Oso planning to go pro
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
IF OMax stays in the draft, it does open the door for one or more of our current portal guys (Ellis, Wrightsil, Keeyan) to come back. Ellis is probably the most likely as he could help fill the wing role, but Wrightsil could provide front court depth that is desperately needed now. Keeyan seems unlikely to return to sit behind Oso and Gold.
Guys, omax was always going to declare. He's maintaining his eligibility. Obviously his preference is to get drafted (anyone's would be). If he gets feedback that he's not getting drafted, he'll come back. If he's getting feedback that it's possible he will, he'll stay in the Draft. There's no secret message about whether he's already decided or not
Since Shaka does not want an NIL bidding war to get a player, the sleeper route appears to be the only option.
O-Max was a great contributing member of the team.Appreciate the winning tip in at the buzzer.If trying to get drafted, don't do it lukewarm.Has anyone on Marquette that declared every returned to the team?If not, I wouldn't expect a change of the trend.If they declare, they don't want to play college BB.
They are different players, but just likeJ. Lewis, he will not get drafted. No way. I hope he does well, but fear he will just be another in the long list of guys that never see the NBA in any real sense …LewisVander … etc etc
Is there any downside to maintaining eligiblity? Seems like it would give him a good escape hatch in the event he doesn’t peform well in the process or picks up a medium-term injury.
Has anyone on Marquette that declared every returned to the team?
Not huge, but there are limitations. No one other than an NCAA cert’d agent can market him to teams… can’t take benefits from anyone other than ncaa c agent. No tryouts / visits over 48 hours that are financed by the team.. can’t miss class for a tryout.. Combine isn’t til mid May. Withdrawal deadline for ncaa elig May 31. Long road ahead
Not sure if Markus actually declared, but when he said he was coming back the Hausers left.
O-Max's statement seemed like a final farewell, with absolutely no mention of "testing the waters" or getting "evaluated" or whatnot.
His Twitter statement sounds a lot like a final thank you and good bye.
Happens all the time and players return.Hell last week Da'Sean Nelson posted a goodbye to DePaul and today he posted he's coming back.
warrior11I would move on from the three that left and replace Omax with a proven portal guy. They are highly ranked and filling one piece via the portal should be relatively easy. I have no problem if Shaka finds a sleeper as long as they have a lot of playing time experience.