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Been saying it, Jack is exactly what we thought Brock Bertram would be. He was way ahead of schedule during his freshman year, and will only get better.

I am sure you guys have interviewed candidates before, but I think we forget sometimes that - Interview does not equal job offer - Sometimes in the interview, it's apparent that the candidate is not a fit. Now as the interviewer, you do not go announce to everyone that person was not a fit. You just move on. In our case (Coach search), we have social media automatically jumping to conclusions that the candidate turned us down - It's better to take your time and get it right. - You don't interview based on order of priority. This is usually by everyone's schedule. Things ended well. I hope our fans can also learn from this. There was no reason to declare that the sky was falling.

Short and to the point. A little miffed that he didn't mention me by name but he did acknowledge that he probably forgot some names so that was likely about me. Cool to hear him talk so much about bridging connections with former players and honoring that network/"brotherhood" of bulls. He did also call out True Blue 🤘🏻

Honestly, I don't care if UB somehow manages to raid a roster (which isn't what's happening here anyway). Don't care that FLJ did it with the women's team when she went to Syracuse, don't care if it happens now. I want the athletes to have the agency to play wherever they choose. If that means following a coach to a different school, so be it.

They suck?

Not to mention your dog,that got him the job.

Keeping discussion of re-recruiting players in the portal in house, which is fair, but also reads to me like not everyone is going to be re-recruited lol (which is probably for the best)

Wonder if this gets Jeenathan’s jersey retired at Alumni? Second UB player to make the NBA, highest rated recruit and all around great player. He’s making Buffalo and his hometown/city of Rochester proud

Liked what I heard from Halcovage. Short, sweet and to the point. Seems to have a ton of enthusiasm and a willingness to succeed. I’m intrigued to see the types of players he will bring in through the portal and the types of recruits he will go after. Seemed to hint that he’s already started his recruiting ventures. Also excited to see who he will bring in as assistants

Random thoughts. A little short. I would of liked him to say more on a new staff. I think he said in the nicest way he could. He doesn't want those portal players back. I liked it. Not reading between some lines but I also hope Neptune has a very very very good run at Nova.

Pretty strong start for him, 7 pts and 5 boards in 13 minutes.

Let’s turn jack into our Hunter Dickinson. Jack played really well as a true freshman, just needs to get a bit better defensively which comes with time for young centers.

In this era you need a coach that knows how social media works and uses it to their advantage. Or at least people behind the scenes that are operating it.

UB Horns Up at the Final Four! I feel big things coming for the Bulls! 🤘

Some background on Halcovage from assorted Athletic articles. No guarantee that he follows the Wright/Nova playbook to the letter, but it makes up 100% of his basketball DNA (and seemingly 80% of his actual DNA). -Halcovage’s parents both attended Villanova. So did a brother and a sister. His mother is one of nine kids. Eight went to Villanova. His father is one of four. Three went to Villanova. Both grandparents on his mother’s side went to Villanova. Marty McCarthy, Halcovage’s uncle, was a walk-on for Rollie Massimino. Halcovage started going to games when he was 5 and attending camps in middle school. -“We want guys who want to be pushed, who aren’t afraid to work hard, and who recognize they are part of something bigger than themselves,’’ Halcovage says. -Neptune and Halcovage say that’s why they pull no punches with recruits. They promise only that the experience will be grueling. They guarantee neither playing time nor a starting position. They explain that while Wright rarely will yank a kid for a questionable shot, he will pull him in a heartbeat for lack of effort or selfishness. -"Strong, physical, that’s what we pride ourselves on,’’ Halcovage says. Villanova is not for everybody. (It wasn’t, for example, for Jahvon Quinerly.) The Wildcats do not track in vainglory; they’re cyborgs who find the beauty in a shot fake, excitement in a jump stop, and mostly do what they’re told. -The Wildcats love to talk about “Villanova basketball,’’ an amorphous cliche that can be used to describe good things (“We played Villanova basketball”) or bad (“We didn’t play Villanova basketball tonight”). More specifically, it means selflessness, making an extra pass instead of settling for the hero shot; playing smart instead of recklessly; and doing the little things necessary to win a game. After the 2016 championship game, assistant coach George Halcovage took it a step further, saying the coaches liked to tell their players “be the best street sweeper you can be.’’

It was Etta James.