Where Are They Now? Former Player Results and News

[ATPTourFan]

[Rhody15]

I noticed he changed his avatar color to gray, and now to more of a navy blue.

Makes sense, it seems to be covering all D1 schools in the state now, rather than just Rhody.

[Rhode_Island_Red]

I noticed he changed his avatar color to gray, and now to more of a navy blue.

Makes sense, it seems to be covering all D1 schools in the state now, rather than just Rhody.

Oh, good, because nobody covers the mental hospital. /s

[Rhody_NYCT]

I can't wait to move on from the blame-David Cox-for-everything talk...very excited for our future.

Yeah we should never talk about anything except right now in the program. Only present off season October talk.

Dan Hurley? Who’s that? Jim Baron? Nope! Not up in here!

Jerry D? Never heard of him. Harrick? Don’t you dare. Skinner!? Absolutely not. Penders!?!? Not on my watch.

Can’t believe anyone would have the balls to bring up past coaches in a thread about past players. For shame!

Haha. Regarding Cox, it’s a broken record.

[ElmCityRhody]

My friends, are wearing thin
They're tired of hearing your name
It ain't a healthy thing, this obsession that I'm living
So baby please, rescue me
I ain't never had nothing stuck in my head
I guess I'm having I keep hearing
I'm a broke record, a broke record.
You've got my heart-heart skip-skip-skipping a beat
From the needle through my ahead, hit repeat
I'm a broke record, a broke record.
You're a song I gotta sing along with the men
When it gets to the end I gotta play it again and again
Like a yo-yo-yo-yo babe is what I feel like
Up and down, driving me crazy
Keep yank-yank-yanking my string-string baby baby
Don't stop, don't stop
I'm a broke record, a broke record.
You've got my heart-heart skip-skip-skipping a beat
From the needle through my ahead, hit repeat
I'm a broke record, a broke record.
You're a song I gotta sing along with the men
When it gets to the end I gotta play it again and again

[Rhody_NYCT]

My friends, are wearing thin
They're tired of hearing your name
It ain't a healthy thing, this obsession that I'm living
So baby please, rescue me
I ain't never had nothing stuck in my head
I guess I'm having I keep hearing
I'm a broke record, a broke record.
You've got my heart-heart skip-skip-skipping a beat
From the needle through my ahead, hit repeat
I'm a broke record, a broke record.
You're a song I gotta sing along with the men
When it gets to the end I gotta play it again and again
Like a yo-yo-yo-yo babe is what I feel like
Up and down, driving me crazy
Keep yank-yank-yanking my string-string baby baby
Don't stop, don't stop
I'm a broke record, a broke record.
You've got my heart-heart skip-skip-skipping a beat
From the needle through my ahead, hit repeat
I'm a broke record, a broke record.
You're a song I gotta sing along with the men
When it gets to the end I gotta play it again and again

Good stuff!

[steveystuds06]

I can't wait to move on from the blame-David Cox-for-everything talk...very excited for our future.

Yeah, we should never talk about anything except right now in the program. Only present off season October talk.

Dan Hurley? Who’s that? Jim Baron? Nope! Not up in here!

Jerry D? Never heard of him. Harrick? Don’t you dare. Skinner!? Absolutely not. Penders!?!? Not on my watch.

Can’t believe anyone would have the balls to bring up past coaches in a thread about past players. For shame!

Haha. Regarding Cox, it’s a broken record.

I don’t get what you expect. This is a message board for die-hard Rhody fans, and we went from bids, championships, and a red-hot program to back-to-back 10th-place finishes in a weak conference. Many people that love this program will have a tough time getting over the constant disappointment from the last few years. It’s the same reason Baron and Jerry D are still brought up a lot. Especially when it’s October, and we haven’t played a game yet.

Is it all Cox's fault? Nope. But if we were landing bids and staying at the top of the conference, guess who would be getting all the credit? Cox. That’s life as a head coach at a D1 program.

[PeteRI]

Softest hands of any big man!

[TruePoint]

Yeah, we should never talk about anything except right now in the program. Only present off season October talk.

Dan Hurley? Who’s that? Jim Baron? Nope! Not up in here!

Jerry D? Never heard of him. Harrick? Don’t you dare. Skinner!? Absolutely not. Penders!?!? Not on my watch.

Can’t believe anyone would have the balls to bring up past coaches in a thread about past players. For shame!

Haha. Regarding Cox, it’s a broken record.

I don’t get what you expect. This is a message board for die-hard Rhody fans, and we went from bids, championships, and a red-hot program to back-to-back 10th-place finishes in a weak conference. Many people that love this program will have a tough time getting over the constant disappointment from the last few years. It’s the same reason Baron and Jerry D are still brought up a lot. Especially when it’s October, and we haven’t played a game yet.

Is it all Cox's fault? Nope. But if we were landing bids and staying at the top of the conference, guess who would be getting all the credit? Cox. That’s life as a head coach at a D1 program.

I also didn’t bring Cox up out of the blue to take a gratuitous shot at him. It was germane to the discussion.

[Rhody72]

I also didn’t bring Cox up out of the blue to take a gratuitous shot at him. It was germane to the discussion.

The head coach is germane to every discussion about his/her program. No need to defend your post.

[The Dude]

Jeff Dowtin playing against the Celtics at the moment. Thus far 5 minutes of play and 4 points. He looks sharp and even the announcers on NESN are saying he seems to be the kind of guy that shows up in big moments.

[Ramfan22]

Jeff Dowtin playing against the Celtics at the moment. Thus far 5 minutes of play and 4 points. He looks sharp and even the announces on NESN are saying he seems to be the kind of guy that shows up in big moments.

Jeff is THAT GUY. Deserves more minutes.

[Billyboy78]

[theblueram]

Billyboy, does this mean he got another 2 way contract or made the team? Can't tell.

[Rhody15]

Billyboy, does this mean he got another 2 way contract or made the team? Can't tell.

Status quo.

Has the same two way he previously signed.

He can play X amount of NBA games (didn’t look up the exact number) and the rest need to be in the G League.

[Jersey77]

Billyboy, does this mean he got another 2 way contract or made the team? Can't tell.

Status quo.

Has the same two way he previously signed.

He can play X amount of NBA games (didn’t look up the exact number) and the rest need to be in the G League.

Two-Way contract; can play in 50 regular season games, no play-off eligibility.

[Blue Man]

Billyboy, does this mean he got another 2 way contract or made the team? Can't tell.

Status quo.

Has the same two way he previously signed.

He can play X amount of NBA games (didn’t look up the exact number) and the rest need to be in the G League.

Two-Way contract; can play in 50 regular season games, no play-off eligibility.

Nothing says they can't renegotiate that contract. The Raptors are awful thin at the PG spot - one injury and he's seeing significant minutes.

That said - 2 way deals are half the rookie minimum. So JD is making just over $500k this year. Pretty solid. Go Jeff Go!

[Jersey77]

Status quo.

Has the same two way he previously signed.

He can play X amount of NBA games (didn’t look up the exact number) and the rest need to be in the G League.

Two-Way contract; can play in 50 regular season games, no play-off eligibility.

Nothing says they can't renegotiate that contract. The Raptors are awful thin at the PG spot - one injury and he's seeing significant minutes.

That said - 2 way deals are half the rookie minimum. So JD is making just over $500k this year. Pretty solid. Go Jeff Go!

Yes Blue Man he can earn a full roster spot if they create an opening for him.
Then of course he would be play-off eligible..

Actually the Raptors would seem to be a good landing spot for him.

[Rhody72]

Tyrese Martin has exceeded my expectations by becoming a second round pick and receiving a two year contract with Atlanta. I read recently that he will begin the season playing mostly in the NBA G league. The Hawks are deep in Guards.

[reef]

Tyrese Martin has exceeded my expectations by becoming a second round pick and receiving a two year contract with Atlanta. I read recently that he will begin the season playing mostly in the NBA G league. The Hawks are deep in Guards.

Yes he made the top 15 not a 2 way contract like JD has

[Rhodymob05]

I always new Martin was capable, he just hated life after Dan left.

[RF1]

I wish Rhody alums such as Jeff Dowtin nothing but success.

[ace]

I wish Rhody alums such as Jeff Dowtin nothing but success.

Cool. Some people root for any player they put time and energy into supporting. To each their own.

I always new Martin was capable, he just hated life after Dan left.

That’s a strange thing to say since he didn’t even play for Dan until he was a junior. Rese, Dana, and Jermaine were all in on Cox. It just didn’t work out.

[ace]

Jeff’s pro career so far mimics the way he plays the game- there’s no rushing it or panic or doubt, just confidence in himself and his abilities and quiet, hard work.

[ramster]

Toppin vs Makhel and Makhi as Kentucky and Arkansas are preseason ranked #1 and #2 respectively in SEC

[RhodyKyle]

Toppin putting in the work

[Rhody15]

Toppin putting in the work

I’m more shocked at that first sentence.

“Facial recognition on the basket.”

We’re farther behind than we think!

[RhodyKyle]

Toppin putting in the work

I’m more shocked at that first sentence.

“Facial recognition on the basket.”

We’re farther behind than we think!

1) I'm just as shocked but more so because it feels like "big brother" is watching

2) Remember that Cal has all of these things and still started beef with his AD and football coach looking for more funding so they will be separating themselves from us even further (which is why comparing ourselves to UK is a fool's errand). UK's practice facility was opened 15 years ago and we're hoping for next year.

[SGreenwell]

I suppose that tool is useful for UK and Cal to track whether players are actually practicing or not, but I kind of wonder how useful it is beyond that. UK drastically improved from 2020-21 to 2021-22 because they replaced players, not because players on the roster got radically better. They had eight holdovers from that year to last year - One improved substantially (Toppin), one maintained production despite doubling their minutes which is very good (Brooks), and one got better but was barely in the rotation (Lance Ware). The other five either regressed or didn't progress enough year-to-year to earn playing time.

YR - Player - Minutes Played - PER
2021 Brennan Canada 3 -20.6
2022 Brennan Canada 13 30
2021 Davion Mintz 769 15
2022 Davion Mintz 767 12.6
2021 Dontaie Allen 309 12.8
2022 Dontaie Allen 121 9.1
2021 Jacob Toppin 411 14.2
2022 Jacob Toppin 513 19.1
2021 Kareem Watkins 2 0
2022 Kareem Watkins 13 1.3
2021 Keion Brooks 377 19.7
2022 Keion Brooks 807 18.9
2021 Lance Ware 254 7.7
2022 Lance Ware 177 13.2
2021 Zan Payne 4 29.9
2022 Zan Payne 13 19.8

[PlayMikeMotenMore]

Toppin putting in the work

Wonder if they thought of putting facial recognition technology in the classrooms to make sure his student-athletes show up to class.

At Louisville under Pitino, they had this technology at the local strip club to keep track of the players and coaches.

[Rhody72]

There was a write-up in today's ProJo on Bryant Univ's men's basketball team and Antwan Walker was never mentioned. Most here (myself included) thought he would be a star there. Am I missing something about his playing status or did we grossly over-rate Antwan?

[Jersey77]

There was a write-up in today's ProJo on Bryant Univ's men's basketball team and Antwan Walker was never mentioned. Most here (myself included) thought he would be a star there. Am I missing something about his playing status or did we grossly over-rate Antwan?

Walker will be starting and playing a major role on this team.
Bryant is thin in the frontcourt and Twan is their best big.

Pride and Timberlake will be the stars on this team.
Add in transfers Sherif, Hawkins, and Edert thus giving Bryant plenty of firepower.

They should immediately compete with Vermont for top honors in the conference.

[Blue Man]

Toppin putting in the work

I’m more shocked at that first sentence.

“Facial recognition on the basket.”

We’re farther behind than we think!

Just because we finally started running in the race doesn't mean the other schools stopped to let us catch up.

Though that's a sentence I never thought I'd read.

This is like when everyone found out the stealth fighter exists only to realize they had been in use for over a decade.

[spookydog]

Tyrese Martin saw action in his first real NBA game. Played just shy of 2 minutes & hit his only shot scoring 2 points.

[Blue Man]

JT getting after it.

[phipsiGD'11]

Jared's game looked so smooth in those highlights. He had a serious shot at staying in the league, it sucks it didn't work out a little differently.

But Jared "crawled", so Jeff could "walk", and we will see which next Rhody player will "run" (this was a really bad attempt at linking current players to our recent past, but I typed it out and I am not deleting it now)

[reef]

Jared's game looked so smooth in those highlights. He had a serious shot at staying in the league, it sucks it didn't work out a little differently.

But Jared "crawled", so Jeff could "walk", and we will see which next Rhody player will "run" (this was a really bad attempt at linking current players to our recent past, but I typed it out and I am not deleting it now)

Any chance it’s Jacob Toppin ??

[Ramfan22]

[RF1]

On to school Number 4?

URI
Hofstra
Manhattan
?

[rhodylocal]

On to school Number 4?

URI
Hofstra
Manhattan
?

Not sure if we can even count Manhattan.

[Billyboy78]

Posting this for Adam. Lol.

[adam914]

Posting this for Adam. Lol.

Nooooooooooooo!!!!! Haha I had almost forgotten about that clown! If he becomes an NBA All-Star I might have to swear off the sport forever.

[ace]

On to school Number 4?

URI
Hofstra
Manhattan
?

He had signed with Santa Clara before coming to URI. A few people on his recruiting thread had some thoughts about his de-commitment, until it was learned he was coming to Rhody.

[RF1]

On to school Number 4?

URI
Hofstra
Manhattan
?

He had signed with Santa Clara before coming to URI. A few people on his recruiting thread had some thoughts about his de-commitment, until it was learned he was coming to Rhody.

Commit, de-commit, commit, attending 3 or more schools. Omar, with his soon to be 4th school has overtaken Billy Baron's college basketball odyssey.


Billy Baron
Commit to URI
Decommit URI
Commit to Virginia
Attend and play for Virginia
Transfer and attend/play for URI
Transfer and attend/play for Canisius

The kids of today are certainly getting a lot of travel and school experience. Not so much emphasis it seems for academics, continuity, and loyalty.

[ramster]

On to school Number 4?

URI
Hofstra
Manhattan
?

He had signed with Santa Clara before coming to URI. A few people on his recruiting thread had some thoughts about his de-commitment, until it was learned he was coming to Rhody.

Commit, de-commit, commit, attending 3 or more schools. Omar, with his soon to be 4th school has overtaken Billy Baron's college basketball odyssey.


Billy Baron
Commit to URI
Decommit URI
Commit to Virginia
Attend and play for Virginia
Transfer and attend/play for URI
Transfer and attend/play for Canisius

The kids of today are certainly getting a lot of travel and school experience. Not so much emphasis it seems for academics, continuity, and loyalty.

So are you blaming the kids?

or the system that has been changed significantly with NIL, no sit out for transferring?

Manhattan fires their Head Coach with two weeks to go for the Season to start yet it sounds like you are blaming/criticizing Omar for now looking for a new home.

[Rhody15]

On to school Number 4?

URI
Hofstra
Manhattan
?

He had signed with Santa Clara before coming to URI. A few people on his recruiting thread had some thoughts about his de-commitment, until it was learned he was coming to Rhody.

Commit, de-commit, commit, attending 3 or more schools. Omar, with his soon to be 4th school has overtaken Billy Baron's college basketball odyssey.


Billy Baron
Commit to URI
Decommit URI
Commit to Virginia
Attend and play for Virginia
Transfer and attend/play for URI
Transfer and attend/play for Canisius

The kids of today are certainly getting a lot of travel and school experience. Not so much emphasis it seems for academics, continuity, and loyalty.

What a pathetic, pathetic post this is.

The overwhelming majority of us here would have done the same thing if we were in his shoes.

[Rhodymob05]

RF1 isn't wrong though. Thats a lot. His transcript is probably crazy.

[SGreenwell]

Omar got his degree in May 2022. He went to Manhattan as a graduate transfer, and it seems pretty unreasonable to expect him to stay when the coach that recruited him leaves. He also left URI because he wasn't playing that much, and it's not like he had a rep as some malcontent when he was here. Sometimes, people just get unlucky.

[reef]

Posting this for Adam. Lol.

Heard a stat today that was mind boggling, going into tonight’s games KD had the worst plus minus in the entire NBA !!

[SGreenwell]

Early season NBA small sample size fever, catch it! The Utah Jazz's early season run reminds me of when the Cavs, IIRC, went 2-0 the year after they lost Lebron. (I think they ended up with the #1 pick both years.)