 |
04-20-22 09:29 PM - Post#340739
I can see why some feel it is necessary and fair for the student athletes. But realistically, it is less for the “student athletes” and more for the “athletes.” Perhaps it needs to be tweaked…maybe only one transfer allowed per player (so use it wisely.) |
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MrPhillie Postdoc Posts 2757 |
06-22-22 02:37 PM - Post#342486
From an interview with Michah Shrewsberry regarding Andrew Funk this season: “I think Andrew Funk is a very underrated passer. He can play in pick-and-rolls, he can make decisions. Going back to my Purdue days, he’s got a feel of a Sasha Stefanovic to him, the passer that Sasha was, and how I tried to use Sasha in ATO situations. Andrew has that same feel. It’s really underrated. It’s not something people see a whole lot. They see him as a shooter. And either one of them, they don’t have to shoulder the load for the whole team.They don’t have to take as many. Like Andrew had to take tough shots. That’s what his team needed him to do. I think he gets easier shots playing with a Jalen Pickett, playing with a Cam Wynter, playing with a Seth Lundy. He’s not getting the No. 1 guy defensively every single game. That’s where things will open up and change with those guys.” |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147 |
06-30-22 12:02 PM - Post#342859
Jack Forest from St Joe's just committed to Bucknell from the Transfer Portal. 2 Years to play, though maybe only one since he will graduate next year. Good news. Hopefully we can keep him for two but you never know with this administration. Love bringing in a veteran who has played in two stronger conferences. Should do well if he can stay healthy If I recall correctly, when he was coming out of high school, we were on his short list. Believe he committed to Columbia before we had a chance to get him on campus for an official. Nice slow play by Davis That's correct. Bucknell was supposed to be his next visit but he never made it to Lewisburg. His final four were Boston U, Bucknell, Columbia, and Brown. Also had offers from Drexel, Penn, Lehigh, Cornell, and NJIT. He had a solid first year at Columbia, playing about 25 mpg and averaging about 9 ppg and 3.3 rpg. Only hit 30% of his twos and 35% on threes. When the season ended, he said: ""As the season progressed, I realized that I really wanted to play professional basketball," he explained. "After the season, I evaluated how it went and realized that Columbia probably wasn't the best place for me. So, looking at St. Joe's when I reopened my recruiting, Coach Lange came on really strong and talked about player development. Didn't just talk about it, but had evidence of it. He showed me how they are going to develop me over the next few years to help me reach my dreams." Billy Lange is not a particularly good coach, but he is often a good salesman. Forrest ended up not having to sit out a transfer season due to covid changes, and he had a pretty good sophomore year at Hawk Hill despite missing time due to injury. He started seven of 14 games when he was healthy, averaging 10.4 ppg and 3.3 rpg over 25 mpg. Hit 55% on twos and 34% on threes. I'm not sure what happened his third year, but there was massive regression and reduced playing time. Played only 14 mpg, averaging 3.6 ppg and 1.7 rpg. Hit only 25% of his threes. Over three years, he only hit 32.4% from beyond the arc, which is poor for someone who had the reputation of being a good long-rang shooter. Although he is the same size as Andrew Funk, plays the same position, and is from the Philly suburbs, I think it is safe to say that he will not replace Funk. One other issue is that because this is his second transfer, he may be required to sit out the season. To be able to play, he will need an NCAA waiver. I don't know if that's something the staff could have checked before the transfer became official, although I tend to doubt it. I think he should be a useful addition, although hardly a difference-maker. In any event, it's a much better use of a late spring scholarship than what was done the previous two years - where the scholarship basically was just thrown away. Forrest was just granted a waiver by the NCAA to have immediate eligibility. Although not unexpected, given the NCAA's very relaxed attitued on this since 2019, it would have been disastrous to give a scholarship to a player of his experience and then have him be required to sit a year. The plan is for him to play two years for the Bison, presumably because some of his St. Joes credits did not transfer.
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