Former MU players still in college thread

[wildbillsb]

I peaked in grade school.

Me, too.  I was  really tall, and as an 8th grader, played on the 6th team.  Tough as nails, though.

[MU82]

I stand corrected then.  My recollection was the nickname vanilla soft serve was said/coined by his teammates.  If not then my point is irrelevant.

As for Theo, he was recruited as a rebounder/defender/shot blocker.  He did well on the shot blocking, but his rebounding wasn't very good.  Some of that was a function of always going for blocks and getting out of position, but for as physically strong/gifted as Theo was, he didn't live up to the expectation that he'd fill that role.

Joey did underperform his high 4 star ranking. But end of the day he was a better college basketball player than Theo.  I wouldn't have expected Joey to be a better rebounder than Theo, but he was.  Offensively it was no contest.

Lastly, I don't hold it against Joey or Sam for leaving.  They didn't want to play with a total ball hog, and tried to get Wojo to actually do something, and he couldn't get it done.  The letter writing has been ridiculed by you and the other Hauser haters, but it never should have gotten to that point.  That was their effort to stay at MU.  Unfortunately for Wojo his only coaching move was...Markus, shoot more.

Neither has been a very good college player, and they are totally different so it's silly to compare them as you keep trying to do.

Theo worked hard, played his role, was a team leader, and did everything to help Marquette win. Joey has been a major disappointment (especially to those who place everything on HS rankings), and he has sucked more under a Hall of Fame coach than he did under the Worst Coach Ever.

As I and countless others have said, it's a coach's job to manage egos, and Wojo failed when it came to Hausershima. A lot of it, perhaps most, is on him. But Vanilla Soft Serve was a big part of the problem. He escaped Wojo and he escaped Markus ... and yet he became a worse player.

[1SE]

Hate Duke, but congrats to Theo. At least one warrior got to the FF.

[lawdog77]

Didn't see it posted anywhere. Portsmoth invitational was April 13-16. Jamal and Koby were on the same team.

https://www.portsmouthinvitational.com/schedule-results

Lost their first two games. Won their 3rd

[MU82]

Didn't see it posted anywhere. Portsmoth invitational was April 13-16. Jamal and Koby were on the same team.

https://www.portsmouthinvitational.com/schedule-results

Lost their first two games. Won their 3rd

In one of their games, they lost to Morsell's team. Here's the box score:

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Cain was great in that game, but none of the 3 made the all-tournament team.

[Herman Cain]

Greg Elliott doing well so far at Pitt starting. Averaging 11.2 ppg and 42.9 percent from 3

[Jay Bee]

Greg Elliott doing well so far at Pitt starting. Averaging 11.2 ppg and 42.9 percent from 3

Has shot it well, but only a 96.5 ORtg. Career worst was last year at 108.3. No offensive rebounds, no assists, 28% turnover rate.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Has shot it well, but only a 96.5 ORtg. Career worst was last year at 108.3. No offensive rebounds, no assists, 28% turnover rate.

Bad orthopedics too.

[MuMark]

Dexter Akanno off to a good start at OSU

[Newsdreams]

Dexter Akanno off to a good start at OSU

Woj held him back

[MuMark]

Woj held him back

Sure........

I'm glad he's doing well.....at least so far......didn't do much last season.....

Of course if we are trying to blame people we could also say he wanted to stay and Shaka didn't want him.......which of course is fine.

[Uncle Rico]

Sure........

I'm glad he's doing well.....at least so far......didn't do much last season.....

Of course if we are trying to blame people we could also say he wanted to stay and Shaka didn't want him.......which of course is fine.

Shaka ran him off along with Jamal

[Newsdreams]

Sure........

I'm glad he's doing well.....at least so far......didn't do much last season.....

Of course if we are trying to blame people we could also say he wanted to stay and Shaka didn't want him.......which of course is fine.

LOL

[BCHoopster]

Shaka ran him off along with Jamal

Somebody was over recruited this year, that kid is probably leaving

[Uncle Rico]

Somebody was over recruited this year, that kid is probably leaving

Whoever it is, he'll probably end up in the NBA

[JWags85]

Good for Dexter, but Chase Ross and Ben Gold scoring double digits against CMU is as relevant to star potential as Akanno scoring 16 a game against 2 bad to mediocre teams

[MarquetteMike1977]

Guard Jose Perez has enrolled at West Virginia for the spring semester West Virginia coach Bob Huggins announced Perez's enrollment Thursday, saying the player's eligibility status for games and practices will be determined at a later date.
Perez is a 6-foot-5 fifth-year senior and was chosen as the preseason Player of the Year in the Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference. He averaged 18.9 points, 4.5 assists and 3.2 rebounds a year ago.
West Virginia is his fourth school. Perez spent two seasons at Gardner-Webb and one each at Marquette

[Herman Cain]

Greg Elliott continues to have a solid season and Pitt doing very well. Panthers beat UNC tonight go to 3-0 in ACC and 10-4 overall.

Happy to see Greg enjoying some success on a personal and team level .

[Herman Cain]

Greg continuing to play well for Pitt. Providing that experienced leadership and shooting. Panthers beat Miami today. Nice to see Greg enjoying his final season.

https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/Pitt/2023/01/28/pitt-panthers-college-basketball-miami-hurricanes-ncaa-tournament-acc/stories/202301280034

Also had a very solid game against Wake Forest

https://pittsburghsportsnow.com/2023/01/25/blake-hinson-and-greg-elliott-set-the-fire-alarms-off-in-record-setting-win/

[pbiflyer]

Can't spell scum without UM. Happy for him and bonus he helped beat the canes.

[Skip Intro]

A nice article on GE in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/Pitt/2023/02/23/pittsburgh-panthers-basketball-greg-elliott-jeff-capel-nelly-cummings/stories/202302230087

[Jay Bee]

Will Greg make the tourney is the question....

[Herman Cain]

A nice article on GE in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/Pitt/2023/02/23/pittsburgh-panthers-basketball-greg-elliott-jeff-capel-nelly-cummings/stories/202302230087

Excellent article . So happy for Greg and his family that this is working out so well. Also a big win for Jake Presutti.

[Uncle Rico]

Will Greg make the tourney is the question....

Yes

[Uncle Rico]

Greg has had a nice season.

122.8 offensive rating
60.4 effective fg%
63.5 true shooting %
12.6 turnover %
42% from 3

Playing 73% of the minutes

Heckuva player