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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2018 17:23:52 GMT -5
Our waiver request must be at the bottom of the pile in the NCAA office
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Post by Commissioner on Nov 6, 2018 17:28:04 GMT -5
Our waiver request must be at the bottom of the pile in the NCAA office Bell's hardship was that he didn't want to play for Milwaukee anymore.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2018 17:30:44 GMT -5
Our waiver request must be at the bottom of the pile in the NCAA office Bell's hardship was that he didn't want to play for Milwaukee anymore. Excellent!đ
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2018 12:45:13 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2018 16:46:06 GMT -5
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Post by motorcitysam on Dec 31, 2018 16:58:08 GMT -5
Good catch, Scout. Those transfer lists can be notoriously inaccurate. In recent years they had Pat Ack and Paris Bass listed as tranfers from U of D after they left the program.
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Post by motorcitysam on Jan 22, 2019 22:30:06 GMT -5
Some thoughts on transfers, from the perspective of this year's Kansas Jayhawk squad. As we have noted before, the grass is not always greener.
Transfers in their first year of play at Kansas are Dedric Lawson and KJ Lawson (brothers and transfers from Memphis) and Charlie Moore. Dedric has actually exceeded expectations, averaging 19 points and 11 rebounds per game. He has been as good as advertised. His brother has not been as productive. KJ is averaging 3 points and 2 rebounds per game, in 9 minutes per game, after averaging 34 minutes, 12 points, and 8 rebounds per game at Memphis. KJ is not a bad player, but he's not as good as the players ahead of him in the rotation. At the time the Lawson brothers chose Kansas as their destination after leaving Memphis, those in the know were saying that Self only took KJ to ensure that he got Dedric. That seems to be the case.
Charlie Moore is also finding it rough going at Kansas. As a freshman at California, Moore played 29 minutes per game, averaging 12 points and 4 assists. He was expected to be the starter at the point for Kansas this season, but has been outplayed by other guards on the roster, including two freshmen. He's averaging only 3 points, 1 assist per game. His season minutes per game average is 14, but he's trending in the wrong direction. In the past five games he has played a total of 18 minutes, and has gone completely scoreless during that stretch.
With both KJ and Charlie, if they are looking to play more they probably have to try another program, but their options are limited. Both players are redshirt sophomores who have already sat out a year and would need to do so again if the transfer in the traditional way. Both players had a lot of people in their ears advising them to transfer, when it probably would have served them best to not try to crack the lineup at a program like Kansas that regularly signs five star players and regularly gets high profile transfers.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2019 10:46:01 GMT -5
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Post by motorcitysam on Mar 20, 2019 14:27:36 GMT -5
Every time someone mentions that a player has "entered the transfer portal", I think of the scenes from Stargate. I imagine players stepping into the gate with one uniform on and eventually coming out the other side in another.
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Post by motorcitysam on Mar 26, 2019 17:57:26 GMT -5
The Verbal Commits transfer list isn't always completely accurate, but it is a good tool for tracking most transfers and trends. Saw a tweet today that the list of players transferring was up to 339, and last year at this time it was 234. That's significant, even if the actual numbers might be off by a bit.
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Post by motorcitysam on Mar 27, 2019 15:57:05 GMT -5
Couple of notes that caught my eye on Twitter:
Evan Danielsâ: "Akron transfer Daniel Utomi has heard from North Carolina, USC, Xavier, Georgia Tech, Clemson, Wichita state, Nevada, Iowa & Virginia. Has hit 181 threes in last two seasons. Eligible immediately."
Jeff Borzello: "North Carolina has now reached out to Little Rock grad transfer Rayjon Tucker (20.3 PPG, 6.7 RPG). Tucker, a Charlotte native, spoke with Roy Williams this morning."
I understand mid major players wanting all that comes from playing in a high major program, so I don't blame them for seeking the opportunity. However, as we have discussed, the grad transfer trend is a killer for low and mid major coaches. If the focus is really on what is best for the student athlete, I wish the NCAA would make the receiving school use two years of scholarship for a grad transfer, even if they can only play one year, just to make sure they have a real opportunity to get their graduate degree. Since that was what the stated reason was for grad transfers anyway.
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Post by rbj on Mar 27, 2019 16:25:22 GMT -5
Couple of notes that caught my eye on Twitter: Evan Danielsâ: "Akron transfer Daniel Utomi has heard from North Carolina, USC, Xavier, Georgia Tech, Clemson, Wichita state, Nevada, Iowa & Virginia. Has hit 181 threes in last two seasons. Eligible immediately." Jeff Borzello: "North Carolina has now reached out to Little Rock grad transfer Rayjon Tucker (20.3 PPG, 6.7 RPG). Tucker, a Charlotte native, spoke with Roy Williams this morning." I understand mid major players wanting all that comes from playing in a high major program, so I don't blame them for seeking the opportunity. However, as we have discussed, the grad transfer trend is a killer for low and mid major coaches. If the focus is really on what is best for the student athlete, I wish the NCAA would make the receiving school use two years of scholarship for a grad transfer, even if they can only play one year, just to make sure they have a real opportunity to get their graduate degree. Since that was what the stated reason was for grad transfers anyway. I agree McSam it would be great if the NCAA would force the universities to pay for two years of grad school, however, I seriously doubt if most of those players are really interested in pursuing a grad degree. They should also make these guys sit out a year and have one year to play, that would stop some of these transfers. Something needs to be adjusted.
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Post by motorcitysam on Mar 27, 2019 16:37:08 GMT -5
Couple of notes that caught my eye on Twitter: Evan Danielsâ: "Akron transfer Daniel Utomi has heard from North Carolina, USC, Xavier, Georgia Tech, Clemson, Wichita state, Nevada, Iowa & Virginia. Has hit 181 threes in last two seasons. Eligible immediately." Jeff Borzello: "North Carolina has now reached out to Little Rock grad transfer Rayjon Tucker (20.3 PPG, 6.7 RPG). Tucker, a Charlotte native, spoke with Roy Williams this morning." I understand mid major players wanting all that comes from playing in a high major program, so I don't blame them for seeking the opportunity. However, as we have discussed, the grad transfer trend is a killer for low and mid major coaches. If the focus is really on what is best for the student athlete, I wish the NCAA would make the receiving school use two years of scholarship for a grad transfer, even if they can only play one year, just to make sure they have a real opportunity to get their graduate degree. Since that was what the stated reason was for grad transfers anyway. I agree McSam it would be great if the NCAA would force the universities to pay for two years of grad school, however, I seriously doubt if most of those players are really interested in pursuing a grad degree. They should also make these guys sit out a year and have one year to play, that would stop some of these transfers. Something needs to be adjusted. You're right. I'm sure a study would show that a very small number of grad transfers actually completed studies for their degree at their new institution. I doubt that the high majors would let a two year rule go into effect anyway. If the NCAA is truly an association for the benefit of all member schools, not just the high majors, they need to act like it. This idea that low and mid majors are being used as a free farm system for other member institutions is flat out wrong. The high majors have enough advantages as it is.
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Post by motorcitysam on Apr 2, 2019 15:08:55 GMT -5
Even when you are a mid major that does everything right, goes 31-6, and wins a tourney game, you still can't hold on to those potential grad transfers.
From Twitter: UC Irvine guard Max Hazzard tells ESPN he will explore his graduate transfer options, but is also open to returning to Irvine. 12.5 PPG, 38.7 3PT%. Had 19 points against Kansas State in the first round of the NCAA tournament, hit 10 3s in a game earlier this season.
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Post by ptctitan on Apr 4, 2019 10:36:42 GMT -5
One of Commissioner's all-time favorite names for a basketball player, Justice Sueing, has joined the 2019 transfer stampede.
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