Former Billikens Updates

[Wendelprof]

It is never too late if the right donor steps forward.  Admittedly, however, with each passing day the chances of that happening diminish.

[OkieBilliken]

Rich Grawer was a terrific coach and a better person and I would support any accolade he gets.     I was in school during their two NIT Championship game seasons.   He was a true teacher who had high ethical standards and truly cared about his players and the university.   He took over a team that was 6-21 playing in an empty St. Louis Arena.  Within a couple of years he was bringing in some of the best local talent and filling up old Kiel.   He made some mistakes (slow to adapt to the 3pt line, bad transfers), had a few terrible ADs (Yates, etc), and didnt get a lot of support from the administration (Upchurch disaster, etc) but overall - a first ballot Hall of Famer.   

[dlarry]

5 hours ago, billiken_roy said:

that should have happened 30 years ago.   too late now.  the fandom has moved on and the majority of fans dont even know him.   another biondi FU

Agree they should have done it years ago. Disagree it's too late.

A big reason for honors like this is to teach a new generation of fans a part of the programs history. 

Plus if you look at the crowd at most games the majority of fans are 40+ years old. This age group knows who Rich Grawer is. 

[almaman]

3 pt thing typical of the old hard 2b a Billiken fan. Just when we have the McKinley duo heating it up they add 3 pt shot which many teams were slow to adapt to & it did hurt us

[thetorch]

13 hours ago, billiken_roy said:

that should have happened 30 years ago.   too late now.  the fandom has moved on and the majority of fans dont even know him.   another biondi FU

Not true.

The majority of our fanbase played CYO ball with Easy Ed.

[BrettJollyComedyHour]

Kyla McMakin is playing in the Moroccan league now?

 

Didn't she just sign into a French league a couple months ago?

[Lord Elrond]

2 hours ago, BrettJollyComedyHour said:

Kyla McMakin is playing in the Moroccan league now?

 

Didn't she just sign into a French league a couple months ago?

She did. I tried looking up her stats and got nothing, so I assume it didn’t work out.

[thunderdan]

Is there a thread for members of last year’s team, and where they ended up transferring to?

[Taj79]

No.  However:

Sincere Parker: McNeese State

Lamont Evans IV:  None*

Phil Jones: None*

Brad Ezewiro: UAB

Dorde Curcic: College of Charleston

Cian Medley: Kent State

Alex Nokes: Lindenwood*

Abou Masgassa: Wyoming

Tsvet Sotirov: Northen Illinois*

Steph Van Bussel: College of Charleston

Bruce Zhang: China

* = denotes walk-on

[SLU_Lax]

6 minutes ago, Taj79 said:

No.  However:

Sincere Parker: McNeese State

Lamont Evans IV:  None*

Phil Jones: None*

Brad Ezewiro: UAB

Dorde Curcic: College of Charleston

Cian Medley: Kent State

Alex Nokes: Lindenwood*

Abou Masgassa: Wyoming

Tsvet Sotirov: Northen Illinois*

Steph Van Bussel: College of Charleston

Bruce Zhang: China

* = denotes walk-on

For as much as I did not like watching the product on the court last year, I do like all of the people on that list and think of them fondly (except the walk-ons who I just have no thoughts on).  I hope they all do well and I guess I will be a College of Charleston fan this year.

I wonder if Sincere would be great in this offense or if he would just not fit in at all.  I guess we will never know.  Either way, Sincere is someone I like very much and recognize our situation required him to play hero ball.  It was fun in spurts and I do wish him very well.

[Slufan10]

10 minutes ago, Taj79 said:

No.  However:

Sincere Parker: McNeese State

Lamont Evans IV:  None*

Phil Jones: None*

Brad Ezewiro: UAB

Dorde Curcic: College of Charleston

Cian Medley: Kent State

Alex Nokes: Lindenwood*

Abou Masgassa: Wyoming

Tsvet Sotirov: Northen Illinois*

Steph Van Bussel: College of Charleston

Bruce Zhang: China

* = denotes walk-on

Lamont Evans IV is at McNeese State also

[Lord Elrond]

13 minutes ago, Taj79 said:

No.  However:

Sincere Parker: McNeese State

Lamont Evans IV:  None*

Phil Jones: None*

Brad Ezewiro: UAB

Dorde Curcic: College of Charleston

Cian Medley: Kent State

Alex Nokes: Lindenwood*

Abou Masgassa: Wyoming

Tsvet Sotirov: Northen Illinois*

Steph Van Bussel: College of Charleston

Bruce Zhang: China

* = denotes walk-on

Ashleigh Connor: LaSalle

Mia Nicastro: Western Illinois University

[gobillsgo]

4 minutes ago, SLU_Lax said:

For as much as I did not like watching the product on the court last year, I do like all of the people on that list and think of them fondly (except the walk-ons who I just have no thoughts on).  I hope they all do well and I guess I will be a College of Charleston fan this year.

I wonder if Sincere would be great in this offense or if he would just not fit in at all.  I guess we will never know.  Either way, Sincere is someone I like very much and recognize our situation required him to play hero ball.  It was fun in spurts and I do wish him very well.

I could not see Sincere fitting in well with Schertz’s system.  No room for hero ball, and 0.9 APG doesn't sound like a Schertz guard.   With that said, he’s a very talented scorer, and I expect him to do very well with Will Wade and McNeese. 

[okay]

Anyone else see Javonte Perkins in the G League? https://memphis.gleague.nba.com/news/memphis-hustle-announce-2024-25-training-camp-roster

[almaman]

oh please get that man some $$!

[HoosierPal]

39 minutes ago, okay said:

Anyone else see Javonte Perkins in the G League? https://memphis.gleague.nba.com/news/memphis-hustle-announce-2024-25-training-camp-roster

We all hope he makes it.  He has an uphill battle being a Local Tryout.  The G League teams roster 10 plus the three two-way players.  So it looks like 14 playing for 10 spots.

[Lord Elrond]

The article said training camp roster, and there were 17 players on it. How many on a G league regular season roster, and when do the final cuts need to be made.

[thetorch]

G league rosters are typically 13 players. 2-3  2 way guys, 2-3 exhibit 10 affiliate players.  So there are between 8-10 spots for actual g league players.

Regular season rosters are set by Nov 7th.  G League will cut borderline guys on the first or 2nd day typically so should know soon if Perkins has a chance at catching on.

[almaman]

4 minutes ago, thetorch said:

G league rosters are typically 13 players. 2-3  2 way guys, 2-3 exhibit 10 affiliate players.  So there are between 8-10 spots for actual g league players.

Regular season rosters are set by Nov 7th.  G League will cut borderline guys on the first or 2nd day typically so should know soon if Perkins has a chance at catching on.

like auditioning for struggling actors

[Lord Elrond]

9 minutes ago, thetorch said:

G league rosters are typically 13 players. 2-3  2 way guys, 2-3 exhibit 10 affiliate players.  So there are between 8-10 spots for actual g league players.

Regular season rosters are set by Nov 7th.  G League will cut borderline guys on the first or 2nd day typically so should know soon if Perkins has a chance at catching on.

Thanks. I guess we’ll find out relatively quickly if he catches on

[SluSignGuy]

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[Old guy]

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[Slufan10]

Hasahn French is a TV star!!!! He’s in the new Aaron Hernandez show.

 

[Slufan10]

1 minute ago, Slufan10 said:

Hasahn French is a TV star!!!! He’s in the new Aaron Hernandez show.

 

 

 

[crymdg2]

With the ruling that JUCO years appear to no longer count towards eligibility consideration, Sincere Parker could get another year or two to play. Wild times...