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by RF1
17 hours ago
Forum: All Other College Sports
Topic: Fairfield's New Arena
Replies: 4
Views: 103

Re: Fairfield's New Arena

There is an existing thread from last year with a youtube video of this venue:

viewtopic.php?t=9424
by RF1
17 hours ago
Forum: All Other College Sports
Topic: Fairfield's New Arena
Replies: 4
Views: 103

Re: Fairfield's New Arena

I believe that how the roof was constructed makes it impossible as is to hang a jumbotron from the center due to weight. At least that's been the excuse so far That was supposedly the reason given when the Ryan Center was being constructed. I however wonder if that is still true today as scoreboard...
by RF1
1 day ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: A10 Outlook for 2023-24
Replies: 1257
Views: 103896

Re: A10 Outlook for 2023-24

The SBU AD was forced into resigning because of the NIT incident. This was a big deal for the Bonnie's with their community talking a lot about it
by RF1
2 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 734
Views: 23736

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

George Mason's leading scorer both declares for the draft and enters the portal. Averaged 16.6ppg in 30.7mpg. Also losing other starter Ron Polite with 7.5ppg in 25mpg. Six players now leaving from GMU which went 20-12 this past season under their first year coach. George Mason Outbound Transfers Ke...
by RF1
2 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 734
Views: 23736

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

RF1 wrote: 6 days ago This site tracks transfers. Up to 677 as of right now at 11:30am 03-21-2024:

https://verbalcommits.com/transfers
As of 3:00pm 03/25/2024, the portal is now up to 886
by RF1
2 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 Coaching Carousel
Replies: 380
Views: 13964

Re: 2024 Coaching Carousel

by RF1
2 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 Coaching Carousel
Replies: 380
Views: 13964

Re: 2024 Coaching Carousel

https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/status/1772291882111889823?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1772291882111889823%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url= https://twitter.com/jeffborzello/status/1772306980469710934?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E17723069804697...
by RF1
2 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things
Replies: 427
Views: 7145

Re: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things

Sweet 16 teams remaining by conference: ACC- 4 teams; UNC, Duke, Clemson, NC State. BE - 3 teams (no losses yet); UConn, Marquette, Creighton B10 - 2 teams; Purdue, Illinois B12- 2 teams; Houston, Iowa State SEC - 2 teams; Tenn, Alabama Pac12 - 1 team; Arizona MWC - 1 team; SDSU WCC - 1 team; Gonza...
by RF1
3 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: URI Assistant Coaches over the years
Replies: 16
Views: 512

Re: URI Assistant Coaches over the years

Also amazing to think we had two head coaches that won NCAA national championships at one time in their careers and another that made the Final Four. Could even add Keaney as he took URI to the NIT championship game when that tournament was considered more prestigious than the NCAA by many. We have...
by RF1
3 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: URI Assistant Coaches over the years
Replies: 16
Views: 512

Re: URI Assistant Coaches over the years

Also amazing to think we had two head coaches that won NCAA national championships at one time in their careers and another that made the Final Four. Could even add Keaney as he took URI to the NIT championship game when that tournament was considered more prestigious than the NCAA by many. We have ...
by RF1
3 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: URI Assistant Coaches over the years
Replies: 16
Views: 512

Re: URI Assistant Coaches over the years

Was Bozeman on the URI staff for the last year of Cox?
by RF1
3 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: URI Assistant Coaches over the years
Replies: 16
Views: 512

Re: URI Assistant Coaches over the years

reef wrote: 3 days ago When was Lou Campanelli a URI assistant ?

Everyone else I knew

On Tom Carmody's staff:

https://collegehoopedia.com/coaches/lou-campanelli

Later head coach at James Madison and Cal (where he was replaced by his assistant and former URI player Todd Bozeman).
by RF1
3 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: URI Assistant Coaches over the years
Replies: 16
Views: 512

URI Assistant Coaches over the years

Was recently thinking about some of the assistants that have been on the URI coaching staff over the years. It is a pretty impressive list as many have at some point been college head coaches with another even becoming a long time NBA coach. Some Former URI Assistants that have also been D1 College ...
by RF1
3 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Conference Realignment
Replies: 1562
Views: 128235

Re: Conference Realignment

Wasn’t sure where to place this so put it here since JMU moved up to Sunbelt Conf (FBS)… Interesting story in sportico.com/leagues/collegesports regarding student fee’s funding college athletics. According to the story, James Madison University spent $68 mil on athletics in ‘22-23 and collected $53...
by RF1
4 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Where Are They Now? Former Player Results and News
Replies: 4017
Views: 442420

Re: Where Are They Now? Former Player Results and News

Weston's 2x transfer history looks to have a downward trajectory.
by RF1
4 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 734
Views: 23736

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

Not sure if this is the place to put this, but an interesting article on the state of college basketball in good ol' Olean. Transfer portalling, players behavior, and declining the NIT. https://www.oleantimesherald.com/newsletter/bungling-of-nit-adds-to-trying-times-for-bona/article_e8897032-e72c-1...
by RF1
4 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 734
Views: 23736

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

Not sure if this is the place to put this, but an interesting article on the state of college basketball in good ol' Olean. Transfer portalling, players behavior, and declining the NIT. https://www.oleantimesherald.com/newsletter/bungling-of-nit-adds-to-trying-times-for-bona/article_e8897032-e72c-1...
by RF1
4 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things
Replies: 427
Views: 7145

Re: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things

URI played seven opponents that made the NCAA field. Five of these came from the thirteen OOC games Rhody played. All but one of these seven teams (Charleston) won their first NCAA game and advanced. URI actually beat two of the opponents that won NCAA games (Wagner & Yale) Wagner Northwestern W...
by RF1
5 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things
Replies: 427
Views: 7145

Re: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things

The Yale game is starting to feel like the near miss by Princeton vs. Georgetown game in PVD back in the 80s. Although the was a 16 vs 1 game I think? I was at that game at the PCC on St Patrick's Day in 1989. Princeton led almost the entire game before Georgetown went ahead with under a minute lef...
by RF1
5 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things
Replies: 427
Views: 7145

Re: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things

Both of the AAC teams, FAU and UAB, go out in the first round. The trajectory of this league looks to be headed down after all its big name departures. Lost Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF a year ago will soon lose SMU (ACC bound). Has already or will soon add Charlotte, FAU, N Texas, Rice, UAB, and UT...
by RF1
5 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things
Replies: 427
Views: 7145

Re: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things

reef wrote: 5 days ago That Mohegan tourney we played was a good one us and 3 at larges NW Miss St Wash St

URI, Northwestern, Miss St, and Washington State

by RF1
6 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things
Replies: 427
Views: 7145

Re: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things

In addition to Duke, those of us of a certain age remember when we and the Storrs Leg-humpers were arch enemies. Some good old Yankee Conference battles with UConn back then, Red. Good times. A lot of good New England college hoops during that period: Rhody, UConn, PC, Holy Cross, BC, UMass, the Iv...
by RF1
6 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things
Replies: 427
Views: 7145

Re: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things

This is a team from Tom Izzo's state that he wants kept out of the tournament so more power conferences teams get bids. Shame on him. These types of teams MAKE the NCAA tournament what it is.
by RF1
6 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things
Replies: 427
Views: 7145

Re: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things

Love the Oakland win. It personifies March Madness.
by RF1
6 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 734
Views: 23736

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

RF1 wrote: 6 days ago
RF1 wrote: 6 days ago This site tracks transfers. Up to 677 as of right now at 11:30am 03-21-2024:

https://verbalcommits.com/transfers
The numbers keep rising (now 702). 25 more players have entered the portal in just the last 2.5 hours.


This is just crazy. The number at 7:30 pm is at 750.
by RF1
6 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things
Replies: 427
Views: 7145

Re: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things

Rhody grudges: Nevada, Oregon, Stanford (especially Lee and Madson). Big west coast flavor. Who am I forgetting ? Not counting the Friars. They hold a more special place in Rhody lore. Duke. Jimmy’s crazy game at Cameron Indoor, Mohegan tourney, the ass whooping we had against them second round. Ev...
by RF1
6 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things
Replies: 427
Views: 7145

Re: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things

Good for the A-10 winning both first round games. Also happy to see Nevada lose as I have never forgiven them for stiffing Rhody on a return home game in 2018-19. It was a slimy move on their part.
by RF1
6 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 734
Views: 23736

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

Not sure if this is the place to put this, but an interesting article on the state of college basketball in good ol' Olean. Transfer portalling, players behavior, and declining the NIT. https://www.oleantimesherald.com/newsletter/bungling-of-nit-adds-to-trying-times-for-bona/article_e8897032-e72c-1...
by RF1
6 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 734
Views: 23736

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

hrstrat57 wrote: 6 days ago Yeah ummmm you’re forgetting somebody…

Actually I am not as I listed all the candidates given SERIOUS consideration with official interviews by the people that were making the hiring decision
by RF1
6 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 734
Views: 23736

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

And now here we are. Hired a coach on the cheap and paid dearly for it. After that failure we tried to rectify it with the Archie hire, and so far how has that worked out? We had our chance and we blew it Anyone remember what other coaching names were said to be our finalists when we hired Cox? Wou...
by RF1
6 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things
Replies: 427
Views: 7145

Re: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things

I am happy for Duquesne and its fans. 47 years without making the NCAA is tough. They now get to add a 1st round win.
by RF1
6 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 734
Views: 23736

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

RF1 wrote: 6 days ago This site tracks transfers. Up to 677 as of right now at 11:30am 03-21-2024:

https://verbalcommits.com/transfers
The numbers keep rising (now 702). 25 more players have entered the portal in just the last 2.5 hours.
by RF1
6 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
Replies: 857
Views: 53467

Re: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23

So, we will be paying Kenny to recruit players to Georgetown (we already are) until June 30th? In the meantime, we are down one recruiter unless we can find someone to do the same here? Perhaps we already have his replacement verbally lined up and they are recruiting for us on their present employe...
by RF1
6 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 734
Views: 23736

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

The portal should not open until every game is over and the post season tournament champions are crowned.
by RF1
6 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 734
Views: 23736

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

Someday when we are good, our turnover will be less. Will have to really stuff some pockets to keep our best players, but that's the reality. It still may not matter with the present environment. SBU, UMass, and GMU all had decent seasons winning 20 games and they have about the same number as URI ...
by RF1
6 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
Replies: 857
Views: 53467

Re: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23

By the way, isn’t he still under contract with URI? Archie's two year contract anniversary was March 17th ( a $500,000 annual raise just went into effect for his remaining three years). It was several weeks later that he assembled his staff. I think assistant coaches are typically on one year agree...
by RF1
6 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 734
Views: 23736

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

This site tracks transfers. Up to 677 as of right now at 11:30am 03-21-2024:

https://verbalcommits.com/transfers
by RF1
6 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 734
Views: 23736

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

Players are entering the portal at most all A-10 schools. This is a partial list thus far: UMass Josh Cohen Robert Davis Keon Thompson Sawyer Mayhugh (sat out this yr) LaSalle Anwar Gill Daeshon Shepard Jhamir Brickus Tommy Gardler Khalil Brantley St Bonaventure Barry Evans Kyrell Luc Melian Martine...
by RF1
6 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
Replies: 857
Views: 53467

Re: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23

By the way, isn’t he still under contract with URI? Archie's two year contract anniversary was March 17th (a $500,000 annual raise just went into effect for his remaining three years). It was several weeks later that he assembled his staff announcing them on April 6th, 2022. I think assistant coach...
by RF1
6 days ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things
Replies: 427
Views: 7145

Re: 2024 NCAA/NIT Post Season Tournaments - All Things

Big East in the NIT: 1-4 With all but one of those NIT games (X at Georgia) being on a BE home court. A-10 is not much better at 1-3. All four NIT games were however on the road. The conferences had two NIT games against one another on BE campuses where they split. Based on these results, an argume...
by RF1
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Understanding the NIL
Replies: 977
Views: 49128

Re: Understanding the NIL

This is all that is relevant regarding the NIL

by RF1
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
Replies: 857
Views: 53467

Re: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23

Georgetown Twitter confirming Kenny to the Hoyas. Archie’s road to rebuild this squad just became even more difficult, and my enthusiasm for this team is continuing to dwindle Look at the bright side. We are presently at the point where we cannot possibly get much worse with the loss of any player ...
by RF1
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
Replies: 857
Views: 53467

Re: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23

Georgetown Twitter confirming Kenny to the Hoyas. Archie’s road to rebuild this squad just became even more difficult, and my enthusiasm for this team is continuing to dwindle Look at the bright side. We are presently at the point where we cannot possibly get much worse with the loss of any player ...
by RF1
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Rhody Excellence Collective Executive Director
Replies: 64
Views: 2039

Re: Rhody Excellence Collective Executive Director

My assumption is that the NIL payment commitments to players are for just one year. It looks like many that perform well in a season appear to think they should get more money and they enter the portal because that is more likely at another school. What then happens to players that did not perform u...
by RF1
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Replies: 734
Views: 23736

Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

Is anybody surprised we haven't seen Ways or Zeke's name in the portal yet? I'm a bit surprised but do not hate it. Ways has to know that he is going to have to compete for playing time and we are looking for better talent at his position. Montgomery would also have limited options as a transfer. M...
by RF1
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
Replies: 857
Views: 53467

Re: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23

Ben Hammond and Brayon Freeman have a good chance of occupying two of those spots in some order The first one has yet to suit up for Rhody and may never do so if the rumors are true. The second one did not really contribute much in his short time here and was dismissed for being disruptive. Has sin...
by RF1
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2024 Coaching Carousel
Replies: 380
Views: 13964

Re: 2024 Coaching Carousel

Siena has parted ways with Carmen Maciarello. Saints just finished 4-28 with an NET rank of #353 for 2023-24. Even with such a horrible season, they still managed to draw an average of 5,189 to fourteen home games.

by RF1
1 week ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
Replies: 857
Views: 53467

Re: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23

From what I saw last year, I would not want any players or coaches from our team if I was looking for help. I am sure they work hard but it is a win - loss business. Kenny is known to be one of the top recruiters and top assistants in the country. He'll do much better at a school who has the money ...