Transfers

twisted3829 · Unread post by **twisted3829** » 11 years ago

they could get a hardship waiver given what happened at Rutgers, it will either be all play right away or none will

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 11 years ago

Hmmm..... on second look, he's a 38% shooter and 32% from 3. Clearly not a pure shooter
by any means.

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 11 years ago

rodfromcranston wrote:Hmmm..... on second look, he's a 38% shooter and 32% from 3. Clearly not a pure shooter
by any means.

Nope, he had some absolutely dreadful shooting games... but just kept shooting until he was benched. Their offense, at times, looked more functional and expansive after his injury, but I wouldn't put that all on him.

adam914 · Unread post by **adam914** » 11 years ago

I could actually see the NCAA giving them all waivers. They could use it as an excuse for some PR to spew some crap about how much they are really looking out for student athletes.

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 11 years ago

Then I want to go back in time and have Biruta eligible for this year. We can do that, right?

But actually, now that the 12-13 season is behind is and everyone survived, I'm much happier having him around for the next two.

Rhody72 · Unread post by **Rhody72** » 11 years ago

Yea, let's use one of Biruta's remaining years of eligibility on last season? No.

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 11 years ago

Rhody72 wrote:Yea, let's use one of Biruta's remaining years of eligibility on last season? No.

I thought my mention of time travel would have been enough to indicate that I was not serious.

Iggy1979 · Unread post by **Iggy1979** » 11 years ago

Would a kid go from Big East to Buffalo? Will be interesting to see how this plays out.

Iggy1979 · Unread post by **Iggy1979** » 11 years ago

Good news? Mitch McGary will return to Michigan instead of going pro.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 11 years ago

Well, it could be. McGary is as ready for the NBA as I am.

Unread post by **TruePoint** » 11 years ago

I'm going to throw a name out there based on nothing but speculation on my part. Kyle Vilares is a 6'4" SG from Central Connecticut and he just announced he is going to transfer after his sophomore year. In two years he has scored 1100 points. He shot .365 and .386 3FG% in his two years. And - get this - he is from Detroit. In light of what was posted in another thread about Preston being on the move recruiting-wise, I could see this coming together. Maybe they try to get someone that can play next year, and if they can't then they bring in Kyle.

Here is Kyle's quote:

“Nothing [bad] happened at Central,” Vinales said Thursday, two days after he shocked coach Howie Dickenman by requesting a release from his scholarship. “Everything here was good. Coach D and the staff and the athletic department showed a lot of love for me. But the part that got me was the NCAA Tournament, watching that, how fun that would be to play in. I can play in that, with that talent level. I feel I’ve worked hard enough and I’m good enough.”

Source: http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports. ... -transfer/

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 11 years ago

Not the size staff seems to want to succeed Munford.
ESPN and Rivals have him listed at 6'1".

Unread post by **TruePoint** » 11 years ago

You're right, Rod. He's listed at 6'1" on CCSU's roster, as well. I guess that changes things a bit, but he can really fill it up.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 11 years ago

TP, if he was 6'4", all day long!
The kid is a scorer. though.
One thing I recall Dan telling me was,
"I don't want a wild man coming in here and
disrupting our offense."
Not saying this kid is, but my mind ticks over to
Alan Iverson, due to his size and the number of shots.
I'm sure he'll find plenty of suitors.

Iggy1979 · Unread post by **Iggy1979** » 11 years ago

Well Dan will have an opinion one way or the other.
As a freshman against Hurley-coached Wagner he scored 21 points and hit 13-of-14 free-throws in win.
Last year he scored 42 against Wagner.

Iggy1979 · Unread post by **Iggy1979** » 11 years ago

Justin Edwards, 6-3 G, is transferring out of Maine, too. More of a slasher than a shooter, though. He's visiting Iowa St.

Gunboat · Unread post by **Gunboat** » 11 years ago

@Eli_Carter5: I have officially been released from Rutgers mens basketball team and I'm exploring all options.

3wisemen · Unread post by **3wisemen** » 11 years ago

McGary was a lottery pick according to Chad Ford of ESPN and DraftExpress.net. He also turns 21 in June. His stock might never be higher than it is after this NCAA Tournament. And very, very few players are actually ready for the NBA from Day 1. He should have gone.

Gunboat · Unread post by **Gunboat** » 11 years ago

Looks like Biruta is visiting Rutgers.... Maybe to recruit?

rhodylaw · Unread post by **rhodylaw** » 11 years ago

Maybe to discuss the situation with the governor's investigation?

Iggy1979 · Unread post by **Iggy1979** » 11 years ago

Gunboat wrote:@Eli_Carter5: I have officially been released from Rutgers mens basketball team and I'm exploring all options.

I think Hurley will talk to Carter. Yes, his percentages aren't great but he scored 14 points a game for two seasons in the Big East. I would have no problem with him taking over for Munford.

Gunboat · Unread post by **Gunboat** » 11 years ago

rhodylaw wrote:Maybe to discuss the situation with the governor's investigation?

Good point.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 11 years ago

Look at the guys for 2014 that we're involved with.
I think we can do a lot better than Eli Carter.

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 11 years ago

I would not want Carter. We have already done better.

Carter was ranked #114 Rivals and not ranked in ESPN or Scout.
All of the below teams offered Carter in 2011. He signed relatively late with Rutgers on April 23rd.
Rutgers COMMITTED (04/23/2011)
Charlotte - Visited
Colorado
Iowa
Missouri
Oregon St. - Visited
Providence
Rhode Island
Seton Hall - Visited
South Carolina
UCLA - Visited
Wake Forest

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 11 years ago

Ramster, that's a pretty impressive list of offers he got, though.
I still like the big SGs we seem to be involved with.
It tells me that's the 2014 priority, which may be why it
looks like they passed on Er.
The more I read and see about some of the rich 2014 class, the more
I think they should save them and have three for next season.
Of course, a post grad/fifth year player for next year could
play right away next season, and not eat a scholarship for 2014.

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 11 years ago

I agree. Save them. The chance of getting an impact player now is slim. This year's team will be good. Add 3 more top freshmen in '14 in addition to what we already have, and the "14-'15 team could be special. Biruta will be a senior and all the other new players, transfers and the two frosh, will have a year under their belt.If we add a top SG from the '14 class (Terrell?), we could have one of the better backcourts in the A10, if not the country. I say be patient. While '13-'14 will still be a good year, '14-'15 could be a great one.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 11 years ago

If you save the scholarships, you have a chance to add an inside player, to succeed Biruta.
Terrell and Matthews could be potentially, our best back court ever in modern URI history.
If not Terrell, there are some really good ones Preston is looking at.
I urge posters to read the recruiting page we have here.
Some interesting and exciting information on players offered by staff.

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 11 years ago

I just posted a vodeo of Terrell in the recruiting section. If PC is putting the full court press on his friend Abu, we should be doing the same with Terrell.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 11 years ago

Abu is blowing up, bigtime.
He'll likely wind up going BCS when it's all done

Iggy1979 · Unread post by **Iggy1979** » 11 years ago

Coaches rarely leave scholarships unfilled. Someone could get injured; someone could have trouble with grades ... We'll see if Hurley leaves one or two open.

Gunboat · Unread post by **Gunboat** » 11 years ago

@AdamZagoria: Duke, Florida Among Those Reaching Out to Eli Carter http://t.co/4lEOXghYv4

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 11 years ago

Who ever heard of those programs?

Iggy1979 · Unread post by **Iggy1979** » 11 years ago

So much for Carter not being good enough for URI! But if Zag doesn't list URI I don't think Hurley is interested.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 11 years ago

Exactly.
Hurley knows what he wants from the SG position.
That he isn't involved with Carter, says something.
There were stories that Rutgers actually was better off when Carter got hurt.
Munford took a lot of shots, because he had to. Carter took a ton of shots
on a team with other options.
"I don't want any wildman coming in here and disrupting our offense"- Dan Hurley
speaking about what kind of player he might like for the remaining scholaships.

Gunboat · Unread post by **Gunboat** » 11 years ago

FWIW:

@MattSugam: I would think reuniting with his HS HC Dan Hurley at #URI would be a sensible landing spot for Mike Poole: http://t.co/0TTnLra3hy #RHoops

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 11 years ago

Gunboat wrote:FWIW:

@MattSugam: I would think reuniting with his HS HC Dan Hurley at #URI would be a sensible landing spot for Mike Poole: http://t.co/0TTnLra3hy #RHoops

It looks like it's Iona for Poole. Nice fit for him.

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 11 years ago

One of these certainly seems to stand out- it's nice what a Hurley can do for a school.

Unread post by **ATPTourFan** » 11 years ago

Exhibit A: The Hurley Effect

Essam · Unread post by **Essam** » 11 years ago

rodfromcranston wrote:The idiocy of keeping your star player on the bench in a
tournament game, where you're blowing a lead.
Why? "I kept him out cawz he had three fouls."
Who the hell keeps a stud on the bench in the second half for three fouls?
Especially while you're watching a big lead dwindle.
I never bothered after that game. It showed me
the caliber of our coach, and that his ego came before winning.
15 minutes as a freshman? On a shitty team, with players out,
and he couldn't play?
Never more than 28 minute average, with his talent, was a
disgrace.
Scott Hazelton playing behind Jamal Wise and others for a full season was almost as bad a crime.

Rod I remember those days . It was 8 of us against the rest of the board.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 11 years ago

Geez, Essam, were there that many of us?
It seemed to last an eternity.

NJRhodyFan · Unread post by **NJRhodyFan** » 11 years ago

Yeah I'll never forget that NIT game vs Creighton where Daniels spent most of the night rotting away on the bench. I think 4 or 5 other guys played more minutes than him that night, which is inconceivable. Just goes to show you what a putz Baron was...holding grudges, etc. So glad that era of URI basketball is mercifully over.

Can't wait for the upcoming season!!

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 11 years ago

ace wrote:

One of these certainly seems to stand out- it's nice what a Hurley can do for a school.

Is it possible that Dan and Bobby could be competing for the same NJ/NY players from now on?

sf2010 · Unread post by **sf2010** » 11 years ago

In other news, saw Maurice Creek is leaving Indiana for his final year of eligibility, he'll be a post-grad. Might be a bit of a pipe dream, but wouldn't that be something?

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 11 years ago

Not much to think he's come East.
Odd, he went from top scoring freshman in the country,
to 1.8ppg this season.
Lots of injuries stopped him from being the player he looked
like he was going to be.

sf2010 · Unread post by **sf2010** » 11 years ago

Yeah, nothing remotely connecting him to URI. I seem to remember Hurley or someone else mentioning the potential of a post-grad player. That, or my memory is deserting me in my old age.

Smokinjimit · Unread post by **Smokinjimit** » 11 years ago

I can see us all back in 1993. I don't want some midget point guard from conn, 5'10 is way to short. We need to go after bigger players. This kid Tyson wheeler can go somewhere else.

Let's not get too caught up in the height debate. Bigger is not always better.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 11 years ago

Height is more important for a SG, which is a priority for the staff.
Look at every SG they've offered on the recruiting page and 6'3" is the smallest.
Tyson, Silk and Jiggy were all 6' and under, but they're PGs.

Iggy1979 · Unread post by **Iggy1979** » 11 years ago

Height never hurts. One of the reasons Calhoun wasn't interested in Tyson was lack of size. And while that backfired, UConn has had a lot of quality big guards over the years. Clearly, Hurley wants a SG with some height, as Rod said. And I don't think they'll be recruiting 5-11 PGs in the future either.

Gonebarongone · Unread post by **Gonebarongone** » 11 years ago

Iggy1979 wrote:Height never hurts. One of the reasons Calhoun wasn't interested in Tyson was lack of size. And while that backfired, UConn has had a lot of quality big guards over the years. Clearly, Hurley wants a SG with some height, as Rod said. And I don't think they'll be recruiting 5-11 PGs in the future either.

Obviously, you would want a 6'4" guard over a 6' SG all else being equal but things are rarely that clear cut. I hope they aren't leaving guys off their recruiting boards just because of height. Forget just the Rhody guys, within 100 miles of URI there have been dozens of great college players who were undersized for their position. Khalid El-Amin was under 6'. Troy Bell was 6'1". Ty Rice wasn't 6 feet. John Linehan (god, I hated him) was 5'9". There are many others. They are definitely the exception but I would be happy if they were just looking for the best guys out there without any artificial restrictions. This isn't the NBA. A good guard is a good guard, especially in the A-10. Michael Cooper isn't locking you down out there.

Ramblinrose · Unread post by **Ramblinrose** » 11 years ago

I recall that UCONN made a late run at Tyson but he was already committed to Al Skinner. I also remember that Tyson didn't like URI at first and many thought he would stay a year and transfer. Fortunately it all worked out great.

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