The 2017-2018 Season

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 7 years ago

Why the HELL would he transfer to PC? Is Dan going with him?

That's the biggest pile of steaming bullshit I've heard in a long time.....

UCH21377 · Unread post by **UCH21377** » 7 years ago

I wouldn't be shocked if EC moved on but I would have to think it would be to a P5 school. Maybe the B10 back closer to home. But PC would be a shocker.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 7 years ago

I don't see EC going anywhere

I think he avg 17 to finish over 2000 and under 2100 total points

I wonder when we fill find out if CT will transfer??

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 7 years ago

reef I would think very soon....the signing period is coming up in April.....would like to see us add 2 new players...a big and a wing.....

Rhodymob05 · Unread post by **Rhodymob05** » 7 years ago

I guess only the coaches know the development of our Freshman and red shirt bigs. We won't until next season. Any over seas trips this year? Or anything pre-season? It's a funny situation because I feel I only trust Langevine and no one else in the paint and that we need a transfer big, although we have three others on the bench.

giovanni · Unread post by **giovanni** » 7 years ago

bigappleram wrote:Not sure where to place this but Ryan Fazekas just announced he was leaving PC. Friar fans feel ok about it because they believe its just a matter of time before EC announces he will do his post grad year on beautiful Smith Street.

I had heard this comment from a friend/ PC fan this morning. I dismissed it thinking he was mentioning in total jest. Which it should be. Not sure why Friars would want a lowly URI/A10 player anyway.

adam914 · Unread post by **adam914** » 7 years ago

If EC goes to Providence next year I'll pay every member of the Friars board $1000.

Rhodymob05 · Unread post by **Rhodymob05** » 7 years ago

Pure pipe dream, can we stop this convo now?

Iggy1979 · Unread post by **Iggy1979** » 7 years ago

There's no way EC leaves. Hurley stayed because of Hassan and EC; EC will return the favor.

giovanni · Unread post by **giovanni** » 7 years ago

Iggy1979 wrote:There's no way EC leaves. Hurley stayed because of Hassan and EC; EC will return the favor.

Agree totally. One think most of us has always said is Dan's relationship with his players and them with him, how much to like him. And EC, seems to exemplify that type of bond. Not to mention, for a player to do something like that, I would think it would have to a kid who is very brash and probably pretty arrogant. That's not EC. Where do they begin to even mention something like this? I see Chase Jeter a 7 footer, former 5 star is transferring from Duke. Maybe I should begin a rumor he has Kingston in his sights/

ramfan85 · Unread post by **ramfan85** » 7 years ago

TruePoint wrote:
rodfromcranston wrote:"Fans should appreciate both and understand the differences."-TP

I highly doubt most fans do. Especially the younger ones who
don't realize there was a time when freshmen didn't play,
there were no conference tournaments, and no 3 point shot.
I haven't heard one announcer mention career ppg., just career point totals.
I love that Pete Maravich got 3,667 points and 44.2 ppg. in 3 years
and no 3 point shot.
Somebody went back over all his games and figured
he'd have averaged 58 ppg. with the 3 point rule.
I agree, Rod. Luckily I have my dad who never neglects to bring up Steve Chubin (among others) in any conversation about Ram greats. Luckily the posters here have you and Neil and other unofficial historians of the program to remind and educate. It is important to know the history.

As a friend (actually my first when I transferred), I could tell you stories about Chubes. But, if I did, I'd probably get put in "time out."
I think he also played basketball.....lol

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 7 years ago

Rhodymob05 wrote:I guess only the coaches know the development of our Freshman and red shirt bigs. We won't until next season. Any over seas trips this year? Or anything pre-season? It's a funny situation because I feel I only trust Langevine and no one else in the paint and that we need a transfer big, although we have three others on the bench.

Yes

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 7 years ago

Ah, Steve Chubin.....
read Connie Hawkins' book.
Great story about him in the old ABA.
Had an old school coach there.
He was doing a bed check one night, on the road.
Opened Chubin's door, and found him with several women.
"Girls!" screamed the coach.
"Hey coach! Ya want one?" was Chubin's reply.

mstyles22 · Unread post by **mstyles22** » 7 years ago

I'd be thrilled if Rhody could become a serious "northeast mid-major" that contends for the conference title every season. Like I've said before, all of the bones are there...

- A great arena and improving facilities
- Close to recruiting hotbeds all over the northeast
- Proof that we can recruit beyond our region
- Results! The amount of exposure from this run cannot be overstated
- I might be biased as an alum, but a beautiful campus and surrounding area

Having a coach firmly in place in addition to all of that is the formula for a successful program. Because we've already seen it. This is a rapid fan base, one that will continue to grow with results. An 80%+ capacity Ryan Center for a late-November game again a low-end regional team can be a reality if this program continues with the trend it's on...

Rhode_Island_Red · Unread post by **Rhode_Island_Red** » 7 years ago

Rhodymob05 wrote:Pure pipe dream, can we stop this convo now?

In the late 70s I knew several Hated Yankees fans who insisted Jim Rice would bolt for New York as soon as his Red Sox contract ended.

Of course, lots of the Fryuh Faih-weatha Faithful are fans of the Evil Empire . . .

Roz · Unread post by **Roz** » 7 years ago

I think we will be ranked again preseason and I think the key to staying there is replacing Iverson. He was key to breaking down zones and so far Akele has not shown that ability consistently.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 7 years ago

True Iverson though an enigma at times really gave us a lot this year

Hard to find 6'10 guys that can hit a deep crucial 3 at any time

Going to have to find another big for sure

adam914 · Unread post by **adam914** » 7 years ago

Kuran was our leading rebounder to. Not an easy guy to replace. When talking about Akele potentially replacing Iverson, the rebounding might be the biggest concern for me.

Seawrightspostgame · Unread post by **Seawrightspostgame** » 7 years ago

I dont think Jeter is like a Murphy. Jeter his freshman year gave Duke valuable minutes at times late in the season.

I thought Coach K was mismanaging him during Jeter's freshman year. This year? IDK really. K seems to play the guys that compete the hardest and beat out the other guys so you have to wonder.

Amile Jefferson has also had quite a career.

Still, certainly not a Murphy situation.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 7 years ago

Did Jeter get minutes against us early in the year ??

PeterRamTime · Unread post by **PeterRamTime** » 7 years ago

reef wrote:Did Jeter get minutes against us early in the year ??

He played 8 minutes, got a rebound and two assists.

adam914 · Unread post by **adam914** » 7 years ago

adam914 wrote:If EC goes to Providence next year I'll pay every member of the Friars board $1000.

Sounds like my money is safe...what a shocking development!

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 7 years ago

Yes indeed hell will freeze over first before Elbert Charles Matthews plays for the PC Friars

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 7 years ago

PeterRamTime wrote:
reef wrote:Did Jeter get minutes against us early in the year ??
He played 8 minutes, got a rebound and two assists.

From the CBS game recap of the URI Duke game.....
"Duke's Chase Jeter, who left Saturday's game against Penn State with what at the time appeared to be a serious left ankle injury, checked in midway through the first half, but quickly picked up two fouls and was forced back to the bench. The 6-foot-10 sophomore played just eight minutes and did not score."

Blue Man · Unread post by **Blue Man** » 7 years ago

reef wrote:Yes indeed hell will freeze over first before Elbert Charles Matthews plays for the PC Friars

I thought it was Clark?

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 7 years ago

Blue Man wrote:
reef wrote:Yes indeed hell will freeze over first before Elbert Charles Matthews plays for the PC Friars
I thought it was Clark?

It is.

PeterRamTime · Unread post by **PeterRamTime** » 7 years ago

ramster wrote:
PeterRamTime wrote:
reef wrote:Did Jeter get minutes against us early in the year ??
He played 8 minutes, got a rebound and two assists.
From the CBS game recap of the URI Duke game.....
"Duke's Chase Jeter, who left Saturday's game against Penn State with what at the time appeared to be a serious left ankle injury, checked in midway through the first half, but quickly picked up two fouls and was forced back to the bench. The 6-foot-10 sophomore played just eight minutes and did not score."

Ahh I remember that. I think Tatum was hurt for them too???
I remember Hass blocking the shit out of either Tatum or Jeter.

class of 86 · Unread post by **class of 86** » 7 years ago

Ricky council rumored to b e going in May.That gives them four scholarships for grad transfers.Don't they average two departures per year now......under Cooley?

bigappleram · Unread post by **bigappleram** » 7 years ago

That's not an issue exclusive to PC. Happens everywhere.

RF1 · Unread post by **RF1** » 7 years ago

The A-10, in addition to losing many of its coaches, will be without the services of most of its 2017 all conference team members as well. Teams such as the top three regular season teams Dayton, VCU, and Richmond look like they will be hit especially hard by losses. St Bonaventure seems to be the only team that will return two all conference members.

A-10 2016-17 All-Conference Teams

All-Conference First Team
Jack Gibbs, Davidson SR
Scoochie Smith, Dayton SR
T.J. Cline, Richmond SR
Jaylen Adams, St. Bonaventure JR
JeQuan Lewis, VCU SR

All-Conference Second Team
Peyton Aldridge, Davidson JR
Charles Cooke, Dayton SR
Marquise Moore, George Mason SR
Tyler Cavanaugh, George Washington SR
Hassan Martin, Rhode Island SR

All-Conference Third Team
Kendall Pollard, Dayton SR
ShawnDre' Jones, Richmond SR
E.C. Matthews, Rhode Island JR
Matt Mobley, St. Bonaventure JR
Justin Tillman, VCU JR

All-Defensive Team
Charles Cooke, Dayton SR
Kyle Davis, Dayton SR
Yuta Watanabe, George Washington JR
Hassan Martin, Rhode Island SR
Mo Alie-Cox, VCU SR

Losses of Players from All-Conference teams
Dayton 4
VCU 2
Richmond 2
URI 1
SBU 0
GW 1
GMU 1
LaSalle -
DAV 1

rhodylaw · Unread post by **rhodylaw** » 7 years ago

I actually think the A10 will be stronger top to bottom next year. it hurt the league that were only 3 good RPI teams coming into conference play. I expect we will have 6ish teams with top 100 RPIs next year coming into conference.

bigappleram · Unread post by **bigappleram** » 7 years ago

Chris Disano's take on the 2017-18 Rams

https://www.yurview.com/rhode-island-ra ... ook-ahead/

Unread post by **TruePoint** » 7 years ago

RF1 wrote:The A-10, in addition to losing many of its coaches, will be without the services of most of its 2017 all conference team members as well. Teams such as the top three regular season teams Dayton, VCU, and Richmond look like they will be hit especially hard by losses. St Bonaventure seems to be the only team that will return two all conference members.

A-10 2016-17 All-Conference Teams

All-Conference First Team
Jack Gibbs, Davidson SR
Scoochie Smith, Dayton SR
T.J. Cline, Richmond SR
Jaylen Adams, St. Bonaventure JR
JeQuan Lewis, VCU SR

All-Conference Second Team
Peyton Aldridge, Davidson JR
Charles Cooke, Dayton SR
Marquise Moore, George Mason SR
Tyler Cavanaugh, George Washington SR
Hassan Martin, Rhode Island SR

All-Conference Third Team
Kendall Pollard, Dayton SR
ShawnDre' Jones, Richmond SR
E.C. Matthews, Rhode Island JR
Matt Mobley, St. Bonaventure JR
Justin Tillman, VCU JR

All-Defensive Team
Charles Cooke, Dayton SR
Kyle Davis, Dayton SR
Yuta Watanabe, George Washington JR
Hassan Martin, Rhode Island SR
Mo Alie-Cox, VCU SR

Losses of Players from All-Conference teams
Dayton 4
VCU 2
Richmond 2
URI 1
SBU 0
GW 1
GMU 1
LaSalle -
DAV 1

I'm going to assume this is almost universally true for all conferences in all years.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 7 years ago

I definitely think STL will be on the rise

Forgive me EC Elbert Clark thanks for clarifying

RF1 · Unread post by **RF1** » 7 years ago

TruePoint wrote: I'm going to assume this is almost universally true for all conferences in all years.

That is probably true most of the time. One would think more experience makes for better players. These subjective awards are also sometimes not entirely based on play that year and total career (which is ending) performance and reputation is often a factor.

One of the reasons for my post was to show that URI by comparison should not lose as much top talent as other A-10 members.

Unread post by **TruePoint** » 7 years ago

Right, and I also think where you see underclassmen show up on these postseason teams in P5 conferences, they probably frequently declare for the draft. Either way, a good percentage of the guys that end up on these lists don't come back.

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 7 years ago

RF1 wrote:
TruePoint wrote: I'm going to assume this is almost universally true for all conferences in all years.
That is probably true most of the time. One would think more experience makes for better players. These subjective awards are also sometimes not entirely based on play that year and total career (which is ending) performance and reputation is often a factor.

One of the reasons for my post was to show that URI by comparison should not lose as much top talent as other A-10 members.

Except that I could argue that Iverson should have been 3rd team. He didn't of course, but Iverson had to have just missed. He was 4th in the league in rebounding, 3rd in Blocked Shots and 11th in FG%. Agree we don't lose much compared to other teams but losing both starting big men is a pretty significant loss. Langevine has proven to be a solid big man replacement with Tertsea and Layssard solid candidates for playing time along with Akele but Martin and Iverson were All Conference Level performers with Senior Experience.

From a league standpoint 2 of the 5 all Rookie Selections have asked for their release.

Mike Lewis II, Duquesne
Isiaha Mike, Duquesne
Jeff Dowtin, Rhode Island
De'Monte Buckingham, Richmond
Charlie Brown, Saint Joseph's

jmck · Unread post by **jmck** » 7 years ago

Forward/Center Sean Obi is transferring from Duke. Will be able to play immediately as a grad transfer

PeterRamTime · Unread post by **PeterRamTime** » 7 years ago

jmck wrote:Forward/Center Sean Obi is transferring from Duke. Will be able to play immediately as a grad transfer

Ooooo now that's interesting.
He's big and put up good numbers as an underclassmen at Rice.
It's hard to get playing time when you're not an NBA player at Duke.
I'm sure he'd be good here.
Look at how well all the other Duke transfers have done.
Much rather get a good Juco for a couple years, but if we can't this guy would suffice.

Iggy1979 · Unread post by **Iggy1979** » 7 years ago

The rumors of EC playing somewhere else assumes he's graduating this year. Is he? The URI press release only says he's passing up a chance to declare for NBA draft.

theblueram · Unread post by **theblueram** » 7 years ago

I'm hoping the last six weeks of the season has left a lasting impression on everyone on how to succeed. Build on it and next year should be SWEET!!!

Da_Process_Survivor · Unread post by **Da_Process_Survivor** » 7 years ago

Iggy1979 wrote:The rumors of EC playing somewhere else assumes he's graduating this year. Is he? The URI press release only says he's passing up a chance to declare for NBA draft.

LITERALLY in the gorhody.com story about EC coming back

Matthews added, "This past season, our band of brothers achieved our team goals and accomplished something that had only been done once previously at Rhode Island — win the Atlantic 10 Championship. Next season, I look forward to wearing the Keaney Blue for my final season of college eligibility and to again take the court with my family as we aim on making more history for the Rhode Island men's basketball program."

theblueram · Unread post by **theblueram** » 7 years ago

EC is probably one of the most influential recruits we have ever had. After the disaster of 12+ years of no NCAAT, he was the first 4* recruit to sign with us since I don't know who. He started this up again. He is going down in URI lore.

Iggy1979 · Unread post by **Iggy1979** » 7 years ago

Process: don't get your point.

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 7 years ago

Didn't know where tone put this. It could affect one of our games next season, although I expect him to be back.

Providence forward Rodney Bullock will declare for the NBA Draft, but will not sign with agent, source told ESPN. Testing waters.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 7 years ago

Stay in the draft Rodney I want him gone

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 7 years ago

Some PC fans agree with you, reef.
Bullock faded badly after a hot start.
Made lots of poor plays in critical points
in some key games.
Disappeared in a few games, too.
Plenty of folks not very happy with Bullock's play.

Rhodymob05 · Unread post by **Rhodymob05** » 7 years ago

So he can try out for the NBA and still have the option to play in college?

adam914 · Unread post by **adam914** » 7 years ago

Rhodymob05 wrote:So he can try out for the NBA and still have the option to play in college?

Yep, very common. As long as you don't hire an agent you can go to workouts and stuff and get a sense of where you might get drafted and still change your mind before the declaring deadline.

Da_Process_Survivor · Unread post by **Da_Process_Survivor** » 7 years ago

Rhodymob05 wrote:So he can try out for the NBA and still have the option to play in college?

yes, they changed the rules a few years ago. you can declare for the draft and go to pre-draft workouts, and as long as you dont enter the draft or hire an agent you can come back to school.

Trevon Bluiett did it last offseason

"Basketball student-athletes may enter a professional league’s draft once during their college career without jeopardizing their eligibility as long as they are not drafted by a professional team and as long as they declare their intention to resume playing for their college team before the first day of the spring signing period, typically in April.

This year, men's basketball student-athletes wishing to retain their eligibility must withdraw from the NBA draft by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, April 10. This applies only to underclassmen who already have declared for the draft.

The NBA’s deadline for student-athletes to enter the draft is April 29. However, if underclassmen declare between April 11-29, they will relinquish any remaining college eligibility.

This timeline is due to a rule adopted by NCAA member schools in 2011. The rule change is designed to help student-athletes make a decision earlier than in the past to focus on either academics or athletics and also give coaches more flexibility with roster-planning and recruiting."

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