I saw an article in the Boston Globe the other day that said BC has 9 scholarships to fill for next year. Didn't sound right so I looked into it and basically its true. 3 of those are going to incoming freshmen who have signed LOIs, but that still leaves 6 scholarships unassigned with 30 days left in the open signing period.

Of the 4 scholarship players returning 2 of them did not play a minute last year. One of those was a true freshman that hurt his knee before the season started and the other was a RS freshmen who has been out for 2 years with ACL problems. Neither of these players have logged a single minute in an actual college game yet and I don't know for certain if they are healthy now or not.

That leaves 2 scholarship players returning with any college experience, a senior starter and a junior backup that combined for 10pts/gm. How are they going to fill 6 scholarships with players that can compete in the ACC at this point in the year? Makes our coach transition look like a walk in the park.

Hanlon is leaving for the draft, Magerity is transferring out and the other two are walk-ons. Thats 2 scholarships that were unexpected to open but JC and staff have known all year that 7 scholarships would be open for next year and have only landed 3 commits. The 4 returners are-

Sr Dennis Clifford, C- avg 2pts/gm in limited minutes as a Fr and So, avg 6.9pts/5.5reb in 25min/gm as a junior.
Jr Garland Owens, F- avg 3.5pts/2reb playing 15min/gm in his first two seasons.
(RS) So Darryl Hicks, G- missed two years in a row for ACL injuries. Fans on BC message board not confident he returns next year.
(RS) Fr Idy Diallo, F- 3 star recruit with several high maj offers, looks to have potential if healthy.

I am sure there are plenty of JUCO kids that need some place to play.

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id...

BC update-

Assistant Coach Preston Murphy has left BC after 1 season to join the coaching staff at Creighton. Murphy had been the Dir of Ops for BC from 06-10. Lots of doom gloom from the BC boards but I can't tell how valid it is as they tend to be overly dramatic about everything.

BC still has 6 scholarships unfilled.

According to verbalcommits, BG has seven available scholarships.

LOL

ESPN is now showing 5 signees for BC for 2015. 1 4 star and 1 3 star

I agree with you. Not because I think poorly of JC as a coach and recruiter, but because I can see that Saul wants to build a program that can have sustained success. The next 2-3 seasons are going to be fun watching that program develop. As for Coach Christian, I just hope he gets the time to build his program at BC.

1 Senior starter
1 Junior back up
2 RS Freshmen
6 True Freshmen
3 open spots

Its going to be fascinating to watch this team next year.

In year one, I would say neither coach set the world on fire given their records. Time will tell how things turn out! I would say OUr odds are much better than BC. I just don't see BC as ever becoming a top tier program in the ACC but I do see OHIO as a power in the MAC!