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There is a thread on the AE board that discusses other teams recruitment.
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Also, I said it's beginning to look like a strong team. I didn't say "winning" team.
At this moment it looks like a good job of recruiting talent, and putting together a team that could beat any AE team on any given night. DK has been proven to be a good judge of talent and good at recruiting that talent. He now needs to prove that he can put that talent together and make them a TEAM that plays together, follows a game plan, and actually wins more games than it loses.
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Updated with the Marshall returning news...
2024-25
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- Adnan (So, 6'2")
- Linsey (Fr, 5'10")
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- Marshall (Jr, 6'4", Hofstra)
- Langford (Sr, 6'5", BC/UCF)
- Matulu (Fr, 6'4", Walk-On)
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- Reddish (Sr, 6'7")
- Neely (Jr, 6'5")
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- Klaczek (Sr, 6'8", StJoes)
- Adewale (So, 6'8", Iona)
- Taylor (Fr, 6'7")
- Walker (So, 6'7", Walk-On)
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Looks like 9 Scholarships used, so that should mean 4 remaining.
No official announcements from the following UA Players in the portal as of now:
- 1/2 - NyMire Little (Jr, 6'4")
- 3/4 - Muneer Newton (Sr. 6'5")
Need a true PG, a BIG big, a wing/SF (in case Neely isn't healthy) and a body, and IMHO it looks like a strong team.
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Just came here to post the same.
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Portal closes today. Most colleges have extended their enrollment date to 5/15 instead of 5/1 this year due to the FAFSA issues. Not sure if that has any impact on athletic commitments, but I would guess we would start to hear about more commitments very soon...
No changes to where we stood a week or two ago:
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- Adnan (So, 6'2")
- Linsey (Fr, 5'10")
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- Langford (Sr, 6'5", BC/UCF)
- Matulu (Fr, 6'4", Walk-On)
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- Reddish (Sr, 6'7")
- Neely (Jr, 6'5")
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- Klaczek (Sr, 6'8", StJoes)
- Adewale (So, 6'8", Iona)
- Taylor (Fr, 6'7")
- Walker (So, 6'7", Walk-On)
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Looks like 8 Scholarships used, so that should mean 5 remaining.
No official announcements from the following UA Players in the portal as of now:
- 1/2 - NyMire Little (Ju, 6'4")
- 1/2 - Will Amica (Sr, 6'0")
- 2/3 - Amare Marshall (Ju, 6'4", Hofstra)
- 3/4 - Muneer Newton (Sr. 6'5")
In a perfect world, IMHO, we convince Marshall and Newton to stay put, add a Transfer PG, a wing, and convince Wewe to commit. That could be a strong competitor in the AE, if not a top 4 squad if the staff can make them a "team" instead of a collection of players.
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8 hours ago, UA1882 said:
I'm not sure attempting to sign a 7 foot project that has a 75 percent chance to leave if any good is such a great idea.
Unless we have having trouble filling our scholarships- which may be the case.
I prefer to sign guys that can help right now. We have a ton of minutes left. If we were a winning team with a lot of depth then I could understand.
I don't know. Looks like he is coordinated and athletic. I don't know the competition level, so highlights can be misleading, but the video on Twitter is impressive (as highlight films always are)
I'd take a chance at getting someone like him. Year 1: watch him develop and learn the college game. Year 2: watch him be a star at the AE level. Year 3: root for him to do well at a P5. I think a few players like that, along with a few portal wins is a recipe for success at this level.
It looks like he is an Aussie. Would love to restart a connection. He's also 20, so not really a typical US freshman.
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Looks like we also offered Spence WeWe. 7'0" Center that is a High School Senior. Holds an offer from University of Omaha out of the Summit League. Had an unofficial visit back in February.
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8 minutes ago, BestDaneSinceHamlet said:
Was Marcus Fillien on a free ride regardless? Youre playing D1 basketball and you are going for free..not "officially" giving the scholarship helps your team bring in another out-of-state player. Thats a no brainer to me.
Agree wholeheartedly for the first year or even two, but the acknowledgement goes beyond basketball. Most players aren't going to play professionally (not a comment on Jackson or Fillien) and are going to enter the business world at some point. Being a scholarship player on a D1 team is a big resume thing, and being a walk-on that earned a scholarship is an even bigger resume thing.
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2 minutes ago, godanesgo99 said:
Just saw it reported that Marcus Jackson will be suiting up across town. Blah. I'll still root for him to do well while rooting for his team to lose. Hard nosed kid, whatever he lacked in skills was more than made up in effort and grit. Good luck to him in the future.
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Just saw it reported that Marcus Jackson will be suiting up across town. Blah. I'll still root for him to do well while rooting for his team to lose. Hard nosed kid, whatever he lacked in skills was more than made up in effort and grit. Good luck to him in the future.
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Watching roster construction around the AE is starting to feel like Fantasy Sports. We are in the 4th round of the draft after everyone selected their keepers - LOL
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Kacper Klaczek is a good get from the highlights I saw. 6"8" and looked strong defensively, at least in the highlights. Should fit well. It looks like a great start to rebuilding. Killings has been great at recruiting talent. Figuring out how to put it together on the floor has been the challenge. As someone else said, this is pretty much make/break for him.
I see 8 Scholarships used (9 if Filien returns. Verbal Commits has him as a Sr., but I thought someone mentioned that he had a year left). So that is 5 (or 4) spots to fill, unless I missed someone else that is returning.
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- Adnan (So, 6'2")
- Linsey (Fr, 5'10")
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- Langford (Sr, 6'5", BC/UCF)
- Matulu (Fr, 6'4", Walk-On)
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- Reddish (Sr, 6'7")
- Neely (Jr, 6'5")
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- Klaczek (Sr, 6'8", StJoes)
- Adewale (So, 6'8", Iona)
- Taylor (Fr, 6'7")
- Walker (So, 6'7", Walk-On)
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Its a solid start considering there is still almost 40% of the roster to fill. Probably need a true PG, another 2/3, and another big 4/5 type player and the team could compete. A true 5 is hard to find in the AE, and while I'd love one, I am not sure it is needed to win the AE if you have some plus defensive PF's.
Didn't get to see much of Adnan last year, not sure how much playing time he is ready for, but he did show some ability. Would love it if they were able to convince Jackson, Marshall, and/or Margoupis to return.
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1 hour ago, statefan said:
Payments to a NIL Collective are not tax deductible unless the collective has 501(c)(3) status.
As is the case with any charitable gift. Are any collectives qualified?
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I knew the money was taxable to the kids, my question is if a NIL collective fund, like a school endowment, would be tax deductible for the donations made to it. I guess probably not, as it wasn't a non-profit venture, but I'm willing to guess that it could be a non-profit venture supporting paying players for their appearance at charity events or something like that. There are always loopholes.
The income to the students is always going to be taxable.
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For the Men's team, at least in the short term, it needs to be... we have an empty roster, you are talented and just need a spot to showcase that you can do it at the D1 level - we have minutes for you in a decent low/mid major conference. Come here for 1-2 years and put up big numbers then the world is your oyster. If we win, you can stick around with a path to play in March, or you can try your hand in the P5 with earning potential.
In the long term, we need to either accept the above strategy or find a way to build a real NIL program. If we could create a fund with 1 million dollars in it, that should generate $50-$60k per year in income that could be paid to players relatively risk free (with 30-year corporate or municipal bonds), or more if invested wisely but aggressively. I am not an investment professional, but I bet an investment fund could be set up the would guarantee a 2% return to investors, then the excess earnings could be paid as NIL deals to players. 2% isn't great, but its better than most savings accounts and I am sure it could be considered charitable. I do not know the laws on how those work at all, but we need someone to step up and create a fund. Maybe the financial minds and legal team at Broadview FCU could get something going.
"Put your savings in the Broadview FCU UA-NIL Savings Account. Earn interest while supporting UA Athletes and getting a tax deduction!" I'd move some of my accounts there to participate!
As for the women's team: I think staying the course works fine. They have become a perennial power in the AE, the team has a chance to dance every year. With the popularity increase in WBB and the Caitlyn Clark show, I am sure NIL will start to gain steam for women's programs, so I guess the above could work there as well.
If college ball has become the minor leagues and a decent income source for players, we need to jump on board and participate, or accept what we are and know that we are just a lowly feeder.
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Well that's a good start... I guess the recruiting line could be: we've wiped our roster that couldn't win. Let's start over.
Sultan had offers from Clemson, George Washington, Memphis, Arizona State, West Virginia, Oklahoma State, Georgia Tech, Rutgers, Ole Miss, Oral Roberts, DePaul, Washington, and Buffalo out of High School.
Probably a new mid-major one and done. That's what I'm now calling the High Major potential guys that transfer down a year to build stats and move up.
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14 hours ago, Clickclack said:
Don't be silly, every 'ship will be filled...what that means in terms of wins and losses remains to be seen but starting linup won't be walkons.
Obviously it was a tongue in cheek comment
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Unless someone leaves the portal, this team is going to have at least 10 new players next season. Crazy.
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So as it looks now...
PG: Adnan (so), Lindsey (fr)
SG: Matulu (fr/wo)
Wing: Reddish (sr)
SF: Neely (so)
PF/C: Walker (so/wo), Taylor (fr)
I count 5 scholarship players and 2 walk-ons? Am I missing someone? Who is going to play on this team next season?
Updating my post from before now that Newton has entered the portal.
8 scholarships available now? No news of any new commits? Might have the play the season 4 on 5 if there is even a team lol.
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Newton now in the portal as well. Will we even have a team next year?
https://twitter.com/RivalsPortal/status/1778845882655633431?t=Tkcsr5utKcnT3B81MjqCVQ&s=19
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So as it looks now...
- PG: Adnan (so), Lindsey (fr)
- SG: Matulu (fr/wo)
- Wing: Reddish (sr)
- SF: Neely (so), Newton (Sr)
- PF/C: Walker (so/wo), Taylor (fr)
I count 6 scholarship players and 2 walk-ons? Am I missing someone? Who is going to play on this team next season?
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6 hours ago, cwdickens said:
This is a situation where we will have to agree to disagree.
We do not know the circumstances; I was left wondering did Killings and his staff have the skill sets necessary on how to handle Jonathan's issues or needs. Further, did the Luke Fizulich incident, make Killings more ineffective in dealing with individual player situations and relucent in communicating to the fan base on these issues.
In the end Jonathan Beagle has successfully exited the Transfer Portal to a basketball program with a head coach, who has compiled 19 years of head coaching experience at the same institution. (Sound familiar) I am certain this head coach has seen it and heard it all and carefully weighed the benefits of signing up Jonathan Beagle.
LOL in two years Jonathan Beagle has gone from savior of our program to whatever phase you want to attach to him.
Maybe it's a generational thing. To me it has to be the no "I" in team and the name on the front of the jersey is more important than the name on the back.
Sure, go get yours when the season is done. Do what you have to do to be successful, but in the season your teammates are your family. Your coaches are your parents. There may be discipline and tough love, but it's only to make you a better person and player. Sure your brothers might piss you off, but you have a commitment to them to remain family and overcome challenges together. To quit when the going gets tough means you are weak and putting yourself before your family. It takes a pretty abusive relationship to make leaving your family in a bad place acceptable.
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Recruiting - 2024
in Winter Sports-Danes Hoops, Track
Posted · Edited by godanesgo99
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2024-25
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Adnan (So, 6'2")
Linsey (Fr, 5'10")
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Marshall (Jr, 6'4", Hofstra)
Briggs (So, 6'3", Charleston Southern)
Langford (Sr, 6'5", BC/UCF)
Matulu (Fr, 6'4", Walk-On)
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Reddish (Sr, 6'7")
Neely (Jr, 6'5")
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Klaczek (Sr, 6'8", StJoes)
Adewale (So, 6'8", Iona)
Taylor (Fr, 6'7")
Walker (So, 6'7", Walk-On)
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Looks like 10 Scholarships used, so that should mean 3 remaining.
No official announcements from the following UA Players in the portal as of now:
1/2 - NyMire Little (Jr, 6'4")
3/4 - Muneer Newton (Sr. 6'5")
EDIT: the formatting tools on Mobile didn't seem to be available anymore. Guess I will clean it up when I am at a computer.