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The start times are up - http://www.ualbanysports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15800&ATCLID=211074603 I might be in the minority but I'm glad they're starting the November home games at 1 PM instead of 3:30 and 7 as they've done in the past. Hopefully there will be a little bigger crowd and they stay longer if it's a little warmer.

CSM is doing their annual Top 144 countdown and preview. They have two of our opponents on the list so far - Yale at #137 and Stony Brook (really!) at #120. They list Stony Brook's backcourt as deep and talented. I guess we'll see. http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/13325 http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/13289

We could be recruiting guys who are a little higher profile now. Another offer to an Aussie in next year's class. Also, Andrew Platek who we talked about offering somewhere in the beginning of this thread, committed to North Carolina.

On the up side, Penn State is a name opponent that we have a shot at beating.

Is no longer at Siena. http://blog.timesunion.com/collegesports/siena-mens-basketball-hires-two-staff-members/22193/

According to City of Basketball Love we've offered guard Antonio Rizzuto from York, PA (aka Iativille) http://www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article/show/669138?referrer_id=1566508

That's commitment. I don't know that we've done that for any other of the Aussies.

More about it on the Syracuse site: http://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/index.ssf/2016/07/gov_andrew_cuomo_nixes_albany_game_at_duke_over_north_carolinas_hb2_law.html

So we can call this "Brentry" then. Funny, I think the Plymouth Raiders is the same team Todd Cetnar played for when he was in England.

For starters, he's the cousin of the Chicago Bulls Jimmy Butler. Also, he's hopefully the next all-conference UA guard to come from the JUCO ranks.

FWIW Will and Lu having lunch at ATSP today. Edit: Yes, it seems like I get all my information while drinking at the Pub You're a pub scout. I don't know if we have a coaching staff opening but hiring Lucious would add more spice to that game at SEFCU this year.

I'll be running an update once the spring sports are done. Hopefully that takes care of the problem.

A story about Xavier Cochran coming to Albany - http://highschoolsports.mlive.com/news/article/-4927313095733275895/after-successful-juco-season-xavier-cochrans-dream-of-d-i-basketball-comes-true/

The Q knocks out Hartford in the opening round 14-9. Hartford won faceoffs 18-9.

There's a kid in this class we should probably keep an eye on. His name is Sebastian Augustus Elias Wilson. Probably going to end up being really good, heard he is really good off the dribble.

Congrats to Jamar and family!

Press release from Xavier Cochran signing, like the quotes from his coach and some of the other schools that were looking at him. This may be "too many" juco guys for some fans but it looks like a really talented group. http://www.owensexpress.com/sports/mbkb/2015-16/releases/20160427kv5vrr

They were beyond reach anyway but North Carolina has offered Andrew Platek and Syracuse offered Hameir Wright.

Supposedly Chris Lester, a PF from Barrington, IL will be visiting.

She's had success as an assistant and as a head coach, that looks good. I'm thinking Bob87 won't like her because Benson introduced her as "Coach Mac."

I had seen her projected for somewhere in the second round. Not sure how many spots they have for free agents but hopefully she gets a shot that way.

Florida Atlantic has offered Mike Wynn of CBA. I've seen him at some our home games and his brothers on our the football team.

N/M

I see that J.J. N'Ganga is leaving New Mexico and can play next season because he sat out last year. The name was familiar because I remember us recruiting him two years. If he was buddies with Pancake Thomas maybe he'll go to Hartford.

First two games of the Final Four were terrible but that championship game made up for it. Amazing finish.