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.
Originally Posted by Chiefspants:
It's pretty clear that KU knew that Gassnola was their "fixer". I'm not condemning KU, this seems to be standard operating procedure for College Hoops. Even ****ing Maryland had a fixer through under armor.
KU knew Gassnola was "their guy" - but didn't want any direct confirmation or a paper trail with how he got guys to KU.
When Preston wrecked his car, KU found the payments Gassnola approved for Preston's family when looking up Preston's financial accounting. After finding that direct evidence, KU could not play Preston any longer.
With De Sousa, KU never had that "confirmation" that he received any money from Gassnola. This gave them plausible deniability throughout the entire Adidas trial. They would not have had this plausible deniability had they played Preston after the car accident.
Originally Posted by Chiefspants:
KU lost their plausible deniability after what happened with Preston's car.
Not really - as soon as it came to light they launched an investigation and never played him. They actually didnt even have to do anything. That is the only silver lining in this and may help them with the NCAA.
The most damning thing to me is the taped convo with Kurtis Townsend and the Adidas rep talking about Zion. That convo alone could entice the NCAA to take some schollies away. [Reply]
Vick deserves to start. Im surprised Dotson is starting already. I thought the staff would make him work for it. Dotson has by far more potential at that position and hes super quick. I do like Moores game though. Hes quite a spark plug and looks like a scorer. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chiefspants:
It's pretty clear that KU knew that Gassnola was their "fixer". I'm not condemning KU, this seems to be standard operating procedure for College Hoops. Even ****ing Maryland had a fixer through under armor.
KU knew Gassnola was "their guy" - but didn't want any direct confirmation or a paper trail with how he got guys to KU.
When Preston wrecked his car, KU found the payments Gassnola approved for Preston's family when looking up Preston's financial accounting. After finding that direct evidence, KU could not play Preston any longer.
With De Sousa, KU never had that "confirmation" that he received any money from Gassnola. This gave them plausible deniability throughout the entire Adidas trial. They would not have had this plausible deniability had they played Preston after the car accident.
I thought his mom was a stripper or escort or something and they couldn’t find a paper trail because of illegally earned income [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
Not really - as soon as it came to light they launched an investigation and never played him. They actually didnt even have to do anything. That is the only silver lining in this and may help them with the NCAA.
The most damning thing to me is the taped convo with Kurtis Townsend and the Adidas rep talking about Zion. That convo alone could entice the NCAA to take some schollies away.
Why? Just because he was talking about doing something to get him here. It could have been finding the guy a job. That conversation didn't necessarily be about paying him cash [Reply]
Originally Posted by Buehler445:
I thought his mom was a stripper or escort or something and they couldn’t find a paper trail because of illegally earned income
I'll see if I can find an article - texts released between Preston and his mom during the trial seem to suggest otherwise. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
Vick deserves to start. Im surprised Dotson is starting already. I thought the staff would make him work for it. Dotson has by far more potential at that position and hes super quick. I do like Moores game though. Hes quite a spark plug and looks like a scorer.
I was surprised by that too. It’s probably a good sign for us that Dotson is starting though. He has a very high upside, so he must also be catching on quickly.
The team looked super sloppy overall. The talent and depth is clearly there though. Once they figure out how to play as a team, they’ll be scary.
I think Doke will need to get used to playing with another big. He’s never really done that at Kansas, and he probably never played with another true big even in high school. [Reply]
What the fuck was their big men's deal with putting the ball on the floor. They just turn around they have a high percentage shot instead of dribble the ball once to gain no position. Lawson and his brother look crazy good. Mitch Lightfoot can windmill and 360 dunk which was weird. Warming up Lawson dunked one and his head was well above the rim. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Demonpenz:
What the **** was their big men's deal with putting the ball on the floor. They just turn around they have a high percentage shot instead of dribble the ball once to gain no position. Lawson and his brother look crazy good. Mitch Lightfoot can windmill and 360 dunk which was weird. Warming up Lawson dunked one and his head was well above the rim.
The spacing and communication was bad. I think that threw the big guys off their game. All very correctable.
My senior year at KU (2012), we looked awful against Fort Hays State. Withey got stripped like 5 times by small guys. I think Elijah Johnson, Tyshawn Taylor, and T Rob we’re out for that game. They eventually figured it out and made the Final Four.
Originally Posted by RaidersOftheCellar:
I have a really hard time believing he was behind Lightfoot and McCormack. In fact, I think he could've been better than Azubuike this year.
Given how much of a liability Azubuike's free throw shooting was, I was certainly hoping that De Sousa could take over especially late in games, Not that I consider myself the greatest talent scout, but it sure looked to me like he had a huge upside. I was bummed when the scandal came to light. But if De Sousa is the only causality that KU faces, that would probably be getting off lightly. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Buehler445:
I thought his mom was a stripper or escort or something and they couldn’t find a paper trail because of illegally earned income
Dear lord. No, she was not a stripper. She was a floor manager at a swank Beverly Hills restaurant and the lack of a paper trail is due to most of her income being on tipouts which are cash-based and routinely under-reported to avoid taxes.
