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Hopefully the frosh hiccups go away. Quite often players make a huge jump after that first year in college ball.

I'd like to see especially McCottry, Green, Sharma and Dunlop get double digit minutes, all are sophomores with high ceilings. I think he'll go 8 or 9 deep with double digit minutes given the talent level. Schertz’s 2021-22 Indiana State team had 9 players with double digit minutes and a 10th player close at 8.8 minutes per game.

Way, way, way too early to guess. Robbie sure, but the rest, LOL, nobody but the coaching staff has a clue ....

Per Google .... Jordan Goodwin has a lightly guaranteed two-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, including a team option for the second year. The Lakers recently picked up his $2.3 million team option for the 2025-26 season, making the contract partially guaranteed. This means they are likely to retain him for the upcoming season. The guarantee date is in January.

Definitely looks like Robbie dropped 20.

Don't remember the year, but thinking in the late 1960's, or maybe 1970, and assume in Kiel. Jimmy Irving and Harry Rogers lead the way overcoming a 20 point first half deficit against Louisville only to lose by a few points At least that's my memory of the game.

2nd team All-American! Well, dang, if that's your definition of a "star", SLU likely will never again have a star. In college basketball, IMO, a star is one of the best players in the league you play in. By that definition, in my humble opinion, that makes Avila, a star in the A10. Opposing coaches put game plans together to contain the "star". Avila fits that definition as well. Again, just my humble opinion.

Second team A10 = a star in my estimation. But I agree with you, I expected a more polished player. But injuries hurt his Summer preparation, then two sprained ankles. I will give Robbie the benefit of the doubt for not being in the physical shape fans likely expected. Let's hope he has a "Conklin" Summer.

My point regarding Schertz is that he spent years at the D2 level. YOU CANNOT GET QUALITY BIGS at that level of basketball to develop. Then he goes to the Missouri Valley school, Indiana St. for 3 years. Bang, he gets Avila, a 2 star big and develops him into a star. My point would be in very limited opportunities to develop a big; Schertz did with Avila. Now Schertz is at A10 SLU for one year. Given this argument, I tend to say the "jury is out" on his ability to develop bigs.

You don't get many quality big men at the D2 level then at Missouri Valley Indiana State. But given all that he did okay with Avila. Cheap shot IMO.

So, anyone know if all players are on campus, if not, who's missing?

Interesting thread UConn .... https://the-boneyard.com/threads/badara-diakite-offer.202635/ Another interesting link. Seems this guy was Top 50 or higher a year or two ago but has been dropping. https://sports.yahoo.com/4-star-center-announces-commitment-174512469.html Another one from a few years ago. https://www.ctinsider.com/gametimect/boys-basketball/article/Jeff-Jacobs-badara-diakite-northwest-catholic-17685098.php

This article says he signed with Iowa in the Fall signing period then decommitted due to coaching change. Iowa heralded him as a top 100 recruit. https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2024/11/18/iowa-signs-top-100-recruit-badara-diakite https://iowa.rivals.com/news/2025-four-star-forward-badara-diakite-decommits?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEFSEFF4YpEnRBO9CyAz4y8adCTFftLy3wV3-svSS1s0KR9-_hJfW541Q-sU5Pol-J1G6m2iPnTPsLosvJFv-Iwj8WTrCJkLZhwGQTY-6fobC66uCtp-jf1O7n2cAxcZ_kENa7Fh1tEa3bdVKrUj73VQ6DscGFfk3bswMA6iKzKd

Arkansas made the Tournament. That's step 1 to win a National Championship. They got to the Sweet 16. They were 3 wins from the Title. Money is now the #1 component then all the other things you mentioned.

Yes.

Or perhaps more likely, the Doctors did determine a medical cause and the Thames family wants the medical diagnosis and treatment kept private. We fans may never know the true story of Kellen's health issue.

Way too early to even guess but given this is just wild speculation: Starters .... Avila, Otieno, McCottry, Dunlap, Green. In the Rotation ..... Sharma, Thames (swap with Warlick if Thames can't play), Anya, Jones, Brown Mop-up Crew: Warlick, Laczkowski, Kerr, Hutson

Probably Mom or Dad

Maybe that's why Schertz is holding that 15th scholarship. For Swope or some other player in the same situation....waiting for the court or NCAA decision.

If you have 3 or 4 guys on the floor, who are athletic, can handle the ball well, dribbling & passing .... then I think a traditional point guard is not necessary, in most games, in the Schertz system ..... me, not concerned with the point guard depth on this squad at all.

So missing is Warlick 6'5" wing, Hutson 6'6" wing, Kerr 6'11" trigger, Luke Laczkowski 6'8" hybrid, Thames 6'6" wing

I am familar with Furman, my wife went there for a year before transferring because her Dad moved from SC for a job in MO. But read my post. The point is he is put of eligibility pending the outcome of a lawsuit. Seems risky on SLU's part to recruit him.

Googled it ..... "From what we can tell, Pjay Smith doesn't have additional eligibility left. However, he is someone who played in Division II, and there is at least one lawsuit from another player trying to say that eligibility shouldn't count against players at the D1 level. Furman transfer Pjay Smith Jr.". Seems quite a risk to recruit a player based on how a lawsuit is decided.

NOooo! I remember him as bad D and lots of dumb shots on bad teams.

LOL .... It's almost never an either or when players leave. There are dozens of reasons a player leaves a program, and the vast majority of reasons has nothing to do with the coach. Having had 2 kids who played sports at the D1 level ... went through that with them.