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It's possible if you have the budget. Not sure what that budget has to be for a top-tier A10 WBB program, but it's definitely more affordable than what we need on the men's side.

Mack seems to be the leader for Xavier. Pretty funny.

Oh boy, Malachi Smith is in the portal.

Yeah, as much as I hate to say it, that's not the step up you want to take from a Mountain West school anymore.

That stood out to me this morning, as did the 5 leaving St. Bonaventure so far.

That's what didn't add up for me, either. Glanton, Calhoun, Johns, Haidara, and Kennedy are out of eligibility. Anumele, Gray, and Shavers are in the portal. Simon and Tillett could opt to use one final year of eligibility. That leaves Nazario, Bergstrom, Triantafylli, and Wallace as underclassmen - 6 scholarship players returning if Simon and Tillett decide to stay, plus 3 signed freshmen. So that's 6 remaining scholarships, possibly more.

We knew it'd be active but good grief, it is out of control.

We go pretty in-depth on our concerns around the WBB program in the latest @Midtown Madness episode. Hope you give it a listen. In short: 3 transfers announced before the portal opens = not great, especially when this roster is wide open with opportunities. Team seemed to be lacking an identity/style all season. SLU continues to be outclassed in talent by schools that should be peers or lower-level programs. Size, athleticism, shooting, skill - all of it. Year 4 and 5 is where Lisa Stone's team took off. Yes, they came back down to earth in the back half of her tenure and yes, Tillett's starting point was higher by going to the first Tournament ever. But we're entering year 4 and it looks like a total rebuild, not the next step. We get into a lot more than that, too.

New interest: Ethan Johnston - SG, 6-6, 185 - Pottstown, PA (The Hill School) - AAU: NY Renaissance (Nike EYBL) - Twitter: @ejtakeover Offers: Davidson, Fordham, Villanova, Marquette, Seton Hall, Georgetown, Illinois, Maryland, Virginia Tech, California, Penn. Interest: Saint Louis, Xavier, Butler, Penn State, Northwestern, Virginia, Miami, Notre Dame, Wake Forest, Stanford, Boston College, Kansas, Colorado, Temple, Florida International, Rice, Harvard, Murray State, Delaware, Towson, Albany. Latest News: Johnston said he's been in contact recently with SLU, Stanford, Marquette, Davidson, Penn State, Cal, and Virginia Tech. (3/19/25) Scouting Report: Johnston is a long, athletic, playmaking guard with high-level finishing ability. He can stretch defenses with his perimeter shooting. He's versatile at both ends and can guard multiple positions. He has a great feel for the game with strong passing skills, and he makes his teammates better. Rankings: Rivals -146, On3 - 125, On3 Industry -141, 247Sports - 142, 247Sports Composite - 116.

There's always the possibility a bigger job opportunity opens up for one of our guys. If not, name Putz the GM and an assistant job opens up. We can make it work.

That's no reason not to make the best hire possible. Retention can be needlessly expensive, a lesson we just learned the hard way. If you're La Salle, you want to be paid out for coaches leaving, not having to pay guys to leave before their contracts are up. GMU appears to have made a very good hire to replace a guy who moved on for a higher-level job. VCU has made at least 6 straight hires that have left for higher-level jobs. They keep hiring the best available coach and they keep winning. "At the first sign of success" means there was success. Embrace it.

FWIW, Drake could not have had better luck with health this season. About 12 missed games for the top 9 combined, which is the entire rotation - and some of those may have been DNP-CDs (I'm not sure). The starters missed a combined total of 1 game. Credit where credit is due. They made a home run hire, the guy I wanted if we didn't land Schertz. Just saying I would've loved to have their injury luck this season.

I guess it remains to be seen whether they've gotten an up-and-comer for good value or if they're wasting this chance on a guy who just hasn't won anything yet. It just looks like after a couple years of hearing La Salle was going to be serious, they aren't showing that yet (beyond the arena renovation). I'm not rooting against him. I hope I'm wrong.

Ball don't lie.

Achille Lonati - G, 6-5, 180 - Milan, Italy (Olimpia Milano) Offers: Saint Louis, VCU, St. Bonaventure, Xavier, Georgia Tech, Texas Tech, Washington State, UC-Santa Barbara. Interest: Florida Atlantic. Latest News: Lonati said he has an offer from SLU, among others. (2/23/25) Scouting Report: Lonati is a skilled, versatile, two-way combo guard with good size. He is an excellent shooter with range off the catch. He's tough to guard with the ball in his hands, gets to the rim, and finishes. He rebounds his position well. He has a confident, crafty, fluid style and competitive approach.

Toure and Cisse are both from Guinea. They played for the Guinean national team at the FIBA U17 World Cup this past summer.

New offer: Quentin Coleman - G, 6-3, 170 - St. Louis, MO (Principia) - AAU: MPJ Elite (Puma PRO16) - Twitter: @QuentinC_1 Offers: Saint Louis, Lindenwood, Austin Peay. Interest: Xavier, Northwestern, Missouri, Colorado State, Boise State, North Texas, Drake, SIU-Carbondale, Murray State, IUI, Southeast Missouri, Louisiana Tech, Chattanooga, Delaware, Louisiana-Monroe, North Dakota State, Montana State, Stetson, Radford, Abilene Christian. Latest News: Coleman received an offer from SLU. (2/22/25) Scouting Report: Coleman is a long, lean, versatile combo guard who scores efficiently on three levels. He's got great handles and creates space for himself and scoring chances for his teammates. He's a disruptive defender who racks up steals. He rebounds the guard position very well. He's a hard worker and vocal leader.

I'm not sure. It's hard to find WNBA mock drafts that go beyond the first round and her name isn't showing up on any of them. And even with expansion coming, it's so hard to make a roster. There just aren't many spots in a given year.

Megan McConnell is a player. Just like TJ, she could go play somewhere else if she wants to leave Duquesne.

Yahuza Rasas played at Texas Southern and Prairie View A&M. Averaged about 11 PPG his final year. Antonio Burks played at Columbia College. Dominic Mitchell went to Culver-Stockton. Not sure about any others from Collins' years. Rasas was the one I knew off the top of my head.

Goodwin had 20 minutes last night, including a lot down the stretch as the Lakers beat the Blazers. He broke a defender's ankles for a 3PA and proceeded to completely brick the shot. That was his only FGA of the evening. 5 rebounds, though.

Basketball? I think he might be it.

SLU won 12-2 in game 1 but the script has flipped in game 2, down 7-0 in the fourth.

12-0 now in the top of the 4th. This is impressive. They haven't been a big hitting team in recent seasons. Everyone except Anna Christ - who is now pitching - has 1 hit. Evansville has 1 hit. Taylor Hochman pitched the first 3 and now Christ is on the mound. She's got DH/RP duties today.

Dayton got to within 6, stole it off the inbound, and missed 2 point blank layups. Oof.