johnbj14 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Looks like the final scholarship has been filled. Mike Meadows II, formerly of Portland, transfers to the Billikens. Welcome! Billikenbooster, VeniceMenace, Compton and 1 other like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 A really solid pickup late in the year. Anything you get right now will have its warts. At least we can stop talking about that one guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QUAILMAN Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 That makes us the third school he has “committed” to in the past 5 months. Hopefully this one sticks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgeldmacher Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 1 minute ago, QUAILMAN said: That makes us the third school he has “committed” to in the past 5 months. Hopefully this one sticks! He was just Dandridging those other schools until he found the one he really wanted to play for. Billikenbooster, OkieBilliken, JettFlight5 and 2 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 I'm a big fan of combo guards and we need more experience in the backcourt, so if we weren't going to get a big like Dandrige, this was a good pivot. I'd rather go this route than take a flier on another foreign big or a project. Unfortunately, this is EXACTLY the kind of player we needed LAST year to round out the roster to help the backcourt. Instead, we got Daniel Rivera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVBilliken Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 2 time transfer??? So now SLU have 2 key players who might have to sit a year, right? Or is he a grad transfer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 6 minutes ago, WVBilliken said: 2 time transfer??? So now SLU have 2 key players who might have to sit a year, right? Or is he a grad transfer? Grad transfer, so he's good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLIKNS Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Can Ramsey call him June-ya? Or is that trademarked for Mike McCall Jr.?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChosenOne Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 24 minutes ago, WVBilliken said: 2 time transfer??? So now SLU have 2 key players who might have to sit a year, right? Or is he a grad transfer? Grad transfer, so no concern. For reference, he is a class of 2018 kid (Yuri was 2019 for comparison). He redshirted before playing 2 seasons at Eastern Washington and then played 2 seasons at Portland. I would note that Eastern Washington was quite good in the two seasons he played for them making the tournament in his 2nd season and heading into their conference tournament as the #1 seed before the postseason was cancelled the season before. He would have played with the Groves kids who gave KU all they could handle in the opening round of the tournament in 2021 (they had some other guys leading the charge the season before that ended in March, a team that we beat 82-60). A bit streaky, but solid numbers overall with a couple of really big games this past season (39 against Santa Clara on 14-22 shooting and 29 against Loyola Marymount on 11-18 shooting). He has also dealt with some injuries over the past two seasons (looks like back and hamstring). As ACE posted, this has been a position of need, so to get a player like this on August 9th is hard to complain about. His activity since the season ended (entered the transfer portal, committed to LMU, decommitted from LMU, committed to Cal, withdrew from Cal after the summer, and now committed to SLU) is a bit unique, but you aren't getting kids at this point without some questions. cgeldmacher likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Bird Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Really good game vs Santa Clara below (18 Feb 2023 game): gabriel likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVBilliken Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Well if anything, the season should be interesting watching the young bigs try to handle the center/big position on the team. Great opportunity for the young guys. Hopefully one or two step up big-time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 21-22 was 91% from FT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChosenOne Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 8 minutes ago, WVBilliken said: Well if anything, the season should be interesting watching the young bigs try to handle the center/big position on the team. Great opportunity for the young guys. Hopefully one or two step up big-time. And I am glad we brought in a veteran guard to prevent everything falling on Medley at the lead guard position. Not that I don't think he will be a solid player for us, but it is nice for him to have a veteran to compete with and learn from, taking some of the pressure off of him as he adjusts to the college game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compton Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Welcome to the Bills! Team's locked. Let's go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Im fine with it if this means Ford and co is happy with what they've seen from the bigs so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Tay Weaver/ Deandre Jones role. Fine by me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeniceMenace Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 46/38/78 shooting splits and first triple-double in Portland history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLUMS81 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Regardless of last season’s results, this was going to be a major rebuilding off-season. This looks like a fairly solid group of newbies. I am willing to watch this team evolve this coming season. Even the blue bloods need time for their 5 star recruits to gel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenbill Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Floor 14 wins, ceiling 20 wins and A-10 semis loss. The latter and we have a contract extension in the works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shempie Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 48 minutes ago, VeniceMenace said: 46/38/78 shooting splits and first triple-double in Portland history. Was it 180 that Majerus set as an elite shooter? If it is, I like the math here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 14 minutes ago, billikenbill said: Floor 14 wins, ceiling 20 wins and A-10 semis loss. The latter and we have a contract extension in the works. Just threw up in my mouth at work. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 The Pilots were 14-19 last season. Meadows played in 21 of the 31 games. He missed 10 games with a leg injury. On their website, it states he had a back injury in 21-22, limiting him to 26 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeniceMenace Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 55 minutes ago, shempie said: Was it 180 that Majerus set as an elite shooter? If it is, I like the math here. I don’t recall if 180 was the Majerus number but what matters most is Meadows has the potential to go off Tremaine Isbell style in the A10 tourney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 1 hour ago, VeniceMenace said: 46/38/78 shooting splits and first triple-double in Portland history. I don't want to dump too much cold water here, but that triple-double was against DIII Willamette University. Meadow's assist numbers are pretty pedestrian for a guy billed as a combo guard, so I'd call him more of a SG. At first I was thinking this may be Rashad Williams part II - late arriving transfer 6-2 SG with 2 prior stops at lower level schools who shoots decent, but not great efficiency from 3pt range. That assessment is wrong though. Williams was just a volume 3pt shooter with little else to offer. Meadows appears to have a more well rounded game even if nothing in particular stands out (aside from FT shooting). On paper, Meadows appears better suited for a more limited / complementary role than Williams ever was. Portland had a bad record in a tough WCC, but wasn't horrible (only 157 per KenPom) like some of the teams our other transfers have come from (cough Tulsa 316 cough). As others have said, beggars can't be choosers for scholarship players in August. He's a good get as a depth piece, but likely not a difference maker. If taking minutes away from Parker, Hughes or Thames next season & we're a 150ish team, I'm not really sure what the plan is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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