Originally Posted by
DavidBenAkiva
Nova is in danger of being the next Florida. After winning back-to-back NCAA Championships, Florida missed the NCAA Tournament the next two seasons. Nova might be going down that path.
Next year will feature a lot of talent on the roster, but a lot of youth, too. Seniors Phil Booth and Eric Paschall, along with grad transfer Joe Cremo, will be gone. They don't have a junior on the roster that plays any significant minutes. The team is going to be very, very young next year. They will be talented. In addition to Brain Antoine, a potential one-and-done shooting guard, they are bringing in three other 4-star recruits. One is also a shooting guard and other two are power forwards. In time, they are going to have to figure out the point guard situation as sophomore Collin Gillespie has looked so-so in his sophomore year and freshman Jahvon Quinerly has really struggled.
I wouldn't bet against Jay Wright in the long run. But I also should note that Nova hasn't made it out of the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament in 7 of the past 9 seasons. If Nova continues to struggle this year, they may miss the tournament altogether.