Can Wynter from Drexel is in the portal … gotta think he ends up at a high major. Sucks for the CAA.

https://twitter.com/verbalcommits/status...48517?s=21


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(03-07-2022 12:28 PM)WillaMary08 Wrote:  

(03-07-2022 10:23 AM)mrjoolius Wrote:  We offered Xavier Lipscomb a couple of years ago. He should have at least 2 years eligibility left.
https://twitter.com/VerbalCommits/status...2492122119

Yeah up to three years eligibility.

Stats:
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/pla...omb-1.html

No WM accounts still follow Lipscomb.

Xavier Lipscomb headed to Mount St Mary’s.

https://mobile.twitter.com/VerbalCommits...0244543495

(03-16-2022 11:22 AM)Sitting bull Wrote:  How does Davidson do it? Maybe we should try that path.

Let’s face reality, no one is coming to W&M unless they are looking for the non basketball elements we offer.

Davidson is a private, they are located basically in Charlotte, and they are THE college to attend in the state of North Carolina that isn't Duke if you go private. Oh, and there's the little know fact that a guy named Stephen Curry played there and a father named Dell Curry that played nearby for the Hornets.

(03-16-2022 07:08 AM)Zorch Wrote:  

(03-16-2022 06:32 AM)82hawk Wrote:  ... As midmajors we have to face reality. The bulk of our players will not be playing ball for a living after they graduate ...

Hess, McDowell (?), Tarpey, Thornton, Dixon (for a while), Prewitt, Cohn, Milan, Van Vilet, Knight.... We had a pretty good thing going there for players going pro.

Not directed at W&M but at the entire mid major basketball level. No matter who did play for money from W&M, my point is that the vast majority who go to midmajors won't, that includes UNCW as well.

(03-15-2022 04:49 PM)WillaMary08 Wrote:  Coach Howland has started following 6’10 Eric Northweather, a transfer from Truman St (D2) with three years of eligibility left.

https://trumanbulldogs.com/sports/mens-b...ather/5746
https://verbalcommits.com/players/eric-northweather

(03-16-2022 02:06 PM)82hawk Wrote:  

(03-16-2022 11:22 AM)Sitting bull Wrote:  How does Davidson do it? Maybe we should try that path.

Let’s face reality, no one is coming to W&M unless they are looking for the non basketball elements we offer.

Davidson is a private, they are located basically in Charlotte, and they are THE college to attend in the state of North Carolina that isn't Duke if you go private. Oh, and there's the little know fact that a guy named Stephen Curry played there and a father named Dell Curry that played nearby for the Hornets.

How is that a problem for us to follow. We are ranked in the top 40 universities in the entire country, a public Ivy, graduated 3 U.S. Presidents, home to 4 of 5 CAA Rhodes Scholars, home of Phi Beta Kappa and have two NFL football coaches, more than any University in the country.

We have a lot more going for us than Davidson. Except basketball.

(03-16-2022 02:06 PM)82hawk Wrote:  

(03-16-2022 11:22 AM)Sitting bull Wrote:  How does Davidson do it? Maybe we should try that path.

Let’s face reality, no one is coming to W&M unless they are looking for the non basketball elements we offer.

Davidson is a private, they are located basically in Charlotte, and they are THE college to attend in the state of North Carolina that isn't Duke if you go private. Oh, and there's the little know fact that a guy named Stephen Curry played there and a father named Dell Curry that played nearby for the Hornets.

Showing my age here but Davidson had quite the basketball program back in the 60's in the Southern Conference with star players like Fred Hetzel, Dick Snyder, and Mike Maloy.

(03-11-2022 08:44 PM)WillaMary08 Wrote:  Coach Bollinger started following 6’2 Keishawn Davidson, a transfer from Tennessee Tech with two years of eligibility left.

https://www.verbalcommits.com/players/keishawn-davidson

Stats:
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/pla...son-1.html

Coach Bollinger started following one of Keishawn Davidson’s parents.

(03-16-2022 03:07 PM)Sitting bull Wrote:  

(03-15-2022 04:49 PM)WillaMary08 Wrote:  Coach Howland has started following 6’10 Eric Northweather, a transfer from Truman St (D2) with three years of eligibility left.

https://trumanbulldogs.com/sports/mens-b...ather/5746
https://verbalcommits.com/players/eric-northweather

(03-16-2022 02:06 PM)82hawk Wrote:  

(03-16-2022 11:22 AM)Sitting bull Wrote:  How does Davidson do it? Maybe we should try that path.

Let’s face reality, no one is coming to W&M unless they are looking for the non basketball elements we offer.

Davidson is a private, they are located basically in Charlotte, and they are THE college to attend in the state of North Carolina that isn't Duke if you go private. Oh, and there's the little know fact that a guy named Stephen Curry played there and a father named Dell Curry that played nearby for the Hornets.

How is that a problem for us to follow. We are ranked in the top 40 universities in the entire country, a public Ivy, graduated 3 U.S. Presidents, home to 4 of 5 CAA Rhodes Scholars, home of Phi Beta Kappa and have two NFL football coaches, more than any University in the country.

We have a lot more going for us than Davidson. Except basketball.

Maybe you missed the part about Charlotte. I've been to Williamsburg and William and Mary, where is the thirty story Bank of America building, Truist building, Wachovia building and the 1,000,000+ people living in the county where William and Mary resides?

(03-16-2022 03:36 PM)WMTRIBE75 Wrote:  

(03-16-2022 02:06 PM)82hawk Wrote:  

(03-16-2022 11:22 AM)Sitting bull Wrote:  How does Davidson do it? Maybe we should try that path.

Let’s face reality, no one is coming to W&M unless they are looking for the non basketball elements we offer.

Davidson is a private, they are located basically in Charlotte, and they are THE college to attend in the state of North Carolina that isn't Duke if you go private. Oh, and there's the little know fact that a guy named Stephen Curry played there and a father named Dell Curry that played nearby for the Hornets.

Showing my age here but Davidson had quite the basketball program back in the 60's in the Southern Conference with star players like Fred Hetzel, Dick Snyder, and Mike Maloy.

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports...67599.html

Grew up seven miles away in the 60s when $3.00 a ticket got you in Johnston Gym to see the Spiders, Bulldogs, then Indians, Colonials, and Paladins. You are correct that Lefty created a stir with recruits he brought in. The program wasn't quite good enough to get by Dean Smith coached UNC teams when NCAA tournament was much smaller.

More recently Davidson leadership hit on a basketball coach and an athletics model that works well for the school. It's in a really nice town, close but not too close to Charlotte. Will be interesting to see if McKillop's eventual successor will be able to duplicate what he has accomplished.

John Gerdy wasn't too bad in the 70s for Davidson. He had that crazy afro and shot from all over the court and scored a ton of points. Very entertaining, but they never won too many games while he was there.

(03-16-2022 04:05 PM)82hawk Wrote:  

(03-16-2022 03:07 PM)Sitting bull Wrote:  

(03-15-2022 04:49 PM)WillaMary08 Wrote:  Coach Howland has started following 6’10 Eric Northweather, a transfer from Truman St (D2) with three years of eligibility left.

https://trumanbulldogs.com/sports/mens-b...ather/5746
https://verbalcommits.com/players/eric-northweather

(03-16-2022 02:06 PM)82hawk Wrote:  

(03-16-2022 11:22 AM)Sitting bull Wrote:  How does Davidson do it? Maybe we should try that path.

Let’s face reality, no one is coming to W&M unless they are looking for the non basketball elements we offer.

Davidson is a private, they are located basically in Charlotte, and they are THE college to attend in the state of North Carolina that isn't Duke if you go private. Oh, and there's the little know fact that a guy named Stephen Curry played there and a father named Dell Curry that played nearby for the Hornets.

How is that a problem for us to follow. We are ranked in the top 40 universities in the entire country, a public Ivy, graduated 3 U.S. Presidents, home to 4 of 5 CAA Rhodes Scholars, home of Phi Beta Kappa and have two NFL football coaches, more than any University in the country.

We have a lot more going for us than Davidson. Except basketball.

Maybe you missed the part about Charlotte. I've been to Williamsburg and William and Mary, where is the thirty story Bank of America building, Truist building, Wachovia building and the 1,000,000+ people living in the county where William and Mary resides?

I understand that though W&M is no further from two 1million metro areas, actually between, Norfolk/Hampton Roads and Richmond. Davidson is not in Mecklinburg County (Charlotte) - Davidson is a tiny, rural town- and Richmond and Norfolk have 30 story buildings fwiw. So that’s not a point of difference.

Still begs the question what can W&M do that has helped Davidson. As 75 noted, they had a few strong years under Lefty in the 60s though after that, we were competitive and in the same conference. They are doing something this century which is working and there is no reason W&M couldn’t work that approach.

I’ve heard they put a lot of effort into International recruiting - Europe and Australia.

(03-16-2022 05:53 PM)Sitting bull Wrote:  

(03-16-2022 04:05 PM)82hawk Wrote:  

(03-16-2022 03:07 PM)Sitting bull Wrote:  

(03-15-2022 04:49 PM)WillaMary08 Wrote:  Coach Howland has started following 6’10 Eric Northweather, a transfer from Truman St (D2) with three years of eligibility left.

https://trumanbulldogs.com/sports/mens-b...ather/5746
https://verbalcommits.com/players/eric-northweather

(03-16-2022 02:06 PM)82hawk Wrote:  

(03-16-2022 11:22 AM)Sitting bull Wrote:  How does Davidson do it? Maybe we should try that path.

Let’s face reality, no one is coming to W&M unless they are looking for the non basketball elements we offer.

Davidson is a private, they are located basically in Charlotte, and they are THE college to attend in the state of North Carolina that isn't Duke if you go private. Oh, and there's the little know fact that a guy named Stephen Curry played there and a father named Dell Curry that played nearby for the Hornets.

How is that a problem for us to follow. We are ranked in the top 40 universities in the entire country, a public Ivy, graduated 3 U.S. Presidents, home to 4 of 5 CAA Rhodes Scholars, home of Phi Beta Kappa and have two NFL football coaches, more than any University in the country.

We have a lot more going for us than Davidson. Except basketball.

Maybe you missed the part about Charlotte. I've been to Williamsburg and William and Mary, where is the thirty story Bank of America building, Truist building, Wachovia building and the 1,000,000+ people living in the county where William and Mary resides?

I understand that though W&M is no further from two 1million metro areas, actually between, Norfolk/Hampton Roads and Richmond. Davidson is not in Mecklinburg County (Charlotte) - Davidson is a tiny, rural town- and Richmond and Norfolk have 30 story buildings fwiw. So that’s not a point of difference.

Still begs the question what can W&M do that has helped Davidson. As 75 noted, they had a few strong years under Lefty in the 60s though after that, we were competitive and in the same conference. They are doing something this century which is working and there is no reason W&M couldn’t work that approach.

I’ve heard they put a lot of effort into International recruiting - Europe and Australia.

Davidson is in Mecklenburg County (but maybe you meant not in Charlotte).

There is a big difference in the athletic programs. Tribe fans might not go for the same model. They might go apoplectic if it was suggested.

(03-16-2022 11:22 AM)Sitting bull Wrote:  How does Davidson do it? Maybe we should try that path.

Let’s face reality, no one is coming to W&M unless they are looking for the non basketball elements we offer.

If they fired McKillop for going 15-17 in 2001, a dozen years into his tenure, you'd never know the name of the school.

(03-16-2022 08:28 PM)FauqDawg10 Wrote:  

(03-16-2022 11:22 AM)Sitting bull Wrote:  How does Davidson do it? Maybe we should try that path.

Let’s face reality, no one is coming to W&M unless they are looking for the non basketball elements we offer.

If they fired McKillop for going 15-17 in 2001, a dozen years into his tenure, you'd never know the name of the school.

McKillop coached 5 years before his first winning season at Davidson and 9 years before his first title and trip to the NCAA tournament. If they kept him after his first four losing years then 15-17 wasn't going to cost him year 12.

(03-16-2022 04:01 PM)WillaMary08 Wrote:  

(03-11-2022 08:44 PM)WillaMary08 Wrote:  Coach Bollinger started following 6’2 Keishawn Davidson, a transfer from Tennessee Tech with two years of eligibility left.

https://www.verbalcommits.com/players/keishawn-davidson

Stats:
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/pla...son-1.html

Coach Bollinger started following one of Keishawn Davidson’s parents.

Coach Boatner has also started following Keishawn Davidson.

https://twitter.com/Andrew__Slater/statu...7594924034

(03-15-2022 07:41 AM)WMInTheBurg Wrote:  

(03-15-2022 06:40 AM)wml33t Wrote:  

(03-15-2022 05:39 AM)WillaMary08 Wrote:  Not the same Xavier Johnson that Tony Shaver offered years ago but this one is still interesting. 6’1 PG averaged 30.6 minutes and 4.6 assists a game at GMU and has two years of eligibility left. Played HS ball at Episcopal.

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/pla...son-3.html
https://verbalcommits.com/players/xavier...alexandria

He would have overlapped with Dane, right?


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Nope, his first was Dane's first with us. Might have overlapped in recruiting though.

Coach Fischer still follows him on twitter. The link Mr J just posted says WM has contacted him - I assume that’s Fischer since none of the assistants follow Johnson. Johnson’s coach at Episcopal, who seems to be the one fielding inquiries, said a lot of schools have asked about Johnson so it’s nice WM was mentioned explicitly in Slater’s tweet and was not relegated to the “others” category.

(03-17-2022 05:50 AM)WillaMary08 Wrote:  

(03-15-2022 07:41 AM)WMInTheBurg Wrote:  

(03-15-2022 06:40 AM)wml33t Wrote:  

(03-15-2022 05:39 AM)WillaMary08 Wrote:  Not the same Xavier Johnson that Tony Shaver offered years ago but this one is still interesting. 6’1 PG averaged 30.6 minutes and 4.6 assists a game at GMU and has two years of eligibility left. Played HS ball at Episcopal.

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/pla...son-3.html
https://verbalcommits.com/players/xavier...alexandria

He would have overlapped with Dane, right?


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Nope, his first was Dane's first with us. Might have overlapped in recruiting though.

Coach Fischer still follows him on twitter. The link Mr J just posted says WM has contacted him - I assume that’s Fischer since none of the assistants follow Johnson. Johnson’s coach at Episcopal, who seems to be the one fielding inquiries, said a lot of schools have asked about Johnson so it’s nice WM was mentioned explicitly in Slater’s tweet and was not relegated to the “others” category.

Johnson is a Virginia rooted guy, though he is listed from Germantown, MD. Spent his high school years at Shaver's old stomping ground Episcopal. Johnson's dad played at Richmond in the 80's. If he does spend a lot of his time in the Germantown area, that is the area Yuri Covington is from. Good chance that they know each other. The other listed suitors for his services are from parts far and wide from his familiar base of operation. Guess it's to be seen if that is even a factor.

Tyree Eady, a 6’5 grad transfer from NDSU, just entered the portal. His father Ray Eady is the Director of Basketball Performance at WM. I think I remember seeing Tyree occasionally like a WMTribeMBB tweet in the past.

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/pla...ady-1.html
https://verbalcommits.com/players/tyree-eady

Coach Howland has started following 6’4 Matthew Schner of Emory (D3). D3 Second team All-American with one year of eligibility left.

https://mobile.twitter.com/jakelieberman...2353438723
https://www.emoryathletics.com/sports/mb...0316mrl39t
https://www.emoryathletics.com/sports/mb...eer&pos=sh