2024-2025 Season

[Dr. Holly Hills]

5 hours ago, crymdg2 said:

C'mon man...

We seriously might run out of players!!

[3star_recruit]

3 hours ago, WUH said:

Right, I am well aware that Rockhurst and Maryville are Division II schools.

My point was that one computer has William Woods rated lower than the D2 opponents on the schedule.

I was mostly curious about the notion of low-major schools.

Is Wofford a low-major school?

UMass-Lowell, Jackson State and Chicago St. are all low-major schools.  The last two schools are winless so they are probably those ones that Coach Schertz is talking about.

[Dr. Holly Hills]

49 minutes ago, HoosierPal said:

Swope suffered from both a torn meniscus and loose cartilage in his knee last season at ISU.  As we all know, he had surgery to 'repair' these issues this summer.  This repair does not put the knee back to 100% of what it was before the injuries.  He will have problems with his knee for the rest of his basketball life.  Some, or hopefully even most, of the issues such as constant aching, can be dealt with, but the swelling limits mobility. 

Rest them all.  This game means nothing.  We are not an At-Large team.  If we win, it doesn't count on our NET.  If we lose, it doesn't count on our NET.  (Yes, we would get 24-48 hours of national ridicule with a loss, but so what.  We already lost one buy game.)  The conference games are the only thing left that counts.

Our dignity, or what’s left of it, counts.

[The Wiz]

2 hours ago, WUH said:

Right, I am well aware that Rockhurst and Maryville are Division II schools.

My point was that one computer has William Woods rated lower than the D2 opponents on the schedule.

I was mostly curious about the notion of low-major schools.

Is Wofford a low-major school?

High , mid and low are arbitrary terms. In basketball high major sometimes refers to the conferences....The Power 6.  And then there are the rest.  Who or what determines all this is unclear.  Is the A10 a mid major , ..I have heard it referred to as that sometimes and sometimes not ...Is it about the conference? What about the WCC  ,...sometimes referred to as a mid major.  What about Gonzaga? Are they a mid major?  I have heard them referred to as a high major.  So does that make the WCC a high major conference? What about the WCC bottom feeder Portland Pilots. Are they a high major?  Were the Bills a high major under Majerus.  Some say yes.

For myself, I look at a team's performance.  Are they an A team?  Then they are a high major regardless of the conference.  Wofford is a C team...an average D1 team. In my book this makes them a mid major.

[WUH]

Thanks guys

[Aquinas]

In looking at coach Schertz and the portal I thought it would be interesting to see how the 3 Indiana State players from last year's team are doing this year:

First line is last year:
Avila: 17.4 ppg, 6.6 Reb, 31,2 Min
Avila: 18.2 ppg, 6.1, 32 Min.
Swope: 15.9, 3 Reb, 33.9 Min
Swope: 18.3 2.5 Reb, 35.9 Min
Ryan Conwell 16.6 ppg, 5.8 Reb, 38 Min
Ryan Conwell - Xavier: 16.3, 2.9 Reb, 31.7 Min
Jason Kent: 13.5 ppg, 8.1 Reb, 30.3 Min (Kent has been out injured 8 games, stats are prior to injury.)
Jason Kent: Texas 6.3, 2.7, 18.5
Julian Larry: 11, 2.8, 34.4
Julian Larry: Texas 6.0, 1.7, 22.1 Min

Jimerson: 15.8 ppg, 2.9, 35.8 Min
Jimerson: 18.2 PPG, 4.1 Reb, 37 Min

At this point, Kent and Larry went to a P6 program, that has a good chance of playing in the tournament. However,  they are not starting. They pick up a better NIL check this year, but hurt their resume for professional basketball following their graduation.
Conwell was the highest rated guard for IU last year. He is starting for Xavier who has a 103 Net rating at this point. 

At this point the Bills have 3 players averaging over 18 ppg, which is amazing. Avila, Swope and Jimerson all have increased ppg. 

 

[crymdg2]

One of my favorite college basketball traditions is that the managers play against each other usually the evening before games. I just stumbled upon our SLU manager IG page and saw that a lot of players and coaches attend the games and cheer them on. As @Pistol can surely speak to, with the amount of work these guys put in for our program that gets completely unnoticed, I thought it was pretty awesome seeing the players and staff show support to them. Keep it up fellas!

[SLURadioBoy]

Casey is taking a medical redshirt this season, per Stu.

https://x.com/studurando/status/1878521371229118496?s=46&t=rMmnhMrNHm9bTsU51oiTsQ

[willie]

52 minutes ago, SLURadioBoy said:

Casey is taking a medical redshirt this season, per Stu.

https://x.com/studurando/status/1878521371229118496?s=46&t=rMmnhMrNHm9bTsU51oiTsQ

As I posted previously. Do you want him back?  I haven’t seen enough to form an opinion but maybe the coaches have. 

[3star_recruit]

5 minutes ago, willie said:

As I posted previously. Do you want him back?  I haven’t seen enough to form an opinion but maybe the coaches have. 

Next year the scholarship limit increases to 15.  Coach Schertz's rotation didn't exceed 8 guys, even going back to his Lincoln Memorial days.  There's absolutely no downside to bringing back a 6'9 former top 100 player to give him one more summer to rehab.  You still have multiple scholarships you can use on bigs.

[HoosierPal]

1 hour ago, willie said:

As I posted previously. Do you want him back?  I haven’t seen enough to form an opinion but maybe the coaches have. 

AJ will be an unknown until he gets enough games to demonstrate what he can do.  He was the 'star' of Miami's 2022-23 incomijg freshman class, but played in 29 of their 37 games averaging 6.4 mpg.  This was their FF team.  Was he hurt or just not in the rotation?  I don' know.  The following season he played in 24 of their 32 games, averaging 9.5 mpg.  Maybe closer to a rotation player, but was he hurt or not used in 8 games?  Don't know and don't care to research.

He really didn't score at Miami, averaging 1.4 ppg over the two seasons.  As 3star posted above, no harm in bringing him back, but Schertz will have to hit the portal hard for scorers.

[thunderdan]

If Coach could bring in a competent big man, that would be amazing.

Robbie isn’t a great defender, especially against the other team’s center. If Robbie didn’t have to take on this defensive responsibility (and the physicality that comes with it), his overall game would be even better. 
 

Robbie seems like the kind of player that other guys would want to play with. Hopefully Coach can use that to his advantage.

 

[billikenbill]

16 hours ago, HoosierPal said:

AJ will be an unknown until he gets enough games to demonstrate what he can do.  He was the 'star' of Miami's 2022-23 incomijg freshman class, but played in 29 of their 37 games averaging 6.4 mpg.  This was their FF team.  Was he hurt or just not in the rotation?  I don' know.  The following season he played in 24 of their 32 games, averaging 9.5 mpg.  Maybe closer to a rotation player, but was he hurt or not used in 8 games?  Don't know and don't care to research.

He really didn't score at Miami, averaging 1.4 ppg over the two seasons.  As 3star posted above, no harm in bringing him back, but Schertz will have to hit the portal hard for scorers.

Casey to seek medical redshirt per Stu on SLU.

[Aquinas]

7 hours ago, thunderdan said:

If Coach could bring in a competent big man, that would be amazing.

Robbie isn’t a great defender, especially against the other team’s center. If Robbie didn’t have to take on this defensive responsibility (and the physicality that comes with it), his overall game would be even better. 
 

Robbie seems like the kind of player that other guys would want to play with. Hopefully Coach can use that to his advantage.

 

Robbie is on the slow side, and generally  the slowest player on most teams is the center. In a man to man, he is really only qualified to guard a center and hopefully one that doesn't have great shooting range. 4s are generally a little shorter but quicker and more athletic. A zone of course reduces the amount of real estate he needs to cover. 

If you watch last year's IS NIT run, you can see that Robbie knows his limitations and plays high IQ defence. He anticipates where his opponent wants to go and tries to beat his man there and hold his ground, without  fouling. If he beat him, so be it, Robbie comes back to score on the other end. I was surprised by the number of fouls, the more athletic bigs picked up trying to defend Robbie. They would not anticipate his next move and be just a hair late. He also moves well without the ball, going from near the basket to 3 point range and bigs are not use to covering a big who does that. In multiple situations, the slower Robbie was on the floor, while the more athletic opposing big was on the bench with foul trouble. Those games were against bubble level teams. Will he be able to do that against top 40 teams? I dont know, but I would  love to see it. 

 

[gabriel]

https://x.com/marchmadnessmbb/status/1878830623550550299?s=46

[gabriel]

McCall and Dauster are very very high on the Billikens

 

 

[Fraz]

“Highest ceiling of any A10 team in a long time”

[billikenbill]

Wofford, a 7.5 pt. road dog to 14-2 Furman drubs the Purple Paladins, 81-62. The Terriers improve to 9-8. Furman entered the game with a net of 90. 

Jackson State also playing, heading to triple OT. JSU ends the third OT on a 15-3 run to win 103-93!!

We might be Top 115 in the NET with tonight’s results!! 
 

EDIT: Yep, moved up to 115!! Knock off #63 VCU and it’s Top 110 for sure!! 

[TheA_Bomb]

4 hours ago, gabriel said:

McCall and Dauster are very very high on the Billikens

 

 

I was watching this on YouTube when I saw the post. I subscribed there recently.

[cgeldmacher]

This ESPN article says that St. Joe's Rasheer Fleming is a possible lottery pick.  We held him to 13 points.  Sounds like a good sign to me.

https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/43402156/2025-nba-draft-10-risers-radar-players-prospects

If you are behind they paywall, here is the part of the article about Fleming...

Rasheer Fleming, PF/C, Saint Joseph's

Age: 20.5 | Height: 6-9 | Weight: 240
Projected draft range: 20-40

Why there's intrigue: Fleming is one of college basketball's most improved players, increasing his production in every category. Coming off the bench in high school and AAU at Camden and with the New Jersey Scholars behind Aaron Bradshaw and D.J. Wagner, few could envision Fleming surpassing his former top-10 recruit teammates as a draft prospect, but that's exactly what has transpired.

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With a 7-foot-5 wingspan, Fleming is a prototypical NBA big man. He's hitting 44% of his 3-pointers, ranks fifth among projected draft picks in dunks and is filling up the stat sheet with rebounds, steals and blocks, making highlight-reel plays with his exceptional length.

Fleming's lack of experience manifests itself with mistake-prone moments, running into brick walls or turning the ball over under duress. He's a somewhat mechanical player who doesn't process the game quickly and shows questionable awareness off the ball defensively.

What scouts are saying: "Workouts are going to be huge for him. He's having an awesome year individually, but why aren't they better with all that talent they have? He's making a ton of 3s, but only 68% of his free throws, so how good of a shooter is he actually? Our analytic model loves him. Sometimes I see him and he looks like a lottery pick. Other times he looks like a G League project. He's a tough one to figure out. Just the question is, can he actually think the game?"

Outlook: St. Joe's is having a turbulent season, with wins against Villanova and Texas Tech interspersed with losses to Central Connecticut State and Duquesne. Making the NCAA tournament via a run in the Atlantic 10 tournament would benefit Fleming's draft outlook but won't be an easy task. Fleming will be well-scouted regardless.

A strong end to the season will be essential to solidify his first-round outlook. -- Givony