This is a hell of a find. The fact that he's out there lifting shots up at 9 PM after the game tells me all I need to know about this kid. Hope he gets an opportunity to contribute moving forward.

Probably some arcane NCAA regulation that they can't comment on him until he's eligible, which is apparently tomorrow -- the start of the new semester.

You know that is not actually a rule right?

That's 100% Frazier. Will be super interesting to see where he slots in on the rotation.

I agree with this. We should temper our expectations on how much playing time he might receive moving forward.

We have to give Boals much credit for finding 2 additional players for this year.
He did not take our early success as a reason not to recruit new players. This kid Frazier, from his video appears quite athletic. Being recruited and played at Dayton is another plus. Yes he needs to add some weight AKA Jason, but he is a talent.
According to the Dayton athletic site Luke encountered both injuries and illnesses last year and then was added on the transfer portal. I doubt Boals would have recruited Luke if he didn't feel that these issues Luke encountered last year was now behind him. For all we know Boals may have recruited him out of high school and there is the connection.

Great work Jeff.



GO BOBCATS

Ohiobobcats.com lists Frazier and McDaniel on the roster. It still lists McDay if that means anything.

https://ohiobobcats.com/sports/mbball/roster

Boals did recruit him out of high school but ultimately chose Dayton. If he even does play tomorrow I see him playing minimum 1-5 minutes

I believe Boals initally offered him before he picked Dayton. I also saw that he might have transferred to be closer to his girlfriend. I remembered seeing some photos of him and her on campus last semester. BUT not totally sure if that's the reason. Wouldn't be surprised if Boals offered him again as we are in desperate need of guard depth.

Good for this kid to get a spot. Has anyone put eyes on him? Roster lists him as 6-4 230. Is he ripped or carrying a few extra? Or both probably? How man 230 guards out there? Looking forward to seeing him get some run and putting his body on a matchup 40-50 lbs smaller. He might be my idol.

Not sure where the 230 lbs came from. What I'm looking at says 170...

Any guy who pays his own way and is willing to try and help the Bobcats is a welcome addition in more ways than just on court performance.

If we see him in anything more competitive than mop-up minutes, I would imagine that he took part in quite a few practices.

Go Bobcats!

So if they are eliminating players that are no longer with the team and a new scholarship is not open does that mean that they expect McDay back at some point even unknown to Boals in the future?

I have to assume that McDaniel is a walk-on and I believe that so was Michael Brown. Is there an NCAA limit for walk-ons? I do not recall such a rule. A lot of coaches only take 1 or 2 as a matter of their own rules. Fourth year walk-ons are sometimes given a scholarship if they have worked hard and improved as a matter of player relations. As far as I know John Tenerowicz is still a walk-on.

The best case scenario for next year is that BVP and Wilson come back for super-senior seasons, McDay is ready to return, and neither Boals or Sears is poached by a blue-blood. I don't think that we have clarification on super-seniors counting against scholarship limits or even if the University would allow the team to be over the usual limit. Odds are a couple of players will transfer out who are unhappy with playing time will transfer out. Maybe there could be scholarships for all of these guys and Frazier too. With the COVID rules and transfer rules and no full-time beat writer keeping up with it, it has become hard to know. Maybe for that reason I just shouldn't even think about what the team might look like next year because I'll end up wrong anyway.