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On 4/5/2022 at 8:09 AM, Dabulls said:

Only huge impact freshman I’ve personally seen play was Jalen Pickett at Siena. Was their leading scorer freshman year. Was one of the reasons why that team won plenty of games 

I would say CJ Massinburg was a big reason the Bulls made the tourney his freshman year in 2015-16. Averaged 11.3 and was the leading scorer in the MAC Championship game. There are diamonds in the rough out there to be had, albeit few and far in between. 

12 hours ago, UBinMD said:

I’m not sure she will end up at SU. I kinda hope if she leaves it will be a much better team.

I agree. I think the delay in committing to SU like Woolley and Wilson did means she was waiting for the tourney to end and evaluating all of her options. She quite literally may get offers from Final 4 teams, and I think even FLJ will want Fair to do what’s in her best interest.

29 minutes ago, DooleyBull06 said:

Absolutely but in being successful that means we will win a MAC title or two. And stay relevant and a premiere mid major that’s attractive to coaches once she does leave. Also if she has success it puts pressure on the school to pony up money to invest in keeping coaches and upgrading facilities. 

I’ll take ambitious, successful coaches using UB as a stepping stone if we are winning MAC titles over coaches that will go .500, get you nowhere and stick around. That’s being a mid-major in college basketball. 

20 minutes ago, Dabulls said:

We have a bunch of backs, Ron is incredible as well. That’s what I’m guessing 

After he became the feature back he ran for over 5 yards per carry exactly one time, and zero times in the last 5 games. I'm sure we can find a replacement that will be at least comparable with the volume of carries he was getting. He wasn't Jaret Patterson, RBs around his skill level are all over the place.

2 minutes ago, 121Merrimac said:

Skogman hasn’t actually left yet.  Could you imagine playing for a coach who didn’t want what’s best for you, I can’t.  I imagine most every coach is open about the portal… sure, put your name out there to see what happens.  Coaches who don’t embrace this will push players away faster than what we currently see. 

I’ll be shocked if Skogman returns because he’s 6’10”, almost a 40% three point shooter, and has decent mobility. There just aren’t many of those guys out there so he should get a lot of interest from better programs. Fact is, if not for his heart condition coming out of HS he would’ve had bigger options anyway.

8 minutes ago, skrabukes said:

Play to win 1 year. The next year will be a fully new roster. That's what the ncaa wants evidently. Development in house is gone. Redshirting for future gains must be gone too. Cuz they'll just leave, like Skogman.

Redshirting in basketball is tough. They either aren’t ready and don’t develop and then you don’t want them taking up a scholarship for 5 years or they do develop and then grad transfer somewhere else. 

Updated offer list:

Yazid Powell 6’4 175 JuCo Soph PG
13.5 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 5.4 apg, 51/32/65%
Other offers: FGCU, Marist, Pacific, Wichita St, Sam Houston St, Canisius, IUPUI, Drexel, Northern Illinois

Jacob Tracey 6’4 200 JuCo Soph SG
8.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 3.6 apg, 48/31/60%
Other offers: Akron, Illinois St, Fresno St, East Carolina, Bryant, Nevada

Brian Moore 6’3 170 JuCo Fr PG
18.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.8 apg, 59/37/76%
Other offers: Cleveland St, Stony Brook, Tulsa, Texas St, FGCU, Stetson, Illinois St, Southern Illinois, Bowling Green, Iona, Wichita St, DePaul, Towson, Jacksonville St, Mercer, Stephen F Austin, Marist, SIUE, Kent State, NC A&T, New Orlenas, UMBC, Robert Morris, UIC, St. Bona

Bryant Selebangue 6’9 215 JuCo Fr PF
12.8 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 70/61%
Other offers: CSU Bakersfield, North Texas, Bryant, Bradley, Northern Illinois

Jalen Bradberry 6’3 160 HS Sr PG
Other offers: Hofstra, St. John's, UMass, Youngstown St, Siena, Bryant, Stony Brook

Zaiden Cross 6’7 HS Sr SG
Other offers: Florida

Amarri Trice 6’7 215 HS Sr SF
Other offers: Drexel, East Carolina, Fairfield, Iona, Siena, UMBC, UMass, UNCW, Albany

Jalen Carruth 6’8 180 HS Jr SF
Other offers: Troy, Coppin St, Grambling St, High Point, Bethune-Cookman, Tulsa, Kennesaw St, NC A&T, IUPUI, Clemson, Xavier

William Lobor 6’7 HS Jr SF
Other offers: Maine, Murray St, Tennessee St, Missouri St

Put this together with all the transfer links so far:

Shamar Givance 5’10 155 G Evansville 1 year of eligibility
13.7 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 3.9 apg, 41/31/67%
Other schools: Iona, Western Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Maryland, Georgia State, Cleveland State

Mardrez McBride 6’2 180 G North Texas 1 year of eligibility
11.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 42/39/59%
Other schools: Georgia, Cincinnati, Penn State, West Virginia

Jalen Hawkins 6’2 185 G Norfolk St 1 year of eligibility
12.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 46/36/69%
Other schools: Clemson, New Mexico State, South Florida, Missouri St., UNH, Prairie View A&M, UNCW, San Francisco, Georgia St., SIU, UNI

Zion Griffin 6'6 215 F Illinois-Chicago 1 year of eligibility
11.1 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 51/33/64%
Other schools: UC Riverside, SEMO, Georgia Southern, UMKC, Duquesne

Payton Sparks 6’9 240 C Ball St 3 years of eligibility
13.5 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 53/70%
Other schools: Texas Tech, West Virginia, Illinois, Ole Miss, Indiana, Loyola-Chicago, Cincinnati, Oklahoma, Iowa State, Wichita State, Jacksonville, Central Michigan, Miami (OH), Liberty, Cornell, Hofstra, College of Charleston

Mo Njie 6’10 245 C Eastern Michigan 3 years of eligibility
6.6 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 62/54%
Other schools: Pittsburgh, BYU, Tulsa, Stetson, UIC