I had a friend how was small, jockey size in HS. He was small enough where he could play little league in the 9th grade. He lied about his age, and I watched him steal 2nd, 3rd and home a few times. It was funny at the time but pretty shitty.
Portal thread?
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He's fine. Chuck O'Bannon just finished his 7th collegiate season this year at TCU. Dude was in the same high school class as Trae Young, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Jaren Jackson.
I thought Devin Askew was bad. Wow. I read where he's entering the transfer portal again After playing for UK, Texas and Cal for two years.
O'Bannon only played at 2 schools, though. 3 years at USC and 4 at TCU. Most guys don't even last 7 years in the NBA lol. Wild to think someone could be play collegiately for 7 years.
Askew has had a rocky career. Is he going to transfer down to an even lesser program? Maybe to a Fresno State or a UC Irvine?
Some other notables names that have entered the portal recently:
Zeke Mayo, South Dakota State
Terrence Edwards, James Madison
Lynn Kidd, Virginia Tech
Micah Peavy, TCU
Otega Oweh, Oklahoma
Zeke Mayo, South Dakota State
Terrence Edwards, James Madison
Lynn Kidd, Virginia Tech
Micah Peavy, TCU
Otega Oweh, Oklahoma
I can't recall off the top of my head, but there's been a few players who played for 5-6-7 schools.
Haha that's so wild. I can remember him being a 5th-year guy in our draft back in 2020.
Dang, Devin Askew really has me nostalgic @SheriffBufordFJustice
lol fair point. Some of these dudes are transferring every year.
Here are some more notable transfers from the past day or two.
Some of them don't make sense to me. AJ Storr? Dude was the go-to scorer on a good Wisconsin team. Sean Pedulla was also the lead-guy at Virginia Tech. Tony Perkins was an all-conference performer on a decent Iowa team. Boopie Miller was the #2 scorer at Wake. Hadley and Lampkin had prominent roles on a Colorado team that narrowly missed the Sweet 16.
AJ Storr, Wisconsin
Tony Perkins, Iowa
Kevin (Boopie) Miller, Wake Forest
Sean Pedulla, Virginia Tech
J'Vonne Hadley, Colorado
Eddie Lampkin, Colorado
Pharrel Payne, Minnesota
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield, Louisville
Tre White, Louisville
Frankie Collins, Arizona State
Riley Kugel, Florida
Mason Falslev, Utah State
Joshua Jefferson, Saint Mary's
Jalen Blackmon, Stetson
Some of them don't make sense to me. AJ Storr? Dude was the go-to scorer on a good Wisconsin team. Sean Pedulla was also the lead-guy at Virginia Tech. Tony Perkins was an all-conference performer on a decent Iowa team. Boopie Miller was the #2 scorer at Wake. Hadley and Lampkin had prominent roles on a Colorado team that narrowly missed the Sweet 16.
AJ Storr, Wisconsin
Tony Perkins, Iowa
Kevin (Boopie) Miller, Wake Forest
Sean Pedulla, Virginia Tech
J'Vonne Hadley, Colorado
Eddie Lampkin, Colorado
Pharrel Payne, Minnesota
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield, Louisville
Tre White, Louisville
Frankie Collins, Arizona State
Riley Kugel, Florida
Mason Falslev, Utah State
Joshua Jefferson, Saint Mary's
Jalen Blackmon, Stetson
Ado Thiero .....unfortunately, in the portal.
It’s not about playing time. It’s about money. Lynn Kidd just transferred from VT to Miami after starting his career at Clemson. All that matters now is NIL. The fact that they can transfer without sitting just makes it pay for play. I’m losing interest in the sport because of it.
Sad. This is the new normal. Some 2,000 kids hitting the portal every year.
Of course, Hurley's starting backcourt are both transfers in, but.....
Damn good numbers, the 3pt fg% is a bit low, but so were Reeves' when he came to UK.
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Some KU fans think Riley Kugel is going to commit to KU soon. What are your thoughts on him? I know he’s flashed plenty of potential, but he doesn’t seem like the proven shooter they need.
Some KU fans think Riley Kugel is going to commit to KU soon. What are your thoughts on him? I know he’s flashed plenty of potential, but he doesn’t seem like the proven shooter they need.
Yeah Maryland has done very well in the portal so far. I’m jealous.
Who said that about Baba? Maybe when he was still 16, but he’s charmin soft, lacks lateral quickness, and is a 55% free throw shooter. That’s not an NBA player, let alone first rounder. I wouldn’t have him on my draft board at all.
Something happened at the end of the season, might be an attitude issue, but the coach refuses to play him, even when they had serious foul trouble.
Hell of a guard though.
Pop Issacs of Texas Tech has entered the portal. As did Robert Jennings.
Riley Kugel to Kansas. He kind of fell a part of in the middle of the season. With the success of Walter Clayton, Zion Pullin, and Will Richard, he lost minutes - and confidence. Talent is still there. Will be interesting to see if Self can turn things around for him.
IMO KU is perfect for him and Self is the right coach.
Maliq Brown from Syracuse. Will be a phenomenal piece for someone. Reminds me of Amile Jefferson.
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Solid list, but there are some notable omissions in that top 25 like AJ Storr, Maxine Raynaud, and Michael Ajayi. Who's ranking is that anyway?
Evan Miya. He does his ranking strictly on offensive and defensive advanced metrics. For example, AJ Storr has a 3.19 O-rating (very good) but a 0.49 D-rating (putrid) according to Evan Miya.
Hope he comes back. He's not crazy skilled but a dude who will play hard and is a monster athlete is super valuable in my book. Just as long as he's played as a 4 not a 3.
Storr will frustrate the shit out of you if he's not making shots.
That’s my take on him as well. Electric offensive player when engaged and making shots. A net negative when he’s not. Honestly, I felt the same way about Jaden Ivey.
