Looks like former Kentucky guard Askew is going to Texas. I was expecting him to head back to the west coast.
https://247sports.com/Article/Devin-...ard-164075641/
VT officially announced the addition of PG Storm Murphy for next year.
Averaged 17.8P, 3.3 R, 4.3A for Wofford. Shooting almost 42% from 3. Insurance/replacement in case Bede doesn't come back. (Totally different player but still a PG)
Where do they find all these guys who can shoot lights-out from 3?
Backcourt of Storm-Hunter?
Sorry, couldn't resist.
"That young man has an extra step on his ladder the rest of us just don't have."
Why are you wasting time here when you could be wasting it by listening to the latest episode of the DBR Podcast?
According to Jeff Goodman, there are currently 1250 scholarship D1 basketball players who have entered the portal and another 100+ walk-ons who have as well.
Texas Tech, Depaul, and Minnesota have all seen 9 players go into the portal. St John's and Utah have had 8 each.
So, Duke losing 2 guys to the portal and 2 (maybe 3) to the NBA draft is a program in a pretty steady position compared to most.
Why are you wasting time here when you could be wasting it by listening to the latest episode of the DBR Podcast?
Warning: higher math to follow. There are 350 men's Div I basketball teams, and a max of 13 scholarship players per team, or a potential of 4,550 players under scholarship. The 1,250 in the transfer portal would be at least 27.5 percent of scholarship students -- certainly higher because not all scholarships are used. But many of those encumbering scholarships are entering freshman. Considering these by subtracting one-fourth of total scholarships, then the percent in transfer portal is at least 36.6 percent
Accepting a basketball scholarship these days is like signing up for summer camp. You can go to a different one every year.
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013
Theo John from Marquette just entered the portal. 6'9 big body. Good rebounder. Dont know if we would have interest, but would make for good depth behind Mark if they want to keep Paolo mostly at the 4.
And we're going to be seeing this continue going forward as the NCAA just approved a "one time transfer rule" where a player can transfer without sitting out once in their college career. It goes into effect TOMORROW. (Of course, this year there was a blanket "no sit out" rule regardless of prior transfers.)
https://247sports.com/Article/ncaa-a...al--164163440/
Good. I generally am in favor of rule changes that benefit players. Students can transfer without sitting out classes for a year, or being prohibited from playing in the orchestra or joining the debate team for a year. Coaches and professors can immediately leave for a new job. And sprinters/golfers/fencers/tennis players and others can transfer without sitting out a year of competition. So why were basketball/baseball/football players treated differently from everyone else?
Things will be different, yes. Change is happening. But it generally shifts power from schools/coaches to players, so I'm in favor.