Travis Charles

[BestDaneSinceHamlet]

Tim Wilkin ‏@tjwilkin 49s49 seconds agoNew York, USA

Travis Charles, a 6-6, 235-pound forward for @UAlbany_MBB, has a heart condition and has not been cleared to play.

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[BestDaneSinceHamlet]

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1. Tim Wilkin ‏@tjwilkin now9 seconds agoNew York, USA

   According to @UAHOOPSWB, Charles spent few days in hospital being evaluated, is on medication. If all goes well, Charles could be back Mon.

[Eli]

That's rough. Speedy recovery to him.

[Clickclack]

Thankfully it was caught...

[DanesRGood]

Thankfully it was caught...

 

This. Bad stuff happens when they don't find this before playing intense basketball on the court.

[UAalum72]

Charles back on court - along with the story of Blake Metcalfe, Travis Charles is doing non-contact drills and lifting weights.

[Dane Pound]

Charles back on court - along with the story of Blake Metcalfe, Travis Charles is doing non-contact drills and lifting weights.

That's good to hear. It's sounded like CB has liked what he's seen from Charles so far, calling him one of the better offensive post players.

[UAalum72]

A healthy Travis Charles will help UAlbany - TU+ article

 

The problem was acute pericarditis, an inflammation of the lining of the heart.He says he's fine now and doesn't even think about it.

[UA'08]

Does anyone know what the plan is come next semester as far as possibly adding someone come January? With only 12 scholarship players with one red-shirting that is very dangerous if one or two get injured for an extended period of time.

 

This probably should have gone in the Chass Brown thread.

Edited December 1, 2015 by UA'08

[godanesgo99]

I haven't heard anything, but this team seems so deep that it would take a lot of injuries before I think it affected anything. Dallas started a bunch of games for the team last year, and is getting very little playing time as it is. The team is really 10 deep at the moment, and although he hasn't played much, David Nichols impresses me during warm ups with some acrobatic dunks. Something tells me that he will be good in a year or two.

[UA'08]

Like these dunks..

 

https://twitter.com/CoachDonNichols/status/665707807589601280

Edited December 1, 2015 by UA'08

[Eli]

Isn't Nichols our future PG after Evan leaves? From what I understand and have heard mumbles about, he's got a little Mike Black in him. Considering he's also from Chicago.

[danstep]

Charles game is similar to that of one Bernard King....again, please don't take out of context what I saying.....only his style is similar..if he gets to 25-30% of Bernard...he will be a America East star

[Dane Pound]

We also got a commitment this fall from BJ Jenkins, a guard out of Neosho Community College.

 

He seems to have been playing with a pretty high level of competition - Neosho's leading scorers were Joseph Acuil, Jenkins and Brett Frantz. Frantz is now starting at Youngstown State and Acuil signed with Baylor. If Jenkins is somewhere near that level we have a nice player coming in. There should be some good competition for minutes at the guard spot.

[godanesgo99]

Anyone have any updates on Travis Charles? I know he was on the bench in street clothes for the UMBC game. No one has mentioned if he made the trip to Vermont?

 

I really hope he is feeling better. The bigs seem to be really coming into their own without him, but he showed he could be a great in the post in his limited action. If he could get back into playing shape he could be a monster come the end of the regular season and in the playoffs.

 

That said, if he could qualify for a medical red shirt, it might be nice having him for 2 more years if the eligibility is there.

Edited January 12, 2016 by godanesgo99