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 KC_Connection:
Agbaji actually looks like he might be better than Vick as an overall player (not the highest of bars, I know). Certainly providing more on both ends than Charlie Moore.
I was fairly impressed that he didn't come out there and look completely lost. Looked like he'd been playing all year. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
Self decides to burn Ochai's redshirt.
Could we see this?
Dotson
Grimes
Vick
Agbaji
Lawson
Switch out Vick for Garret and I'm okay with that. I know a lot of people bash on MG because he is limited on offense but I like him. While his play doesn't usually jump out at you, he is a solid, smart player that plays hard and also plays pretty good defense.
Vick, OTOH, has been awful since those first few games. And for a senior, he sure turns it over A LOT! He is not showing any leadership out there as far as I can tell. He just chucks up guarded shots and hopes they go in like they were early in the season. But they aren't hitting. :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by Lzen:
Switch out Vick for Garret and I'm okay with that. I know a lot of people bash on MG because he is limited on offense but I like him. While his play doesn't usually jump out at you, he is a solid, smart player that plays hard and also plays pretty good defense.
No, sorry Lzen, Garrett isn’t very good. Vick can get 25, he might pull a Newman in March and go nuts. Our only shot to do anything frankly. Garrett won’t do squat, we will lose R32 with him starting [Reply]
Originally Posted by Prison Bitch:
No, sorry Lzen, Garrett isn’t very good. Vick can get 25, he might pull a Newman in March and go nuts. Our only shot to do anything frankly. Garrett won’t do squat, we will lose R32 with him starting
The only thing that Vick is better than Garret in basketball is that he is capable of getting 25. The problem is that you would think by his senior year he wouldn't be so up and down. He should have gotten it by now. But he hasn't. And I seriously doubt that he will by tourney time. He's just a blockhead. [Reply]
With the Azubuike injury, I've kind of accepted the fact that this team will not win a title this year. Even with Azubuike, it was hard to envision them beating a team like Duke in the tourney.
However, I'm starting to feel like next year could be a monster in the making (previously expected a down year w/ a mass exodus).
As of now, the mock drafts I've seen have 0 projected first rounders on this team. And Azubuike, Lawson and Grimes tend to be low second, if listed at all. Plus, with the timing of Azubuike's expected return, going pro may not be a realistic option anyway.
A sophomore Dotson, plus seniors Lawson and Azubuike, sophomores Grimes and McCormack, Garrett/Moore/Agbaji, plus I'd assume a decent freshman class...damn.
Seems like a longshot to bring all those guys back, but as of now, how could any of them feel comfortable in leaving? [Reply]
Bizarre lineup, but it seemed to work pretty well. Few teams have this type of collection of odd skill sets that they can play together. Hope we see more of it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by smithandrew051:
Garret, Vick, Agbaji, KJ, Dedric
Bizarre lineup, but it seemed to work pretty well. Few teams have this type of collection of odd skill sets that they can play together. Hope we see more of it.
The trick is letting Garrett play the back up PG and not letting Charlie Moore play - ever - unless we are losing big. [Reply]
