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Username Post: Bison Recruits 2021        (Topic#24006)
Bison137 
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02-19-20 12:10 PM - Post#300670    

Bison just extended an offer to Jared Billups, a 6-5 junior wing from Baltimore - McDonogh HS, which is the alma mater of Al Leslie and Bruce Moore, among others. Billups has offers thus far from Loyola, Mt. St. Mary's, Bryant, and UMass-Lowell.

Two other Class of 2021 offers already reported:

- Gabe Dorsey 6-5 wing from the Hill School. Has offers from Penn State and Georgetown, among others.

- Denham Wojcik 6-1 PG from Indiana. Has offers from Harvard, So. IL, Loyola (IL), Brown, and Army.

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One other note. Billups is one of 75 offers already given out for this class by Jared Grasso at Bryant. Their offers for the Class of 2020 exceeded 150, naybe 200!




 
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04-06-20 07:44 PM - Post#305913    
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A ton of new offers today. Here are three, with more to follow:

1. Philip Byriel, a 6-10 220 lb PF/C of the Perkiomen School. He has an offer from Boston U already.

2. Noah McDavid, a 6-5 SG/SF, from Dallas TX. This is his first offer.

3. Tay Mosher, a 6-8 SF/PF from north of Dallas. Has offers from Northern Colorado, UT-Arlington, Oral Roberts, and UMKC.




 
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04-06-20 07:59 PM - Post#305914    
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More new offers from today:

4. Kurtis Henderson, 5-10 PG from Boston. Also has an offer from Hartford.

5. Angelo Brizzi, a 6-3 PG from VA. Offers from St. Joes, GWU, W&M, ODU, La Salle, Drexel, Lehigh, Loyola, Yale, Dartmouth, Navy, Pepperdine, Fairfield, Furman, Dartmouth, UNCW.

6. Lamaj Lewis, a 6-6 SF from a suburb of Los Angeles. Offers from Loyola Marymount and San Diego.

- - - - -

I think the recruiting priorities are:

1. A quick PG who can shoot and play defense.
2. A forward in the 6-6 range who can play SF and PF.
3. A center, or PF who can also handle backup center minutes.

Presumably there will be three available scholarships with the loss of Sotos, Newman, and Meeks. (Spear has already been replaced by transfer Miles Latimer.) Would be nice to see one certain player transfer out and free up another scholarship.




 
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04-06-20 08:28 PM - Post#305915    
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3. Tay Mosher, a 6-8 SF/PF from north of Dallas. Has offers from Northern Colorado, UT-Arlington, Oral Roberts, and UMKC.




Just realized that Mosher is from the same HS as Spear.




 
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04-06-20 08:51 PM - Post#305916    
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Is there some sort of a knowledge timing issue here?


 
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04-06-20 11:22 PM - Post#305919    
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One more offer:

AJ Braun, a 6-9 225 lb PF/C from Ohio, south of Dayton. Has offers from Boston U, Ohio U, and Lehigh,




 
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04-07-20 01:11 PM - Post#305935    
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Another offer:

Jack Molloy, a 6-6 SF who plays for Northfield Mt. Hermon but is from Greenwich CT. Has offers from BC, PSU, Harvard, Yale, W&M, Colgate, UMass, Fairfield, Brown, Dartmouth, and Columbia.




 
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04-07-20 02:32 PM - Post#305943    
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3. Tay Mosher, a 6-8 SF/PF from north of Dallas. Has offers from Northern Colorado, UT-Arlington, Oral Roberts, and UMKC.




Just realized that Mosher is from the same HS as Spear.




I find it hard to believe that anybody who knows Spear would come to Bucknell. I can't imagine that Spear has a lot to say about the staff that is positive. (This is just a guess based on him transferring out.)
New season, new team, new dream . . .


 
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04-07-20 03:33 PM - Post#305946    
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My thought exactly.

 
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04-07-20 03:49 PM - Post#305948    
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I still can't believe Spear and Sotos are out.

 
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05-01-20 07:44 PM - Post#306892    
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Two new offers:

1. Kacper Klaczek, a 6-8 forward from Long Island Lutheran. He is a native of Poland. Has offers from Washington State, Bradley, and Santa Clara.

2. Brandon Lieb, a 7-0 225 lb center from Deerfield IL. He has offers from Boston U, Western Illinois, IUPUI, and Southern Illinois-Evansville. He was a senior this year but has reclassified and will attend a prep school this year, very likely in New England.

Lieb's brother is Jack Lieb, who was on the Lehigh roster for four years but never played due to several serious injuries. Jack prepped at Brewster Academy in New Hampshire.




 
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05-01-20 11:10 PM - Post#306895    
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Another 2021 offer:

Ileri Ayo-Faleye, a 6-7 SF who was a senior at Cedar Crest HS, east of Harrisburg, this year. He just committed to a post-grad year at Putnam Science Academy in rural CT. Only had D2 offers until April - then picked up ones from Air Force and St. Francis just prior to his prep school decision, followed by offers from Towson and St. Peter's after.




 
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05-01-20 11:45 PM - Post#306897    
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Here's a list of all of the above:

1 Ayo-Faleye, Ileri : 6-7 SF ( PA/NH ) Offers from Air Force, St. Francis, St. Peter's, Towson
2 Billups, Jared : 6-5 Wing ( MD ) Offers from Loyola, MSM, Bryant, UMass-Lowell
3 Braun, AJ : 6-9 PF/C ( OH ) Offers from Boston U, Ohio U, Lehigh, Elon
4 Brizzi, Angelo : 6-3 PG ( VA ) Offers from St. Joes, GWU, W&M, ODU, La Salle, Drexel, Lehigh, Loyola, Yale, Dartmouth, Navy, Pepperdine, Fairfield, Furman, Dartmouth, UNCW
5 Byriel, Philip : 6-10 PF/C ( PA ) Offers from Boston U
6 Dorsey, Gabe : 6-5 Wing ( PA ) Offers from PSU, Georrgetown, tN, Xavier, Providence, VCU, La Salle, Siena, etc
7 Henderson, Kurtis : 5-10 PG ( MA ) Offers from Hartford
8 Klaczek, Kacper : 6-8 F ( NY ) Offers from Wa St, Bradley, Santa Clara
9 Lewis, Lamaj : 6-6 SF ( CA ) Offers from Loyola Marymount, SD
10 Lieb, Brandon : 7-1 C ( IL ) Offers from Boston U, W.IL, IUPUI, SIEU
11 McDavid, Noah : 6-5 SG/SF ( TX ) Offers from
12 Molloy, Jack : 6-6 SF ( CT/NH ) Offers from BC, PSU, Harvard, Yale, W&M, Colgate, UMass, Fairfield, Brown, Dartmouth, and Columbia
13 Mosher, Tay : 6-8 SF/PF ( TX ) Offers from No.Col., UT-Arlington, ORU, UNCW, UMKC
14 Wojcik, Denham : 6-1 PG ( IN ) Offers from Harvard,So. IL, Loyola(IL), Brown, Army, Lehigh




 
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05-04-20 03:35 PM - Post#306987    
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I believe Molloy committed to Yale.

 
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05-04-20 04:30 PM - Post#306991    
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I believe Molloy committed to Yale.




Yes he did. On April 17th, ten days after the Bucknell offer. With offers from BC, PSU, Harvard, Yale, W&M, Colgate, UMass, Fairfield, Brown, Dartmouth, Columbia, and maybe others, it was not likely he was going to end up in Lewisburg. That is true of some of the others on the list as well.




 
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05-14-20 02:42 PM - Post#307368    
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New offer to Josh Bascoe, a 5-11 PG from a suburb of Toronto who attends Vermont Academy. Has offers from UMBC and Dartmouth. Ranked 19th in New England for the Class of 2021 by NERR.




 
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05-29-20 10:33 PM - Post#308132    
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New offer to Nicolo Nobili, a 6-9 PF/C from Paul VI in South Jersey, near Philly. He is a native of Italy. Has offers from Lehigh and Boston U.

https://twitter.com/miller_report/status/ 126654039...





 
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06-02-20 10:22 PM - Post#308388    
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Offer to Myles Rice, a 6-2 PG from Covington GA, east of Atlanta. He also has offers from Pacific and Georgia State.




 
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06-04-20 02:17 PM - Post#308516    
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Offer to Keith Higgins, a 6-3 SG from the Los Angeles area. Has offers from Rice, Santa Clara, Pepperdine, Montana, Pacific, Cal-Northridge, Loyola Marymount, and Columbia.

Hopefully he is really good, because SG is not a main position of need at the moment.




 
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06-11-20 12:15 PM - Post#308903    
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Offer to Elvin Edmonds, a 6-2 CG from Virginia, near Richmond. Has offers from VCU, Towson, ODU, JMU, Longwood, Hampton, Lafayette, Holy Cross, MSM, and Winthrop.




 
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06-12-20 04:19 PM - Post#308946    
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Full list of the above, with offers updated for all the players:


. . . NAME . . . . Height . Pos. . State . . . . . Offers . . . .

1 . Ayo-Faleye, Ileri : 6-7 SF ( PA/NH ) Offers from Air Force, Rice, St. Francis, St. Peter's, Towson, Yale, Brown
2 . Bascoe, Josh : 5-11 PG ( CAN/VT ) Offers from UMBC, Dartmouth
3 . Billups, Jared : 6-5 Wing ( MD ) Offers from Loyola, Navy, Lafayette, Brown, MSM, Bryant, UMass-Lowell
4 . Braun, AJ : 6-9 PF/C ( OH ) Offers from Boston U, Ohio U, Lehigh, W&M, Elon
5 . Brizzi, Angelo : 6-3 PG ( VA ) Offers from Arizona, Wake, Michigan, St. Joes, GWU, W&M, ODU, La Salle, Drexel, Lehigh, Loyola, Yale, Dartmouth, Navy, Pepperdine, Fairfield, Furman, Dartmouth, UNCW, and MANY others
6 . Byriel, Philip : 6-10 PF/C ( PA ) Offers from Boston U, Penn, Lafayette
7 . Dorsey, Gabe : 6-5 Wing ( PA ) Offers from PSU, Georrgetown, TN, Xavier, Wake, Vandy, Providence, VCU, La Salle, Harvard, Siena, etc
8 . Edmonds, Elvin : 6-2 CB ( VA ) Offers from VCU, JMU, Towson, ODU, Longwood, Hampton, Lafayette, HC, MSM, Winthrop
9 . Henderson, Kurtis : 5-10 PG ( MA ) Offers from Hartford
10 . Higgins, Keith : 6-3 SG ( CA ) Offers from Rice, Santa Clara, Pepperdine, Montana, Pacific, Cal-North., Loyola Marymount, Columbia
11 . Klaczek, Kacper : 6-8 F ( POL/NY ) Offers from Wa St, Bradley, Santa Clara
12 . Lewis, Lamaj : 6-6 SF ( CA ) Offers from Committed to Loyola Marymount; San Diego
13 . Lieb, Brandon : 7-0 C ( IL ) Offers from OK, Toledo, Tulsa, Milwaukee, Boston U, W.IL, IUPUI, SIEU
14 . McDavid, Noah : 6-5 SG/SF ( TX ) Offers from
15 . Molloy, Jack : 6-6 SF ( CT/NH ) Offers from Committed to Yale; BC, PSU, Harvard, W&M, Colgate, UMass, Fairfield, Brown, Dartmouth, and Columbia
16 . Mosher, Tay : 6-8 SF/PF ( TX ) Offers from HC, No.Col., UT-Arlington, ORU, UNCW, UMKC
17 . Nobili, Nicolo : 6-9 PF/C ( ITA/NJ ) Offers from Boston U, Lehigh
18 . Rice, Myles : 6-2 PG ( GA ) Offers from Pacific, GA St
19 . Wojcik, Denham : 6-1 PG ( IN ) Offers from Committed to Harvard; So. IL, Loyola(IL), Brown, Army, Lehigh


Three players - Lewis, Molloy, and Wojcik - have committed since my last list. Also Brizzi and Dorsey have picked up numerous high offers. Lieb, a 7-0 center from IL whose brother was on the Lehigh roster, picked up an offer from Oklahoma, but has no other high level offers.




 
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06-15-20 12:49 PM - Post#309034    
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A sidenote. Bryant currently has 77 outstanding offers to players in the Class of 2021 and 64 in the Class of 2022 (i.e. players just finishing their sophomore year). Amazing and possibly counter-productive.




 
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06-18-20 01:32 PM - Post#309211    
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A sidenote. Bryant currently has 77 outstanding offers to players in the Class of 2021 and 64 in the Class of 2022 (i.e. players just finishing their sophomore year). Amazing and possibly counter-productive.



I didn't receive one!!! Now, I feel really depressed.
New season, new team, new dream . . .


 
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06-18-20 02:43 PM - Post#309222    
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You should be even more depressed now. Monday was the first day that coaches were allowed to contact 2022 prospects and also the first day they could extend offers - through their coaches only -to 2023 prospects. Bryan'ts coach, Jared Grasso, extended 136 offers in one day!


"Monday was a busy day for college basketball coaches across America, but it’s possible no one was as active in terms of extending scholarship offers as Bryant’s Jared Grasso. The third-year Bryant coach extended 136 scholarship offers to players in the Classes of 2022 and ’23.

At midnight on June 15, college coaches were first permitted to contact players in the Class of 2022 directly, while they could offer players in the Class of 2023 through their coaches."


https://www.zagsblog.com/2020/06/16/why-bryant -coa...




 
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06-18-20 03:04 PM - Post#309224    
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You should be even more depressed now. Monday was the first day that coaches were allowed to contact 2022 prospects and also the first day they could extend offers - through their coaches only -to 2023 prospects. Bryan'ts coach, Jared Grasso, extended 136 offers in one day!






For comparison, Bucknell reportedly contacted five 2022 players in the first 36 hours. Not surprisingly, no offers. Of course there may be more contacts that weren't reported by the player, his club, his coaches, or local writers. There were published reports of Holy Cross contacting more than 30 in the same time period but only a few offers.




 
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06-18-20 05:26 PM - Post#309242    
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Offer to Tyler Rice, a 6-1 PG from Columbia SC. Has offers from Penn State, W&M, Lehigh, Elon, Dartmouth, W. Carolina, NC A&T, and USC Upstate. The offer from PSU is from 20 months ago and might not be valid.




 
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06-25-20 07:21 AM - Post#309570    
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Offer to Tyler Rice, a 6-1 PG from Columbia SC. Has offers from Penn State, W&M, Lehigh, Elon, Dartmouth, W. Carolina, NC A&T, and USC Upstate. The offer from PSU is from 20 months ago and might not be valid.



Rice to William & Mary

 
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  • Bison137 Said:
Offer to Tyler Rice, a 6-1 PG from Columbia SC. Has offers from Penn State, W&M, Lehigh, Elon, Dartmouth, W. Carolina, NC A&T, and USC Upstate. The offer from PSU is from 20 months ago and might not be valid.



Rice to William & Mary


Dane Fischer payback.

 
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06-25-20 11:31 PM - Post#309620    
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Offer to Ian Motta, a 6-6 SF from Allen TX, north of Dallas. He was born in Puerto Rico but brought up in Texas. Has offers from Rice, Air Force, Navy, UNCW, Iona, and Central Arkansas.

The interesting offer is from Iona (Pitino). Normally one would expect that Pitino would have a very short stay at Iona before moving up - but he claims to have a massive buyout in his contract that no one but an NBA team could pay. But of course Pitino is an unethical liar, so his claim should be taken with a grain of salt. Anyway if Motta has any interest in academics - and Allen HS is viewed as a good academic school - then Iona should be off the table, since it is poor academically.




 
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New offer to Jarvis Moss, a 6-4 SG/wing from N.C. Has offers from Charleston, Penn, Buffalo, UNCG, Rider, Samford, Alcorn State, and Houston Baptist.




 
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Kurtis Henderson to Hartford

 
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07-09-20 04:24 PM - Post#310201    
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New offer to Sam Sherry, a 6-9 PF from PA (Cumberland Valley HS). Has offers from American, Navy, Elon, Niagara, UNCW, MSM




 
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07-13-20 05:39 PM - Post#310321    
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16 . Mosher, Tay : 6-8 SF/PF ( TX ) Offers from HC, No.Col., UT-Arlington, ORU, UNCW, UMKC







Mosher commits to East Carolina. Their coach is Joe Dooley, who was very successful in five years at Florida Gulf Coast.




 
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07-14-20 12:02 PM - Post#310334    
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Offer to Ian Motta, a 6-6 SF from Allen TX, north of Dallas. He was born in Puerto Rico but brought up in Texas. Has offers from Rice, Air Force, Navy, UNCW, Iona, and Central Arkansas.

The interesting offer is from Iona (Pitino). Normally one would expect that Pitino would have a very short stay at Iona before moving up - but he claims to have a massive buyout in his contract that no one but an NBA team could pay. But of course Pitino is an unethical liar, so his claim should be taken with a grain of salt. Anyway if Motta has any interest in academics - and Allen HS is viewed as a good academic school - then Iona should be off the table, since it is poor academically.



Motta committed to Bucknell

https://twitter.com/iansmotta/status/1283 065359973...

 
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07-14-20 12:29 PM - Post#310335    
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  • Bison137 Said:
Offer to Ian Motta, a 6-6 SF from Allen TX, north of Dallas. He was born in Puerto Rico but brought up in Texas. Has offers from Rice, Air Force, Navy, UNCW, Iona, and Central Arkansas.

The interesting offer is from Iona (Pitino). Normally one would expect that Pitino would have a very short stay at Iona before moving up - but he claims to have a massive buyout in his contract that no one but an NBA team could pay. But of course Pitino is an unethical liar, so his claim should be taken with a grain of salt. Anyway if Motta has any interest in academics - and Allen HS is viewed as a good academic school - then Iona should be off the table, since it is poor academically.



Motta committed to Bucknell

https://twitter.com/iansmotta/status/1283 065359973...




That's good news, perhaps the first in awhile. I'm going to start a new thread to post more info on Motta.




 
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07-16-20 08:51 PM - Post#310485    
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So Bascoe, Edmonds and Motta. Where exactly does that put us for 2021?

 
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07-16-20 09:07 PM - Post#310486    
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So Bascoe, Edmonds and Motta. Where exactly does that put us for 2021?




Unless there is a mystery player transferring out, that is it. Two players graduate (Meeks and Newman) and only one of the two transfers was replaced (Latimer transferring in).

What puzzles me a bit is that there seemingly was a significant need for a big. When these recruits arrive, the only two centers on the roster apparently will be Screen and Timmerman - and Timmerman has done nothing to suggest he is a D1 player. So either the staff is gambling Timmerman will make major strides in his conditioning - or someone else is transferring out - or bringing in two small guards and no bigs may be a mistake. Time will tell.


Current roster for 2021-22:

PG: X. Rice (6-3), J. Bascoe (5-11)
CG/SG: D. Turner (6-1.5), E. Edmonds (6-2), M. Latimer (6-3)
Wing: Funk (6-5), Ellis (6-5), J. Adoh (6-3)
SF: I. Motta (6-6)
PF: M. Rhodes (6-8), van der Heijden (6-8)
C: Screen (6-11), Timmerman (6-9)

Also there are rumors about Sechan coming back in 2021-22 for a 5th season since he sat out this year. And if the entire season gets canceled, things may radically change.




 
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07-16-20 10:12 PM - Post#310488    
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Thanks!

 
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07-17-20 11:21 AM - Post#310500    
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  • bison75 Said:
So Bascoe, Edmonds and Motta. Where exactly does that put us for 2021?



Can you say "small ball"? I hope that this team hussles, pushes the ball, and denies the interior pass on D.
New season, new team, new dream . . .


 
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04-28-21 03:03 PM - Post#323697    
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Offer to Canadian senior Brock Newton, a 6-7 SF. Newton, who graduates in about a month, had no offers until now.

The Bison have two open spots, thanks to the transfers. The options are:

1. Find a rare gem in a senior who has not yet signed/received an offer.
2. Compete for a transfer who can contribute immediately.
3. Hold onto the scholarships and use them next year.

My strong preference would be #2.




 
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04-28-21 04:53 PM - Post#323707    
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The transfer portal is bulging.

 
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04-28-21 06:49 PM - Post#323718    
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Offer to Canadian senior Brock Newton, a 6-7 SF. Newton, who graduates in about a month. Had no offers until now.

The Bison have two open spots, thanks to the transfers. The options are:

1. Find a rare gem in a senior who has not yet signed/received an offer.
2. Compete for a transfer who can contribute immediately.
3. Hold onto the scholarships and use them next year.

My strong preference would be #2.



To no one's surprise, Newton quickly figured out that when you have only one offer late in your senior year - and it is from a very good academic school - that you should take it. And he did accept, only hours after receiving the offer.

This is the second year in a row that the Bison have replaced an outgoing transfer, very late in the game, with a HS senior who has virtually no offers late in his final year. (Josh Adoh last year.) Hope this one works out - but I sure would have preferred a transfer.

https://twitter.com/VerbalCommits/status/ 138753017...




 
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04-29-21 02:19 PM - Post#323784    
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Cue the Tom Petty music. Free Fallin’.

 
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04-29-21 07:08 PM - Post#323798    
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I hope none of this is construed as criticism of Davis and staff.

 
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Ring of Fire....Johnny Cash


 
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What are Brock’s stats?

Strengths of his game?

Thinking on the positive side, we’ve done well with recruits from Canada in the past.

We still need a transfer who can score and play right away!


 
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04-29-21 10:27 PM - Post#323804    
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  • Doktore K Said:
What are Brock’s stats?

Strengths of his game?






His HS team apparently went down to Florida for a few months this winter to avoid the Canadian lockdown. They played a lot of games, but I can't find any stats. There are stats for his junior year:

19.5 ppg
6.5 rpg
2.9 apg
3 pt pct: .294 (25-85)
2 pt pct: .502 (107-213)
FT pct: .477 (42-88)

Hard to judge the competition level. These shooting pcts are obviously poor, so we have to hope he has improved significantly over the past 14 months.

Here is a video of his senior year highlights, games which were presumably played in Florida or nearby. As in all highlight videos, he hits every shot. Looks like quickness may be an issue.




 
MrPhillie 
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04-29-21 11:39 PM - Post#323806    
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48% FT shooter???

 
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04-30-21 06:52 PM - Post#323832    
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  • MrPhillie Said:
48% FT shooter???



I could shoot left handed and make more than 48%. That must be a typo.
New season, new team, new dream . . .


 
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04-30-21 06:56 PM - Post#323833    
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  • Bison89 Said:
  • MrPhillie Said:
48% FT shooter???



I could shoot left handed and make more than 48%. That must be a typo.




No typo. They show individual stats for every game. I added them up to make sure the 48% number was correct.




 
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04-30-21 08:18 PM - Post#323834    
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His numbers IMO reflect those of a walk on player. Sad how the bison have fallen. Will be interesting to see what attendance is like next season. I am hearing more and more from locals that are not renewing.

 
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04-30-21 08:29 PM - Post#323835    
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  • bisonmania Said:
His numbers IMO reflect those of a walk on player. Sad how the bison have fallen. Will be interesting to see what attendance is like next season. I am hearing more and more from locals that are not renewing.




Remember that those are numbers from 14+ months ago. It is possible he has improved a lot, although I have very little faith in the coaching staff to make that evaluation.

It doesn't surprise me if season ticket holders are thinking about bailing. ND and staff seem to treat them mostly with contempt. John Griffin was the only one who cared.




 
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04-30-21 09:38 PM - Post#323836    
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Product on the floor is declining; HC and staff could care less about fans. What are the reasons to buy season tickets again? I really want to be positive...

 
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05-01-21 11:13 AM - Post#323839    
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None. It’s a program in pronounced decline.

 
HuskyColonial 
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05-01-21 11:16 AM - Post#323840    
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At some point the administration will have to do something. Or not.

Edited by HuskyColonial on 05-01-21 11:17 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.

 
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05-10-21 04:39 PM - Post#324018    
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  • Bison137 Said:
  • Doktore K Said:
What are Brock’s stats?

Strengths of his game?






His HS team apparently went down to Florida for a few months this winter to avoid the Canadian lockdown. They played a lot of games, but I can't find any stats. There are stats for his junior year:

19.5 ppg
6.5 rpg
2.9 apg
3 pt pct: .294 (25-85)
2 pt pct: .502 (107-213)
FT pct: .477 (42-88)

Hard to judge the competition level. These shooting pcts are obviously poor, so we have to hope he has improved significantly over the past 14 months.

Here is a video of his senior year highlights, games which were presumably played in Florida or nearby. As in all highlight videos, he hits every shot. Looks like quickness may be an issue.





Bucknell just issued the official press release on Newton's signing. There is one new negative, i.e. that he is actually a post-grad player. It was hard finding info on him on the internet due to his having played only in Canada. But it turns out he did four years of HS ball plus a fifth year with Toronto Basketball Academy, who played a full slate of games this year in Florida.

Hope the Bison staff did a better evaluation job than all of the other D1 coaching staffs.

https://bucknellbison.com/news/2021/5/10/mens-b ask...




 
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05-12-21 11:06 AM - Post#324043    
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So do we still have 1 open scholarship for a player to come in this year? Would like a transfer!

I count 4 recruits so far but we’ve had a couple of exits with Turner and Ellis. What’s the latest scorecard??

And have Turner and Ellis signed elsewhere yet? (Not thinking either is coming back, just curious.)


 
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05-12-21 11:32 AM - Post#324044    
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Ellis signed with Grand Canyon a while ago. (Also Meeks and Sechan to College of Charleston.) No reported landing spot for Turner as of now.




 
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Re: slot left?
05-12-21 12:15 PM - Post#324046    
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Thanks for updates. Do we still have an open slot for next year?

If so what or whom are we working on?


 
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Re: slot left?
05-12-21 12:36 PM - Post#324048    
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  • Doktore K Said:
Thanks for updates. Do we still have an open slot for next year?

If so what or whom are we working on?





There is still an open slot. I somewhat doubt it will be filled this year. There are very few, if any, decent graduating HS players left - especially ones with good academics. Players who have gone four or five years of HS ball and not landed any scholarship offers aren't likely to help the team. And if they were going to be successful in landing a transfer, I think it probably would have happened already.




 
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05-12-21 04:45 PM - Post#324060    
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Bring Paulsen back..

Edited by JPM on 05-12-21 04:46 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.

 
bisonmania 
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05-12-21 07:08 PM - Post#324069    
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DP is rumored to be heading back to D3. I wish him nothing but the best moving forward. I am sure there are more than a few on this board that wish he would have stayed at Bucknell.

 
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05-12-21 07:36 PM - Post#324072    
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If DP brought Dane Fischer and Aaron Kelly with him, then I'd be all for it.




 
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Re: slot left?
05-12-21 10:49 PM - Post#324074    
    In response to Bison137

  • Bison137 Said:
  • Doktore K Said:
Thanks for updates. Do we still have an open slot for next year?

If so what or whom are we working on?





There is still an open slot. I somewhat doubt it will be filled this year. There are very few, if any, decent graduating HS players left - especially ones with good academics. Players who have gone four or five years of HS ball and not landed any scholarship offers aren't likely to help the team. And if they were going to be successful in landing a transfer, I think it probably would have happened already.


Do you have a sense of how much of the portal inventory has resettled at new schools?

 
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Re: slot left?
05-12-21 10:57 PM - Post#324075    
    In response to Bison137

.

 
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Re: slot left?
05-12-21 11:49 PM - Post#324076    
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  • BisonRoadWarrior Said:

Do you have a sense of how much of the portal inventory has resettled at new schools?




The VC database shows 1580 players in the transfer portal. Of those, 828 are listed as having new homes. The number of transfers this year is up dramatically for several reasons: (a) NCAA eliminated the sit-out year for most transfers; (b) every player was given an extra year of eligibility; (c) a lot more graduate transfers; (d) less loyalty to a given program; (e) etc.

The 828 who show up with a new school probably sounds low, i.e. 52.4% of players in the portal. However there are some factors to consider, such as these:

1. A number of players end up going D2 or D3 and don't get entered into the VC database due to lack of publicity.

2. Many seniors put their names into the portal this year, hoping to get some free grad school that they hadn't been expecting before the NCAA ruling. A lot of those guys aren't strong players and aren't in big demand.

3. Some players have academic issues and won't get firm offers until their second semester grades are available.

4. With so many transfers and so much roster disruption, things might be a bit slow this year as schools/coaches try to figure out who is returning and what their needs are.






 
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