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

[Billyboy78]

Foumena and Brown played 28 mpg. I don't think they brought this kid in to play 8.

Yeah, but Foumena and Brown played the 5. This kid is not a center.

[steveystuds06]

I'm down with recruiting over the best player on the team every year. If you do it right, doesn't that mean you're getting better? I get waiting until May 1, but good grief, focus on better players and SETTLE for backups if you have to, don't have backups as the target....

No it doesn't mean you're getting better. A better individual player wouldn't necessarily fit what we are trying to do. Yes you can always want better players, but this is a team sport and you want to keep guys for multiple years.

We aren't looking for starters at Green's position...yes he's a back up, but you need back ups. Even if we got someone that pushed Green out, you know what we would still need? Someone like Traore.

Now we have 3 guys that play Green's position, Green, a veteran in Traore with 2 years left and a freshman.

Um...if W got a starter at Green's position after May 1...why couldn't Green be that "needed" backup?

You’re not gonna keep a 3 pt 40% forward who drops 14 a game to be a backup. Green is definitely a starter and should be better this year.

[steveystuds06]

Foumena and Brown played 28 mpg. I don't think they brought this kid in to play 8.

Yeah, but Foumena and Brown played the 5. This kid is not a center.

I see no reason why he can’t play the 5 in the A10. Super tough kid that battles every position. It will be nice to see someone come off the bench and out hustle everyone on the floor for a change. He won’t put up big numbers but I bet he can come in and do the little things that don’t always pop up on the stat sheet.

[PeterRamTime]

Someone said it before, URI basketball fan accounts are popping up everywhere on Twitter lol.

And they're drunk! And weeping! #trust

Like why the hell is this lol

Lol I love it

[reef]

Maybe 8 minutes is a little low but this guy looks to be an 8th 9th type man on a good team so I wouldn’t expect him to average 12-15 minutes. If he’s supposed to be a 6th or 7th man then I wouldn’t be too thrilled

[Rhodymob05]

Foumena and Brown played 28 mpg. I don't think they brought this kid in to play 8.

Yeah, but Foumena and Brown played the 5. This kid is not a center.

I see no reason why he can’t play the 5 in the A10. Super tough kid that battles every position. It will be nice to see someone come off the bench and out hustle everyone on the floor for a change. He won’t put up big numbers but I bet he can come in and do the little things that don’t always pop up on the stat sheet.

He would be undersized for sure at center, and especially when playing P5 teams. Still need another big man with height.

[SmartyBarrett]

8 schools in 8 years incoming.

[section(105)]

Shocked.

[Jersey77]

Very good addition by Richmond.

[bigappleram]

It’s like people forget Cyril and Berry were the 5 men on a tourney team. I’m guessing the staff sees him primarily for depth at 5 and secondarily for depth at the 4 spot. Tough for spacing if your 4 man can’t step outside and be a threat to shoot or put it on the floor. Not sure he’s shown much of that ability so far.

[rambone 78]

This signing does not move the needle for me at all.

If this is the best we can afford then we are truly screwed.

Of course it might not be all about money. Could be Archie just can't close the deal for better players.

Either way, not good.

[adam914]

23% of transfers are using the extra covid year. It'll be interesting to see how that correlates to a drop in the transfer numbers next year. It's going to drop, the question is how much.

[Jersey77]

Give him a chaace as some others have said. Listen we don't know what he is going to be like at URI. He is coming down from the Big East to the A-10. He could be better due the talent level that he will play against. He could very good once he plays more minutes. Lets give these kids a break till we see them on the court. Sucks for a new kid to see the board and all the negative comments before he has put on the uniform

Good point.

He is 100% reading the board. This crew will tell you kids, coaches, reporters and their family don’t read KB forum.

They’re wrong. They read it. What they make of it who knows? But they read it.

What difference does it make, no big deal it's just a message board where fans spout off.
I hope he isn't that soft.
These players are now all paid professionals and free agents, last I looked there were over 1,900 players that entered the portal.
The term student-athlete is fast becoming an oxymoron, especially when it applies to football and basketball.

Besides nobody is really negative towards him, he just hasn't really done anything on the court yet in 3 years on a Div. 1 roster.
Hopefully he will contribute, we will see, most are hoping we can get a more proven piece that can also be a rim protector.

[Ramfan22]

Wilborn is someone I thought we would be showing interest in. 6’8” All-NEC Freshman forward from CT, who averaged 10.8 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.6 blocks. A10 would be the perfect move up for him.

[PeterRamTime]

This signing does not move the needle for me at all.

If this is the best we can afford then we are truly screwed.

Of course it might not be all about money. Could be Archie just can't close the deal for better players.

Either way, not good.

It's clearly not the best we can afford since we already got two starters....He's a depth guy.

Still 4 spots available. This is a perfectly fine get for a back up at the 4. 3 years at St John's, great character guy, two years of eligibility remaining, looks plenty athletic.

[PeterRamTime]

Wilborn is someone I thought we would be showing interest in. 6’8” All-NEC Freshman forward from CT, who averaged 10.8 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.6 blocks. A10 would be the perfect move up for him.

Well he is undersized, so I'm sure we will be all over him

[adam914]

This signing does not move the needle for me at all.

If this is the best we can afford then we are truly screwed.

Of course it might not be all about money. Could be Archie just can't close the deal for better players.

Either way, not good.

Archie has already brought in better in Lawrence, so saying that Traore is the best we can do doesn't make much sense.

[Billyboy78]

From NY and played prep in New England. Between Duane or Austin, there must be a connection somewhere.

[Jersey77]

Wilborn is someone I thought we would be showing interest in. 6’8” All-NEC Freshman forward from CT, who averaged 10.8 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.6 blocks. A10 would be the perfect move up for him.

He is a player I would be extremely excited about especially with 3-years eligibility.
He is from Ct, that may help, but plenty of competition for him.

[Jersey77]

From NY and played prep in New England. Between Duane or Austin, there must be a connection somewhere.

Probably above our pay scale, guessing he goes to a Major.

[Jdrums#3]

Maybe 8 minutes is a little low but this guy looks to be an 8th 9th type man on a good team so I wouldn’t expect him to average 12-15 minutes. If he’s supposed to be a 6th or 7th man then I wouldn’t be too thrilled

Reef, no criticism here, just a general observation: it is difficult to predict minutes several months out with the roster still not set.

Regarding Traore, going by Bill Koch’s description, Traore is a physical player that can play in the paint or on the perimeter. That intel had to come from SJU or our staff most likely.

I don’t know much about Traore but going by BK it appears he can play multiple positions some wing, some power 4 and some 5 for us depending on the game situation, injuries, foul trouble, etc. How well he can play all three positions for us on O and on D is open to debate since he didn’t get a huge amount of game time at SJU.

That being said, and again - with the potential he can play multiple positions for us depending on game situations - his PT numbers could swing between 8 to 20 from one game to the next, imho. But, as always, we shall see what comes of this.

[Bos8]

Did I miss the post regarding Brayon Freeman leaving Coastal Carolina?

[SGreenwell]

Did I miss the post regarding Brayon Freeman leaving Coastal Carolina?

Earlier on this page by SmartyBarrett, but posting again. (Sometimes X / Twitter links load really slow now; this is more of a "them" thing than an "us" thing, happens all the time on another message board I'm on.) Writing seemed on the wall, since he only played four games for Coastal Carolina this year.

[Jdrums#3]

This is unfortunate. I don’t like seeing potential go unfulfilled in sports, but it happens.

The young man has talent and should be getting better. I guess there’s a disconnect between his basketball talent, physical talent and his soft skills (taking direction, taking criticism, self-discipline, clear out-going communication, etc) that he is unable to resolve ?

Time is running out for him.

[section(105)]

So many young players let the 6 inches between their ears get in the way of their 94 ft.

[NYGFan_Section208]

From NY and played prep in New England. Between Duane or Austin, there must be a connection somewhere.

Probably above our pay scale, guessing he goes to a Major.

Do the Ivy's pay the nil?

[Jersey77]

From NY and played prep in New England. Between Duane or Austin, there must be a connection somewhere.

Probably above our pay scale, guessing he goes to a Major.

Do the Ivy's pay the nil?

Not directly and they aren't allowed to have " Collectives".
But the athletes are allowed to profit from NIL.

[McRam]

Can I offer. Tyson, Zek, Rory, couldn’t sniff a BE roster. That alone is an upgrade to me. No?

Is DePaul still in the B.E.?

[section(105)]

Think so. Did I double dribble here?

[jakepnickers]

Shot in the dark here with too much time on my hands but Chris Conway from Oakland is followed by new AC. Again it is totally "reading the tea leaves" and I have no inside info or intel we are tied to him but could fit our undersized center MO. Is an inside back to the basket type player.

[Jdrums#3]

Hmmmm.

I watched half the video and he grabbed my attention. Will have to look into him more.

Good catch, Jakepnickers.

ETA: Looks like he has one year left (listed as a Sr). Last season: averaged 10 pts last season, shot 54% from 2, not a 3 pt shooter, 4.1 rebounds a game and less than 1 block a Gm. Looks like he averaged under 30 min/gm.

At first glance: Nice touch around the rim but unimpressive rebounding and block numbers. Personally, I would prefer we grab a better rebounder/shot blocker if available. Definitely a player to keep an eye on, however.

[sevegny7]

Shot in the dark here with too much time on my hands but Chris Conway from Oakland is followed by new AC. Again it is totally "reading the tea leaves" and I have no inside info or intel we are tied to him but could fit our undersized center MO. Is an inside back to the basket type player.

I noticed the same about his Twitter follows. He did just enter the portal too. I would be happy with him as a perspective addition.

He had 15 pts and 7 rebounds versus Xavier. He also held his own in the NCAA tourney versus Kentucky and NC State.

He did get a decent amount of blocks towards the end of the year too. If you look at kenpom he is listed as nationally ranked for block%

[section(105)]

I Am in. Like the back to basket play(yes outdated)maybe to pass back out to the perimeter for bombs away

[Jdrums#3]

Good stuff, sevegny7.

I didn’t get the same impression as you looking quickly at his stats. That said, I like your’s better.

[Jdrums#3]

I Am in. Like the back to basket play(yes outdated)maybe to pass back out to the perimeter for bombs away

He has a nice looking jump hook with a nice touch, 105.

If we are after him, can close him and he could give us solid additional rebounding, be a rim protection threat and give us timely post scoring then, that would be a win. Good 5 tandem with Fuchs, potentially.

[sevegny7]

Good stuff, sevegny7.

I didn’t get the same impression as you looking quickly at his stats. That said, I like your’s better.

Yeah I don't think he is the next coming of hassan Martin or anything like that. Just noticed they ranked him in kenpom for it.

He had 3 blocks vs Milwaukee and 4 blocks against IPFW....2 against Wright st and Robert morris.Morris. in final 8 games.

I think he will be better than what we have had. But don't expect him to get multiple blocks every game

[Billyboy78]

Yes, Whitford is a midwest guy. It appears that he's recruiting Conway and Elijah Jones. Both Conway and Jones are from Illinois.

[section(105)]

That creaking background noise some of us are hearing is the portal door closing…….

[ramster]

That creaking background noise some of us are hearing is the portal door closing…….

29 hours to go

[section(105)]

I Am in. Like the back to basket play(yes outdated)maybe to pass back out to the perimeter for bombs away

He has a nice looking jump hook with a nice touch, 105.

If we are after him, can close him and he could give us solid additional rebounding, be a rim protection threat and give us timely post scoring then, that would be a win. Good 5 tandem with Fuchs, potentially.

Can we afford him? Of course, not knowing what other bigs are in the narrowing pipeline, nor anything else, Go Rhody

[Iggy1979]

Foumena and Brown played 28 mpg. I don't think they brought this kid in to play 8.

Yeah, but Foumena and Brown played the 5. This kid is not a center.

The 5? What is that? URI played 3 guards, two bigs.

[KeaneyBluBallz]

This is unfortunate. I don’t like seeing potential go unfulfilled in sports, but it happens.

The young man has talent and should be getting better. I guess there’s a disconnect between his basketball talent, physical talent and his soft skills (taking direction, taking criticism, self-discipline, clear out-going communication, etc) that he is unable to resolve ?

Time is running out for him.

That’s what they in the biz call a ‘dip shit’

[Section104]

I would imagine a name to keep an eye on - now followed on Twitter by our new assistant coach - is Bent Leuchten - 7'1 UC Irvine transfer from Germany that is being recruited by Missouri, Xavier, VCU, Oregon State, and more...

Former teammate of David Fuchs in Germany

[NYGFan_Section208]

I would imagine a name to keep an eye on - now followed on Twitter by our new assistant coach - is Bent Leuchten - 7'1 UC Irvine transfer from Germany that is being recruited by Missouri, Xavier, VCU, Oregon State, and more...

Former teammate of David Fuchs in Germany

Nil-free

[ElmCityRhody]

[Jersey77]

I would imagine a name to keep an eye on - now followed on Twitter by our new assistant coach - is Bent Leuchten - 7'1 UC Irvine transfer from Germany that is being recruited by Missouri, Xavier, VCU, Oregon State, and more...

Former teammate of David Fuchs in Germany

Another 7-footer to maybe keep an eye on is Javonte Brown who started out at UConn, then Texas A&M, and lastly at Western Mi.
He was a 4* from Ontario, Canada.

[Rhodymob05]

A 7 footer would be wonderful.

[ElmCityRhody]

but is he mr wonderful ?

[CamsRams]

I would imagine a name to keep an eye on - now followed on Twitter by our new assistant coach - is Bent Leuchten - 7'1 UC Irvine transfer from Germany that is being recruited by Missouri, Xavier, VCU, Oregon State, and more...

Former teammate of David Fuchs in Germany

Look at Szymon Zapala too. Former Utah State and Longwood.

[Rhody74]

A 7 footer would be wonderful.

A 7 footer who can run and rebound, that is.