Will update as people declare for the draft/transfer/commit
ROSTER:
Spoiler!
RETURNING PLAYERS
G Legerald Vick - Sr
G Marcus Garrett - Soph
F Udoka Azubuike - Jr.
F Mitch Lightfoot - Jr.
F Silvio De Sousa - Soph.
NOW ELIGIBLE TO PLAY:
G Charlie Moore - RS Soph.
F KJ Lawson - RS Jr.
2017 AAC Newcomer of the Year
F Dedric Lawson - RS Jr.
INCOMING PLAYERS:
SG Quentin Grimes
6'4" - 204 LB
Five star, ESPN 8th best player
PG Devon Dotson
6'2" - 175lb
5 star, ESPN 24th best player
C DAVID MCCORMACK
6'10" - 255 lb
4 star - ESPN 28th best player
SG OCHAI AGBAJI
6'4" - 200 LBS
3 STAR RIVALS, NO ESPN RANKING
HERE IS THE GROUP AS A WHOLE:
BYE BYE
Spoiler!
Devonte Graham - Get a clean jersey for hanging
Sviatoslav Mikhailiuk - off to the great corner three in the sky
Malik Newman - Don't forget your 80 pound balls, and thanks for the banner
Sam Cunliffe - dat sister ass tho
Honorable mention: Clay Young - you actually got minutes this year? WTF
BIG 12 FIRST ROUND
MAR 13 (WED) TBA VS TBA
KANSAS CITY, MO. SPRINT CENTER
BIG 12 QUARTERFINAL
MAR 14 (THU) TBA VS TBA
KANSAS CITY, MO. SPRINT CENTER
BIG 12 SEMIFINAL
MAR 15 (FRI) TBA VS TBA
KANSAS CITY, MO. SPRINT CENTER
BIG 12 FINAL
MAR 16 (SAT) TBA VS TBA
KANSAS CITY, MO. SPRINT CENTER
NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP:
Spoiler!
FIRST ROUND
MAR 21 (THU) MAR 22 (FRI) CBS / TURNER VS TBA CAA
HARTFORD, CONN. / SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH / DES MOINES, IOWA / JACKSONVILLE, FLA. / TULSA, OKLA. / COLUMBUS, OHIO / COLUMBIA, S.C. / SEATTLE, WASH.
NCAA SECOND ROUND
MAR 23 (SAT) MAR 24 (SUN) CBS / TURNER VS TBA
HARTFORD, CONN. / SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH / DES MOINES, IOWA / JACKSONVILLE, FLA. / TULSA, OKLA. / COLUMBUS, OHIO / COLUMBIA, S.C. / SEATTLE, WASH.
NCAA SWEET SIXTEEN MAR 28 (THU) MAR 29 (FRI) CBS / TURNER VS TBA
LOUISVILLE, KY. / ANAHEIM, CALIF. / WASHINGTON, D.C. / KANSAS CITY, MO.
NCAA ELITE EIGHT
MAR 30 (SAT) MAR 31 (SUN) CBS / TURNER VS TBA
LOUISVILLE, KY. / ANAHEIM, CALIF. / WASHINGTON, D.C. / KANSAS CITY, MO.
NCAA FINAL FOUR
APR 6 (SAT) TBA CBS VS TBA
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
NCAA FINAL
APR 8 (MON) TBA CBS VS TBA
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
Lord there is zero depth on the perimeter. Moore was not good, but as of now we have Dotson, Grimes, Garrett, and Agbaji on the roster. KJ is as much a guard as Marcus Morris was. Have Isaac McBride coming in as a Freshman, but hasn't stepped foot on campus, yet - no idea what to expect there. That doesn't present any warm and fuzzy that we're gonna be good next year. One player gets injured or has ineligibility issues and now you're running out another Teahen for significant minutes.
As of right now, there are 9 scholarship players. with only 2 incoming. Here's to hoping for a kid like Stanley deciding there's plenty of playing time. [Reply]
So are we in on any other recruits for next year? I haven't followed it this year. I see we have a couple of committs but we're going to need more. Any uncommitted possibly leaning our way? [Reply]
Originally Posted by Imon Yourside:
So are we in on any other recruits for next year? I haven't followed it this year. I see we have a couple of committs but we're going to need more. Any uncommitted possibly leaning our way?
KU in the mix on landing a few guys:
5* (PF) Matthew Hurt, 6'9, 200lbs, Rivals rank#7 overall
Schools in mix: KU(high), Duke(med), UNC, UK
-From his mixtape, he looks like a clumsy uncoordinated duck footed white boy dominating vs kids half his size. Doesn't look too athletic, I'll just be completely honest. Probably not gonna be able to get by w/ his height alone playing at KU. The dude can shoot his ass off from downtown though and would be the perfect trailer in a high low offense hitting 3's at the top of the key. Think Perry Ellis w/ less "finesse" to his game.
5* (PF) Precious Achiuwa, 6'9, 215lbs, Rivals rank#16 overall
Schools in the mix: Miss St, KU, UNC (all medium)
-Unlike Hurt, this guy's game is a lot more fluid, probably because he's black. But the guy plays like a big wing more than he does a paint guy, and can shoot from downtown, highly athletic. Think Julian Wright, but w/ a much better shot. He's a high flyer.
4* (SG) Cassius Stanley, 6'5, 185lbs, Rivals rank#33 overall
Schools in the mix: UCLA, KU (both high)
-I've seen Stanley ranked as a 5*, and higher on other lists, but per Rivals his ranking has seemed to dropped, not sure why. It will be hard to pry him away from UCLA, since he's from CA and they currently seem to be #1 on his list. This dude is incredibly athletic, high flyer, good ball handling skills and outside shot. Think Ben McLemore..dude will put on a show if he ever gets into the open court on a fast break.
KU needs ball handlers at the point, outside of Dotson. I mean really, there's a lot of this KU team that's lacking, but ball handling guards is one of those areas, so is big men, and 3pt shooting. Bill Self really didn't have a lot of to work with this yr and made best w/ what he had given the circumstances. Best big man gets hurt, 2nd best big man becomes ineligible, only thing you have left is a tweener guy who can score, but plays awfully soft and was forced to play big when he plays anything but that. KU didn't have any athleticsm at the guard spot, no help for Dotson. He's not good/experienced (yet) enough to take on a leadership role. And this team for the life of them just could not shoot from downtown...probably the worst shooting KU team I've seen in a long time. [Reply]
Originally Posted by CoMoChief:
KU in the mix on landing a few guys:
5* (PF) Matthew Hurt, 6'9, 200lbs, Rivals rank#7 overall
Schools in mix: KU(high), Duke(med), UNC, UK
-From his mixtape, he looks like a clumsy uncoordinated duck footed white boy dominating vs kids half his size. Doesn't look too athletic, I'll just be completely honest. Probably not gonna be able to get by w/ his height alone playing at KU. The dude can shoot his ass off from downtown though and would be the perfect trailer in a high low offense hitting 3's at the top of the key. Think Perry Ellis w/ less "finesse" to his game.
5* (PF) Precious Achiuwa, 6'9, 215lbs, Rivals rank#16 overall
Schools in the mix: Miss St, KU, UNC (all medium)
-Unlike Hurt, this guy's game is a lot more fluid, probably because he's black. But the guy plays like a big wing more than he does a paint guy, and can shoot from downtown, highly athletic. Think Julian Wright, but w/ a much better shot. He's a high flyer.
4* (SG) Cassius Stanley, 6'5, 185lbs, Rivals rank#33 overall
Schools in the mix: UCLA, KU (both high)
-I've seen Stanley ranked as a 5*, and higher on other lists, but per Rivals his ranking has seemed to dropped, not sure why. It will be hard to pry him away from UCLA, since he's from CA and they currently seem to be #1 on his list. This dude is incredibly athletic, high flyer, good ball handling skills and outside shot. Think Ben McLemore..dude will put on a show if he ever gets into the open court on a fast break.
I think Matt Hurt will tell us a lot about what impact the FBI investigation is having on our recruiting. We were the first major program on him, and he’s been a heavy Kansas-lean pretty much the whole way. If he ends up somewhere else, it’s likely a strong indication that recruits are getting scared off by the whole thing. [Reply]
Originally Posted by CoMoChief: 5* (PF) Precious Achiuwa, 6'9, 215lbs, Rivals rank#16 overall
Schools in the mix: Miss St, KU, UNC (all medium)
-Unlike Hurt, this guy's game is a lot more fluid, probably because he's black. But the guy plays like a big wing more than he does a paint guy, and can shoot from downtown, highly athletic. Think Julian Wright, but w/ a much better shot. He's a high flyer.
Originally Posted by smithandrew051:
I think Matt Hurt will tell us a lot about what impact the FBI investigation is having on our recruiting. We were the first major program on him, and he’s been a heavy Kansas-lean pretty much the whole way. If he ends up somewhere else, it’s likely a strong indication that recruits are getting scared off by the whole thing.
Arizona has the #1 recruiting class next year, so FBI isnt scaring kids as much as some seem to think. [Reply]
Originally Posted by smithandrew051:
I think Matt Hurt will tell us a lot about what impact the FBI investigation is having on our recruiting. We were the first major program on him, and he’s been a heavy Kansas-lean pretty much the whole way. If he ends up somewhere else, it’s likely a strong indication that recruits are getting scared off by the whole thing.
the way Como describes Hurt, he should be lucky to play at Missouri State. Not be the 7th ranked recruit in the nation. [Reply]
Finally all of the "Zion this" and "Zion that" bullshit is over with. I'll be interested to hear what this Michael Avanetti guy has on Nike Schools...fingers crossed it's on Duke and Kentucky. [Reply]
Originally Posted by arrowheadnation:
Finally all of the "Zion this" and "Zion that" bullshit is over with. I'll be interested to hear what this Michael Avanetti guy has on Nike Schools...fingers crossed it's on Duke and Kentucky.