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Topic: Portal prospects
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ohio9704
4/8/2022 7:22 PM
https://www.verbalcommits.com/players/javohn-garcia

In the portal, got to believe he would be a fit for what we need.
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Cellis033
4/8/2022 7:25 PM
ohio9704 wrote:expand_more
https://www.verbalcommits.com/players/javohn-garcia

In the portal, got to believe he would be a fit for what we need.
Stony Brook offered him back in 2017 when Boals was still coaching there. VC lists him as a SG - think he could shift to PG?
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Cellis033
4/8/2022 7:49 PM
Don't know if this means anything but Boals is currently following Curbelo, Toussaint and Illinois transfer Omar Payne on Instagram currently. Does not follow Clarke, Newton, Ramey or Odukale.
Last Edited: 4/8/2022 7:49:32 PM by Cellis033
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allen
4/8/2022 7:55 PM
Cellis033 wrote:expand_more
Don't know if this means anything but Boals is currently following Curbelo, Toussaint and Illinois transfer Omar Payne on Instagram currently. Does not follow Clarke, Newton, Ramey or Odukale.
I love Curbello’s game, he does everything well and he has a good basketball IQ. If he wants big minutes and wants to lead a team, Ohio could be the place for him.
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Cellis033
4/8/2022 7:57 PM
allen wrote:expand_more
Don't know if this means anything but Boals is currently following Curbelo, Toussaint and Illinois transfer Omar Payne on Instagram currently. Does not follow Clarke, Newton, Ramey or Odukale.
I love Curbello’s game, he does everything well and he has a good basketball IQ. If he wants big minutes and wants to lead a team, Ohio could be the place for him.
I do too. He'd help us tremendously at the PG position. He did have some injury issues at Illinois though.
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FearLeon
4/8/2022 8:32 PM
Cellis033 wrote:expand_more
Don't know if this means anything but Boals is currently following Curbelo, Toussaint and Illinois transfer Omar Payne on Instagram currently. Does not follow Clarke, Newton, Ramey or Odukale.
I love Curbello’s game, he does everything well and he has a good basketball IQ. If he wants big minutes and wants to lead a team, Ohio could be the place for him.
I do too. He'd help us tremendously at the PG position. He did have some injury issues at Illinois though.
Umm...this guy was a disaster in the NCAA Tournament. Before the Houston game, he was arguing with the refs in warmups. He hardly saw the floor against Houston and I believe his 3 point % this past season was lower than Brod which is hard to believe since not many D1 players in the country had a lower 3 point % than Brod.
Last Edited: 4/8/2022 8:33:02 PM by FearLeon
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Cellis033
4/8/2022 8:39 PM
FearLeon wrote:expand_more
Don't know if this means anything but Boals is currently following Curbelo, Toussaint and Illinois transfer Omar Payne on Instagram currently. Does not follow Clarke, Newton, Ramey or Odukale.
I love Curbello’s game, he does everything well and he has a good basketball IQ. If he wants big minutes and wants to lead a team, Ohio could be the place for him.
I do too. He'd help us tremendously at the PG position. He did have some injury issues at Illinois though.
Umm...this guy was a disaster in the NCAA Tournament. Before the Houston game, he was arguing with the refs in warmups. He hardly saw the floor against Houston and I believe his 3 point % this past season was lower than Brod which is hard to believe since not many D1 players in the country had a lower 3 point % than Brod.
Did not know about the ref situation. And just glanced at his stats. ABYSMAL three point pct at 0.176%. 32% from the field. 74% free throw pct. 7.5 points per game. Maybe not such a good idea for him to come here but who knows, he might fare better against mid major competition.
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ohio9704
4/8/2022 9:00 PM
ohio9704 wrote:expand_more
https://www.verbalcommits.com/players/javohn-garcia

In the portal, got to believe he would be a fit for what we need.
https://www.umasshoops.com/newboard/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1...

Umass fan forum on Javohn
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The Optimist
4/9/2022 5:07 PM
ohio9704 wrote:expand_more
https://www.verbalcommits.com/players/javohn-garcia

In the portal, got to believe he would be a fit for what we need.
https://www.umasshoops.com/newboard/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1...

Umass fan forum on Javohn
Mostly positive feedback.

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Odukale list:
Washington State
Cal
Maryland
Seton Hall
Wake Forest
Ohio
Rhode Island
Vanderbilt
VCU
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WxM
4/9/2022 7:15 PM
One Ohio didn't get: Philip Alston of California (PA). Chose Loyola Chicago over Pittsburgh and Ohio.
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WxM
4/9/2022 11:55 PM
Gianni Hunt, Oregon State, has interest from Ohio along with Iona and Charlotte, plus a bunch of other schools out west.
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Cellis033
4/10/2022 12:40 AM
WxM wrote:expand_more
Gianni Hunt, Oregon State, has interest from Ohio along with Iona and Charlotte, plus a bunch of other schools out west.
Correct me if I'm wrong but our interest list is this:

SO PG Joe Toussaint, Iowa - To West Virginia
FR PG Andre Curbelo, Illinois - To St John's
SO SG Tristen Newton, East Carolina - To UConn

JR PG Aaron Clarke, Sacred Heart
FR SG Femi Odukale, Pittsburgh
RS-JR SG Saquan Singleton, New Mexico
JR PG Courtney Ramey, Texas
JR SF Sekou Sylla, Nova Southeastern
SO PG Gianni Hunt, Oregon State
FR C Gabe Wiznitzer, Louisville
FR G Jordan Nesbitt, St Louis
Last Edited: 4/15/2022 1:51:52 PM by Cellis033
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Jeff McKinney
4/10/2022 1:33 PM
I dont think these can all be called "offers" for sure. Ohio's name has been linked to them on social media as showing interest.
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Cellis033
4/10/2022 2:22 PM
Jeff McKinney wrote:expand_more
I dont think these can all be called "offers" for sure. Ohio's name has been linked to them on social media as showing interest.
Fair point.
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shabamon
4/11/2022 8:51 AM
Cellis033 wrote:expand_more
Gianni Hunt, Oregon State, has interest from Ohio along with Iona and Charlotte, plus a bunch of other schools out west.
Correct me if I'm wrong but our interest list is this:

SO PG Joe Toussaint, Iowa
FR PG Andre Curbelo, Illinois
SO SG Tristen Newton, East Carolina
JR PG Aaron Clarke, Sacred Heart
FR SG Femi Odukale, Pittsburgh
RS-JR SG Saquan Singleton, New Mexico
JR PG Courtney Ramey, Texas
JR SF Sekou Sylla, Nova Southeastern
SO PG Gianni Hunt, Oregon State
Based on this list, I really have no idea which of the following scenario(s) are true:

1) One or more of our guys currently in the portal will return to Ohio.
2) We feel good about landing a JUCO or high school prospect front court player.
3) We're going to just roll with Wilson, Clayton, Ezuma as our bigs and maybe Hadaway gets into the rotation as a stretch forward.
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The Optimist
4/11/2022 8:56 AM
shabamon wrote:expand_more
Gianni Hunt, Oregon State, has interest from Ohio along with Iona and Charlotte, plus a bunch of other schools out west.
Correct me if I'm wrong but our interest list is this:

SO PG Joe Toussaint, Iowa
FR PG Andre Curbelo, Illinois
SO SG Tristen Newton, East Carolina
JR PG Aaron Clarke, Sacred Heart
FR SG Femi Odukale, Pittsburgh
RS-JR SG Saquan Singleton, New Mexico
JR PG Courtney Ramey, Texas
JR SF Sekou Sylla, Nova Southeastern
SO PG Gianni Hunt, Oregon State
Based on this list, I really have no idea which of the following scenario(s) are true:

1) One or more of our guys currently in the portal will return to Ohio.
2) We feel good about landing a JUCO or high school prospect front court player.
3) We're going to just roll with Wilson, Clayton, Ezuma as our bigs and maybe Hadaway gets into the rotation as a stretch forward.
Wilson/Clayton/Ezuma could be a dynamic trio next year but that just isn't enough depth at all. We could really use another Dwight Wilson in the portal to really shore up our post next year.
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The Optimist
4/11/2022 12:48 PM
Toussaint to WVU
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GraffZ06
4/11/2022 1:05 PM
The Optimist wrote:expand_more
Toussaint to WVU
Yep. Scratch him from the list.

https://twitter.com/jtoussaint_2/status/1513558549837799434
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Cellis033
4/11/2022 5:04 PM
GraffZ06 wrote:expand_more
Toussaint to WVU
Yep. Scratch him from the list.

https://twitter.com/jtoussaint_2/status/1513558549837799434
Now edited.
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Andrew Ruck
4/12/2022 8:09 AM
All applicants must be able to SHOOT please and thank you.
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The Optimist
4/12/2022 8:37 AM
Andrew Ruck wrote:expand_more
All applicants must be able to SHOOT please and thank you.
All of the reporting on the portal from Twitter is on D1 guys, but we also need to go grab another D2 guy like Schmock who takes care of the ball and hits 40% from 3.

Actually, with how well Schmock played last year lets become a school that recruits a dream team of D2 grad transfers every year. Would be fun.
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WxM
4/12/2022 11:53 AM
@jakelieberman2 shared some news that Ohio is interested in Omaha's Felix Lemetti and Cornell's Sarju Patel. Also said that Aaron Clarke, mentioned here previously, is visting Stony Brook this weekend.
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The Optimist
4/12/2022 1:16 PM
WxM wrote:expand_more
@jakelieberman2 shared some news that Ohio is interested in Omaha's Felix Lemetti and Cornell's Sarju Patel. Also said that Aaron Clarke, mentioned here previously, is visting Stony Brook this weekend.

Similar statlines for both guys this past year. Both were around 10ppg and about 35% from 3.

Sarju is a Hargrave guy. Played two years at VMI before transferring to Cornell. Experienced player. I believe he is 24 years old.

Felix is a native of Sweeden. Played for Fairfield one year before transferring to Omaha.
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Bobcat1998
4/12/2022 1:55 PM
The Optimist wrote:expand_more
@jakelieberman2 shared some news that Ohio is interested in Omaha's Felix Lemetti and Cornell's Sarju Patel. Also said that Aaron Clarke, mentioned here previously, is visting Stony Brook this weekend.

Similar statlines for both guys this past year. Both were around 10ppg and about 35% from 3.

Sarju is a Hargrave guy. Played two years at VMI before transferring to Cornell. Experienced player. I believe he is 24 years old.

Felix is a native of Sweeden. Played for Fairfield one year before transferring to Omaha.
With DW3 back along with some very intriguing young bucks and experience in Miles and BRod, we really don't need a 20 ppg dude coming in. What we truly need is a point guard who can score but is more than happy to facilitate and distribute (drive and kick in particular). If we have two spots (I'm still not sure on the Frazier/Estis/McDay schollies) then we HAVE to have an Ali Ali type guy. Right now we have some length with Ezuma, Clayton and Adelodun that can play inside or at a 3/4 but we don't have that 6-7 defender who can post up and hit an occasional outside shot.
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Cellis033
4/12/2022 2:51 PM
Bobcat1998 wrote:expand_more
@jakelieberman2 shared some news that Ohio is interested in Omaha's Felix Lemetti and Cornell's Sarju Patel. Also said that Aaron Clarke, mentioned here previously, is visting Stony Brook this weekend.

Similar statlines for both guys this past year. Both were around 10ppg and about 35% from 3.

Sarju is a Hargrave guy. Played two years at VMI before transferring to Cornell. Experienced player. I believe he is 24 years old.

Felix is a native of Sweeden. Played for Fairfield one year before transferring to Omaha.
With DW3 back along with some very intriguing young bucks and experience in Miles and BRod, we really don't need a 20 ppg dude coming in. What we truly need is a point guard who can score but is more than happy to facilitate and distribute (drive and kick in particular). If we have two spots (I'm still not sure on the Frazier/Estis/McDay schollies) then we HAVE to have an Ali Ali type guy. Right now we have some length with Ezuma, Clayton and Adelodun that can play inside or at a 3/4 but we don't have that 6-7 defender who can post up and hit an occasional outside shot.
+1. I'm also interested to see if Granger will reconsider coming back if BVP ultimately leaves.
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