Simon Wilbar, Indiana St transfer, commits

Wilbar was rostered for two years at Lincoln Memorial University, a D2 in Tennessee. Redshirted one year, then played 4.6 mpg in 2020-21. Then transferred to Indiana State for 2021-22, where he played 12 mpg.

It will be interesting to see: (a) if he is eligible to play this upcoming season; and (b) how many years of eligibility he has left. Under NCAA rules, a player who transfers a second time has to sit a year unless he gets a waiver from the NCAA. Also in theory he has three years of eligibility left, since 2020-21 didn't count for NCAA purposes. However to play three more years, he would have to use at least six years of eligibility - while under NCAA rules a player only gets five. Once again an NCAA waiver would be necessary.

Profile from Lincoln Memorial, where he spent two seasons: lmurailsplitters.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/simon-wilbar/4832

Hope he does great for us but obviously not a ton to be excited about on paper.

Incorrect by a couple of years.

This news is underwhelming. From what's been posted here, it doesn't look like he'll raise the standard for our roster. I wish him well but my wishes aren't an elixir for success. 

He must be a good student to get accepted. Which means he may not have more than two years of coursework before earning his degree after three full prior academic years. So if he has to sit this upcoming season, HC may get one year of service for two years of scholarship.

But he doesn't look too scrawny and he's entering his fourth year after HS, so he should be able to help in the front court when he does play.

Larry Bird came from Indiana State. The kid could play well in the PL.

Interesting article: www.news-press.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/04/08/canterbury-school-grad-simon-wilbar-transfers-indiana-state-basketball-team/7140661002/

Simon followed Lincoln Memorial’s former head coach to Indiana St.

I’m surprised that Schertz would have been so interested in have Wilbar transfer to Indiana State when he played him less than five mpg at Lincoln Memorial.

Wins

Here’s what I know:

He went to a D2 school out of high school where he redshirted his first season and then played sparingly in his redshirt freshman season.

His coach left to go to Indiana State, where he followed him. He played 12 mpg and averaged 3.7 ppg.

His coached, based on this quote, pushed him out of Indiana State — “It's making sure he finds the right system. The way we play, with reading and reacting, some guys pick that up quick. Other guys take a while. Simon is in his third year in my system. We looked at it and felt maybe a new voice and system would benefit him," Schertz said.

It’s hard to be excited.

1) That’s not what I said.

B) If he is anywhere above our 4th big this year, he’s either a great addition or something went wrong with Gates, Louth, and Kenny. So our 4th big is 6’11 with D1 experience. 2.5 years ago we didn’t have a 4th big, and our 2nd & 3rd bigs were not D1 players. Only this crew could complain about that.

I think this crew is mostly concerned based on the available info that this player will not make us materially better and yet we are dedicating a scholarship to him for some number of years. Some of us were concerned that a coach in Nelson’s position would fill our open scholarships with the best available player from the clearance bin at the portal. That seems to be what is happening here though I would love it if Wilbar becomes a great player for us. There’s just nothing in his record to date that suggests he will. If he’s just going to take up a scholarship and play 8 mpg as our 4th big, I would have preferred we pass and fill the schollie with a more promising prospect next year.