Big East Roster Updates

[The Equalizer]

When's the last season that MU didn't have a transfer (not to jinx anything)

2020, unless you count Bailey going pro as a transfer.

[DFW HOYA]

For the Georgetown basketball diehards, where are they at? Hoping it goes bad enough that Ewing is out next year? Still thinking he can resurrect it? Resigned to falling into mediocrity?

For some, they will wait until the buyout. The disturbing part is that the deeper you go inside the school, the more they think everything's OK. It's still 1985 there.

Meanwhile, expect attendance to drop even lower.

[brewcity77]

That’s not a bad thing - Worked well for Purdue this season. They’re both very different posts (I think they can play together) but if they don’t, you have two really good players going a full 40. Tough to manage as an opponent.

Rotated like Purdue did, yes. Played together, I don't know. I think they occupy too much of the same space on defense. Butler was 1-6 in games when both Nunge and Freemantle played 30+ minutes. I expect Miller will be smart enough to split them up more often.

[GoldenEagles03]

Justin Lewis good friend Brandon Murray has transferred from LSU to Georgetown to go 'home' in his words.

Does that mean Justin is going to enter the portal and do the same?

*Is this proper scoop reaction?*

[DFW HOYA]

Justin Lewis good friend Brandon Murray has transferred from LSU to Georgetown to go 'home' in his words.

Murray grew up in Baltimore (which is not Washington in a lot of ways), but I get what he's saying.

He appears to be the replacement for Aminu Mohammed, if his handler's tweet is to be understood.

https://twitter.com/Harmon64S/status/1513654475839479810

[jfp61]

Murray grew up in Baltimore (which is not Washington in a lot of ways), but I get what he's saying.

He appears to be the replacement for Aminu Mohammed, if his handler's tweet is to be understood.

https://twitter.com/Harmon64S/status/1513654475839479810

His tweet right under it
"Any decision to return to school at whatever school that might be will be made at a timetable that we determine!!!"

I think this is why Lewis walked his statement of returning back too. They want legitimate reviews from NBA personal. NBA scouts got smart and mailed in their reports back to players who are returning in the past. Also the handle seemed to be supportive of the murray transfer.

[jfp61]

https://twitter.com/Andrew__Slater/status/1513648182445711361?s=20&t=CTsW40C39cJM5RH5UeAg6Q

Seems like a Curbelo to st Johns. That just feels equally gross and it feels right.

[brewcity77]

AJ Reeves signing with an agent and entering the 2022 NBA Draft.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

https://twitter.com/Andrew__Slater/status/1513648182445711361?s=20&t=CTsW40C39cJM5RH5UeAg6Q

Seems like a Curbelo to st Johns. That just feels equally gross and it feels right.

How nice of them to spot us 12 of our needed 32 deflections

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

AJ Reeves signing with an agent and entering the 2022 NBA Draft.

Woof. Hope they enjoyed that Sweet 16 run cause next year could get ROUGH if they don't hit it big on the transfer market. That's all 5 starters and their top rated commit gone. Their starting 5 is currently looking like:

PG: Jared Bynum (Really good)
SG: Alyn Breed (13 minutes a game last season)
SF: Brycen Goodine? (6 minutes a game last season)
PF: Ed Croswell (15 minutes a game last season)
C: Rafael Castro? (Former top 150 recruit coming off a redshirt)

Gonna need big minutes out of their 3 other frosh too, none of whom are ranked in the top 150. Of course maybe they get big names in the portal or Cooley found him some underranked gems and this ends up being a non-issue. Bynum should end up as first team all-Big East if for no other reason than the offensive volume he's going to have to take on.

[Its DJOver]

AJ Reeves signing with an agent and entering the 2022 NBA Draft.

That means PC lost all 5 starters correct? And their top incoming recruit? With no incoming freshman in the top 100? I know Cooley is seen as one of the better coaches in the Conference, and he still might hit the portal hard, but it’s looking like a very tall task for him next year.

Edit: TAMU beat me to it.

[brewcity77]

That means PC lost all 5 starters correct? And their top incoming recruit? With no incoming freshman in the top 100? I know Cooley is seen as one of the better coaches in the Conference, and he still might hit the portal hard, but it’s looking like a very tall task for him next year.

Edit: TAMU beat me to it.

I'm sure they'll luck into some players.

[jfp61]

I think PC will get Devin Carter. And I know Ed Croswell is better than Nate Watson. They will be okay. In the 70's

[MU82]

Croswell is a Big East starter-quality player IMHO. I often thought they were better with him on the court instead of Watson.

It'll be interesting to see how quickly Cooley can re-stock/rebuild.

[jfp61]

I will say. It is a down year for big east incoming freshman classes. Last year was significantly better.

Marquette might have the second best incoming class of freshman next year behind Nova with Whitmore. And it is not a super "special" class by MU's standards.

Only other class in the same ballpark is Xavier with Kraft.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

I think PC will get Devin Carter. And I know Ed Croswell is better than Nate Watson. They will be okay. In the 70's

Carter doesn't inspire much fear. Bench player on a really bad South Carolina team

I will say. It is a down year for big east incoming freshman classes. Last year was significantly better.

Marquette might have the second best incoming class of freshman next year behind Nova with Whitmore. And it is not a super "special" class by MU's standards.

Only other class in the same ballpark is Xavier with Kraft.

Eh, at least on paper I think Seton Hall and Georgetown have comparable classes.

[jfp61]

Eh, at least on paper I think Seton Hall and Georgetown have comparable classes.

SH lost Percy Daniels this morning.  might lose more too. Maryland will take any of them.

And Georgetown is only "good" if you like Denver Anglin. I'm not really a fan. I reminds me of a worse version of Kam. Which alone, as a recruiting class, isn't  special.

Uconn's and Depauls one man classes are ahead of those two for me.

But still as classes of guys. Every big east team is down overal

[DFW HOYA]

And Georgetown is only "good" if you like Denver Anglin. I'm not really a fan. I reminds me of a worse version of Kam. Which alone, as a recruiting class, isn't  special.

Georgetown gains Denver Anglin (#112 in 2022) and D'Ante Bass (#218) and loses Tyler Beard (#149 in 2021), Jalin Billingsley (#225), Kobe Clark (#382 in 2020) and Timothy Ighoefe (NR in 2020) to the portal. Donald Carey (13.5 ppg) and Kaiden Rice (11.0) will not exercise their COVID year option. There was previous chatter about one or two more departures.

Aminu Mohammed (#24 in 2021) is apparently being backfilled by Brandon Murray (#85).

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

SH lost Percy Daniels this morning.  might lose more too. Maryland will take any of them.

I missed Daniels decommitting. I also forgot that DePaul landed Cruz. Cruz by himself I'd put above most of the Big East classes this year.

[Pakuni]

@JonRothstein

Simas Lukosius has officially announced that he is returning to Butler next season, per his IG page.
Significant development for Thad Matta, who is piecing together a solid team for Year One.

[jfp61]

Andre Curbelo to St Johns BABY!!!

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Andre Curbelo to St Johns BABY!!!

Gimme all the turnovers

[shoothoops]

Former Butler commit Connor Turnbull is deciding among Butler, SLU, Mizzou, and Iowa.

He is visiting all four schools.

[The Equalizer]

ECU's Tristen Newton to UConn

https://www.witn.com/2022/04/13/ecu-basketball-leading-scorer-tristen-newton-completes-transfer-uconn/

[The Equalizer]

Andre Curbelo to St Johns BABY!!!

Isn't he same class, same position as Posh Alexander?