Akanno to Redshirt per Steele

[MUEng92]

Per Mr. Steele

[Pakuni]

So says fellow Scooper Ben Steele

Ben Steele
@BenSteeleMJS

Marquette freshman guard Dexter Akanno will redshirt this season to focus on development. Will ask Coach Wojciechowski about it after the game. #mubb

[Newsdreams]

https://twitter.com/bensteelemjs/status/1191866151799795712?s=21

Marquette freshman guard Dexter Akanno will redshirt this season to focus on development. Will ask Coach Wojciechowski about it after the game. #mubb

[Johnny B]

Good
Call

[Newsdreams]

Ooops

[Newsdreams]

Mods join threads?

[MuMark]

Good decision.....let's hope it works out as well as it did for Sacar.

[Uncle Rico]

The whiteboard lied!

[muwarrior69]

Now we are down to 9 players. 1 or 2 more injuries we could be looking at 8 or 7 players.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Good decision.....let's hope it works out as well as it did for Sacar.

Completely forgot Sacar redshirted.

[Jay Bee]

Can we forgive Ben for not posting it first on Scoop? Arby's Time for Steele

[MU82]

Makes sense.

See you in a year, Mr. Akanno, bigger, stronger and better than ever!

[Newsdreams]

Now we are down to 9 players. 1 or 2 more injuries we could be looking at 8 or 7 players.

Then redshirt off it need be

[fjm]

Yep. He's in a slick as$ lookin suit right now.

[Cheeks]

Now we are down to 9 players. 1 or 2 more injuries we could be looking at 8 or 7 players.

Yank the redshirt if you have to

[Dr. Blackheart]

Now we are down to 9 players. 1 or 2 more injuries we could be looking at 8 or 7 players.

Gardiner is on scholarship. The kid earned it. Jayce will be back and Dexter can always come off if early in the season.

[wadesworld]

Love that Wojo is able to get guys to buy into this plan.  Some risk of a grad transfer if the guy turns into a solid contributor but wants to be a star elsewhere as a super senior but huge upside as we saw with Sacar.

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

Offhand I cannot think of a redshirt working better for any player as it has for Sacar. Wonder if that was a factor.

[tower912]

Sacar is a great role model.

[Jay Bee]

Yank the redshirt if you have to

Right. Redshirt is just a description of not playing a second.

Akanno redshirting = a plan, subject to change.

So, we're not down to x players because of him planning to redshirt.

Not a decision. A plan.

#NoDoneDeal

[We R Final Four]

Makes sense.

See you in a year, Mr. Akanno, bigger, stronger and better than ever!

By this statement you certainly haven't seen dex in person. Bigger and stronger are on the bottom of his list.
Sacar approach 2.0 percent that is what this is...not getting stronger and bigger.

[MU82]

By this statement you certainly haven't seen dex in person. Bigger and stronger are on the bottom of his list.
Sacar approach 2.0 percent that is what this is...not getting stronger and bigger.

You are right. I assumed he was your standard frosh, body-wise. I guess this is an example where I shouldn't have assumed.

I will gladly accept Sacar 2.0. Thanks for the insight.

[We R Final Four]

Right. Redshirt is just a description of not playing a second.

Akanno redshirting = a plan, subject to change.

So, we're not down to x players because of him planning to redshirt.

Not a decision. A plan.

#NoDoneDeal

I certainly don't claim to be knowledgeable in the intricacies of red shirting and ncaa , etc. but it shocks me that scoopers still believe this to be more of an absolute than a fluid progression.
If we need him....we have him..
We are not down to X players and now without hope because he may take a redshirt year. Consider having like Matt Moore, save he's already signed.

[BCHoopster]

Offhand I cannot think of a redshirt working better for any player as it has for Sacar. Wonder if that was a factor.

I am sure it was discussed, how Sacar went from redshirt to a starter.  This is a good move for him, would have mop up minutes only this year.
Secondly,  right now they have no guards coming in next year unless it is a grad transfer so it will be Elliott, McEwen, Torrence with Dex.  Room for a grad transfer for sure, a shooter.

[muwarrior69]

I am sure it was discussed, how Sacar went from redshirt to a starter.  This is a good move for him, would have mop up minutes only this year.
Secondly,  right now they have no guards coming in next year unless it is a grad transfer so it will be Elliott, McEwen, Torrence with Dex.  Room for a grad transfer for sure, a shooter.

Without Markus next year we'll need one.