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Post by billmurray on Jun 16, 2021 16:26:17 GMT -5
Still over 31% of those who entered in the portal are without a home and a lot of the "signings" are to JUCO, NAIA or D II and D III. Still a lot of time, but I think a lot of them will face the reality that the grass is not always greener.
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Post by iskout on Jun 21, 2021 11:47:59 GMT -5
Still over 31% of those who entered in the portal are without a home and a lot of the "signings" are to JUCO, NAIA or D II and D III. Still a lot of time, but I think a lot of them will face the reality that the grass is not always greener. We'll see what happens at the end of summer, but I'd say probably 20-25% of those kids are going to go without a scholarship.
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Post by billmurray on Jun 26, 2021 9:06:33 GMT -5
According to VC Jimmy Ratliff has entered the portal on 8/21. He wasn't on the roster last year was he?
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Post by hoopjunkie on Jun 26, 2021 11:12:11 GMT -5
According to VC Jimmy Ratliff has entered the portal on 8/21. He wasn't on the roster last year was he? No, but he was on scholarship. And if he entered the portal on Aug 21st, Im starting to believe in UFO's!
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Post by billmurray on Jun 26, 2021 11:46:04 GMT -5
According to VC Jimmy Ratliff has entered the portal on 8/21. He wasn't on the roster last year was he? No, but he was on scholarship. And if he entered the portal on Aug 21st, Im starting to believe in UFO's! Check with the Pentagon. My mistake, Entered this week, 8/21/18 transferred to Siena.
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Post by billmurray on Jul 1, 2021 15:44:45 GMT -5
Brendan Barry returns to Dartmouth. In other portal news, Kofi Cockburn the Illinois center entered the portal. A fellow Jamaican may want to join Kellier at Siena. ;-)
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Post by OneIndian on Jul 1, 2021 16:07:30 GMT -5
Brendan Barry returns to Dartmouth. In other portal news, Kofi Cockburn the Illinois center entered the portal. A fellow Jamaican may want to join Kellier at Siena. ;-) Cockburn is a beast, be interesting to see which P5 program he lands at!
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Post by class94 on Jul 1, 2021 16:56:58 GMT -5
There’s gotta be a cream for that.
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Post by saints22 on Jul 1, 2021 21:13:58 GMT -5
Brendan Barry returns to Dartmouth. In other portal news, Kofi Cockburn the Illinois center entered the portal. A fellow Jamaican may want to join Kellier at Siena. ;-) Cockburn is a beast, be interesting to see which P5 program he lands at! Why would he leave Illinois? Maybe the Illini won’t be as good next year as they have been (and that’s only a maybe), why would he leave? As you say, he’s a beast, and everybody (including every NBA team) knows that. Just seems odd.
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Post by bigsaintg on Jul 1, 2021 21:23:06 GMT -5
Cockburn is a beast, be interesting to see which P5 program he lands at! Why would he leave Illinois? Maybe the Illini won’t be as good next year as they have been (and that’s only a maybe), why would he leave? As you say, he’s a beast, and everybody (including every NBA team) knows that. Just seems odd. The prediction is he won’t get drafted. Maybe he doesn’t like living in Champaign I’ll. Look for St John’s or Rutgers to maybe get him closer to home
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Post by SaintMisbehavin on Jul 1, 2021 21:59:31 GMT -5
Cockburn is a beast, be interesting to see which P5 program he lands at! Why would he leave Illinois? Maybe the Illini won’t be as good next year as they have been (and that’s only a maybe), why would he leave? As you say, he’s a beast, and everybody (including every NBA team) knows that. Just seems odd. Two Former Illinois assistants now with Kentucky...........
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Post by bigsaintg on Jul 2, 2021 18:47:26 GMT -5
Zach Radz of Troy and Sacred Heart entered portal
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Post by hoopjunkie on Jul 3, 2021 2:49:42 GMT -5
Carm reaches out to a 6'9" rebounding/shotblocking forward.....finally Kevin Kalu from Hargrave Military Academy is a '22 kid to do a year of prep, but we have offered him the opportunity to play THIS YEAR!. Guess he averaged 16/16/3 last year. Was the DPOY for Mt. Carmel in the Baltimore Catholic league. (LOVE everything Im hearing! Elon, George Mason, Marist, FAU & Radford also have offered. From his video, he looks exactly what we need. Long and athletic.
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Post by orange77 on Jul 3, 2021 9:20:47 GMT -5
I like the offer - he reminds me a bit of Nelly Jr Joseph at Iona... But where is the scholarship coming from - I thought we were all filled? And if he decides to come this year, even just to redshirt rather than prep school, let's get him here ASAP for summer workouts!
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Post by indian82 on Jul 3, 2021 9:49:27 GMT -5
I like the offer - he reminds me a bit of Nelly Jr Joseph at Iona... But where is the scholarship coming from - I thought we were all filled? And if he decides to come this year, even just to redshirt rather than prep school, let's get him here ASAP for summer workouts! And without knowing all the details, just a thought here given the makeup of our current roster.....would he be more appropriate for next year? But that comes with a risk that he could really blow up and sign higher.
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