'22 SF Buru Naivalurua (Garden City CC ---> Oakland )

[reef]

Yeah very happy we rolled out the red carpet for Buru , let’s hope we land him !!

[ramster]

Where does he go with his next visit?

[Jersey77]

Where does he go with his next visit?

Can't see mom wanting to take too many more 17-20 hour plane rides for official visits.
In my current optimistic mind, I think we sealed the deal.

[ramster]

Where does he go with his next visit?

Can't see mom wanting to take too many more 17-20 hour plane rides for official visits.
In my current optimistic mind, I think we sealed the deal.

So they went back to Australia already? They would have to fly back again?

We are his only visit to date and no others scheduled?

Seems like they would announce today or tomorrow if he is coming to URI if no other visits are scheduled or planned soon.

OFFERS - 2023
Rhode Island (visited 4/15/23)
Cal State Bakersfield
Cal State Fullerton
Duquesne
ETSU
Iona
Montana State
Oakland
Portland
Samford
Southern Indiana
St. Bonaventure
Tarleton State
Texas State
Tulsa

[rjv]

I believe we will get him and I hope he makes an impact. He is 29th in the top 100 JUCO college transfers according to JUCO Recruiting.
The offer list is not over the top and after one season he can transfer again with out waiting a year Risk/Reward.
All about today!

[McRam]

What in the world could the reason be that he has not announced his decision? Especially, if he and his family went back to Australia.

Maybe he has a chance to play in some Pro league down under???

[Jersey77]

Where does he go with his next visit?

Can't see mom wanting to take too many more 17-20 hour plane rides for official visits.
In my current optimistic mind, I think we sealed the deal.

So they went back to Australia already? They would have to fly back again?

We are his only visit to date and no others scheduled?

Seems like they would announce today or tomorrow if he is coming to URI if no other visits are scheduled or planned soon.

OFFERS - 2023
Rhode Island (visited 4/15/23)
Cal State Bakersfield
Cal State Fullerton
Duquesne
ETSU
Iona
Montana State
Oakland
Portland
Samford
Southern Indiana
St. Bonaventure
Tarleton State
Texas State
Tulsa

Don't know Ramster, but that is how it appears to me, unless some other visits are immediately happening.

[ramster]

Who do you think on the list, RJV, are the teams contending the most for his services - besides of course URI?

15 Teams from 10 Conferences - all from Mid Major Conferences

5 Highest Net Teams recruiting Buru
60-Iona
104-Montana State
126-Cal State Bakersfield
135-Samford
137-Duquesne



NET
<100: Green - 1 Team
100-200: Blue - 7 Teams
200-300: Brown - 6 Teams
>300: Red - 1 Team

West (5 Teams / 3 Conferences)
Big West - Cal State Bakersfield - 126
Big West - Cal State Fullerton - 298
Horizon - Oakland - 276
Big Sky - Portland - 168
Big Sky - Montana State - 104

Central (3 Teams / 2 Conferences)
Southern - ETSU - 265
Southern - Samford - 135
Ohio Valley - Southern Indiana - 266

Southwest (3 Teams / 3 Conferences
Western Athletic - Tarleton State - 165
Sun Belt - Texas State - 193
AAC - Tulsa - 324

East (4 Teams / 2 Conferences)
MAAC - Iona - 60
A10 - URI - 263
A10 - Duquesne - 137
A10 - St. Bonaventure - 200

[rjv]

Well if Iona is the highest NET form last year with Slick Rick and next is Montana State.. i would say not high on a lot of schools list
IMO

[DeanDome88]

If Buru comes to Rhody he is probably looking at 25+ minutes a night. If he plays well we could actually have a good team. We have players who should at least be average at all the other spots and Rory Stewart should be a decent back up. I hope this plan is coming together and we hear from him soon.

[Billyboy78]

Professional?

https://www.instagram.com/stories/buru_ ... 801616522/

[jcru]

I wouldn't read anything into that. It's kind of like when the guy promoting the visit mistakenly said "Rhode Island College", I'm thinking.

[jcru]

If I had to guess, without knowing anything, they are impressed with the facilities and he was probably offered some sort of NIL package as well.

[rhodyram22]

Professional?

https://www.instagram.com/stories/buru_ ... 801616522/

Damn :/ if he’s going pro that sucks for us. Good for him though.

[rhodyram22]

I wouldn't read anything into that. It's kind of like when the guy promoting the visit mistakenly said "Rhode Island College", I'm thinking.

Ehhhh idk how someone can mix up professional and college. At the same time why would his sister post a montage of his visit to RI? I think he’s coming here.

[DevRam]

***That post is from August of 2020

[ramster]

***That post is from August of 2020

How can you tell the year and month? Does it show date and time too?

[jcru]

If I had to guess, without knowing anything,

It was just a theory.

[Section104]

I would think the Pro route is our biggest competition at this point. NZL and Australia have great professional hoops. That said, I'd imagine our ability to offer something in NIL will be similar to what he'd get going pro and could improve his marketability back home if he had a successful US College tour.

[Billyboy78]

***That post is from August of 2020

His friend, a former soccer teammate, posted it last night.

[CamsRams]

Well that sucks, but good for him. Seems like he was ready to go back to ANZ.

[jcru]

Well that sucks, but good for him. Seems like he was ready to go back to ANZ.

?

[CamsRams]

Well that sucks, but good for him. Seems like he was ready to go back to ANZ.

?

Seems like he’s going pro in Australia by that post and how he reposted it.

[jcru]

wow, the social media era indeed.

They should teach a class at URI in how to interpret completely random zombie tweets reposted from 3 years ago.

[Billyboy78]

wow, the social media era indeed.

They should teach a class at URI in how to interpret completely random zombie tweets reposted from 3 years ago.

Why are you saying 3 years ago? His friend posted it last night.

[jcru]

Is that the sticking point though?

The point I was making is how the heck could you possibly interpret that? Maybe you can. I guess the social media innuendo evades me.

[Billyboy78]

Is that the sticking point though?

The point I was making is how the heck could you possibly interpret that? Maybe you can. I guess the social media innuendo evades me.

His friend congratulated him on becoming a professional basketball player. How else can that be interpreted?

[jcru]

I guess what I am trying to say is, if it were you, or I, wouldn't WE make a statement, on social media I suppose, stating, after careful consideration, and after waiting years to make it to the States to play basketball, I've decided to return to my home (or Europe, or wherever) to play professional basketball overseas. In the end, the grass wasn't greener on the other side, after all. I didn't like X, Y, and or Z. I don't like 20 hours of plane flights to my destinations. I was expecting to play for Kansas or some other Big 12 school, year two. Miami doesn't compare to the Gold Coast. etc, etc, etc.

No, instead we have a retweet of a well wish by someone he knows, and that's it. Close up the thread, it's all over. Last one out, turn off the lights. No mention by Bill in the Projo of Buru opting out of Div 1 College ball. No mention by Archie. No mention by any recruiting gurus. All that is necessary, apparently, I don't know when this came to be, I guess right now, is a vague retweet.

Good times.

[jcru]

Does that make sense to you, Bill?

[Billyboy78]

Does that make sense to you, Bill?

no

[jcru]

me neither. Thanks, I thought I was losing what's left of whatever I have.

I won't comment again until we get some sort of update.

[Jersey77]

I guess what I am trying to say is, if it were you, or I, wouldn't WE make a statement, on social media I suppose, stating, after careful consideration, and after waiting years to make it to the States to play basketball, I've decided to return to my home (or Europe, or wherever) to play professional basketball overseas. In the end, the grass wasn't greener on the other side, after all. I didn't like X, Y, and or Z. I don't like 20 hours of plane flights to my destinations. I was expecting to play for Kansas or some other Big 12 school, year two. Miami doesn't compare to the Gold Coast. etc, etc, etc.

No, instead we have a retweet of a well wish by someone he knows, and that's it. Close up the thread, it's all over. Last one out, turn off the lights. No mention by Bill in the Projo of Buru opting out of Div 1 College ball. No mention by Archie. No mention by any recruiting gurus. All that is necessary, apparently, I don't know when this came to be, I guess right now, is a vague retweet.

Good times.

Well don't expect any comment from Archie because he can't.
Coaches aren't allowed to publicly discuss recruits or potential players until they have signed.

I quit trying to interpret this stuff a while ago.
Until they get a commitment, I am sure the staff is working hard to fill the spots.

[Billyboy78]

me neither. Thanks, I thought I was losing what's left of whatever I have.

I won't comment again until we get some sort of update.

If it was just some random post from some guy, I wouldn't think much of it, but Buru reposted it. Why would he do that if there was nothing to it?

[Dino611]

Like Devram said this was posted nearly a couple of years ago I wouldn’t read into any of this

[Billyboy78]

Like Devram said this was posted nearly a couple of years ago I wouldn’t read into any of this

Where are you seeing that this was posted 2 years ago? I saw it last night.

[DevRam]

Old people on social media makes me laugh lol. It was originally from 2020. He simply just reposted it on his daily story. Prolly because he was recently reminded of it because the next step of his journey is coming up. The other dude that reposted it may have thought it was a new video like many of you did. Idk. He could just be calling him a pro basketball player because of the level he has gotten too or that a pro career is likely in his future.

[Dino611]

Like Devram said this was posted nearly a couple of years ago I wouldn’t read into any of this

Where are you seeing that this was posted 2 years ago? I saw it last night.

Look on the reels section on Instagram on his account, this video is way down in his collection which it means it wasnt posted yesterday, today or within the year it was posted before he even went to garden city CC

[rhodyram22]

Like Devram said this was posted nearly a couple of years ago I wouldn’t read into any of this

Where are you seeing that this was posted 2 years ago? I saw it last night.

Look on the reels section on Instagram on his account, this video is way down in his collection which it means it wasnt posted yesterday, today or within the year it was posted before he even went to garden city CC

Most of the comments are from 2 years ago too.

[TruePoint]

Internet sleuthing fail. Reminder for everyone to touch grass today.

[Rhody74]

Old people on social media makes me laugh lol. It was originally from 2020. He simply just reposted it on his daily story. Prolly because he was recently reminded of it because the next step of his journey is coming up. The other dude that reposted it may have thought it was a new video like many of you did. Idk. He could just be calling him a pro basketball player because of the level he has gotten too or that a pro career is likely in his future.

Boomers! SMH.

[jcru]

Hey at least I admit I stink at internet sleuthing.

Btw, not a boomer. My mom is a boomer. I’m gen X

[Billyboy78]

Hopefully you 'young' people are fortunate enough to be able to experience being 'old' some day.

[jcru]

True that, Bill

[jcru]

What I meant to say this morning, and didn’t manage to get the point across I guess, but someone else ended up saying almost the same thing since then, is that I would gather that to these guys in Australia, the lines between college and pro basketball might seem quite “blurred”.

And especially now that we have the NIL, they are right, because they are much more blurred now that some of them are getting quite a bit of money

[Shinze88]

Hey at least I admit I stink at internet sleuthing.

Btw, not a boomer. My mom is a boomer. I’m gen X

I'm Gen X also, but I identify as a Millennial

[rhodylaw]

Hey at least I admit I stink at internet sleuthing.

Btw, not a boomer. My mom is a boomer. I’m gen X

I'm Gen X also, but I identify as a Millennial

I identify as a Little Ceasar Pizza - "hot and ready"

[SandorClegane]

This kid really a SF? Looks like a solid kid at 6’8 235. Is that a typo?

[PeterRamTime]

This kid really a SF? Looks like a solid kid at 6’8 235. Is that a typo?

He an athlete

[DeanDome88]

This kid really a SF? Looks like a solid kid at 6’8 235. Is that a typo?

He an athlete

I like his footwork. I would not be surprised if he has played a lot of soccer.

[PeteRI]

Hey at least I admit I stink at internet sleuthing.

Btw, not a boomer. My mom is a boomer. I’m gen X

I'm Gen X also, but I identify as a Millennial

This is a criminally underappreciated post!

I'm a boomer but I identify as a basset hound.