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Post by trimster on Jun 23, 2023 6:19:23 GMT -5
According to Verbal Commits, HC has put 4 more offers out there. One for ‘24, a point from Marietta GA named Luke Flynn. He has 9 offers, HC, Dartmouth and 7 mid-majors in the South. The other 3 are in the class of ‘25.
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Post by trimster on Jun 22, 2023 6:50:16 GMT -5
So here’s what we know… at Georgetown at St. John's at BC at MTE at Winthrop — three games, with the two other schools being Elon and IUPUI Six games in the geographic region (three at home, three on the road). I’m sure we can take an educated guess at a few of these games. FWIW, a poster on the Siena board says the Saints are hosting HC on 11-6.
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Post by trimster on Jun 21, 2023 13:39:22 GMT -5
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Post by trimster on Jun 21, 2023 6:56:59 GMT -5
Jones is East Catholic’23 (Joey Reilly alma mater) and Worcester Academy ‘24. He has an offer from Manhattan. He has 11 offers in total.
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Post by trimster on Jun 19, 2023 15:15:46 GMT -5
I see the Crusader is still in vogue.
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Post by trimster on Jun 19, 2023 12:03:53 GMT -5
I love the left handed basket early in the highlight reel I suspect HC will face some pretty stiff competition for Happy before the summer is over. I know highlight reels can paint an unrealistic picture but this kid looks like he can play.
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Post by trimster on Jun 19, 2023 11:55:06 GMT -5
Presumably he knows how to attract bigs, Better than some of our former coaches and one who seemed to consciously not think one was necessary . . . or to rebound. Bucknell ranked 208th in defensive rebounding (DR) % in 2007-08, the year before Paulsen arrived. In 2008-09, they ranked 69th.
George Mason ranked 92nd in DR % in 2014-15, the year before Paulsen arrived. In 2015-16, they ranked 3rd.
Fordham ranked 277th in DR% in 2020-21 before Paulsen was hired as a special assistant. In 2021-22, they ranked 68th.
Holy Cross was 287th in DR% last season.
You have to wonder how much of the Fordham turnaround over the last two years was due to Paulson. Hopefully, a lot.
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Post by trimster on Jun 18, 2023 15:28:34 GMT -5
I’m wondering whether Paulson has ever had any successful teams without a dominant - or even highly effective - big on his roster. HC has 14 offers out there for the class of ‘24 and Verbal Commits list 10 of them as guards. The McGlothin kid from TX looks like he could play forward but even with that, it’s 9 out of 14. It would appear the staff is placing a premium on guard play.
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Post by trimster on Jun 18, 2023 6:35:13 GMT -5
According to Verbal Commits, HC has offered 3 guards this weekend. Two point guards, Tyler Boston of MD, Brandon’s Jennings of Richmond VA and a 6’6” shooting guard from Canada named Dominic Pangonis. Looks like each has 5-6 offers to date.
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Post by trimster on Jun 16, 2023 9:44:37 GMT -5
HC offeree JB Frankel has finally come off the board. He is headed to Northeastern.
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Post by trimster on Jun 16, 2023 9:43:16 GMT -5
HC offered Richardson in July of 2022. RJ has been on him for a while. Nice that he can now sell an improved staff and program. Richardson sounds like he is aiming for high majors. He has taken unofficial visits to several of them. Remains to be seen how things play out.
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Post by trimster on Jun 16, 2023 9:09:35 GMT -5
Sounds like the complete package.
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Post by trimster on Jun 16, 2023 7:21:01 GMT -5
Looks like yesterday was the first day colleges could contact kids in the Class of ‘25.
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Post by trimster on Jun 16, 2023 7:16:09 GMT -5
Just read about an interesting kid in the class of ‘25. Charlie O’Sullivan, 6’8”-6’9” small forward from White Plains NY who played at Fordham Prep and transferred to Loomis Chafee School in CT. NERR lists him as one of 8 under the radar prospects at this weekend’s NEPSAC at Babson College. According to his Twitter Account, he had a recent GPA of 3.9. Charlie O has been contacted by 3 Ivies, AFA, Pitt and UVA. 6’9” and a 3.9 GPA does spark some interest.
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Post by trimster on Jun 15, 2023 20:56:11 GMT -5
Just read about an interesting kid in the class of ‘25. Charlie O’Sullivan, 6’8”-6’9” small forward from White Plains NY who played at Fordham Prep and transferred to Loomis Chafee School in CT. NERR lists him as one of 8 under the radar prospects at this weekend’s NEPSAC at Babson College. According to his Twitter Account, he had a recent GPA of 3.9.
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Post by trimster on Jun 15, 2023 13:03:50 GMT -5
was also there during my 50th reunion - nice crowd and some takeaways = Per Crucis, it's true, it did not sound like there's any major improvements after the Fr. K field renovation - i.e. talk of converting soccer stadium into soccer/lax with a new artificial surface is not on the table - so the embarrassing lack of bathrooms at lax games will continue (really too bad) - also the location of the new softball field is identified but no timetable to move them from Freshman field = The best NIL deal for one of our athletes has been $3500 - found that interesting - we're not in that game but the kids have an avenue thru a partnership if they want to pursue = Kit likes where we are (ref NIL) and thinks that places like BC are in that cesspool out of necessity and are struggling to compete = Kit emphasized that we need to seek better results across the board in the PL - inferred that some minor sports are making tangible improvements = He said the expenses for our comprehensive program are increasing at a scary pace and they still need significant $ to fulfil all needs = The Portal will continue to threaten us with poaching very common and we have to try and make it work for inbound recruits who might not be happy elsewhere It sounds like some of our kids are getting NIL deals so it seems to me we are in that game. I realize the money isn't coming from HC directly and it would be very detrimental athletically to HC to tell kids not to take NIL money but this whole NIL thing just seems very unseamly to me. And of course to no ones surprise, some schools are abusing it by using it as a recruiting tool.
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Post by trimster on Jun 14, 2023 7:34:19 GMT -5
So many teams we think about playing are merely an effort to keep in touch with our past, or a chance to feel good about beating a handful of mediocre New England programs. Our vision for the future should be a national fcs program from the northeast that is similar to the academic D1 fbs schools like Stanford, Northwestern, Duke, UVA, and Notr Dame. In hoops the aspirational goal is to be a Gonzaga level or Gonzaga light program in five years Let go of the past opponents, forget New England relationships, and build a future. The clock is ticking and it is our time at our level You are certainly aiming high on the hoops front. I am not saying it can't be done but I just don't see it happening.
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Post by trimster on Jun 13, 2023 12:58:43 GMT -5
Looks to be around 6-5 or so. Kinda wishing he made his BU visit first. Could his decision factor into Turnpike Trophy scoring?
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Post by trimster on Jun 10, 2023 8:16:51 GMT -5
Well, that will be the end of the Faws and Butlers of the world/ No COVID year means there will be zero people staying with their college for four years and then marketing their skills through the portal to get a Masters Redshirts will still be around, medical or the other kind. Some kids will still be graduating with a year of eligibility left.
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Post by trimster on Jun 10, 2023 5:40:15 GMT -5
Next year will be the final class of Covid Kids and I would expect a similar number of kids entering the portal in the Spring as the last 4-5 years. It will be interesting to see what happens in the Spring of 2025 on the hoops transfer front. My gut tells me the numbers will still be high, maybe not as high as recent years but still very high.
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Post by trimster on Jun 9, 2023 15:36:59 GMT -5
Very good crowd last evening at a beautiful venue - as young as the class of '23 to the class of '55 - 6-8pm actually broke up closer to 8:30 Some impressions: = BB Coach DP said the spirit of the team is 100 pct better than when he arrived - a big help was the exodus of that rising sr who has found another home he does not anticipate using the 13th schollie unless some big surprise arises over the summer = FB Coach Ches was not there but asst DiMichelle was - Dobbs and Sluka are the clear leaders of the team and 'we're looking great' Roster size for '23 is 90 plus the number of 5th yr players (in our case 90 plus 13 for 103 total) = Lax Coach Reppert said the '23 team still had great camaraderie despite the tough season - next year trying to ease up on some of the ooc games (maybe MAAC teams?) = FH Coach Jackson thinks next year's team will take a step up - some int'l recruits will help a lot and the spring season had 5 scrimmages when the team went 3-2 = Spoke with one of the assistants in the Athletic office and he said the atmosphere working there has taken a 180 degree turn since Kit arrived - very upbeat = NCAA no longer demands that recruits for any sport take the SAT's - so admissions for athletes the same as overall student body = ADKH spoke at the end and continued to emphasize the support (financial and otherwise) that he has and will continue to rely on from alums (among the missing coaches were from W Bball, Baseball, Swimming, Golf, Tennis) Thanks for the report. Was the info on the rising sr in hoops who found a new home stated or implied?
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Post by trimster on Jun 9, 2023 12:07:15 GMT -5
I thought he was more like 6'4.5/6'5 rather than 6'6. Maybe he's a legit 6'6. I saw him as a big guard small forward vs a 4. I think the only 4 we have on the roster is Kenney.
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Post by trimster on Jun 9, 2023 7:04:24 GMT -5
I wonder if Nugent will see time at the 4 spot.
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Post by trimster on Jun 8, 2023 17:40:30 GMT -5
Ryan had a pretty impressive sr year of hs and yet had no D1 offers. Kind of mysterious, no? Buffalo News POY, NY State Class A POY.
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Post by trimster on Jun 8, 2023 13:39:00 GMT -5
Seton Hall just got a commitment from a transfer who had beaucoup offers coming out of hs it appears in 2018. This will be his 4th college. This is crazy.
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