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Posted: 5/1/2024 4:57 PM
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Lots of guys between 6-10 and 7-3 remain in the portal.

Including Dikembe Mutombo's kid who is leaving Georgetown.
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Posted: 5/1/2024 4:57 PM
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Searls confirmed as the 6'9 transfer, so that leaves us waiting on the 6'11.
Fellas finally....it's going to get interesting. LFG
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Posted: 5/1/2024 5:19 PM
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Searls confirmed as the 6'9 transfer, so that leaves us waiting on the 6'11.
Fellas finally....it's going to get interesting. LFG
Did you know Elliott had an offer from Rice?

A nation will never have to "await" his grades to post. He can tutor the whole team if needed.

Rice University is ranked #17 out of 439 National Universities per US News.
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Posted: 5/1/2024 5:43 PM
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Searls confirmed as the 6'9 transfer, so that leaves us waiting on the 6'11.
Awesome. I wonder if it’s 6’11 give or take an inch. Meaning he could be 6’10 or 7’0. That could be someone like Abou Osmane or Bruce Zhang — who some staff follow. Probably too soon (also has a massive list of suitors) to be Langdon Hatton, since he just entered a few days ago.

Otherwise, probably someone we haven’t mentioned.
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Posted: 5/1/2024 5:55 PM
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greencat wrote:expand_more
Searls confirmed as the 6'9 transfer, so that leaves us waiting on the 6'11.
Fellas finally....it's going to get interesting. LFG
Did you know Elliott had an offer from Rice?

A nation will never have to "await" his grades to post. He can tutor the whole team if needed.

Rice University is ranked #17 out of 439 National Universities per US News.
Isn’t that great Greencat. I love how a nation will never have to wait for Elijah’s grades. I’m a big fan of recruiting basketball players who go to class and don’t waste a scholarship for three years that greatly affects March success.
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Posted: 5/1/2024 5:58 PM
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FearLeon wrote:expand_more
Searls confirmed as the 6'9 transfer, so that leaves us waiting on the 6'11.
Fellas finally....it's going to get interesting. LFG
Did you know Elliott had an offer from Rice?

A nation will never have to "await" his grades to post. He can tutor the whole team if needed.

Rice University is ranked #17 out of 439 National Universities per US News.
Isn’t that great Greencat. I love how a nation will never have to wait for Elijah’s grades. I’m a big fan of recruiting basketball players who go to class and don’t waste a scholarship for three years that greatly affects March success.
I've heard from a reliable source that AJB fits this description as well, and that he's a team leader off the court.
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Posted: 5/1/2024 7:55 PM
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FJC31 wrote:expand_more
Searls confirmed as the 6'9 transfer, so that leaves us waiting on the 6'11.
Awesome. I wonder if it’s 6’11 give or take an inch. Meaning he could be 6’10 or 7’0. That could be someone like Abou Osmane or Bruce Zhang — who some staff follow. Probably too soon (also has a massive list of suitors) to be Langdon Hatton, since he just entered a few days ago.

Otherwise, probably someone we haven’t mentioned.
If we do get a center who is highly rated by MAC standards then this offseason will have gone about as well as we could have realistically hoped.
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Posted: 5/1/2024 7:56 PM
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Searls confirmed as the 6'9 transfer, so that leaves us waiting on the 6'11.
Awesome. I wonder if it’s 6’11 give or take an inch. Meaning he could be 6’10 or 7’0. That could be someone like Abou Osmane or Bruce Zhang — who some staff follow. Probably too soon (also has a massive list of suitors) to be Langdon Hatton, since he just entered a few days ago.

Otherwise, probably someone we haven’t mentioned.
If we do get a center who is highly rated by MAC standards then this offseason will have gone about as well as we could have realistically hoped.
+1
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Posted: 5/1/2024 8:55 PM
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My gut says the 6'11 guy Boals is referencing is Ayden Evans.

Meaning when asked how we're going to address bigs this off-season he says we're getting a 6'9 and 6'11 guy. Searls and Evans.

Maybe I'm wrong. Don't shoot the messenger.
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Posted: 5/1/2024 11:39 PM
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GraffZ06 wrote:expand_more
My gut says the 6'11 guy Boals is referencing is Ayden Evans.

Meaning when asked how we're going to address bigs this off-season he says we're getting a 6'9 and 6'11 guy. Searls and Evans.

Maybe I'm wrong. Don't shoot the messenger.
That thought is in the back of my head as well. Maybe SBH can confirm if he said he remembers Boals saying "transfers". Obviously, Evans is not a transfer.
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Posted: 5/2/2024 2:17 AM
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greencat wrote:expand_more
Searls confirmed as the 6'9 transfer, so that leaves us waiting on the 6'11.
Fellas finally....it's going to get interesting. LFG
Did you know Elliott had an offer from Rice?

A nation will never have to "await" his grades to post. He can tutor the whole team if needed.

Rice University is ranked #17 out of 439 National Universities per US News.
Goes to show you how useless those rankings are.
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Posted: 5/2/2024 7:48 AM
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FearLeon wrote:expand_more
My gut says the 6'11 guy Boals is referencing is Ayden Evans.

Meaning when asked how we're going to address bigs this off-season he says we're getting a 6'9 and 6'11 guy. Searls and Evans.

Maybe I'm wrong. Don't shoot the messenger.
That thought is in the back of my head as well. Maybe SBH can confirm if he said he remembers Boals saying "transfers". Obviously, Evans is not a transfer.
Even if he was referring to Evans, we still have one schollie remaining and it’s apparent we’re still trying to add size. Although, I’m hoping for roster complete purposes, he means someone else is in the fold already.
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Posted: 5/2/2024 8:20 AM
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FearLeon wrote:expand_more
My gut says the 6'11 guy Boals is referencing is Ayden Evans.

Meaning when asked how we're going to address bigs this off-season he says we're getting a 6'9 and 6'11 guy. Searls and Evans.

Maybe I'm wrong. Don't shoot the messenger.
That thought is in the back of my head as well. Maybe SBH can confirm if he said he remembers Boals saying "transfers". Obviously, Evans is not a transfer.
Boals apparently said "2 transfers."
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Posted: 5/2/2024 8:25 AM
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Searls confirmed as the 6'9 transfer, so that leaves us waiting on the 6'11.
Wiz is 6'11" just saying.
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Posted: 5/2/2024 10:26 AM
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With everybody still trying to poach everybody else's players, I hope Boals continues to keep everything close to the vest.

An unexpected announcement out of left field about a new 6-11 guy at some random date and time would work just fine. A pleasant surprise at that.

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What remains? Anarchy, in part. Administrators and coaches are standing on the rulebook equivalent of quicksand and it can shift at any moment. Think about all that’s changed in the recruiting landscape over the past five years — the next five could lead us to an equally unrecognizable place.

https://www.providencejournal.com/story/sports/college/20... /
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Posted: 5/2/2024 11:24 AM
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Let's celebrate. The window to enter the portal has now closed. We made it without any big departures. Very few teams in any conference can say that.
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Posted: 5/2/2024 12:02 PM
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Let's celebrate. The window to enter the portal has now closed. We made it without any big departures. Very few teams in any conference can say that.
We'll still hear of portal entrants in the coming days (not necessarily from Ohio) because the deadline pertains to a timestamped electronic communication to athletic department personnel. Texting a coach before last night's deadline would suffice and the player could still actually enter the portal tomorrow.
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Posted: 5/3/2024 2:20 PM
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Let's celebrate. The window to enter the portal has now closed. We made it without any big departures. Very few teams in any conference can say that.
We've done remarkably well in retention. The only starter-worthy talent we have lost in the last several years was a 5th year guy that went to Virginia to play for his Dad's best friend and a guy that went on to be one of the best players in the nation for a final 4 team. Is it Athens, is it Boals, dumb luck? Probably all 3.
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Posted: 5/4/2024 12:34 PM
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Ousmane visited Oklahoma State. So that's the level he's pursuing.

Green Bay's Elijah Walker to College of Charleston.
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Posted: 5/4/2024 4:24 PM
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Andrew Ruck wrote:expand_more
We've done remarkably well in retention. The only starter-worthy talent we have lost in the last several years was a 5th year guy that went to Virginia to play for his Dad's best friend and a guy that went on to be one of the best players in the nation for a final 4 team. Is it Athens, is it Boals, dumb luck? Probably all 3.
It's all 3, but it all starts with a HC with a vision and who establishes a culture.

He recruits guys who fit that culture, and part of that is guys who buy in to the team/family.

Throw in a beautiful campus, some decent success and a little luck and you have what we have.

Be grateful we have Boals!
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Posted: 5/4/2024 4:45 PM
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Throw in a beautiful campus, some decent success and a little luck and you have what we have.
While I love the Athens campus as much as the next guy, I believe this is becoming less and less of a factor in the NIL/portal era.
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Posted: 5/4/2024 6:18 PM
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Throw in a beautiful campus, some decent success and a little luck and you have what we have.
While I love the Athens campus as much as the next guy, I believe this is becoming less and less of a factor in the NIL/portal era.
For sure. We have recruits coming to "The University of Ohio". They commit to the coaches/staff/players and $$$.

But once they're here, it can't hurt.
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Posted: 5/6/2024 6:38 AM
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New names the staff is following -- all bigs. Obviously speculation and nothing else.

Max Murrell, Stanford
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/...

David Skogman, Davidson/Buffalo
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/...

Tyler Caron, St. Mary's (D2)
https://rattlerathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roste...

Elijah Jones, Green Bay
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/...

Max Agbonkpolo, Wyoming/USC/Utah State
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/...
Agbonkpolo to Montana State
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Posted: 5/6/2024 7:09 AM
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Agbonkpolo to Montana State
So, the Bobcats got their big man!
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Posted: 5/6/2024 8:10 AM
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shabamon wrote:expand_more
New names the staff is following -- all bigs. Obviously speculation and nothing else.

Max Murrell, Stanford
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/...

David Skogman, Davidson/Buffalo
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/...

Tyler Caron, St. Mary's (D2)
https://rattlerathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roste...

Elijah Jones, Green Bay
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/...

Max Agbonkpolo, Wyoming/USC/Utah State
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/...
Agbonkpolo to Montana State
Elijah Jones also committed to Charleston over the weekend.
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