Big East 23-24 Offseason Activity

[Hards Alumni]

I am sure Creighton scoop is melting down.

Oh, you mean cus coop?

[Herman Cain]

U Conn the sole Big East hope now. Need to beat Miami from ACC to assert our league superiority.

I am delighted none of the vaunted Big 12 squads made the Final Four.

Big East trending up .   

[lawdog77]

U Conn the sole Big East hope now. Need to beat Miami from ACC to assert our league superiority.

I am delighted none of the vaunted Big 12 squads made the Final Four.

Big East trending up .

Depending on transfers, NBA, the Big East may have 3 teams hanging around the Top 10 all year (UConn, CU, and MU). Not sure about X, but wouldn't count them out, and STJ may have a load of talent if Pittino's NIL deals go through.

[GoldenEagles03]

Depending on transfers, NBA, the Big East may have 3 teams hanging around the Top 10 all year (UConn, CU, and MU). Not sure about X, but wouldn't count them out, and STJ may have a load of talent if Pittino's NIL deals go through.

I think Xavier has a chance to plummet in the Big East rankings next year.

Nunge, Kunkel, Jones, Boum all gone.

Freemantle possible as well.

Miller could easily retool but those don't always play out perfectly in year 1.  Will be interesting to see.

[jfp61]

I think Xavier has a chance to plummet in the Big East rankings next year.

Nunge, Kunkel, Jones, Boum all gone.

Freemantle possible as well.

Miller could easily retool but those don't always play out perfectly in year 1.  Will be interesting to see.

I have faith that Miller will nail the transfer markets. Looks like he'll add Kerr Kiirsa who is a volatile but good point guard. All that's really left from him to recruit is a front court. And Miller can offer any big men in the portal a starting role instantly.

[brewcity77]

Torvik has Xavier outside the top-100, but I think we'll see Kriisa and likely a proven big and wing. They probably won't be as good (Marquette, UConn, Creighton likely the top of the league) but they'll be competitive. My guess is we have three protected seeds again, with a handful of teams (Xavier, St. John's, Georgetown) pushing for bids as well.

[GoldenEagles03]

I have faith that Miller will nail the transfer markets. Looks like he'll add Kerr Kiirsa who is a volatile but good point guard. All that's really left from him to recruit is a front court. And Miller can offer any big men in the portal a starting role instantly.

I don't think Kerr Kriisa is what everyone thinks.  He's a hothead that is extremely streaky, but I guess better than what X has now. Also was on a visit to West Virginia all weekend.

[brewcity77]

I don't think Kerr Kriisa is what everyone thinks.  He's a hothead that is extremely streaky, but I guess better than what X has now. Also was on a visit to West Virginia all weekend.

Isn't that exactly what everyone thinks Kriisa is? But good lord, he would be a terrible fit for Huggins. It would be as bad as St. John's trying to force Curbelo into their system. I think Huggins would probably kill him in a timeout before the end of December.

[GoldenEagles03]

Isn't that exactly what everyone thinks Kriisa is? But good lord, he would be a terrible fit for Huggins. It would be as bad as St. John's trying to force Curbelo into their system. I think Huggins would probably kill him in a timeout before the end of December.

I believe old friend Jose Perez hosted him all weekend.

[brewcity77]

I believe old friend Jose Perez hosted him all weekend.

Huggy's going to have an aneurysm with that lineup.

[GoldenEagles03]

Huggy's going to have an aneurysm with that lineup.

The comments from West Virginia fans seem to agree hahaha

https://twitter.com/TiptonEdits/status/1639845282836824064?t=gXoniN9Thu33nYgeGmfgVg&s=19

[MU82]

For those with a subscription to The Athletic, awesome article on Hurley:

https://theathletic.com/4348076/2023/03/27/final-four-uconn-ncaa-tournament-dan-hurley/?source=freedailyemail&campaign=601983

He almost quit basketball entirely as a 20-year-old because he "hated" it, and he felt like he'd never live up to his family name. Now look at him.

[Nukem2]

I think Xavier has a chance to plummet in the Big East rankings next year.

Nunge, Kunkel, Jones, Boum all gone.

Freemantle possible as well.

Miller could easily retool but those don't always play out perfectly in year 1.  Will be interesting to see.

Jones likely gone, but that’s not certain. Per X fans at Holyland of Hoops site,  Nunge could actually have a chance of returning to use his covid year, but he would be in his 7th year (had two years out at Iowa). But a 7th year would be new territory for the NCAA. X fans also say he might be enticed by NIL $$ if he were to get a waiver. Who knows, but that whole scenario seems dubious.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

I think Xavier has a chance to plummet in the Big East rankings next year.

Nunge, Kunkel, Jones, Boum all gone.

Freemantle possible as well.

Miller could easily retool but those don't always play out perfectly in year 1.  Will be interesting to see.

Colby Jones is only a Junior.
Kunkel is Senior and out of eligibility and Jerome Hunter is a Senior also.

[brewcity77]

Colby Jones is only a Junior.

He'll be in the NBA next year.

[MU82]

Colby Jones is a certain first-round draft pick. He's going, going, gone, goodbye.

[Uncle Rico]

Xavier may take a step back next year but they do have the 13th best recruiting class according to 247.

[wadesworld]

Colby Jones is a certain first-round draft pick. He's going, going, gone, goodbye.

I don't know about certain.  I just clicked on about 10 different mock drafts.  Most have him late first or early second.  Saw him as high as late teens but as low as 50.

Good at all things, great at not much in my opinion.  He probably should come out given that he's a junior and I'm not sure he has much more to prove.  But I wouldn't be surprised to see him go in the second round.

[Viper]

Marquette #5 in The Sporting News way-too-early 23/24 top 25. UConn #1.

[MU82]

I don't know about certain.  I just clicked on about 10 different mock drafts.  Most have him late first or early second.  Saw him as high as late teens but as low as 50.

Good at all things, great at not much in my opinion.  He probably should come out given that he's a junior and I'm not sure he has much more to prove.  But I wouldn't be surprised to see him go in the second round.

Thanks, wades. I hadn't looked at mock drafts the last couple weeks. I had seen him as a mid to late first-round pick.

[We R Final Four]

For those with a subscription to The Athletic, awesome article on Hurley:

https://theathletic.com/4348076/2023/03/27/final-four-uconn-ncaa-tournament-dan-hurley/?source=freedailyemail&campaign=601983

He almost quit basketball entirely as a 20-year-old because he "hated" it, and he felt like he'd never live up to his family name. Now look at him.

I guess you either love Hurley or you hate him!

[Herman Cain]

Big East Earns 15 NCAA Units. Paid out $30 million over 6 years. Don't know how this is distributed ,assuming equal plus a share for Conference, would be pretty good coin for each school in the Conference.

https://twitter.com/NYPost_Brazille/status/1640093396344664064?cxt=HHwWgMCz-aOQ5MItAAAA

[BrewCity83]

Big East Earns 15 NCAA Units. Paid out $30 million over 6 years. Don't know how this is distributed ,assuming equal plus a share for Conference, would be pretty good coin for each school in the Conference.

https://twitter.com/NYPost_Brazille/status/1640093396344664064?cxt=HHwWgMCz-aOQ5MItAAAA

Assuming that's correct, with one share to the Conference and one to each of the 11 schools, that's $2,500,000 per school, paid $416,666 per year per school.

[Jay Bee]

Big East Earns 15 NCAA Units. Paid out $30 million over 6 years. Don't know how this is distributed ,assuming equal plus a share for Conference, would be pretty good coin for each school in the Conference.

https://twitter.com/NYPost_Brazille/status/1640093396344664064?cxt=HHwWgMCz-aOQ5MItAAAA

Tax filings appear to indicate an uneven distribution, but sometimes people mess up on their taxes, so who knows

[GoldenEagles03]

Assuming that's correct, with one share to the Conference and one to each of the 11 schools, that's $2,500,000 per school, paid $416,666 per year per school.

Straight to the NIL fund!