'19 Anthony Harris (UNC ---> URI ---> St. Thomas JC)

[RhowdyRam02]

My guess is the best chance of an update will be the first media avail before the Duquesne game, and if not then we'll see if Ant is sitting on the bench or not come Dec 31.

I think you're right, unless he gets added to the roster online in the days before that media availability

[McRam]

When Ant is here and eligible, guessing it will be announced then. Why sit on good news? We all need it!!

[Rhodymob05]

After all this, he’s just suited up vs the Dukes out of no where lol. I won’t be complaining.

[adam914]

I should clarify, when I said "we'll see if Ant is sitting on the bench or not come Dec 31", that could mean he's not dressed or playing yet but at least with the team.

[RJRam]

It's always fun to unwrap a new gift around Christmas, but unless we get some major improvement up front, or Ant has put on a major growth spurt while studying at home, I don't see how he makes us a much better team this season. He can certainly take some of the pressure off Ish, but he doesn't add a shooter or significantly help our front court, which, IMHO, is our Achilles heel. I will still try to be patient and look for glimmers of development from our forwards and bigs.

[adam914]

It's always fun to unwrap a new gift around Christmas, but unless we get some major improvement up front, or Ant has put on a major growth spurt while studying at home, I don't see how he makes us a much better team this season. He can certainly take some of the pressure off Ish, but he doesn't add a shooter or significantly help our front court, which, IMHO, is our Achilles heel. I will still try to be patient and look for glimmers of development from our forwards and bigs.

Agree with you here, I don't think his addition changes too much for this year, but it'd still be helpful to get him a semester on the court to get him up to speed for next season.

[Billyboy78]

He adds toughness and attitude. That should help with the culture.

[Jdrums#3]

Plus his defense could help ( I think Stevey mentioned this earlier in the thread? ).

No need to rush him with the way the season is going. I agree that it will be good to get him embedded into the program ( around the players, coaches, culture ) so he can get to work his way back, play in games, get comfortable this season and be ready to go for a full season in 23-24.

I hope he gets here soon as I am looking forward to seeing him play later in the season.

[theblueram]

We have 12 pages on a transfer who's been in college for 3 years and hasn't played yet. He's had 2 ACL tears and a concussion. Just pump the brakes people already.

[steveystuds06]

It's always fun to unwrap a new gift around Christmas, but unless we get some major improvement up front, or Ant has put on a major growth spurt while studying at home, I don't see how he makes us a much better team this season. He can certainly take some of the pressure off Ish, but he doesn't add a shooter or significantly help our front court, which, IMHO, is our Achilles heel. I will still try to be patient and look for glimmers of development from our forwards and bigs.

Agree with you here, I don't think his addition changes too much for this year, but it'd still be helpful to get him a semester on the court to get him up to speed for next season.

That’s exactly how I feel. I don’t expect much of an impact this season but if he can play some minutes to get rid of the rust and have a full off-season with the team I think he could be a nice piece for us next season.

[steveystuds06]

We have 12 pages on a transfer who's been in college for 3 years and hasn't played yet. He's had 2 ACL tears and a concussion. Just pump the brakes people already.

I think most people are giving completely reasonable takes. I think we have all accepted that even if Ant plays he’s likely not going to be much of a difference maker at this stage of the season.

[Jdrums#3]

We have 12 pages on a transfer who's been in college for 3 years and hasn't played yet. He's had 2 ACL tears and a concussion. Just pump the brakes people already.

Why? No games for another several days. Doesn’t hurt to pass the time for now. No one is forced to participate. There is plenty of time to pump the brakes when the team is back to playing games.

[Billyboy78]

We have 12 pages on a transfer who's been in college for 3 years and hasn't played yet. He's had 2 ACL tears and a concussion. Just pump the brakes people already.

You keep bringing up his injuries. He was part of the rotation for the #1 team in the country last year......post injuries. I believe his injuries are irrelevant at this point. The fact that he hasn't played in almost a year and hasn't practiced with his URI teammates are much more of a factor than past injuries.

[JimSidd]

I have to ask: does he refer to himself as Ant or is that nickname that the KBers have given him?

[rhodyblue12]

By and large, I have always thought that in the A10, you could do fairly well with two star guards, two good guards and three frontcourt guys that are solid and don't hurt you- rebound, shot block, putbacks/drop offs and an occasional post move.

WRT bigs, Foumena, Bilal, Samb were frontcourt candidates.
Bilal has met this expectation, Samb has shown flashes and Foumena is TBD.
In a perfect world, at least one big could pick and pop. I am guilty of looking at tape and thinking Tchikou and/or Rory were that guy.
They still could be but need to develop.
So, we have five guys and three need to emerge. Up to Archie to decide at the end of the year.
If not, one Bryce Hopkins type transfer could change things in a hurry for our front court next season.

WRT the guards at the season's start , I felt that Freeman, Weston and Harris all had star potential and Ish or Carey could be a good fourth.
Ish has exceeded my expectations, and Freeman has shown flashes, but the rest are not at that level right now. Hopefully they will be next year.
If not, we'll need Cam or Conner to be college ready day one.

I feel the pain, but don't feel we are WAY off from the plan. Commence criticism ....

[Rhody15]

We have 12 pages on a transfer who's been in college for 3 years and hasn't played yet. He's had 2 ACL tears and a concussion. Just pump the brakes people already.

You keep bringing up his injuries. He was part of the rotation for the #1 team in the country last year......post injuries. I believe his injuries are irrelevant at this point. The fact that he hasn't played in almost a year and hasn't practiced with his URI teammates are much more of a factor than past injuries.

They were 10-4 in the games he played last year. No where near #1 in the nation.

Did not play 20 minutes once.

Did not score more than 5 points in a game.

Did not get more than 2 rebounds in a game.

Did not have more than 2 assists in a game.

I know you can't strictly judge a player off of box scores, but he did not really produce when he was on the court last season.

[steveystuds06]

We have 12 pages on a transfer who's been in college for 3 years and hasn't played yet. He's had 2 ACL tears and a concussion. Just pump the brakes people already.

You keep bringing up his injuries. He was part of the rotation for the #1 team in the country last year......post injuries. I believe his injuries are irrelevant at this point. The fact that he hasn't played in almost a year and hasn't practiced with his URI teammates are much more of a factor than past injuries.

They were 10-4 in the games he played last year. No where near #1 in the nation.

Did not play 20 minutes once.

Did not score more than 5 points in a game.

Did not get more than 2 rebounds in a game.

Did not have more than 2 assists in a game.

I know you can't strictly judge a player off of box scores, but he did not really produce when he was on the court last season.

Are you kidding me? That UNC team was absolutely loaded and would beat us by 30.. He's the type of player that brings energy and is a spark plug for a team like UNC off the bench. A player like Stan Robinson. He does the little things, defends, and is very tough.

Ant was a part of the rotation of a team that went to the national championship.... I don't know how much, but he's going to help this team..

[Jdrums#3]

I have to ask: does he refer to himself as Ant or is that nickname that the KBers have given him?

I think it is a KB thing - but I am not 100% sure.

[NYGFan_Section208]

[hrstrat57]

Weird situation
Weird thread
Just weird

[Billyboy78]

I have to ask: does he refer to himself as Ant or is that nickname that the KBers have given him?

https://twitter.com/MANZANT3

[Billyboy78]

Still not listed on the roster.

[NYGFan_Section208]

Not just "not on the roster"...12 pages worth of "not on the roster." Impressive. Is that a record? Most pages without ever being seen in uniform?

[Billyboy78]

Not just "not on the roster"...12 pages worth of "not on the roster." Impressive. Is that a record? Most pages without ever being seen in uniform?

I guess you weren't around for Jared Terrell before he was seen in uniform.

[NYGFan_Section208]

Not just "not on the roster"...12 pages worth of "not on the roster." Impressive. Is that a record? Most pages without ever being seen in uniform?

I guess you weren't around for Jared Terrell before he was seen in uniform.

Nope, but how about for someone that's never played? A good test for those with memories of the obscure..."the player with the most pages that never ever played a minute here." I mean, it's still open that Ant might play here, but he has to be the LITC, no?

[Billyboy78]

Not just "not on the roster"...12 pages worth of "not on the roster." Impressive. Is that a record? Most pages without ever being seen in uniform?

I guess you weren't around for Jared Terrell before he was seen in uniform.

Nope, but how about for someone that's never played? A good test for those with memories of the obscure..."the player with the most pages that never ever played a minute here." I mean, it's still open that Ant might play here, but he has to be the LITC, no?

Naheem McLeaod 22, Anthony Walker 19, Brendan Adams 17, Rokas Gustys 17, Dahmir Bishop 16, Elijah Wood 16.

[Billyboy78]

I guess you weren't around for Jared Terrell before he was seen in uniform.

Nope, but how about for someone that's never played? A good test for those with memories of the obscure..."the player with the most pages that never ever played a minute here." I mean, it's still open that Ant might play here, but he has to be the LITC, no?

Naheem McLeaod 22, Anthony Walker 19, Brendan Adams 17, Rokas Gustys 17, Dahmir Bishop 16, Elijah Wood 16.

And Jared Terrell committed to us on page 62 of his thread.

[NYGFan_Section208]

Nope, but how about for someone that's never played? A good test for those with memories of the obscure..."the player with the most pages that never ever played a minute here." I mean, it's still open that Ant might play here, but he has to be the LITC, no?

Naheem McLeaod 22, Anthony Walker 19, Brendan Adams 17, Rokas Gustys 17, Dahmir Bishop 16, Elijah Wood 16.

And Jared Terrell committed to us on page 62 of his thread.

daaaannnngg......62 pages?

[Billyboy78]

Naheem McLeaod 22, Anthony Walker 19, Brendan Adams 17, Rokas Gustys 17, Dahmir Bishop 16, Elijah Wood 16.

And Jared Terrell committed to us on page 62 of his thread.

daaaannnngg......62 pages?

It ended up with 72 pages.
http://keaneyblue.com/viewtopic.php?t=1228

[Billyboy78]

And Jared Terrell committed to us on page 62 of his thread.

daaaannnngg......62 pages?

It ended up with 72 pages.
http://keaneyblue.com/viewtopic.php?t=1228

If you have some time to kill, it's a very interesting thread.

[theblueram]

daaaannnngg......62 pages?

It ended up with 72 pages.
http://keaneyblue.com/viewtopic.php?t=1228

If you have some time to kill, it's a very interesting thread.

Best thread ever!!!!

[Jdrums#3]

And Jared Terrell committed to us on page 62 of his thread.

daaaannnngg......62 pages?

It ended up with 72 pages.
http://keaneyblue.com/viewtopic.php?t=1228

I wonder if there is a correlation between KB thread length and recruit success at Rhody???? Ant will be as successful as Jared???? (Sarc)

[McRam]

If we are measuring thread length before he commits, then our "standard bearer" for this category would have to be the infamous Aris Tsourgianis. 0 days on a recruiting thread before his commitment and that correlates well with his tenure in any collegiate program.

so, i guess that PROVES that the length of the thread is THE key way of predicting success at Rhody!!!

[McRam]

Anyone have any idea when Miller will restart practice? I would think that if Ant will be with us, he will be at the practices. (I hope)

[Rhodymob05]

If there were news to this point, I would suspect it would be about Harris not* joining URI. No news is good news in my book.

[Jdrums#3]

If we are measuring thread length before he commits, then our "standard bearer" for this category would have to be the infamous Aris Tsourgianis. 0 days on a recruiting thread before his commitment and that correlates well with his tenure in any collegiate program.

so, i guess that PROVES that the length of the thread is THE key way of predicting success at Rhody!!!

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[steveystuds06]

We should know the answer about Ant on Thursday at the media day. Let's hope it's not the same old "Ant is on our plans" and we still have no idea when or if he's coming...

[ElmCityRhody]

i will be seeing the antman the next game

time to deliver !

[SandorClegane]

I’m not usually overly optimistic about recruits/transfers, but I actually think Ant would have a significant impact on this years team if he’s as good as people make him out to be. There have been plenty of teams that have built programs and went deep into March with 4 solid guards and a big in their primary rotation (Villanova?).
We may not make it to the tourney, but could move from 12th to top 5-6 in the A10 this year. Much of this depends on our guards ability to hit shots, but I think he’ll be a decent step up from our current 8th man. Much of this also depends just as much on Bilau coming back and staying healthy and/or one of our other bigs making a dramatic improvement.

Lots of ‘what if’s’ these days…

[PeterRamTime]

daaaannnngg......62 pages?

It ended up with 72 pages.
http://keaneyblue.com/viewtopic.php?t=1228

If you have some time to kill, it's a very interesting thread.

That thread made me come up with a rap song which then lead to me naming my cat Jared Terrell.

[McRam]

I named my lawyer. Aris

[rjv]

He is not coming to URI....IMO

[PeterRamTime]

He is not coming to URI....IMO

Hush!

[NYGFan_Section208]

He is not coming to URI....IMO

...and that is why I think this is a "longest thread for someone that never played here" ring of honor candidate. Still has a ways to go, but there's definite potential. (I hope I'm wrong, that he comes here and he stars...but, seems like no one has ever "seen him in the same room with, um... anybody"...? )

[ramster]

He is not coming to URI....IMO

...and that is why I think this is a "longest thread for someone that never played here" ring of honor candidate. Still has a ways to go, but there's definite potential. (I hope I'm wrong, that he comes here and he stars...but, seems like no one has ever "seen him in the same room with, um... anybody"...? )

On December 6, 2022 Coach Miller said at Media Availability Day:

Bill Koch
@BillKoch25
Miller on North Carolina transfer guard Anthony Harris -- 'At semester break, if all goes well, we anticipate Anthony joining the team.'

'Anthony is part of our plan.'

Miller said Harris is at home taking classes. #URI
2:56 PM · Dec 6, 2022



Sounds like he is joining the team according to the HC "if all goes well"

So if a poster says Harris is not joining the team then said poster must believe that all did not go well.


I'll trust the HC to provide an update soon. Good job recruiting a talent of Harris' caliber imho even if all doesn't work out.

13 pages coming soon...................

[Rhodymob05]

Amazing that this has stayed under wraps in this day and age.

[ramster]

Stealth baby.

[RhowdyRam02]

He is not coming to URI....IMO

...and that is why I think this is a "longest thread for someone that never played here" ring of honor candidate. Still has a ways to go, but there's definite potential. (I hope I'm wrong, that he comes here and he stars...but, seems like no one has ever "seen him in the same room with, um... anybody"...? )

On December 6, 2022 Coach Miller said at Media Availability Day:

Bill Koch
@BillKoch25
Miller on North Carolina transfer guard Anthony Harris -- 'At semester break, if all goes well, we anticipate Anthony joining the team.'

'Anthony is part of our plan.'

Miller said Harris is at home taking classes. #URI
2:56 PM · Dec 6, 2022



Sounds like he is joining the team according to the HC "if all goes well"

So if a poster says Harris is not joining the team then said poster must believe that all did not go well.


I'll trust the HC to provide an update soon. Good job recruiting a talent of Harris' caliber imho even if all doesn't work out.

13 pages coming soon...................

It sounds like we'll know one way or another, at least for the rest of the season, after today's media availability

[ElmCityRhody]

Amazing that this has stayed under wraps in this day and age.

this has fascinated me as well.. unreal ... let's hope this ends well

ANTMAN will do wonders for my semi's in a10 prediction !

[RhowdyRam02]