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Hey all, with some free time this morning I threw together a spreadsheet to list all the people who we have been interested in and reached out, feel free to update with anyone I didn’t put on there and as we go enjoy!



https://docs.google.com/file/d/1D-AlXjQ ... pe=msexcel

Darren Buchanan.......F...........Virginia Tech...........4

That PG from Northeast Oklahoma A&M CC reminds me of my wife. Always Wright.
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spookydog wrote: ↑1 year ago That PG from Northeast Oklahoma A&M CC reminds me of my wife. Always Wright.
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I knew one day I'd find my Mrs Right - I just never realized her first name would be "Always"

Billyboy78 wrote: ↑1 year ago Darren Buchanan.......F...........Virginia Tech...........4

3rd up from the bottom

Dino611 wrote: ↑1 year ago

Billyboy78 wrote: ↑1 year ago Darren Buchanan.......F...........Virginia Tech...........4

3rd up from the bottom

Ooops. I didn't scroll down.

Dino, any chance you could make this a Google Sheet file? Then, it would open up in a separate window, and its usually easier for people to offer suggestions or additions. Great effort on this, though! Much appreciated.

Thanks Dino!

SGreenwell wrote: ↑1 year ago Dino, any chance you could make this a Google Sheet file? Then, it would open up in a separate window, and its usually easier for people to offer suggestions or additions. Great effort on this, though! Much appreciated.

Yes let me try real quick didnt realize it didn’t send like that the first time

Thanks for doing this, Dino. This helps keep me organized.

This place has been on fire the last several days to such an extent and I have been jumping around threads so much that I didn’t even realize I was logged into KB twice on the same device. I was posting on one login and reading on another and didn’t even know it. I started a post on one then got distracted for a minute and came back in on the other open KB site to finish my post and couldn’t find the dang thing! Then I thought maybe I imagined typing it before figuring it out!

Oooph!

Dino611 wrote: ↑1 year ago

SGreenwell wrote: ↑1 year ago Dino, any chance you could make this a Google Sheet file? Then, it would open up in a separate window, and its usually easier for people to offer suggestions or additions. Great effort on this, though! Much appreciated.

Yes let me try real quick didnt realize it didn’t send like that the first time

Ok top post has been updated so there is a link now to where anyone can add any transfer names that people find out and beat me to it

Dino611 wrote: ↑1 year ago

Dino611 wrote: ↑1 year ago

SGreenwell wrote: ↑1 year ago Dino, any chance you could make this a Google Sheet file? Then, it would open up in a separate window, and its usually easier for people to offer suggestions or additions. Great effort on this, though! Much appreciated.

Yes let me try real quick didnt realize it didn’t send like that the first time

Ok top post has been updated so there is a link now to where anyone can add any transfer names that people find out and beat me to it

I've added Eric Leslie, Villanova.

Wow ! Really good job Dino

This is amazing!!! Anyone want to join me on a podcast to go through this list.

Five of them should get together an offer themselves a starting five. Schools could then bid on them. The NIL Five!

nice Dino .

So far, non-P6 players have garnered the majority of our interest.

I suspect that is simply a function of the portal being more populated with non-P6 players so far?

Jdrums#3 wrote: ↑1 year ago So far, non-P6 players have garnered the majority of our interest.

I suspect that is simply a function of the portal being more populated with non-P6 players so far?

I think that's the NIL factor

You might want to put what kind of transfer they are: ie Grad vs 1st time transfer vs 2nd time transfer

CamsRams wrote: ↑1 year ago

Love how people steal my thunder on occasion, kinda a coincidence he made today after I made mine

Also big shoutout to WillLauder on Twitter that’s how I keep up to date with rhody transfers and made my spreadsheet easy to make

Reading that list, and reading the NCAAs announcement, unless Nickelberry wants to sit out a year, it's probably not happening.

Similar situation as Battle, but I think Battle would have an easier time with a case of mental anquish inflicted from his previous coach presented to the NCAA.

jcru wrote: ↑1 year ago Reading that list, and reading the NCAAs announcement, unless Nickelberry wants to sit out a year, it's probably not happening.

Similar situation as Battle, but I think Battle would have an easier time with a case of mental anquish inflicted from his previous coach presented to the NCAA.

Nickelberry is considered a grad transfer i believe

Unless Nickelberry is a grad student? Probably something that should be clarified on future spreadsheets, is the eligibility of each vs the new NCAA statement

whoops, ok, I just saw your comment after I posted mine. ok, so that would be a different situation.

I mean, after what happened with Ant Harris, we should probably dissect what is the viability of someone coming here and playing next season, or if they are willing to sit out a season, etc.

It looks like a lot of people on this list are probably going to P6 schools, so that would explain the very wide net.

Cherry pick the list...

I'll take:

GUARDS

Charles Pride, Bryant, Grad student, 2-3 position
Noah Fernandes, UMass, Grad student? (else isn't this is second transfer?), point guard
Sean Conway, VMI, Grad student, 2-3 known shooter

and either:

Khalif Battle, Temple, Red shift Soph, 2 guard, difference maker, could end up like a Ant Harris situation, not because of academics but because of the new NCAA rule, interested in sitting out a year, or not, depending on rule/result?

or

Josh Nickelberry, LaSalle, Grad student, combo guard, Preston Murphy like guard, 6th man of the year in the A-10

ALL good outside shooters

FORWARDS

Jordan Minor, Merrimack, Grad Student, banger, potential double-double

Others not sure about at this time: Dominguez, Buchanan

Didn't see the JUCOs listed on your list.

Also, FORWARDS

Tyson Brown, FSW, JUCO, banger, potential double-double

jcru wrote: ↑1 year ago Didn't see the JUCOs listed on your list.

Also, FORWARDS

Tyson Brown, FSW, JUCO, banger, potential double-double

He is…

Look under Always Wright

So out of the PG's we are offering my list goes like this

1. Noah Fernandes
2. Dezi Jones
3. Jalen Benjamin
4. Always Wright (lol forever at his name)

The first three are all 1 year guys. Do we perhaps grab one of the three and Always? (Lol)

PeterRamTime wrote: ↑1 year ago So out of the PG's we are offering my list goes like this

1. Noah Fernandes
2. Dezi Jones
3. Jalen Benjamin
4. Always Wright (lol forever at his name)

The first three are all 1 year guys. Do we perhaps grab one of the three and Always? (Lol)

Dezi Jones is committing today and its not Rhode Island

Yeah he's off the list. Released his top four earlier and URI is not among them. Committed to Austin Peay.

SmartyBarrett wrote: ↑1 year ago Yeah he's off the list. Released his top four earlier and URI is not among them. Committed to Austin Peay.

loser

Ramfan22 wrote: ↑1 year ago

PeterRamTime wrote: ↑1 year ago So out of the PG's we are offering my list goes like this

1. Noah Fernandes
2. Dezi Jones
3. Jalen Benjamin
4. Always Wright (lol forever at his name)

The first three are all 1 year guys. Do we perhaps grab one of the three and Always? (Lol)

Dezi Jones is committing today and its not Rhode Island

Dang he looked better than the mount st marys to me

Might as well add Nick Jourdain to this spreadsheet.

jcru wrote: ↑1 year ago Might as well add Nick Jourdain to this spreadsheet.

Will do

An Idea……..

The A 10 should ensure a NIL deal to all A10 transferees that stay in the conference.

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An Idea……..

The A 10 should ensure a NIL deal to all A10 transferees that stay in the conference.
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Interesting idea.

Just thinking outside the box, McRam, and continuing on your thought process…

What if the A10 secured a corp sponsor(s) to fund a conf NIL pool in exchange for sponsor labeling on all official A10 media, press releases, member schools bb courts decals (for lack of a better word) and A10 Tourney bb court prominent decal/label.

Possible ? Allowable by the NCAA ?

Maybe others here will know the answers to my questions.

Jaden House, High Point.

SmartyBarrett wrote: ↑1 year ago Jaden House, High Point.

Yes please!

All these under the radar official visits we are hearing about, from Matt boots on the ground and such, have to be a good sign. We seem to get the first visit, and then it's reported that a couple of P6's a reacting to try to get in line. I think that is a testament to Archie and his recruiting staff.

This isn't Grasso at Bryant merely being interested in a lot of players, this is getting these kids to Kingston and putting your best foot forward and selling the school and the program before they go anywhere else. It's going to take a massive effort to get some of them to commit when your team is at it's lowest point.

Nice, PRT!

And it looks like the practice facility floor is completed too! Looks great

jcru wrote: ↑1 year ago Nice, PRT!

And it looks like the practice facility floor is completed too! Looks great

Yeah love how we are using it for the photo shoots!

See yall, that's another reason why it's a big deal

This guy would be a low key program changing player.

Has two years. Is a stud.

Everybody go like and day Go Rhody on his Instagram post! Show some love!

Zack Austin, who is also transferring from High Point (and should also be on this list), gave it an eyeball emoji... if that's a package deal sign me up.

Looking good in #2! Similar handle with the yooo as the last one who wore that uni

I love the names. Imagine if we got House, Pride, and Battle?

The promos would literally write themselves.

SmartyBarrett wrote: ↑1 year ago Zack Austin, who is also transferring from High Point (and should also be on this list), gave it an eyeball emoji... if that's a package deal sign me up.

Oh yes please... Austin has good stats too.

jcru wrote: ↑1 year ago I love the names. Imagine if we got House, Pride, and Battle?

The promos would literally write themselves.

And Always Wright?! imagine?!!?