Possible help on Frontline-Grad Transfers

[bolk1337]

Possibilities for some inside help

Trey Porter 6-10 Big Grad transfer from ODU Could well be a target for Pitt A redshirt junior from Woodbridge, the 6-foot-10, 230-pound Porter graduated in December and would be eligible immediately. He averaged 13.2 points and 6.2 rebounds in 2017-18, and was ODU’s lone returning post player. I believe he has two years left. Sorry, I believe he has one year left. Played a year at George Mason.

Evan Boudreaux de-committed from Xavier, who he originally committed to back in December. Boudreaux did not play this season for Dartmouth, and after he graduates this spring, the forward will have two years of eligibility remaining as a grad transfer. He's moving on from his commitment to Xavier following the departure of their coach. Boudreaux averaged 17.5 points a game for the Big Green over two seasons.

Novak Topalovic, a center, is taking his degree from Idaho State. The native Serb averaged 10 points a game for the Bengals. He's the first seven footer to take a graduate transfer this season.

 

[R-M-U-h-o-o-p-s-f-a-n]

Possibilities for some inside help

Trey Porter 6-10 Big Grad transfer from ODU Could well be a target for Pitt A redshirt junior from Woodbridge, the 6-foot-10, 230-pound Porter graduated in December and would be eligible immediately. He averaged 13.2 points and 6.2 rebounds in 2017-18, and was ODU’s lone returning post player. I believe he has two years left.

Evan Boudreaux de-committed from Xavier, who he originally committed to back in December. Boudreaux did not play this season for Dartmouth, and after he graduates this spring, the forward will have two years of eligibility remaining as a grad transfer. He's moving on from his commitment to Xavier following the departure of their coach. Boudreaux averaged 17.5 points a game for the Big Green over two seasons.

Novak Topalovic, a center, is taking his degree from Idaho State. The native Serb averaged 10 points a game for the Bengals. He's the first seven footer to take a graduate transfer this season.

2 players with 2 years of eligibility is nice!

Getting one of them, if they’re good, would be big. It’s like getting a JUCO but players with real D1 experience.

 

[CJsE]

Possibilities for some inside help

Trey Porter 6-10 Big Grad transfer from ODU Could well be a target for Pitt A redshirt junior from Woodbridge, the 6-foot-10, 230-pound Porter graduated in December and would be eligible immediately. He averaged 13.2 points and 6.2 rebounds in 2017-18, and was ODU’s lone returning post player. I believe he has two years left. Sorry, I believe he has one year left. Played a year at George Mason.

Evan Boudreaux de-committed from Xavier, who he originally committed to back in December. Boudreaux did not play this season for Dartmouth, and after he graduates this spring, the forward will have two years of eligibility remaining as a grad transfer. He's moving on from his commitment to Xavier following the departure of their coach. Boudreaux averaged 17.5 points a game for the Big Green over two seasons.

Novak Topalovic, a center, is taking his degree from Idaho State. The native Serb averaged 10 points a game for the Bengals. He's the first seven footer to take a graduate transfer this season.

Boudreaux committed to Purdue

 

[bolk1337]

Boudreaux committed to Purdue

Yes, no doubt these guys will be highly sought, but with new vision at Pitt, maybe some will reconsider?

 

[mbrannagan]

Possibilities for some inside help

Trey Porter 6-10 Big Grad transfer from ODU Could well be a target for Pitt A redshirt junior from Woodbridge, the 6-foot-10, 230-pound Porter graduated in December and would be eligible immediately. He averaged 13.2 points and 6.2 rebounds in 2017-18, and was ODU’s lone returning post player. I believe he has two years left. Sorry, I believe he has one year left. Played a year at George Mason.

Evan Boudreaux de-committed from Xavier, who he originally committed to back in December. Boudreaux did not play this season for Dartmouth, and after he graduates this spring, the forward will have two years of eligibility remaining as a grad transfer. He's moving on from his commitment to Xavier following the departure of their coach. Boudreaux averaged 17.5 points a game for the Big Green over two seasons.

Novak Topalovic, a center, is taking his degree from Idaho State. The native Serb averaged 10 points a game for the Bengals. He's the first seven footer to take a graduate transfer this season.

Tread carefully with these suggestions. Justice Kitchart transferring to ODU was viewed on this board as proof that he was terrible and should never have been considered for a position on an ACC team. Surely, that would mean someone who went to ODU is not of the caliber of an ACC player.

 

[HailToPitt1985]

Well, people on this board talk out of both sides of their mouths. Hey, they were impatient when AD Lyke was not making a move with the new hoops coach (while she indeed was making a move), but now they're on board with the hire. If she hadn't been so patient and so secretive with her dealings in the coach hire, this wouldn't have happened.

 

[Deer Head]

Any time you can get an experienced big you do it. Not the same thing at all.

 

[Fsgolfdr]

Tread carefully with these suggestions. Justice Kitchart transferring to ODU was viewed on this board as proof that he was terrible and should never have been considered for a position on an ACC team. Surely, that would mean someone who went to ODU is not of the caliber of an ACC player.

I think his play was the proof .

 

[omega]

We already have players who are not ACC material. Even if these guys are not real ACC players, they might still be an upgrade for us. Players like these guys don't really fit in the long term future for the Panthers. That being said, they could be a stop gap while Capel recruits high school kids to build his roster.

 

[mbrannagan]

I think his play was the proof .

That's fair.

 

[SoufOaklin4Life]

I think his play was the proof .

And with a roster that went 0-fer the acc- despite significantly more playing time-
It would be fair to suggest their play is also proof the vast majority are also not acc caliber, right?

 

[AlFromDadeville]

I think it's going to be hard to land grad transfer commitments until it's defined who from this years team is staying or going. These grad transfers have a lot of leverage being that they have already proven to be pretty effective players and don't have to sit. They want a stable situation in they'll have enough offers to choose that.

They'll also want to go into a situation that they believe can compete for a tourney bid right away. It's obviously not Capel's fault but I don't think we meet many qualifications that prospected grad transfers are looking for. His best bet is to recruit what's left of 2018 and go after juco.

 

[Fsgolfdr]

That's fair.

I don’t have any issues with Kithcart or Cory I wanted them both to be stars . Anyone who puts on a Pitt jersey or for that matter coaches them I root for their success , it’s just they didn’t show me anything .

 

[mbrannagan]

I don’t have any issues with Kithcart or Cory I wanted them both to be stars . Anyone who puts on a Pitt jersey or for that matter coaches them I root for their success , it’s just they didn’t show me anything .

I agree. I think I would have liked to see them retained and given a chance to grow, considering we didn't necessarily fill last recruiting class with stars, but it is neither here nor there now. I feel confident Capel will bring in a higher level of talent than Dixon or Stallings did.

 

[Fsgolfdr]

I agree. I think I would have liked to see them retained and given a chance to grow, considering we didn't necessarily fill last recruiting class with stars, but it is neither here nor there now. I feel confident Capel will bring in a higher level of talent than Dixon or Stallings did.

Ditto

 

[4Mark_Marty]

And with a roster that went 0-fer the acc- despite significantly more playing time-
It would be fair to suggest their play is also proof the vast majority are also not acc caliber, right?

Yes. You are correct. Recruiting for Pitt hoops has been garbage since 2014.

 

[Cavalier Panther]

A sought after big man de committed from uconn today. On mobile so I don't have his name, but believe he's Lithuanian.

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

Possibilities for some inside help

Trey Porter 6-10 Big Grad transfer from ODU Could well be a target for Pitt A redshirt junior from Woodbridge, the 6-foot-10, 230-pound Porter graduated in December and would be eligible immediately. He averaged 13.2 points and 6.2 rebounds in 2017-18, and was ODU’s lone returning post player. I believe he has two years left. Sorry, I believe he has one year left. Played a year at George Mason.

Evan Boudreaux de-committed from Xavier, who he originally committed to back in December. Boudreaux did not play this season for Dartmouth, and after he graduates this spring, the forward will have two years of eligibility remaining as a grad transfer. He's moving on from his commitment to Xavier following the departure of their coach. Boudreaux averaged 17.5 points a game for the Big Green over two seasons.

Novak Topalovic, a center, is taking his degree from Idaho State. The native Serb averaged 10 points a game for the Bengals. He's the first seven footer to take a graduate transfer this season.

Tread carefully with these suggestions. Justice Kitchart transferring to ODU was viewed on this board as proof that he was terrible and should never have been considered for a position on an ACC team. Surely, that would mean someone who went to ODU is not of the caliber of an ACC player.

Here's the difference. A 6'10 kid who averages 13 in CUSA is a proven commodity as in a big guy who can walk and chew gum at the same time, something we've only had 1 year of (Adams) since Gary McGhee.

I expect nothing from Kitchart but even if he averages 12 or 13 there in a few years, that may loosely correlate to an ACC reserve as an upperclassman. However, I'd expect he averages 5-6 as a junior/senior. I don't think he's any good at all

 

[BFo8]

Here's the difference. A 6'10 kid who averages 13 in CUSA is a proven commodity as in a big guy who can walk and chew gum at the same time, something we've only had 1 year of (Adams) since Gary McGhee.

I expect nothing from Kitchart but even if he averages 12 or 13 there in a few years, that may loosely correlate to an ACC reserve as an upperclassman. However, I'd expect he averages 5-6 as a junior/senior. I don't think he's any good at all

Correct, that’s why a guy like Topalovic who was only a decent player at Idaho St is getting attention from P6 schools.

 

[mbrannagan]

Here's the difference. A 6'10 kid who averages 13 in CUSA is a proven commodity as in a big guy who can walk and chew gum at the same time, something we've only had 1 year of (Adams) since Gary McGhee.

I expect nothing from Kitchart but even if he averages 12 or 13 there in a few years, that may loosely correlate to an ACC reserve as an upperclassman. However, I'd expect he averages 5-6 as a junior/senior. I don't think he's any good at all

Totally agree, I'm all for it, I was just messing around because some talked about Old Dominion as if it was California Baptist or something.

 

[TIGER-PAUL]

They may be voting in June on the new transfer rule.

IOWA CITY, Ia. — The NCAA is poised to make it easier for Division I athletes in good academic standing to transfer without having to sit out of competition for a year, Iowa athletic director Gary Barta said Thursday.

Barta has spent the past year on a committee studying ways to make transfers uniform across all sports while being fair to both the universities and the students.

He said a vote on new rules is planned for June with implementation as early as this fall.

“It gets very contentious. It can become difficult for the student,” Barta said of the current transfer rules, which require athletes in high-profile sports like basketball and football to not compete in their first year at a new school. “And yet the student has to have some level of responsibility. So it’s just trying to find that sweet spot where, if the student takes care of their academic business and wants to transfer, they can transfer” and not lose a season.


Barta said there is wide support in his committee for two changes he expects to take effect by this fall regardless of whether the full rule change is ready — students will no longer need their university’s permission to transfer, and the university cannot block them from getting financial aid at their new school. In the past, a coach could create a list of schools, typically rivals, where an athlete couldn’t transfer and remain on scholarship.

The new rule mandates “an accountability both ways,” Barta said.

Barta said NCAA data show that an athlete who transfers schools has a lower likelihood of graduating. The new rule would address that by ensuring that only students with a certain GPA — probably well above 3.0 — and enough coursework completed to be on track to graduate on time would be allowed to transfer and play immediately. Those details are still being worked out.



Barta said unconditional transfers — a sort of college free agency — were never discussed. It will still be against NCAA rules to recruit athletes at other universities.

“The minute a student-athlete informs an institution that they are transferring, their name would go into a database so that other schools could go to that database and legally start recruiting from that period forward,” Barta said.

“We haven’t gotten into, how would we grandfather it in. The goal is to have it set by June, but we haven’t talked about, would that apply to everybody immediately or would it apply starting Aug. 1?”

Barta’s committee meets again in April to further clarify how the rule would work. The full NCAA council would vote in June.
https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/s...aa-transfer-rules-could-place-fall/407841002/

 

[Saboteur]

A sought after big man de committed from uconn today. On mobile so I don't have his name, but believe he's Lithuanian.

Fire Hurley!

 

[recruitsreadtheseboards]

Anyone else open this thread expecting some kind of expose on the seedy world of grad transfers in college basketball on PBS's Frontline show? No? Anyone?