jbrob
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Post by jbrob on Apr 10, 2023 17:24:30 GMT -5
Kyle Duke entered the portal.
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Post by jbrob on Apr 10, 2023 17:30:48 GMT -5
A couple of Temple players are available.
Khalif Battle
Junior
SG
6'5"
185 lbs
Temple
Damian Dunn
(RS) Sophomore
SG
6'5"
200 lbs
Temple to Houston
Zach Hicks
Sophomore
SF
6'7"
185 lbs
Temple
Nick Jourdain
Sophomore
PF
6'8"
215 lbs
Temple to Memphis
Jamille Reynolds
Sophomore
C
6'11"
280 lbs
Temple to Cincinnati
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Post by aggie2039 on Apr 10, 2023 17:52:24 GMT -5
Kyle Duke entered the portal. I be damn 😂😂 |
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Post by AggieGroove on Apr 10, 2023 18:27:55 GMT -5
Kyle Duke entered the portal. Maybe Coach Ross is bringing his own "baggage" |
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Post by planoaggie on Apr 11, 2023 7:06:39 GMT -5
Kyle Duke entered the portal. Other than Crews, I believe all transfers have been out-of-staters. We will need to address this because it doesn't look good from a recruiting marketing perspective. I suspect most basketball players are attending A&T (other colleges are going through the same thing) primarily for playing opportunities rather than academia or tradition. The new coach will have to figure out how to recruit and hold on to talented players better than ever before. Some say target in-state players only/more while others say target players that truly want to be at A&T. How do you do that? What do we consider only high academic players, legacy student-athletes, etc? The way we financially support and build the MBB program over the next few years will define whether we will remain a middle to slightly upper tier CAA MBB team versus a consistent threat in winning a CAA championship each year. Since the new coach may have as many as 8 available scholarships to offer, let's wait and see how effectively he uses them in signing his 1st recruiting class. I do wish we had hired the new coach earlier to give him and his staff a better start on recruiting. |
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Post by aggie2039 on Apr 11, 2023 8:10:00 GMT -5
Kyle Duke entered the portal. Other than Crews, I believe all transfers have been out-of-staters. We will need to address this because it doesn't look good from a recruiting marketing perspective. I suspect most basketball players are attending A&T (other colleges are going through the same thing) primarily for playing opportunities rather than academia or tradition. The new coach will have to figure out how to recruit and hold on to talented players better than ever before. Some say target in-state players only/more while others say target players that truly want to be at A&T. How do you do that? What do we consider only high academic players, legacy student-athletes, etc? The way we financially support and build the MBB program over the next few years will define whether we will remain a middle to slightly upper tier CAA MBB team versus a consistent threat in winning a CAA championship each year. Since the new coach may have as many as 8 available scholarships to offer, let's wait and see how effectively he uses them in signing his 1st recruiting class. I do wish we had hired the new coach earlier to give him and his staff a better start on recruiting. Watson is from WS |
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Post by A&T-roy on Apr 11, 2023 10:40:56 GMT -5
Kyle Duke entered the portal. I be damn 😂😂 You believe he's a CAA level player? |
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Post by planoaggie on Apr 11, 2023 10:51:45 GMT -5
Other than Crews, I believe all transfers have been out-of-staters. We will need to address this because it doesn't look good from a recruiting marketing perspective. I suspect most basketball players are attending A&T (other colleges are going through the same thing) primarily for playing opportunities rather than academia or tradition. The new coach will have to figure out how to recruit and hold on to talented players better than ever before. Some say target in-state players only/more while others say target players that truly want to be at A&T. How do you do that? What do we consider only high academic players, legacy student-athletes, etc? The way we financially support and build the MBB program over the next few years will define whether we will remain a middle to slightly upper tier CAA MBB team versus a consistent threat in winning a CAA championship each year. Since the new coach may have as many as 8 available scholarships to offer, let's wait and see how effectively he uses them in signing his 1st recruiting class. I do wish we had hired the new coach earlier to give him and his staff a better start on recruiting. Watson is from WS A&T website roster said Buford, Ga. |
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Post by aggiegrad97 on Apr 11, 2023 11:22:16 GMT -5
A&T website roster said Buford, Ga. He’s from Winston, moved to GA in high school. They put the town of his high school. School athletics websites are inaccurate w/ hometowns from from time to time (i.e Kam Langley being on the roster for 5 years as a Greensboro native when he’s from High Point). |
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Post by aggiegrad97 on Apr 11, 2023 11:25:22 GMT -5
His spot on the roster may not "secure" under this new coach. So it's 50/50 either way. I would say less than 50-50, if I'm taking that he couldn't get much play on our roster as being legitimate...probably more like 70-30. Definitely less, he was a 3 year walk-on. A D1 walk-on transferring to a competitive D2 conference is very par for the course. Same thing w/ Darus Maddox, walked on for us & obviously wasn’t ever gonna play, then transferred D2 to LStone & shined |
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Post by planoaggie on Apr 11, 2023 12:40:05 GMT -5
A&T website roster said Buford, Ga. He’s from Winston, moved to GA in high school. They put the town of his high school. School athletics websites are inaccurate w/ hometowns from from time to time (i.e Kam Langley being on the roster for 5 years as a Greensboro native when he’s from High Point). Then Watson would be considered an out-of-stater according to our Admission Office. Now if he attended a high school like Montverde or Oak Hill and his family still lived in his home state, then colleges and organizations like McDonald's All-American would list their home state instead of Florida or Maryland respectively. A&T's website is accurate in my opinion on his home state. I am pretty confident that none of his previous colleges stated his home state was NC. They typically use high school location except for the above example I gave for these sports academies. |
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Post by Aggie One on Apr 11, 2023 13:04:48 GMT -5
Portal or not, current HS 4-star swing guard Marquavious Brown is still on to sign his national letter of intent with us on Friday. Obviously Coach Ross wasted little time in reaching out and reaffirming the 6-4 Brown's commitment to the program.
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Post by saabman on Apr 11, 2023 13:10:41 GMT -5
He’s from Winston, moved to GA in high school. They put the town of his high school. School athletics websites are inaccurate w/ hometowns from from time to time (i.e Kam Langley being on the roster for 5 years as a Greensboro native when he’s from High Point). Then Watson would be considered an out-of-stater according to our Admission Office. Now if he attended a high school like Montverde or Oak Hill and his family still lived in his home state, then colleges and organizations like McDonald's All-American would list their home state instead of Florida or Maryland respectively. A&T's website is accurate in my opinion on his home state. I am pretty confident that none of his previous colleges stated his home state was NC. They typically use high school location except for the above example I gave for these sports academies. You're correct. Question why does it matter 😆 . |
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Post by aggielaw on Apr 11, 2023 13:42:23 GMT -5
According to Twitter, Sean Darks is back with the women and getting her MBA as well.
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Post by da heretic on Apr 11, 2023 13:53:36 GMT -5
According to Twitter, Sean Darks is back with the women and getting her MBA as well. Great news!! Wouldn't she have at least two years' eligibility? |
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