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.
Dedric is clearly not the toughest but he's far better than I ever could have imagined. Easily the B12 player of the year. Yeah, he's not the problem. [Reply]
Sorry KU fans it was gonna happen eventually and even though it's been what you guys would consider a shit season you're still ranked 13th with a HOF coach. You'll have a higher seed than Kstate :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
And so ends the greatest run of consistent excellence NCAA basketball has ever seen. We'll never see anything like it again.
The NCAA most consecutive appearance streak didn’t end.... [Reply]
Originally Posted by Titty Meat:
What was the thinking at the time KU got him as a transfer? Was he actually supposed to be a star or more of a role player?
Ha the hate about Lawson. Would KU even make the tournament with out Lawson? Dude is averaging 20/10 and people bag on him. This team is complete garbage without Lawson. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Dedric is clearly not the toughest but he's far better than I ever could have imagined. Easily the B12 player of the year. Yeah, he's not the problem.
Lawson isn't the problem. He's not made of metal, but he's obviously a good player, and it's obvious he wants it. He works hard on the boards and gives effort on the defensive end. He's just limited athletically.
It occurred to me today, as they were talking on the radio about how his stats jump off the page, and he's a good look for B12POY, if he were on a better team, would he be getting the numbers he is? I'd bet not.
The radio said out of the 14 B12 titles, they've had the POY 5 times. Seems to support the argument. A good player on a lesser team can get more stats than an excellent player on an excellent team? :-)
One more point on Lawson, I absolutely love a developed post game. It is fucking criminal that they can't teach these prospects any nuanced post game other than "DUNK STUPID!" I mean, an efficient post move against an especially lesser opponent is still a valid approach to fucking basketball, damn it. A few simple lessons in leverage and footwork and some of these incredible fucking specimens of basketball royalty could get easy fucking points. Get off my lawn! /old man basketball rant. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
And so ends the greatest run of consistent excellence NCAA basketball has ever seen. We'll never see anything like it again.