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[Eli]

2 hours ago, cwdickens said:

Has anyone tried to put a rooster list together? 

Is Aaron Reddish still with us?

I was in Poland/Ukraine for a month and just got back.

Here is the latest list according to Verbal Commits for this upcoming season:

UAlbany Men's Roster 2023-2024					
					
Name			Position	Height	Weight	Year	Status
Tairi Ketner		PF		6'7"	263	Jr.	Returning
Jonathan Beagle		PF		6'9"	220	So.	Returning
Justin Neely		SF		6'5"	205	Jr.	Returning
Aaron Reddish		SF		6'7"	185	Jr.	Returning
Jack Margoupis		SF		6'8"	-	Fr.	Incoming
Cornelius Robinson	SF		6'8"	220	Fr.	Incoming
Tyler Bertram		SG		6'3"	170	Sr	Incoming
Ny'Mire Little		SG		6'4"	203	Jr.	Returning
Marcus Jackson		SG		6'3"	180	So.	Returning
Amar'e Marshall		SG		6'4"	207	So.	Incoming
Sebastian Thomas	PG		6'1"	180	Jr.	Incoming
Will Amica		PG		6'0"	160	Jr.	Returning
Zane Adnan		PG		6'2"	-	Fr.	Incoming

					
					
Possible Signings	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Status
Peyton Smith		SF		6'7"	220	Fr.	Offered
Shane Cercone		SG		6'5"	-	Fr.	Offered
Armoni Zeigler		SG		6'5"	-	Fr.	Offered
Bangaly Berete		SG		6'4"	-	Fr.	Offered
Damani Barley		PG		6'5"	155	Fr.	Offered
Malik Olafioye		PG		6'0"	155	Fr.	Offered
=========================================================================
Thomas Haugh		PF		6'9"	200	Fr.	Florida
Gavin Walsh		SF		6'7"	205	Fr.	Binghamton
Elijah Wilborn		SF		6'7"	185	Fr.	St. Francis (PA)
Augustus Gerhart	PF		6'9"	-	Fr.	Penn
Matt Mayock		SF		6'6"	190	Fr.	American
Anthony Finkley		SF		6'6"	-	Fr.	St. Josephs
Joe Nugent		SF		6'6"	-	Fr.	Holy Cross
Horace Simmons		SF		6'6"	-	Fr.	Drexel
Zion Stanford		SF		6'5"	-	Fr.	Temple
Cooper Wright		SG		6'5"	-	Fr.	Colgate
Jayden Ndjigue		SG		6'4"	-	Fr.	UMass
Miles Rose		SG		6'3"	160	Fr.	St. Bonaventure
Seyphon Triplett	PG		6'1"	-	Fr.	Stonehill
Jordan Clayton		PG		6'0"	-	Fr.	Northwestern
Darryl Simmons II	PG		5'8"	-	Fr.	Gardner-Webb

					
					
Possible Departures	Reason				
Trey Hutcheson		Graduating with Eligibility				
			
					
Departures		Reason					
Da'Kquan Davis		Graduated				
Sarju Patel		Graduated				
Gerald Drumgoole, Jr	Transferred to Delaware				
Japannah Kellogg III	Transferred to Concordia				
Malik Edmead		Transferred back to Merrimack

 

Edited April 26, 2023 by Eli

[cwdickens]

17 hours ago, Eli said:

I was in Poland/Ukraine for a month and just got back.

Here is the latest list according to Verbal Commits for this upcoming season:

UAlbany Men's Roster 2023-2024					
					
Name			Position	Height	Weight	Year	Status
Tairi Ketner		PF		6'7"	263	Jr.	Returning
Jonathan Beagle		PF		6'9"	220	So.	Returning
Justin Neely		SF		6'5"	205	Jr.	Returning
Aaron Reddish		SF		6'7"	185	Jr.	Returning
Jack Margoupis		SF		6'8"	-	Fr.	Incoming
Cornelius Robinson	SF		6'8"	220	Fr.	Incoming
Tyler Bertram		SG		6'3"	170	Sr	Incoming
Ny'Mire Little		SG		6'4"	203	Jr.	Returning
Marcus Jackson		SG		6'3"	180	So.	Returning
Amar'e Marshall		SG		6'4"	207	So.	Incoming
Sebastian Thomas	PG		6'1"	180	Jr.	Incoming
Will Amica		PG		6'0"	160	Jr.	Returning
Zane Adnan		PG		6'2"	-	Fr.	Incoming

					
					
Possible Signings	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Status
Peyton Smith		SF		6'7"	220	Fr.	Offered
Shane Cercone		SG		6'5"	-	Fr.	Offered
Armoni Zeigler		SG		6'5"	-	Fr.	Offered
Bangaly Berete		SG		6'4"	-	Fr.	Offered
Damani Barley		PG		6'5"	155	Fr.	Offered
Malik Olafioye		PG		6'0"	155	Fr.	Offered
=========================================================================
Thomas Haugh		PF		6'9"	200	Fr.	Florida
Gavin Walsh		SF		6'7"	205	Fr.	Binghamton
Elijah Wilborn		SF		6'7"	185	Fr.	St. Francis (PA)
Augustus Gerhart	PF		6'9"	-	Fr.	Penn
Matt Mayock		SF		6'6"	190	Fr.	American
Anthony Finkley		SF		6'6"	-	Fr.	St. Josephs
Joe Nugent		SF		6'6"	-	Fr.	Holy Cross
Horace Simmons		SF		6'6"	-	Fr.	Drexel
Zion Stanford		SF		6'5"	-	Fr.	Temple
Cooper Wright		SG		6'5"	-	Fr.	Colgate
Jayden Ndjigue		SG		6'4"	-	Fr.	UMass
Miles Rose		SG		6'3"	160	Fr.	St. Bonaventure
Seyphon Triplett	PG		6'1"	-	Fr.	Stonehill
Jordan Clayton		PG		6'0"	-	Fr.	Northwestern
Darryl Simmons II	PG		5'8"	-	Fr.	Gardner-Webb

					
					
Possible Departures	Reason				
Trey Hutcheson		Graduating with Eligibility				
			
					
Departures		Reason					
Da'Kquan Davis		Graduated				
Sarju Patel		Graduated				
Gerald Drumgoole, Jr	Transferred to Delaware				
Japannah Kellogg III	Transferred to Concordia				
Malik Edmead		Transferred back to Merrimack

 

Barring injuries, I see a starting five for the 2023-2024 team with the first two or three players off the bench.  I believe the team is moving in the right direction, primarily due to the three portal players + Beagle, Reddish and Jackson.  The incoming freshman are likely battling for playing time.  Staying healthy is going to be important for this team.

[cwdickens]

While this does involve UAlbany directly, some here pay varying degrees of attention to what is happening to St. Rose.  Further, please do read too much into this, I am not advocating for Will Brown's return.

SAINT ROSE MEN’S BASKETBALL

 

Beaury back for Golden Knights

Longtime Saint Rose mentor replaces Mike Perno, who steps down

 

By Mark Singelais

Times Union archive

Brian Beaury, who won 643 games in 32 seasons during his first tenure as College of Saint Rose men’s basketball coach, is back in that role, the school announced Tuesday.

Mike Perno said he was “disheartened” with the direction that college basketball is taking.

Brian Beaury, 62, said he feels like a much younger man after a life-changing medical diagnosis.

The College of Saint Rose announced Tuesday Perno resigned as head men’s basketball coach and is being replaced by Beaury, who begins his second stint. Beaury won 643 games with the Golden Knights over 32 seasons before retiring in 2018 for health reasons.

Beaury rejoined Saint Rose in March as an associate head coach working under Perno.

“I wish we were starting practice tomorrow,” Beaury said. “I feel like I’ve been given a brand-new opportunity and I’ve got the energy I had when I was 25 years old when I started this job.”

Perno, 45, said he wanted to try a different career path, possibly in teaching, and spend more time with his sons, who are entering eighth and third grade. The Golden Knights went 9-20 last season and saw their best player, forward Shane O’Dell of Schalmont, transfer to Division I Stonehill.

Perno said his “heart’s not into it right now” and he had trouble picturing himself having to recruit a new team every year because of the transfer portal.

“I sat down with my wife and talked about other options,” said Perno, who spent five seasons as head coach and 12 years as Beaury’s assistant before that. “I’m kind of disheartened with the state college basketball is in. It wasn’t anything that transpired that made me step away specifically, but I just felt like I just need a change. The whole transfer portal thing was disheartening and my kids are growing up a little bit now. I’d like a chance to watch them play and do things.”

Beaury said this will give him a chance to conclude his coaching career on his own terms. He missed the 2014-15 and 2017-18 seasons due to medical reasons while Perno handled the day-today coaching duties.

About six months after his retirement, Beaury visited Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis, defined by Johns Hopkins as a type of arthritis that causes inflammation in certain parts of the spine. Researchers believe genetics plays a role.

Beaury, who underwent 10 surgeries in the previous decade, went on medication.

“I felt 20 years younger,” he said. “I felt healthy enough to go back to some normalcy in life.”

Beaury served as an assistant coach under Will Brown with the Albany Patroons of The Basketball League in 2021-22. Then he joined Saint Rose with the idea of helping out Perno.

Now it’s Beaury’s show again. In his previous tenure as head coach, he guided the Golden Knights to NCAA Division II Elite Eight appearances in 1996, 1998 and 1999.

“It’s our goal and our vision to be a championship team next year,” he said. “We’re building an entire roster that I think can compete for a championship.”

Beaury said he already has commitments from nine recruits for next season, including five transfers — four from Division I programs. He’s also trying to schedule exhibitions with Siena and the University at Albany.

Saint Rose athletic director Lori Anctil said Beaury was the first person she called after she took the job in 2019.

“I didn’t know him personally before I started here, but I knew everything about him,” Anctil said. “That he was synonymous not only with Saint Rose basketball but Saint Rose in general. I wanted to connect with him right away and we did. We’ve developed a friendship ever since. We have so much respect for each other.”

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[UAlbany09]

Speaking of Will Brown, does he have a job yet?

[cwdickens]

On 5/3/2023 at 12:47 PM, UAlbany09 said:

Speaking of Will Brown, does he have a job yet?

If he is working, whether in a basketball or outside basketball position, he has no made announcement to my knowledge.

Edited May 4, 2023 by cwdickens

[godanesgo99]

As seen on the AE Board:

Albany F Tairi Ketner has entered the transfer portal. http://verbalcommits.com/players/tairi-ketner

 

I haven't paid attention to the football team as I have lost all interest (and cancelled my season seats) with them being so terrible for so long. Does this mean he didn't make that team?

[Eli]

2 hours ago, godanesgo99 said:

As seen on the AE Board:

Albany F Tairi Ketner has entered the transfer portal. http://verbalcommits.com/players/tairi-ketner

 

I haven't paid attention to the football team as I have lost all interest (and cancelled my season seats) with them being so terrible for so long. Does this mean he didn't make that team?

I would say yes.

[Dane96]

6 hours ago, godanesgo99 said:

As seen on the AE Board:

Albany F Tairi Ketner has entered the transfer portal. http://verbalcommits.com/players/tairi-ketner

 

I haven't paid attention to the football team as I have lost all interest (and cancelled my season seats) with them being so terrible for so long. Does this mean he didn't make that team?

Likely he’s not playing football.  They brought in a kid from Charlotte to go along with the four they have.  

[UA1882]

Delaware transfer Gianmarco Arletti has committed to Albany.

 

Yawn. 

[cwdickens]

I spoke briefly with Dwayne Killings at the WLAX send-off.  He stated that the transfer portal has presented unique challenges.  Dwayne stated he and his assistant coaches are making sure the team is prepared for next season.  Dwayne appeared concern about the impact of last season on the fan base. During our discussion, Jonathan Beagle interjected the team will get the job done.  

The personnel that we have at start of the season is going to have to carry us, like them or not.  The 2023-2024 team has many new faces, and I would bet the 2024-2025 team will also have many new faces, however Killings will be with us.

[cwdickens]

On 5/9/2023 at 9:24 AM, godanesgo99 said:

As seen on the AE Board:

Albany F Tairi Ketner has entered the transfer portal. http://verbalcommits.com/players/tairi-ketner

 

I haven't paid attention to the football team as I have lost all interest (and cancelled my season seats) with them being so terrible for so long. Does this mean he didn't make that team?

 

On 5/9/2023 at 3:30 PM, Dane96 said:

Likely he’s not playing football.  They brought in a kid from Charlotte to go along with the four they have.  

I have seen Tairi Ketner, on campus, during the spring sports season.  He looked like he had "checked-out".

[Eli]

10 hours ago, cwdickens said:

 

I have seen Tairi Ketner, on campus, during the spring sports season.  He looked like he had "checked-out".

I don't know how you could possibly make that distinction. Most college students look checked out because they eat junk food and sleep 4hrs a night 🤣😂. I was one within the last decade. 

[cwdickens]

22 hours ago, Eli said:

I don't know how you could possibly make that distinction. Most college students look checked out because they eat junk food and sleep 4hrs a night 🤣😂. I was one within the last decade. 

Perhaps, because I have seen Jonathan Beagle and Marcus Jackson couple times recently, at Baseball (Bruno Stadium) and at WLAX send-off ... spoken to Jonathan twice and Marcus once, they give off a completely different vibe, that "we are sticking around for now" and we care about our other student athlete's vibe plus Beagle and Jackson are working out daily, 

Sometimes, you can judge a book by its cover.  You might be wrong, or you might be right on spot.

Let's see where Ketner ends up.   I wish him the best in all his future student-athletic endeavors. 

Lastly, now in retirement I glad that stuck around the Albany area.  I have taken advantage of the free UAlbany sporting events.  You get the opportunity to meet parents, athletes and coaches across all our programs.  From this group, I draw on the prospect of better days in our athletic programs and in our society in general.

 

Edited May 14, 2023 by cwdickens
clarification

[Eli]

I don't think we'll have better days until the school administration cleans house in the athletic administration. They've had years to prove they are up to the task and have failed miserably. They didn't capitalize on LAX success or MBB success in the least. 

[Clickclack]

On 5/12/2023 at 6:36 PM, UA1882 said:

Delaware transfer Gianmarco Arletti has committed to Albany.

 

Yawn. 

36% from the field, 28% from 3...junior guard...WHY? Who recruits a kid that shoots 36% from the field and 28% from three. Brutal!

 

EDIT: He did shoot it much better year prior to this. And appears to be a bit of a freak athlete. 

 

 

Edited May 14, 2023 by Clickclack