Consolidated A10 Transfer List 2021

[BilliesBy40]

3 minutes ago, wgstl said:

A vcu-less Bones isnt very good, middle of the pack maybe. 

As of right now I'd say top 4 is:

Bonnies

SLU

VCU(with bones)

Richmond

 

VCU managed to beat us without Bones. I agree losing him hurts, but I don't think they will fall too far without him.

[wgstl]

1 minute ago, BillsBeliever!!! said:

If Bones comes back the A10 might have 4 teams that could make the top 25

I have absolutely ZERO faith that Richmond or the Bonnies will put together a good OOC, and it will end up hurting the conference. 

[Littlebill]

Just now, wgstl said:

I have absolutely ZERO faith that Richmond or the Bonnies will put together a good OOC, and it will end up hurting the conference. 

Bonnies need to put together a bench before thinking that far ahead

[wgstl]

Just now, BilliesBy40 said:

VCU managed to beat us without Bones. I agree losing him hurts, but I don't think they will fall too far without him.

I understand what you're saying, but really anyone could have beaten us at that time.

[Pistol]

Joel Soriano is leaving Fordham.

[wgstl]

2 minutes ago, Littlebill said:

Bonnies need to put together a bench before thinking that far ahead

They can easily replace the bench or lack thereof what they had this year

[wgstl]

1 minute ago, Pistol said:

Joel Soriano is leaving Fordham.

His loss

[ACE]

14 minutes ago, Littlebill said:

Bonnies need to put together a bench before thinking that far ahead

They are putting a bench together. Have landed some decent transfers.

[RUBillsFan]

41 minutes ago, Pistol said:

Joel Soriano is leaving Fordham.

Wasn't this kind of a running joke all year that he'd transfer because Fordham almost always loses their best player to transfer?  Yikes.

[RUBillsFan]

T-Rank has kind of a fun tool where you can add / subtract players and see how the 2022 roster projects.  https://barttorvik.com/rostercast.php?team=Rhode+Island&run=1&player=&transfers=&seniors=&recruits=&everyone=

Here is the A10 rankings without any adjustments - unadjusted rosters seem to be somewhat updated for transfers or seniors coming back, but not 100% accurate:

13. St Bonaventure

44. SLU (this is with without Nesbitt and adding Nesbitt doesn't change anything because the tool is using his Memphis stats)

62. Richmond (doesn't include Gilyard for some reason jump up to 38 if you add him)

67 VCU (without Bones, jumps to 27 if you add back Bones)

70. Rhode Island

129. UMass

135. Dayton

144. Davidson

157. Duquesne

189. Fordham (this includes Soriano, drops to 255 without him)

196. LaSalle

200. George Mason

222. St Joes

231. GW

Obviously super rough at this point, but that looks about right to me.  Bona is maybe a little too high, but they're a legit top 25ish team.  Dayton maybe a little too low, but they have a bunch of new faces so who knows.

For the A10's sake, I hope that the bottom 5 can overachieve.  Having 5 teams around 200 or worse is not good and will drag down the conference as a whole. 

Bones coming back and potentially having 4 NCAA caliber teams with Bona, VCU, SLU, and Richmond would be pretty great.

 

[Cowboy]

-I thought it was a rule that SVU had to be the preseason favorite 

[NH]

16 minutes ago, RUBillsFan said:

T-Rank has kind of a fun tool where you can add / subtract players and see how the 2022 roster projects.  https://barttorvik.com/rostercast.php?team=Rhode+Island&run=1&player=&transfers=&seniors=&recruits=&everyone=

This is cool. If I add Tamar Bates as a proxy for Nesbitt (similar size and ranking) it brings us up to 39. If I were to get frisky and add Goodwin after that it brings us up to 21. That number will likely drop some as the uncommitted guys in the portal start to decide where they're going.

[HoosierPal]

In Penn State's 8 man rotation last season.

[HoosierPal]

UMass restocking its roster.  9.9 ppg / 5.4 rpg / 0.6 bpg

[SLUMedBilliken15]

On 4/6/2021 at 2:53 PM, wgstl said:

A vcu-less Bones isnt very good, middle of the pack maybe. 

As of right now I'd say top 4 is:

Bonnies

SLU

VCU(with bones)

Richmond

 

Dayton likely near the top as well with all the talent they are bringing in.

[HoosierPal]

Busy day in Amhurst

[HoosierPal]

And one for the Dukes. Last season, Ayers (6-foot-six, 180-lbs.) played in 29 games and averaged 23.6 minutes, 12.2 points and 3.8 rebounds, while shooting 52.1% from the field and 39% from 3-point range.

[ACE]

Dayton just landed a really nice forward from Georgia. Dayton is going to be good.

[HoosierPal]

2 hours ago, ACE said:

Dayton just landed a really nice forward from Georgia. Dayton is going to be good.

12.8 ppg and 7.7 rpg.  6'8" 220 lb.  Solid pickup from Belgium.

[slu72]

Never discount the Flyers. Grant can recruit. We've lost 4 straight to them. Time to get that going the other way. Speaking of them; is Crutcher out of their picture, ie has he found an agent? 

Also, if Gilyard returns does that mean Richmond comes back intact? 

The last NBA draft forecast I saw had Bones as a late second round pick. Might not make him all that anxious to leave. Another thought on VCU, is there any chance Fletcher decides to join Kern as a Ram? 

[CenHudDude]

1 hour ago, slu72 said:

Never discount the Flyers. Grant can recruit. We've lost 4 straight to them. Time to get that going the other way. Speaking of them; is Crutcher out of their picture, ie has he found an agent? 

Also, if Gilyard returns does that mean Richmond comes back intact? 

The last NBA draft forecast I saw had Bones as a late second round pick. Might not make him all that anxious to leave. Another thought on VCU, is there any chance Fletcher decides to join Kern as a Ram? 

I don’t believe Francis has announced yet that he is returning to the Spiders next year, has he?

[Taj79]

Francis has not declared his intentions.  Additionally, the extra year covers fifth-year senior Nick Sherrod who blew out his other ACL this off season.  Technically, he coudl come back but when he suffered the second ACL injury, he declared his collegiate career over.  He could have a change of heart.

[HoosierPal]

 

[slu72]

9 hours ago, HoosierPal said:

 

Note to Travis: When we face St. B's don't force the ball inside too much. Run, baby, just run. Wear them down. No wonder why ST. B's is so good on D, they take away the chippies. 

[HoosierPal]

On 4/7/2021 at 11:28 AM, SLUMedBilliken15 said:

Dayton likely near the top as well with all the talent they are brining in.

Ibi Watson told the Dayton Daily News yesterday that he has not made a decision on returning or not. The DDN has 'crickets' on Crutcher.  I believe Cohill is coming back.  Weaver will be back.  Tshimanga is not coming back.