Big East Farewell Thread

[PGsHeroes32]

Saw that.  Will be interesting to see where he lands.  Surprised he is OK taking a year off.

Going after the hardship waiver

Uconn probably the front runners

[MuMark]

http://www.zagsblog.com/2018/05/29/auburns-mustapha-heron-to-withdraw-from-nba-draft-transfer-closer-to-home/

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Going after the hardship waiver

Uconn probably the front runners

http://www.zagsblog.com/2018/05/29/auburns-mustapha-heron-to-withdraw-from-nba-draft-transfer-closer-to-home/

Reading the story that makes more sense. UConn is an hour away, Seton Hall, St. John's, Providence, Rhode Island, and Boston College are all within two hours as well. His presence could transform any of those programs, turn them into top contenders.

Of course I remember when Charlie Moore transferred from Cal last season in order to be near his sick father IIRC. He's from Chicago and ended up at Kansas....technically closer but still a plane ride away.

[Windyplayer]

Divincenzo NBA-bound. Sweet.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/villanovas-donte-divincenzo-the-final-four-most-outstanding-player-staying-in-the-nba-draft/

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Reading the story that makes more sense. UConn is an hour away, Seton Hall, St. John's, Providence, Rhode Island, and Boston College are all within two hours as well. His presence could transform any of those programs, turn them into top contenders.

Of course I remember when Charlie Moore transferred from Cal last season in order to be near his sick father IIRC. He's from Chicago and ended up at Kansas....technically closer but still a plane ride away.

The local Connecticut media is reporting he is transferring to UConn.

[MuMark]

Ponds returning to St John's per Rothstein.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Juwan Morgan returning to Indiana. Makes the Hooisers one of the toughest teams we will see this season.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Ponds returning to St John's per Rothstein.

If they get Heron (national media guys seem to think its them or UConn)....and he gets the hardship wavier....then forget everything I said about Saint John's.

[Jay Bee]

Re: Heron, thought the family medical hardship rules were changed ~3 years ago.

[brewcity77]

Shamorie Ponds will return to St John's for his junior season, per Jon Rothstein. My guess is he'll be Big East preseason Player of the Year.

[Pakuni]

Not exactly a shock, but Max Strus will return to DePaul.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Here is the current list segmented by staying, going and TBD.  MU has a player listed as going pro

https://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2018/05/30/2018-nba-draft-early-entry-list-who-declared-who-is-returning-who-are-we-waiting-on/

[brewcity77]

Not Big East, but Ethan Happ is returning to Wisconsin, per Gery Woelful.

[Mr. Nielsen]

Not Big East, but Ethan Happ is returning to Wisconsin, per Gery Woelful.

Can we trust Gery Woelful?

[MomofMUltiples]

Can we trust Gery Woelful?

Well, a few tweets before than one he said that it would be Houston and the Celtics in the NBA Finals. 

[MrCNote]

Villanova loses another, Spellman gone.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Villanova loses another, Spellman gone.

I hadn't seen Spellman projected as a 1st rounder in a lot of mocks.  Perhaps I'm wrong but that seems like a questionable decision. 

[Silkk the Shaka]

Villanova loses another, Spellman gone.

Awesome, let's get this!

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

Not Big East, but Ethan Happ is returning to Wisconsin, per Gery Woelful.

BTN still listing Happ as undecided, per their twitter account just after 3 pm central time.

No one else has confirmed.  Woeful being cited in every report.

Hmm...

[oldwarrior81]

over the previous two seasons, a total of 47 players stayed in the NBA draft after NOT being invited to the NBA combine.

None of the 47 were drafted. 

Your move Ethan Happ.

[Newsdreams]

I hadn't seen Spellman projected as a 1st rounder in a lot of mocks.  Perhaps I'm wrong but that seems like a questionable decision.

He had to have good input from the people that matta. I think a team will take him.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

I hadn't seen Spellman projected as a 1st rounder in a lot of mocks.  Perhaps I'm wrong but that seems like a questionable decision.

This is true, but that still seems crazy to me. Spellman looks like an NBA player to me. If I was a GM I'd spend a late first round pick on him....of course this might mean that its a good thing that I'm not a GM

[wadesworld]

Happ is back.

[MuMark]

Happ now has an opportunity to lose 3 out of 4 to MU.

Good luck sir!

[Trust The Process]

This is true, but that still seems crazy to me. Spellman looks like an NBA player to me. If I was a GM I'd spend a late first round pick on him....of course this might mean that its a good thing that I'm not a GM

Don't sell yourself short! All four nova guys are projected first rounders for the most part. Whether Omari should have stayed or not is debatable but he is definitely a first round talent and worth a flyer in the late first. Crazy high upside as a small ball 5 in the league.