2023 Transfer Portal

[oleschoolaggie]

Apr 11, 2023 13:04:48 GMT -5 Aggie One said:

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.

coach ross stated during the podcast that because of the portal, he feels that we'll be able to sign some "stud" recruits straight out of high school that we normally would not be able to sign. so hopefully he'll be able to sign more high school standouts like this guy.

let the rebuild process begin...

[jbrob]

[planoaggie]

Apr 11, 2023 13:10:41 GMT -5 saabman said:

Apr 11, 2023 12:40:05 GMT -5 planoaggie said:

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 😆 .

It only matters to those who want to use this piece of information to support their argument that A&T should be recruiting more home grown players to improve the team performance. I don't feel that is the issue, but we can't ignore that most of the players transferring are out-of-staters. There maybe something we are not doing right as a coach or university to make these particular players not feel at home enough to where they want to leave. Just an observation. If we do get out-of-staters we truly like, would you not want to avoid some pitfalls of reasons others transfers highlighted? This type of information should be captured with the compliance officer when the player request to enter the transfer portal. We should always be striving to do better and this small thing may help. Who really knows?

[planoaggie]

A&T-roy mentioned that Jaylen Jackson may want to return to A&T. Do any of you feel that Coach Ross will take him or any player that entered the transfer portal and would like to return to play ball at A&T?

[aggiegrad97]

Apr 11, 2023 12:40:05 GMT -5 planoaggie said:

Apr 11, 2023 11:22:16 GMT -5 aggiegrad97 said:

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.

Boss, I know him in real life lmao, he moved to Buford in HS. And here’s his own words (click on the arrow on the right side of the picture to see his quote):

http://instagram.com/p/COOGWAIBXsZ

[oleschoolaggie]

imo, these guys (aggies in transfer portal) have reason to want to transfer. first, the head coach who recruited them was let go before the season started and then, the interim coach who also recruited them will not apparently return. that's a clear sign that our program is not stable.

me personally, i don't blame any of them for wanting to transfer. its about what makes them happy, not us. i'll never bash a kid for that. but it actually gives coach ross an opportunity to build his own team "from scratch". that means he can go out and find some players who meet his own standards rather than try to mold a bunch of returning players into what he wants.

doesn't take as long to "rebuild" a basketball roster as it does to "rebuild" a football roster. for that reason, even though coach ross has yet to announce the signings of any of his own recruits, i'm less concerned with rebuilding our basketball roster than i am with rebuilding our football roster...

[planoaggie]

Apr 11, 2023 15:39:54 GMT -5 aggiegrad97 said:

Apr 11, 2023 12:40:05 GMT -5 planoaggie said:

Boss, I know him in real life lmao, he moved to Buford in HS. And here’s his own words (click on the arrow on the right side of the picture to see his quote):

http://instagr.am/p/COOGWAIBXsZ

Two things can be true at the same time. He and others may feel he is a North Carolinian, but the Admission Office says he is a Georgian (out-of-stater) based on North Carolina residency laws. What does interest me is why did he transfer if he had such strong ties with the state and A&T?

[oleschoolaggie]

i don't think he's gonna be happy unless he plays for a coach who will allow him to do his own thang. shumpert allowed him to do his own thang! i'm willing to bet that no matter who we had hired as our new head coach, he wouldn't have allowed watson to do his own thang. nor would i if i was his head coach. i think watson saw the writing on the wall...

[aggie2039]

Apr 11, 2023 14:37:12 GMT -5 planoaggie said:

Apr 11, 2023 13:10:41 GMT -5 saabman said:

You're correct. Question why does it matter 😆 .

It only matters to those who want to use this piece of information to support their argument that A&T should be recruiting more home grown players to improve the team performance. I don't feel that is the issue, but we can't ignore that most of the players transferring are out-of-staters. There maybe something we are not doing right as a coach or university to make these particular players not feel at home enough to where they want to leave. Just an observation. If we do get out-of-staters we truly like, would you not want to avoid some pitfalls of reasons others transfers highlighted? This type of information should be captured with the compliance officer when the player request to enter the transfer portal. We should always be striving to do better and this small thing may help. Who really knows?

This is not about instate or out of state players…everyone is transferring…it is the new normal.

[aggie2039]

Apr 11, 2023 16:01:10 GMT -5 planoaggie said:

Apr 11, 2023 15:39:54 GMT -5 aggiegrad97 said:

Boss, I know him in real life lmao, he moved to Buford in HS. And here’s his own words (click on the arrow on the right side of the picture to see his quote):

http://instagr.am/p/COOGWAIBXsZ

Two things can be true at the same time. He and others may feel he is a North Carolinian, but the Admission Office says he is a Georgian (out-of-stater) based on North Carolina residency laws. What does interest me is why did he transfer if he had such strong ties with the state and A&T?

Same reason why people transfer, to get money or at a better program.

This is the new normal, kids have a good season and believe they can transfer to a higher profile conference and get NIL.

Like the other poster stated Watson is from Winston Salem which is where his mom and pops live…smh

[planoaggie]

Apr 11, 2023 16:07:39 GMT -5 aggie2039 said:

Apr 11, 2023 14:37:12 GMT -5 planoaggie said:

It only matters to those who want to use this piece of information to support their argument that A&T should be recruiting more home grown players to improve the team performance. I don't feel that is the issue, but we can't ignore that most of the players transferring are out-of-staters. There maybe something we are not doing right as a coach or university to make these particular players not feel at home enough to where they want to leave. Just an observation. If we do get out-of-staters we truly like, would you not want to avoid some pitfalls of reasons others transfers highlighted? This type of information should be captured with the compliance officer when the player request to enter the transfer portal. We should always be striving to do better and this small thing may help. Who really knows?

This is not about instate or out of state players…everyone is transferring…it is the new normal.

I agree with you and said that above how I disagree with this in-state/out-of-stater argument.

[saabman]

Some try so hard to make there point about something only a few give a Damn about. Watson is no longer with the program and personally, I'm hoping he never comes back period.

Saying that . I don't care where Coach Ross gets his talent from as long as they are talented players that can compete and function as a unit..i.e Team Ball . I think Ross can identify, find and target the players that fit his system in NC or wherever. I'm for letting Coach Ross do his thing .

[planoaggie]

Apr 11, 2023 16:48:17 GMT -5 saabman said:

Some try so hard to make there point about something only a few give a Damn about. Watson is no longer with the program and personally, I'm hoping he never comes back period.

Saying that . I don't care where Coach Ross gets his talent from as long as they are talented players that can compete and function as a unit..i.e Team Ball . I think Ross can identify, find and target the players that fit his system in NC or wherever. I'm for letting Coach Ross do his thing .

I too don't care where Coach Ross gets his recruits as long as they can help us win. I also stated in my original post let's wait and see how he uses the many scholarships he has available to offer. Watson's name only came up by others because I highlighted that all of our transfers except Crews was out of state. The point of the original post was "if this was an issue" that the new coach will need to address how to recruit and hold on to talented players better.

The Watson discussion was a sidebar or distraction to my main post. If Aggie2039 last post is correct about his parents living in NC before he transferred to A&T, then the Admission Office will classify Watson as a NC resident. This now relates similarly to my Oak Hill and Montverde example (HS kid living away from home state of parents). No disagreement now.

None of this changed my original post main focus, but Aggie2039 answer that NIL and/or better program maybe the sole reason for the transfers (no matter in-state or out-of-stater). I would also add better playing time opportunity. We want know more unless some school official, player, or family member leak information to the contrary or validation.

[planoaggie]

Apr 11, 2023 15:51:28 GMT -5 oleschoolaggie said:

imo, these guys (aggies in transfer portal) have reason to want to transfer. first, the head coach who recruited them was let go before the season started and then, the interim coach who also recruited them will not apparently return. that's a clear sign that our program is not stable.

me personally, i don't blame any of them for wanting to transfer. its about what makes them happy, not us. i'll never bash a kid for that. but it actually gives coach ross an opportunity to build his own team "from scratch". that means he can go out and find some players who meet his own standards rather than try to mold a bunch of returning players into what he wants.

doesn't take as long to "rebuild" a basketball roster as it does to "rebuild" a football roster. for that reason, even though coach ross has yet to announce the signings of any of his own recruits, i'm less concerned with rebuilding our basketball roster than i am with rebuilding our football roster...

All the reasons you stated may be true and you are right that it is their choice and their life. In the coach's thread, I stated I probably will not critique Coach Ross on the job he does until probably a few or several weeks into conference play. Now if he signs all guards or don't use all scholarships available to him then that's different, but I don't expect something like that to happen. I will wait and see. Now A&T administrators may receive some early criticism from me at times. I am looking to see if they fully staff the MBB program like they should because no coach good or bad can do an effective job of recruiting, coaching, marketing, or mentoring these players shorthanded. Too much happens now a days. This is a transfer portal thread so I stop here.

Get the talented players you desire and retain them. Just a simple request. ☺

[jbrob]

Is the portal done on May 11th?