[New to PT] Big East Roster Tracker

[Carl]

Kalkenbrenner just announced he’s coming back to Creighton. I thought he was out of eligibility

[MUbiz]

Kalkenbrenner just announced he’s coming back to Creighton. I thought he was out of eligibility

He has that covid year.

[Plaque Lives Matter!]

Kalkenbrenner just announced he’s coming back to Creighton. I thought he was out of eligibility

Big East gonna be a gauntlet

[Nukem2]

Kalkenbrenner just announced he’s coming back to Creighton. I thought he was out of eligibility

Year 5 for him. Wish we could have Oso and Tyler for their year 5s as well. Alas, not to be.

[tower912]

Good.   Someone else for Ben to take out to the 3 pt line.   Can't wait.

[mugrad_89]

Kalkenbrenner just announced he’s coming back to Creighton. I thought he was out of eligibility

Did he already win the Big East DPOY for next season?  🤔

[wisblue]

Did he already win the Big East DPOY for next season?  🤔

I’m sure.

[wadesworld]

Did he already win the Big East DPOY for next season?  🤔

Yes.

[Viper]

Good.   Someone else for Ben to take out to the 3 pt line.   Can't wait.

probably need to improve on 36% to draw the D. Hopefully it will happen. Would be very beneficial to the entire O.

[tower912]

Cool.  Let them sag off him.

[MU82]

probably need to improve on 36% to draw the D. Hopefully it will happen. Would be very beneficial to the entire O.

I know it can't literally be "taken away" but ... take away the 5-game slump Gold had right near the start of the conference season, and he shot exactly 40% from 3 in 2023-24.

I'd be thrilled if he shoots 40% next season, especially given that he'll probably take quite a few more 3s. Wouldn't you? Do you think opposing defenses would ignore a guy who goes 40% from 3 and easily could have something like a 5-for-7 run in a game?

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

https://painttouches.com/2024/04/19/2024-big-east-roster-tracker/

Another update to the tracker. Uconn and Creighton both solidified themselves as contenders. Seton Hall is down to 7 scholarship players. Xavier picks up their 4th transfer who was all confrence second team from a mid major conference last season. And Marquette gets a transfer!

[Milkshakes]

Pretty interesting stuff.  I find this era of basketball ridiculously confusing.  I’m not a fan but it is what it is and I know I have to get used to it.

I’d hate to be a coach in this era.  I’m a huge Shaka fan. I hope his approach works.  If it does it will elevate his status for me even more.  He has his principles and he is sticking to them.  Not sure I would be so steadfast when you look at what others are adding but I am going to really enjoy watching how it works out. 

[Scoop Snoop]

Pretty interesting stuff.  I find this era of basketball ridiculously confusing.  I’m not a fan but it is what it is and I know I have to get used to it.

I’d hate to be a coach in this era.  I’m a huge Shaka fan. I hope his approach works.  If it does it will elevate his status for me even more.  He has his principles and he is sticking to them.  Not sure I would be so steadfast when you look at what others are adding but I am going to really enjoy watching how it works out.

 Following the lead of "what others are adding" would make Shaka and our team indistinguishable from others. We are significantly different from all the other major conference teams, and that will be the reason a certain number of high-level recruits will choose Marquette. Although he has not made a decision yet, Miletic is a perfect example of this, judging from his comments about Marquette.

Shaka is focused both on the present and the future. In Shaka's case, future means multiple seasons with linkage season to season. In the cases of many other coaches, they often lurch from one season to the next and are pinning their hopes on replacing their portaling players with portaling players from other teams.

[willie warrior]

Pretty interesting stuff.  I find this era of basketball ridiculously confusing.  I’m not a fan but it is what it is and I know I have to get used to it.

I’d hate to be a coach in this era.  I’m a huge Shaka fan. I hope his approach works.  If it does it will elevate his status for me even more.  He has his principles and he is sticking to them.  Not sure I would be so steadfast when you look at what others are adding but I am going to really enjoy watching how it works out.

Agree with most of this, except for enjoying watching how it works out, especially if it goes south for MU,which it appears to be moving that way as opposed to some of our rivals.

[MUbiz]

Agree with most of this, except for enjoying watching how it works out, especially if it goes south for MU,which it appears to be moving that way as opposed to some of our rivals.

Typical Dung willie post.  We have been a top 10 team now for 2 years going. I do not see us slipping far from that standard next year.

[Viper]

I know it can't literally be "taken away" but ... take away the 5-game slump Gold had right near the start of the conference season, and he shot exactly 40% from 3 in 2023-24.

I'd be thrilled if he shoots 40% next season, especially given that he'll probably take quite a few more 3s. Wouldn't you? Do you think opposing defenses would ignore a guy who goes 40% from 3 and easily could have something like a 5-for-7 run in a game?

40% on higher volume would be solid

[MurphysTillClose]

Agree with most of this, except for enjoying watching how it works out, especially if it goes south for MU,which it appears to be moving that way as opposed to some of our rivals.

Imagine being this soft.

[Uncle Rico]

Imagine being this soft.

Imagine being that ignorant.

[MurphysTillClose]

Imagine being that ignorant.

I can’t. The gap is just too damn wide now.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

https://painttouches.com/2024/04/19/2024-big-east-roster-tracker/

Another week another update.

If I had to rank the rosters as is right now, here's what I come up with:

1. Creighton
2. UConn
3. Marquette
4. St. John's
5. Xavier
6. Providence
GAP
7. Butler
8. Villanova
9. Georgetown
10. DePaul
11. Seton Hall

But there's lots of offseason left. Some of the biggest questions left for this offseason:

1. Is Steven Ashworth using his COVID year? With no announcement by this point, I assume so but haven't seen it publically stated anywhere yet
2. Why is Ryan Kalkbrenner in the NBA Combine? He says he's coming back to Creighton but he's still going to the NBA Combine. I doubt it happens, but if some team gives him a first-round guarantee, is he still back?
3. Will Karaban stay or will he go? If he stays, UConn has a chance to win the Big East again. If he goes? I think they still have a chance to win the Big East again, but I think they fall to 3rd or even 4th.
4. Is Jahmyl Telfort coming back? He didn't get invited to either combine but hasn't announced his return to Butler yet. Without him, Butler falls back into the basement.
5. Why does no one like Eric Dixon? I never thought he would get drafted, but I'm surprised he couldn't even score a g-league combine invite. Nova insiders seemed pretty convinced that he was gone no matter what, but now that he's without a combine invite, does that change things?
6. What's Sha going to do with all those scholarships? He's sitting on five of them! Right now his best player  is either a guy who was second team All-Sun Belt, a guy who came off the bench for a bad Buckeye team, or Isaiah Coleman his sixth man from last season. The Pirates need some bodies quickly.

[MUbiz]

Thanks for the rundown TAMU!  Excellent questions.

[Uncle Rico]

https://painttouches.com/2024/04/19/2024-big-east-roster-tracker/

Another week another update.

If I had to rank the rosters as is right now, here's what I come up with:

1. Creighton
2. UConn
3. Marquette
4. St. John's
5. Xavier
6. Providence
GAP
7. Butler
8. Villanova
9. Georgetown
10. DePaul
11. Seton Hall

But there's lots of offseason left. Some of the biggest questions left for this offseason:

1. Is Steven Ashworth using his COVID year? With no announcement by this point, I assume so but haven't seen it publically stated anywhere yet
2. Why is Ryan Kalkbrenner in the NBA Combine? He says he's coming back to Creighton but he's still going to the NBA Combine. I doubt it happens, but if some team gives him a first-round guarantee, is he still back?
3. Will Karaban stay or will he go? If he stays, UConn has a chance to win the Big East again. If he goes? I think they still have a chance to win the Big East again, but I think they fall to 3rd or even 4th.
4. Is Jahmyl Telfort coming back? He didn't get invited to either combine but hasn't announced his return to Butler yet. Without him, Butler falls back into the basement.
5. Why does no one like Eric Dixon? I never thought he would get drafted, but I'm surprised he couldn't even score a g-league combine invite. Nova insiders seemed pretty convinced that he was gone no matter what, but now that he's without a combine invite, does that change things?
6. What's Sha going to do with all those scholarships? He's sitting on five of them! Right now his best player  is either a guy who was second team All-Sun Belt, a guy who came off the bench for a bad Buckeye team, or Isaiah Coleman his sixth man from last season. The Pirates need some bodies quickly.

Seton Hall back to the Big East dumpster.  You love to see it

[MU82]

It’s better when we’re picked 9th, so thanks for nothing!

[PGsHeroes32]

Kalkenbrenner just announced he’s coming back to Creighton. I thought he was out of eligibility

7’2 and needs 5 years in college

Dude is maybe the most obnoxiously overrated player in the BE since the bball only inception.