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Posted: 4/22/2019 8:06 AM
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Mind naming names?
As we have seen every year, transfers happen. Venturing a guess, Springs, McMurray, and Murrell. We can revisit this next year.

Easy, alright?
We have different opinions about the future success of the program. This is Coach Boals’ team now, not Saul’s.
Of the three, I think Murrell has the best chance of sticking. Rooting for Springs and McMurray and hope they turn out to be D-One caliber players. Obviously, we can't make a judgement right now because nobody has seen Springs play wearing a Bobcat uniform and McMurray got hurt.

We will keep Murrell just because of his age, but he is outclassed in the MAC, he was the 10th man at Indian Hills.
This is wrong. Murrell played better as the year went and contributed. He's got size, decent handles and shoots well. I'd like to see him take the next step next year.
I could also see Murrell doing well if our young guards do well. He was asked to do more than his skillset this past year because of our lack of depth. If he's able to play more of a poor man's Travis Wilkins role and wait for kickouts from McDay, Preston, Roderick and Price then he will excel in Boals' offense.
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Posted: 4/22/2019 10:40 AM
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I think with his length, there is potential for him. The part that was tough last year is we asked a lot of him when he is still growing into his body and that did him no favors.
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Posted: 4/22/2019 11:11 AM
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I'm guessing Yanni Wetzell, grad transfer from Vanderbilt is going to be one of the visitors.
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Posted: 4/22/2019 11:24 AM
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Buckeye to Bobcat wrote:expand_more
I think with his length, there is potential for him. The part that was tough last year is we asked a lot of him when he is still growing into his body and that did him no favors.
Wasn't Murrell also still recovering from an ankle or foot injury from the end of his last year playing in the JUCO ranks? That might take a little while to get up to full speed if so. By the end of the year, I thought he was playing pretty well.
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Posted: 4/22/2019 11:34 AM
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OUs LONG Driver wrote:expand_more
I'm guessing Yanni Wetzell, grad transfer from Vanderbilt is going to be one of the visitors.
Based on what?
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Posted: 4/22/2019 11:53 AM
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shabamon wrote:expand_more
I'm guessing Yanni Wetzell, grad transfer from Vanderbilt is going to be one of the visitors.
Based on what?
That would be a nice addition.
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Posted: 4/22/2019 12:27 PM
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shabamon wrote:expand_more
I'm guessing Yanni Wetzell, grad transfer from Vanderbilt is going to be one of the visitors.
Based on what?
It's a guess but based on Twitter. He's followed by all 3 announced coaches and has already announced he's transferring. Also meets the criteria of being lookup up at by Boals. Could be wrong but I was trying to figure out who these visitors will be and this is about the only thing I could even speculate on.

I'd also like to see Issa Muhammad on that list of visitors, nothing really indicates he will be though.
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Posted: 4/22/2019 12:54 PM
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Wetzell would be a perfect stopgap. He started in D2, then transferred to Vandy with offers/interest from Purdue, Texas, and Baylor. Averaged 6 points, 4 boards per game last year in 18 minutes per game.
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Posted: 4/22/2019 12:55 PM
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Cool, that's a good sign.
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Posted: 4/22/2019 1:42 PM
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OUs LONG Driver wrote:expand_more
It's a guess but based on Twitter. He's followed by all 3 announced coaches and has already announced he's transferring.
Based on that criteria, it looks like we're probably recruiting 2020 SG Grant Huffmann and 2020 SF VonCameron Davis as well.
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Posted: 4/22/2019 2:18 PM
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Flomo-genized wrote:expand_more
It's a guess but based on Twitter. He's followed by all 3 announced coaches and has already announced he's transferring.
Based on that criteria, it looks like we're probably recruiting 2020 SG Grant Huffmann and 2020 SF VonCameron Davis as well.
Davis was offered by both Ohio and Stony Brook a while back.
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Posted: 4/22/2019 3:42 PM
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From what I personally saw with the progress of Murrel last year, I believe he has potential. some times there are kids that are late bloomers. I think if he has a good work ethic and eats from the local healthy buffet, gains more handles, and of course self esteem. Have a healthy summer Bud. confidence
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Posted: 4/22/2019 7:38 PM
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From what I personally saw with the progress of Murrel last year, I believe he has potential. some times there are kids that are late bloomers. I think if he has a good work ethic and eats from the local healthy buffet, gains more handles, and of course self esteem. Have a healthy summer Bud. confidence
Agree.
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Posted: 4/23/2019 8:23 AM
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I thought he was a spark later in the year in more than a few games. Murrell has surprising length, too. I can't remember who it was against, maybe Fiami, but there was a home game late in the year when he drove to the lane on a defender and was fouled trying to dunk on him. I think he can be a very solid player if he can get and stay healthy.
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Posted: 4/23/2019 10:51 AM
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I thought he was a spark later in the year in more than a few games. Murrell has surprising length, too. I can't remember who it was against, maybe Fiami, but there was a home game late in the year when he drove to the lane on a defender and was fouled trying to dunk on him. I think he can be a very solid player if he can get and stay healthy.
Hate to say this, but sounds like a summary of the SaulBall Era.

Again, as I stated, kid has a lot of potential. Just like I said, still growing into his body and has potential to do so, especially when he looks and plays like a solid wing.
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Posted: 4/23/2019 11:33 AM
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Buckeye to Bobcat wrote:expand_more
I thought he was a spark later in the year in more than a few games. Murrell has surprising length, too. I can't remember who it was against, maybe Fiami, but there was a home game late in the year when he drove to the lane on a defender and was fouled trying to dunk on him. I think he can be a very solid player if he can get and stay healthy.
Hate to say this, but sounds like a summary of the SaulBall Era.

Again, as I stated, kid has a lot of potential. Just like I said, still growing into his body and has potential to do so, especially when he looks and plays like a solid wing.
Can you imagine Rob Senderoff and Saul P at the same Indian Hills game scouting, senderoff is recruiting the All-American point guard (Antonio Williams) and he sees Saul and gets a little scared because we have the better campus and academics, so he goes to do some recon and buys Saul a Diet Coke and ask who are you here to see and Saul says Connor Murrell, and Senderoff let’s off a sigh of relief and leaves just after half time and saul’s Work begins in the last for minutes of the game, Connor is in the last wave of players, we just have to keep being patient, his time is coming.
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Posted: 4/25/2019 9:12 AM
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Tariq Balogun will be in KC this week, he looks like he could start right away, Pittsburgh and V Trch are recruiting him. If we get this guy, it is on and popping.
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Posted: 4/25/2019 9:27 AM
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Tariq Balogun will be in KC this week, he looks like he could start right away, Pittsburgh and V Trch are recruiting him. If we get this guy, it is on and popping.

Is there some chatter that we are on this kid? I haven't seen any.
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Posted: 4/25/2019 9:31 AM
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He had an offer from Boals while at Stony Brook.
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Posted: 4/25/2019 3:26 PM
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Javan White is on ohio’s campus today. Transfer center from Clemson who visited Buffalo last week.
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Javan White is on ohio’s campus today. Transfer center from Clemson who visited Buffalo last week.
Was a double-double machine at Oral Roberts. Did not translate to the ACC. Suspected shoulder injury, but he would be a welcome addition.
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Javan White is on ohio’s campus today. Transfer center from Clemson who visited Buffalo last week.
Was a double-double machine at Oral Roberts. Did not translate to the ACC. Suspected shoulder injury, but he would be a welcome addition.
6'10, 230 lbs

I like what I'm seeing here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFtnYSuSfyo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1xOCYtKqWc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9P5WzL1cWw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_3f4LUPuSU
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GoCats105 wrote:expand_more
Javan White is on ohio’s campus today. Transfer center from Clemson who visited Buffalo last week.
Was a double-double machine at Oral Roberts. Did not translate to the ACC. Suspected shoulder injury, but he would be a welcome addition.
6'10, 230 lbs

I like what I'm seeing here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFtnYSuSfyo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1xOCYtKqWc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9P5WzL1cWw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_3f4LUPuSU
Good grief....I like.
I like a lot.
Polished in the paint and uses both hands. Looks like another lefty?
Last Edited: 4/25/2019 9:46:37 PM by FearLeon
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FearLeon wrote:expand_more
Javan White is on ohio’s campus today. Transfer center from Clemson who visited Buffalo last week.
Was a double-double machine at Oral Roberts. Did not translate to the ACC. Suspected shoulder injury, but he would be a welcome addition.
6'10, 230 lbs

I like what I'm seeing here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFtnYSuSfyo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1xOCYtKqWc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9P5WzL1cWw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_3f4LUPuSU
Good grief....I like.
I like a lot.
Polished in the pain and uses both hands. Looks like another lefty?
If we get this guy we would have a team with Dartis, BVP and Preston who are all former All MAC freshmen tossed in with 3 highly rated guards and lord knows another quality recruit. Wow...just...wow.
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Posted: 4/25/2019 10:31 PM
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Bobcat1998 wrote:expand_more
Javan White is on ohio’s campus today. Transfer center from Clemson who visited Buffalo last week.
Was a double-double machine at Oral Roberts. Did not translate to the ACC. Suspected shoulder injury, but he would be a welcome addition.
6'10, 230 lbs

I like what I'm seeing here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFtnYSuSfyo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1xOCYtKqWc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9P5WzL1cWw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_3f4LUPuSU
Good grief....I like.
I like a lot.
Polished in the pain and uses both hands. Looks like another lefty?
If we get this guy we would have a team with Dartis, BVP and Preston who are all former All MAC freshmen tossed in with 3 highly rated guards and lord knows another quality recruit. Wow...just...wow.
He would be a great get, he could start right away. He will also have opportunities to score, he shot 56%. We would be a better place for him than buffalo, we have a lot of players who have went overseas, much more than Buffalo.
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