For the sake of clarity of conversation, I would like to ask that all the 2020-21 minutes conversation be moved to this thread: https://forums.dukebasketballreport...this-redundant
Let's keep current roster conversation out of the 2021 recruiting thread, ok?
-Jason "I moved a few posts, just to help the minutes thread conversation to get going..." Evans
Why are you wasting time here when you could be wasting it by listening to the latest episode of the DBR Podcast?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhQ5Dg6gdEw
I played this on my phone at the Alabama Tuscaloosa memorabilia store.
There were a flurry of high level commitments over the weekend.
#5 in 2021, Jabari Smith to Auburn
#27 in 2021, Franck Kepnang to Oregon. He will reclassify and join the 2020 class and enroll immediately.
#45 in 2021, Alex Fudge to LSU
#175 in 2021, Lucas Taylor to Clemson
Also to note, Bryce McGowens (#25 nationally), Florida State's top recruit in their 2021 class opened his recruitment back up. Fairly significant news for them.
Why are you wasting time here when you could be wasting it by listening to the latest episode of the DBR Podcast?
A quick update on Caleb Houstan from Eric Bossi's mailbag this week: https://247sports.com/Article/UCLA-K...tte-153049752/
"I don’t feel near confident enough to make a Crystal Ball prediction on Houstan just yet, but if I had to bet I’d I would say that Alabama and Michigan make up the upper tier while Duke and Virginia may still have a little ground to make up. This one is likely coming down to the wire."
Bossi suggests he expects Houstan to sign before the end of the early signing period (Nov 11-Nov 18)
Possible grad transfer?
Jeff Borzello
@jeffborzello
Yale graduate transfer Paul Atkinson told ESPN he's already heard from Duke, Arkansas, Miami, Florida, USC, Stanford, Notre Dame, Gonzaga, Maryland, Texas, Ohio State, OK State, Wake Forest, Cincinnati and Georgia.
Co-Player of the Year in the Ivy last season. 17.6 PPG, 7.3 RPG
7:54PM - 10/20/20
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Not playing this season. Currently in the transfer portal: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...ransfer-spring
Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things. - Winston Churchill
President of the "Nolan Smith Should Have His Jersey in The Rafters" Club
Ah, so he's a "real" transfer and not a grad transfer.
Which is a shame, for him and many other real transfers -- presumably he doesn't get the windfall of the extra year of eligibility, meaning he could have played this season, still transferred (as a grad transfer) and played next season without any penalty.
My understanding is that he would only be eligible for 1 year somewhere else as he has played 3 years already. If he transfers in the spring like he says he is going to, his first season would be the 21-22 season. I believe that is the one year where you can have a 5th year of eligibility, which would mean he couldn't take advantage of the extra year right?