2024 Offseason

DoubleDipper wrote:V commits to Weber St.

Standard-Examiner wrote:VASILIJE VUCINIC
The 6-foot-10 Vucinic is entering his fourth and final college season after 88 games and 27 starts in three seasons at Portland. He’s likely to split time with returning senior Alex Tew and increase his role from the one he had in Portland.

Vucinic, who turns 23 next month, said he drew top interest from Temple, UC Riverside, Chattanooga and a few other Big Sky schools but felt Weber State was his best choice.

“I just think it’s a perfect fit for me because of the way the coach wants to play basketball and, as we talked, they believe a lot in what I do and how I can help the team,” Vucinic told the Standard-Examiner. “And Utah’s a beautiful place … it should be a nice place to live and play basketball.”

Vucinic has 14 double-digit scoring games on 59.8% career field goal shooting. He averaged 4.6 points and 3.0 rebounds in 11.9 minutes per game as a junior. He scored 17 points against Nevada and 13 against Wyoming last season.

“He’s got great scoring touch,” Duft said. “He’s exactly what we’re looking for in a low-post player, we can throw it to him and play around him in the post. He’s coming to Weber State to win and we’re glad to have him.”

Vucinic said he’s looking forward to the opportunity to showcase his strengths.

“Scoring on the block, rebounding, just being a presence down there,” he said.

Vucinic is from Bijelo Polje, a town in the Balkan country of Montenegro that is 15 kilometers from the border with Serbia. He spent time with WSU’s Serbian players in Marko Sarenac and Nemanja Sarenac during his visit to the campus last month.

“We can’t express ourselves fully in English so for me to have someone I can talk to in Serbian means a lot,” Vucinic said.

up7587 wrote:Thanks.  So by the end of the week, we'll stop seeing new portal entries.  But the process to signing portal players goes on, so we'll still have something to talk about.

UP24 wrote:Are there any updates on who is interested in Tyler Harris? Is there a chance he will return?

Urika wrote:https://www.verbalcommits.com/players/yuto-yamanouchi-williams

Barely a cup of coffee on the Bluff?

DoubleDipper wrote:Yuto commits to Wyoming...

Pete Thamel wrote:Sources: Texas Tech is targeting Wyoming head coach Jeff Linder as the top assistant on Grant McCasland’s men’s basketball staff. Sides are close to a deal, which is expected to be announced soon.

Dean Murdoch wrote:Let's hope Yuto fares better than Deng Dut with this guy.

UP24 wrote:Are there any updates on who is interested in Tyler Harris? Is there a chance he will return?

Tobias Bass wrote:This dude is really good, has the talent to be a pro one day if wants it. Great get for Washington

The 6’8” wing started 21/22 games played, averaging 11.1 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.0 block, and 1.0 steal.

Dean Murdoch wrote:Let's hope Yuto fares better than Deng Dut with this guy.

ALEX TAYLOR, WYOMING TRIBUNE-EAGLE, CHEYENNE wrote:May 10—LARAMIE — Less than 24 hours after reports surfaced that head coach Jeff Linder was on his way out, the University of Wyoming men's basketball team lost a trio of incoming transfers Friday afternoon.

Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams (University of Portland), Tyree Ihenacho (North Dakota) and Obi Agbim (Fort Lewis College) all decommitted from the Cowboys. The decommitments come after ESPN's Pete Thamel reported Thursday night via social media that Linder is expected to join Grant McCasland's staff at Texas Tech.

"Following coach Jeff Linder's departure to Texas Tech, I've had discussions with my family and decided to reopen my recruitment," Yamanouchi-Williams said on X. "I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to Wyoming for everything. God's got me."

up7587 wrote:Supposedly the NIL for Osobor is $2 Million.