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   Posted: 4/17/2024 5:53:39 PM 
bobcatsquared wrote:
FJC31 wrote:
shabamon wrote:
Voncameron Davis returning to Kent.


Not what we want to see while still awaiting more size.


Again, why not? As bad as MAC hoops has become, I think we should all want our conference rivals to get better. Personally, I love seeing Sparks returning to Ball St. and Davis coming back to Kent. I would love to see UB get back to a top 25 team, and Ball St. and EMU return to their glory years of the 1990s.

I just don't understand this thinking.


I don’t understand making assumptions on what one is thinking. My comment was more of a good for Kent, bad for us reaction. Glad he’s back, still not ideal to see without another post presence in place.
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   Posted: 4/17/2024 6:12:29 PM 
Tyson Acuff to Rutgers.
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   Posted: 4/17/2024 6:44:37 PM 
FJC31 wrote:
Jeff McKinney wrote:
GoCats105 wrote:
I think in recruiting we (collective we as basketball fans) take way too much stock into social media follows/unfollows. Malik Dia commented with crying laughing emojis on Boals' post today and as greencat already mentioned, he's committed elsewhere. There's so much we don't know going on in the background. You can't simply boil it down to "oh, he's following him on Twitter, so that must mean we have shot."

There's always a left field guy we weren't expecting.



Totally agree. FJC31, you've been around this and you know your stuff. But reading too much into social media.


I’ll just copy and paste — When it's the entire roster + staff, that's typically an indication a guy has visited with potential commitment incoming.

This was the case with Wiz, Jaylin, Carter Whitt, Myles Foster, Shereef, and now Gray. Some players committed, others were noted to have visited and didn’t commit. Social media is how they communicate and second instinct is to follow after meeting.


Agree that entire roster can indicate that a visit may have happened...
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   Posted: 4/17/2024 7:21:36 PM 
Kent adds Presbyterian’s Marquis Barnett. 14.5 ppg last season.

https://x.com/portal_updates/status/1780717805177909496?s...
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   Posted: 4/17/2024 7:37:29 PM 
FJC31 wrote:
Kent adds Presbyterian’s Marquis Barnett. 14.5 ppg last season.

https://x.com/portal_updates/status/1780717805177909496?s...


Not disrespecting Barnett but in the two games he played vs "power conference" teams (Vandy and Wake Forest) he was held to 6 points both times. I'm sure he's a good player but maybe won't strike fear into the heart of the MAC.
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   Posted: 4/17/2024 7:48:49 PM 
Ben Wight to Stony Brook. Poetic.
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   Posted: 4/17/2024 9:27:34 PM 
M.D.W.S.T wrote:
Cats5 wrote:
Didn't see this one but Jackson Paveletzke from Wofford and ISU. Averaged 15 pts his Freshman year at Wofford. Played in 33 games at ISU but not a ton of production. https://woffordterriers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster...


How quickly will we see the Gray unfollows? I'm not sure we can take on another guard.


At this rate, Jesse Burris will be our 6'5" post guy.


I’d say Boals an co are looking more for that 6’4 - 6’8 SG/SF now. I don’t see us going after another PF or C. I’d still like to see a Tom House type of player. Good shooter for the small amount of minutes he was given and plenty of height.

Last Edited: 4/17/2024 9:27:58 PM by Cats5
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   Posted: 4/18/2024 9:09:51 AM 
greencat wrote:
FJC31 wrote:
Kent adds Presbyterian’s Marquis Barnett. 14.5 ppg last season.

https://x.com/portal_updates/status/1780717805177909496?s...


Not disrespecting Barnett but in the two games he played vs "power conference" teams (Vandy and Wake Forest) he was held to 6 points both times. I'm sure he's a good player but maybe won't strike fear into the heart of the MAC.


I don't think you can use his performance against P5 competition as a benchmark for how he'll compete in the MAC.

In 4 games against High Point and UNC-Ashville (top 2 Big South schools in regular season), he averaged 23ppg and shot 59%. High Point is just two spots behind Akron in Net Rankings and ahead of everyone else in our conference.
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   Posted: 4/18/2024 12:21:10 PM 
Ball State has landed Kentucky transfer Joey Hart.
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   Posted: 4/18/2024 12:37:53 PM 
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Ball State has landed Kentucky transfer Joey Hart.


Kentucky was his best offer by far. Had tons of MAC and MAC peer offers. Not a typical Coach Cal prospect. Ball is probably a just right fit talent-wise.
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   Posted: 4/18/2024 12:39:02 PM 
Some buzz that Marshall's Jacob Conner is favoring a transfer to Miami.
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   Posted: 4/18/2024 12:39:04 PM 
FJC31 wrote:
Ball State has landed Kentucky transfer Joey Hart.


Never heard of him. Was he a walk-on at UK?
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   Posted: 4/18/2024 6:39:36 PM 

Updated as of 23 April.

Name

Ht

Yr

From/To

MPG

Pts

Reb

Ast

 

AKRON

Incoming

Isaiah Gray

6’3

Sr

Cornell

22.8

9.5

3.8

3.2

 

Josiah Harris

6’7

So

West Virginia

19.1

5.0

4.1

0.7

 

Seth Wilson

6’1

Jr

West Virginia

17.1

3.5

1.7

0.9

 

James Okonkwo

6’8

Jr

North Carolina

2.9

1.0

1.0

0.0

 

Outgoing

Mikal Dawson

6’5

Sr

Marshall

21.0

5.3

2.5

0.7

 

Darrion Baker

6’8

Fr

 

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALL STATE

Incoming

Jeremiah Hernandez

6’4

Jr

Southern Indiana

31.4

17.2

3.3

1.8

 

Payton Sparks

6’9

Jr

Indiana

7.3

2.1

1.8

0.3

 

Joey Hart

6’5

Fr

Kentucky

1.4

0.4

0.0

0.0

 

Outgoing

Basheer Jihad

6’9

Jr

Arizona St

32.7

18.6

8.0

1.8

 

Jalin Anderson

6’4

Jr

Incarnate Word

36.2

15.8

4.6

4.5

 

Davion Bailey

6’4

Jr

 

32.9

12.6

3.7

1.5

 

Trent Middleton Jr

6’3

Fr

 

18.6

6.2

2.6

1.9

 

Micah Bell

6’3

Fr

 

5.5

1.5

0.7

0.2

 

Joey Brown

6’5

Fr

 

9.2

1.4

1.3

0.5

 

Quincy Adams

6’5

Fr

Western New Mexico

2.8

1.0

1.0

0.0

 

Jack Futa

6’5

So

 

3.3

0.7

0.7

0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BOWLING GREEN

Incoming

Youssef Khayat

6’9

So

Michigan

5.8

1.4

1.1

0.1

 

Braelon Green

6’3

Fr

Arizona St

5.5

0.9

0.8

0.4

 

Outgoing

Marcus Hill

6’4

Jr

 

36.3

20.5

5.0

2.6

 

Rashaun Agee

6’7

Sr

USC

27.5

13.3

9.9

1.6

 

PJ Edwards

6’4

So

 

15.1

3.2

2.5

0.8

 

Anthony McComb III

6’3

So

 

8.2

3.0

1.0

0.5

 

Ejay Greer

6’8

Fr

 

9.6

2.6

0.7

0.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BUFFALO

Incoming

Noah Batchelor

6’6

So

Maryland

7.7

1.7

0.3

0.0

 

Outgoing

Isaiah Adams

6’6

Sr

 

33.0

12.8

4.0

3.7

 

Jonnivius Smith

6’9

Sr

 

24.3

8.0

8.3

1.2

 

Kanye Jones

6’4

Jr

S Carolina Upstate

17.0

8.0

2.9

0.9

 

Zaakir Williamson

6’7

So

 

12.3

3.8

2.7

0.6

 

James Graham

6’8

Jr

 

17.6

2.6

2.4

0.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CENTRAL MICHIGAN

Incoming

Jakobi Heady

6’6

So

Bethune-Cookman

32.8

15.4

4.4

1.3

 

Kyler Vanderjagt

6’4

So

Belmont

10.8

2.2

1.0

0.5

 

Outgoing

Anthony Pritchard

6’3

Jr

Central Michigan

33.0

12.8

5.1

4.7

 

Derrick Butler

6’2

Jr

 

27.8

10.7

4.2

0.7

 

Markus Harding

7’0

Fr

 

27.6

10.2

5.2

1.5

 

Paul McMillan IV

6’2

So

 

21.9

8.3

2.1

1.2

 

Aidan Rubio

6’6

So

UNC Asheville

24.8

6.8

2.2

0.9

 

Jemal Davis

6’9

Jr

 

15.2

5.5

2.2

0.5

 

KJ Odour

6’9

So

 

10.0

1.3

2.3

0.1

 

Noah Adamczyk

6’0

Fr

 

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 

Max Majerle

6’4

So

 

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 

Josiah Sanders

6’5

Fr

 

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EASTERN MICHIGAN

Incoming

 

Outgoing

Tyson Acuff

6’4

Sr

Rutgers

37.9

21.7

3.6

2.8

 

Julius Ellerbe

6’7

Jr

 

24.4

5.1

4.8

2.0

 

Connor Serven

6’9

Sr

 

17.9

3.3

3.1

0.6

 

John McGriff

6’0

Sr

 

15.6

3.0

1.9

1.3

 

Cyril Martynov

7’0

So

 

12.8

2.5

2.6

0.3

 

Javantae Randle

6’10

Jr

 

6.0

1.7

1.6

0.1

 

Derik Pranger

6’9

So

Colorado Col Springs

4.7

0.2

0.1

0.1

 

Andrew Wells

6’1

Sr

 

1.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KENT STATE

Incoming

Marquis Barnett

6’4

Jr

Presbyterian

30.6

14.5

4.5

2.5

 

Anthony Morales

6’8

Sr

Boston

22.6

10.9

4.3

1.4

 

Cian Medley

5’11

Fr

St Louis

22.7

4.3

2.6

3.9

 

Morgan Safford

6’5

Sr

Miami (OH)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 

Outgoing

Jalen Sullinger

5’10

Jr

 

34.4

15.4

2.6

2.4

 

VonCameron Davis

6’5

Sr

Kent State

29.2

13.8

5.1

1.4

 

Reggie Bass

6’4

So

 

19.1

8.2

2.1

1.5

 

Tyem Freeman

6’5

Sr

 

14.0

5.6

2.0

0.6

 

Julius Rollins

6’6

So

 

13.7

3.7

2.3

0.3

 

LA Hayes

6’5

Fr

 

4.6

1.2

0.5

0.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIAMI (OH)

Incoming

Antwone Woolfolk

6’9

So

Rutgers

12.7

3.3

3.1

0.5

 

Kam Craft

6’6

So

Xavier

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 

Outgoing

Bradley Dean

6’2

Jr

 

19.7

7.0

2.5

1.4

 

Ryan Mabrey

6’5

So

 

19.8

6.8

1.4

1.0

 

Jaquel Morris

6’8

So

St. Peter’s

14.7

5.3

3.9

0.7

 

Julian Lewis

6’6

Jr

 

1.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 

Morgan Safford

6’5

Sr

Kent State

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NORTHERN ILLINOIS

Incoming

Joe Munden Jr

6’4

Sr

Fairleigh Dickinson

23.6

10.1

4.5

1.7

 

Quentin Jones

6’5

Fr

Cal Poly

31.8

9.7

4.4

1.5

 

Outgoing

David Coit

5’111

Jr

 

37.0

20.8

3.2

3.4

 

Zarique Nutter

6’6

Jr

 

34.1

15.4

5.7

2.0

 

Xavier Amos

6’8

So

 

30.9

13.8

5.8

1.2

 

Yanic Niederhauser

6’10

So

Penn St

19.6

7.3

4.4

0.3

 

Will Lovings-Watts

6’5

Fr

 

22.7

6.8

2.8

1.0

 

Keshawn Williams

6’3

Sr

 

14.0

6.0

1.0

0.0

 

Zion Russell

6’0

Jr

 

19.2

3.7

2.4

1.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OHIO

Incoming

Victor Searls

6’9

Sr

Ashland

25.4

15.4

7.5

1.6

 

Jackson Paveletzke

6’3

So

Iowa St

10.5

3.4

1.0

1.0

 

Outgoing

Ike Cornish

6’6

So

 

11.1

3.8

1.5

0.3

 

Quinn Corna

6’3

So

 

4.4

2.0

0.7

0.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOLEDO

Incoming

Colin O’Rourke

6’8

Jr

Wisconsin Parkside

32.9

16.1

6.0

1.6

 

Seth Hubbard

6’4

So

Western Michigan

30.9

14.1

3.4

1.6

 

Outgoing

Dante Maddox Jr

6’2

Jr

Xavier

33.2

15.6

4.3

2.8

 

Ra’Heim Moss

6’4

Jr

 

31.9

15.5

5.4

3.0

 

Tyler Cochran

6’2

Sr

 

29.7

14.4

6.4

2.1

 

Marko Maletic

6’6

Jr

 

3.3

2.3

0.4

0.1

 

Ben Wight

6’9

Jr

Stony Brook

9.0

1.3

1.6

0.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WESTERN MICHIGAN

Incoming

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outgoing

Seth Hubbard

6’4

So

Toledo

30.9

14.1

3.4

1.6

 

B Artis-White

6’0

Jr

 

27.5

10.4

3.2

3.2

 

Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro

6’4

So

 

31.2

8.8

3.4

3.1

 

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   Posted: 4/18/2024 6:58:14 PM 
Thanks for compiling, Graff. Kent and Akron look interesting on paper with the additions so far.

Last Edited: 4/18/2024 7:14:10 PM by FJC31
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   Posted: 4/18/2024 7:21:05 PM 
Looks like the MAC could be bottom of the barrel next season.

Why does this league have massive defections but has trouble replacing them? Other mid major leagues don't have as much trouble.
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   Posted: 4/18/2024 7:39:34 PM 
Jeff McKinney wrote:
Looks like the MAC could be bottom of the barrel next season.

Why does this league have massive defections but has trouble replacing them? Other mid major leagues don't have as much trouble.


EMU, CMU and WMU - currently collectively have 2 players coming in, and 20 leaving. It's still early though. Lots of guys unsigned.

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FJC31 wrote:
Thanks for compiling, Graff. Kent and Akron look interesting on paper with the additions so far.


Interesting for different reasons:

Akron has all P5 transfers, a lot of 'star' power so to speak, but not a lot of time or numbers.

Kent transfers are all somewhat non-descript, but all were 20-plus minute players and starters for their respective teams.

Which group of portal recruits proves to be the best only time will tell.
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   Posted: 4/18/2024 8:37:29 PM 
GraffZ06 wrote:
Jeff McKinney wrote:
Looks like the MAC could be bottom of the barrel next season.

Why does this league have massive defections but has trouble replacing them? Other mid major leagues don't have as much trouble.


EMU, CMU and WMU - currently collectively have 2 players coming in, and 20 leaving. It's still early though. Lots of guys unsigned.


Central Michigan got one of the two guys from Bethune Cookman?

{angry pissed disappointed face icon here}
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   Posted: 4/20/2024 7:46:01 PM 
Dante Maddox Jr from Toledo to Xavier.
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   Posted: 4/21/2024 7:53:01 PM 
Jeremiah Hernandez of Southern Indiana to Ball State. First Team All-OVC.

https://x.com/portal_updates/status/1782192180548763654?s...
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   Posted: 4/22/2024 6:19:43 AM 
Miami's Jaquel Morris to St. Peters.
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   Posted: 4/22/2024 10:36:05 AM 
Our old friend Adelodun to Niagara.

https://x.com/sam_federman/status/1782412714070954424?s=4...

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Our old friend Adelodun to Niagara.

https://x.com/sam_federman/status/1782412714070954424?s=4...


Good for him in getting back to D1. I hope he can make an impact up there.
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   Posted: 4/22/2024 12:26:28 PM 
shabamon wrote:
FJC31 wrote:
Our old friend Adelodun to Niagara.

https://x.com/sam_federman/status/1782412714070954424?s=4...


Good for him in getting back to D1. I hope he can make an impact up there.


Greg Paulus. Boals must've given him a nice recommendation.
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Look forward to covering Olumide Adelodun at Niagara this year. Solid addition for the Purple Eagles.
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