2016-17 College Hoops Thread

[bruinbison]

Controversy in Nebraska Cornhusker recruiting for Tim Miles.



Following back-to-back losing seasons and two months after its best player abandoned the team, Nebraska basketball has dumped the top senior in the state, a player who committed two years ago as a 15-year-old and stuck with the Huskers as they regressed toward the Big Ten basement.

The reason: Aguek Arop hadn’t developed the way Tim Miles envisioned.

Miles, according to Lee Barfknecht’s reporting, wanted Arop to attend a prep school after his senior season at Omaha South, where he led the Packers to a Class A championship in March. That’s sorta like telling your fiancee you’ll follow through on your engagement if plastic surgery goes well.


http://www.omaha.com/huskers/blogs/mad-chatter-nebraska-basketball-s-latest-stumble-damages-tim-miles/article_31579eb8-69b0-11e6-a0ef-2b06cdc45640.html

[bruinbison]

More on the recruit Tim Miles was involved with



Omaha South star, Nebraska commit Aguek Arop reopens recruitment



http://www.omaha.com/huskers/mens-basketball/omaha-south-star-nebraska-commit-aguek-arop-reopens-recruitment/article_a06e1dba-6981-11e6-8b32-6b63d88714b2.html

[bruinbison]

Greg McDermott's recruiting loss is at Creighton is Wyoming's gain.
6' 10" stretch PF/C Hunter Thompson (Pine Bluffs) re-opened recruiting and
went with home-state Wyoming.
4 star recruit according to ESPN.

http://trib.com/sports/college/wyoming/mbb/four-star-pine-bluffs-recruit-hunter-thompson-verbally-commits-to/article_c0297ef6-cffe-5317-b071-171d6b6154a9.html

[bruinbison]

Watched about 10 minutes of Gophers game vs Arkansas.....
Who are these guys and where did those hapless Goofs from last year go?
Minnesota beats Razorbacks 85-71, now 5-0. Amir Coffey with 19.
Gophers were commonly picked to finish 12th in the 14 team Big 10.

[bruinbison]

Does Saul Phillips have a Craig Bohl clause??? :)
Ohio sets season ticket sales record (nearly 4000)

http://m.ohiobobcats.com/m/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/111716aaa.html

Are 3-0 this year with wins over Southern, Sam Houston and Georgia Tech

[MNLonghorn10]

Hopkins 4* stud Amir Coffey wasn't on the team last year, thats why. about time they kept instate talent in state

[bruinbison]

Hopkins 4* stud Amir Coffey wasn't on the team last year, thats why. about time they kept instate talent in state

Yeah, of the top high school talent in the state of Minnesota last year,
was sure hoping Amir would choose the Gophers (knowing others would not).
I remember Richard Coffey, Amir's Dad, coming to play for Clem Haskins
and Minnesota after serving in the military. Tough, undersized PF.

[1993bison]

Ipfw beats #3 Indiana

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[Bisonator98]

Ipfw beats #3 Indiana

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Yikes! IPFW is gonna be tough to beat this year.

[bruinbison]

Nebraska improved to 7-6 with W over #16 Indiana at Bloomington

[ndsubison1]

Oregon over #2 UCLA

[Mr Meaty]

Nebraska improved to 7-6 with W over #16 Indiana at Bloomington

Wow, 2 big losses for IU. Fort Wayne and now Nebraska.

[bruinbison]

Creighton at 12-0 so far this season, ranked #10.
Play #1 Villanova at home, Saturday 12:00 on FS1

[bruinbison]

Good weekend for the Jacobson siblings in basketball.
Sarah and the Bison win in Denver.
A.J. and the Bison beat Omaha in Fargo.

Reilly Jacobson with 20 points, 7 rebounds in the Bison win in Denver.
Reilly's 6' 9" brother Michael, playing for Tim Miles' Nebraska squad, wins at Maryland today. Nebraska now 8-6, 2-0 in the Big 10 after also beating ranked Indiana (also on the road).

[bruinbison]

Gophers hoping for a rare road win at Purdue today.
Leading 61-57, 8:13 left, on BTN.

[bruinbison]

Game went to OT, where the Gophers pulled away for the W, 91-82.
Minnesota had lost 8 straight at Mackey Arena, not winning at Purdue
since 2005. Purdue is ranked, #15.
Minny now 13-2 (1-1 B10)

[Bisonator98]

What the hell has happened to UNI? Lost 7 straight, 0-5 in the MVC and 5-11 overall.

[bruinbison]

Wow, big recruit announcing for the Gophers for 2018
Cretin Derham Hall's Daniel Oturu - 6' 9" - ranked 4 stars - Kansas offer

http://www.twincities.com/2017/01/19/gophers-basketball-lands-cretin-derham-star-daniel-oturu/



Ryan James
5m5 minutes ago
Ryan James ‏@RyanJamesMN
Another 4 star grab under the Richard Pitino Coaching staff.
Isaiah Washington, Amir Coffey, Eric Curry, Dupree McBrayer, now Daniel Oturo.



Washington - 2017 recruit
Coffey - Freshman
Curry - Freshman
McBrayer - Sophomore
Oturu - 2018

And by announcing early, Oturu gives Pitino the chance to build
a recruiting class around him. There is big big talent in 2018 Minnesota high school class.

http://www.startribune.com/richard-pitino-gets-big-gophers-commitment-from-daniel-oturu-of-cretin-derham-hall/411244465/



Oturu, who is averaging 18 points, 17 rebounds and seven blocks this season, picked the Gophers after also receiving scholarship offers from schools such as Kansas, Texas, Nebraska, Georgia Tech and Memphis. Baylor was runner-up.

The Gophers also offered Apple Valley’s Tre Jones, Armstrong’s Race Thompson and DeLaSalle’s Gabe Kalscheur. Jones, Thompson and Oturu are the top three players in the state’s junior class.



More on the other 2018 offers
Tre Jones - younger brother to Timberwolves' Tyus Jones
(another future Dukie???)

Race Thompson - son of former Gopher RB Darrel Thompson
Gabe Kalscheur - led DeLasalle to title last spring, beating Fergus Falls

[bruinbison]

Challenging times for Tim Miles at Nebraska, losing a 4th player to transfer this spring, 2 of whom were front-line regulars.



The Nebraska men's basketball team made it official early Monday evening, announcing that sophomore Michael Jacobson will transfer at the end of the spring semester.

The 6-foot-9 forward from Waukee, Iowa, is the second Husker regular to ask for his release in the last 12 days, joining Ed Morrow. That makes half of Nebraska’s "core" group — the four players who joined the program as freshmen two seasons after NU’s NCAA Tournament run — to leave the program this spring......

......Nebraska finished 16-18 in Jacobson's freshman season with six freshmen and sophomores on the roster and went 12-19 this year with seven freshmen and sophomores.



http://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/mens-basketball/miles-disappointed-in-jacobson-transfer-doesn-t-foresee-other-departures/article_4f25f1a5-823b-5039-bace-621b9afbfb1a.html

Michael Jacobson is a brother of NDSU women's player Reilly Jacobson.
The article mentions he is looking at Iowa State.

[bruinbison]

Saul Phillips loses a grad transfer to Michigan



“Jaaron informed me today of his intention to transfer to Michigan," Ohio coach Saul Phillips told the paper in a statement. "We are disappointed in his decision, but wish him luck."

Simmons would be instantly eligible as a grad transfer. He was a first-team All-Mid-American Conference player, averaging 15.9 points and 6.5 assists per game.



http://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2017/04/25/michigan-basketball-transfer/100873696/

Mr Augustana happy (I assume) as 6' 7" Adam Dykman is transferring to Augustana and Coach Billiter from SDSU

http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/adam-dykman

[HoopsBison]

That's a huge loss for Saul and company. Kid was likely the best player in that conference.

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[HoopsBison]

Surprised ORU hasn't nailed down a coach yet. I know the AD wanted to get it done before the end of the month. There are rumblings that our current asst and former ORU player and coach Kyan Brown may be in the mix for that opening.

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[ndsubison1]

Graduate transfers have become kinda the free agency for college hoops

[bruinbison]

NCAA basketball coaches among 10 charged with fraud and corruption


Assistant Coaches at Arizona, Auburn, Southern California, Oklahoma State & Adidas employee among those charged by the FBI.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/20824193/ncaa-basketball-coaches-10-charged-fraud-corruption

I'm shocked that there is gambling going on in this establishment...... :)

[bisonp]

Assistant Coaches at Arizona, Auburn, Southern California, Oklahoma State & Adidas employee among those charged by the FBI.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/20824193/ncaa-basketball-coaches-10-charged-fraud-corruption

I'm shocked that there is gambling going on in this establishment...... :)

Sounds like Louisville got caught again too, had Adidas pay a recruit $100K while they were already under investigation. Unbelievable. The fallout from this is almost certainly going to have a major impact on the college basketball landscape. And I'm willing to bet basketball isn't the only sport the Feds are investigating.

[bruinbison]

I'm keeping my fingers crossed hoping that young Pitino is not involved in any such illegal activity. No signs yet that he is so good so far......

[BattleBorn]

Sounds like Louisville got caught again too, had Adidas pay a recruit $100K while they were already under investigation. Unbelievable. The fallout from this is almost certainly going to have a major impact on the college basketball landscape. And I'm willing to bet basketball isn't the only sport the Feds are investigating.

Imagine my surprise to see U of Lou playing dirty pool. That athletic department is nothing but scandals, and nothing that comes out of there would surprise me anymore.

[BattleBorn]

My person on the ground is telling me Pitino got fired from U of L and AD Jurich is likely getting canned this afternoon. Now I guess I will see how good my source is. U of L is such a mess between all Pitino's scandals, the numerous shootings and their one year accreditation probation. If they keep this up, the ACC might need another team which could start the conference carousel. :hide:

[bisonp]

My person on the ground is telling me Pitino got fired from U of L and AD Jurich is likely getting canned this afternoon. Now I guess I will see how good my source is. U of L is such a mess between all Pitino's scandals, the numerous shootings and their one year accreditation probation. If they keep this up, the ACC might need another team which could start the conference carousel. :hide:

Yep. Gone.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/20834710/louisville-head-coach-rick-pitino-athletic-director-tom-jurich-out

[WhoRepsTheLurker]

Yep. Gone.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/20834710/louisville-head-coach-rick-pitino-athletic-director-tom-jurich-out

Holy smokes!!
This is huge. I never would've guessed they had the guts, but maybe they had no choice at this point. Fallout will be interesting for sure.

[bisonp]

Holy smokes!!
This is huge. I never would've guessed they had the guts, but maybe they had no choice at this point. Fallout will be interesting for sure.

This is the Feds, not the NCAA. They have their shit together from the get go. And it's hitting the fan. This has the potential to destroy or save college athletics, depending on how the NCAA handles it.

[HerdBot]

Keith Brake on Bison 1660 had a good take on this. He seems to think the NCAA is soft and advocates the death penalty because that will actually get the attention since scholarship cuts, negating wins, playoff ineligibility have no effect whatsover.

https://soundcloud.com/user-744211984/the-brakedown-tuesday-september-26th-full-show

[BattleBorn]

I feel for the kids who weren't involved but will ultimately be punished for this, but Pitino is a dirtbag and none of this should come as a surprise to anyone. The office is amazing today though, as 1/3 are depressed U of L alum, 1/3 gloating UK alum, and the other 1/3rd are mostly WKU folks who pretend they went to UK or, as many of them call it, "U uh K."

[bruinbison]

Keith Brake on Bison 1660 had a good take on this. He seems to think the NCAA is soft and advocates the death penalty because that will actually get the attention since scholarship cuts, negating wins, playoff ineligibility have no effect whatsover.

https://soundcloud.com/user-744211984/the-brakedown-tuesday-september-26th-full-show

Yeah, NCAA is soft on, say, a tv darling, coughcoughTarHeelscoughcough - whatever happened to that North Carolina investigation? I couldn't believe they were allowed in the NCAA's last spring.....

Maybe Louisville will beat UNC to be the 1st school to have to give back a championship......

[Christopher Moen]

I feel for the kids who weren't involved but will ultimately be punished for this, but Pitino is a dirtbag and none of this should come as a surprise to anyone. The office is amazing today though, as 1/3 are depressed U of L alum, 1/3 gloating UK alum, and the other 1/3rd are mostly WKU folks who pretend they went to UK or, as many of them call it, "U uh K."

When I lived in Louisville back in late 2001 for pro wrestling school, there was a Wildcat fan (I couldn't tell if he was real or a parody character made up by the station) who would call in just about every day on the local sports show to rip on Pitino as a traitor and also referred to UL as Lousyville. That dude, real or not, must be have a ball today.

[HerdBot]

Yeah, NCAA is soft on, say, a tv darling, coughcoughTarHeelscoughcough - whatever happened to that North Carolina investigation? I couldn't believe they were allowed in the NCAA's last spring.....

Maybe Louisville will beat UNC to be the 1st school to have to give back a championship......

It's a joke. As tough as it is, they need to go all out and give these programs the death penalty. Then next time someone fucks around they will think twice but think ten times about and realize they don't want to contribute to the demise of an entire program. The guy who who gave a program the death penalty. Try living with that weight on your back. You wouldn't even show your face in the state for your own safety. I mean.. The frigging FBI is involved. Nice job