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And Yuri should almost never lead the team in shots taken. 4 for 14, not good.

My first Billiken game was a thriller in the old MVC Billikens versus Louisville. Thinking Rogers, Niemann and "Ghost" Leonard were the stars (long time ago, could be wrong on Niemann, but Rogers was there for sure). Great player. Skinny guy, reminds me of Perkins, just a pure scorer.

Nice read ...... https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/wizards/jordan-goodwin-becoming-popular-teammate-wizards

Welcome Cian and Brock! Cian plays on extremely high level teams in HS and AAU. His skills level sounds like Yuri 2.0. "Cian is used to winning, having been the leader of one of the top high school and AAU programs in America the last few years," Ford said. "He has a great feel for the game and really enjoys making everyone around him better". https://slubillikens.com/news/2022/11/9/mens-basketball-cian-medley-inks-with-billikens.aspx Found this in Brock's write-up, seems that he has to be "an athlete" to play the wide receiver position at such a high level. ..... "Vice is a wide receiver on Houston's football team, which is one of the top teams in the Memphis area and currently in the playoffs. He leads the Mustangs in receptions and touchdowns. Vice was recently named a first-team All-Region wide receiver, as selected by the Region 8-6A head coaches". https://slubillikens.com/news/2022/11/9/mens-basketball-brock-vice-signs-with-billikens.aspx

Looks like just two commits this Fall ...... Brock Vice & Cian Medley. Hoping this thread helps us Billiken fans to track their exploits in their last HS basketball season. https://247sports.com/player/brock-vice-46132589/ https://247sports.com/player/cian-medley-46134050/

Pickett's rebounding and extra height versus Fred will keep him getting big minutes. Fred will get his as well but their roles are somewhat different for the team.

Don't go there with Ford. Best coaching situation I've seen in my decades as a Billiken fan. I want Ford to be the coach for many years. We will always be competitive with him as the Coach. Stability = Winning and always being "in the conversation"

Got YouTube TV and ESPN+ ...... looks like I get all the regular season games. AWESOME!

Agree, love Thatch but last year he was pretty much well below competent at the PG position. Don't see it being much better this year. Surprise me Fred! PLEASE.

No way they average 85 points a game. Other teams will slow games down to keep score close.

Lose both games to Dayton and the lose the key out of conference games ...... Memphis, Maryland, Auburn and the Miami/Providence game and yes, good chance they are not in the Tourney IMO. It would be a high win team with no high level wins.

I just want them to make the Tourney. A mid-major needs to win their Conference Tourney or have one heck of a winning record to get an at-large bid. So talking about Sweet 16 is way premature. As a mid-major, lose 5 or 6 games and getting in the Tourney will be tough. So a few unlucky breaks leading to loses and even a great Billiken team doesn't get selected. Sucks, but that is the life of a mid-major. I'll talk Sweet 16 if they get a bid.

They have one heck of a lacrosse program as well.

I love that I can call my favorite team by two cool monikers ..... The Billikens or Team Blue. In fact, would love to get a "Team Blue" t-shirt or hoodie to add to my collection of Billiken merchandise. Anyone ever run across "Team Blue" stuff?

Let's not get a Mizzou like superiority complex. Sickening.

Thought Kachi Nzeh is a Xavier commit?

Couldn't disagree more on Okoro regarding his athleticism, he's a top 10 in the league athlete. Now his shooting and ball-handling ...... just average.

Didn't know this .... Lindenwood University is a private university in St. Charles, Missouri. Founded in 1827 by George Champlin Sibley and Mary Easton Sibley as The Lindenwood School for Girls, it is the second-oldest higher-education institution west of the Mississippi River.

So, classes are in session. Can anyone verify that Daniel has arrived and attending classes?

No prediction for me ..... I am just going to "enjoy the ride".

I see 247 has re-rated the 2023 prospects and both Cian Medley and Brock Vice show up as 3 star, 87 rated players. Nice to see our guys get some respect.

Wow, what a squad. 13 talented players plus a 3 star walk on (Hughes) who was offered by at least a couple Power Conference teams. Dang, deep everywhere but PG.

Really, that's not what his announcement said. Have not seen that anywhere.

Rivera sounds like an interesting player. Was listed as a guard when he was in high school. Seems he added a couple of inches since then, if his height is a legitimate 6'7". Should have real good ball handling skills for a forward. Might even be able to play some off guard. The stats I saw showed a good FG shooting percent but a poor 3 point shooting percent (but on a limited number of shots). Hope that means he has a good mid-range game. Will be interesting to see his development in his 2nd JC year. Here's hoping he "blows up" after signing this Fall.

So, is Odessa College a junior college or what?