Haanif Gone

[MUfan12]

https://twitter.com/MarquetteMBB/status/935183078829441024

[Tha Hound]

Uhhh..?

[Golden Avalanche]

These things happen.

[Mr. Nielsen]

Timing is weird.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Unfortunate for our defense

[MUfan12]

Timing is weird.

Yeah, makes me think something is going on at home. He's playing a bunch, and the coaches obviously trust him.

[Boards]

I wonder what's going on here... He always kind of seemed like an outsider on the team. but he was playing plenty and one of the only upperclassmen so interesting for him to leave. When they say personal reasons rather than decided to transfer that would at least lead me to believe it's not necessarily him disliking wojo or program. Wasn't my favorite player but added experience, was starting to drive to the hoop more effectively and played an important defensive role on the perimeter. Guess more run for the young bucks.

[DienerTime34]

Wojo's first recruiting class didn't turn out so well.

[79Warrior]

Yeah, makes me think something is going on at home. He's playing a bunch, and the coaches obviously trust him.

Perhaps he has reached his ceiling and as the younger players progress his playing time will go down

[Hubert Davis]

Bizarre timing! It can't be for a lack of playing time. He has gotten every opportunity to play this season. but these things do happen...wish you well Hanny. Cut loose Sacar, GE, Jamal...Plus Hauser slides to the 3 when Frolling is eligible and start Heldt and Frolling at the 4 and 5.


Go Warriors.

[PJDunn]

This puts a lot more pressure on our freshman.  Wonder how Martin's Monsters will react to this news.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Perhaps he has reached his ceiling and as the younger players progress his playing time will go down

Maybe, but is eligibility is already used for the year.  By quitting now, his minutes are going to zero.  Doesn't make sense from that perspective IMO.

[Goose]

Hope all is well with him and his family. Good luck on wherever he ends up playing.

[Golden Avalanche]

Wojo's first recruiting class didn't turn out so well.

Out of five signatures, one went to the NBA, two are solidly in the rotation, and one just left after starting every game to begin his Junior season.

Until an hour ago, four of the five were either very good or good signings. That doesn't seem bad.

[Benny B]

It says personal issues, which I'm going to take literally here given the situation/circumstances heretofore laid out in this thread.

Hoping for the best for Haanif and his family, whatever the scenario may be.


EDIT: If this was a transfer situation, don't these announcements usually contain some sort of language regarding "will seek to transfer," "has been released," etc.  Though unlikely, at least it would seem right now that the door still remains open on a return to the team, ala Mayo (but without the Mayo).

[Loose Cannon]

  My guess.  Family Related.

[jficke13]

It says personal issues, which I'm going to take literally here given the situation/circumstances heretofore laid out in this thread.

Hoping for the best for Haanif and his family, whatever the scenario may be.

+1. All the best, Haanif.

[Tha Hound]

Maybe, but is eligibility is already used for the year.  By quitting now, his minutes are going to zero.  Doesn't make sense from that perspective IMO.

Yep, this is the best evidence that this really is family related and not basketball related. Hoping all the best for Haani.

[GoldenDieners32]

Wish the best for haanif, thought he would transfer but not because of personal reasons

[Marquette4life]

Doesn't this free up a scholie for grimes? Jk

[dw3dw3dw3]

Seemed happy after the LSU win in the video MU posted. Doesn't seem it's PT/role related, but wouldn't be the most shocking thing. Wojo was pretty straight forward about Cohen leaving last year for a bigger role, so I don't think he'd try to cover that story if there were anything to it.

Opens some options for mid-year transfers. Full-court push on Ramey possibly?

[ChuckyChip]

Maybe, but is eligibility is already used for the year.  By quitting now, his minutes are going to zero.  Doesn't make sense from that perspective IMO.

Couldn't this situation be similar to Sandy Cohen...mid-semester transfer and apply for an extra year of eligibility.  So he could go somewhere and play for 1.5 more years(?).

[GoldenDieners32]

Seemed happy after the LSU win in the video MU posted. Doesn't seem it's PT/role related, but wouldn't be the most shocking thing. Wojo was pretty straight forward about Cohen leaving last year for a bigger role, so I don't think he'd try to cover that story if there were anything to it.

Opens some options for mid-year transfers. Full-court push on Ramey possibly?

Ramey is a really good player

[Tha Hound]

Couldn't this situation be similar to Sandy Cohen...mid-semester transfer and apply for an extra year of eligibility.  So he could go somewhere and play for 1.5 more years(?).

You would think someone playing 26 minutes through the first five games of a season would have trouble arguing that.

[Benny B]

Couldn't this situation be similar to Sandy Cohen...mid-semester transfer and apply for an extra year of eligibility.  So he could go somewhere and play for 1.5 more years(?).

Then why transfer now?  Why not finish the semester and transfer in December?  This isn't a Maymon, Cohen or Taylor Jr. situation where Haanif isn't getting PT or putting up stats.  Averaging 8.2 & 2.8 in 26.2 as a starter through five games just doesn't fit the "Cohen" mold.