Portal Recruiting Thread

Reminds me of Juwan Evan’s. Which I will gladly take.

With the other two unannounced commits (see below) coming in we should have plenty of shooting for him to distribute to.

Still would like another big but I’m cautiously optimistic about this team next year.

Also… my tentative roster changes. Keller got his assessment of the portal and decided to stay.

Dean is still tentative, apparently we are becoming a feeder school for WVU as they are the ones reaching out to him right now. Mainly for his brother Mister Dean

Current Returnees:

F Robert Jennings Sr
G Arturo Dean Sr
G Jamyron Keller Jr
F Andrija Vukovic So
G/F Mikey Kelvin Sr

Incoming Transfers:
G Kanye Clary Jr
G Isiah Coleman Sr
G Vyctorious Miller So
G Anthony Roy Sr


Incoming Freshmen:

G Ryan Crotty
F Mekhi Ragland
F Ben Ahmed

Departures:

G Connor Dow Jr
We definitely need a big man to fill out the roster.
 
Reminds me of Juwan Evan’s. Which I will gladly take.

With the other two unannounced commits (see below) coming in we should have plenty of shooting for him to distribute to.

Still would like another big but I’m cautiously optimistic about this team next year.

Also… my tentative roster changes. Keller got his assessment of the portal and decided to stay.

Dean is still tentative, apparently we are becoming a feeder school for WVU as they are the ones reaching out to him right now. Mainly for his brother Mister Dean

Current Returnees:

F Robert Jennings Sr
G Arturo Dean Sr
G Jamyron Keller Jr
F Andrija Vukovic So
G/F Mikey Kelvin Sr

Incoming Transfers:
G Kanye Clary Jr
G Isiah Coleman Sr
G Vyctorious Miller So
G Anthony Roy Sr


Incoming Freshmen:

G Ryan Crotty
F Mekhi Ragland
F Ben Ahmed

Departures:

G Connor Dow Jr
Anthony Roy is a huge addition!! We will be way better in the backcourt!

G Anthony Roy Sr 6'3" LY at Green Bay: 11 GP, 33.1 MPG, 63.8% eFG%, 86.4% FT%, 25.7 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 2.9 APG, 1.5 SPG
 
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Reminds me of Juwan Evan’s. Which I will gladly take.

With the other two unannounced commits (see below) coming in we should have plenty of shooting for him to distribute to.

Still would like another big but I’m cautiously optimistic about this team next year.

Also… my tentative roster changes. Keller got his assessment of the portal and decided to stay.

Dean is still tentative, apparently we are becoming a feeder school for WVU as they are the ones reaching out to him right now. Mainly for his brother Mister Dean

Current Returnees:

F Robert Jennings Sr
G Arturo Dean Sr
G Jamyron Keller Jr
F Andrija Vukovic So
G/F Mikey Kelvin Sr

Incoming Transfers:
G Kanye Clary Jr
G Isiah Coleman Sr
G Vyctorious Miller So
G Anthony Roy Sr


Incoming Freshmen:

G Ryan Crotty
F Mekhi Ragland
F Ben Ahmed

Departures:

G Connor Dow Jr
Clary only a Jr?

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Reminds me of Juwan Evan’s. Which I will gladly take.

With the other two unannounced commits (see below) coming in we should have plenty of shooting for him to distribute to.

Still would like another big but I’m cautiously optimistic about this team next year.

Also… my tentative roster changes. Keller got his assessment of the portal and decided to stay.

Dean is still tentative, apparently we are becoming a feeder school for WVU as they are the ones reaching out to him right now. Mainly for his brother Mister Dean

Current Returnees:

F Robert Jennings Sr
G Arturo Dean Sr
G Jamyron Keller Jr
F Andrija Vukovic So
G/F Mikey Kelvin Sr

Incoming Transfers:
G Kanye Clary Jr
G Isiah Coleman Sr
G Vyctorious Miller So
G Anthony Roy Sr


Incoming Freshmen:

G Ryan Crotty
F Mekhi Ragland
F Ben Ahmed

Departures:

G Connor Dow Jr
Anthony Roy? Nice. Hopefully Gottlieb gave him a wake up call with that mid-season suspension. He was definitely Green Bay’s best player, has good size, and can definitely shoot.
 
Anthony Roy? Nice. Hopefully Gottlieb gave him a wake up call with that mid-season suspension. He was definitely Green Bay’s best player, has good size, and can definitely shoot.
Yeah, he is friends with Chi Chi Avery which worries me a little because of how much Lutz and Avery butted headed
 
A number of us were very excited about the prospect of not having any head cases on the team next year and in this thread that is already being questioned with 2 of the guys that are being brought in. These are undeniably talented guys who have produced but I hope they can truly buy in and be strong culture fits. If that doesn't prove to be the case this pattern will definitely start to become a knock against Lutz.
 
Yeah, he is friends with Chi Chi Avery which worries me a little because of how much Lutz and Avery butted headed
I get that concern, but on the other side of the coin I bet Roy obviously talked to Avery, and if he’s still committing it means Chi Chi at a minimum didn’t talk him out of it?
 
Questions with the recruiting class so far. Who will be our point guard next year? Will it be Dean? Is he staying? Do we need a stretch forward? We have size at center but do we need and experienced center from the portal? Thoughts on how we will finish out this class?

I like the class so far. We will have more talent than last year. There should be more scoring options. I like that several of the transfers have more than one year of eligibility. Hopefully we can keep them so we do not need to reload every year.
 
I’m really excited for Ahmed and Ragland, I think they will have valuable minutes off the bench but they need time to develop. We have to get more rim protection. I’m not trying to take anything away from the freshman, I’m rooting hard for them just like everyone else.
 
Not sure how often people go back and look at page 1 of a thread so I wanted to post the updated roster activity here. I am very optimistic about this team's talent. If they can stay healthy, out of trouble, and buy in to the team, then they should be much improved next year. Still need to land a big man that is a difference maker but this roster is far beyond where it was at this point last year.

4-7 Roster Update:

Current Returnees:

F Robert Jennings Sr 6'7" LY at OSU: 16.5 MPG, 50% eFG%, 78.3% FT%, 5.4 PPG, 3.4 RPG

G Arturo Dean Sr 5'11" LY at OSU: 24.4 MPG, 42.7% eFG%, 68.8% FT%, 7.6 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 3.4 APG, 2.5 SPG

G Jamyron Keller Jr 6'3" LY at OSU: 21 MPG, 44.8% eFG%, 70% FT%, 5.5 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 1.4 APG

F Andrija Vukovic So 6'10" LY at OSU: 4.3 MPG, 57.1% eFG%, 63.2% FT%, 1.8 PPG

G/F Mikey Kelvin Sr 6'6" RS LY at OSU

Incoming Transfers:

G Isaiah Coleman Jr 6'5" LY at Seton Hall: 33.7 MPG, 43.4% eFG%, 76.1% FT%, 15.6 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 1.7 APG, 1.5 SPG

G Kanye Clary Sr 5'11" 2Y ago as So at Penn State: 29.5 MPG, 51% eFG%, 81.1% FT%, 16.7 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 2.8 APG, 1.0 SPG

G Vyctorius Miller So 6'5" LY at LSU: 19.0 MPG, 52.9 eFG%, 72.9% FT%, 8.9 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 1.2 APG

G Anthony Roy Sr 6'3" LY at Green Bay: 11 GP, 33.1 MPG, 63.8% eFG%, 86.4% FT%, 25.7 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 2.9 APG, 1.5 SPG

Incoming Freshmen:

G Ryan Crotty 6'5"
F Mekhi Ragland 6'10"
F Ben Ahmed 6'9"

Departures:

G Connor Dow Jr
 
Questions with the recruiting class so far. Who will be our point guard next year? Will it be Dean? Is he staying? Do we need a stretch forward? We have size at center but do we need and experienced center from the portal? Thoughts on how we will finish out this class?

I like the class so far. We will have more talent than last year. There should be more scoring options. I like that several of the transfers have more than one year of eligibility. Hopefully we can keep them so we do not need to reload every year.
Dean could still stick around and play the point. Clary is also a PG. That would be an upgrade of the Dean/Brantley combo from this year. If Dean does leave I d assume we’d find a ball control, assist first type of PG to compliment Clary’s score first style.

We’ll absolutely land a stretch 4 and a Center to round out the class. I’d heard Kelvin will be able to step in and ply Newmans role and I’d expect we look for a Chi Chi type player, a guy who has size/length that can shoot the 3. I’d also expect to land a power forward type as well.
 
A number of us were very excited about the prospect of not having any head cases on the team next year and in this thread that is already being questioned with 2 of the guys that are being brought in. These are undeniably talented guys who have produced but I hope they can truly buy in and be strong culture fits. If that doesn't prove to be the case this pattern will definitely start to become a knock against Lutz.
I, too, am concerned about bringing these 2 guys on board. Team chemistry is important. We need more team players and less selfish players.
 
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