Transfers & Grad Transfers

[Da Coach]

Officially that is true. However, coaches are supposed to back off and not recruit kids who have given a verbal commitment out of courtesy to their fellow coaches. But it is not against any specific rule, and as we know, it happens a lot.

[bradleyfan124]

He had verbally committed to UC Davis in May of 2017, at the end of his junior year in high school. But then he "blew up" over that summer between his junior and senior season, and no doubt began getting attention from bigger programs. So he announced he was decommitting at the end of August, 2017 and reopening his recruitment. Then, shortly before the Nov., 2017 early signing period heis senior year, he announced he was committing to Virginia. So there was no penalty that UC Davis could enforce, since his commitment was only a verbal at that time and he was not signed. It is usually common courtesy that coaches don't recruit a kid who is verbally committed, though it now seems to happen a lot.

Ok If he did not sign anything not much anyone can do or enforce

[Da Coach]

Did he get a penalty if he had already signed with UC-Davis? I hope so. Sit out a year

He had verbally committed to UC Davis in May of 2017, at the end of his junior year in high school. But then he "blew up" over that summer between his junior and senior season, and no doubt began getting attention from bigger programs. So he announced he was decommitting at the end of August, 2017 and reopening his recruitment. Then, shortly before the Nov., 2017 early signing period heis senior year, he announced he was committing to Virginia. So there was no penalty that UC Davis could enforce, since his commitment was only a verbal at that time and he was not signed. It is usually common courtesy that coaches don't recruit a kid who is verbally committed, though it now seems to happen a lot.

[bradleyfan124]

the starting point guard for Virginia was also signed to UC-Davis but he blew up and landed at Virginia
https://www.prephoops.com/2017/07/ki...-improvements/

Did he get a penalty if he had already signed with UC-Davis? I hope so. Sit out a year

[tornado]

the starting point guard for Virginia was also signed to UC-Davis but he blew up and landed at Virginia

https://www.prephoops.com/2017/07/kihei-clark-discusses-uc-davis-commitment-summer-improvements/

[Da Coach]

Chicago kid who played for Tom Les - Matt Mooney -
is transferring from South Dakota...averages 19 ppg and is straight A student!!
His younger brother is a freshman playing for Jim Les right now (Joe Mooney).
..but if he wants to leave the Summit, it would not be an upward move to go to the Big West - so maybe he'd be interested in the MVC

If anyone else saw the Michigan State-Texas Tech game tonight (Sat. 4/6), TTU's Matt Mooney was tremendous and carried Texas Tech to the win over Michigan State to advance to the National Championship game against Virginia Monday.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=401123376

Matt Mooney went to high school at Niles Notre Dame High School (now renamed Notre Dame Prep), and was coached there by Tom Les. Both Tom and Jim Les are graduates of the same high school. And Matt Mooney's younger brother is a junior on the UC Davis team.

[tornado]

One of Darrell Brown's old AAU teammates (Team Penny) that undoubtedly our staff saw & possibly recruited & knows -
Jaylen Fisher - is leaving TCU & transferring - he is one of their best players, avg 12 ppg, & hits 44% from 3-pt range and 90% on FTs

[PurpleAceFan]

Add another for the Aces. Peace Ilegomah, a Pittsburgh transfer with 7-foot-4 wingspan, starts classes as UE on Monday. UE is going to petition for him to start playing at the start of 2019-2020 to have 2 years, but worse case he will have 1 1/2 years. Good high school stats at a high profile program, but did not get a lot of playing time at Pitt after the coach that recruited him was fired.

https://www.courierpress.com/story/s...le/2475447002/

Can't teach size though, and the Aces are going to need it after DC graduates.

[PurpleAceFan]

My Aces also have another transfer sitting out (Art Labinowicz). Art is a 6'4" guard transfer from Coastal Carolina where he averaged 10.8 points and 4.4 rebounds a game last year. If you can bring in a transfer from another D1 program who has good stats and no "issues" why would you not? Between Art, Cunliffe, and Williams I like what my Aces have coming for next year.

Would say the same for ISUr. The players they have sitting out this year (Hillsman, Boyd, Fisher, Ndiaye) should help in the transition. Having players ready to go who have a year in your program can't be a bad thing.

[tornado]

EVERY MVC team (except Bradley) has at east one 4-year transfer player as one of their top scorers and best players
- and in most cases it's two or more

Drake - Norton & Ellingson start & are 2 of their top 4 scorers
Evansville - Feehan starts and is one of their top scorers plus they have Kansas transfer Sam Cunliffe
Illinois State - Yarbrough & Chastain now but they have FOUR MORE transfers sittting out waiting for next year - they have become Transfer U
Indiana State - Christian Williams from Iowa & Cooper Neese
Loyola - Custer & Townes - arguably their two best players are transfers plus another starter Uguak
Missouri State - their top scorer Da Silva, two other starters Ridder & Webster plus Josh Hall & Tyrik Dixon
UNI - Trae Berhow
SIU - Marcus Bartley
Valparaiso - 3 of their starting five - Fazekas, Evelyn, Lavender all came from other DI schools - plus two more- Eron Gordon & Nick Robinson

but if you add in the juco transfers, the you see that EVERY MVC team has at least 2 or 3 of their starters or TOP players are transfers..

I used to be against transfers - but it is pretty darned apparent that every other MVC team has gotten strong by grabbing talent via the transfer route..

Heck- where would Loyola have been without Clayton Custer, Marques Townes - heck, those guys carried Loyola to the Final Four!
I would love to see a couple strong juco scorers step in next year to help us...

[tornado]

headed into 2019 - I do notice something interesting this season in the MVC

EVERY MVC team (except Bradley) has at east one 4-year transfer player as one of their top scorers and best players - and in most cases it's two or more

Drake - Norton & Ellingson start & are 2 of their top 4 scorers
Evansville - Feehan starts and is one of their top scorers plus they have Kansas transfer Sam Cunliffe
Illinois State - Yarbrough & Chastain now but they have FOUR MORE transfers sittting out waiting for next year - they have become Transfer U
Indiana State - Christian Williams from Iowa & Cooper Neese
Loyola - Custer & Townes - arguably their two best players are transfers plus another starter Uguak
Missouri State - their top scorer Da Silva, two other starters Ridder & Webster plus Josh Hall & Tyrik Dixon
UNI - Trae Berhow
SIU - Marcus Bartley
Valparaiso - 3 of their starting five - Fazekas, Evelyn, Lavender all came from other DI schools - plus two more- Eron Gordon & Nick Robinson

[tornado]

a kid who may be worth a look....

6-10 post Angus McWilliam - originally from New Zealand, has played youth ball in Australia - is probably familiar with Jayden Hodgson...
is tranferring from TCU...
He has barely played due to a concussion but he would have 3 years remaining.

[tornado]

EKU transfer AJ Youngman plays his first game tonight at Otero

but his old squad back at Eastern Kentucky put up a big number in their first exhibition last night

EKU beat Kentucky Christian 136-92
61 total fouls, 81 FT attempts, 153 FG attempts, 46 total turnovers, EKU grabbed 56 rebounds, a total of 118 points off the benches!!
Kentucky Christian is a relatively new (2014) independent Division II NAIA team - formerly NCCAA

[tornado]

....Just a perfect example of abysmal journalism.

yup, we've seen plenty..

[Da Coach]

As I said yesterday (3 posts above), for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch writer to write that scathing column ripping Evansville based solely on their "anonymous source close to the player", which I am sure is a disgruntled family member of Dru Smith himself who probably just made things up. Then he never even bothering to contact anyone at Evansville for their side of the story, and concocted that entire column based on false information. Just a perfect example of abysmal journalism.