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Posted: 3/13/2019 10:37 AM
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May as well get this started too.

http://www.verbalcommits.com/transfers/2019

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Akron: Khadim Gueye (Tampa), Mark Kostelac (Walsh), Daniel Utomi (USC), Emmanuel Olojakpoke, Eric Hester (Tallahassee CC)

Buffalo: Colby Moultrie

Central Michigan: Andrew Myers, Innocent Nwoko (Saginaw Valley State)

Eastern Michigan: Andre Rafus, Jr., Daivon Stephens (Tallahassee CC), Tariq Silver (Tallahassee CC), Malik Ellison, Quinterious Jones; Damari Parris, Kevin McAdoo (Bradley)

Kent State: Kain Harris (Lamar), Antonio Givens, B.J. Duling, DeAndre Gholston (Tallahassee CC)

Miami: Jalen Adaway

Northern Illinois: Anastasios Demogerontas, Austin Richie, Jaylen Key (New Orleans)

Ohio: Jason Carter (Xavier), Teyvion Kirk (Colorado State), Torey James (Cape Fear CC), Anotonio Cowart, Jr.

Toledo: James Gordon IV, Logan Hill (Mount Union)

Western Michigan: Bryce Moore (Xavier), TJ Clifford, Darrell "DJ" Houston, Jr.
Last Edited: 5/29/2019 9:56:38 AM by GoCats105
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Posted: 3/13/2019 4:35 PM
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For last year's transfer list of over 400, I counted t8nsee how many transferred to another Div 1 school. Over 70% transferred to a level BELOW DIv I.
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Posted: 3/13/2019 4:39 PM
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GoCats105 wrote:expand_more
Akron: Khadim Gueye, Mark Kostelac
But why?
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Posted: 3/13/2019 4:41 PM
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An O Zone with a pulse would have had so much fun with that.
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Posted: 3/13/2019 6:49 PM
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JSF wrote:expand_more
Akron: Khadim Gueye, Mark Kostelac
But why?
LOL
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Posted: 3/13/2019 7:47 PM
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GoCats105 wrote:expand_more
May as well get this started too.

http://www.verbalcommits.com/transfers/2019

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Akron: Khadim Gueye, Mark Kostelac

Eastern Michigan: Andre Rafus, Jr.

Northern Illinois: Anastasios Demogerontas
That list is pretty amazing. Going back 15 years the numbers were in the mid 300s when Goodman started keeping the list and he called it a crisis. You can go to the top and click. Going from 2012 to present it is rising pretty rapidly. 877 last year. WOW! at 350ish school. People are not taking care to look at team mates, coaches, programs, skills and other factors before committing. If there are that many transfers....folks are not looking objectively at what they are signing up for.....
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Posted: 3/18/2019 6:01 PM
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Add Daniel Utomi to the list at Akron.
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Posted: 3/18/2019 6:03 PM
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The Akron guys are pretty interesting. Will be interesting to see how Groce does with 3 spots opening late.
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Posted: 3/18/2019 6:10 PM
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Andrew Ruck wrote:expand_more
The Akron guys are pretty interesting. Will be interesting to see how Groce does with 3 spots opening late.
Two of those spots were open a while ago.
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Posted: 3/18/2019 6:29 PM
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GoCats105 wrote:expand_more
Add Daniel Utomi to the list at Akron.
Wow that is a massive loss for Akron. He was their best player this year.
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Posted: 3/18/2019 8:05 PM
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Saw on the MAC board that Jalen Adaway is leaving Miami as well.
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Posted: 3/18/2019 8:14 PM
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Saw that too. Did not expect that as I thought the stability over west of us would be pretty solid. He was a good piece in what they seem to be building.
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Posted: 3/20/2019 10:26 AM
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Here's the Goodman list: https://watchstadium.com/news/comprehensive-list-of-colle... /

Akron has 4 players already: Daniel Utomi, Khadim Gueye, Mark Kostelac and Emmanuel Olajapoke.

Also from the MAC, Miami's Jalen Adaway, Central Michigan's Andrew Myers, Eastern Michigan's Andre Rafus and Northern Illinois' Anastasios Demogerontas.
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Posted: 3/20/2019 10:48 AM
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Goodman’s list is sprinkled with quite a few players from schools who have canned their coaches, but UMKC with 9 players already transferring has to be a record. Those guys wanted out of there fast, it’s only been a couple weeks.

It will be interesting , to say the least, how many of our guys will end up on that list.
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Posted: 3/20/2019 10:54 AM
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UpSan Bobcat wrote:expand_more
Here's the Goodman list: https://watchstadium.com/news/comprehensive-list-of-colle... /

Akron has 4 players already: Daniel Utomi, Khadim Gueye, Mark Kostelac and Emmanuel Olajapoke.
Looks like Groce is cleaning house to me. Since his third year is coming up, he probably knows he has to step it up. Or do you think, the players are bailing from a sinking ship or rebellion from coaching style?

Edit: Gueye set out 2018-19 so that didn’t go well.
Last Edited: 3/20/2019 11:11:20 AM by colobobcat66
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Posted: 3/20/2019 10:57 AM
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Akron: Khadim Gueye, Mark Kostelac
But why?
JSF, I'm guessing it's time for a different avatar. Maybe a Kingpin reference?
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Posted: 3/20/2019 11:06 AM
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colobobcat66 wrote:expand_more
Here's the Goodman list: https://watchstadium.com/news/comprehensive-list-of-colle... /

Akron has 4 players already: Daniel Utomi, Khadim Gueye, Mark Kostelac and Emmanuel Olajapoke.
Looks like Groce is cleaning house to me. Since his third year is coming up, he probably knows he has to step it up. Or do you think, the players are bailing from a sinking ship or rebellion from coaching style?
He cleaned house after year one as well. Leads to a greater appreciation of what Dambrot was able to achieve there year after year.
Last Edited: 3/20/2019 11:07:25 AM by SBH
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Posted: 3/20/2019 11:14 AM
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I don't think Boals will go after any of these Akron guys. He did say that class attendance was not negotiable and that he was only going to recruit good citizens, or words to that effect. This kind of excludes the whole Akron team! ;-)
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Posted: 3/20/2019 11:32 AM
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colobobcat66 wrote:expand_more
Here's the Goodman list: https://watchstadium.com/news/comprehensive-list-of-colle... /

Akron has 4 players already: Daniel Utomi, Khadim Gueye, Mark Kostelac and Emmanuel Olajapoke.
Looks like Groce is cleaning house to me. Since his third year is coming up, he probably knows he has to step it up. Or do you think, the players are bailing from a sinking ship or rebellion from coaching style?

Edit: Gueye set out 2018-19 so that didn’t go well.
Groce is recruiting a pg from the Columbus area, he is still getting athletes, but none of them can shoot. He makes his players focus on weight training more than anything. He gave up on parish who ended up being the number 2 juco player in the country. He has not figured out what he wants to do there, which bodes well for us.
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Posted: 3/21/2019 1:00 PM
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Not a MAC guy, but interesting that James Boldon from WVU is now in the transfer portal. He was a guy Ohio was looking at way back when. I'm sure he's looking for other Power 5 offers though. I wouldn't be surprised if he ended up at Xavier.
Last Edited: 3/21/2019 1:00:19 PM by GoCats105
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Posted: 3/22/2019 4:53 PM
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allen wrote:expand_more
Groce is recruiting a pg from the Columbus area, he is still getting athletes, but none of them can shoot. He makes his players focus on weight training more than anything. He gave up on parish who ended up being the number 2 juco player in the country. He has not figured out what he wants to do there, which bodes well for us.
That is such a departure after having great shooters and wings. You have to wonder why the change?
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Posted: 3/23/2019 9:37 AM
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Akwasi Yeboah on the verbal commits transfer list. We need to get him!
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Posted: 3/25/2019 11:22 AM
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A guy we offered a long time ago out of high school is available again; Brady Ernst. He's taken a weird path and I'm amazed he still has eligibility.

Iowa State -> Indian Hills Community College (JUCO) -> FGCU -> ?
Last Edited: 3/25/2019 11:23:06 AM by GoCats105
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The better Ohio Bobcat wrote:expand_more
Akwasi Yeboah on the verbal commits transfer list. We need to get him!
Im guessing he ends up somewhere like Rutgers.
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Posted: 3/26/2019 3:10 PM
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Toledo's James Gordon IV and Western Michigan's Bryce Moore added to the list.
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