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Posted on 4/12/22 at 11:06 am to Chadaristic
Posted on 4/12/22 at 11:06 am to Chadaristic
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Here are the best guards in the portal who are great at creating offensive chances:
1. Kendric Davis
2. Nijel Pack
3. Mark Sears
4. Jahmir Young
5. Trey Bonham
These guards had an offensive role of 1 last season, on the scale of 1-5 going from "creator" to "receiver".
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Posted on 4/12/22 at 12:34 pm to Chadaristic
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LSU basketball forward Mwani Wilkinson, who recently entered the transfer portal, has withdrawn his name from the portal, @on3sports has learned.
Former top-100 recruit who started 30 games this past season.
Posted on 4/12/22 at 12:43 pm to Chadaristic
Good keep for them. I knew it'd never happen but I thought he could have been an excellent addition for us. Good defender, nice 3PT shooter.
Posted on 4/12/22 at 1:08 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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Nate Oats on Ohio transfer Mark Sears: “Our entire staff felt like Mark was one of the best overall guards available in the transfer portal, so we really went after him hard. He is a high character kid with great basketball feel who is a perfect fit for the way we want to play.”
Posted on 4/12/22 at 1:16 pm to Chadaristic
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LSU transfer Eric Gaines has committed to UAB.
The 6’2” sophomore averaged 9 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game this season. Nice pickup for Andy Kennedy, joins ETSU transfers Ty, and Ledarrius Brewer.
Posted on 4/12/22 at 1:16 pm to Chadaristic
Sears made it official today. He’s still set to visit Alabama this weekend.
Posted on 4/12/22 at 1:19 pm to Chadaristic
Kind of an odd move for a guy coming off a productive season as a part time starter for a competitive P-6 program.
This post was edited on 4/12/22 at 1:20 pm
Posted on 4/12/22 at 1:32 pm to Robot Santa
Andy Kennedy will be back in a P6 league very soon.
Gaines will be a terror in CUSA.
Gaines will be a terror in CUSA.
Posted on 4/12/22 at 1:37 pm to Chadaristic
He looks so nice in Crimson!
Alabama Signs One of the Nation’s Top Transfers in Mark Sears
Alabama Signs One of the Nation’s Top Transfers in Mark Sears
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Alabama Men’s Basketball@AlabamaMBB·34m
It's official! Welcome home, Mark!
*2022 Lou Henson Award finalist
*Two-time All-MAC
*2022 NABC First Team All-District
#RollTide | #BlueCollarBasketball
Posted on 4/12/22 at 1:41 pm to Chadaristic
He is the one who shot them back into the game against us in Tuscaloosa, right?
Posted on 4/12/22 at 1:45 pm to Bamafan18
Lets get Bridges and a High Level shooting wing and lets go.
Posted on 4/12/22 at 1:50 pm to mistaken4193
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Ja'Kobe Walter talks Auburn, Alabama; who else will the 4-star visit?
Ja’Kobe Walter is the No. 21 player in the 2023 On3 Consensus. The 6-foot-4 shooting guard from McKinney (TX) High is a smooth shooter and pure scorer playing for Team Trae Young on the Adidas 3SSB Circuit.
“I am a two-way player, a shooter for sure, Walter told On3. “But I am really a scorer. I’m becoming a more consistent and comfortable guard. I get to my spots and handle the ball under pressure. I watch a lot of Kawhi Leonard and how he is a two-way wing, also a lot of Kevin Durant. I’m not saying I am like him, but his hesitation game and how he goes and gets buckets.”
He exploded for 34 points in the 8 AM game on Sunday with coaches from across the country watching. On3 caught up with Ja’Kobe Walter after this game to see where things stood with his recruitment.
“I have taken official visits to Alabama and Auburn so far,” Walter said. “I have taken unofficial visits to Baylor, Texas, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, and TCU.”
Walter talks visits
Alabama: “I learned in the practice I watched how much they value shooting the ball, and how they practice getting their shots. You can see that by watching them play, but they really focus a lot on it in practice. I like shooting the ball a lot, so I can definitely see myself in that system.
“Seeing Coach (Nate) Oats here on the sidelines means a lot. It shows that he is really going on all in on recruiting me.”
Auburn: “I learned a lot about their culture overall when I was down there. I talk with their coaches all the time. But going to the game there, the culture of the entire campus is great. They really focused on basketball there, the gym was packed, the crowd was loud – I like a big crowd. They tell me they can build a team around me, kind of like what they did this year with Jabari Smith; put me in their system and go to work.”
Upcoming plans
“I have three visits left for my junior year; I am thinking about talking with Texas, Baylor, and Kansas about those officials,” Walter said.
Texas: “I talk with Coach (Chris) Beard a lot. In speaking with him, he always tells me he thinks I am the number one player in Texas right now and that I am their number one priority. They have been to my school the most to come to see me, and that just shows me they really want me.”
Baylor: “They were my first offer. I have a really good relationship with coach (Scott) Drew and coach (Alvin) Brooks and all of them. I have been there plenty of times, and I like their culture. Their guard play and how they have been producing guards have really stood out. I want to go somewhere that will get me league-ready, and I think they could do that.”
Kansas: “It’s Kansas. Everyone knows about Kansas. You see what they just did, winning the national championship. They are doing something right over there, working hard and developing their guys.”
Walter’s take
“Gonzaga is really the only school that hasn’t offered that I hear from pretty consistently,” Walter said. “I am looking to drop a top group in mid-summer and then looking to commit at the end of the summer. I’ll be looking for a program that will get me league-ready. I want to go to a place that feels like a home away from home. I will be away from my family, so my relationship with the coaches and players will mean a lot.
“My dad, Eddie Walter, played basketball at Birmingham Southern. They won a national championship there.”
On3’s take
Ja’Kobe Walter has a great frame with good length. His calling card is his jump shot, and rightfully so, it is pure with a high and consistent release and outstanding balance. Walter plays well off two dribbles and is a confident pull-up jump shooter in the mid-range. Walter plays at his own pace, never rushed. Playing with consistency and urgency will be things with him moving forward. Walter is instinctive in the passing lanes.
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Posted on 4/12/22 at 2:02 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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Andy Kennedy will be back in a P6 league very soon.
After next year if UAB plays as well as they have the last two. I honestly don't understand why South Carolina didn't at least interview him during this hiring cycle. I'm sure always fielding a bubble team at OM hurt him, but that's probably better than what Paris is going to do. I think the portal is probably going to help a guy like Kennedy out a ton anyway. Always struck me as a good coach who was never able to get more than 2-3 good players on his team because he's a mediocre talent evaluator. The portal solves a lot of that for him.
Posted on 4/12/22 at 2:33 pm to mistaken4193
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He is the one who shot them back into the game against us in Tuscaloosa, right?
Yes, Gaines hit a streak of 3’s against us. If the little guard “Jelly” Walker comes back to UAB from trying the draft, they will have a solid guard combo for that conference’ like South Al’s old Peanut Butter and Jelly.
This post was edited on 4/12/22 at 2:38 pm
Posted on 4/12/22 at 4:08 pm to Robot Santa
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I don't see us signing another PG out of the portal.
Really don't understand how this got 4 down votes. Like we should expect a 6-foot PG to want to sign on with another 20 PPG 6-foot PG, an incoming 5-star PG, and potentially a former All-SEC caliber 6-foot PG
This post was edited on 4/12/22 at 4:14 pm
Posted on 4/12/22 at 4:23 pm to BigBird09
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Really don't understand how this got 4 down votes. Like we should expect a 6-foot PG to want to sign on with another 20 PPG 6-foot PG, an incoming 5-star PG, and potentially a former All-SEC caliber 6-foot PG
I actually would like another ball handler but someone a bit bigger than 6 feet. Even if JQ does come back he won't be ready till probably conference play and we don't really know how he's going to perform after his surgery.
Posted on 4/12/22 at 4:51 pm to BigBird09
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Really don't understand how this got 4 down votes. Like we should expect a 6-foot PG to want to sign on with another 20 PPG 6-foot PG, an incoming 5-star PG, and potentially a former All-SEC caliber 6-foot PG
I didn't think it was all that controversial of a statement. We need a combo guard, not another pure PG.
Posted on 4/12/22 at 5:01 pm to Robot Santa
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Clemson has landed Princeton transfer Jaelin Llewellyn.
The 6-2, 185-pound senior guard averaged 15.7 ppg, 4.1 rpg and shot 39% from 3 (64-166) last season.
Posted on 4/12/22 at 5:43 pm to TheNameIsDalton
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Clemson has landed Princeton transfer Jaelin Llewellyn.
I suspect we try to sign Bridges this weekend and hold at 11 players for a week or so if he does sign. Sears, Llewelyn and Bridges are the only portal visitors so far, and with a May 1 deadline for transfers to sign, we may be juggling possible undecided returnees (JQ, JD) versus whoever good is in the portal. The grass is not always greener in the portal.
Posted on 4/12/22 at 8:16 pm to AbSnopes
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Morehead State transfer Johni Broome is down to Duke, Gonzaga, Louisville, Florida, Houston, Auburn, Memphis, and Kentucky.
Broome is one of the best transfers in the portal. Averaged 16.8 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 3.9 blocks per game.
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