NC_UBfan

Just had a great conversation w/Logan regarding BPS Foundations and Nickle City Collective partnership in general and donating stock in particular. Attached is a one pager on the tax-deductible options. Alnutt catches grief justifiably so but for this NIL partnership w/BPS Foundations he should not. This give individuals and corporate sponsors a legal means to make tax-deductible donations. Like it or hate it NIL is here to stay. UMASS is coming with a very well functioning NIL program with talented players recruited to win MAC championships period. UB coaches have to adapt, every year is going to be a net new roster. WBB Burke lost all the staff form year one subsequently lost her first recruiting class got a new recruiting class then went on finish runner up in the MAC championship game year 2. I hope MBB GH and Lembo have a similar story the got to have the players to be competitive. NickelCity_BPS Foundation Instructions.pdf

716 MVP, I did email for more information about the Donated Securities and Donor Advised Funds options.

As I understand it schools can refer players to boosters directly to NIL collectives without penalty now with reporting requirements which I don’t necessarily agree with. If the contract/agreement is between two individual parties the disclosure should be private but it is progress. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/ncaa-board-approves-immediate-eligibility-for-multi-time-transfers-school-assistance-for-nil-opportunities/amp/

Nice feature articles on Lopez and KLW. I did not know Lopez was still on the Argentina U19 national team and will practice with the national team this summer. In the articles both players are committed to improving their game. KLW has to improve on her 12-18ft shooting. Teams played off late in the season packing the lane with true post presence now that shot will be there. Lopez weakness was her 3pt% and being sped up, not establishing pace. I'm sure they will be fun to watch in the fall. https://www.ubspectrum.com/article/2024/04/kirsten-lewis-williams-ub-womens-basketball?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_featured https://www.ubspectrum.com/article/2024/04/i-felt-like-this-had-to-be-my-place-paula-lopez-on-her-first-year-as-a-bull

I know it's way early but I expect a +3 game improvement in conference play and competing for conference title again. I would suspect the OC schedule to be much more challenging then last years, honestly I hope its brutal to prep team for conference play. MAC wins are all that matter to me and sweeping Ball State

Regular signing period starts tomorrow 4/17-5/15 Thompson has a NLI event planed so the site should be updated once the NLI is signed. That's probably the same reason for Makenna Shaffer not being updated on the site as well. If that plays out then we only have one available scholarship which would be the final Becky BOOM...

I had to do a double take, could not really believe it. Burke has via the portal and HS recruiting addressed the weakness of last years and loss to the roster. We needed a point guard ✔️athletic size for rebounding ✔️ 3pt shooting ✔️ additional scoring options from the bench✔️. The challenge will be to get them all to jell and play cohesively at a high level. The summer work outs should be extremely competitive along with some team building should help. Looking forward to the season.

I went back to look and I was wrong all the scholarships for 2024 seem to be allocated. That is unless Thompson does not sign her NLI during the upcoming window and/or late additions to the portal. The overall talent level on paper is much better now than a year ago this time. Watson is the only player that has guaranteed minuets for everyone else the competition to get meaningful mins is going to be fierce. Wonder if the OC schedule will include any P5/6 schools this year🤔

I'm booking my hotel to Cleveland now if they pick up a mobile 6'3-6'4 rim runner. 🤣

Burke picked up another player from the portal freshman 6'1 Makenna Shaffer JUCO Florida Southwestern State. Good size played guard started 28/30games 12/pts 7.8/reb shot 34% 3pt meets the team needs of size and shooting ability. There are two scholarships left keep building🤘

I’m hoping it’s more size for this coming season but getting a head start on 2025s is a good thing considering we lose Watson after this year.

I like the social media engagement meet kids where they are. Hope the visits go well this weekend

Good program and she was able to get closer to home hope nothing but the best!

Great job by the staff working the portal and getting another guard that can shoot the 3! Looking to next years roster I think we have 2 maybe 3 scholarships available if Thompson does not sign. I firmly believe we need more size 6'2 + at the W/F positions and in this age of basketball having another 35% plus 3pt shooter to round out the roster. Burke had last years team buy into hard nose defensive identity. The lack of size had no impact on the level of effort each player put out. If they can maintain that with the size they have, add scoring diversity so Watson does not have to carry such a high load they have a great odds of being back in the MAC title game🤘

Wow Toledo coach left for Miami can expect an exodus of players to the portal and a rebuild. Great to know her last game was a loss to UB😂🤘